The Beginning Teacher Center was founded by Teachers21 and Simmons College in 1999 to expand the skills and confidence of beginning teachers and to increase the retention of new teachers.
The Center’s goals are to:
- Encourage all school districts to understand and implement the comprehensive model of beginning teacher induction.
- Promote the notion that teacher induction is the responsibility of the whole education community.
- Create a seamless continuum through teacher preparation and the first years of practice.
- Become a national force that moves the American education establishment to devote attention and resources to the induction of beginning teachers.
For more information
call 781-416-0980
Or email us: info@teachers21.org
New Opportunity from the BTC!
BTC Open Enrollment Institute
Beginning in March 2009, the Beginning Teacher Center Open Enrollment Institute will be offering open enrollment workshops for beginning teachers.
All workshops are 6 hours, with the opportunity to earn a total of 10 PDPs.
The first workshop, "I'm Teaching: Are They Learning?": Looking at Student Work is being held on March 25, 2009. Click here for a complete description and registration.
The registration deadline for this workshop is March 11th, 2009 but space is limited, so please sign up early!
New Tools and Services from the BTC!
Encouraging Reflection by Mariann Nogrady
The three DVDs in the Encouraging Reflection: Using the Conferencing Protocol series provide real-time conversations between mentors and new teachers that focus on time management, behavior management, and instructional strategies at, respectively, the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Each DVD includes a brochure with a video guide and discussion questions designed to spark active engagement. School and district leaders will find these DVDs to be invaluable tools as they support veteran teachers to be effective mentors. Learn more and order the series!
Induction Program Evaluation Surveys
The Beginning Teacher Center is proud to offer IPES, an evaluation service that is designed to gather data from induction program stakeholders, perform detailed analysis of the data, and offer districts customized, data-driven recommendations for enhancing their beginning teacher induction programs. Learn more!
Voices from the Field by Virginia Tang
In Voices from the Field: Conversations with Mentors and New Teachers, Virginia Tang provides 25 wide-ranging classroom-based vignettes that are based on the experiences of beginning teachers. These vignettes present real dilemmas that can be used as the basis of reflective conversations between mentors and their protégées. To facilitate these conversations and encourage higher order thinking about the issues raised in these scenarios, activators, guiding questions, and commentaries are provided to stimulate discussion, suggest interventions and alternative solutions, and recommend resources. Read on!
