Are Introverted Teachers Burning Out?
The Atlantic published an a story about introverted teachers burning out. The premise of the story is that introverted teachers are burning out because the rise of collaborative teaching approaches such as professional learning communities means more meetings. The story is long on anecdote and short on even any good correlation. There’s a lot of […]
Job Opening – Principal – Central Islip
The Central Islip Board of Education is seeking administrative candidates for the following anticipated position: Elementary School Principal In order to qualify, candidates should meet the following criteria: Professional Preparation Appropriate administrative certification Educational background and awareness of contemporary educational issues Professional Experience At least five (5) years teaching experience Experience as a building administrator […]
Ernest Logan says De Blasio has lost focus on students
From the NY Times So many different mandates have been thrown at these schools, he writes, that “all we have is a recipe for disaster.” “This became a political mess, because the mayor made this his political thing.” He added, “They’ve lost their focus on kids.” In their efforts to turn schools around and evaluate […]
Test Scorers (job opening)
Optimum Solutions Corp. is looking for certified K-6 and 7/8 ELA, MATH & SCIENCE teachers to electronically score NYS assessments during April, May and June 2016. You should have experience either teaching the Common Core curriculum in a classroom or scoring the Common Core Assessments during the last 2 years. Retirees can also meet certain […]
Closing Schools Do Not Lead to Improved Student Performance
New York, NY – Council of School Supervisors & Administrators President Ernest Logan issued comments on the release of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools report, “High School Closures in New York City:””CSA takes the Research Alliance study at its word that it “cannot identify the precise mechanisms that explain closures impact or […]
Professional Teacher Certification Schedule
Cohort 17 – Professional Teacher Certification Program Starting March 2016 – Saturdays in Brooklyn Spring 2016 EDUC 605 – Literacy in the Content Area Saturday – March 12, 19; April 9, 16, 23 EDUC 603 – Competency in the Teaching of Literacy Saturday – April 2, 30; May 7, 14, 15 Summer 2016 EDUC 656 – […]
How Do I Get Teacher Certification in NY?
You need certification to teach, but sometimes it can be confusing to figure out which classes will get you the right certification. We offer programs to help you get initial certification, professional certification, special ed certification, and administrative certification. How do I get teacher certification in NY? What about counselor or administrator certification? Here’s a […]
Quality Review Assessment
One of the services our team of Professional Development experts handles is a Pre-Quality Review Assessment for schools. Here’s how that works, as detailed by Matt Zagami and Carl SanFilippo, CITE Coordinator/Consultant for Professional Development. For the Pre-Quality Review Assessment we adhere to the following on-going process. 1. Review the school’s previous Quality Review assessments, recent […]
