Author: Tunara Moore
Teacher Beat Reading List: Teacher Ed. Reviews, National Board Support
From Education Weekby Stephen Sawchuk Here’s what Teacher Beat is reading this weekend. Keep those tweets and comments a-coming! Do education majors learn less than their peers in other bachelor’s programs? That’s one of the assertions in a new book that tries to gauge how much value college adds to student learning. (Hat tip to […]
AACTE Offers Feedback on Forthcoming National Teacher Preparation Program Ratings Report
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org President and CEO Sharon P. Robinson Highlights Need for Focus on Program Effectiveness (January 21, 2011, Washington, D.C.) – On January 18, U.S. News & World Report and the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) announced a partnership to rate the quality of teacher education programs […]
‘U.S. News’ to Start New Rankings of Teacher Ed Programs
From Inside Higher Ed U.S. News & World Report has announced that it will start a new system of ranking teacher education programs, largely using the methodology of the National Council on Teacher Quality, and focusing on such measures as the selectivity of the admissions process, how well teachers are trained to teach certain subjects, […]
Efficacy of Teacher Master’s Programs: The Need for Research
From Learning First Allianceby Charlotte Williams Over the past several years, many in the education industry have debated the significance of master’s degrees for teachers, and often also whether this higher degree warrants more pay. Many blogs have commented on this issue, including Education Week blogs, university blogs, and newspaper blogs. The American Association of […]
AACTE Assumes Ownership of Holmes Scholars Program
For Immediate ReleaseFor interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org AACTE Holmes Scholars Program will Promote Diversity in Educator Preparation Leadership(Jan. 7, 2011, Washington, D.C.) –The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) has announced it has taken over as the new managing body for the distinguished Holmes Scholars Program. Effective immediately, the program will […]
Pell Grant Increase Survives in CR; Teacher Standards Ruffle Some Groups
From Congressional QuarterlyBy Lauren Smith The White House persuaded lawmakers to include a large increase for Pell grants in a measure to keep the government running through March — but another provision on teacher qualifications has angered some education advocates. The continuing resolution unveiled in the Senate on Dec. 19 would maintain a $5.7 billion […]
Questioning a Degree’s Value
From InsideHigher EDBy Allie Grasgreen The value of a master’s degree in education – in monetary, philosophical and educational terms – is under fire as conflicting camps are responding to increasingly high-profile criticism of merit pay systems. The debate over how teachers are paid – and how to attract the best teachers – has been […]
Sharon P. Robinson Letter to the Editor: Finding, training and keeping good teachers
From The Washington Post The Nov. 21 editorial “Teaching the teachers” urged reforms in the way we recruit quality candidates into teaching and how we then evaluate and support them. It also pondered whether education schools, accrediting agents and school districts can make it all happen. In fact, many of these reforms are underway.
AACTE Endorses NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel Report on Clinical Preparation
AACTE Response Statement For interviews, contact: Lisa Johnson 202-478-4502 or ljohnson@aacte.org (November 16, 2010, Washington, D.C.) – The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) congratulates the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) Blue Ribbon Panel for producing a compelling call to reorient the educator preparation profession around the clinical experience. “Transforming Teacher […]
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