Using Professional Learning Communities (PLCs) to empower educators to collaborate, refine teaching practices, and drive student success across the school.

Prior to NTC's partnership, Corbin ISD did not have coaching staff or an infrastructure for job-embedded professional learning and teacher support. NTC worked with district leaders to establish a…

A conversation hosted by New Teacher Center on induction strategies to support beginning special education teachers.

New Teacher Center (NTC) began its partnership with Clint ISD in 2016, supporting induction programming for new teachers. Later, our work expanded to include an instructional leadership partnership fu…

For over a decade, New Teacher Center partnered with Miami-Dade County Public Schools (M-DCPS) on several major federal grants to support the implementation of the district’s vision for comprehensiv…

Chief Program Officer Christy Harris reflects on the challenges facing the teaching profession and why mentorship is key in shaping the future of teaching.

For over 15 years, New Teacher Center has worked closely with Hawai’i’s State Department of Education (HIDOE) to build a coherent and comprehensive statewide induction program for new teachers.

PLCs can provide dynamic, job-embedded, instructionally focused collaborative professional learning that teachers want and need. This resource provides detailed guidelines for building high-performing…

A former principal of a rural elementary school in Minnesota reflects on how her experience as an NTC-supported mentor bolstered her effectiveness as an administrator and instructional leader.

Navigating a curriculum change across Tennessee’s diverse districts was a complex challenge, with no standardized playbook to guide stakeholders through geographic isolation, resource constraints, a…

Beyond the already significant stressors of starting a career in education, new special education teachers face additional, sometimes overwhelming, challenges. Fortunately, our partners tell us our in…

A planning guide grounded in Dr. Thomas Guskey’s five levels of evaluation, the protocol guides teams through setting realistic program objectives, defining measurable goals, and identifying evidenc…
