Reports: Don't Forget Professional Development in Evaluation
A pair of new reports outlines how districts can think about using revised teacher evaluation systems to improve the quality of the teaching force. Read Full Post >
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January 24, 2012
January 12, 2012
Darling-Hammond Outlines Professional-Development Report
Stanford University professor Linda Darling-Hammond is quickly becoming a polarizing figure for Democrats and the source of much debate, with news articles on her ranging from Tom Toch's take on assessment over at the Quick and the Ed to this New Republic piece that questions her credentials as a sc... Read Full Post >
December 14, 2011
How Do We Train Teachers in Formative Assessment?
Experts discuss the obstacles to getting teachers proficient in formative-assessment techniques. Read Full Post >
November 04, 2011
National Board Names New President
The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards has named Ronald Thorpe as its new president and CEO. Read Full Post >
October 05, 2011
A Conversation on Induction
By Guest Blogger Liana Heitin Stephen thought his readers would be interested in a post over at Teaching Now about new-teacher induction. At a conference in Washington on Tuesday sponsored by the Alliance for Excellent Education, advocates for strengthening new-teacher supports gathered in an eff... Read Full Post >
August 31, 2011
Weighing Professional Development in a Tight Budget
A story out of Syracuse, N.Y., outlines an interesting and relevant conundrum: When district budgets get tight, should you keep as many teacher jobs as possible—or let some folks go in order to preserve the training that's supposed to help those who keep their jobs do their best work? That ap... Read Full Post >
August 18, 2011
Teacher-Coaching Boosts Secondary Scores, Study Finds
A professional-development intervention for teachers based on a well known teaching framework pays dividends for student achievement, according to a study published today in Science magazine. Read Full Post >
July 22, 2011
Tightened Professional-Development Standards Released
Learning Forward releases an updated set of professional-development standards. Read Full Post >
May 27, 2011
Common-Standards Supports for Teachers Eyed
Five states that have adopted the Common Core State Standards are beginning work on an initiative to create an open-source "platform" that would help teachers access, download, and create resources tied to the common standards, officials from the Council of Chief State School Officers told us today.... Read Full Post >
April 05, 2011
National Board President to Step Down
Joseph A. Aguerrebere, the president of The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, will step down June 30 after eight years of service. Read Full Post >
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