Full Description
Why do new teachers change schools or leave the profession? Stories from Novice Teachers: This is Induction? attempts to address this question. In this book, we feature the stories of a dozen novice teachers and how they were, or were not, mentored or inducted by their schools. Using data collected over a three-year period-close to 1,000 emails and face-to-face interviews, the cases presented in this book can inform school principals and district-level administrators of the situations that promote or hinder new teacher growth so that we can lower attrition rates and foster student achievement. The cases presented in this book range from problems in the faculty lounge to unsupportive colleagues to "too much" induction.
Contents
Chapter 1 Foreword Chapter 2 Introduction Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Induction and Mentoring Chapter 4 Chapter 2: Help with Discipline Chapter 5 Chapter 3: Choosing Parents and Students over Teachers Chapter 6 Chapter 4: Professional Learning Communities Chapter 7 Chapter 5: Supporting Your Teachers Chapter 8 Chapter 6: From School to School and Classroom to Classroom: Permanently Part-Time Chapter 9 Chapter 7: Unhealthy Departments Chapter 10 Chapter 8: The Faculty Lounge Chapter 11 Chapter 9: Lowering Expectations for Special Education Students Chapter 12 Chapter 10: The Emotional and Professional Development of Teachers Chapter 13 Chapter 11: Piling on the Paperwork and Pushing Teachers Out Chapter 14 Chapter 12: "Superteacher" Chapter 15 Epilogue Chapter 16 References
