Sunday, October 21, 2012
Saturday, October 20, 2012
Friday, October 19, 2012
National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career Path
Rebecca Mieliwocki, the 2012 National Teacher of the Year, is on a mission to give her profession a facelift. When she received her award in April, the 7th grade science teacher from Burbank, Calif., said she planned to use her yearlong platform to help restore "dignity and admiration to teachers." She has also been outspoken about her support for tiered career ladders—coupled with differentiated pay—as a way to give teachers more career-advancement opportunities.
In the months since being named NTOY, Mieliwocki has had no shortage of influential audiences. She has given speeches at several large, national conferences, discussed education policy with governors, and sat down for a two-hour meeting with arguably the country's most influential education funder, Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
We caught up with Mieliwocki recently to ask her about her visions for the teaching profession and how she sees some of the most pressing education issues playing out for teachers across the country.
National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career Path
In the months since being named NTOY, Mieliwocki has had no shortage of influential audiences. She has given speeches at several large, national conferences, discussed education policy with governors, and sat down for a two-hour meeting with arguably the country's most influential education funder, Microsoft founder Bill Gates.
We caught up with Mieliwocki recently to ask her about her visions for the teaching profession and how she sees some of the most pressing education issues playing out for teachers across the country.
National Teacher of the Year: Give Us a Career Path
Monday, October 15, 2012
Higher Performing Middle Schools
Higher-performing middle schools
build a culture of success by
consistently maintaining these
five common elements:
A report on best practices
in New York State middle
schools. Part of Just For
the Kids–New York by the University at Albany.
Monday, October 8, 2012
Saturday, September 29, 2012
Monday, September 24, 2012
Smart in the Middle Grades
An interesting read...
As some of you know, I have started a new phase in my career as the Instructional Director of Middle Schools in Frederick County, Maryland. I am truly enjoying this amazing opportunity to learn a new system, meet new people and to help lead Frederick's 13 middle schools through the next wave of educational reforms that is now upon us.
One of the amazing and talented educators I have met in my new role is Meg Lee. She serves as the Coordinator of Advanced Academics for the Frederick County Public Schools and a strong advocate for highly able learners at all levels. However, as a former middle school administrator, she has a special place in her heart for those students in middle school. When I first met Meg, she gave me a copy of this book and encouraged me to read it. I am so glad she shared it with me...
Every so often a book comes along that is particularly useful, timely, and very well-written. This is such a book. The authors, experienced middle level teachers and recognized experts in gifted education, write with a flair and passion about bright middle schoolers and those with unrecognized potential. Authors Tomlinson and Doubet provide a solid rationale for meeting the needs of all young adolescents, guidelines for a curriculum that is responsive to the diversity that all middle level teachers encounter, and a wonderfully rich set of instructional strategies especially appropriate for high ability and high potential students.
Source: Amazon Books
One of the amazing and talented educators I have met in my new role is Meg Lee. She serves as the Coordinator of Advanced Academics for the Frederick County Public Schools and a strong advocate for highly able learners at all levels. However, as a former middle school administrator, she has a special place in her heart for those students in middle school. When I first met Meg, she gave me a copy of this book and encouraged me to read it. I am so glad she shared it with me...
Every so often a book comes along that is particularly useful, timely, and very well-written. This is such a book. The authors, experienced middle level teachers and recognized experts in gifted education, write with a flair and passion about bright middle schoolers and those with unrecognized potential. Authors Tomlinson and Doubet provide a solid rationale for meeting the needs of all young adolescents, guidelines for a curriculum that is responsive to the diversity that all middle level teachers encounter, and a wonderfully rich set of instructional strategies especially appropriate for high ability and high potential students.
Source: Amazon Books
Students with Disabilities Can Meet Accountability Standards
Thanks to my colleague, Dan Martz, I had the pleasure of reading John O' Connor's book, Students with Disabilities Can Meet Accountability Standards.
This book provides a road map for school leaders as they attempt to improve the achievement of students with disabilities. In today's accountability system, school personnel are responsible for ensuring that all groups of students, including students with disabilities, show adequate yearly progress. If the disability student group fails to meet accountability standards, then the school (and the district) can be labeled as a "needs improvement" school.
This book is designed for principals, assistant principals, general educators and special educators. It focuses on two main goals. First, it clearly describes the instructional components that must be implemented across the school to increase the achievement of students with disabilities. Second, it describes a step-by-step process that the school's leadership team must undertake to enable all teachers to provide those instructional components. This book provides a description of what instruction should look like in every classroom across the school for students with disabilities and how to make this happen.
Source: Amazon Books
Thanks Dan!
This book provides a road map for school leaders as they attempt to improve the achievement of students with disabilities. In today's accountability system, school personnel are responsible for ensuring that all groups of students, including students with disabilities, show adequate yearly progress. If the disability student group fails to meet accountability standards, then the school (and the district) can be labeled as a "needs improvement" school.
This book is designed for principals, assistant principals, general educators and special educators. It focuses on two main goals. First, it clearly describes the instructional components that must be implemented across the school to increase the achievement of students with disabilities. Second, it describes a step-by-step process that the school's leadership team must undertake to enable all teachers to provide those instructional components. This book provides a description of what instruction should look like in every classroom across the school for students with disabilities and how to make this happen.
Source: Amazon Books
Thanks Dan!
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