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| St. Petersburg College's National Center for Teacher Transformation (NCTT) provides the resource information below via several databases from across the nation. The site also includes an overview, mission, and initiatives of the NCTT; a discussion board and additional resources for best practices. |
Pinellas 2011 Outstanding Educator nominee: Ponce de Leon Elementary's Tracy Staley
Tampabay.com -- Bachelor's of science in elementary education, St. Petersburg College; working on her master's of Teacher Leadership for School Improvement at the University of Florida. Tracy Staley always wanted to be a teacher. When she was little, she would line up all her stuffed animals and read to them. She called the game "school." Now Staley teaches 60 real fourth- and fifth-graders. "I love seeing them learn, grow, become independent," she said. "Especially now during this big transition of going from a kid to a young adult." Staley strives to teach her lessons through hands-on activities and fun experiments. "I'm always looking for new ways of instruction," she said. "I will not be satisfied. I will never say I'm a perfect teacher."... Read more
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How teacher development could revolutionize our schools
Washington Post -- In this op-ed, Bill Gates writes, "Over the past four decades, the per-student cost of running our K-12 schools has more than doubled, while our student achievement has remained virtually flat...we need to flip the curve." To do so, Gates suggests that we "identify great teachers, find out what makes them so effective and transfer those skills to others so more students can enjoy top teachers and high achievement."... Read more
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Leader of Teachers' Union Urges Dismissal Overhaul
New York Times -- Responding to criticism that tenure gives even poor teachers a job for life, Randi Weingarten, the president of the American Federation of Teachers, announced a plan recently to overhaul how teachers are evaluated and dismissed. It would give tenured teachers who are rated unsatisfactory by their principals a maximum of one school year to improve. If they did not, they could be fired within 100 days... Read more
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Urban schoolkids lag in science learning: study
Reuters Business and Finance -- Fourth- and eighth-graders in most of the 17 participating urban districts typically scored lower than the national average, according to the 2009 National Assessment of Educational Progress Science... Read more
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