GLOBAL
International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET). Call for Nominations to the ICET Board of Directors
Microsoft News. Iran’s Sa’adi Foundation runs virtual course on Persian language teacher training Sa’adi Foundation said the virtual training course is aimed at promoting the Persian language, supporting the Persian language centers across the world, enhancing the quality of Persian language teaching and facilitating teachers and enthusiasts’ access to such course.
The Educator Australia. Teacher taskforce to tackle education challenges New data released by UNESCO’s Teacher Task Force shows that 9.1 million teachers across the world who have been impacted by coronavirus school closures (out of 63 million affected teachers in total) are untrained.
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) AACTE Survey Captures Members’ Coronavirus Experience and Response
Field Placements and Licensure
*Most states have waived clinical requirements, but almost 40% of respondents report that their state has not adjusted its assessment policy.
*Numerous respondents cited access to tests required for licensure as a significant challenge.
*Nearly half of respondents indicated that field placements have been discontinued for at least some of their students.
*Uncertainties regarding field placements for the fall was a significant concern of respondents.
*Simulation is not yet a widespread option for students whose placements have been cancelled; one-third of respondents offer it….
2) Finding the Best Approximations of Practice in the Era of COVID-19: Video Analysis and FAVSTE [authors incl. TC Sr. Lect. J. Riccio] A group of science teacher educators from across the country has been using the ATLAS library as our main video case resource and the Framework for Analyzing Video in Science Teacher Education (FAVSTE) as our tool for maximizing the learning from these cases.
3) Moving Educator Preparation Forward During the Pandemic To address clinical practice challenges, AACTE is collaborating with Mursion, a provider of experiential learning through simulations. The virtual reality technology offers access to field-tested classroom simulations, which provide evidence-based results for improving skills essential to working with human development.
AACTE/SCALE. edTPA Assessment Materials for the 2020-21 Program Year Now Available SCALE is pleased to announce that the edTPA assessment materials for the 2020-21 program year are now available in the edTPA Resource Library. The materials are available for faculty preview in advance of the upcoming program year.
Atlanta Journal Constitution. Professor says Educators’ Teacher Performance Assessment hasn’t proven valuable or effective One major hurdle in Georgia which prospective teachers face is the Georgia Professional Standards Commission’s requirement that all teacher candidates complete the edTPA… Now the coronavirus has prompted the PSC to consider removing the edTPA as a program completion and certification requirement effective July 1, 2020.
Chalkbeat.
1) Proposal to revamp Tennessee reading instruction halted amid economic crisis and legislative power struggle It means the state won’t begin a systematic training this year of current and future teachers on reading instruction that is rooted in phonics.
2) Up next in Colorado’s bid to help struggling readers: New training for thousands of teachers Officials have also cracked down on teacher preparation programs to ensure their literacy courses adhere to state standards. And starting next year, the state will require schools to use reading curriculum backed by science in kindergarten through third grade.
Chronicle. What Does Trauma-Informed Teaching Look Like? While face-to-face teaching will heighten some stressors, learning remotely will also remain a challenge for many students, teaching experts note. So these same suggestions can apply to teaching online in the fall.
EdSource. Governor suspends California teacher testing requirements for candidates impacted by coronavirus closures The order allows eligible teacher candidates to earn preliminary credentials without taking either the California Teaching Performance Assessment or the Reading Instruction Competence Assessment. It also allows students to enter teacher preparation programs without passing the California Basic Education Skills Test and teacher candidates to enter internship programs without passing required tests in the California Subject Examinations for Teachers because testing centers were closed.
EdWeek. 15 Classroom Resources for Discussing Racism, Policing, and Protest
Hechinger Report.
1) Coronavirus is making it easier to become a teacher in a state with severe shortage of educators Enrollment in the state’s teacher prep programs, Mississippi’s main pipeline for new teachers, could swell thanks to the new rule freezing gateway tests for teacher recruits.
2) Urgency of getting people back to work gives new momentum to “microcredentials”: Americans seek educations that take months, not years, to help them find new jobs fast Teachers used to need to finish master’s degrees to get that bump in pay… By comparison, workers who finish a certificate make up to a comparatively modest $2,960 a year more, on average, than those with a high school diploma, according to the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University.
Mursion. TeachForward, Massachusetts Case Studies and Classroom Simulation on Introducing Content to Upper Elementary[recording of June 2nd webinar]
NYTimes.
1) Live Webinar: Teaching With Graphs From The New York Times Join us on June 11 as The Learning Network explores how to teach and learn with the award-winning graphics from The New York Times.
2) Teaching Ideas and Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the George Floyd Protests
Teaching Tolerance. What White Colleagues Need to Understand: White supremacy doesn’t stop at the teachers’ lounge door.
U.S. Federal Register. Applications for New Awards; Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program [Deadline for Notice of Intent June 17]
Washington Post.
1) ‘Teaching for Black Lives’ — a handbook to fight America’s ferocious racism in (virtual or face-to-face) classrooms
2) Trump stands with DeVos, vetoes measure to overturn her controversial student loan forgiveness rule President Trump on Friday vetoed a bipartisan resolution to overturn a policy that makes it tougher for students who say they were defrauded by colleges to have their federal education loans canceled.
NEW YORK STATE
Chalkbeat. Who should lead the reopening of schools in New York? The governor’s office and the Board of Regents both want the job Cuomo then doubled down on education. In his next move, he announced a special panel to “reimagine” education and virtual schooling for the future… it does not include students, parents or any educators from New York City, the state and nation’s largest district — again angering city teachers and even the mayor’s office.
New York State Education Department Board of Regents. Meeting Agenda for June 8, 2020 [Virtual Meeting Live-Stream 9:15 am – 12: 45 pm]
New York State Education Department Interim Commissioner. State Education Department Appoints Dr. William Johnson as Monitor for the Hempstead Union Free School District Dr. Johnson holds a Ed. D. [TC ‘51] and an M. Ed. from Columbia University… [Ed.D. Dissertation: “Russia’s Educational Heritage; Teacher Education In The Russian Empire, 1600-1917”]
New York State Education Department Office of Higher Education. May 2020 Educator Preparation Newsletter
*Guidance for Educator Preparation Programs In Response To COVID-19
*Emergency Covid-19 Certificate Information for Candidates
*New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE) Tests Becoming Operational
New York State Education Department Office of Teaching Initiatives. Full Refunds and Replacement Vouchers for Candidates Who are Eligible for the edTPA Safety Net The following information is for candidates who are eligible for the edTPA safety net, now plan to take the ATS-W in lieu of the edTPA, and either 1) are seeking a full refund of their edTPA registration, or 2) hold or have used an edTPA voucher.
Times Union. SUNY Chancellor Kristina Johnson to resign State University of New York Chancellor Kristina M. Johnson plans to leave her job for a role at Ohio State University… She is leaving in the wake of a global health crisis and during a period of financial uncertainty for SUNY’s 64 campuses. In March, the COVID-19 pandemic forced SUNY buildings to close and Johnson oversaw a system-wide transition to remote learning.
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. Here’s how to help young readers, according to literacy experts from the new TV show ‘Let’s Learn NYC!’ Chalkbeat spoke with Fletcher and one of the show’s stars, Anna Scretching-Cole [TC EdM ‘11], a literacy coach at P.S. 11 in the Bronx, for tips on how to help emerging readers stay on track during a critical time for their learning… Given the array of approaches to reading instruction in each of New York City’s schools, Fletcher says the show takes an “agnostic” approach when it comes to curriculum, focusing on where kids should be and providing opportunities for review.
Teaching Residents at Teachers College. June 2020 End of School Year Newsletter: Induction and Beyond
*Raising Consciousness
*Upcoming Events and Professional Learning
*Curriculum Resources
*Teacher Wellness
