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Forum: Only A Teacher

Topic: What programs help support first year teachers, and what can be done to reduce teacher attrition rates?
Posted By: Only A Teacher
Date: 02 Feb 2001 5:06 PM

Professional Development: Teachers Say What They Think

Responses:

Subject: Spanish
From: Lisa Short
Date: 05 May 2001 6:16 PM

I believe that states should take the lead in teacher education. First year teachers should be required to go through a residency program, including input from a college professor, mentor teacher and administration. This helped me complete my first year with success. In Oklahoma, it is required that teachers go through this program and it has proven to be successful, if only looking at me. Good luck to all you first year teachers! And remember, you can do it and you CAN love it!!Lisa Short

Subject: Math/Science
From: Scott Baily
Date: 10 Oct 2002 9:34 PM

Harry Wong's Video and Book, "The First Day's of School" is the BEST teacher preperation ANY teacher, new or experienced, can use.I was entering the classroom five years ago, nervous, and fresh out of college with a Bachelors in Education. I should have known it all...I did not. I was still highly concerned about how to get the classroom going properly.The video's were the better than ANY class I had taken in college. The video's show how to set up your classroom the very first second of the first day through the second week.It's an amazing video. I recommend these video's to EVERY school district.By the way...I have NEVER sent any student to the principal's office, never one discipline problem, and I have maintained one of the most requested classes at our site.Scott Bailyyou can e'mail atbailyscott@hotmail.comI now do the training for our new teachers at our site and local sites...due to the recommendation from my principal..I'm only a fifth year teacher. O' Yea' the teachers LOVE the training.