Building a Culture of Improvement: The Network to Transform Teaching

Posted on March 2, 2016February 26, 2016 by coreeducation

Currently in education, especially K-12, there is an emphasis on accountability and a pressure for rapid, large-scale implementation. National debate continues to rage over the use of testing for student and teacher evaluation, and we hunt for elusive silver bullets. Within this context, the Network to Transform Teaching (NT3) was formed with the goal of Read more about Building a Culture of Improvement: The Network to Transform Teaching[…]

Supporting Teacher Professionalism

Posted on February 26, 2016February 18, 2016 by coreeducation

A new OECD report, Supporting Teacher Professionalism, based on the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), examines the nature and extent of support for teacher professionalism across 34 countries. Teacher professionalism is defined as the knowledge, skills, and practices that teachers must have in order to be effective educators. The report focuses on lower secondary Read more about Supporting Teacher Professionalism[…]

Learning About Learning: What Every New Teacher Needs to Know

Posted on February 23, 2016February 18, 2016 by coreeducation

A recently published report by the National Center for Teacher Quality (NCTQ) summarizes research-based strategies that new teachers need to help teach students how to learn effectively and then questions the extent to which teachers are learning these strategies in their preparation programs. Future teachers need to learn about learning so that what they teach Read more about Learning About Learning: What Every New Teacher Needs to Know[…]

When Top Students Drop: Why Even Good Schools Need to Grow

Posted on February 18, 2016March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Over a the past several months Real Clear Education has been spotlighting schools and teachers participating in the Opportunity Culture initiative, a movement launched in 2011 by education policy and consulting firm Public Impact. Opportunity Culture models are aimed at improving the quality of education by extending the reach of excellent teachers and their teams, encouraging teacher Read more about When Top Students Drop: Why Even Good Schools Need to Grow[…]

Principal Support Framework

Posted on February 17, 2016February 12, 2016 by coreeducation

The University of Washington Center for Educational Leadership (CEL) has released an updated version of the Principal Support Framework. Representing the best thinking of educators from across the country, the framework describes key actions of central offices that effectively support principals as instructional leaders. School system leaders can use this framework and the related self-assessment Read more about Principal Support Framework[…]

More Teaching, Less Learning?

Posted on February 15, 2016February 12, 2016 by coreeducation

One of the main differences between the U.S. education system and the systems that outperform it in student achievement is the amount of time teachers spend in the classroom in front of students versus the time spent in professional development activities. This chart, “Teaching Hours,” shows time spent actually teaching within the classroom, and does Read more about More Teaching, Less Learning?[…]

Professional Development Transformed

Posted on February 9, 2016February 9, 2016 by coreeducation

In a recent post in Education Week, Marc Tucker examines the teacher professional development systems in Hong Kong, Singapore, Shanghai, British Columbia, and Shanghai. Professional development looks very different in all these places than it typically does in the United States. It is the main driver of school improvement. Far from something that takes the Read more about Professional Development Transformed[…]

2016 Lynn Hall Teacher Action Research Prize [Deadline extended!]

Posted on February 1, 2016January 29, 2016 by coreeducation

Great teachers routinely innovate by trying new lessons, modes of content delivery, or types of student activities to enrich the educational process. The Yale-Lynn Hall Teacher Action Research Prize recognizes and supports the leadership of teachers who continually work to improve their practice through action research. How it Works Develop an intervention to improve student Read more about 2016 Lynn Hall Teacher Action Research Prize [Deadline extended!][…]

Your Guide to Finding and Using PARCC Test Items

Posted on January 26, 2016January 23, 2016 by coreeducation

Did you know that parents and teachers can view PARCC test items from last year’s test? Almost 850 of the test questions are online in the Partnership Resource Center. This guide is designed to help you easily navigate the many test questions and related materials, including sample student responses to open-ended test questions, such as Read more about Your Guide to Finding and Using PARCC Test Items[…]

Free Instructional Leadership Series from Discovery Education

Posted on January 21, 2016January 14, 2016 by coreeducation

Discovery Education, a leading provider of digital content and professional development for K-12 classrooms, invites superintendents and curriculum leaders to attend a unique new series of professional learning events exploring critical topics in education leadership. This series, which launches on January 28 in Hershey, PA, will explore critical topics in education including equity, personalized learning, Read more about Free Instructional Leadership Series from Discovery Education[…]

The Paradox of Education: Learning Over Knowing

Posted on January 20, 2016September 12, 2020 by coreeducation

Heather McGowan has published an intriguing new article examining the need for a focus on learning, rather than knowing, in order to prepare students for the 21st century. A portion of her article is excerpted below: Students will have to be prepared to adapt and be more adept at critical thinking and problem-solving rather than Read more about The Paradox of Education: Learning Over Knowing[…]

Center for Teaching Quality: How do teachers really learn?

Posted on January 13, 2016January 8, 2016 by coreeducation

How do teachers learn? What are the implications of teacher learning (or the lack thereof) for students? What is the value of a teacher who really learns? During the month of November, members of the CTQ Collaboratory tackled these questions and more during a round table discussion centered on the topics of professional development, personalized Read more about Center for Teaching Quality: How do teachers really learn?[…]

We Are #TEACH STRONG

Posted on January 11, 2016January 11, 2016 by coreeducation

To create the excellent and equitable education that America’s students deserve, teachers must work to prepare students for a competitive, globalized market. As a result, we are asking more from our teachers than ever before. Yet we continue to provide them with preparation, training, and pay that aren’t designed to meet these changing demands. TeachStrong Read more about We Are #TEACH STRONG[…]

Surveying Teachers about Evaluator Feedback

Posted on January 8, 2016December 23, 2015 by coreeducation

Many states are developing or implementing teacher evaluation systems that include feedback to teachers as one part of the evaluation process. Do teachers find the feedback they receive to be useful and high quality? Regional Educational Laboratory Central has created an easy-to-use survey toolkit to help administrators answer this question in their state or district. Read more about Surveying Teachers about Evaluator Feedback[…]

Deeper Teaching: Students at the Center of Learning

Posted on January 4, 2016March 3, 2020 by coreeducation

Most high school students are accustomed to learning in two ways: by listening to the teacher and by reading books and other texts. These familiar ways of learning work for them so long as their teachers demand only that they grasp and remember the given content. However, if the goal is to help students learn Read more about Deeper Teaching: Students at the Center of Learning[…]

Tuition-Free Summer Programs for Teachers

Posted on December 8, 2015December 4, 2015 by coreeducation

The National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) is offering and funding tuition-free programs for school and college educators. These programs are for one to five weeks and focus on important topics, texts, and questions in the humanities. In addition, they can be used to: enhance intellectual vitality and professional development of anyone who participates, build Read more about Tuition-Free Summer Programs for Teachers[…]