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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: 11 weeks 3 days ago Article April Update Added: 17 weeks 1 day ago Article Creating a College-Going Culture Added: 24 weeks 1 day ago Article Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Added: 28 weeks 6 days ago Article Senate Hearing to Delay Reading as a Requirement for the K-12 Diploma to be Held on Monday Added: 30 weeks 6 days ago Article Find More Resources >>	Math Teachers “For every action… By maureen on 30 Jul \| 0 comments …there is a reaction.” Newton said that about motion, but he could have just as easily said it about the inertia of education reform—particularly when it comes to getting more teachers into the classroom. Circling around the news today, a Tacoma News Tribune column demonstrates this very point. Responding to Liv Finne’s editorial on the barrier of teacher credentials in Washington state, Jill Van Glubt flies to the Professional Educator Standards Board’s (PESB) defense. Van Glubt, chair of PESB (which governs teacher certification in WA), seeks to make it clear that changing teacher certification laws to allow more professionals access to the classroom isn’t the silver bullet to increasing math and science teacher capacity or student performance. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Teacher Training \| Teacher Retention \| Science Teachers \| National Debates \| Math Teachers \| Ladies and Gentleman, the Washington Class of 2008 Posted on 02 Jun \| 0 comments Just like the tagline of a cinema epic, the road forged by the class of 2008 has been a groundbreaking one, more than a decade in the making. Topics: WASL \| Teacher Training \| Students \| Standardized Tests \| Math Teachers \| Math Curriculum \| Math \| Type: Article Retiring Math and Science Teachers: You’ll be dearly missed… By maureen on 27 May \| 0 comments That’s because of the incredible shortage of qualified math and science teachers that exists in Washington state. From today’s Tri-City Herald— “As more and more baby boomers retire, employers nationwide are scrambling to fill jobs and entice skilled older workers to stay on a little longer. Read more... Topics: Math Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Ain’t that a shame… By maureen on 06 May \| 0 comments No, we’re not talking about the Fats Domino song—just the fact that our state missed out on $13.2 million to strengthen math and science courses. The grant from the National Math & Science Initiative would have provided teacher training and coaching, tutoring for students, materials and equipment, and incentives for teachers and students. But it’s gone now, because NMSI was unable to reach agreement with Washington schools on the terms of the grant contract and we’re sad. In case you missed it yesterday, check out this Seattle Times article for the depressing details. Read more... Topics: Math \| Math Teachers \| Science \| Science Teachers \| The TNT Hits the Math Debate Home By maureen on 07 Mar \| 0 comments In the wake of last week’s letter from the 60 UW professors who warned that a growing number of freshmen can’t do even middle school math, the Tacoma New Tribune published a great editorial this morning that pointed out that remediation isn’t the fault of students (especially the ones smart enough to get into the UW), it’s the “quantity and quality of math education kids get in public schools.” And, more importantly, the shortage of qualified math teachers is at the heart of the problem. Read more... Topics: Legislature \| Math \| Math Teachers \| When Math Professors Attack! By maureen on 29 Feb \| 9 comments Saw an interesting article in the P-I today that pits 60 math and science professors from the UW—who signed an open letter—against the state’s new math standards. Apparently, many profs complain that college freshmen can’t do basic math, some instructors are dumbing down their classes and Washington math education is to blame. Read more... Topics: Universities \| Math Teachers \| Math Curriculum \| Math \| Math Night Lights By maureen on 05 Feb \| 0 comments One of the best sessions I attended at the OSPI January Conference last week focused on math. But it wasn’t about student WASL scores or the new math standards or even math curriculum suggestions. No one argued and no one bantered about whose district was doing what. Instead we were posed with a simple question: Double 38. Read more... Topics: Math \| Math Curriculum \| Math Teachers \| Parents \| Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Posted on 01 Feb \| 12 comments A big part of teaching is about knowing how to ask the right questions. Topics: Teacher Training \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| Math \| Legislature \| Type: Article Rush to Judgment By allisonm on 29 Jan \| 0 comments It's no secret that the quality of a teacher has an immense impact on student achievement. And with teacher shortages looming, particularly in specialized areas such as math & science and special education, it's definitely a hot topic of discussion. One which will only get hotter with the release of a new report Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education from the Education Sector, an independent education policy think tank. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| K-12 Education Reform \| It's about the marketplace. By allisonm on 02 Jan \| 0 comments Supply and demand, price and competition: these are the simple concepts of labor economics. Do your job well and be rewarded. Have specialized skills to do a job others can't and opportunities will knock at your door. Seems like a familiar formula, right? For most of us, it is. But not so for teachers. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| 12 3next ›last »	Recent News Do too many people go to college? This author says yes Posted on 21 Aug USA Today View this article >> WASL results to be released Tuesday Posted on 21 Aug Wenatchee World View this article >> Mixed Results on Paying City Students to Pass Tests Posted on 20 Aug New York Times View this article >> Find More News >> Tag Cloud Achievement Gap College & Work Readiness Graduation Rates Legislature Math Math Curriculum Science Standardized Tests Students Teachers Washington WASL more tags What is a Tag Cloud?