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Nick Siewert

More Induction, Less-Intense P.D. for Teachers, Report Finds - Teacher Beat - Education... - 0 views

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shared by Nick Siewert on 27 Aug 10 - Cached
  • Even so, the report found that the intensity of other types of professional development decreased between 2004 and 2008. Training of at least nine to 16 hours on the use of computers for instruction, reading instruction, and student discipline all declined notably, while training of up to eight hours in those areas shot up. That could be a sign that teachers are back in the infamous and much-maligned one-shot workshops.
    • Nick Siewert
      Nick Siewert on 27 Aug 10
       
      One shot workshops are back, regrettably.
  • states have let their infrastructures for professional development dwindle of late.
  • The percentage of teachers who perceived a culture of "cooperative effort" in their schools dropped from 34 percent in 2000 to just 16 in 2008. But, the percentage of new teachers who said they had common planning time increased from 49 percent in 2004 to 56 percent in 2008. Per this apparent contradiction, the study postulates the mere provision of common planning time is not enough to support collaborative work among teachers.
    • Nick Siewert
      Nick Siewert on 27 Aug 10
       
      Under-utilized common planning time.
Nick Siewert

Powerful Learning Practice, LLC » Blog Archive » How Do You Measure the Effec... - 0 views

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  • Nick Siewert on 27 Aug 10
     
    How PD starts in a session but doesn't end until the rubber meets the road in the classroom. One of those articles that states the obvious, but well enough it reframes it. Nice PD graphic model.
Nick Siewert

Education Week: We Must Shift From Teacher Quality to Teaching Quality - 2 views

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shared by Nick Siewert on 10 Sep 10 - No Cached
  • Nick Siewert on 10 Sep 10
     
    Balancing the what with the how of teaching. Meditation on the messiness of improving instruction teacher by teacher.
  • Judith LeFevre on 12 Sep 10
     
    I could not agree more with the need for balance. I think different teaching styles are as important as teaching to different student learning styles. I'm concerned that a school full of all Type A "what" teachers is not the best thing for our students -- school culture is a huge factor that is often given a lower priority than "student achievement." Here's to a greater emphasis on the "how's" of teaching and learning!
Judith LeFevre

Global Education Online Conference, Nov. 15-19, 2010 - 1 views

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shared by Judith LeFevre on 12 Sep 10 - Cached
  • Judith LeFevre on 12 Sep 10
     
    My friend and former colleague, Ann Martin (Apple Distinguished Educator), currently an ed tech curriculum specialist in Nanjing, China, is supporting this conference. She says, "Looks to be really innovative - totally online, 5 days, all global, various languages. We're pushing for as much involvement as possible world wide."
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