How are you keeping new teachers?
Fifty percent of new teachers leave within the first five years. Why? Exiting teachers say lack of support from the administration, specifically the principal, - causes them to quit. If leadership makes the difference in keeping new talent, get this guide to stop the new teacher exodus.
Learn what to do and how to do it through a realistic look at:
- Stories From the Field -- features common challenges and practical strategies
- Administrator's Role -- frames solutions within job function, current trends, and research-based practices
- Self-Reflection -- guides action planning with checklists and worksheets
I have been a Professional Development Associate for the Leadership and Learning Center for the past nine years. I worked in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg school system for over 30 years as a middle grades science and math teacher, coordinator of the gifted program, and a K- 12 Regional Assistant Superintendent for curriculum and instruction. I designed a K-12 systemic school improvement program, developed differentiated instructional modules, worked with the principal's leadership program, and implemented a new teacher support process. I have taught graduate courses in gifted education, designed K-12 curriculum units and presented science, math and literacy seminars across the United States and internationally for schools and universities. For six years, I served on the National Association of Geoscience Teachers' speaker's bureau as a keynoter, board member and professional developer.
It has been a pleasure to present at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Science Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Learning Forward (NSCD), International Reading Association, Association for Middle Level Educators (AMLE) and state and regional conferences. Through the Leadership and Learning center, I am actively involved with designing and delivering professional development on the Next Generation Science Standards, Common Core Math, Data Teams, and Rigorous Curriculum Design. Since joining the center, I have written five books and the corresponding seminars, including
Ready for Anything Supporting New Teachers for Success, and three grade levels of
Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Science Program. I wrote "Connecting Science Standards and Assessments", a chapter in
Standards and Assessment. My latest chapters, "Success in the Beginning: Supporting New Teachers" and "Balanced Science Instruction", will be in the new
Instructional Anthology book. I contributed to the new
Response to Instructional Strategies and Interventions: Scenarios for K-12 Educators by Dr. Linda Gregg. My
next book,
Teaching Science: The Next Generation will be published very soon. This is accompanied with 9 new science modules with powerpoints, facilitator guide, handouts and certification training. I have a Master′s of Earth Science and Education and a bachelor′s degree in biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, academy certification from the National Staff Development Council and national certification in gifted and talented.
