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Which educational environment is best for you? The director of communications of an educational recruiting firm says that the first step in making your decision is to understand what the differences between public, independent, and charter schools mean for teachers. Read the complete post on our Career Corner blog. Readers are invited to share their thoughts and questions about education careers and employment. Submit your questions here. |
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Super-powered classrooms require hardworking, learning-oriented teachers, and support systems that fortify those teachers with the right tools, says the deputy director for effective teaching at the Gates Foundation.
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Laura Thomas argues that progressive educators have become so accustomed to the burden of instructional mandates that they may be missing opportunities presented by the common standards.
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Current efforts to improve the evaluation process will prove futile without input from classroom teachers, write Ross Wiener and Kasia Lundy.
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| The NEA, in the first of what's likely to be a string of suits, claims teachers are being judged based on subjects and students they don't teach. (Education Week) |
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A career counselor at Marquette University offers advice on how to make the best use of networking and get past the popular misconception that it's nothing more than fake small talk.
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Wednesday, May 15, 2013, 4 to 5 p.m. ET During this online chat, former teacher and instructional expert Maddie Witter will offer practical strategies teachers can begin using "on Monday" to improve reading skills and motivation for kids across ability and grade levels. She'll answer questions on how implementing a combination of choice, shared, and guided reading can better prepare students for independent reading tasks. Sign up here to receive an email reminder for this free online chat. |
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Tuesday, May 14, 2013, 2 to 3 p.m. ET Colleges and universities are establishing programs and courses designed to cultivate K-12 entrepreneurs who can bring innovative practices—and potentially cutting-edge products—to schools. Join our guests from Rice University and the University of Michigan as they talk about their institutions’ efforts to promote K-12 entrepreneurship. Click here to register for this free live event. |
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Thursday, May 16, 2013, 2 to 3 p.m. ET Content provided by AT&T Join us for a summary of "Living & Learning with Mobile Devices," a new report from Grunwald Associates and the Learning First Alliance, underwritten by AT&T. This webinar will provide educators, school leaders, and district administrators an in-depth understanding on how parents perceive current and potential use of mobile devices for learning. Click here to register for this free live event. |
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Wednesday, May 22, 2013, 1 to 2 p.m. ET Sponsored by Amplify Our experts will delve into how to find and evaluate digital materials, the best methods for training teachers, and how to effectively integrate digital curricula into the classroom. Click here to register for this free live event. |
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Spotlight on Teacher Evaluation FREE! Teacher evaluation is being hotly debated in education policy circles. In this Spotlight, explore the subtleties between teachers deemed highly effective and ineffective, understand how combined measures can provide a more balanced picture of teacher performance, and see why researchers urge caution in using 'value added' evaluations. See other Spotlights. |
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