Value - added for many
general education teachers changes very little when scores from students with disabilities are excluded from calculations.
Not exact matches
Kevin Courtney, deputy
general secretary of the National Union of
Teachers (NUT), said:» We need to see real and significant changes to teachers» working lives, both in terms of pay and conditions as well as reducing the punishing accountability system that is overburdening the profession and blighting children and young people's education
Teachers (NUT), said:» We need to see real and significant
changes to
teachers» working lives, both in terms of pay and conditions as well as reducing the punishing accountability system that is overburdening the profession and blighting children and young people's education
teachers» working lives, both in terms of pay and conditions as well as reducing the punishing accountability system that is overburdening the profession and blighting children and young people's
education.»
The Pennsylvania Independent takes a look at the current
teacher evaluation system and how Governor Corbett's
education reform plan would
change it: Overhauling the evaluation system is part of an
education - reform package that Corbett wants the
General Assembly to pass -LSB-...]
If current law stands and the
General Assembly does not fund enhancement
teachers or make other
changes this January, local school districts will have to begin drawing up plans to comply with the mandate that include the following scenarios, they say: increase class sizes in grades 4 - 12; cut or displace arts, music, PE and special
education classes; reassign students to different schools to alleviate crowding; and, in some cases, eliminate or displace Pre-Kindergarten.
Kevin Courtney, deputy
general secretary of the National Union of
Teachers, said: «It is quite clear that endless
changes to the
education system are entirely unhelpful.
She is currently exploring how programs of dual certification in
general and special
education address diversity and the degree to which they represent substantial, transformative
changes in
teacher education.
Legislation coming out of this year's
General Assembly could
change a lot for the day to day operations of schools, with the funding formula
changing and a variety of structural
changes proposed for the State Board of
Education, and one thing
teachers are keeping a close eye on: their collective bargaining rights for new bonuses.
Whether
teachers are new or experienced and teach elementary or secondary; language arts, science, or social studies;
general education or special
education English learners, high - ability learners, or intervention students, Achieve3000's Professional Learning Services will
change the way you think about PD.
Whether
teachers are new or highly experienced; teach elementary or secondary; specialize in language arts, science, or social studies; or work with
general education, special
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change the way they think about professional development.
Other
changes would include aligning
teacher preparation programs and licensing requirements so that all educators, regardless of specialty, have a «similar, competent educational foundation,» and shift credentialing to allow for instruction of all students by both special and
general education teachers.
So now, as a result of the
changes put forward by the Malloy Administration and Commissioner Pryor, and approved by the Connecticut
General Assembly, superintendents and local boards of
education have only TWO WEEKS to submit their intent should they want to develop their own local
teacher evaluation systems... and even if they do submit a plan, its fate rests solely in the hands of a Commissioner who has no educational experience.
By selecting adaptations that are concrete and easy to implement, providing opportunities for ongoing dialogue about the implementation, and supporting
teachers in their efforts to learn selected techniques, you can begin to
change the practices of your
general education colleagues (Gersten & Woodward, 1990).
«We need to see real and significant
changes to
teachers» working lives, both in terms of pay and conditions as well as reducing the punishing accountability system that is overburdening the profession and blighting children and young people's
education,» said NUT deputy
general secretary Kevin Courtney.
On the first day, participants discussed the
general education system and the various entry points for climate
change, such a curriculum reform, training of
teachers and development of supplementary materials.
In her latest post, a calligraphic saying «happy
teachers will
change the world», Loi Laing encapsulates her holistic approach to law, legal
education and life in
general.