Ellen Moir
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Ellen Moir is the founder and executive director of The New Teacher Center, based at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC). Established in 1998, the Center is devoted to the development, induction, and mentoring of beginning teachers.
[edit] Professional Career
Moir began her career as a bilingual teacher in Santa Paula, California in 1972. In 1978, she became supervisor of teacher education at UCSC, and a lecturer in the education department. From 1985 to 2000, Moir was Director of Teacher Education at UCSC.
Moir launched the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project in 1988, an innovative new teacher support program that she has directed since its inception. She founded the New Teacher Center in 1998.
Moir has published articles in a number of professional journals, including Educational Leadership, the Journal of Staff Development, and Teacher Education Quarterly. She has authored several book chapters related to teacher induction and produced video documentaries on teacher induction and bilingual education. Her induction work has been supported by fifteen private foundations and by the National Science Foundation.
[edit] Biography
Moir holds a B.A. from California State University, Northridge and an M.A. from San Jose State University.
[edit] Awards & Honors
Moir was a recipient of the 2005 Harold W. McGraw Prize in Education. In 2003, she received the California Council on Teacher Education Distinguished Teacher Educator Award.
