The purpose of the New Teacher Support website is have a central location for district-level managers, site-based administrators and prospective teachers to access resources about, well...new teacher support! Look at this site as a place to shop for ideas that have made a difference somewhere, and may make a difference for your institution in some shape or form.
The information has been shared by teacher preparation programs, school districts, and other educational entities with the sole intention of providing what works in their respective programs. The ideas are not meant to be duplicated "as is" but used in part or in conjunction with other ideas to help create something that directly helps your educational institution. Importantly, these are ideas that are research-based and working in an educational setting, not just a "pie-in-the-sky" idea that sounded good in a committee meeting. Please take these ideas and mold and shape them into something that fits your needs at the district, site and most importantly, at the student-level. After all, everything we educators do is ultimately for the sake of student learning.
We understand this is a work in progress, a living document if you will, and will continue to listen to feedback and ideas that can be added to the site or help us modify this site to best suit everyone's needs. Check out our Contact section to find out who you can reach out to with any suggestions or ideas. We look forward to hearing from you.Â