A presentation by Ellen Moir, CEO and Founder of the New Teacher Center, at the 2014 Social Enterprise Leadership Forum at Columbia Business School.

1. Investing in Great
Teaching and Teachers
New Teacher Center
May 9, 2014
Ellen Moir
CEO and Founder

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New Teacher Center improves
student learning by accelerating
the effectiveness of new teachers
and school leaders.

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What we’re covering today

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Teacher
effectiveness
is the most
important
factor in
student
learning
Root Cause Problem
Great teachers are MADE, not born
The system is failing to make great teachers
Low-income
schools are
getting the
newest, least
effective
teachers
Drivers NTC’s Insight NTC’s Solution
New
teachers…
•Poor
preparation
•Toughest
assignments
•Sink or swim
on the job
So 50% quit
within 5 years
• Great
teachers are
made, not
born
• Support
teachers well
early in
career so
students
learn more
and teachers
stay
Intensive
teacher
induction
model
dramatically
improves
effectiveness
of new
teachers

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New teacher gets
better faster and
stays longer
Increased Student
Achievement
System-wide
Impact
NTC trains
mentor
New teacher gets
on early path to
excellence
Mentor supports
new teacher

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Once in a
century
opportunity

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The Changing Face of
Teacher PD

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The best in traditional PD
incorporates cycles of learning

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Technology can make these
structures more powerful
Time &
Place

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Making our face-to-face time more
meaningful
Application of Strategies
Transfer of Learning
Depth of Knowledge

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This challenges how teachers are
traditionally prepared and supported
Turn and talk
Let’s divide the room into thirds
Pre-
Service
Pre-
Service
InductionInduction
On-going
PD
On-going
PD

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Using technology to
develop teachers

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Learning Zone: NTC’s online portal
Social
Learning/
Collaboration
Platform
NTC’s
Formative
Assessment
Tools with
time and
activity
tracking
Secure
video
feedback
platform

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eMSS Communities
Members
5-6 Mentees
1 Mentor
Members
15-18 Mentees
4 Mentors
1 Facilitator
Members
All Mentors & Mentees
1-4 University Faculty
1-4 Teacher Facilitators

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Mentee Posts Plan/Prepare
…I feel like the students do not see how to
match a graph with a certain equation and how
to tell particular aspects of a graph from the
quadratic.
…I feel like the students do not see how to
match a graph with a certain equation and how
to tell particular aspects of a graph from the
quadratic.

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Mentors Reply to Post
• Prompt students with a question
• Students write their response
• Exchange with a partner
• Write a “pair” paper or response
• Prompt students with a question
• Students write their response
• Exchange with a partner
• Write a “pair” paper or response

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…test any hypothesis they have
about the role of the coefficients
with respect to the graph.
…test any hypothesis they have
about the role of the coefficients
with respect to the graph.
…have students
complete a project
…have students
complete a project

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Explorations

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Capturing Video

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Design

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Coursera MOOC

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Supporting the Shift in
Professional Learning

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Those preparing teachers need to be
trained and supported differently

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Re-thinking preparation and support of
coaches, mentors, & administration
Parallel processes – using the same strategies we
expect to see in our classrooms
Need more just-in-time content
Rotation of support providers back
into classrooms

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A few big ideas

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Big questions

29. Thank you
For More Information
Ellen Moir
831.600.2200
emoir@newteachercenter.org
www.newteachercenter.org