Year: 2012
AACTE Applauds Negotiators’ Efforts on Federal Teacher Preparation Rulemaking
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org As U.S. Department of Education Ends Process, AACTE Encourages Stakeholders to Contribute to Public Review (April 13, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) commends members of the U.S. Department of Education’s negotiated rulemaking panel on teacher preparation […]
Sharon P. Robinson: Chart a Course From What Is Working (Response to “A Little RESPECT for Teachers”)
From National JournalBy Sharon Robinson The demographics of the education workforce are sobering. According to the National Center for Education Statistics, significant increases are expected in new public school teacher hires and new private school teacher hires each year between 2008 and 2020. For example, there were approximately 313,000 new teachers hired in public schools […]
Sharon P. Robinson: Teacher Education Reform Centers on Student Learning
From Education WeekBy Sharon P. Robinson, Ed.D., president and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) “Writing the Next Chapter,” “Providing a Learning Journey for All,” and “Embracing the Future” — these are taglines from the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education’s (AACTE) 2011, 2012 and 2013 Annual Meetings. To me, though, […]
Globally Minded Teaching
From Education WeekBy Anthony Jackson I appreciated a comment posted on this blog a couple weeks back about supporting American teachers and celebrating the great achievements in the American schools, particularly as international comparisons have put the spotlight on school systems abroad. My colleague, Neelam Chowdhary, executive director of global learning programs at Asia Society, […]
AACTE Statement on Teacher Preparation and K-12 Assessment Report
Official AACTE StatementFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (March 15, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) recently published a six-page “policy memo” entitled What Teacher Preparation Programs Teach About K-12 Assessment. The paper analyzed “whether or not new teachers are being adequately prepared to join more experienced colleagues in […]
New teachers getting ready to be graded on classroom work
From JSOnlineBy Erin Richards Before he could start student teaching in January at Sennett Middle School in Madison, Andrew Johnson had to pass a multiple-choice test. The 23-year-old wants to teach high school science, so the exam he took tested his knowledge of biology, chemistry and physics. He had to know the basic properties of […]
AACTE Endorses MetLife Report on Teachers, Parents and the Economy
Official AACTE StatementFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (March 7, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) today commended The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Teachers, Parents and the Economy for shedding light on first-hand perspectives of the teaching profession and parent-school engagement. The report, which surveyed […]
AACTE and Teacher Education (An overview of AACTE’s 2012 Annual Meeting)
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AACTE Commends Increased Focus on Teacher Preparation, STEM Initiatives in President’s FY13 Budget
Official AACTE StatementFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org Association Calls for Maintaining Funding for TQP and TEACH Grants (February 16, 2012, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) is encouraged by President Obama’s Fiscal Year 2013 (FY13) budget for its concentration on increased funding for education, particularly in the […]
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