We are always so thrilled to hear
about educators who find innovative ways to set aside dedicated time for independent reading practice.
It quickly became obvious to me that this policy would have real consequences for
thinking about educator diversity, and potentially at a very high cost.
There are plenty of
stories about educators who start lesson study, then a new principal comes in with a different idea about how to do things, and lesson study falls apart.
We're
excited about educators who are fired up about our liberal arts program, positive approach to discipline, and commitment to serve all students.
In the playlist below, I've gathered some
videos about educators and schools who are welcoming the sea change that is mobile learning.
First, there's absolutely nothing
new about educators promoting commercial products — and getting compensated in various ways for doing so.
Data
about educator practice and student learning obtained from evaluation systems helps inform district - wide and individual decisions around recruitment, development, and retention of educators.
It's not surprising that the graduates of these schools spend their time
thinking about educators and students instead of parents.
But
what about educators who teach subjects like art and music, where students don't take statewide tests?
The founding editor of The New Educator, a quarterly peer - reviewed journal
about educator preparation, Dr. Falk is the author of more than 150 publications.
But in addition to early childhood and more funding, Duncan also talked
about educator evaluation, teacher preparation and support, and more.
If you don't already, please take a moment to follow WDE on Twitter and Facebook where you can view photos and
read about educators from your district and around the state engaged in professional development.
We have all
heard about educators who have worked in jobs they have grown to hate; they have become bored and uninspired in their day - to - day work.
The founding editor of The New Educator, a quarterly peer - reviewed
journal about educator preparation, Dr. Falk is the author of more than 150 publications.
Another teacher, Sheila Jane, published the blog
post about educators who actively used Periscope for communicating with students.
Can they not take a lesson from America's experience with the uses of test - score data in making
judgments about educators and schools?
Find out what the research says about the benefits of one - to - one computing, and read
about educator concerns about the overuse of technology.
Recent
news about Educators 4 Excellence: their LA branch recently took to using its member email subscriber list to solicit likes for one of their employee's Chloe and Isabel jewelry Facebook pages.
The previous two posts,
about educator frustration with data dashboards and excitement about embedding social - psychology based interventions in technology platforms.
I am especially
curious about educators who are members of teacher recruitment programs such as AmeriCorps and Teach For America who enter classrooms with a degree in a field other than education.
To illustrate, if an accountability test has been constructed in such a way that students» performances are unduly influenced by those students» socioeconomic status, then the test will be instructionally insensitive; it will not allow us to make a valid second - step
inference about educators» instructional effectiveness.
A brief demonstrating the progress TIF districts made in changing
perceptions about educator evaluation and the effect reform has had on improving instruction.
Charter School Management Company, reveals a
lot about Educators 4 Excellence's mission and purpose.
«Today, educators need seamless integration of assessment and instruction, and we hear stories
about educators spending far too much time bridging the gap between the two when it comes to RTI,» said Jack Lynch, Renaissance CEO.
Throughout 2015 - 2016, AACTE is engaging its membership and partner organizations in a concerted effort to debunk
myths about educator preparation and teacher quality.
This toolkit, developed by the Quality Evaluation Rollout Work Group, contains a set of tools and resources to support States in
communicating about educator evaluation systems with key audiences, with a focus on teachers.
While some people balk at the notion of «no excuses» in schools and some educators shirk the notion of personal accountability for student achievement, we know well that, before being hijacked to promote overly punitive experiences in the name of relentless pursuit of academic achievement, these ideas were initially and rightfully established to send the
message about educators who would never make excuses about what Black and Brown children could accomplish.
While the headmaster's belief in so - called indigo children may give you pause, there's something to be
said about an educator who wants to encourage children to explore technology, and gives them a unique setting where their curiosity is encouraged.
A
webinar about educator wellbeing — how we look after ourselves, how we support each other in a team, and how this all profoundly influences children's wellbeing
At The Hechinger Report, we've
written about educators who are overwhelmed — and, at times, underwhelmed — by the number of options for education technology programs and products.
At Ascend, we're
excited about educators who are fired up about our liberal arts program, positive approach to discipline, and commitment to serve all students.