A Guide to Developing Educator Effectiveness Systems

Posted on March 14, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Pearson’s Center for Educator Effectiveness has released a new guide to assist states and districts as they begin to develop and implement new teacher and principal evaluation systems. The guide, Evaluating Teachers and Principals: Developing Fair, Valid and Reliable Systems, highlights the critical steps and considerations necessary to build a strong framework for fair and Read more about A Guide to Developing Educator Effectiveness Systems[…]

State Policy Database on Teacher Evaluation

Posted on February 20, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) has unveiled a new teacher evaluation database called State Policies on Teacher Evaluation 2010-2011. The database includes state-by-state information on teacher evaluation policies for all states plus DC. The purpose of the database is to provide information on how states have addressed teacher effectiveness in a time when Read more about State Policy Database on Teacher Evaluation[…]

The National Association for Alternative Certification Wants YOU!

Posted on January 18, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The National Association for Alternative Certification (NAAC) has issued two calls: one for pilot sites, and one for reviewers. The NAAC is looking to test a new set of standards, called “Quality Indicators,” or QI, developed by NAAC, Project KNOTtT, and The Ohio State University. The QIs are designed to be tools for program assessment Read more about The National Association for Alternative Certification Wants YOU![…]

TQ Center Provides Online, Interactive Teacher Evaluation Resources

Posted on January 11, 2012April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality (TQ Center), established in 2005 as a joint venture between the American Institutes for Research and its partners, ETS, Vanderbilt University, and the US Department of Education provide a central “collection point” for teacher quality content and resources. Of particular interest among their resources are the State Database Read more about TQ Center Provides Online, Interactive Teacher Evaluation Resources[…]

Upcoming Webinars & Panels: The Common Core and Improving Literacy

Posted on January 8, 2012June 3, 2012 by coreeducation

See below for two upcoming opportunities: “Mapping Curriculum, Planning Success: Integrating the Common Core Standards in Each K-12 Classroom” Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012 Time: 10:30am – 12:00pm EST This webinar, featuring author and expert Dr. Heidi Hayes Jacobs, will focus on: –Upgrading and transforming education through the lens of 21st century readiness –Text complexity Read more about Upcoming Webinars & Panels: The Common Core and Improving Literacy[…]

Everyone at the Table

Posted on December 22, 2011April 28, 2012 by coreeducation

In the new era of teacher evaluation reform, policymakers at all levels have instituted unprecedented changes in teacher evaluation with the goal of improving student outcomes. Though research has shown that many teachers do embrace adopting meaningful evaluation systems, their voices have remained largely unheard at the evaluation reform discussion table. Enter Everyone at the Read more about Everyone at the Table[…]

The New Teacher Project is Now TNTP: Reimagine Teaching

Posted on December 14, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The New Teacher Project has changed its official name to its acronym, TNTP, and has announced several other important changes to the organization. Launched in 1997, TNTP has expanded its partnerships and training to 20 cities across the country, and has trained more than 46,000 new teachers. However, given the current educational climate, TNTP has Read more about The New Teacher Project is Now TNTP: Reimagine Teaching[…]

Free Webinar: Deepening and Strengthening Teacher Education

Posted on December 6, 2011June 8, 2012 by coreeducation

Education Week is offering a free, live webinar on improving teacher education programs across the country. The live webinar, moderated by Stephen Sawchuk of Education Week, will feature Deans Mari Koerner (Arizona State University) and Deborah Loewenberg Ball, (University of Michigan). From Education Week: University-based teacher education remains the engine of teacher preparation in the Read more about Free Webinar: Deepening and Strengthening Teacher Education[…]

2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge!

Posted on November 30, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

The National STEM Video Game Challenge is a competition aiming to stimulate STEM learning by “embracing the popular students’ pastime of playing and making video games.” The competition is sponsored by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop and E-Line Media. There are several categories, broken down by school level: middle school, high school, Read more about 2012 National STEM Video Game Challenge![…]

Education Week: “Spotlight on Professional Learning Communities”

Posted on November 21, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Education Week is offering another free “Spotlight” collection for download, this one focused on professional learning communities (PLCs). Spotlights are a collection of past articles from the publication focused on a particular topic. The 10 articles in this Spotlight offer insights on: –Building effective teacher teams –Starting a new PLC –Preventing Group Burnout –Tips on Read more about Education Week: “Spotlight on Professional Learning Communities”[…]

Departments of Education and Defense Announce Launch of “Learning Registry”

Posted on November 14, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

Last week, the Departments of Education and Defense announced the pending launch of “Learning Registry,” an open source community and technology designed to improve the quality and availability of learning resources in education. Learning Registry is not intended to be an alternative to existing websites, but rather a communication system that allows existing educational portals Read more about Departments of Education and Defense Announce Launch of “Learning Registry”[…]

Call for Papers: Supporting Preservice Teachers

Posted on November 10, 2011April 25, 2012 by coreeducation

ASCD Express is seeking short essays on the theme “Supporting Preservice Teachers.” From ASCD:“The learning trajectory from college education student to classroom teacher—and “master of her own universe”—is pretty compressed. Inevitably, much about education must be learned on the job. But can universities better prepare future teachers? If so, how? Are education schools so worried Read more about Call for Papers: Supporting Preservice Teachers[…]

University of Michigan Launches “TeachingWorks”

Posted on October 31, 2011June 4, 2012 by coreeducation

Deborah Loewenberg Ball, dean of Michigan’s School of Education, recently unveiled TeachingWorks, a wing of the School of Education that will focus on “raising the standards for practice as a classroom teacher by transforming how teachers are prepared and supported.” The details of the eventual character of TeachingWorks is still unclear (the full site is Read more about University of Michigan Launches “TeachingWorks”[…]

Unlocking the Common Core: Free Webinar Series on CCSS

Posted on October 6, 2011June 3, 2012 by coreeducation

Pearson Education is launching a 16-part series of webinars to help educators as they transition to the CCSS. The webinars will be led by experts in literacy, mathematics, professional development, assessment, and English Language Learners. The sessions are free and are intended to provide teachers will tools, strategies, and resources they need to adapt their Read more about Unlocking the Common Core: Free Webinar Series on CCSS[…]

The Center for Education Reform Launches New Hub

Posted on October 4, 2011April 26, 2012 by coreeducation

The Center for Education Reform (CER) recently launched their new, interactive website, which they hope will become the central hub for all things related to education reform. The CER, founded in 1993 to help bridge the gap between education policy and practice, says that it re-designed their site in order to “serve [the public’s] daily Read more about The Center for Education Reform Launches New Hub[…]