Educator Effectiveness Academy 2012

As part of the Race to the Top grant, the Maryland State Department of Education is conducting 10 regional Educator Effectiveness Academies (EEA) again this summer. The academies are designed to help teams from each public school begin to understand the curricular changes that teachers and students will begin to see over the next few years here in Maryland classrooms.

Mrs. Warner, Mrs Kelley and Mr. Spicher joined me this past week as we attended the EEA in Howard County at Marriotts Ridge High School. We learned a lot about the new state curriculum and began working on our school's transition plan. This plan will guide the professional learning activities we will use to help our staff members focus on  ways to fully implement of the Common Core State Curriculum including Maryland's STEM initiatives.

To read more, click here: Regional 'educator effectiveness academies' begin at Marriotts Ridge High

or visit:
lhttp://mdk12.org/instruction/curriculum/index.html

“As Maryland moves from the State Curriculum to the Maryland Common Core State Curriculum, teams of educators from around the state engaged in developing curriculum frameworks and tools that will provide all Maryland educators with the information and resources they need to insure that our children receive a world-class education."
                   —Judy Jenkins, Director of Curriculum