Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High-Quality New Teachers
Author: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publisher: Alliance for Excellent Education
Publication Date: 2004, June
Publication City: Washington
Publication State: DC
Full text available online at: http://www.all4ed.org/publications/TappingThePotential/TappingThePotential.pdf
Abstract (written by WestEd)
There is a growing consensus that the single most important factor in determining student performance is the quality of the teacher. However, turnover in the profession remains dangerously high (particularly among high-poverty schools), with poor working conditions and a lack of support commonly cited as key factors. To respond to these problems, this report champions a comprehensive induction system for new teachers, featuring consistent mentoring, professional development, common planning time, and formal assessments during at least the first two years in the classroom. To support their arguments, the authors present evidence from case studies of effective induction programs in Connecticut; Santa Cruz, California; Louisiana; and Toledo, Ohio.
This extensive report includes a 5-page Executive Summary.
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