teacher effectiveness

Federal Policy on Effective Teaching

Alyson Mike's picture

President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan have made teaching quality a major focus of federal education policy — and rightly so. Teachers are the most powerful school-based influence on student learning. This update discusses the current Federal policy efforts underway, NTC’s perspective, and the challenges of ensuring that these not only meet the political needs of policymakers, but must also meet the professional needs of individual teachers.

 

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Time Magazine - What would improve teacher effectiveness?

Ellen Moir's picture

TIME Magazine asked 1000 American adults, “What do you think would improve teacher effectiveness the most?” Two responses tied for number one: 30 percent pointed to teacher mentoring as the most promising solution, while another 30 percent believe the solution lies in improving teacher training in universities. Read full results of the TIME poll here.