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Great teachers are lifelong learners and value collaboration
The Florida Times-Union
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During the past nine months, Susanna P. Barton, editor of the Resident Community News Group, and WJCT education reporter Cyd Hoskinson interviewed successful public school educators through a grant from The Community Foundation's Philanthropic Initiative. They found some common traits that great teachers share on education's front lines. These teachers are lifelong learners and recognize the importance of collaboration.
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Australian Education Union: Ongoing PD more important than dismissing underperforming teachers
ABC Melbourne
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A new report from the Productivity Commission found that Australian governments are not giving enough thought to dealing with underperforming teachers in government schools. It suggests that state and territory governments should delegate the authority to school principals to discipline and even dismiss teachers for unsatisfactory performance. But Angelo Gavrielatos, federal president of the Australian Education Union, believes it is more important that teachers have an entitlement to ongoing professional development in the interest of improving teaching and learning for all students.
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Assessment should do more than satisfy accountability requirements; it should inform daily classroom instruction and guide administrative decisions.
Learn more about how Measured Progress professional development experts can help you use the DATAWISE classroom assessment and data management platform to create valid tests and easy-to-understand reports that boost student learning.
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South Dakota district working out details of early release to implement collaboration and PD
Rapid City Journal
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Rapid City, Iowa, schools will implement a weekly early release day next year to give teachers more time for professional development and student assessment. It is a tool used in what educators call a professional learning community. Horace Mann Elementary School is one of five schools that already incorporates weekly early release days into their school calendar. Principal Danny Janklow said the early releases and the collaboration time it has allowed teachers has improved student learning.
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The implementation of the Common Core State Standards and Mathematical Practices means educators need to have a deeper conceptual understanding of mathematics and fluency with student-centered teaching practices. Carnegie Learning Math Academies are intensive 5-day professional development workshops designed to expand teachers’ understanding of content and pedagogy.
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What are 8 keys to schoolwide math success?
See how you and your staff can set goals, create a culture of mathematical thinking, and translate high-level standards such as Common Core into effective classroom practice. Includes examples from diverse schools across the country.
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The Common Core Standards will require more student engagement, more student thinking, and more mindful planning. 12 Tips to Prepare World Class Workers gives teachers actionable steps to clarify their purpose, connect core standards to lifelong learning, and increase student thinking and skills.
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Increased scores attributed to professional learning communities
Daily Herald
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Mountain Ridge Junior High School in Highland, Utah, and Timberline Middle School in Alpine, are gearing up to preserve the top scores they earned on state criterion reference tests last year. Both schools' general education students achieved above 90 percent proficiency in all three content areas — math, science and language arts. To a large degree, both schools attribute the increased scores to the professional learning communities that Alpine School District initiated a handful of years ago.
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Oregon teachers find success in professional development
Salem-Keizer Public Schools
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Professional development has been a focus point of the Salem-Keizer (Ore.) Public Schools strategic plan for several years. Teachers need to be equipped with relevant training and strategies to increase student achievement in the classroom. Salem-Keizer uses job-embedded professional development through mentoring and instructional coaches.
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Collaboration leads to students' success
Mukilteo Beacon
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For the students in Club 9, victories are a new experience. All of them became part of the experiment at Mariner High, Cape Coral, Fla., because they were identified as, at best, unlikely to graduate on time, and, at worst, probable dropouts. Through an intensive, focused, collaborative effort, a small group of teachers work together to help those students improve academically and behaviorally. With the help of state funding, the teachers have a common free period to discuss curriculum, students, and other issues — and to provide each other support
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Headsprout helps children master essential academic skills with fun, interactive learning programs that can increase reading comprehension quickly and effectively. MORE
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Educators talk quality teaching, importance of PD
Green Valley News
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In the trade of education, quality teaching has always been a hot button issue. In order to help students, teachers must pursue professional development. It is one thing to be really smart and then another thing to know how to use that knowledge in the classroom, said Brian Lewis, Chief Strategy Officer for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards. "How does a doctor become a great doctor? They learn and practice, and that is exactly what teachers must do," he added.
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Emphasis on continuing PD will be welcomed by school leaders
Belfast Telegraph
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The best teachers in the U.K. should be rewarded with higher pay than their colleagues, says a new report from the Commons Education Select Committee that examines the best ways of recruiting and retaining the best teachers. "The emphasis on continuing professional development, including the proposal for sabbatical scholarships, the recommendation for a national, high-level continuous professional development strategy and, eventually, an entitlement to CPD, will all be warmly welcomed by school and college leaders,” said Brian Lightman, general secretary of the Association of School and College.
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July 22-25: 2012 Summer Conference in Denver
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Learning Forward's Summer Conference is the premier learning opportunity for school-based professional learning leaders and the administrators who support them. This conference is about inspiring, informing, and helping teacher leaders and administrators provide the most powerful forms of professional learning to all teachers with whom they work. Select from over 150 breakout sessions and roundtables that address important issues for school leaders.
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Save $75 on registration for 2012 Annual Conference in Boston
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Learning Forward's Annual Conference, Dec. 1-5, in Boston, is the best investment you can make to promote professional learning that advances educator and student performance. Experience cutting-edge keynotes and general sessions, participate in interactive learning sessions, and form lasting professional relationships. Save $75 when you register by May 31.
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