New Special Education Teachers Induction Toolkit

Strong induction programs help new special education teachers manage their classrooms and improve morale, self-efficacy, and student outcomes.

We have curated our most popular and comprehensive on-boarding resources to help you effectively prepare your team of new teachers. Use this multimedia toolkit for individual or group professional development, coaching, and/or continuing education throughout the school year. Each toolkit includes resources for one administrator and five teachers:

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• Your Key to the Induction Toolkit, an implementation guide to help you utilize the resources from this kit to best welcome and support your new teachers.
• “The Survival Guide for New Special Education Teachers”
• “What Every Special Educator Must Know”
• TEACHING Exceptional Children special issue devoted to the needs of special educators.

WEBINARS

• “Administrators: Helping New Special Education Teachers Thrive in the Classroom” a one-hour webinar to help you support your new teachers.
• “Thriving as a New Special Education Teacher”  a one-hour webinar for teachers with the strategies and support they need.
• “A Valuable Partner: Setting the Stage for Effective Family Partnerships”
• “Co-Teaching But Not Getting Results? These Could Be The Reasons”

PODCASTS

• “How to Approach IEPs Without Losing Your Mind”
• “Co-Teaching in the Real World”
• “Surviving Your First Year as a Teacher”

Together, these resources are valued over $700, but if you purchase this fully developed toolkit, you’ll save hundreds of dollars. CEC Members save even more!