GLOBAL
MOFET Institute. The Eighth International Conference on Teacher Education: Passion and Professionalism in Teacher Education[June 26-27, 2023 | Tel Aviv]
Washington Post. Mexico arrests Army general in students’ disappearance Gen. José Rodríguez Pérez is accused of involvement in the deaths of the 43 teachers’ college students who went missing in Ayotzinapa 2014, a crime that shocked the country.
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) WEBINAR: Internationalizing Education in Teacher Preparation [Oct. 6 3:00pm ET]
2) WEBINAR: Translating Learning Sciences Research for the Classroom [Mon. Sept. 26 2:00pm ET]
Chalkbeat.
1) A Philadelphia high school first: Black men teaching all freshman core subjects the Center for Black Educator Development, which aims to get more Black students interested in teaching through the Black Teacher Pipeline Project. The project’s first fellowships were awarded in February to four Black men. The center’s founder, Philadelphia educator Sharif El-Mekki, aims to bring 21,000 Black students into the teaching pipeline over the next 12 years in 10 communities across the country, including the Philadelphia-Camden area. While teaching may not have been the four MLK teachers’ first choice, they all said they now view it as a calling.
2) State finds Denver violated the rights of Black boys with disabilities They include that the district: …Failed to ensure that all affective needs programs had sufficient teachers with the proper certifications and licenses. A program for students with severe needs had to transition to virtual learning for several months last year because of a lack of teachers.
CNN. ‘It’s all behind us now.’ 1,700 migrant children see hope in nation’s largest school system Already facing massive budget cuts, declining enrollments and teacher shortages, school administrations are now looking to recruit certified bilingual teachers and other support staff to deal with the influx of Spanish-speaking children from migrant families.
EdWeek.
1) The Case for Curriculum: Why Some States Are Prioritizing It With COVID Relief Funds a couple of IMPD network states have set their tutoring programs apart with a special feature: They’re curriculum-aligned. That means that tutors get trained in using the same materials that districts are using in their core classes, so that tutors are prepared to help students with course-specific questions…In Arkansas, for example, tutors are required to take training in specific math and reading curricula.
2) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff [October 27 2:00 to 6:00 PM EDT]
3) What Teachers of Color Say Will Actually Work to Diversify the Profession Teachers of color overwhelmingly chose financial incentives and relief as a strategy to boost enrollment in teacher preparation… “Teachers of color are not folks who are coming in with generational wealth,” Vilson said, adding that many Black and Latinx teachers he knows give money back to their families. More student loan forgiveness would provide relief, he said.
Hechinger Report. Waiting for the traveling teacher: Remote rural schools need more hands-on help In Colorado, for instance, there were about 380 open positions for educators in rural schools at the start of the 2021-2022 school year… many were staffed by people who do not have traditional training or are not considered qualified to work in the subject area they are teaching.
Kevin Kumashiro. 12th Conference On Education And Justice [6-8 October 2022 Online]
KVOE. EMPORIA STATE: Dismissals of 33 faculty and staff come when ESU Foundation is seeking funds so students can experience ‘outstanding and supportive professors’ Terminations come as part of Emporia State’s plan, approved by the Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday, to realign and re-emphasize certain programs including nursing, business, education, information management and library science — while eliminating other programs not in that “strike zone.”
National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE). WEBINAR: Education at a Glance 2022: Implications for the U.S.[Oct. 3 12:00 ET]
Philadelphia Enquirer. Pa. waived the basic skills requirement for educators. Will it work to attract more teachers? At least for the next three years, Pa. students will no longer have to pass the so-called basic skills tests in reading, math and writing, or meet the requirement through an alternative.
Prairie View A&M Univ. Sande to Increase Educator Diversity in Texas with $300K Award from Texas Tech -TEA and US Prep The teacher population in Texas does not reflect its student population. Beverly Sande, Ph.D., plans to change that statistic with $300,000 in funding from Texas Tech University–Texas Education Agency in collaboration with the University-School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation (US PREP) National Center. The award will position Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) to lead innovative efforts to increase diversity among the number of teachers.
TeenVogue. Why Is There a Teacher Shortage in the US? Here’s What’s Causing it and What it Means for Students And it appears there are fewer people studying to become teachers. Data from the Learning Policy Institute found that enrollment in teacher preparation programs went down one-third between 2010 and 2018. “There isn’t a pipeline of people coming into the profession that will fill all the vacancies that exist now,” Domenech says. Long-term structural solutions would likely help entice people to enter the field.
Washington Post. How an aspiring math teacher created go-to advice for prop betting Smaluck… has a degree in math and stats and a masters in education, but he struggled to land his preferred job after graduation amid a teacher glut in parts of Canada… “I’m going to go back to it,” Smaluck said. “Once this props journey is done, I’m circling back to teaching kids math. There’s no question; it’s my lifetime journey.”
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. NYC shelves $202 million plan to create a universal curriculum Some educators — and the city’s teachers union — have argued that a universal curriculum would help give teachers access to quality materials without having to search for them. It could also allow for better-coordinated teacher training, as more teachers would be using a common set of materials, experts said.
NYDailyNews. How to solve the yeshiva problem: It’ll take much more than state regulations Some parents I work with have told me that their children have to assist their own teachers when they try to read in English. I once watched an English teacher chanting the alphabet with his third-grade class — and incorrectly identifying the vowel sounds… Another lamented that she never had a teacher who had a college degree… ensure that yeshiva students have access to college-educated teachers with expertise in both content and pedagogy.
