Sunday, August 31, 2025

Empowering New Teachers and Candidates: You Are Intentionally Invited.

 

New teachers and teacher candidates are essential for sustaining a school’s or institutional culture. The International Alliance of Invitational Education (IAIE) needs to recruit new teacher candidates to sustain and further promote its advocacy for an intentional, caring, optimistic, respectful, and trustworthy (I-CORT) school culture (Purkey & Novak, 2015; Anderson, 2020).  IAIE’s core mission is to foster positive and inclusive school cultures grounded in I-CORT principles. As current educators retire or move on, new teacher candidates are essential to carry the mission forward. Without intentional recruitment and empowerment of these individuals, the movement risks losing momentum and coherence over time.

Embedding I-CORT into every early teaching professional’s identity is a win/win focus point.  New teachers are at a formative stage in their professional journey. Introducing I-CORT values during their preparation helps to shape their foundational beliefs about teaching and learning, encourages them to see schools as places that should affirm every student’s worth, and promotes consistent practice aligned with invitational education principles. Therefore, when these values are integrated early, they become a natural part of a teacher’s pedagogical approach.

New teachers need to be part of creating a sustainable and scalable positive school culture.  A positive school culture isn’t maintained by a few individuals.  Rather, it requires a collective and systemic effort. Recruiting teacher candidates committed to I-CORT principles invites a critical mass of educators who consistently model caring and respect, work collaboratively with colleagues and students, and challenge negative or exclusionary practices. It is important that exhibited consistency is embraced as essential for sustainable cultural change at the school and district levels.

Innovation and fresh perspectives presented by new teacher candidates “makes better possible.”  New teacher candidates often bring energy, openness to learning, and new ideas. Their enthusiasm reinforces optimism within the school environment, can help adapt I-CORT values to modern educational challenges, and stimulate innovation in how I-CORT is practiced and promoted.

To advance this vision, it is essential to widen the reach and influence of the IAIE.  Recruiting new teachers can expand IAIE’s network and influence. As these educators implement I-CORT principles in diverse settings, they can act as ambassadors for invitational education, spread awareness to other educators, parents, and communities, and help the movement grow beyond its existing boundaries.

By addressing current educational challenges, the IAIE will continue helping today’s schools face complex social, emotional, and academic challenges. Teachers grounded in I-CORT values are more likely to advocate for building inclusive classrooms, fostering student engagement and trust, and promoting well-being and resilience.  Thus, the initiative to recruit and develop new I-CART-minded educators is vital to meeting the evolving needs of students and school communities.

Thus, recruiting new teacher candidates is essential for the IAIE to maintain and expand its vision of invitational education. These individuals are not just future educators, they are future leaders, culture builders, and advocates for schools that prioritize care, respect, and optimism. By empowering new teachers, IAIE secures both the present vitality and future relevance of the I-CORT philosophy.

The IAIE provides forward-thinking individuals, an affordable path to learning, implementing and helping us to improve Invitational Education theory and practice. Joining helps us work together to make your organization and the world a more welcoming place!

Advocates of Invitational Education are dedicated to encouraging the next generation to become involved with Invitational Education theory and practice. Joining us empowers you to make your schools and your future workplaces more productive, enjoyable and inviting! Collaborating with an intentional, caring, optimistic, respectful, and trustworthy (I-CORT) mindset can make the world a better place!

To get started, access the following IAIE membership link.

Additionally, your organization will constantly evolve, ideally seeking to improve. In this endeavor, the IAIE provides resources. You are invited to help bring Invitational Education to your school or professional organization. Conscientious educators and professionals can help promote Invitational Education in the interaction between the 5Ps: people, places, policies, programs, and processes of any school setting or institution for everyone's benefit. The IAIE wants to help you create a welcoming environment where all individuals flourish and bring their best ideas and most creative work into play. Making the world a better place is no small task.  However, together, we can make better possible! 
An institutional membership will help your organization create a blueprint for continued success and will qualify your institution to apply for IAIE awards

Please, join us.  Together we will be blessed by the opportunity to trudge a path that still needs to be cleared in many ways.  Becoming more familiar with IE theory and practices will empower your utilization of all the resources within your growing pedagogical toolbox.  

To Cite:

Anderson, C.J. (August 31, 2025). Empowering new teachers and candidates: You are intentionally invited. [Web log post] Retrieved from http://www.ucan-cja.blogspot.com/

 

References:

Anderson, C. J. (2021). Developing your students' emotional intelligence and philosophical  perspective begins with I-CORT. Journal of Invitational Theory and Practice, 27, 36-50.

 Purkey, W. W., & Novak, J. M. (2015). Fundamentals of invitational education. (2nd Ed) International Alliance for Invitational Education. Retrieved from: Fundamental of Invitational Education | IAIE

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