Four Keys to Keeping New Teachers

31 Teena Ruark Gorrow 2005 Four Keys to Keeping New Teachers <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-size: 12pt">"We have a dilemma in education," writes Teena Ruark Gorrow. "We recruit people to enter a profession that sets increasingly difficult standards, has overwhelming responsibilities, and can squelch newcomers' idealistic dreams. How do we recruit, retain, and support beginning teachers?" In this article in the online version of Classroom Leadership (June 2005), Gorrow believes one answer rests with the building administrator who "stands at the nexus of change." Gorrow shares the results of a survey of her perservice teachers in which she asked them to respond to this open-ended prompt: "List one way an effective principal supports teachers in terms of classroom management." Follow this link to find out what they said!</span></div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt"> </div> <div style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt">Gorrow, T.  (2005).  Four Keys to Keeping New Teachers. <i> Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development 8(9).</i>  Retrieved April 30, 2008 from <a href="http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.29d4046bbea38f2eb85516f762108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journaltypeheaderimage=%2FASCD%2Fimages%2Fmultifiles%2Fpublications%2Fclmast.gif&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_viewID=article_view&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalmoid=83391239353b3010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_articlemoid=fcd91239353b3010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalTypePersonalization=ASCD_CL&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=token">http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.29d4046bbea38f2eb85516f762108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journaltypeheaderimage=%2FASCD%2Fimages%2Fmultifiles%2Fpublications%2Fclmast.gif&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_viewID=article_view&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalmoid=83391239353b3010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_articlemoid=fcd91239353b3010VgnVCM1000003d01a8c0RCRD&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journalTypePersonalization=ASCD_CL&javax.portlet.begCacheTok=token&javax.portlet.endCacheTok=token</a></div> <p> </p> http://www.ascd.org/portal/site/ascd/template.MAXIMIZE/menuitem.29d4046bbea38f2eb85516f762108a0c/?javax.portlet.tpst=d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_ws_MX&javax.portlet.prp_d5b9c0fa1a493266805516f762108a0c_journaltypeheaderimage=%2FASCD%2Fimages%2Fmultif