Why Induction
Matters
High quality teaching is essential for all students
to reach rigorous standards. Research has found that
differences in teacher capability can account for
as much as 90% of the variation in student learning
in schools with similar student characteristics. Students
who have the benefit of high quality teaching for
at least three consecutive years are very likely to
succeed while students who have low quality teaching
for two or more consecutive years may never recover.
Click on the following links to find more information
regarding induction.
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With funding from the Paul G Allen Family Foundation,
CSTP worked with educators across the state to develop
standards that can be used to improve each of the
five components of a teacher induction program: hiring,
orientation, mentoring, professional learning and
formative assessment. Click
here to view Effective Support for New Teachers
in Washington State Standards for Beginning Teacher
Induction (PDF 1.46 MB)
"Review
of the Literature on New Teacher Induction"
(PDF 88.4 KB)
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To illustrate how Washington is investing in support
for new teachers, CSTP commissioned case studies of
Omak, Lake Washington and Vancouver school districts.
A fourth Washington district is profiled as part of
a case study on the state's Mentor Academy.
Click
here to learn more about these case studies. (PDF
560 KB)
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Explaining why the New Teacher
Alliance was
conceived, director Mindy Meyer says, “We know
a lot about induction and what new teachers need,
and even though we know all these things, many
new teachers in Washington are not getting the
support they deserve. We want to change that. We
can’t afford to lose one more hopeful, promising
new teacher.”
This brochure describes some of the changes these
districts are making with a small investment of
dollars and a big commitment to teachers who are
in the first five years of their careers.
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Introduction to Inverness Research Associates and the
CSTP New Teacher Program Evaluation (PDF 352 KB) |
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The Using Data Process (PDF 244KB) |
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Bibliography
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