After six to eight weeks of nonstop “go go go,” many new teachers hit what New Teacher Center founder Ellen Moir calls the disillusionment phase, usually lasting from November through January.
At NTC, we believe in the power of PLCs to provide high-quality, collaborative, ongoing professional learning for educators. We know, however, that the effectiveness of PLCs is not a given.
Leaders share what made improvement efforts last — and how NTC supported them.
Beyond the financial losses associated with recruitment and training, the costs of losing teachers are steep. School communities are destabilized and forced into a perpetual state of “survival mode.…
Well-designed opportunities for peer collaboration build confidence, community, collective efficacy, and the working conditions that result in teacher retention. And the bulk of the cost can be measur…
At NTC, one of our proudest accomplishments has been our work leading the transformation of new teacher mentoring from an informal act of goodwill into a rigorous, standards-based professional role th…
This guide supports teams with a series of pre-design steps that avoid common pitfalls and support effective professional learning planning.
It might be tempting to think that smaller, rural schools face fewer challenges, but nothing could be further from the truth. While the number of staff in rural schools can be small, their workload is…
The fifth and final conversation of our Future of Mentoring webinar series featured GYO program leaders working in two different states. With GYO programs situated across unique local contexts, there …
This webinar explored the benefits of GYO, the elements of well-designed programs, and the unique needs of aspiring teachers coming through GYO pathways. As always, success is only guaranteed if these…
NTC's most recent federal Education Innovation and Research (EIR) grants have centered on whole-school approaches, pulling on critical levers that can positively shift the experiences of students…
This webinar explored how strategic staffing can transform new teacher induction by embedding mentoring into team-based models. Instead of expecting new teachers to be “Day One ready,” strategic p…
