GLOBAL
Chronicle Live [UK]. Gateshead teacher training college reveals plan for brand new auditorium The Jewish Teacher Training College, in Bensham, wants to build the extension to the rear of its premises… The statement also revealed the significance of Gateshead to the worldwide Jewish community, saying it is regarded as a on par with Oxford or Cambridge.
Daily FT [Sri Lanka]. Education crisis: A humanitarian crisis. Some countries used this historic opportunity to re-design curricula and teaching methodologies to suit the time. Such governments allocated funds for teacher-training and for equipping teachers to meet the post-pandemic education challenges… In Sri Lanka teachers are the lowest paid group of public servants in all of Asia, and the group that will contribute the most, to creating a new generation of citizens..
Hindustan Times. Protesting teachers block Punjab education secretary’s office Members of Elementary Teacher Training-Teacher Eligibility Test (ETT-TET) Qualified Unemployed Teachers Union, who are protesting for the past one month, on Wednesday blocked the entry and exit gates of the Punjab education secretary’s office in Phase 8, Mohali.
Teachers College. Play-Based Learning: New TC Study Points the Way for Improving Support to Teachers of Refugees in East Africa. The team, in a study published last month, points to ways non-governmental organizations (NGOs), faith-based organizations (FBOs), teacher education programs, school leaders and parents can incorporate play-based approaches to learning… “It requires humanitarian and development agencies to infuse technical expertise in education systems through teacher education institutes and teacher education programs,” said Mendenhall.
UNITED STATES
AACTE. AACTE Wins APEX Award for COVID-19 Resource Hub The Hub provides links to pertinent articles, resources, research and learning opportunities to support schools and colleges of education with operational needs. Among the greatest impacts the pandemic has had on the educator preparation community is the clinical practice and field experience requirements that teacher candidates must complete.
Chalkbeat.
1) Lipscomb University names former Tennessee education chief Candice McQueen its new president Lipscomb officials announced Thursday that McQueen will return to the university where she served as dean of the College of Education before joining Haslam’s administration. Lipscomb, a private Christian liberal arts school with about 6,000 students, consistently ranks as having among the state’s top teacher training programs.
2) Teaching prohibited concepts on race in Tennessee could bring million-dollar fines and suspended licenses Under proposed guidance issued by the Tennessee Department of Education on Friday, “licensure action” is one of the possible penalties for educators who discuss what the state has defined as “prohibited concepts,” which includes topics such as white privilege, male privilege, and the flaws of meritocracy, and topics that suggest the “United States is fundamentally or irredeemably racist or sexist.”
2) ‘They’ll know more than I ever knew’: More states move to require lessons on Native American history and culture Many states don’t spend much, or anything, to help develop tribally specific curriculum or to train teachers…. But Jennifer LeBret, who helped develop curriculum for the Spokane Tribe of Indians, is particularly hopeful about the impact of training teachers before they reach their first classrooms.
Education Week.
1) A $5 Million Fine for Classroom Discussions on Race? In Tennessee, This Is the New Reality Teachers could also be disciplined or lose their licenses for teaching that the United States is inherently racist or sexist or making a student feel “guilt or anguish” because of past actions committed by their race or sex.
2) Webinar: Expand Digital Learning by Expanding Teacher Training [August 12, 2pm ET]
Illinois Senate Democrats. Early Childhood Education Consortium plan by Pacione-Zayas signed into law The consortium would also allow Illinois community colleges the option of applying to the Higher Learning Commission for the ability to confer a Bachelor’s of Applied Science degree in Early Childhood Education as well as offer Professional Educator Licenses with early childhood and early childhood special education endorsements…Those working toward degrees at any of the member institutions would have the option of taking any course at any member institution in the event it isn’t offered at the school in which they are enrolled…
KRCR. California cuts required testing for teaching credential. As part of California’s new budget, the state is no longer requiring the California Basic Skill Test (CBEST) or the California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET)… The new law says required coursework will substitute for the test. School administrators in Kern County say this is not lowering the standard of teacher qualifications, but rather acting as an alternative for teachers to prove what they know.
School Rubric. The BeerEDU Podcast Episode 102: Alternative Licensure with Kerry Graham Kyle & Ben chat with Kerry Graham… about her non-traditional path to education through an alternative licensing program, why she believes that alternative licensing programs should be abolished or vastly improved, and how education should be improved to prevent the need for alternative programs.
Silver Lining for Learning. Lessons Teacher Educators Should Have Learned from the Pandemic 46 authors from around the world paused, reflected, and wrote chapters for an open access book on lessons that teacher educators should have learned from 2020. In this presentation, one of the co-editors and authors from two of the chapters will discuss lessons learned and next steps for teacher education. [This Episode will air at 5 30 pm EDT on Saturday August 7th]
NEW YORK STATE
NYSED Office of Higher Education. July newsletter
* Emergency COVID-19 certificate application deadline is September 1, 2021.
* Special Education Teaching Assignment Flexibility in Grades 7-12
* Internship certificate
State University of New York (SUNY). Chancellor Malatras Launches Comprehensive Initiative to Expand High-Quality Child Care at SUNY Campus Centers and Eliminate Child Care Deserts Across SUNY The four-prong initiative includes: *The creation of a SUNY-wide paid internship program for students in early childhood degree programs. Not only will this provide invaluable hands-on experience to students, it will also help fill a great need in attracting individuals to help support staff at SUNY campus child care facilities…
