INTERNATIONAL
EdWeek. Lessons From Denmark: Teachers Can Incorporate Empathy in the Curriculum Developing empathy is not only important for students; it’s a vital skill for teachers as well.
GBTimes. Finland schooling China in education reform …too many Chinese teachers lack adequate qualifications but training programmes aim to improve on this.
Iceland Review. Lack of Teachers as School Year Begins
USAToday. Why Finland is rejecting U.S. school reforms Teachers are directed to give students daily feedback and measure them against their starting points, not other students.
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American Educational Studies Association. 2016 Critics Choice Book Award: Reading, Writing and Talk: Inclusive Teaching Strategies for Diverse Learners, K-2 by TC Prof. Mariana Souto-Manning and Jessica Martell
CAEP. Chief Accreditation Officer Vacany Notice
CEEDAR Center (Univ. of Fl). Webinar: Practice-Based Approaches for Improving Teacher Preparation [Sept. 21]
EdWeek.
1) Analysis Projects Growing National Shortfall of Teachers
2) Accrediting Teacher Prep: Former TEAC and NCATE Leaders Weigh In Had CAEP followed the plan set out in the design-team report, it would have avoided all the problems described in the Education Week article.
Hechinger Report. How do we stop the exodus of minority teachers?
Learning Policy Institute. Understanding Teacher Shortages: A State-by-State Analysis of the Factors Influencing Teacher Supply, Demand, and Equity
Louisiana Tech Univ. Educators, education secretary talk teacher training
NEPC. Independent Teacher Education Programs: Apocryphal Claims, Illusory Evidence
Ozarks Public Radio. Trends in Teacher Preparation
Purdue Univ. $2 million NSF grant to fund College of Education STEM research project
TECSCU & TRG. Joint Fall Conference 2016 [deadline: Sept. 30]
Twitter Chat. #teacherprep @EdProgress & @HopeStreetGroup Sept. 20, 8pm
WashingtonPost/K. Zeichner. The problem with the growing effort to ‘disrupt’ teacher preparation in the United States
What Works Clearing House. Launch of Redesigned Website on Ed Research
NEW YORK STATE
NYSED. State Board Of Regents Approves New York’s Participation In Reciprocity Agreement For Distance Learning With Other States (SARA)
Chalkbeat. How I Teach: A fourth-grade teacher uses dance parties and emojis to engage students by Lauren Bakian-Aaker, NYS Teacher of the Year Finalist and TC Instructor
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. Teach for America’s presence in New York City hits 11-year low
NYTimes. Faculty Lockout at L.I.U.-Brooklyn Ends With Contract Agreement
Teachers College. Teacher as Activist: Bridging the Educational Divide Wed. Sept. 21, 6:30-9:30
