Jeff Charbonneau, a high school science teacher at Zillah High School and Washington's 2013 Teacher of the Year, is one of four finalists for the National Teacher of the Year. The other finalists include a high school English teacher from Maryland, a pre-Kindergarten teacher from Florida and a high school music teacher from New Hampshire. Find out more about Jeff Charbonneau here
Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
OSPI Receives Grant to Help English Language Learners
A grant awarded to the Office of Superintendent
of Public Instruction will help improve the career and college readiness of
English language learners, the office announced today. Read more
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Images of a Teacher/Professor: Video clips to generate discussion around teaching
Hans Christian Anderson
Stand and Deliver video 1
Stand and Deliver video 2
Dead Poet’s Society - Video 1
Dead Poet’s Society - Video 2
Tuesday, January 8, 2013
New National Board Certified Teachers Announced
For the fourth consecutive year, Washington
state has placed second in the country in new National Board Certified
teachers. View article
Quality Counts: Involving Students in School Climate
FREE WEBINAR: This event takes place on Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2013, 2 to 3 p.m. ET.
Student behavior and attitudes are critical to a school's climate and academic success, but often students aren't involved in school improvement planning. Emerging research shows that getting students to buy in to their school can improve trust between students and staff, reduce behavior problems, and increase academic engagement. Yet it can seem a daunting task for educators, particularly with older students.
Presenters:
Bennett Lieberman, principal, Central Park East High School, New York
Megan O'Malley, research associate, middle school climate initiative, WestEd
Click here to register.
Thursday, January 3, 2013
A Teacher's New Year's Resolution: Brag More
Last month, I joined a friend for dinner and drinks after her Chamber of Commerce "Wednesday Friendsday." Sitting at the martini bar a midst real estate agents and financial advisors, all of whom were strangers to me prior to that evening, I found myself continually excluded from the conversation. When they found out I was a high school English teacher, they realized I had nothing to offer them—no contacts, no business, no money. All they had for me were sympathetic shakes of their heads and a few patronizing quips...Read more
Wednesday, January 2, 2013
K-12 Aid Faces Uncertain Future, Despite 'Fiscal Cliff' Deal
Education programs will be spared the prospect of the largest across-the-board cuts in history, but only temporarily, under a bill to avert much of the so-called "fiscal cliff," overwhelmingly approved by Congress on Tuesday. Find out more here
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