The emerging consensus about effective professional development suggests that teachers need opportunities to work with colleagues who face similar challenges, including other teachers from their schools and those who have
similar teaching assignments.
Not exact matches
Schmid's reaction to the problems of math texts and
teaching was
similar to that of other mathematicians I talked to in the course of my Capitol Hill
assignment, particularly those with children.
They have
similar student demographics,
similar levels of
teaching experience, identical teacher and administrator
assignment policies, identical per - pupil funding, and nearly identical facilities.
Though only four states require and provide funding for a multi-year teacher induction program, some states are also focusing on crafting residencies or induction programs to ensure new teachers» success.53 South Carolina's System for Assisting, Developing, and Evaluating Professional
Teaching requires that before the beginning of the school year, all new teachers be assigned mentors for at least one year.54 The mentors are selected and matched to mentees on the basis of effectiveness; knowledge of new teacher professional development and effective adult learning strategies; and
similar experience, certifications, and grade level
assignments.