GLOBAL
Boston College. BC’s Lynch School takes center stage: Two major conferences draw education leaders from across the nation and around the world The Global Education Deans’ Forum resumed in-person meetings after a two-year, pandemic-driven hiatus on October 19-21 when the Lynch School welcomed the international organization of schools of education leaders. Twenty-four deans from Africa, Asia, Europe, North America, Oceania, South America, and the United Kingdom, as well as the Lynch School’s Thomas More Brennan Chair in Education Lin Goodwin, former dean of the Faculty of Education at the University of Hong Kong, attended.
DutchNews. More students sign up for teacher training at college …the increase in popularity of a teaching degree is probably down to government measures – in particular help with tuition fees – and the hefty increase in teachers’ pay agreed this summer.
UNESCO.
1) 2022 South Asia Report dialogue non-state actors in teacher education. Hybrid meeting. [11 November – 3:00 – 5:00 pm]
2) Global education monitoring report 2022, South Asia: non-state actors in education: who chooses? who loses? * Inadequate supply and quality of public education, combined with parental aspirations, have driven private education expansion from early childhood to tertiary education. About a third of students in India and Pakistan, and a quarter in Nepal are in private schools that receive no state assistance. Over 90% of teacher education institutions in India are funded only by fee.
UNITED STATES
Chalkbeat.
1) A look inside Colorado’s yearslong push to change how schools teach reading Several prominent teacher preparation programs have revamped their reading coursework. And prospective elementary teachers must now pass a separate exam on reading instruction to earn their state licenses.
2) I’m a social studies teacher: We are all responsible for struggling readers. Teachers need adequate training to identify those with dyslexia. Students need access to diagnostic testing and to the research-based methods shown to be most effective in teaching students with dyslexia.
3) Sweeping research effort tackles big question: How to get tutoring that works to more kids The programs being studied include: * Deans for Impact, a nonprofit focused on teacher training, which will work with teacher prep programs to train and pair aspiring teachers with students… * Great Oaks Foundation, which will recruit and train young people to be placed in schools for a year to tutor students in math and reading through AmeriCorps. * Matheka, a math tutoring company, which will recruit and train bilingual tutors from Latin America… Huffman hopes the research will help show whether it’s possible to train high schoolers, parents, college students, and pre-service teachers to effectively tutor students in large numbers.
4) To address teacher shortages, Tennessee may drop major test for many teacher candidates The proposal to drop edTPA, which would take effect next September, is among numerous ways Tennessee is trying to increase its teacher pool after seeing a gradual decline in the number of aspiring educators graduating from the state’s 40-plus teacher training programs.
EdSource. New literacy standards for teacher candidates could be pivotal to improving student reading scores A set of new literacy standards and teaching performance expectations, approved by the California commission that issues teaching credentials, should ensure all universities are on the same page when it comes to training future educators… The literacy standards, mandated by state legislation, put a greater emphasis on teaching foundational reading skills that include phonological awareness, phonics and word recognition, and fluency.
EdWeek.
1) Apprenticeships Are the New Frontier of Teacher Preparation. Here’s How They Work The U.S. Departments of Labor and Education have urged states and school districts to create and register apprenticeship programs for teaching, which comes with federal funding that can pay for on-the-job training, wages, and other supportive services, such as textbooks or child care. At a time when many states are lowering standards to fill classroom vacancies, advocates point to apprenticeship models as a way to expand the pool of potential teachers without sacrificing quality.
2) As Charter Schools Rise, Fewer Graduate From Undergrad Teacher Prep. Why? The paper, published by the National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH), analyzed data from 290 school districts with at least one commuter college nearby. The researchers found that increasing a district’s charter school enrollment by 10 percent seemed to decrease the supply of teachers prepared in an undergraduate university-based education program, on average, by about 14 percent… The study’s results show a connection, not a definitive cause-and-effect relationship.
3) Educators, You’re the Real Experts. Here’s How to Defend Your Profession Nothing is more educative than the act of teaching. People who disrespect educators do not realize that those in K-12 education learn from every moment of teaching. They experience countless opportunities to refine what is learned in their teacher education years.
4) Nation’s Second-Largest School System Plans to ‘Embrace’ the Science of Reading Carvalho… called on school districts to take action and on educator preparation programs to instruct teachers in evidence-based approaches… Last year, the state mandated that colleges and universities demonstrate they’re preparing teachers to deliver “foundational reading skills” instruction.
5) New Guide Pairs Research and Policy on Recruiting, Retaining Teachers of Color The book is organized into 11 domains of inquiry, breaking down each of the factors involved when implementing successful programs and policies for recruiting and retaining local educators of color. These domains include program design in teacher preparation and other training, the role of minority-serving institutions, human resource development and induction, mentorship, and more.
Forbes. The First 50 Days: A Brand New Teacher Finds Her Footing Thanks To The Power Of Mentors …Teach Charleston, the school district’s in-house teacher recruitment, preparation and development program. Rooted in local context, the program made Charleston County Schools the first district in the state to develop its own teachers. The new teachers must commit to live and teach in Charleston County for at least 3 years.
Hechinger Report. In one giant classroom, four teachers manage 135 kids – and love it Five years ago, faced with high teacher turnover and declining student enrollment, Westwood’s leaders decided to try something different. Working with professors at Arizona State University’s teachers college, they piloted a classroom model known as team teaching.
Long Beach Post. LBUSD has a plan to diversify its workforce by hiring from its own student body The LBUSD has partnered with Long Beach City College for a program called Grow Your Own, which will give students at Poly, Millikan, and Jordan a chance to start taking education-related classes at LBCC while still enrolled in high school with the goal of speeding them toward a career in teaching.
National Center for Research on Education Access and Choice (REACH). How Do Charter Schools Affect the Supply of Teachers from University-Based Education Programs? Our data allow us to break the result down further. We examined effects on the number of teachers of different racial groups and found that the effects exist for both white and Black teachers. The effect was larger for Black teachers – a 17% drop versus 11% for white teachers
NYTimes. What Do American’s Middle Schools Teach About Climate Change? Not Much. Some states, including Washington, California, and Maine are turning to teacher training programs. National science educators have lauded ClimeTime as one of the best efforts. The program receives several million dollars a year in state funding. Since 2018, it has trained 14,000 teachers, or more than a fifth of the teachers in Washington state.
Washington Post. Loan company distances itself from GOP-led states’ student debt suit Until now, MOHELA has remained silent on the states’ lawsuit… MOHELA is the primary servicer for borrowers pursuing Public Service Loan Forgiveness, a federal program for teachers, firefighters and other public servants.
WHYY. How a therapy once seen as a victory for autistic kids has come under fire as abuse These days, a growing number of ABA therapists are becoming accredited through online training programs that not only face quality issues, but have failed to adopt the kinds of changes Juarez and his team are advocating for… Juarez first encountered ABA in the late 90s while studying to become a special education teacher at the University of North Texas, which boasted one of the country’s first undergraduate programs for behavior analysis.
NEW YORK STATE
New York State Education Department.
1) New York Teacher Surprised with Prestigious Milken Educator Award and $25,000 Garvey earned a bachelor’s in English literature and inclusive childhood and middle childhood education from Nazareth College in 2011 and a master’s in literacy education from SUNY Oneonta in 2021.
2) Office of Higher Education Educator Preparation Newsletter October 2022
* Board of Regents Items: Student Teaching. School Building Leader. Computer Science.
* Empire State Teacher Residency Program Request for Applications (RFA)
* AAQEP Teacher Performance Assessment Collaboration Days
* NYSATE/NYACTE Conference Presentations
NEW YORK CITY
Bank Street College. Online event Recruiting for Residencies: Possibilities for Today & Tomorrow. [Nov. 16, 2022, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM EST]
Teachers College. These Alumni Award Honorees Are Trailblazers: The seven honorees will be recognized at the State of the College on Nov. 16 Min Hong (M.A. ’91, Ed.M. ’98, Ed.D. ’03) is a 32-year veteran of the New York City Department of Education, serving as a teacher, literacy coach, administrator, and now as a principal of Bronx S.T.E.M. & Arts Academy… Hong was honored as a MetLife Fellow for her excellence as a culturally responsive educator by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
