Not exact matches
It doesn't erase the need for rigorous standards, tough accountability, vastly improved data systems, better teacher evaluations (and training, etc.),
stronger school leaders, the right of families to choose
schools, and much else that reformers have been struggling to
bring about.
An MSP
leader made a case for STEM faculty and middle
school teacher
leaders collaborating in designing programs to deepen teachers» content knowledge, arguing that «teachers
bring the middle
school perspective that university faculty doesn't have, and the university faculty
brings a
stronger mathematics content background.»
The key is listening to good - and - great teachers (as well as
school leaders) who
bring strong mastery of their profession to the table.
While ineffective principals can drag down
school performance, successful
school leaders build
strong teams and
bring out the best in each «player,» creating
schools where great teachers love to work and students get everything they need to excel.