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Comprehensive Teacher Induction in Five Countries: Implications for Supporting U.S. Science Teachers
This chapter presents a National Science Foundation-funded study of beginning science and mathematics teachers in five countries. The study looks at t...
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A number of studies concerning the mentoring of beginning teachers and their induction process are found in recent educational publications. A review ...
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Induction Programs for Science Teachers: What the Research Says
Induction programs play a critical role in the development of professional educators. These programs support beginning teachers as their preservice id...
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Needs Assessment for Beginning Teacher Assistance Programs
This chapter makes several general suggestions to teams charged with developing beginning teacher assistance programs (BTAPs), then describes four spe...
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A Systematic Approach to Support Teacher Retention and Renewal
Teacher retention and renewal are critical issues facing school districts across the United States, with the need for teacher retention at a time when...
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Mentoring and Coaching for Teachers of Science: Enhancing Professional Culture
Mentor programs provide an opportunity to foster a professional culture that focuses on improving the teaching, learning, and assessing of science as ...
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Personal Histories Supporting Retention of Beginning Science Teachers
Beginning science teachers enter the classroom with an early professional role identity formed from life experiences in science, education, and volunt...
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The Reemerging Cycle of Teacher Supply and Demand: North Carolina Takes Action
This chapter presents a brief history of teacher shortages, particularly in the fields of science and mathematics. It describes numerous efforts by No...
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Congratulations! You have secured a position to teach the fascinating world of science to middle school students! Science to young adolescents!?!?...
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Perhaps the most important skill a good teacher should possess is the ability to control students. A teacher who can devise fascinating and unique le...
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Using Your Community Resources
Within the field of education, it is important for communities to take an active role in developing relationships with the local schools and learning ...
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Teaming is a method of grouping students so they share the same set of teachers for their core subject areas—science, math, language arts, social st...
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Our lives are ones of uncertainty and surprise, yin and yang existences. Some things we can control and others we are powerless to command, even with...
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Front-page articles in science and education periodicals and journals give voice to the growing concern that scores on nationwide science exams have e...
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Whether your assigned classroom is for science labs or there is a specific lab area shared among several teachers, you need to set up properly for gro...