Click to enlargeTHE NEW TEACHER: MEETING THE CHALLENGES

There are two million new teachers projected to enter our school systems over the next ten years: administrators and staff developers as well as teachers and teacher educators need to be prepared to meet the challenge this presents.

We cannot expect our students to reach higher academic standards if our teachers are not equipped to provide the quality instruction needed. Just as teacher preparation programs must realign their curriculum, so too must school districts be prepared to provide a comprehensive staff development program for their new teaching staff. Furthermore, there must be collaborative partnerships between higher education and the K-12 schools to ensure the effectiveness of classroom instruction. Join Linda Darling-Hammond, author of A License to Teach, Professional Development Schools , and The Right to Learn , as she reflects her research and experiences, and helps identify practical ways for this challenge to be met.

The viewer will:

--Understand the relationship between quality instruction and better student performance

--Recognize the need for new teachers to be well prepared to meet the challenges of today�s classrooms

--Realize that on-going comprehensive staff development is a necessary follow-up to good teacher preparation programs

--Recognize that a proven way to ensure a comprehensive staff development program within the schools is through a collaborative partnership with higher education

--Observe best practices in schools, where teachers are involved in such a collaborative venture, and hear their testimony related to its value


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