edTPA studies
I will keep updating this post as it seems that more and more edTPA news comes in – on 2/26/2020 – The Pearson-scored test is meant to assess whether prospective …
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edTPA Problems Continue
I am not normally a podcast guy but a podcast that covers the recent AERA study on the edTPA problems actually got me to listen to the whole thing. This …
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Black History Month at Teacher of Tomorrow
Historial Teachers February marks the start of Black History Month – a tribute to African American men and women who have made significant contributions to America and the rest …
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Educate Me Teacher Scholarship
New press release out on our partnership with Educate Me to issue teacher scholarships to promote diversity in teaching! LOCAL GROUP TO ATTRACT UNDERREPRESENTED STEM TEACHERS, IMPROVE STUDENT PERFORMANCE Educate …
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edTPA – making the teacher shortage worse
Illinois is coming to grips with the fact that the edTPA makes their teacher shortage worse. In an article appearing today, legislators are not waiting anymore – they want to …
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Helping Solve the Teacher Shortage
It has been an incredible year for Teachers of Tomorrow as we work to help ensure that every child has a great teacher. We worked hard on teacher recruitment this …
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edTPA – more issues for the teacher certification exam
There is a new AERA publication on the edTPA that questions the validity of using the portfolio based assessment as a teacher certification exam. Since we operate in Texas, these …
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Micro-credentials and Teachers Know Best
It has been an interesting month for us as we attend a series of conferences around the country on education. We have been hearing now that more people want to …
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Teacher Testing – more teachers failing
More than half of teachers taking the Praxis elementary test fail according to a new report from NCTQ reported by the 74. What’s worse – just 57% of Hispanic and …
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Rapidly Declining Enrollment in Teacher Preparation – Except Texas!
There is a teacher shortage and it is getting much worse because the number of people enrolling in traditional teacher preparation programs dropped by over 340,000 between 2010 and 2016. …
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New TEA Rules for Teacher Certification Starting January 2020 The Texas Education Agency has proposed new rules to admission criteria for candidates applying to Educator Preparation Programs (EPPs). The proposed …
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Michigan Teachers Job Fair!
Start Teaching There is a great Michigan Teachers job fair coming up in Detroit on December 4, 2019 – this is a great opportunity to get in front of decision-makers …
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