New Teacher Induction

Induction Into Learning Communities (New!)
NCTAF's latest policy paper, on induction of new teachers. Click here.

Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC) Standards (1992)
This document lists the standards created by INTASC to define what new teachers should know and be able to do.

Launching the Next Generation of Teachers Through Quality Induction
Ellen Moir reports on quality induction programs that can result in greater teacher retention, which not only breaks the cycle of attrition, but also saves money for school districts and ensures that teacher shortages don't dictate hiring policy.

Tapping the Potential: Retaining and Developing High Quality New Teachers
American schools spend more than $2.6 billion annually replacing teachers who have dropped out of the teaching profession. On June 23, 2004, the Alliance for Excellent Education released a new report which cites comprehensive induction, especially in a teacher's first two years on the job, as the single effective strategy to stem the rapidly increasing teacher attrition rate.