The most effective way to determine how to support new teachers in your building.
What is asking them?
This can help new teachers catch up on work, or provide an example of how a subject can be taught.
What is teaching a period for the new teacher?
A PD that is made available in Manitoba for all teachers in their first 5 years of teaching.
What is FAB5?
New teachers may need help finding these.
What are resources?
These are the best kind of expectations for new teachers.
What are clear expectations?
When this personal attribute is higher in new teachers, usually with support from other staff, the new teacher is likely to be more resilient
What is self-efficacy?
This is the simplest form if non-official mentorship.
What is sharing what you know/what works for you?
Administrators should help new teachers foster these in their school and local community
What are relationships?
This is how often an administrator should conduct new teacher meetings
What is no more than once a month?
Knowing that new teachers are coming from two years (or more) of learning, this is a way to increase their self-efficacy as a teacher.
What is learning from them?
Major role of administration in regards to new teacher PD opportunities.
What is providing/finding options?
One large factor that administration has control over that can greatly affect teacher attrition, stress, burnout and wellness
What is the school climate and culture?
When making decisions that affect new teachers, this is how to support their wellness through the process.
What is ensuring their voices are heard and acknowledged?
When new teachers are doing exceptional work, this is a way that that administrators can support them
What is acknowledge, recognize and appreciate their efforts?
Giving new teachers opportunities for this include giving them the chance to be involved in coaching sports or helping out with school clubs.
What is community involvement?
This is one way, during the school day, to help new teachers manage their work-life balance.
What is inviting them to the staff room, or out for lunch?
What is coaching or supporting interactions with parents?
This is a way to support new teachers as well as all staff.
What is identifying causes for attrition in your building?
Your answer when a new teacher asks you how much time they should, or are expected to work outside of school hours.
What is there is no single answer for that question?
One mistake that many administrators make when there are new teachers in the building.
What is taking for granted that they are new to teaching?