Teacher Retention & Development

Teachers are the most precious resource of any school. The measure of a great school is its ability to recruit and retain great teachers who know their subject and craft, care deeply about all their students, and are passionately committed to their own development and the school as a community. Here, find guidance for finding, preparing and evaluating teachers, and keeping them happy and productive stakeholders.

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Winter 2008

Articles From This Issue

From the Editor

Dr. Barbara Davis
Against Mentorship: Teacher Induction through Collaboration

Harry K. Wong
From the Desk of Susan Weintrob, RAVSAK President

Susan Weintrob
Action Research: A Method for Improving Teaching and Developing School Culture

Richard Sagor
What Do Teachers Want? Strategies for Keeping Your Best Teachers Happy and Growing

Peter Gow
Change Leadership: Re-thinking Pay for Performance

Patrick F. Bassett
How Important is Salary?

Dr. Jeffrey S. Kress
The Case for Certification of Teachers in Jewish Schools

Dr. Wallace Greene
Finding and Creating Good Teachers: What Does the Research Tell Us?

Michael B. Allen and Daniel W. Bennett
A Model Program for Preparing and Launching Novice Judaics Teachers

Dr. Judy Markose and Dr. Susan Wall
Developmental Ladder for Students and Teachers in a Jewish Day School

Dr. Richard Solomon
Training Students to Become Jewish Educators

Ari Y. Goldberg and Ruth Schapira
School-Based Induction Helps New Teachers Thrive

Sharon Feiman-Nemser and Vivian Troen
A Ritual for Welcoming Teachers to Jewish Day Schools

Rabbi Jill Hammer
Board Members Take Note: Investing in Teacher Development Pays Dividends

Sarah Birkeland
Differentiating Teachers’ Performance: Tips from the Corporate World

Rebecca Cole Lurie
Toss the Toolbox: Alternative Approaches to Professional Development

Joni Kolman
Professional Development in Jewish History

Yona Shem-Tov
School-based Mentoring: Principles to Live By

Deborah Court