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Staying informed about the ever changing world of education
Updated on Sep 14, 14
Created on Jul 03, 12
Category: Schools & Education
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New York State plans to use them to move standardized assessments to computerized exams across the state
Reference from Babyatzky
Genevieve DeBose Respect initiative
pay, culture, compensation, value all addressed with teacher pay
Lori wheal master teacher law school
differentiation for teachers through compensation
merit pay doesn't work bcuz scores can't be repeated according to research
dependent on a good evaluation system
merit pay didn't help retention rates
administration neglects to encourage and support good teachers
RESPECT supports differentiating teacher roles to support other teachers
strong culture of equality in education not differentiation
fair but equal for teachers hard to break in
good teachers, who do they help?
wheal says student scores should be increasing to be considered masters
teachers need to make these changes heard and matter
benefits - work with unions, restructuring needed with grandfathered benefit agreements
struggling teachers, how will they be supported?
project respect supports teacher training incorporating a one year apprenticeship
novice teacher position rather than alternative training system
definition of a struggling teacher needs to change, growing vs. stagnant work over time invested and putting effort rewarded and recognized
will this support more test prep focus rather than pedagogy excellence?
make teacher cohorts of good teachers to come into struggling schools
teacher buy in needed to work
greenhouse schools strong instructional culture, may not be as difficult as we think, priorities need to be looked at
Examples of the inefficiency of the teacher rating system
Steven Ritz – TED Talk
Instructional Coach 6-8, check him out
The Achievement Network – to align the interim system, quick turnaround, mostly multiple choice, 2-8
Theme around Race for 2012-2013, teacher leader roles, curriculum students are excited around, kicking off this theme, ideas,
56 items | 6 visits
Staying informed about the ever changing world of education
Updated on Sep 14, 14
Created on Jul 03, 12
Category: Schools & Education
URL: