GLOBAL
Education International. COVID-19 tracker As governments worldwide step up to combat the COVID-19 outbreak, educators and their unions are doing their part to support each other, their students and their communities.
The Guardian. Don’t ‘celebrate’ gay people, just accept us, says teacher at centre of schools row Now Moffat is enjoying his new role at the Excelsior trust, and already this year has visited 12 schools to train them and delivered 16 conference speeches and workshops, plus teacher training at universities.
UNESCO. Teacher Task Force calls to support 63 million teachers touched by the COVID-19 crisis Others are dealing with the stress of delivering quality learning with tools for which they have received little or no training or support… Such support is particularly urgent in some of the world’s poorest countries, which are already struggling to meet education needs because of critical shortages of trained teachers.
UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) AACTE Adjusts Events in Response to COVID-19 AACTE has made the decision to move its June meetings to later in the year.
2) Third Federal Stimulus Package: Education Provisions … the measure modifies the Teacher Loan Forgiveness program to permit that during a qualifying emergency the interrupted service is considered consecutive as long as the individual resumes teaching and completes the 5 year requirement. (This program requires 5 consecutive years of service to be eligible for loan forgiveness.)
Chalkbeat. Why do so many Colorado students struggle to read? Flawed curriculum is part of the problem. While the state has recently cracked down on how teacher preparation programs cover reading and will soon require current teachers to prove they’ve completed training on reading instruction, it remains to be seen how vigorously the state will use its new authority over curriculum.
Education Week.
1) The K-12 Educator’s Guide to Safe and Effective Videoconferencing
2) What Happens to Student-Teachers Now? A Guide for Teachers School closures have sidelined many promising student-teachers, leaving mentor teachers to figure out distance learning on their own. Although these policy decisions might be causing you some ambivalence about how to proceed with your student-teacher, you might be his only lifeline as the details of social isolation get sorted out.
Hechinger Report. Her daycare center was already on the brink — then coronavirus struck: The child care system is failing the very workers it relies on. And it’s about to get worse. Even with at least a bachelor’s degree, wages for early childhood teachers are extremely low. The mean annual salary for an early childhood educator with a degree working with children from birth to age 3 is only $27,248.
InsideHigherEd.
1) Education Department Releases Stimulus Distribution List The department said the $6.28 billion for emergency aid is available today.
2) How Much Stimulus Will Your College Receive?: A searchable chart of how much each college can expect to receive.
| OPEID | College or University | Total Allocation ($) | Minimum for Emergency Grants to Students ($) |
| 00397900 | Teachers College, Columbia | 1,118,534 | 559,267.00 |
LPI. Preparing Educators for Deeper Learning and Equity During COVID-19 [Webinar 3pm April 23]
NYDaily News. Online learning: crisis and opportunity [By E. Feistritzer, founder and CEO of TEACH-NOW Graduate School of Education, D.C.] No student graduates from my teacher education program without learning about virtual instruction and how to be a resource-rich problem-solver, regardless of the venue they are teaching in. I have found that when teachers start using the internet as a primary resource, it changes the way that they teach not just online, but in their classrooms.
Pearson Education. Guidance for Candidates Impacted by School Closures With many educator preparation programs (EPPs) and P–12 school districts impacted by COVID-19, the following guidance is provided to programs and teacher candidates in need of options for successfully preparing and submitting an edTPA portfolio.
Southern Regional Education Board. State Policy Flexibilities In Response To COVID-19: Avoid Failing the Next Cohort of New Teachers
NEW YORK STATE
NYSATE/NYACTE. Extended Call for Proposals for Fall 2020 Conference The deadline for submitting proposals has been extended to May 1st, 2020. [Saratoga Springs, NY October 14-16, 2020]
NYSED. Board of Regents Acts on Series of Emergency Regulations to Ease the Burdens on Educators, Students and Professionals in the Wake of the COVID-19 Pandemic Higher Education: The Department amends the Commissioner’s regulations to:
- permit the Dignity for All Students Act (DASA) training to be conducted entirely online during the time period of the State of emergency declared by the Governor pursuant to an Executive Order for the COVID-19 crisis;
- create an edTPA safety net for candidates in registered educator preparation programs whose student teaching or similar clinical experience in spring 2020 was impacted by COVID-19;
- extend the Statement of Continued Eligibility (SOCE) application deadline for special education teachers who teach a special class in grades 7-12 from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021; and
- extend the time period by which full-time, acceptable teaching experience must be completed for the SOCE or limited extension from June 30, 2020 to June 30, 2021.
Politico New York. State Ed Hires Search Firm for Next Commissioner The State Education Department has enlisted headhunter firm AGB Search to help find its next permanent leader…
NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat. NYC forbids schools from using Zoom for remote learning due to privacy and security concerns Department officials did not answer questions about whether Zoom could be used for purposes that don’t involve students, such as teacher training, or how much money is being spent to transition to Microsoft Teams.
QNS. NYC colleges offer competitive teaching programs in large job market In addition to their coursework, student teaching and examination prep, education students must complete the certification program, where a recommendation from a university’s certification officer can make a difference. Most schools will not automatically recommend students, so students seeking an education degree may want to contact their university’s officer to ensure they get their recommendation
Teaching Residents at Teachers College. April 2020, Spring Edition Newsletter
