She
specializes in teacher development, school - and district - level reform, preschool through third - grade education, and systems approaches to educational improvement.
What other ways of organizing the work of Canadian teachers might better acknowledge the important role ongoing professional learning
serves in teacher development?
She
specializes in teacher development, school - and district - level reform, preschool through third - grade education, and systems approaches to educational improvement.
«The proposed funding cut raises a very serious question: is
investing in teacher development programs worth it and do we know how to make those investments effective?»
There are two main takeaways from the report by TNTP, a nonprofit formerly known as The New Teacher Project: Taxpayers invest a lot more resources
in teacher development programs than previously thought, and there is no link between these programs and improved classroom performance.
The study, entitled «The Mirage,» was based on surveys of 10,000 teachers and 500 school leaders, along with interviews with more than 100 staff
involved in teacher development.
In their Teacher Evaluation Model, the Marzano Research Institute identifies reflecting on teaching as «a vital meta - cognitive
step in teacher development.»
During this day - long, invitation - only discussion group, the American Youth Policy Forum hosted presenters from districts who are using student surveys in different ways to engage student
voice in the teacher development process.
The commitment to invest # 42 million
in a Teacher Development Premium pilot to enable teachers and leaders working in areas of greatest need to access high quality professional development, and drive school improvement; and
The Center for Teacher Innovation will be a premier destination for the next generation educators by promoting
excellence in teacher development and ongoing professional learning cultivated within a thriving environment of inclusiveness, community partnerships, and extraordinary service.
Their report, «The Mirage: Confronting the Hard Truth about Our Quest for Teacher Development,» found that the surveyed teachers spent an average of 19 school days each
year in teacher development sessions, but only three out of 10 teachers improved their performance as evidenced by several factors including evaluation ratings and classroom observations.
SDUSD attributes this early success to strong leadership, transparent communication, maintaining consistency with the program despite changing technology, and investing
in teacher development around the newly adopted technology tools.
Option # 2: The length of time in the classroom is the most important
factor in teacher development, therefore awarding tenure, promotions, and making other staffing decisions based solely on the length of time teaching is most fair.
She has been invested
in teacher development as coordinator for district - level professional development, teacher certification, and induction programs, and has served as a district - level director of equity and achievement.
The Microsoft founder said in a keynote speech Thursday in Cleveland that a majority of the millions of dollars the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation will spend over the next five years will go to networks of public schools, created to share achievements and
failures in teacher development and curricula.
93 % of active GPE grants invested
in teacher development in 2016, 76 % in learning materials, 67 % in learning assessment systems, and 52 % in teacher management
My ELT qualifications include the Cambridge CELTA & DELTA, and the British Council's Professional
Award in Teacher Development and Core Skills Validation.
Apart from teaching, I'm also
involved in teacher development (in the company where I work I oversee professional development of a team of language trainers, and I also recently became a CELTA trainer).
In addition to changing the curriculum, overhauling the school schedule, and
investing in teacher development to provide an effective IB program, Rainier Beach also trained its special education teachers in IB methods to support a new coteaching model.
A series of SRI reports for policymakers about California's teacher workforce has been credited with increasing investments
in teacher development and improving workforce quality.
This study underscores the notion that investing
in teacher development, increasing teachers» responsibilities, and providing teachers with the support to have agency in school - wide improvement, are of value.