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A presentation by Ellen Moir, CEO and Founder of the New Teacher Center, at the 2014 Social Enterprise Leadership Forum at Columbia Business School.
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Investing in Great Teaching and Teachers
New Teacher Center
May 9, 2014
Ellen Moir
CEO and Founder
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New Teacher Center improves student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of new teachers and school leaders.
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What we’re covering today
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Teacher effectiveness is the most important factor in student learning
Root Cause Problem
Great teachers are MADE, not born
The system is failing to make great teachers
Low-income schools are getting the newest, least effective teachers
Drivers NTC’s Insight NTC’s Solution
New teachers…
•Poor preparation
•Toughest assignments
•Sink or swim on the job
So 50% quit within 5 years
• Great teachers are made, not born
• Support teachers well early in career so students learn more and teachers stay
Intensive teacher induction model dramatically improves effectiveness of new teachers
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New teacher gets better faster and
stays longer
Increased Student Achievement
System-wide Impact
NTC trains mentor
New teacher gets on early path to
excellence
Mentor supports new teacher
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Once in a century
opportunity
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The Changing Face of Teacher PD
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The best in traditional PD incorporates cycles of learning
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Technology can make these structures more powerful
Time & Place
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Making our face-to-face time more meaningful
Application of Strategies
Transfer of Learning
Depth of Knowledge
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This challenges how teachers are traditionally prepared and supportedTurn and talk
Let’s divide the room into thirds
Pre-Service
Pre-Service
InductionInduction
On-going PD
On-going PD
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Using technology to develop teachers
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Learning Zone: NTC’s online portal
Social Learning/Collaboration Platform
NTC’s Formative Assessment Tools with time and activity tracking
Secure video feedback platform
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eMSS Communities
Members5-6 Mentees1 Mentor
Members15-18 Mentees4 Mentors1 Facilitator
MembersAll Mentors & Mentees1-4 University Faculty1-4 Teacher Facilitators
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Mentee Posts Plan/Prepare
…I feel like the students do not see how to match a graph with a certain equation and how
to tell particular aspects of a graph from the quadratic.
…I feel like the students do not see how to match a graph with a certain equation and how
to tell particular aspects of a graph from the quadratic.
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Mentors Reply to Post
• Prompt students with a question• Students write their response• Exchange with a partner• Write a “pair” paper or response
• Prompt students with a question• Students write their response• Exchange with a partner• Write a “pair” paper or response
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…test any hypothesis they have about the role of the coefficients
with respect to the graph.
…test any hypothesis they have about the role of the coefficients
with respect to the graph.
…have students complete a project…have students
complete a project
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Explorations
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Capturing Video
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Design
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Coursera MOOC
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Supporting the Shift in Professional Learning
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Those preparing teachers need to be trained and supported differently
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Re-thinking preparation and support of coaches, mentors, & administrationParallel processes – using the same strategies we expect to see in our classrooms
Need more just-in-time content
Rotation of support providers back into classrooms
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A few big ideas
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Big questions
Thank youFor More Information
Ellen Moir
831.600.2200
emoir@newteachercenter.org
www.newteachercenter.org
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