A License To Teach: Raising Standards For Teaching 1999, soft cover, 225 pages Order ALTTWEB $23.00. A License to teach RaisingStandards for teaching. Linda Darling-Hammond, Arthur E. Wise Stephen P. Klein. http://www.nprinc.com/catalog/spec-ed/classmgt/license.htm
Extractions: Raising Standards for Teaching This practical, incisive volume argues that the current process for teacher licensing does not always guarantee competence in the classroom. Too often, states have failed to create and enforce standards based on valid measures of who can teach effectively. The authors of this book provide a comprehensive blueprint for developing a better system of teacher licensing. You will find examples of real-life standards, exams, assessments, and other useful tools. 1999, soft cover, 225 pages
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October 1998: Black Inside the Black Box raising standards Through Classroom Assessment All teachers make assessments in every class they teach. But there are three important questions about this http://www.pdkintl.org/kappan/kbla9810.htm
Extractions: PDK Home Inside the Black Box: Raising Standards Through Classroom Assessment By Paul Black and Dylan Wiliam Firm evidence shows that formative assessment is an essential component of classroom work and that its development can raise standards of achievement, Mr. Black and Mr. Wiliam point out. Indeed, they know of no other way of raising standards for which such a strong prima facie case can be made. Illustration 1998 by A. J. Garces RAISING the standards of learning that are achieved through schooling is an important national priority. In recent years, governments throughout the world have been more and more vigorous in making changes in pursuit of this aim. National, state, and district standards; target setting; enhanced programs for the external testing of students' performance; surveys such as NAEP (National Assessment of Educational Progress) and TIMSS (Third International Mathematics and Science Study); initiatives to improve school planning and management; and more frequent and thorough inspection are all means toward the same end. But the sum of all these reforms has not added up to an effective policy because something is missing. Learning is driven by what teachers and pupils do in classrooms. Teachers have to manage complicated and demanding situations, channeling the personal, emotional, and social pressures of a group of 30 or more youngsters in order to help them learn immediately and become better learners in the future. Standards can be raised only if teachers can tackle this task more effectively. What is missing from the efforts alluded to above is any direct help with this task. This fact was recognized in the TIMSS video study: "A focus on standards and accountability that ignores the processes of teaching and learning in classrooms will not provide the direction that teachers need in their quest to improve."
School Reform And Management The New teacher Meeting the Challenges Linda DarlingHammond. Companion BooksA License to teach raising standards for teaching. The Right to Learn. http://www.nprinc.com/catalog/staffdev/schreform/
Archived: Raising Standards Of Achievement And Discipline America Goes Back to School August 1995. raising standards of Achievement and Discipline Conduct conflict resolution workshops that teach children how to respond without violence http://www.ed.gov/Family/BTS/pt8.html
Extractions: A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n America Goes Back to School - August 1995 Areas of Progress. In 1989, the nation's governors, led by then-Governor Clinton and then-President Bush reached agreement that unless the nation established clear education goals and citizens worked cooperatively to achieve them, the United States would be unprepared for the challenges of the 21st century. Congress adopted eight National Education Goals in 1994 and states, national organizations, and communities are working on raising academic standards to reach the Goals. Communities across the country are also adopting fair but rigorous codes of discipline that create classroom environments conducive to learning. High expectations and high standards bring out the best in students and schools. One of the ways that families, communities, and school personnel choose to work together to improve their schools is to help set high academic and occupational standards and help students work hard to meet them. Standards are best set at the state and local levels.
Extractions: Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Film Football Jobs Life MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Online Politics Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Travel Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The weblog The informer The northerner The wrap Advertising guide Crossword Dating Headline service Syndication services Events / offers Help / contacts Information Newsroom Style guide Travel offers TV listings Weather Web guides Guardian Weekly Money Observer The good news At primary level, the gap between the highest and lowest performing schools is narrowing. Inspectors judged teaching to be poor in fewer than one in 25 lessons last year - the lowest yet The number of schools failing to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education is falling. Some 137 schools were placed in special measures, compared with 230 in the previous year Headteachers and senior staff in primary schools are better at analysing and responding to assessment data, but the setting of curricular targets remains weak
Extractions: Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Film Football Jobs Life MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Online Politics Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Travel Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The weblog The informer The northerner The wrap Advertising guide Crossword Dating Headline service Syndication services Events / offers Help / contacts Information Newsroom Style guide Travel offers TV listings Weather Web guides Guardian Weekly Money Observer The good news At primary level, the gap between the highest and lowest performing schools is narrowing. Inspectors judged teaching to be poor in fewer than one in 25 lessons last year - the lowest yet The number of schools failing to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education is falling. Some 137 schools were placed in special measures, compared with 230 in the previous year Headteachers and senior staff in primary schools are better at analysing and responding to assessment data, but the setting of curricular targets remains weak
Education | Raising Standards: Ofsted's Good And Bad News raising standards Ofsted's good and bad news leading to the increased use of temporarysupply teachers and the use of permanent teachers to teach subjects in http://education.guardian.co.uk/Print/0,3858,4350588,00.html
Extractions: The Guardian The good news At primary level, the gap between the highest and lowest performing schools is narrowing. Inspectors judged teaching to be poor in fewer than one in 25 lessons last year - the lowest yet The number of schools failing to provide pupils with an acceptable standard of education is falling. Some 137 schools were placed in special measures, compared with 230 in the previous year Headteachers and senior staff in primary schools are better at analysing and responding to assessment data, but the setting of curricular targets remains weak The proportion of secondary schools that have made at least satisfactory improvement since their last inspection and are at least satisfactory in their overall effectiveness has risen to more than nine in 10 The bad news The recruitment and retention of suitably qualified teachers has become more difficult; the situation is considerably more serious in London Teacher shortages are leading to the increased use of temporary supply teachers and the use of permanent teachers to teach subjects in which they are not qualified; this commonly leads to weaker teaching, lower expectations and less effective learning In secondary schools, there is still "significant underachievement" in seven schools in a 100, with a wide gap between girls and boys
Teachers And GOALS 2000 -- Raising Standards raising standards. and in our community to move every child toward those standards? inan age of information overload, what teachers will teach? asks Gloria http://www.ed.gov/G2K/teachers/standard.html
Extractions: A r c h i v e d I n f o r m a t i o n Teachers and GOALS 2000: Leading the Journey Toward High Standards for All Students Raising Standards I t's no secret: Many children in this country can learn more than they currently do. Helping children learn more begins with higher expectations. But is it realistic to expect all students to reach high standards? Sharon LeBlond, a Chapter 1 teacher in rural Norway, Maine, tells about low-performing students who achieved dramatic gains on state assessments. It happened after she began using the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics standards to guide improvements in instruction. (Satellite Town Meeting, U.S. Department of Education, September 1993) Eileen Barton of Chicago's Sullivan High School says that "By requiring that all our students demonstrate the competencies we had earlier demanded from only a few, we found they not only could meet our expectations but were willing to work harder than ever before to do so." (Horace, Coalition of Essential Schools, Jan 93) It's not just currently low-performing students. Many students who now earn decent grades must be challenged to stretch for the higher levels of learning that they are capable of reaching. Consider: Only 7 percent of our students take the Advanced Placement in biology, while more than four times that percentage of students in other countries take comparably challenging biology tests 31 percent in England and Wales, 43 percent in France, 37 percent in Germany, and more than 40 percent in Japan. How many students
Extractions: Introduction This PEER Information Brief is about standards-based education reform and students with disabilities. Its purpose is to give parents of children with disabilities an introduction to some of the key ideas behind standards-based education reform efforts. It describes the role of standards in improving education and how participation in state standards and the general education curriculum can increase educational opportunities for children with disabilities. PEER Information Brief provides ideas and tools that parents can use to continue to build upon their efforts to improve education for children individually and in program and policy development. Peer Information Briefs are written primarily for parents of students with disabilities, although others who have a concern for quality education for students with disabilities may also find them useful.
Extractions: Go to: Guardian Unlimited home UK news World news Archive search Arts Books Business EducationGuardian.co.uk Film Football Jobs Life MediaGuardian.co.uk Money The Observer Online Politics Shopping SocietyGuardian.co.uk Sport Talk Travel Audio Email services Special reports The Guardian The weblog The informer The northerner The wrap Advertising guide Crossword Dating Headline service Syndication services Events / offers Help / contacts Information Newsroom Style guide Travel offers TV listings Weather Web guides Guardian Weekly Money Observer There is a hard core of children and schools for whom raising standards is an almost impossible challenge, the education watchdog said today. According to Ofsted chief David Bell, most schools have some pupils with no social skills, whose language is "offensive" and who have "little or no understanding of how to behave sensibly". A shortage of staff qualified to teach particular subjects in secondary schools has exacerbated the problem, he indicated in his first annual report since taking over the job last May.
State Raising Standards For 'on The Job' Training State raising standards for 'on the job' training. other elementary teacher once amonth to help each teacher with a new program to teach spelling, reading and http://www.post-gazette.com/localnews/20030203develop0203p6.asp
Extractions: April 10, 2003 News Sports Lifestyle Classifieds ... About Us Take me to... Search Local News Nation/World Sports Obituaries Lifestyle Business Opinion Photo Journal Weather Classifieds PG Store PG Delivery Web Extras Contact Us About Us Help Corrections Site Map Local News Previous Articles First Light Neighborhoods ... Local News State raising standards for 'on the job' training Monday, February 03, 2003 By Eleanor Chute, Post-Gazette Education Writer At first, Clairton teacher Joan Livingston found the idea intimidating. An outside "coach" would visit her classroom and that of every other elementary teacher once a month to help each teacher with a new program to teach spelling, reading and language arts. Former Pittsburgh school superintendent Helen Faison now directs the Pittsburgh Teachers Institute, a partnership of the city school district, Chatham College and Carnegie Mellon University. (Martha Rial, Post-Gazette) But after more than a year of such visits combined with workshops, monitoring and other training Livingston welcomes the coaches. Livingston, who has a dozen years of experience and came to Clairton last school year, said the coaches help to personalize what she needs to know to be a better teacher in the highly scripted program, called Direct Instruction.
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National Education Technology Standards: Raising The Bar By Degrees National Educational Technology standards raising the Bar by Degrees. Why have technologystandards for teachers Professors who teach our college students will http://www.infotoday.com/MMSchools/may00/bennett.htm
Extractions: National Educational Technology Standards: Raising the Bar by Degrees by Jerry Bennett MultiMedia Schools May/June 2000 W hy have technology standards for teachers? There is a growing gap between the educational experience of a child who has access to various forms of technology with a tech-savvy teacher and children who have the gadgets and a teacher who doesnt know how to use them or has no gadgets. Most teachers have had access to some form of technology for years, but still do not incorporate its use into instruction. This nation has spent millions of dollars on training, yet many computers, multimedia workstations, digital cameras, and other electronic devices sit unused or as bookshelves with the copying machine as the only modern device in constant operation. Why? I believe that our teachers are so overwhelmed with the day-to-day work of teaching that they are unwilling or unable to make the transition to new forms of instructional delivery. Teachers will not change until they are required and trained to do so. Professors who teach our college students will not change until they are required and trained to do so. We have two emerging crises in this country. One is the lack of teachers who can effectively teach our children what they need to know to survive in a technological/information age world. The other is a lack of teachers to fill our classrooms. Herein lies an inherent, paradoxical danger: NETS (National Education Technology Standards) can act as impetus to bring technologically illiterate teachers forward, but if it is used nationally as a requirement for teacher licensure, it may further restrict the number of licensed teachers.
