For over 15 years, New Teacher Center has worked closely with Hawai’i’s State Department of Education (HIDOE) to build a coherent, comprehensive, and culturally responsive statewide induction prog…

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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…

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For 15+years, NTC has worked closely with Hawai’i’s State Department of Education (HIDOE), beginning with a collaboration designed to establish one of six “new teacher centers” in some of the …

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Across the state, champions for beginning teachers are leading thoughtful initiatives that communicate to aspiring and novice educators — “we are going to invest in you and your students’ future…

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This webinar focuses on building effective induction programs that provide new teachers with two years of job-embedded professional development supported by rigorously selected and trained induction c…

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Study after study has shown that underserved students bear the brunt of teacher turnover. And that was true even before all the alarming job satisfaction statistics and headlines about educator burnou…

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The affirming support NTC mentors provide to Pathway fellows — encouraging them to embrace their identities as educators of color — allows them to authentically connect to young people in all thei…

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Principals play a critical role in induction by setting the stage for beginning teacher and mentor success, and because new teachers ore often placed in classrooms teaching students who most need opti…

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M-DCPS initiated a suite of grow your own educator pathways several years ago to improve the demographic match between teachers and students in the district, increase teacher retention, and address st…

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The goal of NTC’s Mentor Practice Standards is to accelerate the development of new teacher effectiveness, improve teacher retention, build teacher leadership, increase student learning, and support…

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Teacher induction program standards are essential for guiding the support and development of new educators as they transition into the profession. These standards outline the key elements needed for h…

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Discover the key phases nearly every first-year teacher experiences. This resource outlines the journey, offering insights and strategies to support growth and success in the classroom.

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