1. Supporting Today’s New Teachers MSDE Induction Coordinators Meeting February 25, 2014 Office of Talent Development

2. Essential Questions Who are the new teachers entering the profession and how prepared are we for them? What skills and expertise do today’s new teachers bring to the profession? What are the implications for teacher preparation, new teacher induction and new teacher support? Do we have a limited window of time to build their capacity?

3. Perception vs. Reality Sometimes we have to take another look at what we think we know.

4. A Look at the Future of Teaching “Teaching 2030” is a brilliant look at the future of teaching in America from the perspective of those who know most about what it is and should be. Everyone who cares about teaching and learning should read this book. ~ Linda Darling-Hammond CTQ Center for Teaching Quality

5. Four Emergent Realities A transformed learning ecology for students and teachers. –Brain Research –Digital Tools –Teacherpreneurs Seamless connections in and out of cyberspace. –Cyberspace –Communities Differentiated pathways and careers for a 21 st century profession. –More Teacher Preparation –Performance Pay Teacherpreneurism and a future of innovation.

6. It’s a First For the first time in history, we have four different generations working side-by-side in the workplace.

7. Generational Groups Traditionalists(prior to 1945) Baby Boomers (1946-1963) Generation X (1964-1980) Generation Y (1981-2000) Note:: Individuals may also be a “Cusper” - born between two generations and either identifying strongly with one generation or sharing characteristics with both.

8. US Workforce Demographics 33 million 63 million 43 million 11 million 22% (Gen Y) 7% (Trad) 29% (Gen X) 42% (Boomers) Workforce: Gen Y is projected to make up 44% of the US working population by 2020.

9. Gen Y Characteristics Creative, innovative, self-confident Committed, achievement focused Enjoy collaboration in small groups Want to make a difference and contribute to positive change

10. Gen Y Expectations In general… Merit based compensation Payment for higher education opportunities Job rotation into other departments Opportunities for career advancement

11. Implications: How Do We Support? August 2013 Induction: 650 new teachers –Approximately 150 resident teachers Individual Teacher Mentoring Mentoring of New Teacher Teams / School Teams Leadership Development / Succession Pathways