“This goes back to the bigger picture idea that everything a teacher does or doesn’t do, says or doesn’t say, sends some message to the student and has an impact.”
before they can earn their master’s degrees, they must submit a portfolio showing that their own students made at least one year of academic progress in a subject.
By 2013, New York will begin holding all graduate students in education accountable for student learning in their classrooms before they can get their degrees,
"This goes back to the bigger picture idea that everything a teacher does or doesn't do, says or doesn't say, sends some message to the student and has an impact."
People remember things better, longer, if they are given very challenging tests on the material, tests at which they are bound to fail. In a series of experiments, they showed that if students make an unsuccessful attempt to retrieve information before receiving an answer, they remember the information better than in a control condition in which they simply study the information
raising the bar for who can enter undergraduate-level teacher education programs—perhaps by requiring a minimum score on the SAT or the ACT—is necessary to improve the talent that enters the profession
should require all new teachers to go through an intensive induction or an internship experience that resembles a medical residency
The report recommends that states adopt a multi-tiered licensing system; require evidence of effectiveness before granting tenure; and use performance-based evaluation systems to drive professional development and help reset teachers’ salary schedules