Reporter-turned-charter school teacher Marilyn Rhames blogged last week on an experience that changed her perception of education and the core values that should guide education reform. She began her student teaching in an elementary school on the West Side of Chicago, where conditions were such that “after six months, I Read more
The U.S. Department of Education and Asia Society released a report last week entitled, “Improving Teacher Quality Around the World: The International Summit on the Teaching Profession,” addressing lessons shared during the two-day event held in New York City in March. The summit marked the first-ever convening of education ministers, Read more
A new study based on the Annenberg Institute on School Reform’s (AISR) work with the Transatlantic School Innovation Alliance (TISA) adds to the emerging literature supporting the idea that peer networks among educational practitioners, both within and across schools, can improve teaching and learning.In England, there has been a focus Read more
After a fantastic conference in Washington, DC with the National Center for Education Information and a nice holiday, I’m back. To ease back into things, I thought I’d have a little fun with educational jargon. Yesterday, John Merrow blogged about “The Joys of Jargon.” He listed the most annoying buzzwords Read more
The InTASC Model Core Teaching Standards will be released at the end of April in conjunction with the Council for Chief State School Officers’ State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) Summit (April 28-30) and the National Teacher Recognition Week. The plan is to use the release of the final updated Read more
The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality is pleased to introduce three new research & policy resources to assist districts and states in designing and implementing teacher professional development activities and evaluation systems. They are: Measuring Teacher Contributions to Student Learning Growth for Nontested Grades and Subjects was developed to Read more
The state of Maryland has released a new teacher self-assessment tool. It is available at http://pdot.marylandlearninglinks.org/ This free tool is designed to facilitate teacher reflection related to instruction of students wih special needs. Teachers log in and rate themselves on indicators in ten areas, using a five-point scoring tool. The Read more
The New Teacher Project’s Teacher Evaluation 2.0, a blueprint for better teacher evaluation, has informed the work of a number of states who are in the process of overhauling their evaluation systems. Now, The New Teacher Project has released a useful tool to support the development of better teacher observation Read more
Core Education has always been focused on providing exceptional professional development to preservice, induction, and inservice teachers. We are also dedicated to promoting the state and district policies that make this type of professional development possible. Now, new research provides insights into the policies of four states that support outstanding Read more