Winter 2015

Volume 2, Issue 1 Winter 2015Volumn 2, Issue 1 of the Journal of Teaching Effectiveness and student AcievementAngelo State University College of EducationInvestigating a Model of Mentoring for Effective Teaching Dr. Lori Bird and Dr. Peter Hudson…….p11 Early Career Teacher Attrition: Searching for Answers in Preservice Preparation Dr. Gloria Graham Flynn………p22 A Perceptual Assessment of Non-Traditional STEM Teacher Candidates: A University Partnership for Transition to Teaching Dr. Gail Hughes, Dr. Alicia Cotabish, Dr. Carolyn Williams, and Dr. Donna Wake…..p32 Baby It’s Cold Outside: Perspectives on Teacher Retention and Student Achievement in Artic Schools Dr. Ute Kaden………p45 Transformations to Serve English Learners: A Call for Innovative Partnerships in Educator Preparation Dr. Joan Lachance………p56 Successes and Struggles of Teaching: Perspectives of Beginning, Mid-Career, and Veteran Teachers Dr. Alyson Lavigne and Dr. Amanda Bozack………p68 Teacher Inquiry: A Foundation for Mentoring Teachers During Induction and Throughout Their Career Dr. Michele Marable, Dr. Kristin Kurtsworth--‐Keen, Dr. Kelly Harper, and Dr. Karen Dutt-Doner…….p81 Perceptions of Transformational Leadership Behavior by Secondary Principals and Teachers in Diverse and Non-Diverse Schools Dr. Fernando Valle and Dr. Gionet Cooper…..p9

Self-Assess Your P-12 Practice or Program Using the NAGC Gifted Programming Standards

This guide is designed for teachers and gifted education coordinators to reflect on and improve their teaching practices and gifted education programs through the lens of student outcomes enumerated in the NAGC Pre-K-Grade 12 Gifted Programming Standards. The Self-Study Guide provides a step-by-step process that includes review of the student outcomes and evidence-based practices for each programming standard, data gathering, completion of a checklist to evaluate practice and prioritize areas needing attention, gap analysis, action planning, and progress check-in. The Guide includes samples for each tool provided, additional resources, questions for further discussion, and examples of sources from which to gather evidence to measure student outcomes