CEA's voice on the council has resulted in a framework which is consistent with the goal
of elevating the teaching profession by holding everyone accountable, while producing a new evaluation system that is fair, valid, reliable, and useful.
Not exact matches
Now, it's up to citizens across the state to hold the commission accountable and encourage its members to recommend real reforms to
elevate the
teaching profession and improve the quality
of our public schools.
Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton's plan includes «
elevating» the
teaching profession, rebuilding schools, breaking the school - to - prison pipeline, the expansion
of affordable preschool and child care, and making college more affordable by offering free tuition at community colleges and four - year public universities.
An integral part
of this is about
elevating the status
of the
teaching profession in Wales.
How to build a better teacher: Groups push a 9 - point plan called TeachStrong Washington Post: A coalition
of 40 education groups — including some strange bedfellows — is starting a national campaign aimed at «modernizing and
elevating» the
teaching profession.
The Pennsylvania Department
of Education (PDE) recognizes that
elevating the
teaching profession does not begin and end with recruitment efforts.
Consistent with the TeachStrong coalition's ESSA guidance for state actors, these states are leveraging ESSA's flexibility to support efforts around recruiting teachers
of color; improving the teacher preparation experience; providing induction and mentoring to novice teachers; increasing teacher pay; and creating or encouraging career pathways, with the goal
of ensuring that all students — and especially students in low - income schools — are
taught by high - quality, prepared, meaningfully supported teachers.2 The author also notes what other initiatives and actions policymakers and advocates should watch for and consider as they work to modernize and
elevate the
teaching profession.
ARLINGTON, VA — July 1, 2015 — An education leader who called for
elevating teaching to the ranks of esteemed professions such as medicine and engineering, Dr. Ronald Thorpe, president and CEO of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, lost his battle with cance
teaching to the ranks
of esteemed
professions such as medicine and engineering, Dr. Ronald Thorpe, president and CEO
of the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards, lost his battle with cance
Teaching Standards, lost his battle with cancer today.
States, districts, teacher preparation programs, and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States are recognizing the importance
of modernizing and
elevating the
teaching profession as a strategy for improving schools and student outcomes.
Today E4E has six chapters (Boston, Connecticut, New York, Chicago, Minnesota and Los Angeles) and more than 25,000 members, who are united around a common set
of values and principles for improving student learning and
elevating the
teaching profession.
A team
of ten New York City teachers started exploring teachers» perspectives on current tenure regulations in August 2014, after which they spoke with experts, researched tenure policies and crafted recommendations that will
elevate the
teaching profession and benefit students.
On February 10, 2017, E4E members released their new Declaration
of Teacher's Principles and Beliefs, a shared set
of values and principles that teachers believe are necessary to improve outcomes for students and
elevate the
teaching profession.
A report by the U.S. Department
of Education outlines higher standards for
elevating the
teaching profession.
All
of our work, actions, decisions, and goals are driven by the belief that every child deserves an excellent education and, in order to achieve this, we must
elevate the quality and prestige
of the
teaching profession.
The TeachStrong coalition, for example, has united a diverse cohort
of education organizations equally dedicated to modernizing and
elevating the
teaching profession.
Each component recognizes the need to modernize and
elevate the
teaching profession in order to best serve students who are at risk
of leaving K - 12 education unprepared to meet college or adult demands.
«In their diverse roles and with their great range
of experience — in the classroom and in advocating for accomplished
teaching — they are sure to help the National Board team continue its work to
elevate the
profession and advance accomplished
teaching, leading to Board Certification that I know will help teachers and students across the country.»
Teaching Matters» Lynette Guastaferro is co-author, with a Baltimore principal, of an op - ed in the Baltimore Sun that describes what's needed to elevate the teaching profession - and benefit s
Teaching Matters» Lynette Guastaferro is co-author, with a Baltimore principal,
of an op - ed in the Baltimore Sun that describes what's needed to
elevate the
teaching profession - and benefit s
teaching profession - and benefit students.
Founded by public school teachers, Educators for Excellence (E4E) is a growing movement
of over 25,000 educators, united around a common set
of principles for improving student learning and
elevating the
teaching profession.
Now, it's up to citizens across the state to hold the commission accountable and encourage its members to recommend real reforms to
elevate the
teaching profession and improve the quality
of our public schools.
While individual union leaders have demonstrated a willingness to embrace change in a few places - New Haven, CT, and Hillsborough County, FL, to name a few - teachers unions in general have yet to embrace the role they could and should be filling as the leaders
of the charge to
elevate the
teaching profession and improve outcomes for students.
Innovating in this area would undoubtedly
elevate the status
of the
profession and encourage more students to consider whether
teaching could be a strong fit for them.
Last Friday in Washington, D.C., E4E members released their new Declaration
of Teachers» Principles and Beliefs, a shared set
of values and principles that teachers believe are necessary to improve outcomes for students and
elevate the
teaching profession.
We envision an
elevated, prestigious
teaching profession in which educators are leaders both in and outside
of their classrooms, driving positive outcomes for students.
Recently convened national campaigns like TeachStrong, a coalition
of 60 education organizations and teacher Ambassadors dedicated to
elevating the
teaching profession, are a sign that now is the time to demand more support for teachers.
They explained the Board's potential to
elevate the
profession by certifying accomplished
teaching practice relative to a set
of teacher - developed standards.
Educators in Los Angeles from an Educators 4 Excellence (E4E) Teacher Policy Team considering career trajectories have developed a toolkit for «carving out career pathways to
elevate our expectations and aspirations for the future
of the
teaching profession.»
The public's perception
of teaching is equally out
of date, preventing the full realization
of Lanier's vision to
elevate the
profession's standing in American culture.
Today, we are excited to announce that we are uniting as part
of a national movement for educational change working locally to
elevate the
teaching profession and lead to improved student outcomes.
Back in the 1970s, the Finns set out to build a world - class education system by
elevating the status
of teaching to that
of other
professions.
WASHINGTON — «Today Education Secretary Arne Duncan made a major commitment to
elevating the
teaching profession by announcing the launch
of Teach to Lead, a new initiative to advance teacher leadership in partnership with the National Board.
Attempting to maintain support among the very teachers it is supposed to represent — and looking to show that it cares about
elevating the
teaching profession it debases through its defense
of quality - blind seniority - based privileges and reverse - seniority layoff rules — the NEA gave $ 73,500 to the National Network
of State Teachers
of the Year; that the selection
of teachers
of the year is usually more
of a popularity contest than one based on objective measures
of teacher performance is often conveniently ignored by all but the most thoughtful
of observers, and thus, serves as a good way to spend union funds.
Renée A. Middleton, dean
of The Gladys W. and David H. Patton College
of Education at Ohio University, serves on the board
of directors
of the National Board for Professional
Teaching Standards, a nonprofit organization dedicated to
elevating the voice
of accomplished teachers in shaping a true
profession and raising student achievement.
If you want to improve the status
of teachers and
elevate the
teaching profession, I'm with you on that.
A poll released this week by TeachStrong, a coalition aimed at
elevating the
teaching profession, found that nearly three - quarters
of Americans believe teachers are profoundly undervalued in terms
of how they are treated and supported.
For some leaders
of the new teacher - voice groups, the inclusion
of their leadership opportunities as part
of what districts consider to be official training begins to fulfill one
of the goals
of teacher - voice groups:
elevating the
teaching profession by providing teachers with leadership opportunities outside
of the classroom while continuing to
teach.
As educators endeavor to look beyond policies that standardize
teaching and narrow curricula, we all need resources and networks that will recover the grandeur
of our
profession and
elevate it to new levels
of attainment.
Modernizing and
elevating the
teaching profession is an issue that unites a diverse and powerful group
of organizations, including:
And really helping us to understand more deeply an incredibly important issue to all
of us in the room and certainly to the Department
of Education, which is how do we
elevate and enhance the
teaching profession in order to improve student outcomes?
And one
of the three was support our nation's educators and
elevate the
teaching profession.
Educators 4 Excellence envisions an
elevated, prestigious
teaching profession in which educators are leaders both in and outside
of their classrooms to drive positive outcomes for students.
Their stated goal is to create, «an
elevated, prestigious
teaching profession in which educators are leaders both in and outside
of their classrooms to drive positive outcomes for students.»
Join us in our mission to make modernizing and
elevating the
teaching profession the number one education policy issue
of our time.
The bill misses an opportunity to emphasize new investments focusing on
elevating the
teaching profession and fails to push for policy changes targeted at maintaining and recruiting a diverse, high - achieving workforce
of teachers and leaders.
This interactive tool provides examples
of programs and initiatives across the country working to modernize and
elevate the
teaching profession.
All
of our work is guided by our teacher - written Declaration, a set
of values and principles that we believe are necessary to improve outcomes for students and
elevate the
teaching profession.
It's really for the teachers,
elevating the
profession and giving them opportunities they won't have in non-TAP schools,» says Jana Rausch, senior manager
of media and public affairs for the National Institute for Excellence in
Teaching.
SPRINGFIELD (Feb. 12, 2018)-- A diverse coalition
of teachers, K - 12 administrators, higher education institutions, and advocacy organizations have come together to call on leaders to address the state's urgent need to increase the number
of teachers and to
elevate the
teaching profession in 2018 and beyond.
My name is Justin Boucher and I am the Executive Director
of Educators for Excellence - Connecticut, a nonprofit working to ensure educators have a leading voice in policies that will
elevate the
teaching profession and improve student outcomes.
Recognize the contribution
of excellent
teaching in our communities and
elevate the status
of the
profession.