Year: 2012
What We Know About Teaching Teachers
From Education Week By Learning First Alliance Learning the art of preparing effective teachers never ends for the teacher education community. Each day, we discover new ways to review, modify and apply the best methods that will ultimately address the learning needs of all students. But what are the core ideals and characteristics that serve […]
Sharon P. Robinson: Letter to the Editor (Response to “Move to Outsource Teacher Licensing Process Draws Protest”)
From The New York Times By Sharon P. Robinson Re “Move to Outsource Teacher Licensing Process Draws Protest,” by Michael Winerip (On Education column, May 7): The educator preparation community knows that graduates could end up teaching anywhere and that we need a nationally available assessment to measure readiness to teach at the novice level, […]
Teacher Performance Assessment Under Scrutiny
From Education WeekBy Stephen Sawchuk A column from The New York Timestakes aim at the Teacher Performance Assessment, a performance-based licensing test that about 200 teacher preparation programs across 25 states are now piloting. In essence, the story says that a number of students and faculty at the University of Massachusetts are refusing to participate […]
Getting a teaching license may soon include a new test — can hopefuls handle a classroom?
From The Hechinger ReportBy Sarah Butrymowicz To earn a teaching license in most states, candidates must pass a handful of exams — largely multiple-choice — that test basic skills and knowledge of specific subjects. Some states also include tests that focus on teaching strategies. One state, Montana, requires no tests at all, just graduation from […]
2012 National Teacher of the Year and All Finalists Prepared through Colleges and Schools of Education
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (May 2, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) celebrates the Council of Chief State School Officers’ (CCSSO) 2012 National Teacher of the Year Rebecca Lynn Mieliwocki, the three additional finalists and the colleges and schools of education […]
AACTE and SCALE Celebrate Successful Progress for National Teacher Performance Assessment
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (April 30, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Stanford Center for Assessment, Learning and Equity (SCALE) are eagerly supporting a nationwide field test of the Teacher Performance Assessment (TPA) that kicked off this spring. The […]
Dr. Biden, Winnefeld Attend Military Child Support Event
From U.S. Department of DefenceBy Lisa DanielAmerican Forces Press Service WASHINGTON, April 25, 2012 – Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice President Joe Biden, joined the vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in Newport News, Va., today to highlight efforts to help school children from military families. Navy Adm. James A. Winnefeld Jr., […]
Ed Dept seeks to bring test-based assessment to teacher prep programs
From The Washington PostBy Valerie Strauss The Obama administration wants to expand the use of standardized test scores as an accountability tool from K-12 into higher education. The Education Department just tried — and failed — to persuade a group of negotiators to agree to regulations that would rate colleges of education in large part […]
Going It Alone: Rule making on teacher preparation programs fails to reach consensus
From Inside Higher Ed By Libby A. Nelson WASHINGTON — When the Education Department writes rules later this year that will change how teacher preparation programs become eligible for students to receive some forms of federal financial aid, it will tackle the task on its own. A federal panel charged with recommending how best to […]
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