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Future Educator's Association Annual Conference
When: February 18-20, 2011
Where: Atlanta, GA |
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NACCTEP Conference
The National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs National Conference
When: February 25-27, 2011
Where: San Diego, CA |
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Melissa Rose Nelson, a former Chandler-Gilbert Community College student and National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP) Scholarship recipient, has agreed to write a series of articles for this year’s NCTE Newswire documenting her experiences as a first year teacher. See previous articles in the past three editions. Read More |
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| The American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) and the Partnership for 21st Century Skills (P21) are calling on teacher education programs to update their curricula to better prepare future teachers to integrate 21st-century skills into their instruction. The groups released a paper in September seeking to establish a shared vision for infusing digital-age knowledge and skills into teacher preparation programs and spark an ongoing dialog among higher-education leaders. "New teacher candidates must be equipped with 21st-century knowledge and skills and learn how to integrate them into their classroom practice for our nation to realize its goal of successfully meeting the challenges of this century," said Sharon P. Robinson, AACTE president, and Ken Kay, P21 president. Read More |
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| This report argues that the lofty college completion goal that has emerged as the closest thing to a national higher education strategy in a half century will not succeed without much more aggressive leadership than national, state and higher education leaders have shown so far. According to authors, "For too long, policymakers and higher education leaders have engaged in a 'we need to change, but you go first' conversation. Meanwhile, costs have skyrocketed, attainment has stagnated, and the public has grown skeptical." Federal, state and institutional leaders all get a share of the responsibility in the authors' eyes and all three get a pointed to-do list going forward. Read More |
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| Given the experience to date with an overwhelming focus on student achievement scores as a basis for high-stakes decisions, policymakers would do well to pause and carefully examine the issues that make teacher assessment so complex before implementing an assessment plan. To facilitate such examination, this brief reviews credible research exploring: the feasibility of combining formative assessment (a basis for professional growth) and summative assessment (a basis for high-stakes decisions like dismissal); the various tools that might be used to gather evidence of teacher effectiveness; and the various stakeholders who might play a role in a teacher assessment system. It also offers a brief overview of successful exemplars. Read More |
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| Ready, Set, Go! Why Business Should Support Early Childhood Education sheds light on the tremendous impact that early childhood education has on the national economic security and the viability of the American dream. Focusing heavily on the scientific research that has proven early childhood education to be profoundly influential in health and well-being as well as economic vitality for individuals and society, ICW attests that the investment and support on the part of American businesses is imperative to the success of the American workforce. The report provides an overview of the short- and long-term impacts of high-quality early learning; describes current challenges in funding, access and quality; details business leadership activities in several states aimed at advancing early childhood programs; and outlines specific actions businesspeople and organizations can take to get involved. Read More |
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| A partnership between the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, the Council of Chief State School Officers and the State Higher Education Executive Officers aims to connect higher education leaders with K-12 officials to help the Common Core Standards Initiative succeed. The focus will be on two key tasks: aligning the standards with college admission and placement requirements and standards, and ensuring that colleges better prepare K-12 teachers who can help their students meet the standards. Read More |
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This Community College Research Center brief focuses on partnerships between community colleges and high schools that may make it more likely for students to complete three important milestones on the road to college completion: enrollment in college, college readiness at enrollment and persistence in college. The most prominent community college-high school partnership programs and initiatives are organized into two categories:
- Initiatives designed to provide high school students with access to existing and regular college resources and offerings, and
- Programs or activities in which partnerships develop together specifically for high school students and their needs. Read More
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Showcase your teacher education or early childhood program activities and accomplishments in the Newswire by submitting the following to the National Center for Teacher Education.
1. ARTICLE about your program, activity, practice, policy, partnership, resource, etc.; include contact information, photos and a web address if applicable.
2. UPCOMING EVENT title, date, time, place, target audience, cost, sponsoring campus/program(s), partners, etc. |
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