new teacher center l.a. 3/21/2011 briefing
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Co-hosted event with California Community Foundation to share the work of New Teacher Center and our plans for LAUSDTRANSCRIPT
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
