Wednesday, December 21, 2011

Two national teaching prizes open application processes | Philadelphia Public School Notebook

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Two national teaching prizes open application processes

by Avi Wolfman-Arent on Dec 20 2011 Posted in Latest news
Two prestigious and well-financed awards for teaching excellence, the Fishman Prize and theKnowles Science Teaching Fellowship, recently opened their nationwide application processes.
The Fishman Prize, awarded by The National Teaching Project, honors up to five “extraordinary” teachers with a $25,000 award and the opportunity to participate in a summer residency with other winners. The residency culminates in the publication of paper on best practices written by the participants.
Teachers working in high-poverty public or charter schools can apply before February 3, 2012. TNTP also accepts nominations for teachers who should be 

Last SRC meeting of 2011

by thenotebook on Dec 21 2011 Posted in Latest news
The School Reform Commission is meeting today at 2 p.m. for its December action meeting. The commission will be addressing resolutions introduced at last Friday's planning meeting.
You can watch the proceedings live on the District's cable station, PSTV 52.  The meeting is also being streamed live online.

Check back for more as the meeting unfolds.