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RSS Feeds Get the latest information through RSS Feeds. Blog Articles News College & Work Readiness What is RSS? Most Recent Resources Ladies and Gentleman, the Washington Class of 2008 Added: 4 weeks 4 days ago Article April Update Added: 10 weeks 2 days ago Article Creating a College-Going Culture Added: 17 weeks 2 days ago Article Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Added: 22 weeks 18 hours ago Article Senate Hearing to Delay Reading as a Requirement for the K-12 Diploma to be Held on Monday Added: 24 weeks 20 hours ago Article Find More Resources >>	Teachers The Certified Difference By maureen on 11 Jun \| 0 comments Interesting news coming of the NYTimes today, in regard to a study performed by the National Research Council that found students taught by educators certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards make bigger gains on standardized tests than students taught by other teachers. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Teacher Training \| Pamelia Valentine: Being a Teacher Leader--Within, Across and Beyond By maureen on 11 Jun \| 0 comments This time of year as things are winding down at school and summer is on the horizon it seems like a good time to get a new perspective and hone in on the things that are really important. One thing that is important to me is to continue learning and making connections. The first weekend in May, I decided to attend the annual Center For Strengthening the Teaching Profession (CSTP) sponsored National Board Certified Teachers’ (NBCT) retreat at Sleeping Lady resort just out of Leavenworth, Washington. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Teacher Training \| Molly Berger—Teaching students to be information sleuths By maureen on 29 May \| 0 comments I pulled up my resources for my unit on the impact of media on society. As I reviewed my statistics on media use, it dawned on me that my own material was an example of the misleading statistics we study in this unit. “By the time the average person is twenty-one years old, he or she will have seen one million television commercials.” Neil Postman, Conscientious Objections “Two million American children watch television everyday of the year between 11:30 PM and 2:00 AM.” Frank Mankiavicz, Remote Control Read more... Topics: In The Classroom \| Teachers \| I see the light! By allisonm on 23 May \| 0 comments How many researchers does it take to screw in the ed reform light bulb? Quite a few, it seems. A new study of Philadelphia high schools finds that their high school freshmen are more likely to be taught by inexperienced, uncredentialed teachers than their upper-grade peers. And students taking at least two classes taught by these teachers miss an average of two more school days a year than peers with more-qualified teachers. Read more... Topics: K-12 Education Reform \| Students \| Teachers \| Meanwhile, back in D.C… By maureen on 21 May \| 0 comments There are some surprising things going on (she says with an air of heightened interest…): From the Washington Post— “The Washington Teachers' Union is discussing a proposed three-year contract from the school system that would eliminate seniority, giving Schools Chancellor Michelle A. Rhee more control in filling vacancies, a union member familiar with the talks said yesterday. Read more... Topics: Teacher Retention \| Teachers \| rejected grant = sadness all around By allisonm on 13 May \| 0 comments Looks like we're not the only ones sad about WA losing the National Math and Science Initiative grant. Check out these editorials in the Vancouver Columbian and the Walla Walla Union Bulletin for more. Read more... Topics: K-12 Education Reform \| Math \| Science \| Teachers \| Reframing Teacher Recruitment and Retention By maureen on 08 Apr \| 0 comments From a thought-provoking Ed Week article today debunking teacher recruitment and retention assumptions for the millenial generation: "For too long the concept of retention has been framed around the fallacy that retention means forever...The goal of retention efforts should not be creating a 'lifetime' teacher. That does not fit this generation, nor will it yield the type of teacher students need, if they are to compete in a knowledge economy." Read more... Topics: Teacher Retention \| Teacher Training \| Teachers \| Molly Berger: The Hard Part of Staying the Course By maureen on 02 Apr \| 0 comments Another student withdrew from my class and from school today. At least this time he was transferring to a state accredited online school. That is not always the case. I have had students transfer to questionable online schools where they only need 17 credits, $500, no WASL, and no senior project to get (buy) a diploma. I have had capable students opt for a GED and others just plain quit. We have Running Start students opting to earn an AA degree with no high school diploma. A colleague in school across the region had a student boldly state, “I am not taking another math class, and I am not taking the math WASL again. What are my options?” Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| Graduation Rates \| Teachers \| The Middle School Years By kathleen on 31 Mar \| 1 comment Ah, middle school. .. two words that immediately evoke memories of acne, turbulent friendships and first crushes. A place where delicate emotions and hormones are the law of the land. As a middle school student, I was too busy juggling the ever-changing social dynamics taking place to make my academic success a true priority. Read more... Topics: Dropout Rates \| Students \| Teachers \| Pamelia Valentine: Late Start Reading Strategies By maureen on 19 Mar \| 0 comments Ahh, I enjoy the pure decadence of a long, slow, luxurious bath. I take a literary stroll through some of my favorite authors and experience the barely-contained electricity that surges into my soul through my latest artist magazine—this time an article about one of my favorite artist families, the dynasty of the Wyeths. No, I didn’t rise early in order to hoard this secret time. It’s just another late start. I’ve lost track of how many late starts we’ve had in this brutal little winter, but it’s been plenty. Late starts don’t make a big difference to my day because I’m up at 5:15 a.m. anyway. By the time the district calls a late start, I’ve already started my day. So now I have extra time and an opportunity to spend it as I choose. Usually, I choose to read. Read more... 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