Are You Modeling The Collaboration Skills New Teachers Need?

GROWTH AND CHANGE

Are you modeling the collaboration skills new teachers need?

By Jennifer Abrams

Categories: Career pathways, Collaboration, Continuous improvement, Fundamentals, Learning communities, Mentoring & induction

New teacher support is a common part of professional learning, but it varies across states, provinces, and regions. When I was a new teacher coach in California for 16 years, I followed the California Standards for the Teaching Profession, which were applied across my district and the state. As I travel across the country and the world, I see approaches to content and structure that diverge from the ones I followed. But wherever I go, I see a common thread: New teacher support typically focuses on classroom management, curriculum and assessment design, and instructional strategies. These classroom-level supports are essential for new teachers — but they’re not enough. We also need to support new teachers in their work outside the classroom, especially in learning how

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Jennifer Abrams

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Jennifer Abrams (www.jenniferabrams.com @jenniferabrams) is a communications consultant and author. Among her many publications are Having Hard Conversations and Stretching Your Learning Edges: Growing (Up) at Work (Miravia, 2021)