Cultivating and keeping committed special education teachers : what principals and district leaders can do /
Billingsley highlights the problems that drive many special educators out of teaching and outlines practical recommendations that leaders can use to increase retention.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Thousand Oaks, California :
Corwin Press,
[2005]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover
- Contents
- List of Figures
- List of Contributors
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Part I
- Understanding Teacher Attrition and Retention
- Chapter 1
- Introduction: A Leader's Framework for Teacher Retention
- Chapter Overview
- The Leadership Framework
- Improving Teacher Quality
- Recruit and Hire High-Quality Special Educators
- Support New Teachers through Responsive Induction
- Design Effective Professional Development
- Create Positive Work Conditions
- Create Inclusive and Collaborative Schools
- Design Reasonable Work AssignmentsPromote Wellness by Reducing Stress
- Types of Attrition: A District and School Perspective
- Leavers
- Transfers
- Chapter Summary
- Chapter 2
- Why Special Educators Leave and Why it Matters
- Scenario: Two Perspectives on Attrition
- Principal's Perspective
- Special Educator's Perspective
- Chapter Overview
- Why Special Educators Leave
- Personal Circumstances
- Problems Adjusting in the First Teaching Years
- Lack of Preparation
- Multiple, Interacting Work Problems
- Isolation and Lack of Support
- Role ProblemsStress and Burnout
- Special Educators' Plans to Leave
- Why Attrition Matters
- Teacher Quality
- School Improvement
- Costs of Attrition
- Chapter Summary
- Selected Readings
- Web Sites
- Part II
- Finding and Cultivating High-Quality Special Educators
- Chapter 3
- Recruiting and Hiring Highly Qualified Special Educators
- Scenario: Where are the Qualified Applicants?
- Chapter Overview
- Recruiting Special Education Teachers
- Expand the Applicant Pool
- Recruit from Diverse Teacher Groups
- Consider Grow Your Own ProgramsMarket Your Special Education Program
- Offer Special Incentives
- Effective Hiring and Assignment Practices
- Centralized Versus Decentralized Hiring
- Recruit and Hire Early
- Identify Desirable Teacher Characteristics
- Carefully Screen Applicants
- Special Education Certification
- Teacher Preparation
- Experience
- Teacher Tests
- References
- Make a Good First Impression
- Assemble the Interview Team and Develop Questions
- Schedule the Interview and Establish the Applicant's Itinerary
- Confirm the InterviewDevelop Interview Guidelines
- Consider Match of Teacher to Position
- Caseload Match
- School Level Match
- Program Model Match
- Applicant Preferences
- Teachers without Adequate Preparation
- Job Offers and Compensation
- Tips for Leaders
- Streamline Recruitment and Hiring Processes
- Establish Relationships with Teacher Preparation Programs
- Provide Incentives for Switchers
- Chapter Summary
- Selected Readings
- Web Sites
- Chapter 4
- Supporting New Special Educators through Responsive Induction