Category Archives: Teacher Education Programs

Who Would Have Thought …?

Posted on December 24, 2011 by

[OMG. It is obvious that I will do almost anything to avoid housework. It's the day before Christmas. While everyone else is out shopping or busy decorating their homes for the holidays, I am here posting on my blog. It's … Continue reading →

Posted in "Reform Experts", Accountability, Attacks on Unions, Education Professionals, Education Reform, Education Transformation, Education Unions, New Teachers, Professional Development, Quality Teachers/Quality Teaching, School Administrators, School Improvement, Teacher Education Programs, Teacher Evaluation, Teacher Tenure, Teacher Unions, Teachers and Teaching | 1 Comment

It’s So Obvious

Posted on June 5, 2011 by

I had the good fortune to attend a two-day conference in Chicago this past Thursday and Friday sponsored by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality. [The NCCTQ is a collaborative effort of ETS, Learning Point Associates, and Vanderbilt University. Learning Point … Continue reading →

Posted in Accountability, Education Professionals, Education Reform, Education Transformation, Faculty and Staff, Professional Development, Quality Teachers/Quality Teaching, School Administrators, School Improvement, Teacher Education Programs, Teachers and Teaching | 5 Comments

Even Webster Seems to Understand…

Posted on March 20, 2011 by

from Merriam Webster’s Collegiate Dictionary (tenth edition) tenure \’ten-yer also -yur\  n. a status granted after a trial period to a teacher that gives protection from summary dismissal summary  2 a. done without delay or formality : quickly executed <a … Continue reading →

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Year One, and Counting

Posted on December 17, 2010 by

So, what do all new teachers need to be successful? What do they deserve? What slack can we cut them so that they can better function in a new role, in a new endeavor, in a school that is new … Continue reading →

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Jack of All Trades, Master of None

Posted on December 15, 2010 by

Thanks for the post Advance degree confusion by Gary Wolf of Education and Community News from Home Town Delaware for bringing a local spin to the latest barrage of BS from the one and only Bill Gates who, along with other noted … Continue reading →

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