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2. Whats the only thing harder than finding great teachers? Keeping them. (Click your space bar to continue.)

3. The facts about new teachers: 50% leave the profession within 7 years (Click your space bar to continue.)

4. The facts about new teachers: 50% leave the profession within 7 years 22% leave within 3 years (Click your space bar to continue.)

5. The facts about new teachers: 50% leave the profession within 7 years 22% leave within 3 years 9% never make it through year 1 (Click your space bar to continue.)

6. Why are new teachers leaving: Primary reason is lack of support programs to help them assimilate into their environments or school cultures (Click your space bar to continue.)

7. Why are new teachers leaving: Primary reason is lack of support programs to help them assimilate in their environments or school cultures New teachers often feel isolated and overwhelmed (Click your space bar to continue.)

8. Why are new teachers leaving: Primary reason is lack of support programs to help them assimilate in their environments or school cultures New teachers often feel isolated and overwhelmed This feeling is most prevalent among the most passionate, creative new teachers (Click your space bar to continue.)

9. There is a solution: Induction for the 21 st Century Educator (Click your space bar to continue.)

10. Helping new teachers shine: The Induction for the 21 st Century Educator program provides new teachers with the tools and resources to build a solid foundation for future success (Click your space bar to continue.)

11. Helping new teachers shine: Using proven methodologies, our program helps new teachers: (Click your space bar to continue.)

12. Helping new teachers shine: Using proven methodologies, our program helps new teachers: Improve their ability to manage their classrooms (Click your space bar to continue.)

13. Helping new teachers shine: Using proven methodologies, our program helps new teachers: Improve their ability to manage their classrooms Write lesson plans (Click your space bar to continue.)

14. Helping new teachers shine: Using proven methodologies, our program helps new teachers: Improve their ability to manage their classrooms Write lesson plans Review and analyze student work (Click your space bar to continue.)

15. Helping new teachers shine: Using proven methodologies, our program helps new teachers: Improve their ability to manage their classrooms Write lesson plans Review and analyze student work Motivate students (Click your space bar to continue.)

16. Helping new teachers shine: Using proven methodologies, our program helps new teachers: Improve their ability to manage their classrooms Write lesson plans Review and analyze student work Motivate students Interact with parents (Click your space bar to continue.)

17. The mentoring/protégé program has proved to be highly beneficial for both the mentors and protégés... For the mentors, the program has proved to be inspiring as it has rekindled their spirits and brought new ideas into their own classrooms. Mary Ronna and Carol Bruniga Mentors, 2004 (Click your space bar to continue.)

18. Keys to programs success: Our proven teacher-to-teacher mentoring methodology helps alleviate negative feelings of professional isolation among first-year teachers through meaningful, ongoing mentoring by more experienced teaching colleagues (Click your space bar to continue.)

19. Keys to programs success: By using our approach to mentoring, new teachers enjoy: (Click your space bar to continue.)

20. Keys to programs success: By using our approach to mentoring, new teachers enjoy: Direct access and continued support from highly trained professional teachers (Click your space bar to continue.)

21. Keys to programs success: By using our approach to mentoring, new teachers enjoy: Direct access and continued support from highly trained professional teachers Positive reinforcement (Click your space bar to continue.)

22. Keys to programs success: By using our approach to mentoring, new teachers enjoy: Direct access and continued support from highly trained professional teachers Positive reinforcement Experienced guidance in a wide range of situations they might face every day (Click your space bar to continue.)

23. Standard Certification: The Induction for the 21 st Century Educator program satisfies one of the options for Standard Certification (Click your space bar to continue.)

24. Standard Certification: The Induction for the 21 st Century Educator program satisfies one of the options for Standard Certification Because the initiative combines real- world classroom experience with higher- education theory, it has proven to be a highly successful approach to Standard Certification (Click your space bar to continue.)

25. Gaining school board approval: We understand school boards are interested in programs that will prove successful (Click your space bar to continue.)

26. Gaining school board approval: We understand school boards are interested in programs that will prove successful Our program has such a strong track record its one of the only initiatives to be funded by the Illinois State Board of Education (Click your space bar to continue.)

27. Gaining school board approval: We understand school boards are interested in programs that will prove successful Our program has such a strong track record its one of the only initiatives to be funded by the Illinois State Board of Education. So you can feel confident recommending our program to your board (Click your space bar to continue.)

28. Gaining school board approval: Our program is also affordable – as administrators can look to Title II- Teacher Quality Grants to provide funds and resources (Click your space bar to continue.)

29. We work with you every step of the way: The Induction for the 21 st Century Educator program is simple and straightforward to implement and our staff is with you every step of the way (Click your space bar to continue.)

30. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: (Click your space bar to continue.)

31. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: Understand every detail of the program (Click your space bar to continue.)

32. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: Understand every detail of the program Customize it to your district/school (Click your space bar to continue.)

33. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: Understand every detail of the program Customize it to your district/school Provide correct documentation or templates to meet legislative requirements (Click your space bar to continue.)

34. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: Understand every detail of the program Customize it to your district/school Provide correct documentation or templates to meet legislative requirements Assist with development of a mentor selection process (Click your space bar to continue.)

35. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: Provide training for your staff (Click your space bar to continue.)

36. We work with you every step of the way: From start to finish, well help you: Provide training for your staff Design a method for reviewing progress and analyzing results (Click your space bar to continue.)

37. Give your new teachers a bright and successful future Induction for the 21 st Century Educator (Click your space bar to continue.)

38. Helping new teachers shine www.21stcenturyinduction.org (Presentation is over. Click escape key to exit.)