GLOBAL
GOV.UK £180 million to improve children’s development in the early years Today’s package of support, which will benefit pre-school children all over England, includes:.. Graduate-level specialist training leading to early years teacher status – evidence is very clear that higher qualifications are consistently identified as a predictor of higher quality and associated with better child outcomes;..
The West Australian. South Hedland student-teacher selected for international symposium on Indigenous-led teaching training A Hedland-based Curtin University student teacher has been selected to attend an international symposium on Indigenous-led teaching training in Canada.
UNESCO. Launch of Leveraging Education Analysis for Results Network (LEARN) A number of areas will be highlighted where common action can benefit Member States, including for instance on learning assessment, textbook development or initial teacher education programmes.
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) 75th Annual Meeting Innovation Through Inspiration. February 24 – 26 in Indianapolis, IN. [Register by the December 31 to take advantage of the early bird rate]
2) HPU’s Stout School of Education Receives Nearly $10 Million Teacher Quality Partnership Grant: The U.S. Department of Education Grant Will Fund Master of Arts in Teaching and Master of Education for Principals Programs. High Point University’s Stout School of Education is a recipient of a nearly $10 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to fund two graduate programs for teachers and principals for the next five years. The school will receive $9,786,041, the second largest federal Teacher Quality Partnership grant awarded to 22 universities in the nation.
AAQEP. 2023 AAQEP Quality Assurance Symposium [February 22-23, Indianapolis]
Chalkbeat.
1) How student loan borrowers can take advantage of President Biden’s forgiveness plan Student loan borrowers across the country will have until December 2023 to apply for up to $20,000 in forgiveness from the federal government.
2) Most Colorado K-3 teachers finish science of reading training The state took a two-pronged approach to fixing the problem — targeting both existing teachers and teachers-in-training. Besides mandating the K-3 teacher training as part of the reading law, the state pushed Colorado’s teacher preparation programs to purge debunked reading methods and ensure coursework included scientifically based approaches to reading instruction.
3) Tutoring and teacher retention top Whitmer’s education agenda as she seeks second term Her mother and grandmother were teachers. Her grandfather was superintendent of the Pontiac School District. Both she and her children attended Michigan public schools… Supporters at a recent campaign rally in Trenton, downriver from Detroit, said they appreciate Whitmer’s focus on teacher recruitment and retention at a time of worsening staff shortages and declining interest in teacher preparation programs.
4) Tutoring grants of up to $1,000 for Indiana students to roll out Oct. 15 Some school districts are also providing tutoring services using their own teaching staff, like Knox schools, which will offer in-person tutoring with certified teachers to its 25 eligible students.
Daily Business Review. Controversial rules for schools get official go-ahead from Florida Board of Education During an at-times heated meeting, the state board also signed off on a separate rule that could lead to teachers losing their licenses for violating two controversial new
EdPrepLab. Virtual Fall Forum 2022 [Wed, October 26, 11:30 AM – 2:45 PM ET]
EdWeek.
1) 3 Big Challenges to Expanding Computer Science Classes and How to Overcome Them The Chicago school district, which made computer science a graduation requirement several years ago, has worked with research institutions to develop a sequence of courses to help teachers feel comfortable leading introductory classes. Issues remain, however, because the training doesn’t prepare educators to teach more advanced computer science classes…
2) 3 Big Mistakes to Avoid When Helping Readers Grapple With Challenging Texts …highlighted tactics to avoid and offered better alternatives for teachers to support students as they tackle difficult texts.
3) 5 Strategies States Are Using to Fill Teacher Shortages 1. Dropping requirements for bachelor’s degrees 2. Easing certification requirements 3. Bringing retired teachers back 4. Relying on emergency certification 5. Hiring professionals from other fields
4) School Districts Look Overseas to Fill Teacher Shortages With the exception of 2020, which saw a considerable dip due to the pandemic, the number of international teachers employed by U.S. districts jumped by 69 percent—from 2,517 in 2015 to 4,271 in 2021… only teachers with a minimum of two years teaching or similar professional experience can apply for a J-1visa
5) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff: Easily Find Your Next Education Job [October 27 2:00 PM to 6:00 PM EDT]
6) Why the Gates Foundation Is Investing $1.1 Billion in Math Education The goals: More and better trained math teachers, a new trove of engaging and effective teaching materials, and a clearer sense of how to teach a subject that many students now find dry and intimidating.
Hechinger Report.
1) English language teachers are scarce. One Alabama town is trying to change that The Russellville school district is using federal pandemic funds to train and certify new English language teachers for its growing student population of Spanish speakers, and encouraging the state to invest too
2) Uncertified teachers filling holes in schools across the South: Patchwork approach could leave children with unprepared educators Officials must determine if it’s better to hire these adults, even if they aren’t fully prepared, or let children end up in crowded classes or with substitutes… By 2030, as many as 16 million K-12 students in the region may be taught by an unprepared or inexperienced teacher, the Southern Regional Education Board projects.
New York Times. Teenagers and Misinformation: Some Starting Points for Teaching Media Literacy Five ideas to help students understand the problem, learn basic skills, share their experiences and have a say in how media literacy is taught.
Washington Post.
1) An explosion of culture-war laws is changing schools. Here’s how. Pondiscio said he believes these measures are a necessary corrective to the recent sway that progressives have achieved in education, partly by training teachers to act as agents of social justice who encourage children to make the world a more equal place.
2) Beta launch of student loan forgiveness application website opens for borrowers The application is set to open to all borrowers later this month.
3) How to diversify America’s teaching corps Patching the leaks would enable greater numbers of aspiring teachers to complete their preparation programs, become fully certified and licensed, and find schools in which they are culturally affirmed and sustained…
4) Judge dismisses GOP-led states’ lawsuit to block student-loan forgiveness plan The ruling by Autrey, a George W. Bush appointee, was one of two victories Thursday for the administration’s plan. In a separate case, U.S. Supreme Court Justice Amy Coney Barrett denied a request by the conservative legal outfit Wisconsin Institute for Law and Liberty, working on behalf of a taxpayer’s association, to pause the program.
laws.
NEW YORK STATE
New York State Register (Oct. 19, 2022). Student Teaching Requirements for Registered Teacher Preparation Programs and Through the Individual Evaluation Pathway Purpose: To extend for one year the timeline for programs to implement the new student teaching requirements, and to make amendments to such requirements and the student teaching requirements for the individual evaluation pathway to certification. Data, views or arguments may be submitted to: William P. Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Education Department, Office of Higher Education, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 975 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 473-3781, email: [email protected] Public comment will be received until: 60 days after publication of this notice.
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. New York City grapples with influx of new asylum-seeking students Facing a shortage of bilingual educators, the city recently announced hiring teachers from the Dominican Republic… Over the past decade, the city has failed to comply with a state-issued corrective action plan focused on students learning English as a new language. For example, the city has failed to provide legally required services to all bilingual students with disabilities, largely because there aren’t enough trained bilingual educators.
