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District of Columbia Public Schools, Washington, DC. – 1985
The District of Columbia Public Schools has established an Intern-Mentor Program to promote professional growth and development by using exemplary teachers to provide intensive assistance and guidance to new teachers. Experienced teachers, called "mentors," are released from their classroom duties for up to 2 years to provide assistance…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Master Teachers, Mentors
Hoffman, James V.; And Others – 1985
This study describes the impact of certain state-mandated beginning teacher programs on the transition from student to teacher. Program impact was considered at a number of levels: ideological/societal, institutional, instructional, and personal. Sixteen beginning teachers in two states with mandated induction programs were studied throughout…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Program Development, Program Effectiveness, State Programs
Champion, Robby; And Others – 1988
This paper describes the development of a state initiative to improve the quality of induction programs for new teachers in Maryland. The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) based its decisions about appropriate teacher induction programs on a variety of information sources from research and practice. The important steps in the creation…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Professional Development, Program Development
Russell, Dorothy – 1986
In this presentation a faculty member at Salem College, shares problems and advantages in the teacher induction program in North Carolina. Revised standards and guidelines for the preparation of educational personnel were adopted by the state in 1983 to establish quality assurance for teachers and administrators in North Carolina. New policies…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Helping Relationship, Inservice Teacher Education
Kansas State Dept. of Education, Topeka. – 1985
The Kansas Internship Plan (KIP) allows beginning teachers opportunities to share plans and experiences with other interns, an element essentially intrinsic to support groups. Also, they have an opportunity to solve classroom problems while continuing to have the guidance and support of senior teachers and teacher education faculty. The program…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Governance, Internship Programs
Kentucky State Dept. of Education, Frankfort. Div. of Program Development. – 1975
In this report are the approved guidelines for an environmental education program to be implemented in the public schools of Kentucky. The contents include a definition of environmental education and an assessment of the current statewide situation. Needs, resources, and strategies, as identified at a statewide conference, are included in these…
Descriptors: Activities, Curriculum Development, Educational Objectives, Elementary Secondary Education
Brooks, Douglas M., Ed. – 1987
The following papers are included in this monograph that provides a synthesis on beginning teacher induction: (1) "Teacher Induction" (Leslie Huling-Austin); (2) "Local Induction Programs" (Ralph Kester and Mary Marockie); (3) "Statewide Teacher Induction Programs" (Parmalee Hawk and Shirley Robards); (4) "The…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Inservice Teacher Education, Program Development
Hofmann, Joan M. – 1991
Development and implementation processes of the Beginning Educator Support and Training (BEST) program, a teacher evaluation and support system in Connecticut, are described. Purposes of the BEST teacher induction program include facilitating the acquisition of effective teaching behaviors, supporting new teachers, and developing veteran teachers'…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Cooperative Programs, Elementary Secondary Education, Mentors
Price, John L.; And Others – 1989
This document describes the state-mandated Entry-Year Assistance Program established in Oklahoma in 1980. A teacher education graduate receives a one-year license rather than the standard five-year credential. When the beginning teacher is hired, an Entry-Year Assistance Committee (EYAC) is formed. This committee is composed of the building…
Descriptors: Beginning Teacher Induction, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education