Topic: Induction for New Teachers

Overview

Induction Support for New Teachers

Teacher induction supports new educators as they develop their skills. Comprehensive, high-quality induction systems can improve student learning and increase teachers’ confidence so they stay in the profession. 

SREB offers induction programs for early-career teachers and partners with schools to review their existing programs. Our services are based in research on what works and grounded in SREB’s Teacher Induction Framework. They build on decades of experience helping teachers, principals and schools improve ─ and on generations of research and guidance on the teaching profession.

Quality Teacher Induction. Tiered Support System for Educators. Comprehensive approach that fosters professional growth for notice teachers, mentors and school leaders. 1. Leadership: Leadership for Teacher Success & Retention. School and district instructional leadership that nurtures, grows and empowers teachers. 2. Mentoring: High-Quality Mentoring. Targeted yet flexible mentoring that attends to the unique needs of novice teachers. 3. Professional Learning: Professional learning for Positive Teacher & Student Outcomes. Sustained, strategic development and coaching of novice and mentor teachers.

Publication August 2025
teacher high-fiving student

From Student to Teacher
How GYO Programs Foster Local Talent in Education

This brief was written by Joseph Tadlock, SREB director of research and evaluation, and Megan Boren, SREB director of educator workforce. 

In this brief, we explore the different types of grow your own teacher programs, provide evidence of their effectiveness, and discuss how these programs could reshape new teacher induction. 

Publication July 2024 | 24 pages

SREB Teacher Induction Framework

SREB Teacher Induction FrameworkSchools need many more great teachers for our K-12 students. Induction is one critical element in the solution to teacher turnover and shortages. Early-career teachers need a comprehensive system of support from districts, school leaders, mentors and more.

This guidance document brings together SREB’s experience supporting new educators, our policy and data, and the current research on what works in induction support to attract, support and retain great teachers. It lays out SREB’s core components for effective induction and specific actions for districts, school leaders, mentors and professional learning providers.
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Blog post Megan Boren, director, educator workforce at SREB
How to Create Strong Teacher Induction

How to Create Strong Teacher Induction

Effective induction programs are a key part of keeping great teachers. This post explores ways to create a strong induction program.

Blog post Nicole Skeen, director of CarolinaTIP at the University of South CarolinaMegan Boren, director of educator workforce Joseph Tadlock, director of research and evaluation at SREB
Why Teacher Induction Is the Missing Link in Educator Preparation – and How CarolinaTIP Is Getting It Right

Why Teacher Induction Is the Missing Link in Ed Prep
And How CarolinaTIP Is Getting It Right

Teacher induction is an important part of school leadership, but it can be difficult to know how best to run your induction program. In this post, we look at how CarolinaTIP’s induction program is doing things so well.

Blog post Steve Broome, Senior Director for State and District Partnerships, School Improvement, SREB
Teacher Induction: Teacher Induction Essentials Every School Leader Should Implement

Teacher Induction Essentials
For Every School Leader

Keeping the teachers you have is more cost-effective than hiring new teachers each year. That is just one reason that teacher induction is so important. In this post, we talk about teacher induction essentials that every school leader should be using.

Publication June 2025 | 2 pages

SREB’s Teacher Induction Framework
at a Glance

Quality teacher induction is driven by the needs of individual educators at specific times in their careers. Beginning with a comprehensive tiered system, SREB’s framework outlines support from leaders, mentor teachers, coaches and other professional learning providers.

This at-a-glance introduction to SREB’s Teacher Induction Framework includes examples of support along a continuum from no support to people-driven support.

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Publication
June 2025 | Teacher Induction Policies

Teacher Induction Policies

This policy brief examines current state requirements for teacher induction,
spotlights states and programs with exemplary components and impact, and
introduces different funding models for induction. It also highlights several
policy recommendations for high-quality teacher induction.

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Publication April 2025 | 26 pages

A Blueprint to Solve Teacher Shortages
For School and District Leaders

The solution to teacher recruitment, quality and retention requires a comprehensive, long-term approach and reliable data. This report offers a framework for district planning and action, covering policy and practice for pathways and preparation, licensure and advancement, professional support and mentorship, and compensation and working conditions.

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Blog post Amanda Merritt, Division Director, Development & Innovation
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Cultivating Talent
High-Quality Induction Programs Support and Retain Novice Teachers

Natasha is a first-year teacher who was hired on a provisional certificate to teach fifth-grade math and science in a high needs school. She is a career changer with 20 years as an engineer. The last time she was in a fifth-grade classroom was when she was 11 years old. She started in the fall with no experience writing lesson plans or managing large groups of children. Natasha is working toward her full certification by completing a master’s degree in elementary education.

Blog post Jon Schmidt-DavisApril 21, 2025

Georgia Teaching Residents Give Middle Grades STEM a Boost

Georgia Teaching Residents Give Middle Grades STEM a Boost

Curtis Martin’s dedication to teaching is reflected in the quote from Victor Hugo displayed in Martin’s email signature: “He who opens a school door, closes a prison.”

You see, before Curtis became a Georgia math teacher, he was a correctional officer for the state of Georgia and the Houston County Sheriff’s Department. Having seen too many children end up behind bars, Martin decided to work with middle-grade students to give them opportunities that can improve their chances for success in life.