Sentences with phrase «teacher certification system»

Instead, he plans to link the new teacher evaluation system with a new three - tier teacher certification system, where only the best teachers will get the «master certificate» label.

Pennsylvania's Department of Education has operated new application systems since phasing out the Teacher Certification System (TCS) in December 2011.

Not exact matches

«The bottom line is that SUNY intends to create an insulated and self - regulated system, which would contradict and undermine state and national efforts to raise standards and accountability in teacher preparation and certification.»

We strongly oppose the proposal to have a two - tiered reimbursement system for Pre-Kindergarten programs based on teacher certification.

Reforms being sought by Cuomo include changing the system for teacher evaluation, tenure certification and preparation, and giving the state more authority to save schools considered to be «failing» under state evaluations.

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That system is based on a variety of measures: results from teacher - certification tests; graduates» ratings of their satisfaction with their programs; and the ratings of graduates» mentor teachers on the quality of the programs in preparing novices according to state standards for teachers.

Its system of identifying low - performing teacher - preparation programs considers: the accreditation status of the teacher education unit; passing rates on teacher - certification exams; and results from the state's performance assessments of classroom teachers.

This report recommends further research to investigate the question of whether the certification process itself makes teachers more effective — as they become familiar with the standards and complete the assessment — or if high - quality teachers are attracted to the certification process, as well as to determine whether NBPTS certification is having broader effects on the educational system beyond individual classrooms.

Rather than today's system, which focuses on «input regulations» such as textbook mandates; seat time rules; cumbersome, outdated certification requirements; and professional development units, public officials should place greater emphasis on vastly improved data systems, better teacher evaluations, curricular quality, and meaningful accountability.

Our current system is laden with input regulations like textbook mandates, certification requirements, and notches on teachers» professional - development belts.

Though the commission's view of teachers and teaching has gained in popularity in recent years - witness Secretary of Education Rod Paige's recent call to dismantle the current system of training and certification - few of its recommendations have been widely embraced.

How do states and school systems support teachers who seek certification by the NBPTS?

Key elements included a new principal evaluation system, a pay - for - performance teacher evaluation system, a Leadership Development Fellows Academy for principals, an Accelerating Campus Excellence plan that seeks to attract educators to «struggling» schools, and an emphasis on dramatically boosting the number of students earning career certifications.

The goal of this privately organized board, created in 1987, is to establish a voluntary national certification system to recognize and reward outstanding teachers.

The board also totally revamped teacher certification programs so that teachers would be prepared for a performance - based system.

When a state promises in its RTTT application to develop a new teacher - preparation system, the administration must pry: Is this really a new initiative or just a renaming of your existing certification process?

It advocates for strong standards, aligned curriculum frameworks, improved teacher preparation and certification systems, increased school - level autonomy, diverse school options, and more early - childhood programs.

Questions about how to value experience, education, certification, and pedagogical skills — the big four of teacher inputs — have created one of the most highly contentious fields of inquiry in education, particularly since they have clear implications for the design of teacher compensation systems.

In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomes.

Like many other features of our Pre-K — 12 school system, the current design of teacher licensing, or certification as it's often called, has outlived its usefulness.

The NYC DOE payroll system was the source of information about each teacher's certification program and years of teaching experience.

The way to improve the schools, these experts argued, was to spend more money, raise teacher salaries, toughen graduation requirements, and strengthen teacher certification and training, among other things: reforms that could be pursued without changing the basic structure of the system.

Peterson: Since John Dewey, school reformers have tried to customize education to the needs of each child, but each step towards customization has required a big step toward centralization (bigger schools, larger school districts, state certification for teachers, federal dollars and regulations, etc.) School systems are no longer embedded in the small politics of local communities and this has dramatically changed the way accountability works.

A highly structured bureaucracy controls teacher certification and training, says C. Emily Feistritzer, president of the National Center for Education Information (NCEI) in Washington D.C. «Anyone who wants to make more new teachers available can begin by dismantling this elaborate system, which locks out potentially highly qualified teachers while accrediting many who don't belong in the classroom,» Feistritzer says in a story, («The Truth Behind the «Teacher Shortage»»), originally published by the Wall Street Journal in Jteacher certification and training, says C. Emily Feistritzer, president of the National Center for Education Information (NCEI) in Washington D.C. «Anyone who wants to make more new teachers available can begin by dismantling this elaborate system, which locks out potentially highly qualified teachers while accrediting many who don't belong in the classroom,» Feistritzer says in a story, («The Truth Behind the «Teacher Shortage»»), originally published by the Wall Street Journal in JTeacher Shortage»»), originally published by the Wall Street Journal in January.

The Commission will examine factors contributing to teacher recruitment and performance including: incentives to hire and retain high - quality teachers; improvements in the teacher evaluation system to ensure New York is implementing one of the strongest evaluation systems in the country; the use of teacher evaluations for decisions regarding promotion, hiring and termination as required in the teacher evaluation law; and teacher preparation, certification and education programs to ensure that teachers are properly trained to best educate our students.

The measures of teacher quality that are used by most public school systems to screen candidates and determine compensation — certification, experience, and education level — have been well researched, but there is little definitive empirical evidence that these characteristics, defined in general terms, are associated with higher student achievement.

Reforms address class size, school size, teacher «dispositions,» parental choice, alternative certification, and other features of the system, but the basic machinery remains in place.

When school choice programs are created, regulations are too often imposed that mimic the existing public education system, limiting diversity of school and provider supply (consider state testing mandates, teacher certification requirements, and so on).

Must be currently employed as special education teacher in Maine; seeking certification through University of Maine System.

I'm talking about things like teacher licensing mandates, which researchers have long found do not improve teacher quality and traffic in disproven education fads (but do provide easy - access cash cows for state departments of education and teacher colleges since teachers are required to keep buying their products to maintain certification); ever - increasing testing and data - entry mandates; centralized curriculum mandates like Common Core; centralized teacher evaluation and ratings systems; and the massive data entry required to document things like student behavior problems and special education services.

Add in certification rules that keep mid-career professionals with strong math and science skills out of teaching, near - lifetime employment policies and discipline processes that keep laggard and criminally - abusive teachers in the profession, and practices that all but ensure that low - quality teachers are teaching the poorest children, and shoddy teacher training perpetuates the nation's educational caste system.

Federal law in postsecondary education must also be a robust source of support for local innovation, research, and implementation of strategies designed to improve teacher and principal effectiveness and include: Evidence - based preparation and professional development; Evidence - based evaluation systems that include, in part, student performance; Alternative certification programs that meet workforce needs; State and school district flexibility regarding credentials for small and / or rural schools, special education programs, English learners and specialized programs such as science, technology, engineering, arts, and mathematics; and Locally - determined compensation and teacher and principal assignment policies.

State and federally driven mandates for curriculum, state testing, teacher certification, and fiscal management are no different for charter schools than they are for any other public school system.

«The new standards and eligibility guidelines for National Board Certification in CTE will help states and systems recruit and support many more teachers from diverse and non-traditional education and industry backgrounds to become accomplished CTE teachers,» said Kimberly Green, executive director of the National Association of State Directors of Career Technical Education Consortium (NASDCTEc).

The United States, along with nations as diverse as France, India, Japan and Mexico, has sought to improve its educational system by reforming teacher certification or teacher education.

Around the world, more than a dozen nations have recently engaged in efforts to rapidly reform their teacher education and certification systems.

«The new standards and eligibility guidelines for National Board Certification in CTE will help states and systems recruit and support many more teachers from diverse and non-traditional education and industry backgrounds to become accomplished CTE teachers.»

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For educators unfamiliar with it, the mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Tteachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Tteachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified TeachersTeachers.

NAF's Student Certification Assessment System (SCAS) includes an internship assessment, end - of - course exams, evidence - based portfolios, and supervisor and teacher feedback.

States can reserve up to 3 percent of their Title II funds for investments in «teacher, principal, or other school leader certification, recertification licensing, or tenure systems or preparation program standards and approval processes to ensure that (i) teachers have the necessary subject - matter knowledge and teaching skills, as demonstrated through measures determined by the State.»

Nearly 1,000 candidates had applied for the year - long program, which included active teaching service combined with mentoring, professional certification, and a salary of $ 39,000 — in return for a commitment to teach in the Pittsburgh public school system Read more about Behind the Collapse of a Teacher Residency Program -LSB-...]

Adopt or adapt the 2015 Professional Standards for Educational Leaders and the 2011 Teacher Leader Model Standards, and revise educator certification and licensure, evaluation systems, and professional learning opportunities to align with those standards.

The Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) authorizes our school system to provide certification services to individuals who are in a position which requires a certificate (teachers, specialists, administrators).

Teachers can view the effectiveness labels reported by their district within their individual MOECS (Michigan Online Educator Certification System) accounts.