teacher preparation
Effectiveness of teacher preparation under scrutiny
Current attempts to measure teacher quality have resulted in controversy, and a ranking of teacher preparation programs by the National Council on Teacher Quality is one example.
Teacher recruitment tool will factor in controversial ratings
In an incendiary move guaranteed to divide the education community, the National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) has partnered with a web-based teacher hiring system that will factor…
Report: Teacher preparation programs an ‘industry of mediocrity’
In a new report that’s already dividing the education community within hours of its release, findings based on eight years of research are supposedly able to rank U.S.…
What makes a good teacher preparation program?
To make sure students graduate from high school prepared to tackle whatever path they choose, teacher preparation must focus on making today's education system a learner-centered instructional model,…
Aspiring teachers ill-prepared to use ed tech effectively
Students who are studying to become teachers use social media in their personal lives more frequently than in-service teachers do, and they want to use ed tech in…
Opinion: Shouldn’t more be done to prepare new teachers?
We've all been inside a classroom, and there's a good chance we've each had at least one teacher who wasn't prepared for the task at hand, TakePart.com reports.
Panel: Teacher preparation needs overhaul
Today’s digital-age students are expected not only to communicate effectively, think critically, and collaborate with one another, but also to ... Read more
New venture connects U.S. teachers online
Share My Lesson, a new online portal that teachers will be able to access free of charge, is expected to contain more than 100,000 user-generated materials.
Schools chafe at effort to rate teacher preparation programs
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