Meeting novices' needs. (Professional Development).Concern about the high attrition rate Noun 1. attrition rate - the rate of shrinkage in size or number rate of attrition rate - a magnitude or frequency relative to a time unit; "they traveled at a rate of 55 miles per hour"; "the rate of change was faster than expected" of first-year teachers inspired the National Council of Teachers of English Mission As stated on their official website, the NCTE ( National Council of Teachers of English) is a professional organization dedicated to "improving the teaching and learning of English and the language arts at all levels of education. , Urbana, Illinois Urbana (pronounced [ɝˈbænə]) is the county seat of Champaign County, Illinois, United StatesGR6. As of the 2005 population estimates, the population was 38,463. , to reach out to new professionals with a special support program. That outreach effort achieved such remarkable results that NCTE NCTE National Council of Teachers of English NCTE National Centre for Technology in Education NCTE National Center for Transgender Equality NCTE National Council for Teacher Education (India) NCTE Network Channel Terminating Equipment is now developing a comprehensive induction program to meet the professional needs of its new teacher-members. NCTE launched TEACH2000 in May 1999 in an effort to reduce the numbers of new teachers leaving the profession; the average first-year teacher attrition rate is 16 percent, according to according to prep. 1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians. 2. In keeping with: according to instructions. 3. an Education Week study. TEACH2000 offered first-year teachers (kindergarten kindergarten [Ger.,=garden of children], system of preschool education. Friedrich Froebel designed (1837) the kindergarten to provide an educational situation less formal than that of the elementary school but one in which children's creative play instincts would be through university level) free support and resources, including a one-year membership, journal subscription of their choice, cybermentor directory (mentor.ncte.org), a list-server, and classroom-tested ideas posted online. By January 2001, NCTE had enrolled 12,500 participants in the project, exceeding its enrollment goal of 6,900 by more than 70 percent. Given the overwhelming response to TEACH2000, NCTE has decided to create an induction program designed specifically to meet the needs of local beginning teachers. Many of the TEACH2000 offerings will be incorporated into the new program. NCTE is also developing a school-based program known as CoLEARN (Centers of Literacy Education, Achievement, Research, and Networking: colearn-demo.ncte.orgl). The program offers a wide range of online resources as well as the support of a network of experienced mentors to help teachers deepen their understanding of student learning." |
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