GLOBAL
International Education News. A View Of The Lockdown And School Closures From Chikodi Onyemerela And Branham Anamon In Ghana The Connecting Classrooms programme in Ghana is known for its support to basic and secondary education systems and training of teachers and leaders. There are now more online resources for kids and content to support international learning as well.
NGO-UNESCO Liaison Committee. The Voice of NGOs: “Global citizenship to spur inclusion and diversity” [Webinar: 14 Sept.]
stuff. Teacher on spreading a love of te reo Māori Today, Jones lectures at University of Canterbury’s (UC) School of Teacher Education and has taught te reo Māori to more than 2000 students who now work throughout New Zealand.
UNESCO Global Education Monitoring Report. Inclusion and education: ALL MEANS ALL Lack of preparedness for inclusive teaching may result from gaps in teachers’ knowledge about pedagogies and other aspects of inclusion. Teacher education can address issues ranging from instructional techniques and classroom management to multi-professional teams and learning assessment methods.
World Economic Forum. Resetting the way we teach science is vital for all our futures … radically transforming the way we teach and learn science and technology skills, from one-way content dissemination and memorization to personalized, self-directed learning. In a rapidly changing world, where we cannot predict what technologies will be ascendant in the future, we have to teach children to teach themselves.
UNITED STATES
EdNote. Integrating the Arts to Ensure All Students Can Engage in Learning …four policy actions that state leaders can consider to prepare educators for arts integration:
*Include arts-integration options in educator credentials.
*Require arts integration in educator preparation for teachers of English language learners and special education. …
EdWeek. What a Trump Directive on ‘Anti-American Propaganda’ Means for the Ed. Dept. Advocates for equity training in schools point to racial disparities in things like school discipline rates and educational outcomes. Helping teachers explore their own internal biases and experiences can help improve the school environment for all students..
Learning Policy Institute. The Federal Role in Advancing Education Equity and Excellence. * Pay for teachers’ preparation. * Expand high-quality pathways to teaching and school leadership for all candidates. * Increase investments in teacher and leader preparation programs at minority-serving institutions of higher education.
NPR. ‘Learning Hubs’ Offer Free Child Care And Learning — But Only For A Lucky Few. States might need to issue emergency certifications to teaching personnel. It’s been proposed that some kind of national service program be created for unemployed youth and college students who are themselves taking online classes.
University Business. Equity in teacher education If faculty have the resolve to change the implicit and institutional biases that lead to the underrepresentation of minority candidates, then we can move from performative social justice speak to actual, deep, critical reflection, action and social justice within teacher education programs.
Washington Post.
1) D.C.’s state superintendent for education, Hanseul Kang, to step down Kang previously served as chief of staff for the Tennessee Department of Education and as a managing director of program in Teach for America’s D.C. regional office.
2) New College Board curriculum puts the African diaspora in the spotlight The College Board collaborated on the project with the nonprofit African Diaspora Consortium and Columbia University’s Teachers College. Consortium president Kassie Freeman expects the curriculum to catch on quickly and “positively impact Black student outcomes.”
NEW YORK STATE
Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities [CICU]. Mary Beth Labate to End Tenure as President of the Commission on Independent Colleges and Universities in December 2020. Labate is CICU’s eighth president, serving in the role since Jan. 1, 2017. During her tenure, she strengthened connections among New York’s 100+ private, not-for-profit colleges and universities, as well as between the independent and public sectors of higher education in New York.
NYSED Board of Regents. Monday Sept. 14 Virtual Meeting
*Department staff will present revisions to the proposed amendment relating to the edTPA safety net and the unit of study requirement.
*Department staff will present revisions to the proposed amendments to provide additional regulatory flexibility relating to the application deadline for the Emergency COVID-19 Certificate.
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NEW YORK CITY
NYDaily News. NYC Education Dept.’s remote learning plan for some special education students flouts state law: advocates. …on days the blended learning students are home, they’ll have just one teacher. That teacher should have a special education license, if possible, but it’s not a requirement in the guidance — meaning some kids with disabilities could spend several days a week working with a teacher who’s not certified to instruct them.
NYPost. DOE scrambles to fill teaching slots weeks before schools reopen “Licensed teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve have valuable classroom experience,” said DOE spokeswoman Danielle Filson. “We’re matching a small number of high-quality staff with no legal history from the Absent Teacher Reserve to schools with vacancies.”
