NTC and Race to the Top

Forty states and the District of Columbia submitted applications to the U.S. Department of Education during the first round of the Race to the Top grant competition. NTC supported or was written into applications in more than a dozen states. More...

NTC Recommendations Adopted for Beginning Teacher Support

At its January meeting, the North Carolina State Board of Education unanimously approved the North Carolina Mentor Task Force report which addressed the need for mentoring as identified by the 2008 Teacher Working Conditions Survey. The survey data, from over 104,000 educators, along with NTC’s policy expertise and on the ground presence allowed us to lead the process. Among the strong recommendations is the revision of beginning teacher support program standards and accompanying continuum using NTC tools as the basis.

The full set of recommendations can be viewed at:
http://www.dpi.state.nc.us/docs/stateboard/meetings/2010/01/tcp/01tcp.pdf

Foundation Commits $335 Million to Promote Effective Teaching and Raise Student Achievement

The Measures of Effective Teaching project, funded by the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, includes NTC survey to assess and improve working conditions.

More... (at gatesfoundation.org)

State Policies to Improve Teacher Professional Development

NTC Director Eric Hirsch and the National Governors Association co-authored a brief describing tactics to maximize the impact of professional development on student achievement.

Read the Press Release (at nga.org)
Read the brief (at nga.org)

New Schools Venture Fund invests $1.2 million in the New Teacher Center

Investment will support organization’s efforts to improve teacher effectiveness.

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Online Mentoring Helps a New Teacher in an Urban School

Cissy Spear, an 8th grade math teacher in Brockton, Massachusetts, didn’t plan on working in an urban school. She worried if she’d be able to manage her class and, because Cissy started teaching after raising her family, wasn’t sure if she’d fit in with the younger teachers. With support from the eMSS online mentoring program, Cissy gained confidence and tools for a successful career. More...

New Issue of Reflections Now Available

The new issue of Reflections is focused on Defining, Measuring, and Articulating the Impact of Effective Teacher Induction. Articles offer concrete examples and share research such as how mentors increase beginning teachers’ professional growth and instructional planning, cultures that foster teacher leadership, and optimal learning conditions. Processes and tools to measure impact of different aspects of induction programs are explained. View and Download

Virginia Commonwealth University Expands and Deepens Collaboration with School Leadership Development

Over the past few years, NTC’s Teacher Induction division has built a solid reputation with their work in supporting new teachers and mentoring in the Central Virginia region. SLD has now been bringing our supervision (ISA) and CLASS (Coaching Leaders to Achieve Student Success) workshops to this region to great response.
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Graduation Day for NTC

As of July 1, 2009, the NTC became an independent non-profit, separate from the University of California at Santa Cruz, in order to better serve our clients across the country. Our products, services, and mission remain the same.

NTC’s new phone number is 831-600-2200.
The new fax number is 831-427-9017.

Online Mentoring for New Math and Science Teachers. Anytime. Anywhere.

e-Mentoring for Student Success (eMSS) supports the development and retention of beginning science and math teachers through content-specific online mentoring that promotes student achievement.

And now, introducing our eMSS pilot program for Special Education teachers, beginning soon in Nevada and Louisiana!

NTC National Symposium on Teacher Induction

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• February, 7-9, 2010, San Jose, CA