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Teacher Education and Professional Development

• A Better Beginning: Supporting and Mentoring New Teachers
  This book, edited by Marge Scherer, examines what new teachers need, creating induction programs, making mentoring meaningful, planning comprehensive teacher support, and improving instruction and communication. Click on the icon "Table of Contents" to view all of the articles included in the book.
• Eight Questions on Teacher Preparation: What Does the Research Say?
  Research Report on Teaching Quality from the Education Commission of the States.
• Job-Embedded Professional Development
  A one-page overview of various forms of job-embedded professional development as practiced in schools today.
• Leading the Teacher Induction and Mentoring Program
  Barry W. Sweeney's book provides guidance for administrators and teachers developing induction and mentoring programs for their schools.
• Oops: What We Learn When Our Teaching Fails
  New and veteran teachers share their stories of failure--and how these teachers learned the most about the art of teaching at these times, and that mistakes can serve as powerful opportunities to learn and grow professionally.
• Quality Teaching
  Selected articles from National Staff Development Council publications on the topic of quality teaching, including NSDC standards for professional development.
• Standards-Driven Staff Development
  Links to articles that appeared in National Staff Development Council publications dealing with the topic of standards-driven staff development. Included are articles on professional development standards, teacher quality, and collaboration.