Supporting New Teachers

Lynn Howard is an author, professional development associate and teacher. She has worked for the Leadership and Learning Center for the past ten years and worked in the Charlotte-Mecklenburg School System for over 30 years as a middle grades science and math teacher, coordinator of the gifted program, and a K- 12 Regional Assistant Superintendent for Curriculum and Instruction. She served on the National Association of Geoscience Education' Speakers Bureau as a keynoter, board member and professional developer. Lynn has presented at the Association of Supervision and Curriculum Development, National Science Teachers Association, Phi Delta Kappa, Learning Forward, International Reading Association, Association for Middle Level Educators and state and regional conferences. She has published numerous books including Ready for Anything: Supporting New Teachers for Success and three grade levels of Five Easy Steps to a Balanced Science Program. She wrote "Connecting Science Standards and Assessments", a chapter in Standards and Assessment: The Core of Quality Instruction. Her latest chapters, "Success in the Beginning: Supporting New Teachers and "Balanced Science Instruction" are published in Engaged Instruction: Thriving Classroom in the Age of the Common Core. Lynn also contributed to the new Response to Instructional Strategies and Interventions: Scenarios for K-12 educators by Dr. Linda Gregg. Lynn holds a Master's of Earth Science and Education and a Bachelor's Degree in Biology from the University of North Carolina at Charlotte, Academy Certification from the National Staff Development Council, and national certification in Gifted and Talented.

Foreword by Lisa Parker Preface A Vision of Teaching Looking Through the Eyes of a New Teacher Acknowledgments About the Author Introduction Why Teachers Quit New Teacher Support Programs Rationale for Supporting New Teachers How to Use the Book How the Book Is Organized Chapter 1. Instructional Leadership Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 2. Planning for New Teacher Support Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 3. Building Relationships Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 4. New Teachers and Stress Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 5. Before School Starts Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 6. Classroom Management Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 7. Curriculum Standards and Planning Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 8. Collaboration and Communication Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 9. Effective Teaching and Best Practices Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 10. Observations and Evaluations Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Chapter 11. Celebrating Success Quote Story From the Field The Administrator's Role What Else Can I Do? Self-Reflection Questions Final Thoughts References and Suggested Readings Index

"Lynn Howard reinforces the fact that what we do every day to support teachers, specifically new teachers, impacts student learning. The self-reflection questions in each chapter provide an opportunity to honestly reflect on current practices as an instructional leader. Building on your own individual strengths and challenges in providing new staff support through self-reflection will provide the tools for the development of a realistic plan of action to support, develop, and retain new teachers." -- Dr. Lena Marie Rockwood, Assistant Principal at Rumney Marsh Academy "Lynn has provided a wonderful guide for all principals to follow while working with our new teachers. There are specific "stories from the field" that we can all relate to and reflective questions to end every chapter. The book provides terrific suggestions for nearly every aspect of a new teacher's acclimation to a school. This is not a "one size fits all" book, but a book that makes you thinks about how we all help our new teachers become more a real part of our schools." -- Jay Posick, Principal at Merton Intermediate School "I wished I had this book my first year as an Assistant Principal. It is very hard to focus and do the job with fidelity. I find myself not able to read Supporting New Teachers: A How-to Guide for Leaders continuously. I discovered that each chapter must be consumed like the mini chocolates. Eat a few chapters at time, to savor the taste and enjoy moments of opportunities to grow and learn as an educational leader." -- Lisa Parker, Assistant Principal, Principal of the Year "The strategies in the book help leaders take teachers beyond the theory into the actual reality of day-to-day teaching. As a beginning teacher, I lacked the confidence and experience necessary to manage a classroom of children. I attribute my success to the support I received from my principal." -- Catherine Koontz, ESL teacher "Supporting New Teachers: A How-To Guide for Leaders provides a basic set of directions designed to help leaders support the efforts of new teachers, addressing the problem of some fifty percent of new teachers leaving the discipline within the first five years. Studies show that paperwork demands and isolation contribute to the exodus, but so does lack of administrative support. This manual offers information on the types of support that make a difference, gathering stories from the field with discussions of how administrators can make a difference in new teacher success. Any in a position to help will find this filled with specific ideas for improvement." -- The California Bookwatch: February 2016