十大足彩平台评估和教育政策分析中心的研究 在费城地区，教师流失率最高的是那些经验最少的教师。 Retaining early career teachers is an important strategy in improving teacher effectiveness and ultimately student outcomes, so two 十大足彩平台faculty created the 教师教育辅导计划 (TEMP) to support new alumni as they launch their careers in the classroom.
“This program is important because it sets our graduating teachers apart from the competition because they come with a Penn State-supported mentor," said 泰瑞先锋军, an assistant teaching professor and field service coordinator in the Elementary and Early Childhood Education program (EECE) at 十大足彩平台. “这项研究非常清楚没有支持的一年级教师的流失率。 像我们这样的项目是必要的，可以让教师留在教室里。”
Dodaro and Boni Wozolek, an associate professor in EECE, pair new 十大足彩平台 graduates with retired educators whose experience mirrors the demographics of the school where the new teacher is assigned. 在少数族裔占多数的学校和地区工作的校友优先获得匹配。
“关于如何成为一名有效的教育者，我得到了很多建议和工具。 知道我有强大的支持系统，有人超越一切地帮助我，这让我感到很欣慰。 It is so important for first year teachers to have this support since they will also have so many new responsibilities that can be overwhelming," she said.
