new teacher center l.a. 3/21/2011 briefing

Los AngelesFunders Briefing

Investing in Teacher Talent for Student Success

March 21, 2011

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When we focus

on teachers,

our students

succeed.

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Ellen MoirNTC Founder & CEO

NTC OVERVIEW AND JOURNEY

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New Teacher Center improves

student learning by accelerating

the effectiveness of new

teachers.

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Our Challenge

THE FIRST YEARS OF TEACHING ARE THE HARDEST

• Teacher education programs do not prepare new

teachers for the rigors of the classroom

• New teachers often lack strong in-school support–

they are left to “sink or swim”

• New teachers become discouraged and often leave

the profession within 5 years

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Our Challenge

MEANWHILE…

• We know that teachers have more impact on

student success than any other school-based factor

• The students who are in greatest need of excellent

teachers are the ones who are disproportionately

taught by inexperienced teachers

• The achievement gap widens.

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Our Intervention

NTC MODEL

Using Data to

Inform Instruction

Planning Standards-

Based Instruction

Ongoing Assessment

of Teacher Practice

Building School-wide

Collaborative

PracticesAnalyzing

Student Work

Observing and

Giving Feedback

Teacher Performance• Observation data• Lesson plans• Written reflections• Video-taped lessons• Portfolios• Self-report

Student Impact• Test data• Attendance rates• Student engagement• Student work• Student reflections• Student behavior

Primary forms of evidence

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Key Accomplishments in 2010INTERNAL GROWTH AND CAPACITY BUILDING

• Impacted nearly 2,000,000 students

• Built infrastructure and internal capacity:

• Measuring impact

• Strategic communications

• Development

• Part of NewSchools Venture Fund, SeaChange

Capital Partners, New Profit, Inc.

• Renewed contract with Chicago Public Schools

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Key RecognitionEXTERNAL VALIDATION

• University of Pennsylvania’s Center for High Impact

Philanthropy’s Teaching Quality Investment Guide

• Recognized by Philanthropedia as high impact non-

profit

• College Board report on teacher quality

• Established Living Cities line of credit after

extensive due diligence process

• Skoll Award for Social Entrepreneurship winner

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The Road Ahead

PRIORITIES FOR 2011

• Strengthen organizational effectiveness

• Increase impact

• Build greater awareness/brand

• Deepen and enhance policy work

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New Teacher Center is

committed to double our impact

over the next 3 years.

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Our Next Phase

OBJECTIVE: DOUBLE IN 3 YEARS

• Why: Our model works. We are ready. Now is the

time to reach more new teachers and impact more

underserved students.

• What this will mean: NTC becomes part of a

larger dialogue on teacher effectiveness and

continues to demonstrate progress in improving

teacher effectiveness through comprehensive

induction programs and standards-based

assessment tools in 20-30 new districts.

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Role of Philanthropy

• Innovation

• Acceleration of growth

• Influencing the national dialogue / policy work

• Capacity building

• General operations

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Every child in America deserves

a great teacher.

Join us.

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Thank you for your support.

When we invest

in teachers

our students

succeed

Thank youFor More Information

Ellen Moir

831.600.2200

emoir@newteachercenter.org

www.newteachercenter.org