Read about Boston Teaching Policy Fellow alumnus Darren Burris in the Huffington Post’s Teachers’ Lounge.

Read Boston Fellows’ new policy brief: A Great Evaluator for Every Teacher.

Check back soon for upcoming T+ events in Boston. Join the Network and follow Teach Plus on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates. May 8, 2012 - BPS Superintendent + Teacher Share: Elevating the Teaching Profession 

Learn how teachers in Boston Public Schools envision an elevated teaching profession and what the district has planned to support teacher development and leadership.

Read a detailed event summary here.

 

 

Teach Plus Indianapolis Teaching Policy Fellow Spencer Lloyd took over the nearly defunct choir at Manual High School two years ago. In February, he took the choir to New York City, to perform at Carnegie Hall.

Teach Plus Indianapolis Fellow Patrick Jones was named “Educator of the Year” at the Education Reform Rocks Rally. At an event at the Indiana State House attended by Governor Mitch Daniels and thousands of supporters, Patrick received his award and delivered powerful remarks about the importance of education.

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The Indianapolis Teaching Policy Fellows hosted an event with Marion County legislators on December 13th. Governor Daniels and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Dr. Tony Bennett have made clear that education reform will take top priority in the 2011 Legislative Session.

Indianapolis Policy Fellows want to be sure that teacher voice is included in these critical conversations that are sure to alter the Indiana education policy landscape.  To that end, the legislators heard from teachers on a variety of issues including layoff policies, teacher tenure, evaluation, improving working conditions, and changing pay structures.  We look forward to continuing this dialogue as the session progresses.

Get Amy McSpadden’s take on changing the way Fine Arts teachers’ performance is evaluated in MCS in this recent article from the Commercial Appeal.

View Dr. Melissa Collins’ lesson plan that won The Sylvia Shugrue Award and see lessons from the ’07-’12 award winners posted by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA).

Check back soon for upcoming T+ events in Memphis. Join the Network and follow Teach Plus on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates.

 

March 29, 2012 - Your Evaluations, Your Voice: Building the TEM to Last

With Guest Speaker Tequilla Banks, TEI Excutive Director

Read a detailed event summary here.

Be a voice for change in the teaching profession! Apply now for the next cohort of Chicago Teaching Policy Fellows. Application deadline is Monday, April 16. Learn more today!

 

May 24: Instructional Transformation in Chicago: Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and the Implications on Practice and Policy

This special event regarding students and teachers at the center of change will include live polling and interactive discussion with local policy makers.

Learn more and RSVP! Fellow Jillian Carew will be featured as part of the StoryCorps National Teacher Initiative. Jillian’s story about her life in Chicago classrooms will be archived in the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History & Culture, in addition to the American Folklife Center at the Library of Congress. 

Fellow Tracie Kenyon was interviewed and featured as part of the Joyce Foundation’s 2010 Annual Report. Tracie spoke on the issue of teachers evaluation; check out a clip of the interview.

 

Teach Plus in the News

LA Teaching Policy Fellow Kyle Hunsberger is quoted in an LA Times article on teacher and principal evaluations. "I think there's a possibility of change for schools and, more importantly, for kids," says Kyle.

 

Check back soon for upcoming T+ events in Los Angeles. Join the Network and follow Teach Plus on Facebook and Twitter for regular updates. November 17, 2011 - The Use of Student Growth Measures in LA Schools. 

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Teach Plus in the News

Teach Plus welcomes Washington, D.C. Executive Director Candace Crawford.  Read about Candace and the entire Teach Plus Team here.

 

May 30: How Do We Measure School Quality? A Discussion with Teachers and DC Education Leaders

Join representatives from the Deputy Mayor’s office, the Public Charter School Board, and DC Public Schools to discuss and share your thoughts on how we measure school quality across the District.

Learn more and RSVP!

January 31, 2012: Secretary of Education Arne Duncan celebrated the launch of Teach Plus Washington, D.C. and introduced the inaugural class of Teaching Policy Fellows. The event, with more than 200 teachers and policymakers in attendance, included a reception for guests and remarks from Secretary Duncan. Watch footage from the event!