Tag: Teacher Evaluation
Teachers Make Their Voice Heard
July 11th, 2012
Education Sector’s recently released report Trending Toward Reform: Teachers Speak on Unions and the Future of the Profession highlights the changing opinions of those working in the trenches in classrooms. The study, which is a result of focus groups and questionnaires, highlights that educators are beginning to assume the view that unions...VIEW ARTICLE
July 11, 2012
July 11th, 2012
Local News Sussex Countian Fritz, Wright fill Indian River board vacancies James E. Fritz and Leolga T. Wright have been chosen to fill vacancies on the Indian River Board of Education. Both of their terms will expire in June 2013. Cape Gazette Venables secures $350,000 state federal loan for Laurel School District Sen. Robert L. Venables...VIEW ARTICLE
Report Highlights Importance of Working Conditions
July 3rd, 2012
In order to better serve low-income students, not only identifying high-performers, but providing them with the necessary conditions for success is crucial according to the recently released Ed Trust report Building and Sustaining Talent: Creating Conditions in High-Poverty Schools That Support Effective Teaching and Learning. The report...VIEW ARTICLE
Bring Out the Game Film!
May 25th, 2012
A while back, I watched one of the sessions coach John Gruden conducted with then NFL quarterback prospect Andrew Luck in which they dissected game film and I got to thinking: Why don’t we do this as educators? For sports, this makes sense - we all know that football and basketball are games of inches where teams practice more than they play in...VIEW ARTICLE