In an era where NCATE standards are narrowing teacher education to mechanistic dispositions and have eliminated the social justice language from its conceptual framework, this group will come together to share
how teacher educators can navigate the space within radical teaching practices that promote social justice in the world of NCATE requirements.
This study has implications for
how teacher educators prepare teacher candidates in the teaching of literacy for all learners.
Through the compelling stories of four teachers, she reveals
how teacher educators can help new teachers articulate, develop, and sustain their visions and assist them as they navigate the gap between their visions and their daily work.
One aspect of the questionnaire focused on how technology is integrated within the context of English teacher education programs, asking — as a new area of emphasis in the teaching of English —
how teacher educators prepare beginning English teachers to address the teaching of technology and new literacies in the context of the ELA.
Learn how to make the most of this platform in a free AACTE - sponsored webinar next week on
how teacher educators can use Twitter more effectively, particularly in advocating for their programs and for the profession.
I ask for articulation and inquiry into
how teacher educators develop their knowledge and skills to span boundaries associated with school and university contexts; and
how teacher educators change in their dispositions toward clinical practices as a result.
Researchers need to understand
how teacher educators perceive blended courses when they teach teacher candidates, because teacher preparation programs have different features than other higher education programs have.
AACTE will host an interactive webinar next week discussing the intersection of educator dispositions, ethics, and law — and
how teacher educators can assist their candidates in navigating the broad range of gray areas that they will face as professionals.
Check out Cultivating Social Justice Teachers:
How Teacher Educators Have Helped Students Overcome Cognitive Bottlenecks and Learn Critical Social Justice Concepts (Stylus, 2012), the new book edited by Paul C. Gorski, Kristien Zenkov, Nana Osei - Kofi, and Jeff Sapp.
Mills (2014) similarly focused on an instructor's account, describing in this journal
how a teacher educator's use of Twitter with his preservice teachers helped incline many of those novices to using Twitter to learn about new classroom strategies and technologies.
Not exact matches
In the churches, a major role of the Christian
educator (and that includes the minister and lay
teacher), is to help people understand what the media are really saying and doing to them - and
how they can avoid being taken in by its worldview.
This book is written for Christian
educators, trainers,
teachers, and lay people who are facing the question: «
How can we say what we mean about God so that our assertions will be understood, accepted, and responded to?»
What a shame... and standardized testing, what a revolting way to judge the merit of a school system (more specifically ~ an individual
educator) I was horrified to find out from a family friend who was a Special Education
teacher a few years ago (who is now my sons 7th grade, general Ed., Language Arts
teacher), that the BOE pays for the special Ed
teachers to go to a 3 day long In Service, instructing them
how to get their Spec.
This two - day event, held in Washington, D.C., challenges an international audience of policymakers, Internet industry leaders,
educators, legislators, authors, law enforcement, Internet safety advocates,
teachers and technologists to explore the science and health issues related to children and the Internet:
How can we find balance in our hyper - connected lives?
The Chef Instructors held a «Train the Trainer» session for the current cohort of school Garden
Educators, teaching them
how to implement the Chefs in the Garden curriculum as well as teach others, such as
teachers or community volunteers, to conduct the lessons.
and continuing on to become an elementary school
teacher and Literacy Specialist, coaching parents and
educators on
how to best teach children to develop a love for reading, writing and language.
Across the country,
teachers are grappling with
how their roles have expanded, from
educator and counselor to bodyguard and protector.
He «dissents strongly from the Bloomberg [education] legacy, starting with
how teachers have been treated,» saying that
educators have been «demonized and blamed» and that they «need to get the tools they need,» rather than «punished» by the «emphasis on high - stakes testing.»
Let me give you an example of
how merging school districts in one Erie County town could result in millions of dollars in savings without the closing of one school or the layoff of a single
teacher,
teacher's aide, janitor or other direct
educator to children.
A group of classroom
teachers from schools with newly created
teacher leadership positions told delegates
how educators in the new positions are nurturing collaboration and professional growth among their colleagues.
Teacher Evaluations Go Public,
Teachers» Rights Protected A new New York law ensuring that parents and the public have access to information involving how the teachers, principals and schools are performing while still respecting the educators» privacy is on the
Teachers» Rights Protected A new New York law ensuring that parents and the public have access to information involving
how the
teachers, principals and schools are performing while still respecting the educators» privacy is on the
teachers, principals and schools are performing while still respecting the
educators» privacy is on the horizon.
We often report on the struggles of Common Core Learning Standards in the classroom, but in this Focus on Education report WBFO»S Eileen Buckley takes us inside JFK Middle School in Cheektowaga to hear about
how educators and students are embracing it successfully and
how future
teachers are gearing up for the challenge.
Co-founder of
Educators for Excellence and former Bronx elementary school
teacher Evan Stone discusses
how teachers can benefit from the new standards.
«What we're putting together is going to give the commissioner a more direct picture of
how this is impacting parents,
educators and especially our children,» said Larry Scott, co-chair of the Buffalo Parent -
Teacher Organization.
Join Howie Hawkins and Brian Jones at the New Possibilities for Public Education: Rally for Kids and Schools as they stand with
educators and parents dedicated to saving public schools and talk about
how to fight back against the test and punish regime rampant in schools, the privatization of education, and the attacks against
teachers
New York State United
Teachers Executive Board Member Don Carlisto said that
educators were weary of the plan in part because of
how students may be marked should they choose to opt out of exams.
As a doula, prenatal yoga
teacher and childbirth
educator, one of the first question people ask me is «So...
how did it go?!»
Students learn
how to lead «theme based» classes and also learn to distinguish between the yoga
teacher as an «instructor» and as an «
educator.»
For secondary
teachers, Labour Behind the Label provide a sustainable fashion handbook for
educators which includes practical ideas on
how to teach about social and environmental responsibility in the fashion industry.
Back in 2013, 12 Atlanta
educators — including five
teachers and a principal — were indicted following years of suspicion regarding
how Atlanta students had improved their scores on the Criterion - Referenced Competency Test, which is administered throughout the state of Georgia.
SAEmedia.net project
teacher Eric Edens, a first - year
educator, is amazed to find
how self - motivated his students are — even the ones who seemed the least engaged.
How will
teachers and
educators be supported in their role?
I've seen posts all over the place - including on Edutopia - outlining to
teachers and
educators what is meant by digital citizenship and
how important it is for students to be aware of it.
For Edutopia reader and
educator Penni Davis, the book confirms that
teachers «often have classroom expectations that benefit extroverts more than introverts,» and makes you «rethink
how you put your classroom together.»
By setting high, clear learning goals and giving
teachers and local officials full control over
how best to achieve those, the Common Core ensures
educators have autonomy over what is taught, and
how it's taught, in their classrooms.
So with so many potential dilemmas faced by
teachers and other
educators,
how did they choose the ones they did for the book?
The
educators shaded in gold on the concept map had a direct role in helping the core
teachers develop and implement the curriculum: Our consumer - education
teacher taught students
how to design and sew rock - people costumes.
The next step is to show them
how to access really useful educational sites, such as A to Z
Teacher Stuff, The
Educators Reference Desk, Classroom Connect, Education World, and Eduscapes.
New
teacher evaluation systems, meanwhile, judge
educators on their students» performance on statewide standardized tests, or the pre - and post-assessments they've devised to determine
how much their students have learned that year in their classrooms.
This cute video explains
how teacher - built Share My Lesson helps
educators connect to get what they need.
English
teacher and connected
educator Michelle Lampinen shows
how weekly blogging assignments can transform a high school classroom into a community of enthusiastic writers.
It's also assisting several
educators with their postgraduate studies, «I am currently doing a thesis for postgraduate studies and use
Teacher regularly to inform myself of what is new, what practices are currently being implemented,
how they are working and what references have been used.»
Perhaps the biggest challenge for math
educators is not only training
teachers differently, but changing society's beliefs on
how math should be taught.
«It's about supporting the child but also supporting
teachers and schools to be confident delivering Aboriginal perspectives within the classroom and also asking
educators to look at Aboriginal pedagogies and
how they can use that within the classroom.»
In our annual
Teacher survey, we asked readers to not only share their feedback and suggestions for future stories, but also
how they're using our articles, videos, podcasts and infographics in their role as an
educator.
How a joint venture to support pre-service
educators is improving
teacher retention for Northern Territory schools.
If
teachers and students can establish just
how much smart technologies should be used in the classroom without becoming a distraction it will help to produce educational spaces that enrich the education and teaching of both learners and
educators.
In our annual survey,
educators told us
how they share
Teacher content with their colleagues.
As an
educator, you simply can't introduce students to the internet without educating them on
how to be safe while exploring the world wide web; but that's what many
teachers do anyway.
Online Professional Development for
Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods — featuring authors from across a range of organizations, including HGSE — examines
how educators can utilize online technology to make the most of professional development.