Curtis Chandler, a language arts teacher at Wamego Middle School in Kansas, was named the 2011 Kansas State Teacher of the Year. Chandler is on the forefront of technology in his classroom, using programs to enhance his language arts lessons that allow his students to create their own video games, animation and online stories.
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Inthis video, Dr. Liz City explains what a theory of action is, why it is important to go through this process, and provides a demonstration of how to design one. Specifically in this video clip, Liz models how to develop a theory of action that addresses improving student learning by implementing formative assessment practices, which is currently a popular reform found in many local school districts.
Liz City is the Executive Director of the Doctor of Education Leadership Program at Harvard Graduate School of Education. She works extensively with school leaders to help them develop theories of action and has worked in a variety of states to set up networks to implement the Instructional Rounds Model.
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Happy New Year! CCSSO will be closed December 26, 2011, through January 2, 2012, and will resume normal operations on Tuesday, January 3.
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OCTOBER 2011
This video provides viewers with important background and information regarding principal evaluation. CECR (Center for Educator Compensation Reform) presentations are shown, where Anthony Milanowski, a researcher at Westat, shares some important background on principal evaluation. Specifically, Dr. Milanowski discusses:
• Why principal evaluation is a challenge; • Multiple goals for an evaluation process; • Main approaches; and • The limitations of an evaluation approach based only on student level outcomes.
OCTOBER 2011
Emporia State University: Preparing Teachers to Lead
In order to promote collaborative learning in their teacher-training program and better prepare teachers for their first job, ESU developed the Professional Development School as part of their elementary education program. Though not a new concept, Emporia State University's Teacher Preparation program has been profiled in recent discussions regarding teacher preparation. At the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education Conference in February 2010, Arne Duncan featured this program as an exemplary clinical program.
AUGUST 2011
The recently released documentary, The Finland Phenomenon, follows Harvard professor and fellow at the Center of Technology and Entrepreneurship, Tony Wagner, as he visits several schools in Finland to meet with current teachers, prospective teachers, students, education professors, and education administrators. The film paints a picture of a nation-wide education system that is radically different from our own and offers a behind-the-scenes look into how Finland's education system works.
AUGUST 2011
Human Capital vs. Social Capital
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NCATE Clinic 2011: Nancy Zimpher
This video is being shared in cooperation with NCATE.
This video clip features Nancy Zimpher, Chancellor, State University of New York and Co-chair of the NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation and Partnerships for Improved Student Learning, making a brief address at a gathering of the NCATE State Alliance for Clinical Preparation. Nancy provides an overview of the NCATE Blue Ribbon Panel and states that the education of teachers in the United States needs to be turned upside down. She advocates that to prepare effective teachers for 21st century classrooms, teacher preparation must shift away from an emphasis on academic preparation and course work that is loosely linked to school-based experiences. Dr. Zimpher describes the need to establish programs that implement clinically based programs that provide clinical practice that are interwoven with academic content and professional courses.
Maryland chemistry teacher, Michelle Shearer, is the 61st National Teacher of the Year. Shearer has taught high school chemistry at all levels at Urbana High School in Frederick, Maryland for ten years. Shearer is a supporter of STEM education for all K-12 students and both her students and colleagues praise her dedication making connections with them.
"Michelle Shearer's passion for teaching and dynamic skill set provides a foundation to truly enhance student learning," said CCSSO Executive Director Gene Wilhoit. "As National Teacher of the Year, Michelle will inspire educators across the country to embrace innovation and prepare their students to live and work in the 21st century."
Leadership Matters: A Call to Action
In the companion executive video to the The Principal Story for policymakers, Gene Wilhoit, Executive Director, Council of Chief State School Officers, engages with other policymakers and district leaders in a discussion about developing strong leaders in the Leadership Matters: A Call to Action video, and tells us: "there are direct responsibilities that states have to support leadership development. Every state must step back and evaluate the kind of support - or the lack of support - they've given." Clearly, this message is especially pertinent right now as we learn how to build systems for fair and equitable principal evaluation.
National Summit Speaker David Houle
Sugata Mitra
Sugata Mitra has been experimenting for years to discover what children can and will teach themselves in the absence of adult direction and supervision. His most audacious research question: "Can Tamil-speaking 12-year-old children in a South India village teach themselves biotechnology, in English, on their own?" He wouldn't be talking about it on a Ted Talk if his findings answered, NO.. If, as Mitra claims, self-organized learning is so effective, should we /how do we change teaching practices and school policies to allow students to engage in more self-directed learning?
