Reflect upon what you have learned about recruiting, hiring, and retaining teachers in a paper. Be sure you keep the

Reflect upon what you have learned about recruiting, hiring, and retaining teachers in a paper. Be sure you keep the

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Now that you have broadened your knowledge of ways in which to recruit, retain, and support effective teachers, take time to reflect on how your new learning can help you, your school, and your students.

Your reflection will indicate what you have learned in this course, how you will apply this knowledge in the future, and its significance in your professional life.

  • Compose your responses to the prompts below in an APA-formatted, 3- to 5-page paper (not including the title and references pages).
    • Include an introduction and conclusion for your paper.
    • Use the topics as subheadings in the paper.

Reflect upon what you have learned about recruiting, hiring, and retaining teachers in a paper. Be sure you keep the three activities clearly separated in your mind and the information you provide in the correct sections. In addition, write your paper as a reflection that anyone, even if unfamiliar with this course, could read and understand. Address the questions posed but use them as guidance for your work in describing the three stages you’ve studied over the past 5 weeks. Be sure you include scholarly references for your work.

RECRUITING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

Keep in mind that recruitment activities take place BEFORE any interviews are held and are focused on finding candidates to apply for your open positions.

  • How will the information provided in this course help you recruit effective teachers?
  • What methods do you see as being effective in finding candidates?
  • How will you “sell” your school to prospective candidates?
  • How will the information presented in this course help you work more effectively with staff to recruit effective teachers?

HIRING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

Remember that hiring starts as soon as you begin to receive job applications and continues until you’ve offered the job to someone.

  • What did you learn in this course about the role of staff in hiring effective teachers?
  • How will you develop an interview protocol to use in hiring?
  • What are examples of ethical decisions that you envision yourself having to make as you work to hire and develop effective teachers?

RETAINING EFFECTIVE TEACHERS

Keep in mind that retention of teachers is what you will do to keep effective teachers at your school.

  • What are some practices, strategies, and tools you learned about in this course that will help you support teachers at your school?
  • How can you use differentiated, learner-centered professional development to improve teacher retention at your school?
  • As a leader, how do your vision and energy impact teacher development, retention, and instructional improvement?
  • How will you relate your knowledge of teacher development to staff members working at your school?
  • What guiding principles will you follow to ensure that you act fairly and with integrity in your relationships with teachers?

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