Oakland, Alameda teachers named Alameda County Teacher of the Year
Friday, October 5th, 2012 at 12:02 am in No Comments
Congratulations to the two Alameda County teachers of the year: I’Asha Warfield, from Oakland’s Frick Middle School, and Chris Hansen, from Alameda’s Lincoln Middle School.
They learned of the distinction last night, at an awards night organized by the Alameda County Office of Education. Now, they go on to compete for California Teacher of the Year.
In this video of Warfield, she talks about the conversations and debates that take place in her classroom. “I
They learned of the distinction last night, at an awards night organized by the Alameda County Office of Education. Now, they go on to compete for California Teacher of the Year.
In this video of Warfield, she talks about the conversations and debates that take place in her classroom. “I
Report: School turnarounds are based on faulty evidence
Thursday, October 4th, 2012 at 1:06 pm in No Comments
A policy brief on school turnarounds published this week — authored by Tina Trujillo of UC Berkeley’s Graduate School of Education and Michelle Renée of the Annenberg Institute for School Reform at Brown University — sharply criticizes a federal approach to improving schools, used in a number of Bay Area schools, that’s based on principles of competition and accountability.
It notes that School Improvement Grants, a program designed to “turn around” 5,000 of the nation’s lowest-scoring schools, offers schools only short-term financial support.
I’d love to hear what employees and families at Oakland’s four School Improvement Grant schools — Roots International, United for Success, Alliance Academy and Elmhurst Community School — think about the report, and the SIG program, itself.
Another excerpt: Read the rest of this entry »
It notes that School Improvement Grants, a program designed to “turn around” 5,000 of the nation’s lowest-scoring schools, offers schools only short-term financial support.
I’d love to hear what employees and families at Oakland’s four School Improvement Grant schools — Roots International, United for Success, Alliance Academy and Elmhurst Community School — think about the report, and the SIG program, itself.
Another excerpt: Read the rest of this entry »