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What New Teachers Want from Colleagues
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Bieler, Deborah – Educational Leadership, 2012
If veteran teachers made a list of resolutions for what they'd do next school year to better support new teachers in their schools, what actions and approaches should top those lists? The question has high stakes because half of all new teachers leave the profession within the first five years. Researchers have identified "support from the…
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Leadership, Communities of Practice, Graduate Surveys
Mentoring with a Mission.
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Brennan, Sharon; Thames, William; Roberts, Richard – Educational Leadership, 1999
By statutory mandate, all first-year teachers in Kentucky receive support and assistance that develop a strong, lifelong career foundation. Legislation in 1985 established a collegial team to induct new professionals and establish a culture of continuing growth for the profession. Internships with meaningful mentoring are keys to success. (MLH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education
Common Space, Common Time, Common Work
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Shank, Melody J. – Educational Leadership, 2005
The most valued means of support and learning cited by new teachers at Poland Regional High School in rural Maine are the collegial interactions that common workspace, common planning time, and common tasks make possible. The school has used these everyday structures to enable new and veteran teachers to converse about curricular and pedagogical…
Descriptors: Rural Schools, High Schools, Cooperative Planning, Teacher Collaboration
Lifesaving 101: How a Veteran Teacher Can Help a Beginner.
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Delgado, Mary – Educational Leadership, 1999
Veteran teachers do not have to be official mentors to help their new colleagues. Experienced educators can be lifesavers for isolated novices by reaching out informally. The most practical opportunities occur through chance meetings in hallways and scheduled discussions during common preparation times. (MLH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship
Breaking through Isolation with New Teacher Groups.
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Rogers, Dwight L.; Babinski, Leslie – Educational Leadership, 1999
Two education professors developed New Teacher Groups to offer a safe place where beginning teachers can voice their concerns, share their joys and frustrations, and help one another deal with problems. Interviews with participants revealed that nearly two-thirds attended for personal and professional support they could get nowhere else. (MLH)
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Education, Group Dynamics
Teachers Helping Teachers.
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Stedman, Patricia; Stroot, Sandra A. – Educational Leadership, 1998
In 1986, the Columbus (Ohio) Public Schools established the Peer Assistance and Review (PAR) program, cooperatively developed by teachers' union representatives and district administrators. The idea was to help interns (new teachers and those experiencing particular difficulties) become effective teachers. Interns do not perceive a conflict…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors
A Community of Learners.
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Middleton, Valerie A. – Educational Leadership, 2000
The Colorado State University Professional Development School Partnership involves more than preparing preservice teachers to enter classrooms. The partnership aims to engage all teachers in inquiry into educational practices, professional- development activities, and exemplary instructional practices. Preservice, novice, and veteran teachers…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Collegiality, Education Majors, Educational Benefits