States around the country continue to deal with the teacher shortage issue.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics, 86% of public schools in the U.S. had trouble hiring teachers for the 2023-24 school year.

Dr. Tammi Davis is an educator with more than 20 years of experience, including 10 years as a teacher educator. Currently an associate professor of elementary education at Missouri State University, Davis has focused her research on studying the experiences of new teachers. One of the things she looks at is how the support or lack of support for teachers in areas like mentorship affects them.

Her most recent project resulted in an article titled “Learning from the Unexpected Journeys of Novice Teachers’ Professional Identity Development” in Education Sciences. She shares more about the project and key findings.

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