At the same time, schools face looming teacher shortages and a growing call for a more
diverse teacher pool.
One such option, he testified, was placing ineffective teachers in a
substitute teacher pool, thereby ensuring these teachers would never be assigned to a regular class of students.
Moreover, the
current teacher pool feeds the anemic principal pipeline, meaning excellent teachers are often pulled from instruction — or forced to work under inadequate leaders.
In order for all this to happen in a sustainable way in our schools, deeper learning requires that groups
of teachers pool their talents, resources, time, and efforts to maximize coherence, relevance, and connections among the content areas.
When teachers pool their knowledge and talents through shared professional learning and experience, they are «smarter» than any single person on the team.
When we compare teacher effectiveness in our
simulated teacher pool, we estimated that TFA teachers would need to produce about 2 percent of a standard deviation in additional math and reading achievement in their students to offset the impact of the higher turnover rates.
The data SmartFind Express collects about substitute
teacher pools hold valuable insights that can help you proactively address unexpected teacher absences.
A number of teachers in our
original teacher pool were assistant, ESL, or special education teachers who did not have their own classroom.
For example, Call Me MISTER in South Carolina aims to recruit college students to increase the
incoming teacher pool, while other programs — like Boston Public Schools» High School to Teacher Program — reach out to students in high schools.
In fact, DreamBox teachers outpaced the
national teacher pool that was part of this study by a statistically significant percentage in every category measured.
Phase 2 trials would test promising teacher practice from Phase 1 on a larger, more
varied teacher pool to see if the next - day outcomes held up, probably across different types of schools.
Teacher pools are weak, and the schools with the most challenging students get the youngest and least prepared teachers.
An analysis by Paul Peterson and Daniel Nadler found that states that encourage alternative licensure have greater diversity in
their teacher pools, for example (see «What Happens When States Have Genuine Alternative Certification?»
Challenges such as qualified substitute
teachers pools and ensuring that the schools fields / grounds, exterior signage and parking lots are properly maintained for that improved curb appeal are a must.
New York might be one of America's most racially diverse cities, but
its teacher pool is decidedly not.
Some will ask you to apply to
a teacher pool where they draw for additional interviews as jobs come available.