GLOBAL
All Africa. Kenya: Thousands Locked Out of Teacher Training Colleges Over Grades Thousands of applicants who had applied for diploma training in primary and early childhood development education did not meet the grade set last month while those who qualified will hardly fill the vacancies available in both public and private TTCs.
Association for Teacher Education in Europe. Online Annual Conference. Theme: (Re)imagining & rethinking @teachereducation [Deadline call for proposals: 31 March]
New York Times. For Rohingya Survivors, Art Bears Witness. The organization’s mission is to deploy the arts as a humanitarian tool. Its executive director and co-founder, Max Frieder, an intrepid 31-year-old dreadlocked artist and educator, trains refugees within the camps to become muralists and teachers, drawing on and augmenting their own flourishing craft traditions… Frieder.. with a doctorate in art and arts education from Columbia University’s Teachers College, arrived in the Rohingya camps shortly after the 2017 wave of refugees… The murals are an opportunity for those whose past has been erased to “leave a mark of your presence,” said Lena Verdeli, the director of the Global Mental Health Lab at Columbia University’s Teachers College.
Teachers College Applied Linguistics and TESOL Program. Celebration of Teaching 2021. Our GLOCAL Imperative: Thinking Globally and Acting Locally [Webinar Monday March 29]
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1). Call for Proposals 2022 annual meeting “Rethink, Reshape, Reimagine, Revolutionize: Growing the Profession Post Pandemic”[New Orleans, March 4-6
2) College of Education Awarded $1.5M Houston Endowment Grant to Prepare And Produce More Qualified Teachers of Color Houston Endowment has awarded Prairie View A&M University’s Whitlowe R. Green College of Education (WRGCOE) one of the college’s largest grants in its 141-year history. The foundation is investing $1.5 million in the College to support PVAMU’s Educator Preparation Program, increasing the number of qualified teachers of color and preparing the educators for long-term success.
3) Revolutionizing Education for All Learners: A Road Map to the Future (2021) … gain from this study is the building of relationships with prospective new partners and non-members who share AACTE’s commitment to high-quality educator preparation; promoting diversity, equity, and inclusion; and advancing educator preparation, policy, and practice.
Forbes. LEGO Education Launches Teacher Training Initiative Nothing is revolutionary about using hands-on, play-style lessons to do that. But LEGO Education’s foray into the space through teacher training is.
InsideHigherEd. Cabrini University Eliminates 46 Positions, Some Programs Majors in religious studies, Black studies, philosophy, gender and body studies, human resources management, liberal studies, and nutrition will be cut, as will secondary education certifications in biology and chemistry.
LPI. A Restorative Approach for Equitable Education With the disruption of an already inequitable school system, we have the opportunity to rebuild in ways that create a long-lasting transformation of educational experiences, enabling all students to learn in safe, inclusive, and supportive environments. To achieve this, we must invest in culturally responsive teacher training, reduce discriminatory discipline policies, and provide tools and personnel to meet students’ diverse needs.
Markets Insider. McGraw Hill Forms New K-12 Equity Advisory Board to Guide the Company’s Focus on Educational Equity McGraw Hill today announced the formation of an Equity Advisory Board for its K-12 business. The new board comprises six leaders from different fields of work, including academia, law and school administration. The Board includes Dr. Mariana Souto-Manning, Professor of Early Childhood Education and Teacher Education, Teachers College at Columbia University, and Founding Co-Director, Center for Innovation in Teacher Education and Development (CITED).
Network for Public Education. Chartered For Profit: The Hidden World of Charter Schools Operated for Financial Gain Savings can also accrue from hiring uncertified teachers or discouraging students who need the most services from enrolling. A 2019 investigation by Andrew Marra of The Palm Beach Post revealed that Renaissance Schools run by the for-profit giant Charter Schools USA hired large numbers of uncertified, inexperienced teachers. The chain was evading a state law requiring teachers to be certified by designating them as permanent substitutes.
The Journal. Academic Aptitude and Diversity in Teacher Training Programs Not Conflicting Aims. A new study has found no basis to the idea that drawing top students into teacher education programs will damage program diversity. According to the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ), academic aptitude and diversity along ethnic and racial lines are not “conflicting goals,” even as 10 colleges and universities have dropped admissions tests for their teacher preparation programs in hopes of increasing the number of Black and Hispanic/Latinx teacher candidates.
UCLA. Christina Christie named Wasserman Dean of School of Education & Information Studies Christie earned her doctorate from UCLA; her master of arts and master of education from Teachers College, Columbia University; and her bachelor’s degree from the State University of New York.
NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Board of Regents.
1) Board of Regents Acts to Adopt Revisions to State Learning Standards for Languages Other Than English The regulation changes proposed by the Department include to:… *Rename teaching certificate titles, as well as certification and teacher preparation program coursework requirements from “language(s) other than English” to “world language(s) other than English,” and the tenure title of “Foreign Languages” to “World Languages”…
2) Proposed Amendment to Section 80-5.9 of the Regulations of the Commissioner of Education Relating to the Internship Certificate – Your Committee heard Department staff present a regulatory amendment to Section 80-5.9 of the Commissioner’s regulations that…
3) Proposed Amendment to Section 80-1.5 Creating a Safety Net for the School Building Leader (SBL) Assessment – The Board of Regents voted to adopt the amendment to Section 80-1.5, which will become effective on March 31, 2021.
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. This NYC bilingual educator shares what it means to teach for ‘equity, not equality’ Was there a moment when you decided to become a teacher? When I found out about bilingual education, I was sold. I always knew how to speak Spanish but didn’t know how to read or write it until college. Realizing I could teach other children who grew up like me, that aspect of being bilingual was crucial to me.
NBC New York. NYC Public Schools Have Historic New Leader Exactly 1 Year Since COVID Shutdown Porter graduated from Queens Vocational and Technical High School and went on to receive her Bachelor of Arts in English concentrating in Cross Cultural Literature and Black and Puerto Rican Studies at Hunter College. She later received her Master’s Degree in Administration and Supervision from Mercy College… and been a Teachers College, Columbia University Cahn fellow
