Through a Task Force, this Web site, an Annual Conference, Case Studies and a National Reform Network, the SMHC action project will share and implement nationwide effective practices to recruit, train, retain and reward top teacher and school administrator talent. SMHC's core resources: The Odden/Kelly paper defining SMHC, a paper on talent management in the private sector, case studies on leading-edge SMHC practices (forthcoming) and a set of papers on teacher compensation.
A recent report by the National Council on Teacher Quality, which surveyed 77 elementary education programs at schools of education around the country, found that elementary school teachers are poorly prepared to teach math.
Schools of education need to do better if they are to be substantive partners in the effort to increase the levels of [...]
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Schools sometimes use formal mentoring programs as a way to utilize the expertise of accomplished teachers and others. A study on teacher mentoring by Jonah Rockoff at Columbia Business School examines effects of mentoring on teacher turnover and student outcomes in New York City. The study reports that mentoring was found to result in higher [...]
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As New York City works to provide students with the qualified teachers they need, their experience has shown them that the level of teacher talent can be improved substantially if multiple recruitment strategies are launched, including partnerships with new organizations that are pipelines of talent into education. The district’s experience also shows that when the level of teacher [...]
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NewsHour’s John Merrow this week continued his coverage of DC Public Schools and Chancellor Rhee’s refrom efforts. Watch the NewsHour segement. Rhee is vice chair of SMHC, along with Sir Michael Barber and Carl Cohn.
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Education Week reports on a study that showed that teachers in the highest-poverty schools in New York City became more qualified over a five-year period. It seems that if a large urban district develops a multi-faceted set of strategies focused on acquiring top-teacher talent, then it can be successful in getting the teacher [...]
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TFA continues to be a national presence in recruiting top teacher talent into urban and rural school districts. Wise districts will want to encourage the most effective TFAers to remain in the district, even after their initial two year commitment. See today’s NYT article on Wendy Kopp and Richard Barth. [...]
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The New York Times today gives us one more example of the importance of having every teacher implement authentic instructional practices linked to a rigorous curriculum program. Short cuts like test prep simply waste time and do not work, but everyday good instruction can make a big difference and is the best path [...]
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The Wall Street Journal opined on the Teach For America program. While it is unfortuate that they used this as an opportunity to make anti-union comments, there are some substantive points in the editorial worth noting.
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Education Week posted an expanded edition of the article about the launch of SMHC, with a few quotes from Michael Casserly of Council of Great City Schools. Casserly welcomes the effort and states that not many urban districts are using human capital strategies as part of their reform plans.
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Education Week writes that National Board for Professional Teaching Standards’ certified teachers have been found to be effective. Read the NBPTS press release.
I am very pleased that the extensive analysis by the National Research Council has found that National Board Certified teachers produce more student learning gains than other teachers; this was one of the [...]
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