Author: National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The Certification of Teachers Advancing Public and Professional Welfare
Author: National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 112
Book Description
The Certification of Teachers, Advancing Public and Professinal Welfare
Author: National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 104
Book Description
Certification Requirements for School Personnel
Author: A Manual on Certification Requirements for School Personnel in the United States
Author: Assessing Accomplished Teaching
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309134382
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish "high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools." In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council developed a framework for evaluating programs that award advanced-level teacher certification and applied that framework in an evaluation of the impacts of the NBPTS. Specifically, this book addresses the impacts on students, teachers, and the educational system in this country. Assessing Accomplished Teaching finds that teachers who earn board certification are more effective at improving their students' achievement than other teachers, but school systems vary greatly in the extent to which they recognize and make use of board-certified teachers. Many of the questions on the evaluation framework could not be answered because the data have not been collected, and the report makes recommendations for the kinds of research that are needed to fully evaluate the impacts of board certification by the NBPTS.
The Education of Teachers: Certification
Author: National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Teacher Certification and the Professional Status of Teaching in North America
Author: Peter P. GrimmettPublisher: IAP
ISBN: 1617355771
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 237
Book Description
This book locates recent developments in teacher certification in North America within a broader, international policy context characterized as hegemonic neo-liberalism wherein economic rationalism has begun to trump professional judgment. We focus on teacher certification because it addresses fundamental questions about who will teach, what are the required minimum levels of competence, and who will make those decisions. Such questions are central to teaching, constituting a new battleground for education in North America. Two ideas—economic rationalism and professionalization—have become pivotal to education policy. Economic rationalism finds its expression in a free market ideology. Professionalization has two meanings: professionalizing the practice of teaching (constructing a professional knowledge base); and professionalizing the status of teaching (through links with universities and self-regulation). These ideas’ contestation varies by setting. In the USA, neo-liberalism has attacked professional knowledge, questioning its scientific veracity. Professionalization advocates claim that the neo-liberalist aim is to undermine teaching as a profession. In Canada, neo-liberalist critics are heard but have limited impact on policy. Professionalization has emphasized teachers’ pedagogical development and a valuing of the field’s input into teacher preparation. Neo-liberalist economic rationalism plays itself out overtly in the USA as de-regulation; in Canada, it lies embedded within labor mobility agreements. In the USA, professionalization highlights professionalism in practice; in Canada, the governance of teaching. This book explores how economic rationalism is using labor mobility agreements in Canada as a covert operation analogous to de-regulation in the USA to assert its dominance in the battle to de-professionalize teaching in North America.
Official Report of the ... National Conference
Author: National Commission on Teacher Education and Professional Standards (U.S.)Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Teachers
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Assessing Accomplished Teaching
Author: Committee on Evaluation of Teacher Certification by the National Board for Professional Teaching StandardsPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 9780309121187
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish “high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.” In response to a request from the U.S. Congress, the National Research Council developed a framework for evaluating programs that award advanced-level teacher certification and applied that framework in an evaluation of the impacts of the NBPTS. Specifically, this book addresses the impacts on students, teachers, and the educational system in this country. Assessing Accomplished Teaching finds that teachers who earn board certification are more effective at improving their students’ achievement than other teachers, but school systems vary greatly in the extent to which they recognize and make use of board-certified teachers. Many of the questions on the evaluation framework could not be answered because the data have not been collected, and the report makes recommendations for the kinds of research that are needed to fully evaluate the impacts of board certification by the NBPTS.
Testing Teacher Candidates
Author: National Research CouncilPublisher: National Academies Press
ISBN: 0309171067
Category : Education
Languages : en
Pages : 472
Book Description
Americans have adopted a reform agenda for their schools that calls for excellence in teaching and learning. School officials across the nation are hard at work targeting instruction at high levels for all students. Gaps remain, however, between the nation's educational aspirations and student achievement. To address these gaps, policy makers have recently focused on the qualifications of teachers and the preparation of teacher candidates. This book examines the appropriateness and technical quality of teacher licensure tests currently in use, evaluates the merits of using licensure test results to hold states and institutions of higher education accountable for the quality of teacher preparation and licensure, and suggests alternatives for developing and assessing beginning teacher competence. Teaching is a complex activity. Definitions of quality teaching have changed and will continue to change over time as society's values change. This book provides policy makers, teacher testers, and teacher educators with advice on how to use current tests to assess teacher candidates and evaluate teacher preparation, ensuring that America's youth are being taught by the most qualified candidates.