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The Professional Development Alliance schedules and presents induction and mentoring workshops, in-services, and seminars. We will disseminate ISBE and other materials pertaining to induction and mentoring to school districts.

Induction and Mentoring trainings, that are offered at the Professional Development Alliance and on individual school sites, are designed to train teachers and administrators to develop, support, and evaluate Induction and Mentoring Programs. At the present time, nearly 50% of beginning teachers leave the profession within the first seven years of their careers and approximately 9% of new teachers never complete their first year!

There are two strands of the Induction for the 21st Century Educator program: The Administrator/Teacher Leader strand is composed of three workshops, Awareness, Application, and Analysis of Induction and Mentoring. The Mentor Teacher strand focuses on the keys to quality mentoring. Additional workshops are provided to enhance the skills of mentors. For more information, contact Joyce Nelson.

• Novice Teacher Support Project with resources for new and experienced educators
• Teacher Mentoring Resources
• The Illinois Teacher Mentoring & Induction Network
• Learning From Mentors, a Study of the National Center for Research on Teacher Learning
• Mentoring: A Resource and Training Guide for Educators. A book available from the NE Regional Lab. Lots of great ideas.
• Recruiting new Teachers: a Boston-based organization with help for recruiting & mentoring new teachers

Resources for New (and Experienced) Teachers

• Teach Net-Get Started is a compilation of timely tips to make the first day of school go smoothly (click on For New Teachers)
• Survival Kits (scroll down and click on Classroom Management
• Tips & Strategies from First Year Teachers
• D & W's Teacher Resource Page includes many resources
• MiddleWeb (scroll down and click on The First Day of Middle School)

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Professional Development Alliance · 2705 McDonough Street · Joliet, IL 60436
Phone: (815) 744-8334 · Registration: (815) 744-8337 · Fax: (815) 744-8396