Collaborative Efforts to Retain New Teachers: A University-School District Partnership

by: Denise K. Crockett, Geneal Cantrell, Shirley A. Ritter, and Michael Svec

This chapter describes the Teacher to Teacher Program—a collaborative effort between Furman University and two local school districts. The program provides an avenue for improved teacher retention and mentoring. The partnership creates a community of learners united to address the many challenges that drive first-year teachers out of the profession. The interns in the program are staying in the profession, are feeling supported, and are achieving self-efficacy sooner than traditional first-year teachers.

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Assessment Inquiry Professional Learning Research Teacher Preparation Teaching Strategies

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Type Book ChapterPub Date 1/1/2003Stock # PB127X4_10

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