GLOBAL
India Education Diary.
1) Chile teacher training programme brings green science to life in indigenous regions A teaching programme in one of the poorest and most densely populated rural regions of Chile is leveraging indigenous knowledge to use science and education for sustainable development (ESD) to improve lives.
2) IIM Kashipur launches an Innovative 2-week Madrasa Teacher Training programme In tandem with Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi’s vision for the development of Muslim youths to hold the Quran in one hand and computer in other, Indian Institute of Management (IIM), Kashipur launched an innovative two-week Madrasa Teacher Training Programme today.
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD).
1) How can education systems better understand teachers’ well-being? … governments need to support teachers in meeting these new demands, from integrating new technologies and developing new teaching practices, to managing increasingly diverse classrooms. This is even more true in a world where teaching as a career is losing its appeal and teacher shortages are common.
2) Initial Teacher Preparation (Itp) Study Promoting policies and practices for a stronger teaching profession – from initial teacher education to the first years of teaching
UNITED STATES
AACTE. Call for Proposals, Reviewers for 2021 AACTE Annual Meeting: “Resisting Hate, Restoring Hope: Engaging in Courageous Actions”
Chalkbeat.
1) Colorado State Board calls for more teacher training on reading, not less Some board members raised concerns about that change, noting that inadequate college classes on reading instruction have contributed to low reading proficiency rates and shouldn’t get a pass on the front end of the process.
2) Dyslexia just got its first mention in Michigan law. Will it make a difference for struggling readers? What’s more, teacher training programs in Michigan, like others across the country, aren’t doing enough to prepare educators to work with struggling readers, including dyslexic students. Only three out of 24 teacher prep programs statewide received an “A” rating for early literacy from the National Council on Teacher Quality, while eight were rated “F.”
Education Week.
1) 9 Things Educators Need to Know About Coronavirus
2) Teacher-Candidates Get a Safe Space to Air Touchy Issues of Identity …there’s a lot of value in meeting with others who have a shared experience, Emdin said. Teachers College’s Reimagining Education Summer Institute, which is an annual conference for classroom teachers focused on integrated schools, has the opportunity for attendees to participate in affinity groups
3) Teachers in These States Have to Pass a Rigorous Test on ‘Science of Reading‘ Which 19 states, you ask? The list is here, in a newly updated database built by the National Council on Teacher Quality. The NCTQ has been monitoring state policies on teacher preparation for many years.
4) When Teaching Media Literacy, Which News Sources Are Credible? Even Teachers Don’t Agree The findings suggest a few different things. First, teaching programs probably need to help teachers recognize that they come into their classrooms with particular ideological perspectives, and that they need to reflect on that as they design learning experiences.
Forbes. 5 Reasons School Districts Should Consider Developing Their Own Teachers … if we can bring a sense of community back, develop and grow our best educators, we might be able to help lower teacher attrition rates and raise the bar for youth—in a place where everyone can empathize with one another.
Inside Higher Ed.
1) Blunt: No Cuts to Work-Study Democrats on the committee also assailed a number of the president’s other proposed cuts, including to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program.
2) Higher Ed Deal in the Works? Senator Lamar Alexander says a bill to reauthorize the Higher Education Act should pass the education committee in about a month, to give it time to get through Congress this year.
JTE Insider. Author Interview: Roegman & Kolman …insights from Rachel Roegman [TC EdD ‘14] and Joni S. Kolman [TC EdD ‘13], co-authors of the article “Cascading, Colliding, and Mediating: How Teacher Preparation and K-12 Education Contexts Influence Mentor Teachers’ Work.” What consistently emerged, and we had yet to fully describe in our previous writing (both with A. Lin Goodwin [TC Evenden Prof. of Ed.]), was how mentor teachers are navigating the pressures asserted by two different contexts—teacher preparation and K-12 education—as they work with teacher candidates.
Library of Congress. Education Resources from the Library of Congress
Philadelphia Enquirer. This Camden principal was once a homeless, single, teenage mom. Now, her story inspires young girls. With a leap of faith, she eventually packed up her daughters, Charity and Cheyanna, in 2001 and moved to Huntsville, Ala., where she graduated cum laude from Oakwood University in 2006 with a bachelor’s in elementary education. She returned to Camden and landed a teaching position at Parkside Elementary, and later was selected by her colleagues as Teacher of the Year for five straight years.
USA Today. Math scores stink in America. Other countries teach it differently – and see higher achievement. “Math phobia is real. Math anxiety is real,” said DeAnn Huinker, a professor of mathematics education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee who teaches future elementary and middle school teachers. New research suggests that when teachers improve their attitude toward math, it can help to raise student test scores.
NEW YORK STATE
LOHUD. Frances Wills, former schools chief in Briarcliff Manor, Putnam Valley, chosen for Board of Regents Wills served in education for more than 50 years. She retired on July 1, 2019, as Putnam Valley superintendent after six years on the job. She previously served as Briarcliff Manor’s schools chief for 16 years. Before that, she worked in Maine for 25 years.
NYSED Board of Regents. Statement from Chancellor Betty A. Rosa and Interim State Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe on Board of Regents Appointments We are thrilled to congratulate Regents Cashin, Collins, Ouderkirk, Tilles and Young on their re-elections to the Board of Regents….We are also delighted to welcome Dr. Frances Wills to the Board of Regents and look forward to working with her to raise the knowledge, skill, and opportunity of all the people in New York.
NYSED Board of Regents Meetings.
Early Childhood Education Blue Ribbon Committee Recommendations:
- Strengthen New York State’s Early Childhood Teachers and Leaders
- Birth to Grade 3: Consider expanding Early Childhood Education certification to include Grade 3 to align with Board of Regents policy.
- Preservice Teacher and Leader Preparation
- Teaching Assistant Certification
NEW YORK CITY
EdSurge. This Program Is Building a Pipeline of Special Education Teachers …Terrero enrolled in our Grow Your Own Workforce Development Program (GYO), which is designed to recruit and retain new early childhood educators in New York City. The program exposed her to strategies for working with children with special needs, which she is now applying both at home and in her new role as a certified teacher assistant at the Kennedy Children’s Center, a public special education preschool in New York City.
Teachers College Human Resources. edTPA Video Services Assistant. Apply now Job no: 505620 Position type: Staff Location: New York City Categories: Information Systems/Technology
