Teacher Induction & Mentoring
Student Well-Being & Movement
Intensive Induction Shows Little Impact
A new study of two programs found they did not noticeably change teachers’ instructional practices, boost rates of teacher retention, or improve student-achievement outcomes, after a year of implementation.
Education
IES Releases Big Study on Comprehensive Induction
The Institute of Education Sciences has quietly released a study that's almost guaranteed to cause a lot of chatter if not outright controversy in the eduworld.
Student Well-Being & Movement
Commission Urges Comprehensive Induction Programs for Teachers
The National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future is calling on states, districts, and higher education institutions to offer formal teacher-induction programs that last for years and offer more than just individual mentoring.
Teaching Profession
Report Roundup
Assistance for New Teachers
Intensive professional-support programs for new teachers help reduce teacher-turnover costs and enhance student learning, a policy brief says.
IT Infrastructure & Management
Another World
Teach for America's Jessica Shyu reports from the reservation.
Education
Letter to the Editor
On the Relative Merits of Mentoring and Induction
Your Quality Counts 2006 report (Jan. 5, 2006) takes a step backward.
Education
A Washington Roundup
Teacher-Induction Programs Sought for Federal Research
Mathematica Policy Research Inc., a Princeton, N.J.-based research organization, is seeking model teacher-induction programs to participate in a new federal study.