GLOBAL
ICET/MESH International Symposium. Teacher Experience and Practices in the time of Covid-19. Keynote speaker, Dr. Helen Woodley
*Thursday 8th October 3pm London time, repeated Thursday 15th October 2pm Tokyo time
The Guardian. Covid sees classroom experience slashed for 1,000 New Zealand student teachers: Teaching council says student teachers are not able to complete the requisite number of practical hours because of this year’s lockdowns. More than a thousand student teachers in New Zealand will graduate this year without having completed their classroom practice requirements amid the disruption caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
UNITED STATES
American Association of College for Teacher Education. The Longevity of Education Deans The professional literature on the lifespan of education deans in their positions indicates that they serve in the role four to six years on average. We discovered a similar finding when we conducted a study through AACTE about education deans’ perceptions of essential characteristics for contributing to their success.
Education Week. How COVID-19 Is Hurting Teacher Diversity The Albany-area district was highlighted by the state education department and other groups for its efforts, which included recruiting a more diverse pool of educators, building relationships with historically Black colleges and universities, and creating affinity spaces to help educators of color feel supported once on staff.
Learning Policy Institute. Reinventing School in the COVID Era and Beyond. 9. Prepare educators for reinventing school. Investments in knowledgeable, skilled, and dedicated educators are key to every change discussed here. As shortages continue to loom, policymakers can support high-retention pathways like teacher and leader residencies, and Grow Your Own programs that bring in candidates well prepared for local contexts.
Saturday Evening Post. Learning the Wrong Lesson about Education Reform: Does it make sense to think of teachers as factory workers and students as widgets on an assembly line? Why do we keep looking to the corporate model for education reform? The total number of college graduates from Barron’s “highly competitive” or “most competitive” colleges is approximately 141,956 annually. If fully 10 percent entered into teaching for a two-year period before moving on to other careers, it would provide just 27,655 educators annually, 6 percent of the 438,914 teachers at work in the nation’s largest school districts (as of 2008)….
The 74. Education Policy ‘Ghost’ Carmel Martin Is Biden’s Most Important Staffer You’ve Never Heard Of. The campaign was seen as a policy blueprint for a possible Hillary Clinton presidency, and convening it required finding a balance between groups on both sides of protracted disputes around teacher training and tenure.
Washington Post. Trump alleges ‘left-wing indoctrination’ in schools, says he will create national commission to push more ‘pro-American’ history. The federal government has no power over the curriculum taught in local schools. Nonetheless, Trump said he would create a national commission to promote a “pro-American curriculum that celebrates the truth about our nation’s great history,” which he said would encourage educators to teach students about the “miracle of American history.”
NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Board of Regents. September Meeting
1) COVID-19 Update: edTPA Safety Net Extended
New York State Candidates During the 2020-2021 Academic Year. Candidates who complete a student teaching or similar clinical experience during the 2020-2021 academic year while enrolled in a New York State educator preparation program (EPP) are eligible for the edTPA safety net. They must be on a list submitted by the EPP dean or dean’s designee to OTI verifying that they completed a student teaching or similar clinical experience during the 2020-2021 academic year. Those eligible may pass an Assessment of Teaching Skills – Written (ATS-W) (Elementary or Secondary) in lieu of passing the edTPA, provided that such ATS-W is taken by September 1, 2023.
2) Emergency COVID-19 Certificate. Candidates who are seeking certain certificates and extensions may be eligible for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate, allowing them to work in New York State public schools or districts for one year while taking and passing the required exam(s) for the certificate or extension sought. Candidates must apply for the non-emergency certificate or extension sought on or before September 1, 2021 (e.g., Initial Childhood Education certificate). They must also apply for the Emergency COVID-19 certificate or extension, in the same title as the non-emergency certificate or extension (e.g., Childhood Education), on or before September 1, 2021.
NYSATE/NYACTE. Fall 2020 Webinars and Professional Learning Opportunities
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat.
1) 7 things we still don’t know about the school year in NYC, but really should During a town hall with District 15 parents Wednesday night, Carranza said the city is working with the City University of New York to place adjunct professors and graduate students at schools.
2) At some NYC schools, even in-person instruction will be solely online. City Council Education Chair Mark Treyger said the staffing crunch was particularly impacting high schools because they have more specific certification requirements for their teachers than do elementary schools.
3) Manhattan parents tap student teachers to lead free virtual pods. A group of parents from Manhattan’s District 2 is chipping away at all those problems this fall, by connecting local public schools with teacher training programs to offer virtual pods for students most at risk of falling behind. With student teachers from a handful of local colleges — Pace, Columbia Teachers College, SUNY and Fordham — the initiative aims to provide live support for 1,000 children from three schools every day they are learning online.
4) NYC scales back the amount of live instruction students are guaranteed this fall The Council of School Supervisors and Administrators, the union representing principals and other school leaders, estimated that some 10,000 additional teachers would be needed to comply with those guidelines. To help fill the gap, city leaders pulled credentialed educators from all corners of the education department — but only came up with another 2,000 people.
