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NCTE: 100
Years of Literacy Teaching and Student Learning
Picturing Education: A Family
Photo Links Past, Present, Future

As NCTE’s Centennial approaches, NCTE member Deborah Rohlmeier discovers her
great-grandfather was a founding member. The
Council Chronicle, September 2010
Award-Winning Teachers Dole
Out Advice on Fixing Public Schools
NCTE members Bruce Penniman (in 1999 he was named
Massachusetts Teacher of the Year and was a finalist for National Teacher of the
Year), Zanetta Robinson (2008 Early
Career Teacher of Color Award of Distinction from NCTE), and Sarah
Wessling (2010 National Teacher of the Year) are featured. CNN,
August 30, 2010
NCTE’s
Pathways Professional
Development Program offers a way for teachers to collaborate and learn
together -- on the job.
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. . . NCTE Member and National
Teacher of the Year Gives More Advice
"Back to School: National Teacher of
Year Inspires Local Teachers for New Year": Brandywine
East Community News, August 24, 2010
"National Teacher of the Year Visits Red Clay District": WDEL
1150AM, August 24, 2010
Study Blasts Popular Teacher
Evaluation Method
According to a study,
standardized test scores are unreliable indicators of teacher effectiveness.
The
Answer Sheet blog, The Washington Post, August 29, 2010
. . . More on Teacher
Evaluation
In
its 2010
Legislative Platform, NCTE suggests the federal government improve the
quality and use of assessment in determining student achievement, teacher
effectiveness, and school performance.
"America's Best Teacher and the L.A. Times": Class
Struggle blog, The Washington Post, August 31, 2010
"Are Qualified Teachers Always Effective Teachers?": eSchool
News, August 27, 2010
Fewer Americans Back Obama’s
Education Programs
In the 2010 PDK/Gallup
Poll, respondents gave strong support for work on teacher effectiveness, but
only 34% of Americans gave the president an A or B for his efforts to improve
the nation's schools. Education
Week, August 25, 2010
Education Secretary Arne
Duncan: Headmaster of US School Reform
Arne Duncan has been developing his ideas for educational reform since he
was a youngster. The
Christian Science Monitor, August 30, 2010
. . . More on School Reform
"Senate Report Hints at Future Direction for ESEA": Wording in a
Senate appropriations bill calls for schools to use their Title I funding only for
"validation" and "scale up" programs. Education
Week, August 26, 2010
"Top Teachers, Bottom Schools": This is how Hawaii will use money from
its federal grant. Honolulu
Star-Advertiser, August 25, 2010
"Fighting the Dropout Battle": The
Charlotte Observer, August 29, 2010
Censorship Debate Kills Humble
Teen Lit Fest
NCTE joined the National Coalition Against Censorship, the American Library
Association, and other free speech organizations to protest
the ban on New York Times best-selling author Ellen Hopkins's
novels. The
Tribune, August 31, 2010
Students Eat Up Hunger Games
NCTE’s Colorado State University student affiliate gets students to
participate in a replica game based on The Hunger Games by Suzanne
Collins. The
Rocky Mountain Collegian, August 30, 2010
Our Storied Lives: The Quest
for "Something More"
Humans are uniquely capable of writing their own life stories, and we strive to
make these stories meaningful. Morning
Edition, NPR, August 30, 2010 and Morning
Edition, NPR, August 31, 2010
See
NCTE connections in these books: Stories
Matter, Reading
Stories, Books
That Have Made a Difference, Literature
and Lives, and Tensions
and Triumphs in the Early Years of Teaching.
The ABCs of E-Reading
A new study says that owners of e-readers spend more time reading. The
Wall Street Journal, August 25, 2010
Should Late-Birthday Kids Sit
Out a Year?
Two US studies provide answers: one by Melinda
Merrill of North Carolina State University and one by Charles
Pascal of Ontario Institute for Studies in Education. The
Globe and Mail, August 24, 2010
Class Sizes Are Getting
Bigger, but Does It Really Matter?
USA
Today/The Hechinger Report, August 25, 2010
Read More
Than a Number: Why Class Size Matters, NCTE's guidelines on class size.
Online, Bigger Classes May Be
Better Classes
Blending students taking an online course for credit with anyone else who wants
to sign up opens up the online course environment, making it much more akin to
social networking than an online course modeled on a face-to-face course
environment. The
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 29, 2010
The Humanities for Love, Not
Money
Enrollment in humanities continuing education courses is steady and rising.
The
New York Times, August 25, 2010
What Your PhD Didn't Cover
Times are tough, but community college enrollments are rising, so some
universities are providing training programs for their graduate students in
community college teaching. Inside
Higher Ed, August 25, 2010
What's the Big Idea?
The 10th anniversary issue of The Chronicle Review asked scholars and illustrators
what idea they think will define the next decade. The
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 31, 2010
. . . News Shorts
"Social Media Help College Students Forge Professional Opportunities":
eCampus News, August 25, 2010
"30 Ways to Rate a College": The
Chronicle of Higher Education, August 29, 2010
"DPS to Mail Kids Homework Packets Due First Day of Class": The
Detroit News, August 24, 2010
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