Staff development is a crucial piece for successful implementation of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS). A complete plan must be developed that focuses on implementation of the Common Core State Standards. The focus for this plan should be on teacher needs with an aim to improve student learning. If teacher needs are considered and they see the value for their students, teachers will be more likely to not only accept this change but become actively involved in planning for implementation of CCSS.
Discussions about how to motivate educators to change their practices often overlook opportunities provided by employment contracts, human relations policies, and job descriptions. These legal documents are designed to protect both employer and employee. But they can also be used to encourage certain professional behaviors. When constructed appropriately, they can become tools that help teachers understand job expectations and tools that help administrators focus teachers' and principals' work in a new direction. Teachers are increasingly being viewed as Contracts, Policies, and Job Descriptions Can Encourage a Different Kind of School Accountability Employment contracts, human relations policies, and job descriptions can be powerful tools for spelling out changes in expectations for teacher and principal work.
Given the recent national emphasis on standards and the use of high stakes tests, American teachersmay not have positive attitudes toward teaching creative strategies. It is possible for them to concludethat they will be held accountable primarily for how well students perform on summative tests that arebased either on state standards or the new national Core Standards being adopted by many states.With so much emphasis on standards, they may not be acquainted with the New Bloom’s Taxonomythat places creating at the top of learning hierarchy, nor are they likely to be aware of why that actionwas taken.
Introduction: Alternate route to teacher certification typically refers to programs that permit people with non-education bachelor degrees the option to earn a teaching license. This route allows people to enter the teaching field without returning to a college campus for two years of coursework and student teaching to obtain a license.
Communication is the key element in much of education. Gathering input and utilizing the information to help educators understand community perceptions is a vehicle that has long been underutilized in schools. This article will examine the historical perspectives of involvement and communication and provide concrete suggestions for keeping all stakeholders informed about the continually changing landscape of education. The authors use communication about Common Core State Standards as an example for keeping stakeholders informed about school change.
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