CAEP “Raising the Bar” for Teacher Education Accreditation Programs

Posted on April 1, 2013 by coreeducation

The Teacher Education Accreditation Council (TEAC) and the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) are merging into the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). CAEP will become the sole body responsible for the accreditation of teacher education programs and will serve the more than 900 educator preparation providers currently accredited Read more about CAEP “Raising the Bar” for Teacher Education Accreditation Programs[…]

A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age

Posted on March 27, 2013March 28, 2020 by coreeducation

With the large increase in online learning in recent years, more and more students are reaping its benefits as well as facing its challenges. In response, a group of scholars recently joined together to compose the “Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age.” Here is an introduction from the authors: On Read more about A Bill of Rights and Principles for Learning in the Digital Age[…]

PARCC moves forward toward sustainable Common Core Implementation

Posted on March 26, 2013 by coreeducation

As the Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers (PARCC) becomes an official 501(c)(3) to become more sustainable, they are also continuing to roll out preparation tools for their expected 2014-15 school year testing. PARCC and Smarter Balanced are the two education consortia charged with creating assessments to measure student attainment of Common Read more about PARCC moves forward toward sustainable Common Core Implementation[…]

Resources to Support Common Core Implementation

Posted on March 25, 2013September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

The Common Core State Standards have been accepted by 46 states and the District of Columbia and are scheduled for full implementation in the 2014-15 school year. They are already being piloted in multiple locations, which this blog has written about previously. Teachers have also recently spoken up in several surveys and have described their Read more about Resources to Support Common Core Implementation[…]

Teacher Preparation in the Digital Age, Part II

Posted on March 24, 2013March 24, 2013 by coreeducation

Recently, the Alliance for Excellent Education offered a free webinar entitled, “Perspectives on the Future of Teacher Preparation in the Digital Age, Part II.” This webinar is now available for viewing at http://www.all4ed.org/webinars The panelists included: Tom Carroll, President, National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future (NCTAF) Charles Coble, Cofounder and Partner, Teacher Preparation Analytics Read more about Teacher Preparation in the Digital Age, Part II[…]

Teacher leadership crucial to teacher development

Posted on March 21, 2013September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Two new reports from the New Teacher Center and the Aspen Institute both highlight the importance of rigorous training for new teachers. By looking at the work currently being done by certain model school districts, both reports highlight models through which novice teachers become master teachers. Interestingly, both reports also assert the importance of incorporating Read more about Teacher leadership crucial to teacher development[…]

Teachers and Common Core: An Ambivalent Relationship

Posted on March 20, 2013March 20, 2013 by coreeducation

As Common Core implementation deadlines approach, new surveys suggest that teachers are open to using Common Core but may not be prepared to do so. Three and a half years after the launch of the Common Core State Standards Initiative, schools nationwide continue working to implement the new standards in English/language arts and mathematics, which Read more about Teachers and Common Core: An Ambivalent Relationship[…]

Promoting Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance

Posted on March 19, 2013March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

The Office of Educational Technology at the U.S. Department of Education recently released a report called Expanding Evidence Approaches for Learning in a Digital World. The OET was most interested in “the role of new types of data and analytic capabilities in supporting grit, tenacity, and perseverance.” Here is more of their explanation of their Read more about Promoting Grit, Tenacity and Perseverance[…]

Education Department promises $15 million to School Turnaround AmeriCorps program

Posted on March 18, 2013 by coreeducation

The U.S. Education Department has announced funding for a new AmeriCorps grant program focused on School Turnaround. This action extends the Together for Tomorrow program that focuses on increased community engagement in low-performing schools. Below is the explanation from the Education Department blog: U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and Wendy Spencer, chief executive officer Read more about Education Department promises $15 million to School Turnaround AmeriCorps program[…]

Pilot Test for Common Core begins in 6,000 schools

Posted on March 17, 2013 by coreeducation

More than one million students are slated to participate in first large-scale trial of online tests aligned to the Common Core State Standards. Members of the Smarter Balanced Assessment Consortium (Smarter Balanced) began administering a Pilot Test of the assessment system in schools across the country. The Pilot Test is the first of two large-scale Read more about Pilot Test for Common Core begins in 6,000 schools[…]

How helpful are “state grade” reports really?

Posted on March 12, 2013 by coreeducation

The Think Twice Think Tank charges that “state grades” reports are mainly helpful to understand the policy agenda of those creating the grades, not as a means to understand the policies of state education departments. The Think Twice think tank review project, part of the National Education Policy Center (NEPC) at the University of Colorado Read more about How helpful are “state grade” reports really?[…]

New Study Corroborates State SLO Plans

Posted on March 11, 2013 by coreeducation

From the press release by the Boston-based Community Training and Assistance Center: As states and school districts increasingly use Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) in high stakes teacher evaluation and compensation systems to measure student academic growth, a new five-year study reports that high quality SLOs do improve teaching and bolster student growth. The national SLO Read more about New Study Corroborates State SLO Plans[…]

How satisfied are educators with their jobs?

Posted on March 10, 2013 by coreeducation

According to a MetLife survey, educators’ levels of satisfaction have dropped appreciably in recent years, but others see the change as a result of poor surveying techniques. “According to the survey, principal and teacher job satisfaction is declining. The responsibilities school leaders face have become increasing complex, and the biggest challenges leaders face are beyond Read more about How satisfied are educators with their jobs?[…]

Cultivating Great Principals: The District Role

Posted on March 7, 2013 by coreeducation

We know that principal leadership is crucial to success of schools and students, particularly urban ones, but the Wallace Foundation’s new report, Districts Matter, adds that school districts can cultivate that strong leadership and “ensure they have principals capable of boosting teaching and learning.” The new report “draws on a decade of foundation research and Read more about Cultivating Great Principals: The District Role[…]