Category Archives: Teacher Practitioner

Teachers Want to Lead the Transformation of their Profession

Posted on January 26, 2012 by Guest Blogger

“Teachers matter. So instead of bashing them, or defending the status quo, let’s offer schools a deal.  Give them the resources to keep good teachers on the job, and reward the best ones. In return, grant schools flexibility:  To teach with creativity … Continue reading →

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Join ED and Teachers for a #TeachTalk Discussion on Twitter

Posted on January 18, 2012 by Guest Blogger

“Teachers make thousands of decisions a day, and they don’t do it about an abstract idea, they do it about the life of a child. You can’t imagine anything harder.” -Brad Jupp, Senior Program Adviser on Teacher Initiatives, Office of … Continue reading →

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NEA Teachers Step Up

Posted on December 21, 2011 by Arne Duncan

Last year the National Education Association (NEA) took a courageous step by creating a Council on Effective Teachers and Teaching (CETT) and giving them independence and power to make recommendations to transform the teaching profession. On December 8, they moved … Continue reading →

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Keeping the Beat

Posted on November 21, 2011 by John McGrath

School districts are straining to deliver a quality education to all their students in this difficult economy, and things can be especially tough on music teachers.  Across the country, shrinking school budgets have meant layoffs, increased workloads, cuts in funds … Continue reading →

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Duncan Introduces Plan to Reform and Improve Teacher Prep

Posted on September 30, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

“America’s teachers and America’s children deserve world-class preparation programs that prepare teachers for today’s classrooms and students for today’s information age,” said Secretary Duncan earlier today as he announced ED’s proposed reforms to improve teacher preparation programs and better prepare … Continue reading →

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Discussing Special Education Teacher Prep at Eastern Michigan

Posted on September 14, 2011 by Alexa Posny

Last Friday, I had a great opportunity to participate in a roundtable at Eastern Michigan University (EMU) on special education teacher preparation, recruitment and retention. With six other distinguished panelists that included a state and district representative, an EMU faculty … Continue reading →

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AFT and TFT Share “The Toledo Plan” with Secretary Duncan

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Ed. Note: Maryann Woods Murphy is a Spanish teacher and a Washington Teaching Ambassador Fellow on loan from her school in Allendale, NJ. This former New Jersey State Teacher of the Year and 33-year teaching veteran travelled with Secretary Duncan’s … Continue reading →

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Talking Teacher Prep in Ann Arbor

Posted on September 9, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

How do we train a new generation of effective teachers? This was the question under consideration in a packed room at the University of Michigan’s School of Education, where Secretary Duncan joined a faculty and student panel during a stop … Continue reading →

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As Tour Revs Up, Chicago Automotive Classroom Is on the Map

Posted on September 6, 2011 by Guest Blogger

This week, Secretary Arne Duncan and a team of ED officials are embarking upon the Department’s 2011 back-to-school tour—this year under the theme of “Education and the Economy: Investing in our Future.” The tour will take Arne and a big … Continue reading →

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Back-to-School Bus Heads to the Great Lakes

Posted on September 1, 2011 by Cameron Brenchley

During last week’s #AskArne Twitter Town Hall, Sarah, a third grade teacher, asked if it is possible for Arne to “tour and sponsor real town halls with educators.” This week, ED announced that Secretary Duncan and his senior staff will … Continue reading →

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The Toughest Job You’ll Ever Love: TEACH Presents Matthew Eddy

Posted on August 10, 2011 by Guest Blogger

Ed. Note: Cross-posted from TEACH.gov. This post is the seventh in a summer-long, weekly blog series celebrating young teachers. We hope these profiles of teachers who have inspired their students and increased their classroom’s performance will inspire the next generation … Continue reading →

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New Webinar Offers Teachers Tools to Teach 9/11

Posted on July 29, 2011 by Guest Blogger

I was in sixth grade on September 11, 2001, and when I close my eyes I can still see – clear as if they’re happening now – the events of that day. My physical education teacher breaking the news of … Continue reading →

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