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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 […]
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, […]
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