Direct linkERIC Number: ED531765
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2010
Pages: 2
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Professional Learning Communities: A Promising Practice for Integrating Novice Special Education Teachers into the School Culture. Induction Insights. Supporting Special Education Teachers-Administrators [AII-09]
National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development
Positive climates that encourage professional growth and teacher collaboration can bolster the impact of induction programs and may influence novice special education teachers' decisions to remain in teaching. As you plan induction programs, consider how Professional Learning Communities--the topic of this Brief--may be used to integrate special education teachers into the school culture.
Descriptors: School Culture, Disabilities, Teacher Collaboration, Special Education Teachers, Special Education, Administrators, Teacher Orientation, Professional Development, Beginning Teachers, Educational Environment, Principals, Beginning Teacher Induction
National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development. 1403 Norman Hall, P.O. Box 117050, Gainesville, FL 32611. Tel: 352- 273-4259; Fax: 352-392-5929; e-mail: NCIPP@coe.ufl.edu; Web site: http://ncipp.education.ufl.edu
Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive
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Language: English
Sponsor: Office of Special Education Programs (ED/OSERS)
Authoring Institution: National Center to Inform Policy and Practice in Special Education Professional Development (NCIPP)
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