NASDTEC Accelerating Excellence from the Get-Go Portland, OR June 7, 2015 Ellen Moir, Chief Executive Officer When we focus on teachers, our students succeed
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. New Teacher Center improves student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of new teachers and school leaders.
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. New teacher gets better faster and stays longer Increased Student Achievement System-wide Impact NTC trains mentor New teacher gets on early path to excellence Mentor supports new teacher
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Teacher induction is more important than ever Growing & Greening Adequate Time to Develop The teaching workforce has grown dramatically since % of teachers leaves the profession every year The modal years of experience went from 15 years in ‘88- ’89 to 5 years in ‘11-’12 Ingersoll, R. On the path to equity (2014). Alliance for Excellent Education It takes 3-7 years to become a highly skilled teacher Teachers are not staying long enough to become highly skilled Huang, F. Tapping the potential (2004). Alliance for Excellent Education
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. There’s a cycle of inequity for our most under-served students
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. 40% of teachers are leaving the profession within their first 5 years CAUSES Lack of administrative and professional support Dissatisfaction with classroom management Few opportunities for professional development No input in decision- making IMPACTS Teacher attrition costs the US $2.2B annually Unquantifiable opportunity cost for lost student learning There are 3.4M teachers with 500K leaving every year Ingersoll, R. On the path to equity (2014). Alliance for Excellent Education
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. High quality teacher induction has proven to address these challenges
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Few states have appropriate policy mandates Review of State Policy on Teacher Induction (2013). NTC Induction is ill-defined Ingersoll, R. On the path to equity (2014). Alliance for Excellent Education Huge inconsistencies in implementation and quality of programs Ingersoll, R. On the path to equity (2014). Alliance for Excellent Education Inconsistencies between state-determined expectations and beginning teachers’ experiences Teaching, Empowering, Leading, & Learning Survey. NTC
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. It’s Time to Double Down on Impact
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Great teachers are not born. They are developed over their careers.
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. There is a shift in the educational landscape Narrowed curriculum Basic skills Tips and tricks Affluent students Whole child Higher-order thinking Habits of mind and dispositions ALL STUDENTS COLLEGE AND CAREER READY
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Components of high quality induction programs
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. NTC’s model transforms teacher development
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved.
Building habits of mind in teachers as leaders from the get-go Classroom culture Content expertise Reflective Personalizes instruction Collaborative Analytical Planning Challenges Persistence Curiosity
Copyright © 2014 New Teacher Center. All Rights Reserved. Retention Practice Sources: NTC impact data, July 2012; Mathematica Policy Research study, 2010 *Statistically significant results In , NTC’s programs reached 24,000 new teachers and 1.8 million students across the U.S. Student Learning 93% +20% % new teachers say that our work has definitive impact on their practice
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