GLOBAL
ERR News. Coalition agreement: Center-Reform government 2021-2023 Valuing the next generation of teachers and the profession of teaching is a pillar for the sustainability of the state of Estonia. In teacher education, our objective is to make sure that Estonian teachers and headmasters are competent and motivated.
NZ Herald. Phonics revolution: War of words over how to teach kids to read Ministry of Education researchers say other English-speaking countries- many with better literacy ratings than New Zealand – place a greater emphasis on, or in some cases new approaches to, teaching phonics.
Premium Times. International Education Day: ActionAid canvasses increased allocation to education sector The group said against the backdrop of these factors, it joined the rest of the world to commemorate this year’s International Education Day and is calling on the federal government to improve the quality of teaching through adequate recruitment, remuneration, and continued teacher training and re-training.
The Sun. Headteacher tells parents to ‘do a teacher training course’ in scathing letter after they moaned about home lessons Colin Dowland, head of Woodridge Primary school in North London, sent the tongue-in-cheek letter earlier this week, as teachers grappled with home schooling in the lockdown.
UNITED STATES
Associated Press. Indian education funding at stake in New Mexico legislature. In January, Lujan Grisham’s budget recommendation included $15 million in funding for Native American-focused funding that could be used for teacher training, recruitment, and curriculum development each year for the next two years.
Coalition for Teaching Quality.
1) Strengthening Educator Recruitment, Development, and Support through ESSA Implementation “We’re excited that today the Coalition released three consensus policy papers to help inform state and district implementation of ESSA. The more than 100 member organizations of the Coalition – which represent the collective voice of the profession – are ready to partner with Congressional, state, and local policy leaders to move this work forward and use these recommendations as blueprints for action,”…
2) Student Access to Well-Prepared and Diverse Educators During and Through COVID-19 This briefing, hosted by the Coalition for Teaching Quality, will illuminate the impact of COVID-19 on the educator pipeline and the stabilization of the educator workforce, provide evidenced-based solutions, and detail the resources needed over the long term to support student access to well-prepared and diverse educators. [Webinar Feb. 4]
Diverse Issues in Higher Education. Seminar Focuses on Recruiting Black Males to the Teaching Profession “Building Black Male Educator Pipelines Through Effective Recruitment,”…The three-part series aims to highlight the low representation of Black males within the teaching profession and provide recruitment strategies to strengthen the pipeline.
Education Week.
1) Keeping Students and Teachers Motivated and Engaged [Free Online Summit, Feb. 18]
2) Reopening Schools in 100 Days: How Staff Shortages Could Hobble Biden’s Plan As teachers fall ill with COVID-19 or have to quarantine because of exposure, schools are increasingly dependent on substitute teachers. And sub pools are under growing pressure. Kelly Education, which helps districts in 35 states staff their schools, reports that demand for long-term substitute teachers has risen 34 percent since last school year. That’s strained an already-short staffing situation…
3) Same Old Civics Ed. Won’t Save Us: We must fight white supremacy in the classroom, not dodge it School administrators need to follow their lead in supporting discussions about pressing civic topics, and teachers need training to facilitate those discussions in ways that promote safety, equity, and empathy for the students of color who make up the majority of public school enrollment.
Hechinger Report. Can we teach our way out of political polarization?: Research and experts say it’s complicated, but schools should still do much more to teach civics, history and media literacy Martha Bouyer developed and directs Stony the Road, a training program for teachers about the history of the Civil Rights Movement in Birmingham, Alabama. “Education is key,” she said. We can’t teach “young people this myth that there are people in this nation who don’t deserve certain things.”
National Education Association. 7 changes to expect from Biden’s Department of Education led by Miguel Cardona Dr. Cardona will help fulfill President Biden’s promises to make community college free, tackle the student debt crisis, and enable college graduates to pursue careers in education and public service by expanding and simplifying the Public Service Loan Forgiveness and Teacher Loan Forgiveness programs
Washington Post.
1) Advice from two experts on how Biden and Harris can tackle America’s child-care crisis. …by Sharon Lynn Kagan, a professor of early-childhood and family policy at Columbia University’s Teachers College and co-director of the college’s National Center for Children and Families, and Caitlin Dermody, research assistant at the National Center for Children and Families… To be effective, funded programs must be buttressed by an infrastructure that supports a well-trained workforce.
2) Is there really a ‘science of reading’ that tells us exactly how to teach kids to read? Unfortunately, some have naively suggested that science has unequivocally resolved how reading must be taught to every child and that those who disagree are science deniers. Not only is that conclusion unwarranted, it is quintessentially unscientific.
NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Office Of Higher Education. January Educator Preparation Newsletter
* New Chancellor
* New School Counselor Program Application Deadline
* Participating in The Teaching in Remote/Hybrid Learning Environments Program
* edTPA Webinars
NEW YORK CITY
Bank Street College. Prepared to Teach January Newsletter
Teachers College. New Research and Applications for Teaching Reading Workshop. TC Sr. Lecturer S. Masullo: facilitator [Feb. 27-Mar. 6]
