GLOBAL
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE). Innovative Best Practices for Embedding Global Education in K-12 Classrooms Learn more about the self-reflection tool, the Globally Competent Learning Continuum, which pre-service and in-service teachers can use to gauge and enhance their knowledge, skills, and dispositions in globally competent teaching. [Webinar July 27 1:00 PM Central Times]
Association for Teacher Education in Europe. ATEE Annual Conference 2023 TEACHER EDUCATION ON THE MOVE [August 27-30, 2023 ELTE, Budapest, Hungary]
Oman News Agency. Workshop Help on Improving Teacher Preparation Programmes. Muscat: A workshop was held here on Sunday to discuss the project of improving the efficiency of teacher preparation programmes in public and private higher education establishments
The Educator. As Minister Clare pushes ITE reforms, some experts say they miss the mark Professor Mark Scott – who led the Teacher Education Expert Panel – released a report titled: ‘Strong Beginnings: Report of the Teacher Education Expert Panel’, which set out 14 recommendations to revamp Initial Teacher Education in Australia’s universities… Debra Hayes, Professor of Education and Equity and Head of School at the University of Sydney’s School of Education and Social Work, says the report “manufactures a crisis” about the quality of initial teacher education (ITE) by claiming new teachers are underprepared to teach in several key areas.
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) AACTE Awards: Call for Entries The AACTE Awards Program recognizes excellence in both member institutions and individuals who have made significant contributions to the field of educator preparation.
2) In the States: Proposed California Bills Will Pay Student Teachers, Recruit Educators California is poised to potentially pass two new bills that would pay teacher candidates while they are student teaching and begin a public relations campaign to recruit new teachers into the profession.
California State University (CSU). Mildred García Appointed 11th CSU Chancellor: First-ever Latina appointed to lead the nation’s largest and most diverse four-year university system. A first-generation student and the first in her family to earn a degree, she received her associate degree from New York City Community College, a bachelor’s in business education from Bernard M. Baruch College and a master’s in business education from New York University. At Teachers College, Columbia University, she earned a master’s and a doctorate in higher education administration.
Chalkbeat.
1) Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson’s transition team releases its recommendations for schools Grant full college scholarships to Chicago students looking to become teachers, as a way to cultivate more Black and Latino educators.
2) Chicago teachers help refugee youth navigate a new language, a new culture, and in the fall, new schools Last fall, “there were not enough bilingual certified staff, especially in the middle grades,” said Lerner, who teaches English learners… The teacher union contract recently increased the number of such positions and added incentives for bilingual certification.
EdWeek.
1) The Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact Is Now in Effect. Here’s What That Means Ten states have signed on to the Interstate Teacher Mobility Compact this spring—the benchmark needed for the agreement to become active. Now, a teacher who has a bachelor’s degree, completed a state-approved program for teacher licensure, and has a full teaching license can receive an equivalent license from participating states.
2) What People Are Getting Wrong About the Science of Reading: It’s time to look at the research and get real about the role of phonics As with the science of reading, balanced literacy is conflated with other terms…. When we conflate balanced literacy with the damaging strategies that have become attached to the label, we contribute to the idea that an intentionally balanced approach to literacy is exclusive to those using erroneous strategies and ineffective instructional practices. Herein lies why the reading wars will never be won. Both sides have a part of the answer.
3) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff Meet 60+ Employers in a Single Day [July 27, 2:00 to 6:00 PM EDT]
Get The Facts Out. Teachers in the U.S. rate their lives better than all other occupation groups, trailing only physicians. Get the Facts Out is a partnership between four national societies working to repair the reputation of the teaching profession. This site contains resources for prospective teachers, faculty/staff who prepare teachers, and the general public.
Hechinger Report. Plenty of Black college students want to be teachers, but something keeps derailing them late in the process: Study inside Michigan’s teacher preparation programs sheds light on some of the reasons for the scarcity of Black teachers in America … the decline in prospective Black teachers far exceeded the Black college dropout rate.… Another obstacle is Michigan’s teacher licensure tests. The pass rates for Black students are much lower, and it’s unclear why.
HuffPost. Boston May Have Cracked The Code On Universal Pre-K: When it comes to setting kids up with lifelong skills, early childhood programs have shown mixed results. Has Boston found the recipe for success? The success of that curriculum depends entirely on the people implementing it, and a major goal of Boston’s program is to attract qualified teachers. All of them must have a bachelor’s degree and, if they are in one of the programs that Boston Public Schools runs directly, they must (like all Boston public school teachers) have a master’s degree in child development or education within five years of starting.
InsideHigherEd. President Biden Plans to Change How Students Pay for College Jason Delisle, a nonresident senior fellow in the Center on Education Data and Policy at the Urban Institute, said individuals with bachelor’s degrees who enter public service occupations, like teaching, nursing and law enforcement, will likely reap the largest benefits from the plan.
Learning Policy Institute. California Decided to Add a New Grade to Public Schools. How Is It Going? School districts also reported plans to address the need for more qualified teachers. Their top strategies include forming partnerships with teacher preparation programs and offering financial assistance for teacher candidates. This is critical, as 80% of school districts and charters indicated they did not yet have enough qualified transitional kindergarten teachers to serve all 4-year-olds.
NYTimes.
1) America’s Student Loans Were Never Going to Be Repaid It’s increasingly the case that people who were always going to have low earnings no matter their educational attainment are also overloaded with student debt — think of underpaid teachers who acquired expensive master’s degrees for only a modest pay increase.
2) Christine King Farris, Last Sibling of Martin Luther King Jr., Dies at 95 In 1948 she graduated from Spelman College, as her mother and grandmother had, and she later earned two master’s degrees in education from Teachers College at Columbia University — one in the social foundations of education in 1950 and one in special education in 1958. She later returned to Spelman, where she worked as an associate professor of education and the director of a learning resources center for about 50 years.
3) With Art Colleges Closing, a Chicago Museum Has an Alternative: The cost of studying fine art is another fact that inspired a short-term intensive program led by artists of color that is an apprenticeship of sorts. According to educators, traditional art schools are struggling to recruit students who question whether a fine arts degree is worth the high tuition cost.
Prepared to Teach. Prepared To Teach is now a national organization The Prepared To Teach team is excited to launch this next chapter of our journey. We are now a fiscally sponsored project housed within Rockefeller Philanthropy Advisors, a global nonprofit that accelerates philanthropy in pursuit of a just world.
The74. New Report Highlights States that Are at the Vanguard of the Reading Revolution These states have addressed every aspect of early literacy, from how teachers and prospective teachers are trained to the curriculum they use, how students are assessed and whether children are retained rather than promoted to the next grade.
U.S. Dept of Labor. Welcome to the Registered Apprenticeship Academy This academy has been specifically designed to cater to the needs of Registered Apprenticeship program sponsors, apprentices, state apprenticeship agency partners, and other stakeholders.
Washington Post. Artificial intelligence is already changing how teachers teach As AI jolts education, public school teachers and university professors are discovering that it is not just for students. Educators are using it to help develop tests, generate case studies, write emails and rethink teaching strategies.
NEW YORK STATE
Amsterdam News. Black male teacher perspective: A desperate field To address the problem, the Department of Education said they have the “NYC Men Teach” program to support people of color in obtaining the degrees and certifications necessary to teach. Additionally, New York Gov. Kathy Hochul said in her State of the State Address last year that she plans to revitalize the state’s teaching labor force.
NEW YORK CITY
AMNY. Smaller classes, bigger costs: IBO report says NYC might need to spend $1.9 BILLION to meet state class size mandate … the city would need to hire additional teachers for the last three years to be comply with state law. There might also be a need for additional capital costs to increase classroom space to accommodate additional classes.
Chalkbeat.
1) NYC disbands literacy coaches amid reading curriculum overhaul The move represents a shift in the way educators who teach reading are trained and supported at a key moment. Education officials are mandating that all elementary schools use one of three reading curriculums, beginning with 15 of the city’s 32 districts this September…
2) NYC teachers get raises. Physical and occupational therapists still wait. Starting salaries for New York City teachers will increase to $72,350 by 2026 under the United Teachers Federation’s newly ratified contract. That’s 18.5% more than the current starting salary of $61,070.
Gothamist. Class size law could cost NYC nearly $2 billion per year, report finds Studies also show efforts to reduce class sizes must be paired with hiring high-quality teachers. “There is research that suggests students from lower-income backgrounds and students of color benefit from lower class sizes, although these effects may be negligible if less experienced or unqualified teachers are hired to teach these new classes,” the report says.
NYTimes. 18 Hasidic Schools Failed to Provide Basic Education, New York City Finds In the letters summarizing the investigation, officials described visiting schools and finding deficiencies in course planning or proof of teacher training… After multiple visits to Oholei Torah in Crown Heights, one of the largest yeshivas in the state, inspectors said they had found “insufficient evidence that teachers have the appropriate knowledge, skill and disposition to deliver” adequate secular instruction.
Teachers College.
1) Harlem Teacher Project. a free summer professional learning opportunity from July 17th-28th (with the second week virtual and asynchronous) for Harlem teachers to learn about local histories of teacher activism and think/dream about teacher activism today. It will be lead by TC doctoral students Allyson Compton, Anuraag Sensharma, and José Vilson. By attending the institute, you can earn up to 30 CTLE credits.
2) How Speech Therapy Creates Opportunities for Patients Who Received Cleft Palate Surgery: New language skills and confidence follow therapy from TC’s Cate Crowley and students in Ghana, Colombia and other nations Throughout her career, Crowley has provided in-person trainings for speech therapists in Asia, Africa, and Latin America… Gomez says “We’re there to coach and teach and give them the power and the tools…to be able to continue their own journey and continue improving on their own…We’re really here to facilitate that growth and learning.”
3) TC TakeAction: What to Know About Your Student Loans Right Now We’ll give you the most up-to-date information about the impending Supreme Court decision on student debt relief, the debt ceiling bill, and how to get involved. We’ll also review President Biden’s Debt Relief Plan, the Income-Driven Repayment (IDR) Account Adjustment, Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF), Fresh Start, and Return to Repayment. [Jul 18 1:00 PM Central Time]