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How Do I Handle Those Online Application Essays? What constitutes a good response to an essay question? Dawn Jones, online advisor of career services at Northern Illinois University, offers advice on how to make a good impression in online application essays. Read the complete post on our Career Corner blog, maintained by members of the American Association for Employment in Education. Readers are invited to share their thoughts and questions about education careers and employment. Submit your questions by commenting on the blog or by email at [email protected]. |
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| As out-of-school programs—and the expectations for them—grow, the field is struggling to identify the kind of training staff members need to meet those expectations. (Education Week) |
| Most teachers do not believe standardized tests have significant value as measures of student performance, according to a new Scholastic-Gates report. (Teacher) |
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Considering all the time teachers set aside for discussion, it makes sense to find ways to formally measure students' oral contributions, says teacher Kyle Redford. (Teacher) |
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Brain research shows that ranking teachers could lower performance for some, Karen Hunter Quartz and others say. (Education Week) |
| Baltimore schools will have to fire more than 100 international teachers because they are teaching subjects that could be taught by qualified and certified American teachers. (Associated Press) |
| Administrative positions with the word "innovation" in the title are cropping up in school districts and state education departments nationwide. (Education Week) |
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Tuesday, April 17, 2 to 3 p.m. ET Underwriting for this webinar is made possible by a grant from The Carnegie Corporation of New York Recent research indicates that students who choose to attend New York City’s 123 nonselective small high schools graduate at higher rates and achieve higher scores on state standardized tests than their peers at larger, traditional public schools. Join Shael Polakow-Suranksy, New York City Public Schools’ chief accountability officer, and Rebecca Unterman, a research associate at MDRC, for a discussion about New York City’s small schools and why they’re getting good results. Click here to register for this free live event. |
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Tuesday, May 1, 2 to 3 p.m. ET Underwriting for this webinar is made possible by a grant from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation. The Common Core State Standards in English/language arts demand new skills from both teachers and students. Teachers in two districts in Kentucky are experimenting with instructional tools to do both. Join us for a compelling discussion with two educators overseeing the implementation in these districts. Click here to register for this free live event. |
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