In class the other night, we discussed the NCLB Act & its impact on education. I came across an article in "education update." This is a bulletin printed by the Association For Supervision And Curriculum. The author is Rick Allen. If you are a member of this Association, or if you have access to it in your achools, you may have already read it. The website is www.ASCD.ORG.
The title of the article is "Giving All Students High-Quality Teachers." In the article the author discusses the provision mandated in NCLB that all students would have highly qualified teachers by the year 2006. As of yet not all of the states have met this mandate. States such as California, New York and Texas don't even use the Praxis test for licensing.
What I liked about the article is that it points out that just because someone is degreed and
certified doesn't guarentee that they will be effective in the classroom. It is a difficult process for an administrator to determine the effectiveness of a potential hire. There is a book called,
"The Teacher Quality Index" which provides some tools to help determine if a person would be effective in a classroom. The authors of this book are James Strong snd Jennifer Hindman.
Strong gives six areas of teacher effectiveness. The first is prerequisites of effective teaching: this includes experience, verbal ability, education coursework as well as certification and content
knowledge. The second is the teacher as a person: Does the teacher get across to students
caring, trust and respect? The third is classroom managemant and organization. Do they have routines, procedures and expectations. The fourth is planning for instruction. The teacher
would have to exhibit content knowledge and be able to impart it to the students. The fifth
is implementing instruction. What strategies does the teacher use. The last is monitoring the
students. Does the teacher use different ways to check for understanding and progress.
I think these are good to keep in mind if you are the one going for the interview, not just for
the person doing the hiring.
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Wow!
This is an excellent post regarding high- quality teachers.
You claimed that simply because someone is degreed and certified doesn't guarantee that he or she will be effective in the classroom. How true! I am sure we all know teachers who should probably not be teaching.
Rosalind, how do you deal with these teachers? Is there a plan for professional development that you use? Has it worked?
Insightful, thought-provoking post!
Dear Rosalind,
I totally agree with Rick Allen's article, regarding the fact, that certified and licensed teachers are not essentially QUALIFIED teaching candidates. A few years ago, NY teachers needed to have their graduate degree opposed to only an undergraduate degree to teach in that state. I was surprised to read in this article, that the Praxis is not mandated. Thank you for enlightening me on this topic,
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