Kent Teacher: Wins Teacher of the Year Award in Washington State - KCPQ

Here is an inspiring article for the day. Congrats Jay Maebori.

Kent Teacher: Wins Teacher of the Year Award in Washington State - KCPQ

Save the Date

Save the date for the 3^rd Annual Teaching Equity Conference on April 30^th 2011! 

The conference will be held at Highline Community College.  The Teaching Equity Conference is for future teachers looking to increase their understanding of how to work in todays' diverse classrooms. 
Did any of you that plan to go this year go last year?

For more information please visit:  www.teachingequity.com

Obama's goal: 10,000 new science, tech, engineering and math teachers

President Obama set a goal today of recruiting 10,000 teachers in science, technology, engineering and math, calling these subjects essential to competing in the 21st-century global economy. He expressed support for a longer school year in the interview tied to a series of NBC News programs about education. He said improvements will require more than money.

The president called education one of the country's most important economic issues as it competes with China, India and other growing nations that outperform the USA in the classroom.

Check out this link to read the whole article and watch the video from USA today.

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2010/09/obama-on-education-money-without-reform-will-not-fix-the-problems/1



EDUCAUSE video - The Future of Learning Environments

Check out this very interesting video from EDUCAUSE on The Future of Learning Environments.

Waiting for Superman

From the National Association of Community College Teacher Education Programs (NACCTEP).

Today the documentary "Waiting for Superman" will be released in select theaters. The documentary will generate much discussion on school quality, public schools, charter schools, and teacher quality. There will be many opinions and thoughts generated from this movie (on both sides). Upon viewing the documentary, your students will probably bring discussions to your classroom. Below are a few links to provide you with some information on the national discussions occurring around the documentary. Keep in mind that these are just a few of the many discussions and each organization has their own viewpoint
.http://www.waitingforsuperman.com/

http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2010-09-22-waitingforsuperman22_CV_N.htm

http://www.thenation.com/article/154986/grading-waiting-superman

http://www.learningfirst.org/SupermanTalkingPoints

http://www.americaspromise.org/Our-Work/Grad-Nation/Waiting-for-Superman.aspx

http://www.rethinkingschools.org/opt-in/100921.shtml