Interested in the conversation around effective teacher evaluation? And how to measure a teacher’s contribution to student learning? Sign up for the NBPTS webcast on that topic, taking place this Thursday March 10th from 6:00 to 7:00 EST. Nice to see Patrick Ledesma, a current Teaching Ambassador Fellow, on the docket. Please join the National [...]
Where to even begin? How do you describe the events and stances from governors and mayors in more and more states and cities, from Wisconsin to Ohio, and Providence to New York City, that have equated fiscal crises with the image of the bloated public sector union? An article that puts the current pressure on [...]
Just passing on word from Maria Fenwick, executive director of Teach Plus-Boston, about the application process to be a Teaching Policy Fellow for the coming academic year. Here’s some more information about the Teach Plus Policy Fellowship. The Teaching Policy Fellowship began in Boston in 2007 with a pilot cohort of sixteen teachers from urban [...]
It has really been incredible to learn about and follow the political situation in Wisconsin over the past few days–and encouraging to have a number of friends, both local and even some Wisconsin-based, who are acting collectively and swiftly in response. One posted a picture on Facebook, a view of the Wisconsin state house chambers [...]
How about that for a compelling approach? An emphasis on identifying the processes that forward-moving districts have created and/or employed to break through the ‘serial conflict’ that often occurs between school districts, teachers unions and school boards. Trying to dig deeper than the easy and often shallowly defined references to the importance of ‘working together’. [...]
Definitely need to spend some time looking through this report, especially since I formerly taught at a Boston high school that focused so much on developing a competency-based model. I miss working with all you great staff at the Boston Day and Evening Academy! RESOURCE UPDATE WWW.CENTERONINSTRUCTION.ORG A new resource has just been added to [...]
Here’s a chance to take an early look at the NBPTS standards for Literacy: Reading-Language arts for early and middle childhood teachers. Please make public comments by following the link below. As a former member of the History-Social studies standards committee, I will attest that we did look over and review every comment that we [...]
Now here is a teacher I’d like to meet. Teaching by example, no doubt, and absolutely an inspiration. Though I have to disagree with her final quote in the story. Not ‘just a teacher’… Bravo. A Russian woman stands, alone, for her rights By Kathy Lally Washington Post Foreign Service Wednesday, January 5, 2011; 4:35 [...]
Apologies for the late notice, but I was reminded that the nominations for membership in the U.S. Department of Education’s Regional Advisory Committees are due by the close of the business day, Wednesday January 5th, 2011. Right, that’s tomorrow. Information about the roles and responsibilities of committee members are as follows, taken from the Federal [...]
President Obama, Secretary Duncan and Melinda Gates visit TechBoston
Quite a stir in the Boston Public Schools today with President Obama visiting the pilot school TechBoston, part of the Dorchester High School complex. What a thrill for those able to participate! Take a look. President Obama at TechBoston Hope THAT group has it together! That has to be a pretty cool feeling… Getting Presidential [...]