Jeff Johnson and Teacher Workload in Alberta
Alberta's Education Minister Jeff Johnson knows that he has to address Alberta teachers' workload, however, he opposes placing hard caps on work hours. As an Albertan and a teacher, I agree that teacher workload is something that we can no longer ignore. And like Johnson, I also oppose hard caps on hours. Teaching is a profession and professionals do not have punch cards. Professionals must be given the authority and support to do their jobs and then they must be trusted to act on that authority. Rather than place working hour caps, Johnson has said that he would rather identify and remove unnecessary initiatives imposed on teachers by the province and school boards. In principle, I can agree with the sentiment of Johnson's suggestions. If Jeff Johnson wants to address teacher workload, I suggest he start by empowering the teaching profession by: School has looked, tasted, smelled and felt like school for too long.
What do Principals Look for When They Hire?
I like having student teachers in the building. They are predominantly bright and keen and excited, and they bring an influx of positive energy to our school. They also remind me that teaching and learning is fun and sometimes a little bit scary, and as much as the universities are doing a better job than ever preparing students for their work, there is still an awful lot to know about working with kids and working within an organization that cannot be learned by coursework alone, and the practicum sessions really help with that. It is also a great reminder of the power of a learning community and amount of collective wisdom on a staff. The kids like having them because they are usually younger and have some fun lessons they've been saving up for their practicum. The first thing I want to clarify is that I never have seen teaching as a job. You need exact or very good credentials. Congrats, you made the short list and are going to be interviewed. Johnny Bevacqua, St. 1. 1. 1. 2. 2. 2.
Indiana's new Superintendent is a teacher
The greatest victory for public education in America's federal election was not Obama's. Don't get me wrong, Obama's win over Romney was necessary in order for public education to begin being saved and supported, but it is not sufficient -- Obama's first four years of cancerous education policies is proof enough of that. The greatest victory might have happened in Indiana where Tony Bennett was defeated in his bid for re-election as State superintendent by veteran educator Glenda Ritz. Diane Ravitch describes Bennett as "the quintessential reformer: pro-charter, pro-voucher, pro-privatization, anti-union, anti-teacher." Ritz was a teacher for 33 years and opposes vouchers, merit pay, letter grades for schools, and evaluating teachers by test scores. It's important to note that Bennett was a Republican in a Republican state with a Republican governor and a Republican state legislature. In Alberta, Canada, superintendents are appointed by an elected school board and must have:
How do you think young people are portrayed in the media?
Record / upload For Broadcasters For Podcasts For Educators Get Started & Sign Up For Communities For Sports Get the App Audioboo assistant vinspired play #ReverseRiots - How do you think young people are portrayed in the media? Embed Code options Coinciding with the one year anniversary of the 2011 riots, Reverse Riots is a Do Something UK campaign set up to empower young people to create a wave of positivity towards British youth. view recent activity about 2 years ago, Northampton, Northamptonshire, England You need to be logged in to post a comment Board Like Embed
Deborah Bishop, Mississippi Teacher, Uses Thousands In Game Show Winnings To Treat Students, Create Scholarships
A Mississippi teacher is the star of the show at West Harrison High School in Harrison County. Spanish teacher Deborah Bishop treated her 20 Spanish Honor Society students to a night on the town Wednesday -- dinner at a fancy New Orleans restaurant, limousine pick-up and tickets to the opera, all while dropping off toy donations at the Children's Hospital on the way. The night was a pricey excursion, costing Bishop $3,000 out of pocket, but was all made possible by a $23,500 prize she won in September on TV game show "Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?" "I told [show host] Meredith Vieira with tears in my eyes that I wanted to bring my Spanish Honor Society to the opera," Bishop told WLOX. But Bishop's generosity doesn't stop there. "We're all very honored," student Erin Lavey told the station. Bishop's story echoes numerous tales of remarkable educators across the country who, sometimes literally, go extra miles for their students.
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What If the Highest-Paid People at School Were... the Teachers?
Barnett Berry shows a picture of himself from 1979 to a group of Arkansas teachers. The educators laugh at the young, bright-eyed teacher, who is now president of the Center for Teacher Equality. He tells them it’s been decades since he's been in a classroom, but that doesn’t mean he is clueless about what they handle on a daily basis. “There is a difference between those who teach and those who lead,” Berry said during the lecture for Arkansas teachers at the William J. He added, “Teachers need to transform teachers.” More: Op-Ed: Want to Improve School Districts? The first way to do that? Berry envisions 600,000 well-compensated teacherpreneurs in classrooms by 2030, the year children born in 2012 graduate from high school. He expands upon the teacherpreneurs concept in Teaching 2030: What We Must Do For Our Students and Our Public Schools, the book he penned with 12 teachers from around the country. “That imagery is still in the heads of people who make decisions,” Berry said.
40 Alternative Assessments for Learning
When people think of assessment, pencils and bubble sheets may be the first things that come to mind. Assessment does not always have to involve paper and pencil, but can instead be a project, an observation, or a task that shows a student has learned the material. In the end, all we really want to know is that the skill was mastered, right? Why not make it fun and engaging for students as well? Many teachers shy away from alternative assessments because they take extra time and effort to create and to grade. On the other hand, once the assessment guidelines and grading rubric are created, it can be filed away and used year after year. The project card and rubric can be run on card stock (one on each side of the page), laminated, and hole punched with other alternative assessment ideas. Here are 40 alternative assessment ideas to get you started! Alternative Reading Assessments 1. Create a bookmark to match the theme of the last book read. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. Alternative Writing Assessments
