On-Boarding New Teachers
Devoting the time and resources to creating an intentional and reflective approach to efficiently and humanely bringing new hires into your school's culture and program can pay off in more effective teaching, a happier and more stable faculty, and more effective work toward institutional strategic goals.

Webinars

 Building a Culture of Collaboration - How can Academic Leaders onboard new faculty members when current faculty may be feeling disconnected from one another after a challenging year? In our July 14 Webinar, One Schoolhouse's Sarah Hanawald talks with Erika Nielsen Andrew, Director of Professional Learning at FolioCollaborative, about her insights on how building a culture of collaboration can lead to a professional community where faculty feel integrated and supported. ​

Blogs
Powering Onboarding Via Your LMS - Course creation at One Schoolhouse begins by equipping teachers with the right mindset and tools to design and teach a course with us. Watch our July 28 webinar to hear One Schoolhouse's Corinne Dedini and Brad Rathgeber talk about our 'Pedagogy & Practice' course and why teachers tell us that it's the best professional development they've ever done. ​
Creating an Intentional Faculty Culture - Our July 7 webinar, the first installment in a month-long series on onboarding, features a conversation with Susanna Jones, Head of School at Holton Arms School, and Naa-Adei Kotey, Academic Dean at St. Paul's Schools, who, along with Brad Rathgeber, discuss how to build an intentional faculty culture.
On-Boarding New Faculty - Academic Leaders webinar on welcoming and onboarding new faculty. Peter and Sarah present on a combination of the "always" best practices along with some ideas about onboarding that are particular to this year.
The BEST Teacher Handbook, Ever! - You may have an employee handbook, the statutory guide to rules and regulations for employees, but does your school have a source where teachers, new and veteran, can learn in detail about your practices and policies, your culture, your traditions, and your special language and terminology? Veteran administrator and past ICG executive director Peter Gow will offer participants a framework for creating “The BEST Teacher Handbook, Ever!”—a resource for teachers and administrators to expedite the learning curve for teachers new to the school and to codify important aspects of your school’s culture and internal brand. ​
Welcoming New Faculty - Connie White, Director of Learning Design at Woodward Academy, has designed and built a full year of onboarding for the 20+ new teachers she welcomes every year, including a year-long mentoring program that she's continued to refine over the years. Watch our July 21 webinar to hear Connie talk with One Schoolhouse's Sarah Hanawald about strategies for welcoming and supporting new faculty in ways that empower them from their first day on campus. ​
On-Boarding New Faculty, Part II - Sarah Hanawald and Peter Gow presented on welcoming and onboarding new faculty, a year-long process.
Teacher Orientation and Induction: Doing It Right! - it takes more than a day to prepare a new teacher for your school’s culture and practices. The author of NAIS’s An Admirable Faculty: Recruiting, Hiring, Training, and Retaining the Best Independent School Teachers lays out a framework for making sure that new teachers—whether new to the profession or veteran—hit the ground running from the first day of school. Presented by Peter Gow, then of the Independent Curriculum Group and now Independent Resource Curriculum Director at One Schoolhouse..
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The Pulse of Academic Leaders ​​
What resources do you provide to new faculty before the start of the school year? July 9, 2021
​Have you had faculty departures this summer? July 27, 2021
What are your top two priorities for new faculty July 18, 2021