Category Archives: Teacher training
Education Week has posted a longer article about the American Federation of Teacher’s “bar exam for teachers” proposal. Some of the added details heartened me; most added to my misgivings. http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/teacherbeat/2012/12/aft_calls_for_higher_teacher-p.html The higher standards for education program entrants, it turns … Continue reading
One of my favorite commentors – an experienced Utah teacher – sent me a link to a Washington Post article entitled “Union proposes ‘bar exam’ for teachers.” His email made it very clear that he thinks this is a terrible … Continue reading
I’ve defended using student performance data to evaluate teachers, but also noted that this data has an even higher and better use: offering teachers’ feedback that can help us figure out what is and isn’t working in our classrooms. I’ve … Continue reading
In one of my posts on how Utah and other states could pursue “exceptional” education in an era of tight budgets, I expressed skepticism about paying teachers more simply for earning a masters degrees in education. (Let me just note … Continue reading
No, I’m not going back on my recommendation that Utah raise teacher salaries. Since I firmly believe that teachers must at minimum tolerate, and at best lead, educational change, I think that even a modest across-the-board pay increase would send … Continue reading
I’ve made no secret in this blog that I entered teaching through an alternative certification program (Utah’s), and that for the most part the education courses I took for this certification did not really help my performance in the classroom. … Continue reading