Tag: Teacher Residency

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AsiaOne. Amit Sevak Named Next President and CEO of ETS   ETS develops, administers and scores more than 50 million tests annually — including the TOEFL® and TOEIC® tests, the GRE® tests and The Praxis Series® assessments — in more than 180 countries, at over 9,000 locations worldwide.

Etorno Inteligente. Duchess Of Cambridge Lauds Shortwood Teachers’ College   Their Royal Highnesses, the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have extended commendation to Shortwood Teachers’ College for its commitment to excellence in education. In their visit to the institution located in Kingston on Wednesday (March 23), The Duke and Duchess met briefly with researchers and members of the early-childhood faculty…Discussions focused on the administration of early-childhood education in Jamaica.

Reuters. Mexican armed forces knew about attack on 43 students, report says   Evidence obtained by the Interdisciplinary Group of Independent Experts (GIEI), an independent panel tasked with investigating the notorious case, revealed that Navy and Army officials kept secret that the students from the Ayotzinapa Rural Teachers’ College were under real-time surveillance by the state leading up to and during their abduction.

UNITED STATES
AACTE. Honoring Women Leadership in Educator Preparation   As another Women’s History Month comes to an end, AACTE wants to acknowledge the achievements of women-identified leaders in educator preparation.

Chalkbeat.
1)  Congress rejected Biden’s bid to double Title I. Now he’s asking again.   Meanwhile, the administration is calling for increases in spending on English learners, community schools, and teacher residency and grow-your-own preparation programs.
2) Hiccups and hard lessons: What it takes to bring big new tutoring programs to America’s classrooms   …Arkansas’ tutoring effort. The state has some 570 tutors in the pipeline, more than its goal, though 350 are still completing training and background checks… In New Mexico… paraprofessionals and classroom assistants want these jobs, since the fellowship offers benefits and a stipend they can use toward a degree in education… In Chicago, the district recruited tutors before it finalized which companies would train them and provide them with tutoring materials.

Chicago Tribune. Editorial: Proposed ‘culturally responsive’ teaching standards should be put on hold   Under the proposed changes, called Culturally Responsive Teaching and Leading Standards, teachers-in-training would learn more about “systems of oppression” and be expected to “understand that there are systems in our society that create and reinforce inequities, thereby creating oppressive conditions. Educators work actively against these systems in their everyday roles in educational institutions.”

Council for Exceptional Children. Webinars: Combatting Shortages of Educators Serving Students With Disabilities [Sessions begin April 14] The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC) and the CEEDAR Center have collaborated with national partners and practitioners to produce a 12-part webinar series focused on evidence-based strategies to strengthen and diversify the special education workforce.

Deans for Impact. Why tutoring programs could strengthen and diversify teacher preparation   It’s a win-win: teacher-candidates need clinically rich field experiences in order to earn licensure, and students — especially the most vulnerable — need holistic and individualized academic and social-emotional support to recover from the pandemic’s disruption. Legislation to create this type of tutoring program has earned bipartisan support at the state and federal levels.

Education Commission of the States.
1) Governors’ Top Education Priorities in 2022 State of the State Addresses    … we summarized all of the education-related mentions and proposals in governors’ addresses, and we identified six top trends: *K-12 funding *Workforce development and CTE *Teacher staffing…
2) Webinar: Building a Strong Teacher Workforce Through Apprenticeships [April 20, 3pm EDT] The apprenticeship model, which includes teacher residencies, offers an affordable and high-quality path to teacher licensure through tailored support, experience and financial compensation. 

EducationWeek.
1) Fewer People Are Getting Teacher Degrees. Prep Programs Sound the Alarm   The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education released its second comprehensive report of the state of teacher preparation on Tuesday afternoon, noting the many challenges facing the teaching profession—and some of the ways colleges are adapting. The report uses the most-recent federal data, which are from the 2018-19 school year, providing a benchmark on the status of teacher preparation before the disruption of the coronavirus pandemic.
2) Math Anxiety Weakens How Students Study. Here’s What Teachers Can Do   As students prepare for a math test, Beilock said it’s important for teachers to explicitly describe what makes study methods effective or not.

InsideHigherEd. Biden Seeks Big Increase for Pell   President Biden proposed a $2,175 increase in the maximum Pell Grant Monday in his budget proposal to Congress for fiscal 2023. That would bring the maximum annual Pell award to $8,670… The budget proposal would permit 6,657,000 low-income students to receive Pell Grants, in 2022-23, up from 6,133,000 this year.

NJ Spotlight News. NJ Senate OKs bill to remove this test for aspiring teachers   Opponents of the test say it duplicates assessments already in place and lengthens the time before a teacher can be certified. A similar bill is up for a vote in the Assembly.

NYTimes.
1) In Race for Tuition-Free College, New Mexico Stakes a Claim   State residents qualify unless they already benefit from another state financial aid program, such as an initiative to cover tuition for aspiring teachers.
2) Ways to Read, Write, Teach and Learn Poetry With The New York Times    Here are 30 ideas for helping your students appreciate poetry — and experiment with it themselves.

Pathways Alliance. Webinar: Increasing Access and Affordability to High Quality Teacher Pathways Through Apprenticeships [April 6 4pm] Speakers from Deans for Impact, Bank Street College’s Prepared To Teach, AACTE, Dallas College and InnovateEDU will discuss their experience with and knowledge of federally Registered Apprenticeship programs that can access funding to support aspiring teachers. 

Teachers College. TC’s Michelle Knight-Manuel Named Dean at the University of Denver Education School   “I am so proud of her achievement,” Rowley said, “and cannot wait to see all that she accomplishes in preparing our future teachers, counselors, school leaders and other vital education professionals as the terrific new dean of the Morgridge College of Education.”

The Racquet Press. Student Association meets with School of Education Dean Marcie Wycoff-Horn to address concerns raised by education students   … addressed concerns such as the timeline to graduate, transportation and placement, the iPad program, and edTPA.  Dean Wycoff-Horn said that the SOE must abide by the rules laid out by the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction (DPI) in the Wisconsin Teacher Preparation law. SOE only has a fifty-mile radius to place students in K-12 classrooms, and every education student is required by law to have these field and student teaching experiences. 

U.S. Department of Education.
1) Roundtable: Strengthening Partnerships Between States, School Districts, and Higher Education to Increase the Number of Teacher Candidates Prepared to Enter the Classroom and Provide Immediate Support to Schools [April 7, 3pm EDT]  During this roundtable we will: Discuss the U.S. Department of Education’s call to action for states, institutions of higher education, and school districts to commit to using American
Rescue Plan and other federal relief funds to help address teacher shortages…
2) The U.S. Department of Education Announces Partnerships Across States, School Districts, and Colleges of Education to Meet Secretary Cardona’s Call to Action to Address the Teacher Shortage   To support the President’s call, today Secretary Cardona is calling on state policymakers, higher education leaders, and school districts to use pandemic relief and recovery funds to increase the number of teacher candidates prepared to enter the profession as early as possible. He is also calling on teacher preparation programs and school districts to work together in innovative ways to address the teacher shortage… Secretary Cardona is calling on governors, state school chiefs, and state policymakers to commit to: *Establish teaching as a Registered Apprenticeship. *Invest in evidence-based teacher residency programs. *Establish or expand loan forgiveness or service scholarship programs. *Increase teacher compensation.

Washington Post. Student loan servicer misled borrowers about relief program, CFPB says   The bureau hit the Knoxville, Tenn.-based company with $1 million in penalties, accusing it of making deceptive statements about the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, which cancels outstanding federal student debt held by public servants such as teachers or members of the military after 10 years of on-time payments.

NEW YORK STATE
NYS Board of Regents. Statement From Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on the Passing of Regent Beverly L. Ouderkirk   Regent Beverly Ouderkirk opened doors that were once closed to students countless times over in her more than 50 years in public education. The North Country educational community, and all of New York, benefitted from Regent Ouderkirk’s tenacity, drive, and passion for helping students and educators succeed.

New York State Education Department.  Office Of Higher Education, Educator Preparation Newsletter: March 2022

1) Graduate Program Admissions Requirements. The Department proposed a regulatory amendment to align the Commissioner’s regulations with recent changes to Education Law section 210-a regarding admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs. The changes removed the statutory requirement that candidates must have a minimum score on the graduate record examination or a substantially equivalent admission examination, as determined by an institution of higher education. In addition, the changes increased the percentage of candidates from any incoming class in a program who may be exempted from the admission requirements from 15% to 50%…
2) U.S. Department Of Education Webinar On Strengthening Partnerships To Increase The Number Of Teacher Candidates   The U.S. Department of Education (USDE) is hosting a webinar on Thursday, April 7 from 3:00-4:00 PM on “Strengthening Partnerships Between States, School Districts, and Higher Education to Increase the Number of Teacher Candidates Prepared to Enter the Classroom and Provide Immediate Support to  Schools.”…  

New York Times. New York Blew Its Budget Deadline. Here’s Why.   The April 1 deadline had seemed achievable, with ample federal funds allowing Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, to propose a record $216.3 billion in spending. Her first executive budget was aimed at jump-starting the state’s pandemic recovery through investments in education … And on Thursday afternoon, both houses adjourned until Monday, guaranteeing a late budget.

NEW YORK CITY
Gothamist. NYC Schools Chancellor says students need more phonics in order to read   Chancellor David Banks is calling for an overhaul of how children learn to read in the city’s public schools, saying the approach many schools use isn’t working. In an interview with Gothamist, Banks said he wants to move toward what experts call “the science of reading” which focuses on the rigorous teaching of phonics. 

Teachers College.
1) Teachers College Names Professor of Education Celia Oyler Vice Dean for Teacher Education   Oyler will provide strategic leadership and advocacy for teacher education practice, policy, and research at the College and oversee activities and initiatives of the Office of Teacher Education and other centers and offices which support teacher education.
2) TC NEXT and the Office of Teacher Education are proud to present their annual Career Fair.   This virtual event will begin with a Principal & Administrator panel Wed. April 6 from 4:00-5:00 PM, and then will segue into a virtual Career Fair from 5:30-7:30 PM.

 

GLOBAL
Brisbane Times. Education Minister blames ‘dud teachers’ for declining education results.  Mr Robert said the federal government would seek to lift teacher quality by exercising control over the content of university teaching courses, which he said would be linked to government funding. He told the forum he wanted to see the Literacy and Numeracy Test for Initial Teacher Education students (LANTITE) moved forward to the first week of the first year of education degrees. 

Education International. Senegal: Unions win pay rise  At a high-level meeting with several ministers, the leaders of Senegal’s principal education unions reached agreement on several positive measures, namely a pay rise for education and training staff…

UNESCO. Supporting teachers in emergencies through crisis-sensitive policies   Teacher policies that consider the implications of crisis on the profession can contribute to a motivated, quality workforce. Such policies are key to ensure that teachers are not just supported and protected but are also prepared to provide vulnerable children with safe learning spaces and quality education, and thus protecting this fundamental right for all.

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American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education.
1) AACTE’s National Portrait Sounds the Alarm on Declining Interest in Education Careers   …second edition of Colleges of Education: A National Portrait. In addition to updating information on colleges of education and their leaders, faculty, and students, this edition features a special analysis on the contributions of community colleges to educator preparation.
2) Webinar to Highlight Key Findings from AACTE’s Signature Report   This year, in addition to describing the work of colleges of education, the people who do that work, and the students they serve, the National Portrait includes a special analysis on the important contributions that community colleges make to educator preparation. [Monday, March 28 at 1:00 p.m. ET]

Chalkbeat. Philly superintendent finalist Watlington: Success begins with great teachers   To encourage future teachers, “we should be identifying kids as early as middle school” as strong candidates for the profession, he said. And he suggested using public and private funds to pay for these students to go to college, then have them return to teach in the Philadelphia school district for four years once they graduate. 

EdWeek. Emerging Strategies In Teaching And Learning   This report looks at key teaching strategies that educators think have staying power, including: instructional acceleration; flexible or expanded learning time; and new approaches to building student leadership and academic habits….

Illinois State Univ. Illinois State University coordinates the Illinois Tutoring Initiative in partnership with state agencies   All tutors across the state are trained via modules created by ISU faculty and staff… The College of Education at ISU is the largest preparer of teachers in the Midwest and the 4th largest preparer of teachers in the nation. One in six Illinois teachers graduated from ISU.

NJ.com. ‘On hold for an hour.’ Aspiring N.J. teachers say getting certified can be frustrating.   Earlier this month, the NJEA joined eight other organizations asking the state to remove the edTPA. The state Senate is currently considering a bill to no longer require passing the assessment to get certified… The Senate Education Committee last week voted unanimously to advance the bill (S896) — which supporters say will help districts hire more teachers.

Washington Post.
1) High school Socratic program helped turn former student into district leader: Superintendent Lamont Jackson in San Diego understands how disadvantaged students can succeed by asking many questions   One sign of its successes is the selection of veteran administrator Lamont Jackson to be the new superintendent of the 135,000-student San Diego Unified School District. Thirty-eight years ago Jackson was a student in Swanson’s AVID class… Jackson earned a bachelor’s degree in sociology and social studies from San Diego State University, and a master’s and a doctorate in educational leadership from the University of San Diego…
2) Teachers to culture warriors: Stop treating us as enemies   The statement was issued by four professional organizations for teachers — the National Council for the Social Studies, the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, the National Council of Teachers of English, and the National Science Teaching Association — as well as the National Coalition Against Censorship… The truth is that teachers are uniquely important leaders who, in educating current and new generations of students, bear responsibility for this country’s future. They are trained professionals with one of the hardest and most demanding jobs, a job that requires deep commitment, but brings little financial reward.

NEW YORK STATE
InsideHigherEd. Looking for a New Accreditor: Five New York colleges are seeking accreditation from an agency outside their region—among the first to do so since the Trump administration changed the rules to allow it. Others will likely follow.   Rockefeller University, Gerstner Sloan-Kettering Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory and Richard Gilder Graduate School of the American Museum of Natural History [MAT Earth Science Residency] need to find a new accreditor soon, because their former accreditor, the New York State Department of Education, is leaving the business. 

Newsday. LI’s teachers are overwhelmingly white and mostly female — but resignations, retirements could change that   Solages is the sponsor of state legislation that would require transparent job postings of openings in all districts. And, she and other members of the New York State Black, Puerto Rican, Hispanic and Asian Legislative Caucus have called on Long Island-based institutions of higher education “to apply for and implement the Teacher Opportunity Corps II program at the soonest possible opportunity in order to expand diversity in teaching careers.” The Teacher Opportunity Corps is a state grant program meant to support a diverse enrollment for aspiring teachers…

New York State My Brother’s Keeper.  TOC II Spotlight: Nazareth College   Another initiative underway is a newly formed collaborative of more than 20 students, alumni, faculty, and staff participating in the Zinn Education Project’s national Teaching for Black Lives Teacher Study Group. A prime focus of the initiative is to translate concepts to action and education in a specific, local context… this project is designed to provide students with knowledge and support as they embark upon careers in teaching as agents of change.

New York Times. Child Care: New York’s Next Big-Ticket Budget Priority   Part of the reason for the three-year phase-in period, proponents say, is that there are not enough providers to meet the demand the new law would create. Lawmakers hope that with training programs and drastically increased reimbursement rates, the industry will begin to recover and attract new labor.

Spectrum News/NY1.
1) Expansion of Tuition Assistance Program could help CUNY and SUNY students   As budget negotiations continue ahead of the April 1 deadline, Gov. Kathy Hochul is proposing expanding the Tuition Assistance Program to include part-time CUNY and SUNY students. That could be a game changer for New York residents who aren’t taking classes full-time.
2) State Education Department aims to ease teacher certification requirements, as shortages continue   NYSED says the proposed amendment is expected to be presented to the Board of Regents for adoption at their April 2022 meeting. If the board adopts the proposal, New York State-registered teacher preparation programs would have until September 1, 2023 to integrate a teacher performance assessment into teacher candidates’ student teaching or similar clinical experience.

NEW YORK CITY
New York Post. Schools of Rock: Punk-rock Councilman demands music classes for all   Brooklyn punk-turned-pol Justin Brannan, a member of two world-touring bands and a former special assistant to the schools chancellor, introduced a resolution earlier this month calling on DOE to guarantee kindergarten- to fifth-graders are adequately educated in art and music… notes that only 46% of city public elementary schools have a full-time certified music teacher, and only 43% have a full-time certified arts teacher.

Teachers College.
1) 2022 Training: September 26-October 31 A Sex Education Initiative: Providing Teachers and Youth Educators With Essential Training, Materials, And Community. [Applications Now Open]  This fully-funded professional development program from Teachers College, Columbia University trains teachers to update and innovate their current approach to Sexual & Reproductive Health (SRH) education
2) Teachers College Names Professor of Education Celia Oyler Vice Dean for Teacher Education  Oyler will provide strategic leadership and advocacy for teacher education practice, policy, and research at the College and oversee activities and initiatives of the Office of Teacher Education and other centers and offices which support teacher education. The appointment presents an opportunity for Oyler to expand on established partnerships that advance inquiry, research, curriculum-making, inclusive instruction and culturally-sustainable learning to support education equity in schools across New York City and, indeed, the nation.

GLOBAL
OECD. Mending the Education Divide: Getting Strong Teachers to the Schools That Need Them Most   …countries and economies with uneven distributions of experienced teachers also obtained lower average scores in the PISA 2018 reading assessment. A similar observation is made of education systems in which teachers with thorough training as well as teachers who are skilled at optimising class time are unevenly allocated, and in all three cases, especially for disadvantaged students.

Sydney Morning Herald. Adapting teacher education to the future needs of Australia   New teachers need to be equipped with welfare and mental health support strategies to have the confidence to manage this… La Trobe University’s Nexus program, for example, is government-funded and enables student teachers to complete a master’s program with paid employment in schools. It aligns with the recent release of the Quality Initial Teacher Education Review recommendations, which acknowledge that prior learning of well-qualified, suitable, mid-career changers with skills in areas of high demand should be better recognised.

TES (UK). How should ITT evolve to meet global needs?   …numerous reports have warned of a teacher shortage in the coming years, saying that we need to start producing more teachers than ever before – 69 million more, according to a United Nations report from 2016…These are just some of the questions that a forthcoming session at the online World Education Summit from 21-24 March will address…

The Statesman. AAP Govt to develop Delhi as center of world-class teacher education   Delhi Deputy Chief Minister Manish Sisodia said the aim of this University established by the Delhi Government is to create a world-class institution in the field of teacher education as good as premium institutes like IIT-IIM… He said the teaching profession has become the last career resort for everyone today. The Delhi Teachers University will change this perspective, encourage the youth towards the teaching profession and produce hundreds of excellent teachers in every session. 

UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) Grant Benefits UTEP’s Teacher Preparation Candidates   Ten graduate students in The University of Texas at El Paso’s teacher preparation program earned $10,000 scholarships to help finance their education and teacher certification, thanks to a $108,000 grant from the Charles Butt Foundation.
2) UNG College of Education Launches Residency   The University of North Georgia’s (UNG) College of Education is launching its teacher candidate residency program in fall 2022, in partnership with the Gainesville City and Hall County school districts. The program allows preservice teachers enrolled in a UNG teacher preparation program to be hired by school districts to be full-time teachers during their senior year. The program is meant to replace traditional student teaching, and these students are paid half the standard teaching salary, which amounts to about $23,000 annually.

Chalkbeat.
1) Here are the Indiana education bills that passed in 2022   HB 1251 allows school corporations to issue permits for full- or part-time adjunct teachers who have at least four years of experience in a school subject and pass a background check. Those teachers need not have a degree in education.
2) U.S. schools are flush with cash, but struggling to spend it on schedule   In Selma, Williams has run into the same problem. She wanted to hire 12 new part-time teachers to help students who are behind in reading; the district only found one. 

Education Week.
1) Violence, Threats, and Harassment Are Taking a Toll on Teachers, Survey Shows   Schools—and teacher-preparation programs—should offer more training and support for educators that focuses on social-emotional learning, trauma-informed practices, cultural sensitivity, de-escalating tense situations, and crisis response training, the APA task force recommends. 
2) Virtual Career Fair for Teachers and K-12 Staff  This two-day virtual event allows you to chat directly with 100 districts and companies across the country. [March 23 & 24]

Hechinger Report. What might the future of universal pre-K look like? As researchers, we have some concerns: Access is critical, but so is giving young children classrooms full of warmth, support and meaningful activities   Unfortunately, Harvard researchers found that teacher talk often takes up 60 percent or more of pre-K classroom time. Helping children engage in meaningful conversations is a skill, and one that takes training. In this area too, the science is clear: Teachers can be trained to be better conversation starters and supporters.

Indiana Gazette. Pennsylvania has standardized testing, failing teacher pipeline woes   “It’s a challenge to pull in more educators into the profession,” Ortega said. “We have some ideas that we put in place, programs to recruit and promote the profession.” Loan forgiveness could boost the number of teachers, Ortega said, as well as “work with the General Assembly to remove some obstacles as they relate to people going into the profession.” Over-assessing teachers and unnecessary requirements to get a teaching license can deter potential educators…

KUOW/NPR. Teachers without licenses taught at Seattle-area charter schools, audits find   The Washington State Auditor’s Office made the discovery in the course of routine 2019-2020 school year accountability audits of the three schools … As privately run, publicly funded institutions, charter schools are allowed to operate independently, but teachers must either possess or be in the process of obtaining Washington teaching licenses. While teaching licenses lapse occasionally, or are delayed, McCarthy said that was not the case for most of the Summit teachers in question.

New York Times. Teaching Resources to Help Students Make Sense of the War in Ukraine: Articles, maps, photos, videos, podcasts and more, as well as suggestions for using them in your classroom.

Washington Post. What most worries the 2022 Superintendent of the Year   Staff shortages have hobbled the operations of many schools this school year. In some places teachers are so scarce that parents and other non-educators have been asked to fill in…  Tactics have included bringing back retired educators and paying out thousands of dollars in bonuses or significant pay hikes as incentives for recruitment and retention.  Some are hiring students in teacher-preparation programs before they graduate — and even students have been asked to help tutor their peers.

NEW YORK STATE
NYSED. Sunshine Week: Open government is good government.  Aspiring journalists and educators can get involved with Sunshine Week by participating in Sunshine Week events, creating their own Sunshine Week activities or by simply taking time to learn about open government and its importance to democracy. [Mar. 13-19]

Board of Regents March meetings
Board of Regents Unanimously Re-Elects Dr. Lester W. Young, Jr. To Serve as Chancellor and Josephine V. Finn as Vice Chancellor

HIGHER EDUCATION PROPOSALS:
Proposed Amendment… Relating to the Admission Requirements for Graduate-level Teacher and Educational Leadership Programs  The proposed amendment is necessary to align the Commissioner’s regulations with recent changes to section 210-a of the Education Law regarding admission requirements for graduate-level teacher and educational leader programs… Following the 60-day public comment period required under the State Administrative Procedure Act, it is anticipated that the proposed amendment will be presented to the Board of Regents for adoption at the July 2022 meeting.
HIGHER EDUCATION ACTION ITEMS:
1) Proposed Amendment…Relating to the Assessment Requirements for School District Leader (SDL) and School District Business Leader (SDBL) Program Completion, the Institutional Recommendation for Professional SDL and SDBL Certification, and the Institutional   …continue to exempt candidates enrolled in school district leader (SDL) and school district business leader (SDBL) programs from taking and passing the SDL and SDBL assessment, respectively, for program completion and the institutional recommendation for Professional certification and to exempt candidates enrolled in a Transitional D program from taking and passing the SDL assessment for the institutional recommendation for Transitional D certification, to provide continuity for SDL, SDBL, and Transitional D candidates until the proposed rule can be permanently adopted and to ensure that the emergency action taken at the January 2022 meeting remains continuously in effect… the emergency rule will become effective April 11, 2022. It is anticipated that the proposed rule will be presented to the Board of Regents for permanent adoption at the May 2022 Regents meeting… 2) Proposed Amendment… Relating to the Definition of a Year of Experience for Permanent or Professional Certification  …the Department is proposing to revise the definition to provide a single definition of a year of experience for Permanent or Professional certification, which would be defined as: *a minimum of 180 days in a 12-month period of full-time satisfactory experience, or its equivalent, in an educational setting acceptable to the Department… the proposed amendment will become effective on March 30, 2022.
3) Proposed Amendment… Relating to the Requirements for the Reissuance of an Initial Certificate  The Department is therefore proposing to remove the requirement that these candidates complete 50 clock hours of CTLE and/or professional learning to obtain a reissuance of their Initial certificate… adopted as an emergency rule at the March 2022 Regents meeting, the proposed rule will become effective April 11, 2022. It is anticipated that the proposed rule will be presented to the Board of Regents for permanent adoption at the April 2022 Regents meeting

NEW YORK CITY
Columbia Law School’s Suspension Representation Project (SRP). Panel Discussion: A Conversation on the State and Future of NYC Public Schools [Mon. March 21, 2022 7:00-8:00pm ET]

Teachers College Annual Tisch Lecture. Dr. Bettina L. Love: Abolitionist Teaching for Education Justice [Wednesday, March 23, 2022 5:00-6:30 pm EST]

Teaching Residents at Teachers College.
1) 2012 – 2022 Production Report. 20 peer-reviewed publications, 57 global conference presentations and counting…
2) TR@TC Information Session [5:30-6:30 Wed. March 30^th]

TR@TC. We nurture well-prepared teachers

20 peer-reviewed publications, 57 global conference presentations and counting…

Publications

Goodwin, A. L., Del Prete, T., Reagan, R. & Roegman, R. (2015).  A closer look at the practice and impact of rounds. International Journal of Educational Research. 73, 37-43.

Goodwin, A. L., Lee, C. C., & Pratt. S. (2021). The Poetic Humanity of Teacher Education: Holistic Mentoring for Beginning Teachers. Professional Development in Education

Goodwin, A. L., Reagan, R. & Roegman, R. (Eds.) (2015). Rounding out teacher preparation? International perspectives on education rounds for teacher professional learning and development. International Journal of Educational Research, 73. 

Goodwin, A. L., Roegman, R., & Reagan, E.M. (2017). Lessons from a teacher residency. Educational Leadership, 75(8), 62-68.

Goodwin, A. L., Roegman, R., & Reagan, E. (2015). Is experience the best teacher?: Extensive clinical practice and mentor teachers’ perspectives on effective teaching. Urban Education, 1-28.

Kolman, J.S.,  Roegman, R., & Goodwin, A.L. (2016). Context as mediator: Exploring teaching residents’ opportunity and learning in high-need urban schools. Teaching Education, 27(2), 173-193.

Kolman, J., Roegman, R., & Goodwin, A. L. (2017). Learner centered mentoring in urban contexts: Theorizing the practice of effective mentor teachers and developing a vision of the possible. Teacher Education Quarterly, 44(3), 93-117.

Lee, C.C., Akin, S., & Goodwin, A. L. (2019). Teacher candidates’ intentions to teach:​ Implications for recruiting and retaining teachers in urban schools. Journal of​ Education for Teaching, 45(5).

Reagan, E., Chen, C., Roegman, R., & Zuckerman, K. (2015). Round and round: Examining teaching residents’ reflections on education rounds in an urban teacher resident program.  International Journal of Educational Research.  73, 65-76.

Reagan, E.M., Chen, C., & Vernikoff, L. (2016). “Teachers are works in progress”: A mixed methods study of teaching residents’ beliefs and articulations on teaching for social justice. Teaching and Teacher Education. 59, 213-227.

Reagan, E.M., Roegman, R., & Goodwin, A.L. (2017). Inquiry in the round? Examining education rounds in a residency program. Action in Teacher Education. DOI 10.1080/01626620.2017.131729

Roegman, R., Goodwin, A.L., Reed, R., Scott-McLaughlin, R. (2015). Unpacking the data: An analysis of the use of Danielson’s (2007) framework for professional practice in a teacher residency program. Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Accountability.  DOI: 10.1007/s11092-015-9228-3

Roegman, R., Pratt, S., Goodwin, A. L., & Akin, S. (2017). Curriculum, social justice, and inquiry in the field: Investigating retention in an urban teacher residency. Action in Teacher Education, 39(4), 432-452.

Roegman, R., Pratt, S., Sanchez, S. & Chen, C. (2017).  Between extraordinary and marginalized: Negotiating tensions in becoming teachers of students with labeled disabilities. The New Educator.

Roegman, R., Reagan, E. M., Goodwin, A. L, & Yu, J. (2016). Support and assist: Approaches to mentoring in a year-long teacher residency.  International Journal of Mentoring and Coaching in Education, 5(1), 37-53.

Roegman, R., Reagan, E., Goodwin, A. L., Lee, C. C., & Vernikoff, L. (2021). Reimagining social justice-oriented teacher preparation in current sociopolitical contexts. International Journal of Qualitative Studies in Education, 34(2), 145-167. DOI: 10.1080/09518398.2020.1735557

Roegman, R., & Riehl, C. (2015).  Playing doctor with teacher preparation: An examination of rounds as a socializing mechanism for pre-service teachers.  International Journal of Educational Research, 73, 89-99.

Sanchez, S.R., Roegman, R., & Goodwin, A.L. (2016). The multiple roles of mentors. Kappan, 98(2), 66-71.

Vernikoff, L., Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Akin, S. (2018). Urban residents’ place-based funds of knowledge: An untapped resource in urban teacher residencies. Urban Education. DOI: 10.1177/0042085918801887

Vernikoff, L., Schram, T., Reagan, E.M., Goodwin, A. L., Horn, C., & Couse, L. (2019). Beyond urban or rural: Field-based experiences for teaching residencies in diverse contexts. In T. Hodges, & A. Baum (Eds.), The Handbook of Research on Field based Teacher Education (pp. 256-279).

2012-2013 Presentations

2013 American Educational Research Association (AERA)
Kolman, J., Pratt, S., & Jackson, I. (2013). Intellectual poverty in approaches to teacher preparation. Paper Presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Reagan, E., Roegman, R., Goodwin, L., & Zuckerman, K. (2013). Inquiry in the Round? A Qualitative case study of education rounds in a residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

Reagan, E., Roegman, R., & Yu, J. (2013). A mixed methods study of mentor teachers’ perspective and experiences in a teacher residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco, CA.

2013 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE)
Goodwin, L., Reagan, E., Yu, J., & Sanchez, S. (2013). Reinventing university-based teacher preparation: A perspective from a teacher residency program. A Symposium presented at the annual meeting for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando, FL.

Roegman, R., Reagan, E., & Yu, J. (2013). What matters to mentors: Conceptions of practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Orlando, FL.

2013 New England Educational Research Organization (NEERO)
Reagan, E., & Roegman, R. (2013). Inquiry in the round? A qualitative case study of education rounds in a residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

Reagan, E., Roegman, R., & Yu, J. (2013). A mixed methods study of mentor teachers’ perceptions and experiences in a teacher residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

2013 Workshop, Fundaçao Lemann, São Paolo
Goodwin, L. (2013). Fundaçao Lemann (Lemann Foundation), São Paolo, Brazil. Professional Development workshop: Designing Innovative Teacher Education Programs for Brazil: Lessons from a Teacher Residency Program.

2013-2014 Presentations

2013 Annual Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice
Roegman, R., Pratt, S., & Sanchez, S. (2013). Expectations of expertise: A poststructural exploration of becoming teachers of students with disabilities. Paper presented at Annual Conference on Curriculum Theory and Classroom Practice, Dayton, OH.

2014 New England Educational Research Organization
Reagan, E. & Zuckerman, K. (2014). Context, community, and culture: A collective case study of clinical experience in a teacher residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Association, West Dover, VT.

Roegman, R. & Goodwin, A.L. (2014). Unpacking the data: An analysis of the use of Danielson’s (2007) framework for professional practice in a teacher residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Association, West Dover, VT.

2014 American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education
Reagan, E., Goodwin, A. L., Pratt, S., Roegman, R., Sanchez, S. & Zuckerman, K. (2014). Rounding out teacher education: Education Rounds as a cutting-edge, pedagogically rich practice in teacher education. Interactive dialogue session presented at the 2014 annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Indianapolis, IN.

Roegman, R., Pratt, S., Sanchez, S, Chen, C. (2014). Who am I? Identity development of preservice teachers of students with disabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Indianapolis, IN.

2014 American Educational Research Association
Goodwin, A. L., Roegman, R., & Reagan, E. (2014). Is experience the best teacher?: Extensive clinical practice and mentor teachers’ perspectives on effective teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Reagan, E, Roegman, R., Zuckerman, K., & Chen, C. (2014). Round and round: Examining teaching residents’ reflections on education rounds in an urban teacher resident program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Reagan, E. & Zuckerman, K. (2014). Context, community, and culture: A collective case study of clinical experience in a teacher residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Roegman, R., Pratt, S., Sanchez, S. & Chen, C. (2014). Between extraordinary and marginalized: Negotiating tensions in becoming teachers of students with labeled disabilities. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Roegman, R., & Riehl, C. (2014). Playing doctor with teacher preparation: An examination of rounds as a socializing mechanism for pre-service teachers Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

Sanchez, S., Roegman, R., & Goodwin, A. L. (2014). Reconceptualizing cooperating teachers as field-based teacher educators in an urban teacher residency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Philadelphia, PA.

2014-2015 Presentations

2015 American Educational Research Association
Kolman, J., Roegman, R., & Goodwin, A. L. (2015). Learner-centered mentoring in urban contexts: Theorizing the practice of effective mentor teachers and developing a vision of the possible. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Reagan, E.M., Chen, C., & Vernikoff, L. (2015). Teachers are works in progress: A mixed methods study of teaching residents’ beliefs and articulations on teaching for social justice. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

Roegman, R., Pratt, S., Goodwin, A. L., & Akin, S.  (2015). Curriculum, social justice, and inquiry in the Field: Investigating retention in an urban teacher residency. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL.

2015 New England Educational Research Organization
Reagan, E.M., Chen, C., & Vernikoff, L. (2015). Teachers are works in progress: A mixed methods study of teaching residents’ beliefs and articulations on teaching for social justice. Paper presented at the annual meeting for New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

2015-2016 Presentations

2016 American Educational Research Association
Chen, C., Reagan, E.M., Vernikoff, L, & Goodwin, A. L.  (2016). “Learned passions”: A longitudinal examination of teaching for social justice from teacher residency to practice. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

Pratt, S., Roegman, R., Akin, S. &  Goodwin, A. L. (2016). Invisible praxis: New teachers’ enacted approaches to critical teaching in the classroom. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

Vernikoff, L., Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Akin, S. (2016). “Our city as a resource”: Decolonizing urban teacher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the American Educational Research Association, Washington, D.C.

2016 New England Educational Research Organization
Pratt, S., Goodwin, A.L., & Chen, C. (2016). The poetic humanity of teacher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting for New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

TR@TC NEERO Symposium
Chen, C., Reagan, E.M., Vernikoff, L, & Goodwin, A. L.  (2016). Articulations on teaching for social justice: A longitudinal study from residency to practice.  Paper presented at the “Pedagogical Possibilities for Quality Teacher Preparation in an Urban Teacher Residency Program” symposium for the annual meeting for New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

Akin, S  Horn, C., &. Goodwin, A.L., (2016). Preparing highly qualified teachers: An evaluation of a teacher residency program. Paper presented at the “Pedagogical Possibilities for Quality Teacher Preparation in an Urban Teacher Residency Program” symposium for the annual meeting  for New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

Vernikoff, L., Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Akin, S. (2016). “A natural connection”: A case study of urban inhabitants who become urban teachers. Paper presented at the “Pedagogical Possibilities for Quality Teacher Preparation in an Urban Teacher Residency Program” symposium for the annual meeting for New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

2016 European Conference on Educational Research (ECER)
Lee, C.C., Akin, S. & Goodwin, A.L. (2016).  Prospective teachers’ articulations of their intentions to teach: Implications for recruiting quality candidates and retaining them in the profession. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the European Conference on Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland.

Vernikoff, L., Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Akin, S. (2016). “This city is like hitting the jackpot”: Funds of knowledge in place-based teacher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting for the European Conference on Educational Research, Dublin, Ireland.

2016-2017 Presentations

2017 AACTE
Chen, C., Vernikoff, L., Goodwin, A.L., Reagan, E.M., & Roegman, R.  (2017). Purposeful change: Reimagining an urban teacher residency program. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Tampa, FL.

Horn, C., Darity, K., Vernikoff, L., & Goodwin, A.L. (2017). Navigating school cultures: A supervisor’s role. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Tampa, FL.

Vernikoff, L., Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Akin, S. (2017). Reimagining urban teacher education using urban residents’ funds of knowledge. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, Tampa, FL.

2017 NEERO
Horn, C., Darity, K., Vernikoff, L., & Goodwin, A.L. (2017). “Multiple layers”: Conceptualizing the university supervisor’s role. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Association

2017 AERA
Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Chen, C. (2017). Learning from the city: Communities as resources in urban teacher preparation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Horn, C., Darity, K., Vernikoff, L., & Goodwin, A.L. (2017). “Multiple layers”: Conceptualizing the university supervisor’s role. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Roegman, R., & Kolman, J. (2017). “How am I going to make this work?”: Learner-centered mentoring in multiple and layered contexts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

Roegman, R., Reagan, E.M., Goodwin, A.L., Chen, C., & Vernikoff, L. (2017). Revolutionary, evolutionary, or purposeful: Re-imagining social justice-oriented teacher preparation. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Antonio, TX.

2017 ECER
Horn, C., Darity, K., Vernikoff, L., & Goodwin, A.L. (2017). “Multiple Layers”: Re-conceptualizing the University Supervisor’s Role. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the of the European Conference on Educational Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.

Vernikoff, L., Roegman, R., Reagan, E., Goodwin, A.L., & Chen, C. (2017). Reforming and reimagining within teacher education. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Conference on Educational Research, Copenhagen, Denmark.

2017-2018 Presentations

2018 AACTE
Goodwin, A.L., Chen, C., & Horn, C. (2018). Cities as partners: Learning from communities in an urban teacher residency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.

Horn, C., Darity, K., & Goodwin, A.L. (2018). The supervisor’s role: Intentional knowledge development in an urban teacher residency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.

Vernikoff, L., Reagan, E., Couse, L., Goodwin, A.L., Horn, C., & Schram, T. (2018). Beyond urban or rural: Effective clinical practices for teaching residencies in diverse contexts. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Colleges of Teacher Education, Baltimore, MD.

2018 AERA
Chen, C., Akin, S., & Goodwin, A.L. (2018). “I’d like to be part of that”: Prospective teachers’ articulations of their teaching intentions. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

Goodwin, A. L., & Stanton, R. (2018). Lessons from an expert teacher of immigrant youth: A portrait of socially just teaching. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York.

Horn, C., Darity, K., & Goodwin, A.L. (2018). The stories we tell: Intentional knowledge development in an urban teacher residency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, New York, NY.

2018-19 Presentations

2018 European Educational Research Association (EERA)
Goodwin, A. L., & Stanton, R. (2018). Learning from an expert teacher of immigrant youth in a U.S. urban school: Teaching for social justice. Paper presented at the annual  meeting of the European Educational Research Association, Bolzano, Italy.

Horn, C., Darity, K., & Goodwin, A. L. (2018). Intentional narratives to develop pedagogical knowledge in an urban teacher residency. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Educational Research Association, Bolzano, Italy.

2019  World  Educational Research Association (WERA)
Goodwin, A. L., & Stanton, R. (2019). Social justice teaching: Learning from a master teacher of  immigrant youth. Paper presented at the Focal meeting of the World  Educational Research Association, Tokyo, Japan.

2019 NEERO
Vernikoff, L., Horn, C., & Goodwin, A.L. (2019). Place-based pedagogical content knowledge:    Teaching from, in, and for New York City. Paper presented at the annual  meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, Portsmouth, NH.

2019-20 Presentations

2019, 2020 EERA
Darity, K., Goodwin, A. L., & Horn, C. Carrying On: Shifts in Support from an Urban Teacher Residency to Induction. Paper accepted for the 2020 annual meeting of the European Educational Research Assoc., Glasgow. (Event cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic)

Vernikoff, L., Horn, C., & Goodwin, A. L. (2019). Place-based pedagogical content knowledge:  Teaching from, in, and for particular places. Paper presented at the annual meeting of the European Educational Research Association, Hamburg, Germany.

2020 AERA
Darity, K., Horn, C., & Goodwin, A. L. (2020.) Crossing the divide: Transitioning from an urban teacher residency program to induction. Paper accepted for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco.

Darity, K., Horn, C., & Goodwin, A. L. Crossing the divide: Transitioning from an urban teacher residency program to induction. Paper accepted for the 2020 annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association, San Francisco. (Event cancelled due to COVID19 pandemic)

2020 WERA
Darity, K., Goodwin, A. L., & Horn, C. From Student to Teacher: Transitioning from an Urban Teacher Residency Program to Induction. Paper accepted for the 2020+1 Focal meeting of the World Educational Research Association, Santiago de Compostela, Spain.

GLOBAL
Australian Department of Education, Skills, and Employment. The Quality Initial Teacher Education Review (the Review) has now concluded and the Australian Government has released the final report.   The Expert Panel has made recommendations across three key areas: *Attracting high-quality, diverse candidates into initial teacher education *Ensuring their preparation is evidence-based and practical *Supporting early years teachers.

Education International. Iraq: Education unionists meet parliamentary committee to enhance teaching conditions  The KTU delegation insistd that the Parliament and its Committee of Education and Higher Education and Scientific Research do their best to respect the legal rights of Kurdistan’s teachers as soon as possible and to improve the education process at all levels, from pre-primary to higher education.

The Straits Times. New campus for Muis postgraduate course to upskill religious teachers   The new campus will allow Muis to build local expertise and expand its networks with local and foreign scholars and academic institutions, which will be a key step towards the long-term plan to develop the Singapore Islamic College. The college, first announced six years ago, aims to train a new generation of religious teachers who understand Singapore’s multiracial, multi-religious context. 

UNITED STATES
AACTE.
1) AACTE to Host Webinar on Colleges of Education: A National Portrait [March 28, 1pm]
2) New Volunteer Leaders Prepare to Guide AACTE   The recently concluded 74th Annual Meeting in New Orleans marked a transition in leadership for AACTE’s Board of Directors. Michael Dantley, dean emeritus of the College of Education, Health and Society at Miami University of Ohio is the new chair of the Board of Directors. He is joined on the AACTE Executive Committee by the following…

Abilene Reporter News. New teacher certification exam will hurt Texas education   …the adoption of edTPA would increase financial burdens on aspiring teachers because the exam costs $311, which is on top of other fees or alternative teacher preparation programs… Hispanic teachers were three times as likely as their peers to fail the exam, which would mean these candidates would either take the test multiple times at an added expense or would be unable to receive a certification.

Chalkbeat.
1) As pandemic complicates recruitment, Teach For America’s incoming class expected to hit a 15-year low   Other teacher residency and alternative teacher prep programs are experiencing similar challenges. TNTP, for example, which runs a teacher fellowship program in Baltimore, New Orleans, Indianapolis, and elsewhere, has received fewer applications than it typically would by this time of year. Similarly, applications to the Chicago Teacher Residency program are slightly down from last year, a spokesperson wrote in an email…
2) How to help Colorado student teachers across the finish line? Pay them.   House Bill 1220 would provide stipends to student teachers, who currently have to work for free while still paying tuition, and would provide alternative ways to prove mastery of teacher training requirements.
3) New teachers need experienced mentors: Early career educators aren’t getting the feedback they require to thrive.   In 2019, Colorado passed the “Growing Great Teachers Act,” which awarded grants to establish training for mentor teachers. The teachers selected for such programs should have adequate experience, positive references, and an incentive to enter the world of mentoring. 
4) Uptick but no exodus: Despite stress, most teachers stay put   Regardless of whether teachers decide to leave, their heightened stress still matters — for them, their schools, and the future of the profession. Interest in teaching among high school and college students has been declining for years, and dissatisfied current teachers could dissuade would-be educators from entering the classroom in the first place.

Education Week. ‘How Bad Could It Get?’ State and District Leaders Work to Combat Teacher Shortages   While a recent survey by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education found that most teacher-preparation programs said the pandemic has had either no or minimal impact on enrollment, a fifth of institutions did see a decline in new undergraduate enrollment of 11 percent or more.

Fast Company. How to convince people to become teachers   Here are three problems the U.S. faces in recruiting the next class of teachers, along with some innovative solutions. Problem #1: high debt and low pay, possible solution: subsidize teacher prep. Problem #2: teacher prep is long and complex, possible solution: “grow your own” programs…

InsideHigherEd. ‘A Voice That Needs to Be Heard’: The American Association of University Professors and the American Federation of Teachers are teaming up to boost faculty say in legislative affairs and in academe’s future.   The proposed legislative agenda seeks reinvestment in higher education at the state and federal levels, the end of mass employment of low-paid adjunct instructors, academic freedom surrounding the teaching of inequality and U.S. history, student debt relief, and increased college access.

Hechinger Report. Debunking the myth that teachers stop improving after five years   Papay assumed that new teachers start at the same starting line every year. That is, the cohort of rookie teachers in 2001 were just as effective as the cohort of rookie teachers in 2009. That might not be true if teacher preparation programs have improved. 

KMA. Bill eliminating teacher tests moves through legislature   The Iowa House recently approved a bill eliminating the exit exam college graduates must pass in order to receive certification necessary to land teaching jobs… Passage is expected in the Iowa Senate. Once that happens, Moore says it’s important for Governor Kim Reynolds to sign the bill ASAP, so that prospective teachers won’t have to be tested this spring.

Las Cruses Sun News. ‘College is too damn expensive’: New Mexico governor signs free college tuition bill into law   With an initial appropriation of $75 million, the law covers tuition and fees for undergraduate students at two- or four-year higher education institutions, including tribal colleges, in the state. Students are required to enroll in at least six and no more than 18 credit hours and maintain a 2.5 grade-point average. Eligible students may pursue career training certificates as well as associate’s or bachelor’s degrees.

National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE). NCEE Board of Trustees Names Dr. Vicki Phillips New CEO   Vicki began her career as a middle and high school teacher… She holds a… Master of Arts in school psychology from Western Kentucky University; and a Bachelor of Science in elementary (K-8) and special education (K-12) from Western Kentucky University.

NJ.com. Should N.J. get rid of test needed to become a teacher? 9 organizations say yes.   … college students must have a bachelor’s degree, complete a teacher preparation program, complete a minimum of 12 weeks as a student teacher and pass required assessments — including the edTPA. As the state heads toward the end of its third school year impacted by the COVID pandemic, some education organizations continue to push to remove an assessment they feel deters prospective teachers.

New Jersey Monitor. Bill advances that would eliminate a ‘burdensome’ test for would-be teachers   To become a public school teacher in New Jersey, you have to obtain a bachelor’s degree…also must pass a performance-based test known as edTPA… After the Senate committee passed the bill Monday, the crowd of dozens of teachers, school educators, and administrators watching the meeting applauded. A companion bill in the Assembly was introduced in January and has yet to be scheduled for a committee vote.

New York Times.
1) It’s ‘Alarming’: Children Are Severely Behind in Reading  …shortage of educators like Mrs. John, 30, a Tufts University graduate who received formal training in phonics instruction in a previous job. Many graduates of teacher-preparation programs lack this skill set, and some of the nation’s most popular reading curriculums do not emphasize it, despite a large body of research showing it is crucial.
2) Too Many Americans Don’t Understand What Happens in Their Schools  [by Dr. M. B. Cucchiara, TC MA ‘97] First, Americans fail to take the work of teachers seriously. This manifests in teachers’ low salaries compared with other professions, of course, but also in the requirements for entering and remaining in the profession. Compared with teachers in higher-performing countries … teachers in the United States receive less rigorous training before entering the classroom and are less likely to participate in high-quality, sustained professional development throughout their careers.

NEW YORK STATE
NYSED. Department Proposes Regulations for the Substantial Equivalency of Instruction in Nonpublic Schools: Regulations Would Provide Multiple Pathways to Nonpublic Schools to Demonstrate Substantial Equivalency of Instruction   Competent teacher means instructional staff employed by the school who demonstrate the appropriate knowledge, skill, and dispositions to provide substantially equivalent instruction.  A competent teacher need not be certified.  Public Comments Accepted Through May 30, 2022 to submit a comment, email [email protected](link sends e-mail) or mail them to: 89 Washington Ave., EBA Room 1078, State Office of Religious and Independent Schools, SE Regulation Comments, Albany, NY 12234.

The Daily Gazette. Mohonasen to pay physical education teachers more for covering multiple classes simultaneously   SUNY Cortland has one of the largest teacher education programs in the SUNY system and one the largest physical education teacher programs in the nation, said Rebecca Bryan, an associate professor and the interim director of its Physical Education Department. She said enrollment numbers and numbers of students becoming certified as physical education teachers remains steady. 

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat.
1) Here’s how NYC schools are spending $7 billion in COVID federal relief   While they can spend the money to pay teachers overtime to run any programs they create, they can’t hire new full-time staff since the funding is temporary.
2) I teach high school history. It’s my job to help teens understand the war in Ukraine. [by S. B. Rosenberg TC MA ‘02]  If we continue teaching critical thinking skills and fostering empathy, Generation Z will lead us into a more accepting, equitable, and peaceful world.

Teachers College.
1) Center for Educational Equity. Finding Common Ground for Civic Education in Turbulent Times   …mini-conference to explore how conservatives and liberals can agree on how schools throughout the country can teach, support, and encourage students to become capable citizens despite our politically polarized culture. [March 24 1:30-4:30 pm]
2) Student Profile. An Early Start: Family Put Geordany Arias on Path to Teacher Opportunity Corps and Career in the Classroom.  The sense of isolation that seeped into his first weeks as a TC student dissipated with acceptance to the Teacher Opportunity Corps (TOC), the state-funded program that places teachers from underrepresented backgrounds in New York classrooms. The TC program supports students with financial aid, workshops and faculty guidance during internships in New York City schools… Arias, also an Abby O’Neill Fellow, is in his second year with the program.
3) Views in the News. In Times of Crisis, Students Turn to Social Studies Teachers: In Chalkbeat, TC alumna Sari Beth Rosenberg takes us inside her classroom conversations with students about the Russia-Ukraine War   Students are more aware than ever, as America grapples with extreme political division, economic inequity and now, a new war between two sovereign nations… That’s where social studies teachers play a critical role, writes TC alumna Sari Beth Rosenberg (MA ’02, Social Studies Education) in her latest column for Chalkbeat.

GLOBAL
Canberra Times. Want to fix our schools? Start by paying teachers properly   The long-awaited final report of the federal government’s Quality Initial Teacher Education (QITE) Review, released last Thursday, recommends teacher-educators at university have substantial and recent school experience. Great idea. But does that mean taking teachers with that experience out of schools and putting them into universities in the middle of the worst teacher shortage Australia has ever seen?

Global News. N.S. education students in final year to receive temporary teacher’s licences   Students in their final year of a bachelor of education in Nova Scotia will receive a temporary teacher’s licence to meet the growing demand for substitutes. These education students will be able to work as substitute teachers in the province and will be paid for the days they are hired to work.

The Globe and Mail. How teachers are helping students make sense of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

The International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET). ICTE Seeks its Next President   Following the highly successful presidency of Professor James O’Meara, (2011-2021), ICET has opened the search for his successor. Incorporated in 1973 as a non-profit professional association, the International Council on Education for Teaching (ICET) www.icet4u.org is an association of organizations, institutions, and individuals.

UNITED STATES
AL.com. Bill would allow for-profit training for Alabama teachers, cut certificate time   Companion bills in the House and Senate would reduce the amount of time it takes to earn a teaching certificate. They also aim to allow for-profit providers to operate teacher preparation programs… For-profit teacher preparation programs operate in nine states and enroll larger and larger portions of the non-college-based teacher prep programs where they operate. And for-profit teacher prep programs typically cost less than traditional college-based programs.

American Educational Research Association (AERA). AERA Announces 2022 Fellows (incl. Erica N. Walker, Upton Professor of Mathematical Education, Teachers College).  The American Educational Research Association (AERA) has announced the selection of 18 exemplary scholars as 2022 AERA Fellows. The AERA Fellows Program honors education researchers for their exceptional contributions to, and excellence in, education research. 

Chalkbeat.
1) America’s oldest HBCU aims to be driving force again in producing teachers   The oldest historically Black college, or HBCU, in the country, Cheyney is looking to rebuild the university’s legacy of producing teachers like Abbott at a time when many are leaving the profession. University leaders are also looking to improve teacher diversity numbers, as white teachers still account for the majority of U.S. teachers. 
2) Biden urges Americans to consider tutoring, mentoring in schools   A number of states and school districts have been working to staff big new tutoring programs meant to help students catch up… Many planned to have recruits go through significant training, and a national labor shortage has contributed to hiring difficulties, making it unclear if many Americans will respond to Biden’s call or if schools will be equipped to take advantage of them.
3) Colorado bill would make schools post all teaching materials online   Colorado schools would have to post lists of textbooks, worksheets, websites, and surveys administered to students, as well as teacher training materials under a Republican-sponsored bill up for consideration this week.
4) ‘Nearing a collapse,’ Indiana needs more special educators   To help fill the gap, the state and school districts have earmarked millions in federal dollars to train more special education teachers. One pathway will offer a bridge for teachers whose emergency permits are expiring, while another focuses on working paraprofessionals.

EdSurge. Why Are Colleges Hesitant to Train More Early Childhood Educators?   Even though there’s high demand for people to enter the profession, skeptics say that the career track doesn’t provide workers—mostly women, many of them women of color—with a living wage. So they argue that it’s not in the best interest of their students or their institutions to direct graduates to jobs in preschools and other early childhood programs.

Hechinger Report. Putting compassion on the teacher prep syllabus: A new, masters-level course called ‘Compassion and Dignity for Educators’ is being offered at the University of Colorado, Boulder   To be compassionate means taking action to relieve suffering, said Potvin, who was a classroom teacher before becoming a researcher. She and others involved in the course see that focus as the key in teaching compassion as a framework for educators. Taking action moves teachers beyond just having empathy, which can be stifling when faced with crisis after crisis, to having agency.

InsideHigherEd. Losing Money on Graduate Degrees   86 percent of advanced degrees offer a positive financial outcome, with exceptions for Ph.D. programs in areas such as education and other non-STEM fields.

KTSM. $100K+ Grant boost UTEP’s Teacher Preparation Candidates   Thanks to a $108,000 grant from the Charles Butt Foundation, ten graduate students in The University of Texas at El Paso’s (UTEP) teacher preparation program each were awarded $10,000 scholarships… UTEP nominated students for the Charles Butt Scholarship for Aspiring Teachers who were accepted into the accelerated M.A. in Education with teacher certification program, which includes a year-long residency in partnership with El Paso County school districts.

LPI. The Federal Role in Tackling Teacher Shortages   There are two bills on Congress’s near-term docket that can start to reorient the federal government toward supporting comprehensive preparation: the 2022 fiscal year (FY) spending bill and the Build Back Better Act.

Madison.com. UW-Madison extends loan forgiveness program to keep teachers in Wisconsin   The School of Education’s “Teacher Pledge” will run through the 2025-26 school year, one year longer than what was initially envisioned as a five-year program… The entirely donor-funded initiative forgives some or all of students’ loans after they teach in a Wisconsin school for four years. Those working in what the state Department of Public Instruction defines as a high-need district or subject area fulfill their obligation in three years.

NYTimes. Autherine Lucy Foster, First Black Student at U. of Alabama, Dies at 92   She obtained a two-year teaching certificate from Selma University in Alabama before completing her undergraduate work at Miles College… She sought teaching posts, but, as she recalled, interviewers would say to her, “You were the infamous Miss Lucy, and we don’t want you to come to our school.” She eventually did teach at various schools in the South…

Radio Iowa. House votes to get rid of test new Iowa teachers must pass   A decade ago, Governor Terry Branstad asked legislators to require both an entrance exam for college students entering Iowa teacher preparation programs and an exit exam before graduates could be licensed to teach in Iowa. The bill gets rid of both requirements.

U.S. News. What to Know About ‘Grow Your Own’ Teacher Programs: Recruiting teachers locally can ease staffing shortages and increase workforce diversity.   Through partnerships between school districts, community-based organizations and colleges, GYO programs recruit community members to teach in local pre-K-12 schools. While some programs help individuals already in the profession gain teaching licensure, like paraeducators or substitute teachers, most are geared toward introducing high school students to the field.

Washington Post.
1) Teachers abandon letter grades in search of a fairer way   Feldman said that schools “perpetuate very antiquated and ineffective and even harmful ways of grading,” because there is no or little training on how to grade for students in teacher preparation courses.
2) University of Maryland Baltimore County receives $21 million donation to expand educational research   The University of Maryland Baltimore County has received a record $21 million donation to expand educational research, teacher preparation and partnerships with Baltimore city schools… The Sherman scholars program prepares college students to become teachers in Baltimore and other cities in Maryland with a focus on training educators to meet the needs of culturally diverse grade school students learning science, technology, engineering and math. 

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NYS Board of Regents.
1) 60-day public comment period opened March 2nd regarding proposed amendments to establish the Literacy (All Grades) teaching certificate.  Data, views or arguments may be submitted to: William P. Murphy, Deputy Commissioner, NYS Education Department, Office of Higher Education, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 975 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 473-3781, email: [email protected]
2) Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Board of Regents Appointments   We congratulate Regents Susan W. Mittler and Ruth B. Turner on their reelection today to the Board of Regents and welcome Shino Tanikawa of Manhattan, who will represent the 1st Judicial District, New York County… We thank Regent Nan Eileen Mead for her service to the people of New York and wish her success in her future advocacy. Her dedication to lifting the voices of our young people has been invaluable during her time with the Board.

NEW YORK CITY
City College of New York (CUNY).  CFP for a Special Issue of The New Educator on Teacher Education in the Context of Teacher Shortages [manuscripts due June 20]

Teaching Residents at Teachers College (TR@TC). Induction and Beyond. March 2022 Educator Resources  Special Announcements; Educator Grant Opportunities; Induction Highlights; Raising Consciousness

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Jerusalem Post. Training talented Tanach educators   One of Matan’s most ambitious programs does not target Tanach students but instead is directed at Tanach teachers. The Bellows Eshkolot Educators Institute for Tanach and Jewish Studies, now in its sixth year, trains female Jewish educators to become master teachers and leaders in Jewish schools in the Diaspora.

NCEE/OECD. Trends Shaping Education 2022: Webinar Registration [7 Feb, 02:30 PM in U.S. Eastern Time]

PRNewswire. Teacher Education Pioneer Launches Nonprofit to Advance Innovations In Teacher Preparation And Certification Around The World   Emily Feistritzer forms Future Teaching Institute to create a global teaching license. Charlotte Danielson, Robert Floden, David Imig, and Yong Zhao join board

UNITED STATES
Center for Educational Equity at Teachers College. Settlement Reached in Connecticut Sheff Litigation   Next-Generation Educators. Implemented for the first time in November 2020, in this program undergraduate teacher candidates from underrepresented groups and in subject shortage areas work directly in participating school districts….

Chalkbeat.
1) 6 education issues to watch as Illinois’ legislative session heats up   The Senate version of the bill, sponsored by Sen. Kimberly Lightford (D-Maywood), … would require teacher prep programs to offer an evidence-based reading assessment for teachers seeking relevant licensure in the early grades; and it would kick off a process of creating a statewide online training program for current early childhood and elementary teachers, as well as reading specialists and educators who work with students with disabilities.
2) Uncertified education majors could soon teach in Michigan: Lawmaker proposes putting uncertified college students in classrooms to alleviate a crippling teacher shortage.   The state House Education Committee is considering a bill allowing districts to hire not-yet-certified education majors as paid teachers with their own classrooms for up to one year. 

Forbes.  Harvard Graduate School Of Education Receives Largest Gift In Its History   The Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) announced today that it had received the largest gift in its history – a $40 million donation made anonymously by two Harvard Business School alumni. The gift, which will be divided in two parts, will be used to support the School’s new Teaching and Teacher Leadership (TTL) master’s program, which will enroll its first cohort of students this fall.

Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Texas teachers burning out after a hellish month. Here’s what a trustee saw in classrooms   David Steiner, the executive director of the Institute for Education Policy at John Hopkins University, pointed to data about the number of teachers being trained to enter the workforce. “We have inherited, even before COVID, a major decline in new teacher preparation,” he said. “From 2010 to 2018, which is the last good data, enrollment in teacher preparation programs declined … over a third.”

InsideHigherEd. Analysis: ‘Divisive Concepts’ Bills Target Higher Ed in 2022   Under Mississippi’s proposed HB 437, for instance, professors would be prohibited from teaching or assigning materials that include the idea that “the State of Mississippi is fundamentally, institutionally, or systemically racist” or that “racial equity … should be given preference in education and advocacy over racial equality.”

Learning Policy Institute. Teacher Shortages During the Pandemic: How California Districts Are Responding   The budget includes nearly a billion dollars to increase access to comprehensive teacher preparation pathways. These programs are designed to both recruit and retain new teachers by incentivizing candidates to pursue comprehensive preservice preparation that includes a robust program of study alongside student teaching, which is associated with higher retention rates.

MSN.com. To fill shortage, N.J. school district will sponsor teachers from other countries   “We would really like to see the ability to become a teacher in New Jersey to be a little bit of a simpler process,” said Fernandez, who noted that her organization supports the elimination of the edTPA — the standardized test new teachers take to show if they are ready for the classroom. The performance-based exam is used by teacher preparation programs and required to pass to become a public school teacher in New Jersey. A bill to remove the exam was introduced and referred to the Assembly Education Committee Jan. 11.

NYTimes. 30 Ways Science Educators Teach With The New York Times   Teachers tell us how they use Times reporting and multimedia to connect their science classrooms to the current events shaping our world.

Omaha World-Herald. Is Nebraska’s test for teacher candidates too hard and expensive? Legislature will decide   It was clear from the steady stream of supporters for the bills that the idea of ending the test has gained steam among some lawmakers, educators and professors at teachers colleges. Support has been boosted by a teacher shortage that has been exacerbated by the pandemic.

The Conversation. 4 ways to get more Black and Latino teachers in K-12 public schools   4. Redesign teacher training  The U.S. has a wide variety of teacher preparation programs. There’s no common framework for thinking about how to prepare people to become teachers… in states like California and Texas, after two months of preparation a new teacher can teach children in historically marginalized communities…Placing the most inexperienced teachers in schools with the most challenging working conditions increases turnover.

Washington Post. D.C. launches tuition program for degrees in high-demand fields   Through the program, residents can receive up to $8,000 in tuition support each academic year and a possible stipend of $1,500 each year. The program targets students in high-demand programs of study, such as education, health science and information technology. 

NEW YORK STATE
Governor Hochul.
1) Governor Hochul Announces New Investment in New York’s Students, Teachers and Schools   Providing incentives to attract more teachers and school workers; Accelerating the teacher certification process; Creating a state teacher residency program; Upskilling teacher support workers to earn their certifications…
2) State of the State Address  … create the Empire State Teacher Residency Program, which would provide matching funding for local districts to create two-year residency programs for graduate-level teacher candidates. Funded programs would involve SUNY, the City University of New York (CUNY), and/or private colleges partnering with public school districts to provide reduced or free tuition for teaching candidates, including books and fees, mentoring, and a stipend to cover living expenses…  expand alternative teacher certification programs, such as the New York City Teaching Collaborative, to make it easier and more appealing for professionals in other careers to become teachers. Aspiring teachers would apprentice in high-need school districts while pursuing a master’s degree in their field. Participants would also receive a stipend.”

NYSED Office of Higher Education  January Newsletter 
Board Of Regents January Items
1) School District Leader, School District Business Leader, and Transitional D Candidates. The Board of Regents adopted an emergency measure to remove the requirement that school district leader (SDL) and school district business leader (SDBL) candidates must pass the SDL and SDBL assessment, respectively, to be considered a program completer and receive the institutional recommendation for Professional certification.
2) Definition of University. The Board of Regents adopted a regulatory amendment to revise the definition of “university” in New York State
3) References to Institutional Accrediting Agencies. In February 2020, the United States Department of Education (USDE) issued new regulations that eliminated the distinction between “regional” and “national” accrediting agencies.

Professional Standards and Practices Board for Teaching (PSPB). November 2021 meeting minutes.

NEW YORK CITY
Teachers College.
1) Emancipatory Leadership: A Future for Educational Equity: In a discussion hosted by TC’s Black Education Research Collective, Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr. and Chancellor David C. Banks discuss school policy for the future    Chancellor Banks assumed leadership of the New York City public school system on Jan. 1. An educator, social justice advocate and civic leader, he was a member of the first cohort of education leaders in Teachers College’s inaugural, and now independent, Cahn Fellows Program.
2) Teaching Residents at Teachers College (TR@TC). Induction and Beyond: February 2022 Educator Resources

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The Standard (Kenya). Rethink new entry qualification for primary education teachers   Prospective teachers must now have a mean grade C in Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination. Further, they should have a C plain in English, Kiswahili, Mathematics, and in any of the humanities. Previously, the minimum entry requirement was simply a C. The upgrading of the Certificate of Primary to diploma in primary teacher education may have created the need to also upgrade the threshold to the diploma programme.

The Star (Bangladesh). British Council’s training programme of primary teachers end with graduation ceremony   The graduation ceremony of the second group of primary teachers under the Training of Master Trainers in English (TMTE) project was held today at Primary Teacher’s Training Institutes in Dhaka, Gazipur, Sherpur, Jashore, Barishal, and Gopalganj… These teachers are the second group of Bangladeshi primary teachers, who started their 14-week professional development journey on October 24, 2021.

UNESCO. 2022 National SDG 4 Benchmarks: Fulfilling Our Neglected Commitment   …national benchmarks on a selected set of seven SDG 4 indicators: early childhood education attendance; out-of-school rates; completion rates; gender gaps in completion rates; minimum proficiency rates in reading and mathematics; trained teachers; and public education expenditure.  

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AACTE.
1) APSU Now Offers First Registered Apprenticeship Program for Teaching in the Country   …the Tennessee Department of Education announced it has pioneered a new way to develop teacher pipelines, and is the first state to be approved by the U.S. Department of Labor to establish a permanent Grow Your Own model, with Clarksville-Montgomery County School System and Austin Peay State University’s Teacher Residency program becoming the first registered apprenticeship program for teaching in the country. 
2) GSoLEN and AACTE Webinar On Teaching Diverse Learners – Session 2 [Feb. 9, noon EST]

AAQEP. Workshops: AAQEP offers a workshop curriculum that engages members and the broader field in professional learning related to quality assurance and improvement. Each of the four workshops runs online on a regular basis and in person by request on campuses

American Association of School Personnel Administrators (AASPA).   National Educator Shortage Summit  The National Educator Shortage Summit is an interactive event that convenes focused groups of PK-12 and higher education stakeholders to address the challenges of the national shortage of educators and the educator pipeline to share ways to replicate practices via a national strategy. [Feb. 7-8, Kissimmee, FL]

Chalkbeat.
1) Amid soaring mental health needs, Newark schools ramp up services with help from partners   Graduate students are helping fill the need for more school psychologists in Newark. Each week, trainees in the school psychology program at Fairleigh Dickinson University provide counseling to students at four Newark schools…The program’s purpose is twofold: Expand the district’s capacity to support students who have experienced trauma, and create a pipeline of incoming school psychologists trained to work in high-needs schools.
2) Indiana Teacher of the Year sparks creativity with after-school robotics   How did you decide to switch careers to become a teacher?   I received an email asking for people with degrees or careers in STEM fields to transition to teaching through the Woodrow Wilson Indiana Teaching Fellowship. Purdue’s program was called STEM Goes Rural.
3) Students who were part of Tennessee pre-K program continue to trail peers who weren’t, study shows   Tennessee also requires that each pre-K classroom be capped at 20 students and staffed by a state-licensed teacher endorsed for early childhood education. The teachers are paid at public school teacher rates, and each room must also have an educational assistant.

InsideHigherEd. When Education Programs Bite the Dust: Oklahoma City University is closing two of its education programs amid declining enrollment—and projected teacher shortages.   With enrollments dwindling, Oklahoma City University is phasing out its early childhood and elementary teacher preparation programs. Just three students remain in the combined programs.

LPI. Educator Learning to Enact the Science of Learning and Development   This report synthesizes research on how to support educators in developing those capacities both in preservice and in-service contexts. It addresses both the “what” of teacher and leader preparation—the content educators need to learn about children and how to support their development and learning—and the “how”—the strategies for educator learning that can produce deep understanding; useful skills; and the capacity to reflect, learn, and continue to improve.

National Center for the Study of Privatization in Education (NCSPE). Cohen and Mikaelian on Privatization Here, There, and Everywhere   …highlights anticompetitive behavior on the part of some charter schools, such as requiring teachers to sign non-disclosure agreements to keep teaching strategies and lesson plans in-house. In these types of environments, the lines between serving students and enhancing a school’s market position are blurred. 

NBC2. Estero couple sentenced for stealing content from Florida teacher certification exams   According to court documents, the Jaspers, who were both certified Florida teachers stole content and conspired with others to steal content from the Florida Teacher Certification Exams and Florida Education Leadership Exam. Prosecutors said they included the stolen content from both exams in their company’s test preparation material and services. It was sold through their business, NavaEd, LLC for personal profit.

NEA News. Meet The Educators Whose Student Debt Has Been Forgiven   NEA members have fought hard for fixes to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program. With the new PSLF waiver, announced in October, many are finally seeing relief. In the three months since Education Secretary Miguel Cardona introduced a temporary waiver to the Public Service Loan Forgiveness (PSLF) program, roughly 38,000 borrowers have received $2.4 billion in student debt forgiveness.

NYTimes.
1) Back to School, but Still Learning Online: Federal stimulus dollars are dedicated to helping students recover from virtual schooling. Many districts are spending some of that money on virtual tutoring.   …research has shown to be most effective: a paid, trained tutor who has a consistent personal relationship with a student; sessions during the school day, so that students do not skip lessons; and at least three sessions per week.
2) The Fight for Substitute Teachers: Schools deploy creative measures to staff classrooms.   At least two states, Missouri and Oregon, removed their degree requirements for would-be hires, to try to attract more substitutes. In Kansas, the education board got rid of the college degree requirement for substitutes for the remainder of the school year. In Salem, Ohio, anyone who passes a background check can temporarily become a licensed substitute teacher. In New Mexico, the governor is now a licensed substitute teacher.

The Atlantic. America Is Desperate for Substitute Teachers   About half of all school-board members and administrators surveyed by EdWeek Research Center in December 2019 and January 2020 said their districts don’t offer subs any professional development. In the districts that do, only 11 percent of respondents said they offer classroom-management training, and only 8 percent cover effective teaching strategies.

U.S. Dept. of Education. Secretary Cardona Lays Out Vision for Education in America   Investing in, recruiting, and supporting the professional development of a diverse educator workforce, including special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and bilingual educators so education jobs are ones that people from all backgrounds want to pursue…

WashingtonPost. Youngkin summons higher education leaders to help promote his plan for ‘lab school’ partnerships   Under current law, only colleges or universities with teacher education programs are permitted to create lab schools with localities. Youngkin’s office said there are currently no such schools in Virginia.

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Written Testimony of Commissioner Dr. Betty A. Rosa, New York State Education Department. Joint Legislative Elementary and Secondary Education Budget Hearing- January 26, 2022    …the Executive Budget proposes creating a temporary professional permit allowing applicants to be employed as teachers… This proposal would also create a new type of certificate, which adds another layer of complication to the certification process and will surely lead to increased questions from applicants…increase the workload of the Office of Teaching Initiatives (OTI) staff and take them away from other activities…In 2021, OTI staff disapproved over 29,100 teacher certification applications, as these applicants did not meet certification requirements.

NYSED. State Education Department Proposes Changes to Teacher Certification Requirements to Reduce Barriers to Certification While Maintaining Rigorous Standards: edTPA Requirement Would be Replaced with a Teacher Performance Assessment in New York State-Registe…   Public comment on the proposal will be accepted through February 28, 2022 via [email protected](link sends e-mail. ) It is anticipated the proposed amendment will be presented to the Board of Regents for adoption at the April 2022 meeting.

NYS Register. Proposed Rule Making: General Education Core in the Liberal Arts and Sciences Requirements   Proposed Amendment to Sections 52.21 and 80-3.7 to remove the General Education Core in the Liberal Arts and Sciences requirement for registered teacher preparation programs and the Individual Evaluation Pathway to teacher certification. Data, views or arguments may be submitted through Feb. 28, 2022 to: Petra Maxwell, NYS Education Department, Office of Higher Education, 89 Washington Avenue, Room 975 EBA, Albany, NY 12234, (518) 474-2238, email: [email protected]

NEW YORK CITY
Chalkbeat.
1) Building a teacher pipeline: A Brooklyn high school’s new program hopes to train tomorrow’s educators   The goal is to eventually have the students graduate with a high school diploma and an associate degree in education that will enable them to be paraprofessionals while they also attend Brooklyn College to work toward their teaching credentials.
2) NYC to open new school for students with dyslexia, Banks says   The group has been in continuous talks with the education department and has been working to line up partners to help provide teacher training…

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National Center on Education and the Economy (NCEE). How Estonia is Addressing Its Teacher Shortage   The reforms are stretching from the classroom to teacher education: preparation programs are piloting “learn on the job” training programs and focusing on how to use digital tools to enhance learning and personalize education for students; and teacher education students are increasingly assuming new roles to support classroom teachers as they learn from them. 

Ottawa Citizen. Teacher candidates win ‘huge victory’ over province’s mandatory math test for educators: The test has 50 mathematics content questions and 21 questions about math pedagogy. The applicant has to score 70 per cent on both parts to pass.   A mandatory math test for those who want to become certified teachers is unconstitutional, an Ontario court has decided.

Times of India. 15 teacher training colleges in Odisha to come under higher education department.    According to the government resolution, all movable and immovable properties of the training colleges, including all accessories, stocks and stores, will come under the administrative control of the higher education department. All teaching staff of the training colleges who belong to Odisha Education Service cadre of higher education department shall be reverted from school and mass education department to the higher education department.

UNITED STATES
AACTE. Members Only: Attend Educating for American Democracy Professional Development  3 day, 6 presentation seminar January 25-27

Chalkbeat.
1) Illinois school staffing shortages could persist for years, a new report finds   The state board is working with 24 colleges and universities throughout the state to recruit and retain teachers or color. The state board is also looking for ways to get more teachers of color to pass the state’s licensure exams and has invested money into early career teacher mentoring programs.
2) I’m a first-year teacher subbing all day and getting my degree at night. The burnout is real: My teacher training program is more draining — and deflating — than it needs to be. Here’s why.   I am very grateful to have the opportunity to learn how to teach in a classroom environment — without hands-on experience, I would never learn how to manage classroom behaviors like bullying, death threats, or backflips (I wish I were kidding). But the advice from the readings about effective pedagogy is rarely reflected in the way these courses are designed or taught.
3) ‘Whitewashing history’: Indiana teachers fear anti-CRT bill threatens lessons   Educators have professional training to lead students through necessary and painful discussions… if I were a young teacher at the beginning or middle of my career, the moment parents had the authority to question, berate, and barrage me for the way I was teaching and questioning what I was teaching, I would have to look for a new career or profession,” Orzechowicz said.

EdWeek. Schools Are Desperate for Substitutes and Getting Creative   Some states, including Kansas and Oregon have relaxed requirements for substitute teaching certification, allowing candidates with a high school diploma to apply…Some schools have also made more deliberate efforts to work with nearby teacher-preparation programs to build their substitute pools…

Forbes. Tennessee’s Pioneering Teacher Apprenticeship Program   … just established a permanent program allowing teachers to gain a license through an apprenticeship rather than a costly education degree. This new “Grow Your Own” model provides a sorely needed alternative to existing K-12 licensure systems, under which training the average teacher costs about $25,000 and requires 1,500 hours.

Hechinger Report. ‘Disruption is a huge catalyst for accelerating innovation. But it’s not a given’: A Q&A with Richard Culatta, chief executive officer of the International Society for Technology in Education   I know teachers have so much on their plates, and I know that there are lots of stresses, but until we take it seriously and put as much attention towards preparing teachers to use technology effectively, we’re gonna continue to have this sort of mediocre digital learning experience, at a time when we actually need digital tools more than we ever have before to help students in a year where there’s been a lot of interruptions in their learning.

Mississippi Dept. of Education. MDE awarding more than $9.8M in grants to five Mississippi universities to enroll more potential teachers in elementary and secondary education graduate degree programs   The Mississippi Department of Education (MDE), through its Mississippi Teacher Residency (MTR) program, is awarding $9,886,468 in grants to five universities in the state to cover tuition and expenses for up to 240 individuals seeking a graduate degree in elementary and secondary education. The MDE is using American Rescue Plan Elementary and Secondary School Emergency Relief (ESSER) funds to cover the grants.  

MSN. This Is the Most Unusually Popular College Degree in Ohio   According to data from the U.S. Census Bureau, the most concentrated degree in Ohio relative to the U.S. as a whole is teacher education. Adults in the state are about three times more likely to have a degree in the field than the typical American adult. An estimated 0.64% of adults in the state have a teacher education degree compared to 0.23% of adults nationwide.

New York Times. Some states in the U.S. are taking desperate measures to avoid closing schools.   Under New Mexico’s initiative, National Guard members and state workers must become licensed as substitute teachers or child care workers and fulfill the usual requirements for substitute teachers, such as background checks and a teaching workshop.

University of Wyoming. UW Professor Elected President of Association for Science Teacher Education   University of Wyoming Professor Andrea Burrows has been elected to serve as president of the Association for Science Teacher Education (ASTE) in 2023. The organization is a leading voice in conversations about science teacher education research, policy and practice.

U.S. Dept. of Education. Biden-Harris Administration Takes Actions to Support Students’ Basic Needs and Mitigate the Spread of COVID-19 at Colleges and Universities   The American Rescue Plan provided nearly $40 billion for colleges and universities through the Higher Education Emergency Relief Fund (HEERF). The American Rescue Plan has made historic investments in many of our nation’s historic or under-resourced institutions that educate students whose communities were most acutely affected by the pandemic.

Wall Street Journal. Schools Struggle to Find Substitute Teachers as Omicron Surges: Facing shortage of subs, schools look to other employees, churches and parent groups in search for teachers   Hoping to ease the substitute crunch, Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signed an order Tuesday making it easier for retired teachers to fill in … Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill to allow school secretaries and others to work as subs. The Kansas State Board of Education on Wednesday passed a measure allowing anyone 18 or older with a high school diploma to get an emergency substitute license, provided they pass a background check and have an employment commitment. The measure temporarily waives a rule that applicants must have at least 60 semester credit hours from an accredited college or university.

WSPA News (SC). Gov. McMaster plans to fund lower student-to-teacher ratios, higher salaries for teachers   “School districts will receive the funds necessary to support an average ratio of 11.7 students per teacher, with an average salary of $66,524 including benefits,” said Governor McMaster… “We applaud the governor in his commitment to do that, but the devil is in the details,” Schumacher said. “How are you going to do that when we’re seeing a really big decrease in the number of teachers that are coming out of our teacher education programs in South Carolina?”

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Chalkbeat. Hochul proposes $2.1 billion increase for NY schools, extension of NYC mayoral control   Hochul wants to spend $31.3 billion on school districts next fiscal year — about $2.1 billion more than what they currently receive from the state. That’s largely driven by a $1.6 billion increase in Foundation Aid, which districts can use most flexibly, including to hire more teachers… In her State of the State address, Hochul described multiple proposals to recruit more teachers to combat a shortage, including speeding up the certification process, creating a new teacher residency program…

NYSED. Statement from Chancellor Lester W. Young, Jr., the Board of Regents and State Education Commissioner Betty A. Rosa on Governor Hochul’s Executive Budget Proposal   We are grateful that the executive budget proposes to rebuild New York’s teacher workforce, make college more accessible for underserved students, and expand the pathways to good-paying careers. Additionally, the proposed investments in higher education will help to rebuild the state’s workforce.

Stony Brook University News. Physics Department Earns Top Honors for Teacher Preparation Program   The Department of Physics and Astronomy in the College of Arts and Sciences was once again entered into The 5+ Club, the highest award available for teacher preparation from the Physics Teacher Education Coalition (PhysTEC), a joint project of the American Physical Society (APS) and the American Association of Physics Teachers (AAPT). This impressive recognition is due to the Department’s Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT) program that graduated five or more qualified physics teachers during the 2020-2021 academic year, one of only nine institutions recognized in the nation. 

Times Union. Help build the teachers children rightly deserve   Traditional teacher education programs should partner with school districts, and support Hochul’s vision for an Empire State Teacher Residency Program. Elite boarding schools in the United States run highly effective teacher residency programs. They take promising students without a background in education and they slowly transition these students into full-time teaching. This is a model that we can use in the state, and it is exciting to see Hochul proposing a program like it.

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Teachers College. A Legacy in Community Building: Upon retirement, Nancy Streim looks back at a career of fostering TC’s local ties  “University-sponsored schools many times are about establishing hubs for teacher education and teacher professional development,” Streim explained. “Susan and I came at it with a different point of view – to establish the schools our neighbors wanted and then embed teacher preparation and development…”