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Bill Gates Talks Teacher Evaluation, Common Core at ECS Forum

Kbuck sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 102, Clicks: 4)  
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Among the elements of a good teacher evaluation system, some of the "most surprising" results can come from what students say about their teachers on surveys, said Microsoft founder Bill Gates, speaking at the Education Commission of the States' National Forum on Education Policy in Atlanta today.

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Australia: Schools hit by principal shortage

PiGuy sumitted ago via http://www.theage.com.au (Views: 92, Clicks: 5)  
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Victorian government schools are struggling to attract principals, with 60-hour weeks, "helicopter parents", lack of support and insufficient pay deterring people from applying for leadership roles.

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Ryan Gosling: Teacher Motivation Poster Boy?

Newman sumitted ago via http://www.teachhub.com (Views: 117, Clicks: 7)  
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If you're a teacher on Pinterest, you've probably noticed that everyone is going pin-crazy over the teacher "Hey Girl" series. These are basically pictures of hot stars "saying" encouraging statements about awesome educators.

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Obama proposes $1 billion for science, math teachers

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 123, Clicks: 21)  
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The Obama administration unveiled plans Wednesday to create an elite corps of master teachers, a $1 billion effort to boost U.S. students' achievement in science, technology, engineering and math.

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Obama Aims to Develop STEM Master Teacher Corps

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 87, Clicks: 5)  
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Erik W. Robelen -- The White House today is turning its attention back to STEM education, as the Obama administration lays out plans to launch a national "master-teacher corps" to recognize and reward top educators in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. The goal over four years is to identify 10,000 such STEM master teachers around the nation, the White House says.

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Schools welcome principals

nitajo sumitted ago via http://normantranscript.com (Views: 53, Clicks: 4)  
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School board members this week hired principals for Whittier Middle School and Roosevelt Elementary and an assistant principal at Eisenhower Elementary School as well as reassigned an assistant principal at Norman High to lead Dimensions Academy.

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Teacher Voice

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Jose Luis Vilson defines a teacher voice.

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Putnam City North biology teacher wins national award

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.niuzer.com (Views: 68, Clicks: 4)  
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Bethany Lorenz, a biology teacher at Putnam City North High School, is the 2012 recipient of the Outstanding Biology Teacher Award for Oklahoma.

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Does 5 weeks of training make a teacher ‘highly qualified?’ House panel to vote

Buldog sumitted ago via http://www.washingtonpost.com (Views: 81, Clicks: 4)  
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Valerie Strauss -- Should someone with five weeks of teacher training be considered a highly qualified teacher? Today a U.S. House appropriations subcommittee will consider legislation that would allow students still learning to be teachers to be considered highly qualified teachers under federal law.

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Substitute Teaching Undergoes New Scrutiny

Sculb sumitted ago via http://www.edweek.org (Views: 75, Clicks: 4)  
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The mythology surrounding the substitute teacher is not a pretty one: Paper airplanes, lost learning, bullying. But as schools collect more information about teacher absenteeism and its consequences, districts and schools are exploring ways to professionalize substitute teaching—or experiment with alternative ways of coping with teacher absences.

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Retooling Teach For America

eduK8 sumitted ago via http://www.latimes.com (Views: 75, Clicks: 4)  
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Jared Billings -- To realize its goal of improving public schools, TFA should require a longer commitment.

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TPS administrator Millard House to leave district for post in North Carolina

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.tulsaworld.com (Views: 98, Clicks: 4)  
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Tulsa Public Schools' deputy superintendent has accepted a post in North Carolina, making him the second of Superintendent Keith Ballard's top advisers to leave this summer.

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Tackling Common Core... Collaboratively

nitajo sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 74, Clicks: 4)  
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Teachers in the Douglas County School System have found a way to manage three challenges that are overwhelming many educators across the country: simultaneously implementing new teacher evaluation systems, the Common Core State Standards, and new student assessments.

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LA schools superintendent shakes up district

nitajo sumitted ago via http://www.dailydemocrat.com (Views: 73, Clicks: 5)  
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Faced with a shocking case of a teacher accused of playing classroom sex games with children for years, Los Angeles schools Superintendent John Deasy delivered another jolt: He removed the school's entire staff -- from custodians to the principal -- to smash what he called a "culture of silence."

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Big Membership Losses for NEA

Newman sumitted ago via http://blogs.edweek.org (Views: 66, Clicks: 4)  
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Delegates to the National Education Association's Representative Assembly knew the news about their union's loss of membership would be bad, but it isn't clear that they knew it would be this bad.

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