What's Going On At NCTR?
NCTR’s New Site Development (NSD) team was in New Orleans this week visiting the Norman C. Francis Teacher Residency (NCFTR). The NSD team observed resident and mentor teaching, analyzed implementation data to help NCFTR staff adjust their program design and delivery, and helped the program create a high-impact hiring strategy for its graduates.
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Events and Resources
Live Event
“A Pivot Toward Clinical Practice, Its Lexicon, and the Renewal of Educator Preparation”
Presented by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE) Clinical Practice Commission
January 17, 2018 – 9:00-11:00 A.M. EST
National Press Club, Washington, D.C.
AACTE releases "A Pivot Toward Clinical Practice, Its Lexicon, and the Renewal of Educator Preparation," sharing findings of its Clinical Practice Commission. The report “provides research- and practice-based recommendations, including a shared professional lexicon, for all educators to embrace as a foundation for effectively implementing clinical practice.”
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Partner Updates
A Project Inspire graduate, Anthony Zermeno, was featured in Teach Today. Change Tomorrow, a campaign designed to attract younger students to the teaching profession. Anthony, who teaches Algebra 2, says “The best part of teaching is finding those students who share a piece of the same love for math as I do. I have a very special place in my heart for students who simply love what math reveals to them.”
Seattle Teacher Residency (STR)’s recent Resident Spotlight blog features Chanelle Braswell, who said, “I chose STR because their values align with my own values for equity and social justice. In Seattle Public Schools, teachers of color make up 20% of the pool, which is in direct contrast with the 55% of students of color. I think it is important to have a diverse pool of educators with diverse experiences which students see a reflection of themselves in.”
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Featured News
Louisiana Will Train 500 Mentor Teachers to Support Residencies
This week, 500 Louisiana teachers will begin training as residency mentor teachers through a statewide program designed to build teacher residency-related infrastructure. By July 2018, all of Louisiana’s teacher preparation programs will include yearlong residencies. Louisiana’s Department of Education (Department) announced that it was beginning its search for a pilot group of mentor teacher-trainees last August, and initially aimed to recruit 500 teachers, with a projected 2,000 or more mentors to be trained later. The training will be provided “at the university level, though some private companies also train teachers,” according to The Advocate. The Department reports that by the end of the training period, mentor teachers will be able to:
- “Build strong relationships with their residents and new and developing teachers;
- Identify and address the needs of residents and new and developing teachers based on teacher preparation competencies, and;
- Track residency/new/developing teacher progress and facilitate resident/new/developing teachers self-reflection and improvement.”
The Department launched a Mentor Teacher Library, a digital resource that will host mentor training tools that are available for public use. Read more about Louisiana’s mentor training kick-off in The Daily Comet and The News Star.
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 How a Powerful Senator Schooled Betsy DeVos
Politico
Sen. Lamar Alexander, the Republican chairman of the Senate HELP Committee, aired concerns over what he believes was unnecessary oversight by the U.S. Department of Education over the creation of states’ ESSA plans.
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 Report: Shortfall in Special Education Funding Costs Schools
The Kansas City Star
Establishing yearlong teacher residencies to prepare aspiring teachers is one proposed solution to improve Michigan’s special education system, which is reportedly underfunded and has fallen behind in meeting its federal requirements.
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 DUVALL: Teachers Need Affordable and Safe Housing Near Schools
Indianapolis Business Journal (Opinion)
An Indianapolis-based teacher writes about her struggle to find affordable housing, and her own experience with two organizations that are working together to create affordable housing communities for teachers in the school districts in which they serve.
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 The Student Who Challenged My Teaching On Race
The Atlantic
“Ismael Jimenez inspired his student to think more deeply—and talk more openly—about identity, and she inspired him to become a better, more patient teacher.”
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