Teachers at this stage...

• Demonstrate competence in teaching.

• Find that some routines need refreshing.

• Look for new ideas about teaching, the curriculum, and how students learn.

• Have mastered management issues.

• Have mastered most basic instructional strategies.

• Have a sense of efficacy as a teacher.

• Ask "What are some new techniques for...?"

• Share articles from professional journals.

• Connect the teacher with state and national professional associations.

• Engage them in professional experiences outside the school, including conferences, networks, etc.

• Engage them in action research projects.

• Allow them to demonstrate lessons for new teachers.

• Arrange for new teachers to observe the teacher

• Provide opportunities for them to reflect on their professional practice.

• Suggest that they consider National Board Certification process.

• Suggest they become trained mentors.