GLOBAL
EducationInternational. Statement | EI calls on World Bank to change tack in education EI and over 170 civil society organisations from across the world call on the Bank to take a clear and principled position in support of free, publicly funded and provided education … it should advocate for teachers to be professionally trained and highly qualified, actively supported and well-resourced.
EdWeek. Students Learn More From Inquiry-Based Teaching, International Study Finds “What we saw with respect to gender was the teachers appear to have implicit gender biases and tend to focus more on the boys in the classroom,” … Näslund-Hadley said the countries have since been working to provide more training before and during implementation to encourage teachers to involve students more equitably.
NCEE. Building the Nation Builders: How Singapore Supports Its World-Class Teaching Profession Recently, NCEE spoke with educators and leaders throughout the system—from an aspiring teacher in the nation’s only teacher preparation program, the National Institute of Education (“NIE”), to the Director-General of Education.
TES (UK). Ofsted to focus on teacher training curriculum Amanda Spielman says Ofsted’s teacher training checks have been too driven by data, which could have masked weaknesses
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) 20 AACTE Member Institutions Receive 2019 Teacher Quality Partnership Grants Eligibility for the 2019 TQP grants required applicants to have programs designed to prepare computer science teachers as well as the STEM fields overall, and to take place in a Qualified Opportunity Zone as designated by the Internal Revenue Service.
2) Team Wins 5-year, $1.98 Million NSF Grant to Improve Teacher Preparation A team of Penn State College of Education faculty led by P. Karen Murphy has won a five-year, $1.98 million grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to improve the preparation of undergraduate preservice elementary teachers.
AAQEP. 2020 Quality Assurance Symposium [Feb. 27, Atlanta]
BridgeMichigan, Fewer Michigan college students want to be teachers. That’s a problem. Fewer college students are making that choice. Low salaries and negative perceptions of teaching are driving Michigan college students away from teacher preparation programs, hobbling efforts to improve the state’s struggling schools. Fewer teachers with four-year education degrees has also meant more Michigan classrooms led by long-term substitutes, who generally have far less training.
Chronicle. ‘Students Learn Best in Their Preferred Learning Style,’ and Other Neuromyths There is no evidence, the report says, to support the idea that people learn best when taught in their preferred learning style. In fact, it says, research suggests that “teaching to learning styles may actually hinder learning or affect a student’s self-perception,”
InsideHigherEd.
1) The Incredible Shrinking Higher Ed Industry: Number of U.S. colleges and universities that award federal financial aid fell by 5.6 percent in 2018-19, to lowest mark in two decades.
2) Warren to DeVos: Drop Navient’s Contract A judge’s decision in another recent case brought against four borrowers over alleged mishandling of Public Service Loan Forgiveness applications largely went in Navient’s favor.
NCEE. Reviewing OECD’s Annual Report Education Outlook 2019 from a U.S. Perspective [Webinar Video]
Washington Post. Yes, teacher-preparation programs need to be fixed — but more than 350 education leaders say reforms are ‘making things worse’ An alliance of more than 350 deans and other leaders in the field of teacher education issued a major new statement saying many teacher-preparation programs in this country are not working well but that some key efforts to reform them are only “making things worse.”
NEW YORK STATE
NYSATE/NYACTE. 2019 Annual Conference Coalitions of Care in Teacher Education: Educating the Whole Student, Supporting the Whole Teacher [Sept. 16-18] Presentation by S. Reid, K. Ledwell of Teachers College “A Culturally Relevant Approach to Professional Development for Preservice Teachers of Color”
Pearson. New York State Teacher Certification Examinations (NYSTCE). The New York State Education Department (NYSED) and the Evaluation Systems group of Pearson are seeking candidates … to participate in a field test of items that may appear on future NYSTCE test forms. Field test participants will receive incentives upon verification of participation.
TimesUnion. NY could mandate dyslexia screening in preschool “Schools of education all too frequently do a disservice by not providing teachers with the skills and knowledge they need to teach reading … it’s frustrating for the teachers as well as the children,” said Dr. John J. Russell, executive director of The Windward Institute, who was head of the school for 13 years.
NEW YORK CITY
Teachers College.
1) Celebrating TC’s Innovative Residency Program: A new federal grant funds TR@TC3 TR@TC prepares TESOL, special education, math, and science teachers to work in high-need New York City public schools through an intensive residency and mentorship program grounded in the Teachers College philosophy of inclusive education. Apply by November 8th and prepare to transform lives in New York City schools.
2) CFP The 37th Annual Teachers College Winter Roundtable: Teaching to Transform; Feb. 28-29 [proposal deadline Oct. 28]
3) EdLab Learning Theater Spotlight: Citizen Scientists Showcase The Teaching Residents at Teachers College program, known as TR@TC, prepares highly qualified teachers to teach in New York City public schools.
4) Michelle Knight-Manuel is Named Executive Editor of the Teachers College Record Knight-Manuel is a former middle school ESL/French teacher … her work focuses on college readiness and access, immigrant youth’s civic strengths, and culturally relevant teacher preparation and professional development.
