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Dangerous Mind Games Are We Ready to Overhaul the Teaching Profession?

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In an article in the most recent edition of Education Outlook, Fairfax County Schools Superintendant Jack Dale shares his vision for the “21st century teacher-leader.”  He claims the current system of negotiated contracts, 10-month work, various pay schemes, etc. are moving the teaching profession “toward an hourly, blue-collar, piecemeal work paradigm.”  We need to stop Read more about Dangerous Mind Games Are We Ready to Overhaul the Teaching Profession?[…]

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Developing Leadership for the New Common Core

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At this writing, 44 states and thousands of districts are crafting summer and fall plans to support system-wide transition to the Common Core Standards. A high priority in every plan is to ensure principals are prepared to successfully lead their schools through this transition, and to ensure principals are equipped to support teachers, students and Read more about Developing Leadership for the New Common Core[…]

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Teacher Turnaround Teams in Boston

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Successful school turnarounds have long been elusive and have depended on finding talented teachers and leaders to engage in the transformation of school cultures and teaching norms. A newly piloted model out of Boston shows some promise for staffing school turnaround and providing career ladder options for experienced teachers. The Teacher Turnaround Teams (T3) program, Read more about Teacher Turnaround Teams in Boston[…]

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