She noted especially its emphasis on
spreading teacher expertise and its responsiveness to the varying needs of students and individual practitioners.
Not exact matches
Barnett Berry, president and CEO of theCenter for Teaching Quality, in Hillsborough, North Carolina, advocates for a tiered approachto measuring
teacher qualifications — from minimally qualified (a newly credentialedteacher, for instance) to highly expert, which Berry describes as those «who improvestudent learning and
spread their
expertise toother
teachers.»
It is time to encourage and systematize the
spread of
teacher expertise in high - quality feedback systems.
Top - performing nations like Finland and Singapore have built their success on
teacher development and leadership — specifically by intentionally creating policies and programs so that classroom practitioners can learn from each other and
spread their
expertise in teaching (Darling - Hammond, 2014).
The Common Core State Standards offer unprecedented opportunities for
teachers to
spread their
expertise and collaborate across district and state boundaries.
This would include novice
teacher support through residency and induction programs, professional learning and growth systems that lead to Board certification and
teacher leadership opportunities that
spread the
expertise of accomplished
teachers.
As we strive to implement strategies that promote systemic change, we must do so with the goal that no matter where students are assigned, they have the benefit of the thinking,
expertise, and dedication of all
teachers in that grade level or subject area; that they are part of a school system that requires all
teachers to participate in learning teams that are provided regular time to plan, study, and problem solve together; and that this collaboration ensures that great practices and high expectations
spread across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.
We envision a career continuum that is anchored in a series of steps beginning with supports for preparation and induction, leading systematically to accomplished teaching and National Board certification, and ultimately resulting in the
spread of the professional
expertise of accomplished
teachers through leadership roles.
And
teachers» ongoing learning, in turn, depends on the construction of a strong professional development system and useful career development approaches that can help
spread expertise.