Evaluating Teacher Performance Should Be A National Initiative, Report Finds

From Diverseeducation.comby Joyce Jones , October 20, 2010 Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond is an education professor at Stanford University. WASHINGTON — Although more than 30 states are embracing the need to evaluate the nation’s elementary and secondary school students’ academic progress and achievement based on common-core standards, a similar consensus has not yet been built around […]

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Appeals Court Curbs U.S. Rule on Alternative Certification

Federal panel’s decision centers on California use of ‘intern’-status teachers From Education WeekBy Mark Walsh Published Online: October 1, 2010Published in Print: October 6, 2010, as Appeals Court Curbs U.S. Rule on Alternative Certification A federal appeals court decision striking down a rule making it easier for some alternative-route teachers to be considered “highly qualified” […]

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Who’s Teaching the Teachers?

From: Inside Higher Edby Allie Grasgreen When it comes to teacher education, pragmatism beats idealism. But most education professors – save for a small minority – are complacent with antiquated teaching philosophies. These conclusions, released today in a report by FDR Group and the Thomas B. Fordham Institute on the views of education professors, summarize […]

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Groups urge updates to teacher preparation programs

Integrating 21st-century skills into teacher prep will help students compete globally, new paper says From eSchool News Teachers equipped with digital-age skills and teaching strategies will best serve today’s students, a new paper argues. The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) are calling on teacher […]

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The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and P21 Release Paper on 21st Century Knowledge and Skills in Educator Preparation

WASHINGTON and TUCSON, Ariz. – September 23, 2010 – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and P21 today released a paper to establish a shared vision around 21st century knowledge and skills in educator preparation and spark meaningful dialogue among higher education leaders about implementing this vision in educator preparation programs. As […]

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State Group Piloting Teacher Prelicensing Exam

By Stephen Sawchuk Education programs across 19 states are piloting a performance-based assessment for teacher-candidates that potentially could serve as a common prelicensing measure for new teachers. Based on a test in use in about 30 education schools in California, the Teacher Performance Assessment includes a “teaching event” requiring teachers to extensively document and submit […]

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With limited training, Teach for America recruits play expanding role in schools

From Washington Post By Michael BirnbaumWashington Post Staff WriterMonday, August 23, 2010; A01 Four months ago, Jamila Best was still in college. Two months ago, she started training to become a teacher. Monday morning, the 21-year-old will walk into a D.C. classroom, take a deep breath and dive into one of the most difficult assignments […]

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AACTE Names New Journal Editorial Team

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Jerrica Thurman (202) 478-4502 or jthurman@aacte.org Michigan State University to Host Journal of Teacher Education (January 28, 2015, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is pleased to announce Michigan State University’s College of Education as the next editorial host of the Journal of […]

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Training Accountable Teachers

From: INSIDE HIGHER EDby Iza Wojciechowska WASHINGTON — Many teachers are failing at their jobs, and teacher preparation programs are not being held accountable for failing to train them well. That’s the conclusion of a new report, released Thursday at the Center for American Progress, that offers solutions for streamlining the standards used to assess […]

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