Chicago New Teacher Center (CNTC) Announces Expanded Program with Chicago Public Schools.CNTC CNTC Canadian Network of Toxicology Centres CNTC China National Tobacco Corporation CNTC Confederação Nacional Trab Comércio CNTC Chief of Naval Telecommunications CNTC Control Character Induction induction, in electricity and magnetism induction, in electricity and magnetism, common name for three distinct phenomena. Electromagnetic induction Program Expands throughout the City to Support New Teachers CHICAGO -- The Chicago New Teacher Center (CNTC), the Chicago office of the New Teacher Center, the nation's premier not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating teacher effectiveness, announced the expansion of its partnership with Chicago Public Schools Chicago Public Schools, commonly abbreviated as CPS by local residents and politicians, is a school district that controls over 600 public elementary and high schools in Chicago, Illinois. (CPS (1) (Characters Per Second) The measurement of the speed of a serial printer or the speed of a data transfer between hardware devices or over a communications channel. CPS is equivalent to bytes per second. ) to provide coaching and training for first- and second-year teachers throughout the district. CNTC provides high-quality induction and mentoring to new teachers in order to boost retention rates, teacher effectiveness and student learning. The partnership will extend CNTC's model of matching CPS first- and second-year new teachers with coaches--experienced urban teachers--with similar content and grade level experience. CNTC coaches are selected through a rigorous process and released from their classrooms to provide consistent, one-on-one support for a cohort cohort /co·hort/ (ko´hort) 1. in epidemiology, a group of individuals sharing a common characteristic and observed over time in the group. 2. of new teachers. Coaches are trained to use NTC's recognized Formative Assessment Formative assessment is a self-reflective process that intends to promote student attainment [1]. Cowie and Bell [2] define it as the bidirectional process between teacher and student to enhance, recognise and respond to the learning. System to support new teacher growth. "A highly effective teacher is the single most important factor in a child's education," said CNTC Director, Cindy Brunswick. "We welcome the opportunity to accelerate new teacher development throughout CPS in order to meet the learning needs of Chicago's students." This summer, CNTC delivered several two-day New Teachers Summer Academies for over 200 first-year teachers that addressed the challenges of urban teaching and helped prepare them for their first weeks of school. New teachers will be provided with on-going professional development opportunities, lead by CNTC, throughout the school year. "Supporting the teachers who are newest to the profession is a key part of our plans to improve the quality of teaching throughout the district," said CPS CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , Ron Huberman. "We want new teachers to have an immediate impact on their students and the way to do that is to provide them with targeted support." Principals of new teachers will have access to face-to-face and online communities of practice for ongoing support. CNTC will also provide workshops for principals of new teachers which focus on supporting and developing new teachers. Chicago New Teacher Center (CNTC), the Chicago office of the New Teacher Center (NTC NTC Notice NTC National Training Center NTC National Telecommunications Commission NTC National Transport Commission (Australia) NTC Negative Temperature Coefficient NTC Naval Training Center ), was established in 2006 to bring the NTC's proven new teacher induction Induction (educator) Induction is the support and guidance provided to novice teachers and school administrators in the early stages of their careers. Induction encompasses orientation to the workplace, socialization, mentoring, and guidance through beginning teacher program and Formative Assessment System to Chicago Public Schools. In addition to its partnership with CPS, the CNTC is supported through generous grants from a number of Chicago-based foundations. New Teacher Center (NTC), a national, not-for-profit organization dedicated to improving student learning by accelerating the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders. The NTC strengthens school communities through proven mentoring and professional development programs, online learning environments, policy advocacy, and research. Since 1998, the NTC has served over 49,000 teachers, 5,000 mentors, and touched millions of students through our comprehensive mentoring and professional development programs. For more information about the Chicago New Teacher Center, visit www.chicagontc.org. For more information about the New Teacher Center, visit www.newteachercenter.org. |
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