Mature Teachers Matter

03/30/2009

Life’s most persistent and urgent question is, ‘What are you doing for others?
Martin Luther King, Jr.

In her Exchange article, Mature Teachers Matter (which can be viewed in its entirety on the Exchange web site, and is also one of the articles in the newest Exchange Continuing Education Unit [CEU]), Patricia Scallan Berl discusses why it is important to retain mature teachers (teachers 45 or older), what motivates mature teachers, and provides advice on how to retain and use them most effectively. Here are a few of her ideas for recognizing them:

Share positive parent and colleague feedback in center communications and performance reviews
Encourage leadership roles in staff committees
Seek their insight on past initiatives, what worked, and what didn’t
Provide opportunities for networking with other mature colleagues in areas of professional interest
Offer a two-week or one-month sabbatical to pursue a special teaching interest or develop a training program on a successful initiative
Gather their input when redesigning staff orientation
Assist them with forming linkages to community and technical colleges, sponsoring student interns, or presenting to ECE classes

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