Why is ongoing support for new teachers in their first three years so critical?
There is the continuing concern about the first three years of teaching, and that concern has to do with the fact that we know there is an extraordinarily high attrition rate at the end of that period. We know that people become dissatisfied because they feel that they’re less effective. There is some recent research that says teachers are far more effective going into schools than they are in their second year. And so one of the things we’ve got to do is create an infrastructure or a support structure for beginning teachers. And it allows them not only to maintain their effectiveness of the first year but to enable them to grow and be even more effective.
Related Questions
- What is the expectation of the teacher once s/he completes the academy? Will there be support for teachers after they return to their campuses and begin implementing the strategies they learned?
- Do teachers and educational aides pay for their own classes and support services?
- How does the Online Course provide ongoing support for teachers?
