Effects of Teacher Induction/Mentoring Programs on Teacher Attrition Karen Pack University of South Carolina Abstract In response to the nation’s call that all teachers be highly qualified‚ many states and school districts have put into place some type of teacher mentor or induction program to assist teachers entering the profession for the first time. Programs typically address areas such as classroom management‚ instructional framework and student assessment. The purpose of this research
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Mentoring vs. Induction Programs AED/201 April 10‚ 2011 Audrey E. Lane Mentoring vs. Induction Programs Many new teachers are not prepared when they enter the system as an educator. Some did not anticipate the heavy work load‚ low pay‚ stress or lack of resources that comes with teaching and as a result 15 percent of teachers leave the field after their first year (Kauchak). Some districts and states have come up with plans to help keep new teachers and lower that turnover rate. Two
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Steps of the new Induction Program 1. Welcomes the new comer to the organization. 2. Explain the overall objectives of the company and the department. 3. Explain the employees’ role in achieving the objectives. 4. Show the location or place of work. 5. Handover the rules and job descriptions. 6. Give detail the training opportunities and promotional advancement. 7. Discuss the working conditions. 8. Furnish all details regarding salary and benefits
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The need for mentoring programs for principals has occurred due to the high stakes of accountability for improving schools through student achievement. The idea that new leaders should have mentors to guide them through their career development with skills and managing the stress of their occupation has become increasingly accepted (Mertz‚ 2004). Even veteran leaders can benefit from an opportunity to receive advice‚ support and role modeling from other colleagues. In these types of relationships
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INDUCTION PROGRAMME Hospitality Industry has relatively high employee turnover‚ averaging as much as 200 to 300 percent per year (Woods‚ 2002). Employee turnover in their first 30 days is to blame for such high percentage. New environment‚ overload of information‚ pressure to perform for new bosses and obey new work rules‚ this combination of new things may make a new employee feel insecure and overwhelmed and often are the cause of resigning. Company which invest their money into recruiting process
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Assignment 1 – Reflective writing What kind of teacher will I be? I want to be the type of teacher that inspires all students to succeed in all areas and believe in themselves. Most importantly I want my classroom to be a wonderful place for learning‚ particularly student centred learning. When students exit my classroom they should not only have a basic grasp of the subject content‚ but they should also have extensive knowledge on how the material that was learnt in my class can be applied
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Induction programs are a key to the success of any profession in the work force‚ from the unskilled assembly job‚ to the manager of a business. Such a program outlines the expectations placed on that person‚ and to help achieve the highest rate of success in their career. Nowhere is this more evident in school systems today. In such a fast paced‚ high-pressure atmosphere that is under the scrutiny of the public eye‚ a district employee needs every resource that is available to them to excel. Designing
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Mentoring and Coaching Teachers This article begins with the importance of mentoring and how mentoring can reform education. I understand that mentoring is an important factor because it allows us to recognize the effective ways of teaching. Teaching needs to be innovative and developmentally appropriate. Research clearly states‚ that mentoring is highly beneficial‚ when it comes to cutting the dropout rate by 35% and maintaining teachers. By mentoring teachers effectively‚ teachers are less
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reforms to improve schools‚ ranging from new standards and tests to redesigned schools‚ new curricula‚ and new instructional strategies. One important lesson from these efforts has been the recurrent finding that teachers are the fulcrum that determines whether any school initiative tips toward success or failure. Next to the status of the profession and the role of the teacher in the educational enterprise‚ the quality of teaching‚ the process of teacher professional development and the strategies
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preferred employer by employees. DWA has several mentoring programs which support the development and training of new staff. The programs are an important way to engage new hires into the DWA culture‚ and this could be their first professional job out of college (DreamWorks Animation‚ n.d.). In a 2010 interview‚ DreamWorks Animation’s Head of HR is Daniel Satterthwaite stated‚ “In a rapidly growing environment‚ that can be difficult for a new person to grasp because it can all be overwhelming"
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