New Teacher Center Will Hold Symposium March 26 & 27
For release: Mar. 23, 2004
For press information, contact Gabrielle Maxey

The New Teacher Center at the University of Memphis will hold its first induction symposium March 26-27. Sessions will be held at the Holiday Inn at the University of Memphis and at the U of M's Fogelman Executive Center.

The symposium is an opportunity for educators, researchers and policymakers to focus on the needs of new teachers. Its theme is "Improving Teacher Quality and Student Achievement Through Effective Induction and Mentoring Programs for New Teachers."

Six concurrent sessions and three general sessions will highlight the work of the U of M's New Teacher Center and the leadership that has been provided by the New Teacher Center at the University of California, Santa Cruz. Keynote speakers at the Friday evening session will be Dan Ward, deputy superintendent of the Memphis City Schools, and city school board member Sara Lewis.

The goal of the New Teacher Center is to provide professional development and mentoring that will increase new-teacher retention rates and improve student achievement in the Memphis City Schools.
For more information, call the New Teacher Center at 678-5646.

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