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I’m a big fan of the New Teacher Center; their work has deeply informed the beginning teacher induction programs in California. That is, I should say that their work has informed the aspects of the induction programs that have worked well! I’ve had a chance to learn from their work since I started mentoring new teachers in 2008.

I agree with Laura that we need a broader idea of research. The quanta-mania that has largely drowned out qualitative methods throughout my 14 years in the classroom (I suspect that it started before my career began, but as I don’t know the history, I can only account for what I’ve seen) has, I believe, contributed greatly to the gap between what we call “research” and “practice.”