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Jerusalem Post. Training talented Tanach educators One of Matan’s most ambitious programs does not target Tanach students but instead is directed at Tanach teachers. The Bellows Eshkolot Educators Institute for Tanach and Jewish Studies, now in its sixth year, trains female Jewish educators to become master teachers and leaders in Jewish schools in the Diaspora.
NCEE/OECD. Trends Shaping Education 2022: Webinar Registration [7 Feb, 02:30 PM in U.S. Eastern Time]
PRNewswire. Teacher Education Pioneer Launches Nonprofit to Advance Innovations In Teacher Preparation And Certification Around The World Emily Feistritzer forms Future Teaching Institute to create a global teaching license. Charlotte Danielson, Robert Floden, David Imig, and Yong Zhao join board
UNITED STATES
Center for Educational Equity at Teachers College. Settlement Reached in Connecticut Sheff Litigation Next-Generation Educators. Implemented for the first time in November 2020, in this program undergraduate teacher candidates from underrepresented groups and in subject shortage areas work directly in participating school districts….
Chalkbeat.
1) 6 education issues to watch as Illinois’ legislative session heats up The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood), … would require teacher prep programs to offer an evidence-based reading assessment for teachers seeking relevant licensure in the early grades; and it would kick off a process of creating a statewide online training program for current early childhood and elementary teachers, as well as reading specialists and educators who work with students with disabilities.
2) Uncertified education majors could soon teach in Michigan: Lawmaker proposes putting uncertified college students in classrooms to alleviate a crippling teacher shortage. The state House Education Committee is considering a bill allowing districts to hire not-yet-certified education majors as paid teachers with their own classrooms for up to one year.
Forbes. Harvard Graduate School Of Education Receives Largest Gift In Its History The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) announced today that it had received the largest gift in its history – a $40 million donation made anonymously by two Harvard Business School alumni. The gift, which will be divided in two parts, will be used to support the School’s new Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) master’s program, which will enroll its first cohort of students this fall.
Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Texas teachers burning out after a hellish month. Here’s what a trustee saw in classrooms David Steiner, the executive director of the Institute for Education Policy at John Hopkins University, pointed to data about the number of teachers being trained to enter the workforce. “We have inherited, even before COVID, a major decline in new teacher preparation,” he said. “From 2010 to 2018, which is the last good data, enrollment in teacher preparation programs declined … over a third.”
InsideHigherEd. Analysis: ‘Divisive Concepts’ Bills Target Higher Ed in 2022 Under Mississippi’s proposed HB 437, for instance, professors would be prohibited from teaching or assigning materials that include the idea that “the State of Mississippi is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist” or that “racial equity … should be given preference in education and advocacy over racial equality.”
Learning Policy Institute. Teacher Shortages During the Pandemic: How California Districts Are Responding The budget includes nearly a billion dollars to increase access to comprehensive teacher preparation pathways. These programs are designed to both recruit and retain new teachers by incentivizing candidates to pursue comprehensive preservice preparation that includes a robust program of study alongside student teaching, which is associated with higher retention rates.
MSN.com. To fill shortage, N.J. school district will sponsor teachers from other countries “We would really like to see the ability to become a teacher in New Jersey to be a little bit of a simpler process,” said Fernandez, who noted that her organization supports the elimination of the edTPA — the standardized test new teachers take to show if they are ready for the classroom. The performance-based exam is used by teacher preparation programs and required to pass to become a public school teacher in New Jersey. A bill to remove the exam was introduced and referred to the Assembly Education Committee Jan. 11.
NYTimes. 30 Ways Science Educators Teach With The New York Times Teachers tell us how they use Times reporting and multimedia to connect their science classrooms to the current events shaping our world.
Omaha World-Herald. Is Nebraska’s test for teacher candidates too hard and expensive? Legislature will decide It was clear from the steady stream of supporters for the bills that the idea of ending the test has gained steam among some lawmakers, educators and professors at teachers colleges. Support has been boosted by a teacher shortage that has been exacerbated by the pandemic.
The Conversation. 4 ways to get more Black and Latino teachers in K-12 public schools 4. Redesign teacher training The U.S. has a wide variety of teacher preparation programs. There’s no common framework for thinking about how to prepare people to become teachers… in states like California and Texas, after two months of preparation a new teacher can teach children in historically marginalized communities…Placing the most inexperienced teachers in schools with the most challenging working conditions increases turnover.
Washington Post. D.C. launches tuition program for degrees in high-demand fields Through the program, residents can receive up to $8,000 in tuition support each academic year and a possible stipend of $1,500 each year. The program targets students in high-demand programs of study, such as education, health science and information technology.
NEW YORK STATE
Governor Hochul.
1) Governor Hochul Announces New Investment in New York’s Students, Teachers and Schools Providing incentives to attract more teachers and school workers; Accelerating the teacher certification process; Creating a state teacher residency program; Upskilling teacher support workers to earn their certifications…
2) State of the State Address … create the Empire State Teacher Residency Program, which would provide matching funding for local districts to create two-year residency programs for graduate-level teacher candidates. Funded programs would involve SUNY, the City University of New York (CUNY), and/or private colleges partnering with public school districts to provide reduced or free tuition for teaching candidates, including books and fees, mentoring, and a stipend to cover living expenses… expand alternative teacher certification programs, such as the New York City Teaching Collaborative, to make it easier and more appealing for professionals in other careers to become teachers. Aspiring teachers would apprentice in high-need school districts while pursuing a master’s degree in their field. Participants would also receive a stipend.”
NYSED Office of Higher Education January Newsletter
Board Of Regents January Items
1) School District Leader, School District Business Leader, and Transitional D Candidates. The Board of Regents adopted an emergency measure to remove the requirement that school district leader (SDL) and school district business leader (SDBL) candidates must pass the SDL and SDBL assessment, respectively, to be considered a program completer and receive the institutional recommendation for Professional certification.
2) Definition of University. The Board of Regents adopted a regulatory amendment to revise the definition of “university” in New York State
3) References to Institutional Accrediting Agencies. In February 2020, the United States Department of Education (USDE) issued new regulations that eliminated the distinction between “regional” and “national” accrediting agencies.
Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching (PSPB). November 2021 meeting minutes.
NEW YORK CITY
Teachers College.
1) Emancipatory Leadership: A Future for Educational Equity: In a discussion hosted by TC’s Black Education Research Collective, Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Chancellor David C. Banks discuss school policy for the future Chancellor Banks assumed leadership of the New York City public school system on Jan. 1. An educator, social justice advocate and civic leader, he was a member of the first cohort of education leaders in Teachers College’s inaugural, and now independent, Cahn Fellows Program.
2) Teaching Residents at Teachers College (TR@TC). Induction and Beyond: February 2022 Educator Resources
