It is also a clear and intuitive
model for beginning teacher candidates and experienced teachers to express the importance of designing instruction that makes appropriate use of technology.
Thus it appears that, overall, online discussions were the least likely
tool for beginning teachers to use for reflective purposes when given the opportunity to do so in the future.
This support is especially
needed for beginning teachers where attrition rates can be as high as 40 to 50 percent during their initial years teaching.
We have commissioned and developed research into effective induction approaches and conducted scans of current and innovative induction practices to guide schools and systems in improving the
experience for beginning teachers.
The need to provide
spaces for beginning teachers to reflect on their practice and seek support of their colleagues is critical to their professional growth.
During this exploratory study, the online discussion was left
open for the beginning teachers to introduce their own topics and communicate with each other in any manner they chose.
The good news is that multiple initiatives are now under way to develop professional
standards for beginning teachers, strengthen preparation, and shape strategies to address the developmental needs of teachers throughout their careers.
And while teacher - training programs are a staple of many U.S. school districts, and California mandates professional
development for each beginning teacher, the Bay Area is particularly rich with these efforts, say education experts.
If enacted, the proposal would raise the state's minimum base
salary for a beginning teacher from about $ 13,800 to $ 16,000 and the maximum salary from...
For teachers who are at the bottom and currently making $ 30,800, McCrory's plan would be close to a 14 percent pay
raise for beginning teachers over two years.
At a February news conference in Greensboro, Gov. Pat McCrory unveiled his plan for lawmakers to consider this spring that would boost the salaries
for beginning teachers from where they are stuck at now — $ 30,800 — to $ 35,000 by 2015.
Mentorship
for Beginning Teachers Learn about the induction and mentoring resources and policies developed by the New Mexico Public Education Department and State Legislature.
After years of frozen salaries, the busy 2014 session saw large pay
bumps for beginning teachers and relatively small raises for veteran teachers — but those raises came at the expense of teacher assistants and classroom supplies as well as cuts to other critical areas of education spending.