Jewish New Teacher Project

The Jewish New Teacher Project (JNTP), part of the New Teacher Center (NTC) in Santa Cruz, CA, accelerates the effectiveness of beginning teachers’ classroom practice through high-quality, intensive mentoring. JNTP-trained mentors, most of whom are in-house veteran teachers or department chairs, guide the beginning teachers’ in developing practical skills in classroom management, lesson planning and pedagogy, and also provide emotional and practical support as they adjust to their first years of teaching. Through this process, JNTP increases teacher retention and student achievement and brings the language of teaching standards, collaboration and professional development into school culture. Participating schools span the Jewish spectrum, and include schools at all levels, from early childhood to high school.
Since 2002, a total of 1183 new teachers at 165 schools have been trained by 494 mentors through JNTP. In 2018-19 alone, the work will impact 19,000 students.
Since 1998, NTC has provided comprehensive, research-based instructional mentoring and professional development programs for the public school system.
http://www.jntp.org