Ellen Moir is Executive Director of the New Teacher Center (NTC) at the University of California, Santa Cruz (UCSC), a national resource for high quality new teacher and new administrator induction programs. The NTC conducts research, develops and administers induction programs, and consults with organizations, educational leaders, and policy makers throughout the U.S. on issues related to new educator support.

Moir has also served for fifteen years as Director of the Santa Cruz New Teacher Project, a beginning teacher induction program that has supported more than 12,000 beginning teachers during the first two years of their careers. From 1985 to 2000, she was UCSC's Director of Teacher Education.

Moir is recognized throughout California and nation for her work in beginning teacher development. In 2003, she received the California Council on Teacher Education Distinguished Teacher Educator Award. She has recently addressed issues of new teacher support at the conferences of the National Governor's Association, National Board for Professional Teacher Standards, American Educational Research Association, and National Staff Development Council.

Recent journal publications include articles for Educational Leadership, Journal of Staff Development, Teacher Education Quarterly, and Chief State School Officers Council Newsletter. Moir has authored several book chapters related to 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. She is a passionate advocate for investing in teacher quality and equitable learning opportunities for all students.