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Common-Core Work Must Include Teacher Development

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 22, Clicks: 4)
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Stephanie Hirsh -- While we are promoting radical change in creating a coherent national framework for what students should know and the way they learn, we have not yet committed to offering teachers the deep learning they will need to transform the way they work.

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New D.C. principal’s termination letter from Dallas

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 20, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- D.C. schools spokesman Melissa Salmanowitz said system officials are reviewing what happened in Dallas. She has not responded to questions about whether anyone in the D.C. system was aware of the accusations against Carter in Dallas when she was hired, or who actually hired her.

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Value-added teacher evaluation goes on trial — literally

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 19, Clicks: 4)
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This is part of a post that Cohen wrote on the group’s InterACT blog about value-added teacher evaluation in reaction to stories about a possible lawsuit in Los Angeles to force the Unified School District to use the value-added method of evaluating teachers. It uses student test scores to supposedly determine the “value” a teacher contributes to student achievement. Assessment experts say the method is highly unreliable, but that hasn’t deterred policymakers.

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New D.C. school principal left Texas under cloud

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 33, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- A principal recently hired by D.C. Public Schools is the same principal put on leave late last year in Dallas after investigators accused her of ordering third-grade teachers to focus only on math and reading in order to maintain an “exemplary” rating based on standardized test scores.

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Teacher: I won’t ‘teach and shut up’

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 39, Clicks: 5)
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Eric Shieh offers a few suggestions for school reform. First, unions need to widen their discourse beyond bread-and-butter issues like compensation and work environment. Teachers must be able to engage seriously and continuously in their profession’s discussions of evaluating teacher quality, of developing standards and curriculum, of allocating resources.

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Chuck Pack Stands Up for Public Education

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.youtube.com (Views: 86, Clicks: 39)
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Oklahoma National Board Certified teacher Chuck Pack talks about the passion and dedication of Oklahoma's teachers. Part of the Stand Up for Public Education campaign, sponsored by Oklahoma Education Association.

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How to grade a teacher

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 35, Clicks: 4)
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James Encinas, Kyle Hunsberger and Michael Stryker -- We're teachers who believe that teacher evaluation, including the use of reliable test data, can be good for students and for teachers. Yes, yes, we know we're not supposed to exist. But we do, and there are a lot more of us.

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3 Tips on Integrating Technology in the Classroom

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.usnews.com (Views: 30, Clicks: 5)
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The first annual Digital Learning Day falls on February 1 and will celebrate innovative K-12 instructors who successfully bring technology into the classroom by assigning online course content, using adaptive software for students with special needs, and utilizing online student assessments and other digital tools.

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NH gets D- on teacher quality policies

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 41, Clicks: 4)
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New Hampshire has made almost no progress in enacting policies that promote teacher quality in the last two years and continues to score poorly in a national report being released Wednesday.

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Petty Differences Mask Consensus on Teachers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 33, Clicks: 4)
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Disagreements between unions and politicians on how best to assess teachers are not as significant as the amount of agreement.

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Report: RI's strides on teacher quality among best

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.boston.com (Views: 36, Clicks: 4)
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Rhode Island is among the states that have made the most strides on teacher quality policies in the last two years, a national education research and policy group said Wednesday.

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In Race to the Top, the Dirty Work Is Left to Those on the Bottom

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.nytimes.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 7)
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Michael Winerip -- The president’s education program leaves a New York school district pondering how band teachers can be statistically evaluated.

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Teachers take to Twitter to improve craft and commiserate

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 32, Clicks: 4)
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The edu-tweet movement began in earnest in 2009 when three teachers, seeking a way to find others interested in talking about education issues, started a weekly Tuesday-night Twitter chat open to anyone in the world.

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Hawaii teachers reject contract in ‘blow’ to Race to the Top

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 40, Clicks: 4)
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Valerie Strauss -- Public school teachers in Hawaii have rejected a contract that called for a move to a performance-based evaluation and compensation system, as required by the Race to the Top grant that the state won from the Obama administration.

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Hawaii Teachers Vote A Stunning Blow For Race to the Top

nitajo sumitted ago via http://hawaii.news.blogs.civilbeat.com (Views: 38, Clicks: 4)
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The overwhelming vote against a new 6-year contract by Hawaii teachers raises questions about whether the state will be able to fulfill its Race to the Top promises.

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