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alternatives to standardized tests when it comes to measuring student
achievement? It's not a new idea, and lots of people are doing this
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Save Public Education Jobs
Check out this concise summary and action steps from the Justice and Peace Action Network, which explains a Senate Bill currently in committee that is designed to help fund jobs in education that are being lost due to the recession.
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|  The Inspired Teaching Institute
This
intensive, year-long professional development program challenges
teachers (preK-12) of all academic subjects to build student
achievement and meet standards in creative and truly effective ways.
The course rejuvenates teachers while strengthening their abilities to
meet the challenges of teaching. During the course, teachers are
engaged in a 100% participatory process. Teachers are active and on
their feet as they delve into a rigorous examination of the
teaching-learning process. They emerge with new and more effective
strategies for reaching every student. Teachers learn strategies for
motivating students and engaging them in thoughtful analysis of
academic material -ensuring that meaningful learning takes place.
Program results show an increase in student participation, interest,
and critical and analytical thinking.
Summer Session: July 19 -30 (Mon - Fri) 9:00am - 3:00pm
Location: Georgetown Day School, High School Campus (4200 Davenport St., NW Washington, DC)
Practicum Sessions: (Location TBA) 4:30pm - 7:30pm
September 7, 28, October 19, November 9, 30, February 8, March 8, April 12, May 10, June 1
The deadline has been extended to THIS FRIDAY May 28 for applications. If you're a teacher looking
for a fresh dose of inspiration or you know of a teacher who would
benefit from a transformative experience, apply today!
These are a few things last year's participants had to say about the course:
"The Institute has made me seriously consider teaching as a long term
profession. Many of the activities... challenged my beliefs and values without telling me what to choose or
believe."
-Early childhood classroom teacher
"The value system and approach not only give you a core belief/method
to apply to your own classroom, but the mode of translating these
practices is the same as the practice-i.e. we are engaged at all times and
active and valuable participants, the same methodology creates our experience."
-Middle school English teacher
"This course made me remember why I taught in the 1st place. It also challenged me to grow and
develop the mentality and skills to teach effectively and creatively-to provide
for my students the experiences that they deserve as children and as
learners. The course pushed me to remember that my students are creative and capable, and to challenge them fully I need to give them
space to speak, sing, play and discover."
-Novice Elementary classroom teacher
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Why should I learn more about teaching? | | You've got your teaching certificate. You've got your master's degree in curriculum and instruction. You've been professionally developed to death. You've got more years of actual experience than most of the trainers you meet. Why do you need to learn another thing about being a teacher? Because you never know what else you might learn.
If you haven't taken the Inspired Teaching Institute - this is your year. If you have a colleague who would benefit from the same experience you had when you took the Institute - this is their year! Here are some reasons to consider this program - or any other high-quality summer training you might be mulling over:
- If we are trying to get our students to be lifelong learners, it makes sense that we hold ourselves to the same expectation, and summer is one of the few times we have the flexibility in our schedule and work load to actually take interesting courses.
- It's true that a lot of what's labeled as "new" in education fads is just a reiteration of what became old 5 years ago, but every now and then something will come along to surprise you. It may be a great time-saving strategy, or highly effective teaching technique that could revolutionize (and simplify!) the way you teach next year.
- In our experience at Inspired Teaching we learn as much from the teachers we work with as we teach them, (if not more). Teachers spend so much time in their own classrooms, isolated from the ideas of their peers. Workshops give them an opportunity to break out of that isolation and meet people who share their passion for children and education - and these connections often provide a wealth of new and inspiring ideas.
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