Teacher Mentoring Teacher: The Importance of Teacher Induction by Jessica Williams https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8 What You Learned en-us 2019-02-25 21:59:17 UTC 2025-10-22 18:25:24 UTC hello@padlet.com what I have learned ? elarabyamany https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/342988080 I have learned that the teacher induction is a matter of achieving equity for both teachers as well as students as it provides opportunities to attain comparable goals. Also, I have learned that successful teacher induction had a positive impact on student achievement, standardized testing scores. 
it Also improved new teachers instruction quality,  and it can increase leadership opportunity. In Addition, Todd J. simmers pointed out that "The ongoing continuous support from a mentor not only increases teacher practice, it also improves teacher retention. " 
Implementing a successful induction program can help school districts to retain teachers which would lead to reducing recruiting costs . 
In order to be a successful mentor you should be able to spend adequate time to provide not only one on one comprehensive coaching , but also embedded.
as a successful mentor, you should be able to set goals for your mentees, use  strategies that is research based, as well as provide feedback in a timely manner .As Todd J simmers stated that"mentors utilizes an overarching and strategic approach, known as the “coaching cycle,” that benefits mentees by providing consistent and timely feedback on their teaching and learning practices

]]> 2019-03-19 17:25:13 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/342988080 Importance of Teacher Induction srsche18 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/343150141 I enjoyed the article "A Bridge of Success Over the Rapids of Survival" by Todd J. Simmers.  He stated that, "as rational human beings we would never just put on a parachute and jump, so why do we expect new teachers to do exactly that?"  This is how I felt my 1st year of teaching.  There were 4 sections on Kindergarten and all of us were new teachers with no specifically assigned mentor.  Many teachers were willing to help out, but more in a causal, nice kind of way.  I had many tears that year, but I pushed through and I am proud to say I made it.  Unfortunately I am the only one who did.  The other three moved on to do different things.
Simmers also states, "having a high trained mentor as a guide empowers a novice teacher, together building a bridge to succeed, rather than merely attempting to survive alone." I think of the the phrase "Survive or Thrive?" Having a strong teacher induction program and strong mentors will not only have a positive impact on the students, boost student achievement, increase leaderships opportunities and help districts retain teachers, but it will also help those new teachers thrive rather than just survive. The mentors can guide them and help them learn from their mistakes, as well as, feel good about their accomplishments. The mentors will be support and encourage them throughout their first years of teaching which will in turn make them more effective teachers and boost their confidence. It is through a good induction program and a strong mentors that new teachers get the guidance and support they deserve to reach their fullest potential!]]> 2019-03-20 02:19:32 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/343150141 Standards for everything. For some reason, I marvelled at the standards that were presented for induction that delineated focus, roles, and responsibilities of all stakeholders in the induction process. It is interesting for me to see how such intense analysis gains focus and structure as each standard evolves with its own number and subset. As educator-researchers, we dissect everything into its constituent parts and assign it to a space for further focus and development. I am a global thinker, I can tell. SO even after I see this list go on for pages, I simply think, can't we simply reflect on practice as something that is as much an art as a science? The quote of Dewey's that I like the best is when he reflects on whether teaching is an art or a science, he admits that there are certain educators who share "the gift of teaching," and he concludes he focuses on the science because that can be broken down in chunks and shared in some organized, sequential way that will help those learn who have never experienced what we do in classrooms as an art. https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/343157043 2019-03-20 03:07:30 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/343157043 emwelh06 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/344557101 Teacher burnout is a significant problem in our country. Thousands of teachers are leaving the profession every year. The New Teacher Center (NTC) offers teacher induction as a solution to this problem. Teacher induction, specifically mentoring, is positively impacting schools all across the country. Induction is the developmental phase within the first 2 to 3 years of a teacher's career. Implementing quality teacher induction is one of the solutions shown to increase new teacher effectiveness and retention and improve student achievement. Mentoring is coaching and support from a highly-trained and skilled mentor in an instructional, inquiry-based format. The NTC found that students taught by NTC-supported teachers achieved 2 to 4 months more learning in English language arts than teachers with traditional new teacher support. The NTC also found that students taught by NTC-supported teachers achieved 2 to 5 months of additional learning in math than teachers with traditional new teacher support ("A Baseline for Student Success," slide 13). This is possible when schools provide comprehensive mentor training, significant time spent with teachers, and intensive instructional-focused support. These findings indicate that effective teacher induction can help beginning teachers overcome early challenges to success and focus on student learning. According to Todd J. Simmers of Polk County Schools, "Having a highly trained mentor as a guide empowers a novice teacher, together building a bridge to succeed, rather than merely attempting to survive alone" ("A Bridge of Success Over the Rapids of Survival"). We can prevent teacher burnout by building relationships between new teachers and highly-trained and skilled mentors, so students achieve more.]]> 2019-03-24 13:36:58 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/344557101 brian_duffy2 https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/344619640 I had never heard of the New Teacher Center before reading these articles and slideshows. The data was quite revealing. The whole point of our work is student learning and the data clearly shows that the intentional use of induction plans greatly increased student learning. Our district at one time had a 1:1 mentor program that eventually they did away with, which was very unfortunate. But even then, we did not have this intentional "induction" period, nor the overall thorough scope that NTC does. I appreciate the delineation, the intentional focus on induction the first two years and then bridging to mentorship, etc. The depth of the standards are amazing. How do I bring this to my school district? We know that teacher recruiting, development, and retention is paramount to our success and yet our focus appears to be elsewhere. I spent time working with new teachers under Q-Comp but it was incredibly open ended and undefined. The amount of time spent with the teachers mounted to not much more than 3 hours over the course of an entire school year. In our district, the most common resource for new teachers is the administrator, who often is juggling too many plates to provide the teacher the daily intentional focus they need to be successful. It's no wonder so many teachers leave the profession. We must find ways to implement intentional induction and mentoring processes so that students have the most optimal conditions for success. ]]> 2019-03-24 21:54:34 UTC https://padlet.com/jessicaaprilwilliams/l6o7oxl8ezc8/wish/344619640