1. Developing a teaching identity TEP 128A February 21, 2006 TEP 128A February 21, 2006

2. pbs.org/firstyear

3. A year in the lives of four new teachers

4. Discussion starters What teacher in the film did you most closely relate to? Why? What did watching the film make you feel about your own experiences and goals?

5. Over the next ten years, the US will need over 2 million new teachers. Of the 2.9 million teachers in the US today, more than 1 million are age 48 or older Nationally, 20% of new hires leave within three years In urban districts, nearly 50% of new teachers leave within their first five years

6. E. Moir, Santa Cruz New Teacher Project