Month: February 2023

GLOBAL
FinancialExpress. Delhi govt partners with University of Birmingham to provide global exposure to teachers   “…Teaching is the cornerstone of quality education, and working with the Delhi Government on one of their flagship programmes for teacher education will help us both to expand our knowledge network,” Lord Karan Bilimoria, chancellor, University of Birmingham, said.

LOOP PNG (Papua New Guinea). UOG Reform to improve teacher training. Since its establishment in 1961, the University of Goroka has grown in academic programs, infrastructure, staff and students…

Manila Times. Educating teacher education   There is no logic in attributing the “poor” outcomes of basic education to “poor” teacher education. Vice President and Education Secretary Sara Duterte bluntly admitted in the recent Basic Education Report that “the Filipino learners are not academically proficient.”

NYTimes. How Finland Is Teaching a Generation to Spot Misinformation: The Nordic country is testing new ways to teach students about propaganda. Here’s what other countries can learn from its success.   Officials say Finland’s success is not just the result of its strong education system, which is one of the best in the world, but also because of a concerted effort to teach students about fake news. Media literacy is part of the national core curriculum starting in preschool.

UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) 75^th Annual Meeting. Innovation through Inspiration: Remembering the Past to Revolutionize the Future [Feb. 24-26 Indianapolis, IN]
2) Aspiring Elementary Teachers Are Unlikely to Get Essential Social Studies and Science Content They Need to Teach Students   New data and analysis released from the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) finds significant opportunities for teacher preparation programs to improve their coursework requirements to ensure that aspiring elementary school teachers receive the essential social studies and science content knowledge they need for the classroom.

Chalkbeat.
1) Dear teachers: As a future educator, I have one request   As a college student working toward my teacher certification, I’ve closely followed your struggles, especially during the pandemic. But I have to admit that the constant news about teacher burnout is weighing heavily on me… I wonder if you could also share the differences you are making in students’ lives… I’m asking you to open up about the truly happy moments that make your time in the field worthwhile.
2) Five Illinois early-career teachers speak about entering education during the COVID-19 pandemic   These educators not only had to learn the basics of lesson plans, classroom management, and the needs of students and families, they also had to navigate a constantly changing education landscape.
3) Future teachers need to hear the good stuff, too   This piece was written in response to ”Dear teachers: As a future educator, I have one request,”
4) Gov. J.B. Pritzker renews pre-K expansion push with 2024 budget proposing $250 million increase   Pritzker promised in 2019 to bring universal preschool to all Illinois children after being elected… a $130 million effort called the Childcare Workforce Compensation Contracts — is aimed at increasing the salaries of child care workers and bringing more educators into the field…  

Chronicle. Alyssa Hadley Dunn, a former associate professor at Michigan State University, has been named an associate professor and director of teacher education in the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut.

CISION. Cadence Education Expands Montessori Portfolio with The Suzuki School and Montessori Teacher Education Institute of Atlanta   Cadence Education, LLC (“Cadence Education”), one of the largest providers of early childhood education in North America, is thrilled to announce its acquisition of both The Suzuki School and the Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MTEI) in Atlanta, Georgia…The Montessori Teacher Education Institute (MTEI) will complement Cadence Education’s offering, providing essential training to support the growth and development of Montessori early childhood educators.

EdWeek.
1) How to Become a Better Teacher. Here’s What Teachers Have to Say
2) Recruiters Are Going Grassroots to Fill Vacancies. They Say It’s Working   in Topeka, Kan…some of the parents-turned-substitute teachers have been persuaded to work on getting their teacher certificates…  paraprofessionals enrolled in the Arkansas Teacher Residency Model, which offers practical work experience and the potential for an immediate path into the teaching force….
3) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff: Meet 85+ Employers in a Single Day [March 30, 2:00 – 6:00 PM EDT]

Forbes. Teaching Is In Crisis. Graduate Schools Of Education Can Help [by TC President T. Bailey]   Strong teacher residency programs, which enable prospective educators to teach in classrooms before they graduate, offer firsthand experiences to interact with students, develop engaging lesson plans and get a feel for the opportunities and challenges presented throughout a school year. In turn, graduate schools of education provide community school districts with a dedicated pipeline of well-prepared, committed educators equipped to meet the challenges of the job. 

Learning Policy Institute (LPI). Creating Rich, Experiential Learning Environments, Part 1 [Wed. March 1, 12:00-1:30 p.m. ET]

NEA News.
1) Aspiring Educators on Why They Choose to Teach   Ready to pick up the torch for safe, just, and equitable schools, the next crop of teachers shares their motivation for stepping into the classroom.
2) Union-Led Apprenticeships Aim to Ease Teacher Shortage: New federal support will help grow apprenticeship programs for teachers, providing an affordable path into the field for a more diverse group of candidates.  1. Registered apprenticeships–long valued in the trades–offer aspiring teachers a lengthy residency that prepares them well for classroom challenges. 2. Apprenticeship programs also show promise as a step to solving the teacher shortage and a way to diversify the profession. 3. The Biden administration has expanded support for states looking to start and grow teacher apprenticeship programs.

#PANeedsTeachers. Addressing Pennsylvania’s Teacher Shortage Crisis Through Systemic Solutions    …we offer five policy strategies: *Incentivize high-quality teacher preparation, characterized by rigorous coursework and intentionally designed clinical experiences developed in partnership with local education agencies. *Expand pathways into teaching for youth and paraprofessionals. *Improve the financial value proposition for becoming a teacher. *Improve data collection to allow for targeted investments in the teacher pipeline…

The74. Equity Builder or Racial Barrier: Debate Rages Over Role of 8th-Grade Algebra   “The relationship between math and science is very strong,” said Talia Milgrom-Elcott, executive director and founder of Beyond100K, a group which aspires to prepare and retain 150,000 new STEM teachers, especially for schools serving majority Black, Hispanic and Native American students, by 2032.

Vox. The racist idea that changed American education: A Supreme Court decision 50 years ago may have been shaped by the claim that poor children of color can’t learn. The case’s impact has reverberated for generations  Teachers in Edgewood were paid much less than those in Alamo Heights. Probably because of that, half of them had only substandard credentials, compared to 11 percent in Alamo Heights…

Washington Post.
1) HBCUs have big role to train diverse teachers amid shortages   HBCUs play an outsize role in producing teachers of color in the U.S., where only 7% of teachers are Black, compared with 15% of students. Of all Black teachers nationwide, nearly half are graduates of an HBCU.
2) No English or history majors? Marymount U. weighs cuts in humanities.   In all, the plan calls for phasing out nine bachelor’s degree programs. Among other majors that would be eliminated: art, mathematics, secondary education and sociology. 
3) Teacher fired after DeSantis says bookshelf video was ‘fake narrative’   Florida has been at the forefront of the schoolbook wars. District officials there have launched reviews of the appropriateness of teachers’ books as part of House Bill 1467… It is unclear what the consequences for violating H.B. 1467 are, though a Florida Education Department spokesperson previously suggested breaking the law could lead to penalties against teachers’ licenses.

NEW YORK STATE
DemocracyReady NY. Webinar: New York Civic Learning Week Join DemocracyReady NY for a series of free virtual events to celebrate Civic Learning Week! [March 6-10]

NYS Senate. S2140A. An Act to amend the education law, in relation to developing grow your own initiatives at school districts, boards of cooperative educational services and higher education institutions to attract underrepresented candidates into the teaching profession [Feb. 13, 2023: Passed Senate, Delivered to Assembly]

NYSED Board of Regents Feb Meetings
Higher Education Committee Proposed Amendment …Relating to the Student Teaching Requirements for Registered Teacher Preparation Programs and Through the Individual Evaluation Pathway to Certification Proposed Revisions Following the First Public Comment Period
Based on feedback on the proposed rule from the field, the Department now proposes to revise the proposed rule regarding the “limited exemption” for experienced teachers. The new student teaching requirements include a “limited exemption” for experienced teachers who are enrolled in a graduate program leading to certification for one or more certificates. Teachers who qualify for the limited exemption are exempt from the clinical experience clock-hour requirement and the full-semester student teaching requirement. To qualify, teachers must have either: (1) completed a New York State registered teacher preparation program prior to enrollment in the graduate program and hold an Initial and/or Professional teacher certificate, (2) hold National Board certification, or (3) have at least one year of effective teaching experience under a valid New York State or out-of-state teaching certificate.
With the limited exemption, candidates complete at least 50 clock hours of student teaching or practica (unless otherwise prescribed in the specific program requirements) that includes a focus on the applicable program-specific pedagogical core requirements for the certificate title. The student teaching or practica must occur with actual students in educational settings appropriate to the certificate title sought.
Consistent with the extension of the new student teaching requirements, the original proposed rule also extended the timeline for the limited exemption by one year, making it available for candidates who enroll in a program in the Fall 2024 semester and later. Teacher preparation program faculty have expressed an interest in making the limited exemption available to teachers immediately, rather than when the new student teaching requirements go into effect. The Department is therefore proposing to have the limited exemption be an option for qualified teachers and graduate teacher preparation programs upon adoption of the proposed amendment.
If adopted at the May meeting, the proposed amendment will become effective on May 31, 2023. Public comment begins 3/1/23

Higher Education/P-12 Education Joint Committees   Proposed Amendment… Relating to Establishing the Indigenous Culture and Language Studies (All Grades) Certificate  Following the 60-day public comment period required under the State Administrative Procedure Act, it is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be presented to the Board of Regents for adoption at its June 2023 meeting. If adopted at the June meeting, the proposed amendment will become effective on June 28, 2023.

Professional Practice Committee. Proposed Addition… Relating to the Licensure of Applied Behavior Analysts and Certification of Applied Behavior Analyst Assistants   Combined, these provisions will reduce barriers for applicants authorized to practice in other states and assist New York candidates seeking to sit for the national certification exam… The proposed amendment implements the provisions of Chapters 818 and 641, and makes additional amendments to LBA and ABA provisions to align such provisions more closely with national standards… Public comment begins 3/1/23

WRGB Albany. “TEACH” Act passes in NYS Senate, aims to fight teacher shortage Limarys Caraballo is an associate professor of English education at Teachers College, and says it’s a good place to start:
“…It’s a good first step toward working across important challenges in navigating different types of institutions – school districts, community organizations and institutions of higher education – all of which are connected to an overall goal of increasing access of underrepresented candidates to the teaching profession in the communities where they live” …

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat.
1) Adams creates new City Hall office for child care, early childhood education   The new office, which will be housed within City Hall, was months in the making. It’s charged with overseeing strategy and planning with city agencies that touch early childhood education, including the education department and the Administration for Children’s Services, officials said. 
2) NYC’s DC 37 union reaches tentative contract with bonus and annual raises   Along with its education department members, the union represents thousands of early childhood education workers, many of whom staff the city-funded prekindergarten and 3-K programs. 

SILive. Teaching about Sandy Ground: NYC schools will integrate historic site into Black studies curriculum   But Sandy Ground could have a bigger part in new curricular resources in development. The DOE said resources would be included in the Education Equity Action Plan (EEAP) Coalition Black Studies curriculum.

GLOBAL
Manila Standard. Poor teacher training  …the quality of education that future teachers are getting needs much improvement as half of the schools training them perform poorly in the annual licensure exams for educators.

Medical Press [Norway]. Researcher builds kit designed to make our brain’s activity easier for students to understand   Pål Kvello, an associate professor at NTNU’s Department of Teacher Education…creating a building kit of neurons that shows how the nervous system works in a simple way came up while he was working on his doctorate in neurobiology… Kvello received a good response to this idea in his new teacher education position…

The Tribune [India]. GNDU gets nod for teacher education programmes   Northern Regional Committee, National Council for Teacher Education, New Delhi, has approved Integrated Teacher Education Programmes (ITEP) vis-a-vis BA-B.Ed, BSc-B.Ed and B.Com-B.Ed for secondary stage teachers to the Department of Education, Guru Nanak Dev University (GNDU), from the session 2023-24. The intake capacity of these courses is 50 students each…

UNITED STATES
AACTE
1) Annual Meeting Keynote. Revolutionizing the Future: Emerging Scholars Consider the Impact of Academic Censorship [Sat., Feb. 25, 3:45 – 5:15 p.m Indianapolis]
2) Tips for Supporting Teachers at Every Phase of Their Career   A webinar discussion on teacher support featuring Lynn M. Gangone, Machel Mills-Miles, Ann Stark, and Brent Raby [Wed. Feb,15, 4:00 pm EST]

Chalkbeat.
1) Gov. Lee aims to raise minimum salary for Tennessee teachers to $50,000 by 2027   Lee’s education chief, Penny Schwinn, told Chalkbeat that a large jump in base pay would transform efforts to recruit educators to the profession — and retain them in subsequent years.
2) Pre-K for all Michigan 4-year-olds sounds good. But will there be enough teachers?   A certified early childhood educator can make $20,000 more per year working with K-3 students rather than 4-year-olds… Certified preschool teachers are among the highest paid early educators in Michigan; most child care workers make far less.
3) Teacher apprenticeships among solutions lawmakers consider for educator shortages   A teacher apprenticeship program, stipends and loan forgiveness for student teachers, and the ability for out-of-state teachers to more easily qualify to work in Colorado. Those are the ideas Colorado lawmakers have proposed this year… 
4) Whitmer wants to extend help for future educators, but drops teacher retention bonus plan   …plan to continue the MI Future Educator incentive program …It provides $50 million in stipends for student teachers and $25 million in scholarships for education majors. Her new budget proposal would maintain those spending levels and add $25 million to “ensure sustainability of the program,”… 

Education Week.
1) Gholdy Muhammad Champions ‘Unearthing Joy’ in Her New Book   As I continue to teach young people, preservice teachers, and scholars, while working with school leaders, I find that we need joy more than ever.
2) Pennsylvania School Funding Is Unconstitutional, Judge Says. Here’s What Could Happen Next   … the judge provided such a detailed analysis tackling the question of whether Pennsylvania students actually receive the education the state constitution entitles them to, said Michael Rebell, executive director of the Center for Educational Equity at the Columbia University Teachers College, which tracks legal cases on school funding nationwide.
3) Teacher-Prep Programs Miss Chances to Build Teachers’ Content Knowledge, Report Says   The analysis, released today, comes from the National Council on Teacher Quality, a research and policy group that advocates for more rigorous teacher preparation. The organization has previously reviewed preparation requirements in other elementary subjects including early reading and math.
4) Why Recruiting Bilingual Educators Works   Aside from having the language skills or certification, I want someone who believes in these students. We’re not going to force you to become a bilingual teacher, even if you have the right certification.

FiveThirtyEight. Why More States Don’t Have Universal Pre-K   In general, as with other levels of education, the advocates and researchers I spoke with defined high-quality as having: *Teachers who are educated at least through college;… 

Hechinger Report. Is a ‘DARPA for education’ finally happening?: Advocates say new government funding is a down payment on long-awaited research and development arm of DOE   Education experts say the new unit could help seed advancements in how students learn and teachers teach in a rapidly evolving digital age, in which the education field can be caught off guard by the latest developments, such as AI’s explosion on the market.

InsideHigherEd.
1) Education Department Hints at Possible Delay of FAFSA   Overhauling the federal financial system and simplifying the Free Application for Federal Student Aid is a significant undertaking for the Education Department. Although the agency is making progress on the project, officials said this week the application might not be ready by Oct. 1. 
2) Making Sure a Degree Is Worth More Than a Diploma: In Colorado, falling enrollment and growing skepticism of higher ed’s worth prompted a proposal to measure the “economic value” of academic programs at public colleges.   Janine Davidson, president of Metropolitan State University of Denver, said that given the state’s declining higher ed enrollment, shortage of teachers… placing a numeric value on degree programs seems like a low priority.

Learning Policy Institute. State of the Union 2023: Education Edition “Let’s give public school teachers a raise.”  …compensation is just one piece of the puzzle. This comprehensive plan for strengthening the profession outlines additional evidence-based strategies for making teaching an affordable, sustainable, and fulfilling career.

Miami Herald. Florida is keeping students from creating a stable, prosperous and socially cohesive future   …we got to hear from a high-ranking Florida public-school official… he assured us that his administration cared about cultivating character and training students to be virtuous citizens who engage in reasoned dialogue. As an educator of educators in Florida, that surprised me. I’m hearing from my students who are on the ground in the schools that the current climate feels constraining.

New York Times.
1) Education Issues Vault to Top of the G.O.P.’s Presidential Race   Democratic strategists, pointing to the midterm results and to polling, said voters viewed cultural issues in education as far less important than school funding, teacher shortages….
2) Florida Officials Had Repeated Contact With College Board Over African American Studies   Intersectionality, for example, is an influential theory first laid out by the legal scholar Kimberlé Crenshaw in 1989. It posits that race, class, gender, sexuality and other forms of identity intersect in ways that shape individuals’ experience of the world… In a written statement to The Times, Professor Crenshaw said, “People need to pay very close attention to this story — not just Black studies educators and K-12 teachers, but everyone who worries that the slide to authoritarianism is real. This is how it happens.”
3) Lesson Plan: The Devastating Earthquake in Turkey and Syria   Ways to help students understand the crisis and how they can make a difference.

Washington Post. Thanks to covid, half of kids were below grade level in at least one subject   According to the federal definition, high-dosage tutoring is done at least three times a week, one-on-one or in small groups, for at least 30 minutes per session; it is provided by educators or well-trained tutors and aligned with an evidence-based core curriculum or program.

NEW YORK STATE
New York State Board of Regents. February 13-14, 2023 Meeting Higher Education: Proposed Amendment …Relating to the Student Teaching Requirements for Registered Teacher Preparation Programs and Through the Individual Evaluation Pathway to Certification

News 10. The College of Saint Rose sees encouraging progress in teaching initiative   The program aims to increase enrollment in education programs, something the college believes is a key contributor to the nationwide teacher shortage… The full initiative launches in the fall. Registration for the virtual courses can be found here, they will also be posted on the college’s Youtube page in the coming weeks.

The Buffalo News. Buffalo State Urban Teacher Pipeline helps teacher aides, assistants become teachers   …residency program is a conduit to help teacher aides and assistants in Buffalo city schools earn teaching certification while continuing to work in their schools. It offers teacher education classes in evenings, on weekends and in summer, provides free tuition for two courses a semester and covers fees and books.

The Education Trust-New York. Representation Matters: A look at the state of teacher diversity in New York    Districts and the state can use the significant new funding from the American Rescue Plan Act and increases in state Foundation Aid to support programs and initiatives to advance these key priorities including: Strengthen the teacher preparation pipeline for future teachers and school leaders of color by:
>  Requiring diversity data collection and transparency for teacher preparation programs;
>  Requiring teacher preparation programs to improve diversity and strengthen program components that prepare all teaching and administrator candidates to educate all groups of students;
>  Expanding the Teacher Opportunity Corps grant program, which recruits and supports historically underrepresented and low-income teaching candidates;
>  Strengthening relationships between school districts and teacher preparation programs, including the expansion of “Grow Your Own” initiatives;…

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. Anticipating challenges to NYC class size law, Banks will launch ‘working group’   The education department anticipates the need to hire 7,000 new teachers to comply with the law, according to Banks. 

Education Week. Want to Recruit Male Teachers of Color? Look to This New York City Leader   Chimere Stephens, the director of NYC Men Teach at the NYC Department of Education… Now, the pipeline he’s helped build to bring men of color into the teaching force stretches all the way back to high schoolers, continues with college students, and includes on-ramps for those already working as paraprofessionals and in similar positions throughout the city’s schools.

New York Post. Black and Latino educators support lawmakers’ push for more minority-led charter schools in NY  … create a new state charter school commission and attempt to dramatically increase the pool of minority teachers by … providing college loan forgiveness and allowing charter schools to offer alternative licensing.

Pix11News. Program aims to increase teacher diversity at NYC schools   A local program is working to bring more men of color to teach students in New York City classrooms. The partnership between the City University of New York, City Hall, and the Department of Education to increase the number of men of color teaching is already making a difference in children’s lives… NYC Men Teach initiative…

Spectrum News. City schools to expand dyslexia reading pilot program   Banks said he and the mayor are now expanding programs like the Structured Literacy Schools pilot from two schools to four. “At these schools, educators across subjects were trained in evidence-based literacy practices…” 

GLOBAL
Evening Standard. London public and state schools unite to find science teacher amid hiring ‘crisis’   Mary Bousted, president of the National Education Union, whose members were on strike on Wednesday, said the Government missed its secondary school teacher training targets by 41 per cent this year, meaning only three out of 17 subjects have enough teachers.

Hindustan Times. Union Budget: National digital library to be set up; focus on teacher training   The government will re-envision teachers’ training and develop institutes of excellence at the district level for the purpose and set up a national digital library to make available quality books digitally to help children and adolescents overcome learning losses due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

UNESCO.
1) 2023 SDG4 scorecard on progress towards national SDG 4 benchmarks: key findings   So far three in four countries have submitted benchmarks, or national targets, to be achieved by 2030 for at least one of seven key education indicators: early childhood education attendance; out-of-school rates; completion rates; gender gaps in completion rates; minimum proficiency rates in reading and mathematics; trained teachers; and public education expenditure…
2) SDG4 scorecard progress report on national benchmarks: focus on early childhood   Another case is highlighted by the percentage of primary school trained teachers (global indicator 4.c.1b)… A particular aspect of this indicator is that throughout the range of observed values, the bottom 25% of countries in each starting point range has negative change, which means that their percentage of trained teachers has been declining.
3) Webinar. Learning from PEER country profiles: The journey towards comprehensive sexuality education [Feb 15, 2023 02:00 PM Paris time]

UNITED STATES
AACTE. Ball State University to Play Major Role in Apprenticeship Supporting Indiana Educator Pipeline   Ball State University will play a major role in a first-of-its-kind program in the nation centered on special education after the recent federal approval of a state registered apprenticeship supporting the educator pipeline. 

ABC 13News. VDOE application approved to create registered teacher apprentice program in Virginia   The Virginia Department of Education and the Virginia Department of Labor and Industry signed an agreement approving VDOE’s application to create a registered teacher apprentice program in the state. Virginia’s newly approved program is one of only a handful of teacher apprentice programs nationwide that meet U.S. Department of Labor and Industry standards and are eligible for funding through several federal workforce-development grants…

American Experiment. What the new teacher licensing standards mean for teacher preparation providers   Gov. Tim Walz’s Professional Educator Licensing and Standards Board (PELSB) proposed amendments to the rules governing teacher licensure in Minnesota. These changes are expected to be formally adopted later this winter or early spring and then go into effect on July 1, 2024. Unfortunately, the approved changes politicize teacher training requirements.

Arizona State Univ. Fulton Teachers College. Next Education Workforce Summit Teacher Residencies: A Promising Approach to Enhancing a High-Quality, Sustainable Workforce [Wed Feb 08, 1:15 PM – 2:00 PM MST]

Austin Peay State Univ. APSU Conference on Teacher Shortage Registration  [Tuesday, February 28, 2023 virtually via Zoom]

Chalkbeat. Tony Sanders named next Illinois State Superintendent of Education  While the state had a teacher shortage prior to COVID-19, the pandemic exacerbated the need for more teachers in classrooms. The state launched initiatives to get more bilingual teachers into classrooms and increase the number of students of color in teacher preparation programs. Some school districts have invested in Grow Your Own programs that support new educators while they are getting licensure. 

Education Trust. It’s Time to Invest in High-Quality Teacher Preparation   Research demonstrates that the quality of a teacher’s preparation directly correlates with their classroom performance a classroom filled with our children, our neighbors, and our future leaders.

Education Week.
1) 4 Actions Districts and States Can Take to Increase Staff Diversity    Working with Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs), Hispanic Serving Institutions, and nonprofits that prepare educators of color or educators of any race focused on equity, change management, and identity can draw a wider pool of qualified candidates… States have additional ways to make a difference, according to the report. When renewing program licenses, for example, they can require the preparation programs to provide data on their commitment and track record of educating and placing leaders of color and the outcomes for those graduates. 
2) A Bilingual Aide Explains the Value of Representation for English Learners   Reach University partners with school districts in Alabama, Arkansas, California, and Louisiana to offer online bachelor’s degree programs, helping paraprofessionals become teachers while still working in a school.
3) Black History Belongs in Early Elementary School: Grades K-2 are a particularly fertile time to nurture students’ creativity   Elementary teachers must be willing—and trained—to suspend the conventional notions of knowledge building and content mastery, sincerely appreciate the brilliance Black students bring to the classroom, and be willing to continue learning themselves. 
4) How to Teach Black History: A Resource List
5) Once Resistant, An Alabama Town Now Sees Its English Learners as Its Future   He found faculty with limited or no training on English learners frustrated at being unable to effectively teach around language barriers. Students, in turn, showed little engagement in the classroom. Teachers failed English learners almost as a default… To change hearts and minds, Grimes got more training into schools and brought in more ESL staff. 
6) Students Want Climate Change Education. Most Teachers Don’t Get Enough Training   Among science teachers specifically, a significant subset of the nationally representative sample, a third have never received any professional training or education on climate change. Another third said they had pursued training or research on climate change and/or how to teach it, but on their own time. Mostly, this happened outside of their preparation to teach.

Fox News.
1) Lawmakers in 10 states push to eliminate relicensing restrictions for teachers moving across state lines   The idea for an Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact was first proposed by the U.S. Department of Defense and is designed, in part, to support military spouses. It would effectively allow teaching licenses to be viable across members of the compact, cutting through the current 50-state patchwork of disparate requirements.
2) Minnesota licensing board using ‘mafia tactics’ on new teachers to accept critical race theory: Experts   She claimed that the entire board that came up with this Minnesota teacher licensing is politicized, being funded and promoted and lobbied by the very people that put them into office or put into office the people who appointed them, while teachers are ignored. “This is called bullying. These are mafia tactics. This is being run by a cartel,” Friedrichs said.

InsideHigherEd. A Subtle Subterfuge, an Outrage or Both?: Florida College System presidents signed a statement promising not to support any effort that “compels belief” in critical race theory on their campuses.   Some professors saw the statement as a baffling and infuriating capitulation to Florida governor Ron DeSantis, who’s made no secret of his plans to purge the teaching of critical race theory—or anything that may be mistaken for critical race theory—from Florida public education. 

K-12 Dive. Momentum grows for family engagement in teacher prep: A framework developed by the National Association for Family, School and Community Engagement aims for greater integration.   Released in December, the framework suggests educator preparation programs dedicate courses and fieldwork to family and community engagement. This work should be embedded throughout a teacher candidate’s coursework and not just in one standalone class, the guidance said.

Washington Post.
1) College enrollment stabilizing after years of steep declines, data show   Business and education programs are also losing steam, with declines of 5.3 percent and 5.5 percent, respectively.
2) DeSantis aims to cut college diversity efforts; New College ousts president   The governor’s proposals feed into a larger culture war he is waging across Florida, where DeSantis has signed a law limiting what professors can teach about race…

NEW YORK STATE
Center for Educational Equity. Center for Educational Equity Files Amicus Brief Supporting New Regulations on Substantial Equivalency in New York’s Nonpublic Schools   The Court’s reasoning in upholding the educational regulations at issue in Jokinen deserve special attention. In that case, the regulations required that non-public kindergartens must, among other things, have “teachers whose training is substantially equivalent to that of public school teachers”; an “adequate curriculum and teacher-pupil ratio;”…

NYSED Office of Higher Education  January Newsletter
* Board Of Regents January Items: a) Certification for College Professors, b) Reciprocity.
* Teacher Performance Assessment Submission Process
* SWD (All Grades) Certificate Application Posted
* NYSATE/NYACTE Virtual Question and Answer Panel
* Intent to Reissue the Teaching in Remote/Hybrid Learning Environments (TRLE) Request For Proposals

Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching.
1) November Minutes
2) New York State Mentoring Standards: An Overview
3) NYS Program Guidance and Standards for Mentoring 2022

NEW YORK CITY
Bank Street College Prepared to Teach. A Strong Momentum for 2023    Prepared To Teach and our partners have been busy the last two months with a ton of engagements around advancing quality teacher preparation throughout the country. 

Teachers College.
1) Navigating the Risks and Rewards of ChatGPT: Both beloved and banned, the new artificial intelligence software is making waves in school districts across the county   “The danger is that [educators] start relying on those tools before they have the in-depth knowledge about teaching and classroom management and lesson planning design,” TC’s Paulo Blikstein, … notes Vasudevan … Educators may not need to work against ChatGPT, but rather learn how to minimize the risks it introduces and welcome the opportunity to be critical of its use in education.
2) Studying While Black During the Jim Crow Era: A look back on how northern schools like Teachers College welcomed Black graduate students blocked from attending schools in the segregationist South   Nearly 100 years later, McAllister’s trailblazing career is set to be celebrated in a forthcoming museum… “One of her sayings was that ‘Poorly prepared teachers teach poorly prepared students to become poorly prepared teachers,’” remembers cousin Bettye Gardner. “And that’s why she ultimately chose to go to Teachers College.”