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by Jessica Masters
Nov 20, 2006
/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you are a teach students in grades 4-9, we invite you to
participate in a special pilot study for a federally funded
research project, the e-Learning for Educators Initiative.
The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
at Boston College is conducting a pilot s...See More/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you are a teach students in grades 4-9, we invite you to
participate in a special pilot study for a federally funded
research project, the e-Learning for Educators Initiative.
The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
at Boston College is conducting a pilot study to examine
the characteristics of test items that will be used in the
large-scale research project and you may be eligible to
participate in this pilot study. You will only need to
complete an online survey, and administer two online tests
to your students, and you will eligible for a $100 stipend.
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible you must:
• Be a teacher in grades 4- 9
• NOT be a teacher in the following list of states.
(The larger research study will occur in these states and
thus these teachers cannot participate in the pilot study).
o Alabama
o Delaware
o Kentucky
o Mississippi
o Missouri
o New Hampshire
o Pennsylvania
o West Virginia
• Be able to administer an online test to a class of
students.
COMPENSATION
All teachers who participate will receive instant feedback
about student performance. You can use this feedback to
assess your students and inform future instruction.
In addition to the feedback about your students’
performance, the first 140 teachers to complete the
requirements (10 in each sub-content area) will receive
$100 for each sub-content area. Completing the
requirements means taking the teacher survey and
administering both tests to your students.
REQUIREMENTS
You can participate in multiple sub-content areas (listed
below). Participation requirements are:
• You will take one online survey, estimated to take
30-45 minutes to complete.
• You will administer two online tests to a class of
at least 15 students. Each test takes one full class
period; the total amount of participation time needed from
your students is two class periods. You will need Flash v8
or higher to administer the students tests. This software
is free for download at
[link removed]
These requirements are for each sub-content area chosen.
The sub-content areas are:
4th and 5th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
• Vocabulary
• Reading Comprehension: Narrative
• Reading Comprehension: Expository
• Writing
5th and 6th Grade Math sub-content areas:
• Fractions
• Algebraic Thinking
• Measurement
7th and 8th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
• Vocabulary
• Reading Comprehension: Narrative
• Reading Comprehension: Expository
• Writing
8th and 9th Grade Math sub-content areas:
• Proportional Reasoning
• Functions
• Geometric Measurement
For more information about the study and to sign up, please
visit:
[link removed]!”
Once you sign up, you will be directed to the Teacher
Management Page. Here you can download the files “Pilot
Instructions” and “Stipend and Contact Information” for
further details.
You can also contact the researchers at efe.[email removed].
by Caped Crusader
yesterday, 2006
/blockquote>
[link removed]
by Jessica Masters
Nov 29, 2006
/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you teach students in grades 4-9, we invite you to
participate in a special pilot study for a federally funded
research project, the e-Learning for Educators Initiative.
The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
at Boston College is conducting a pilot study t...See More/blockquote>
Dear Teachers,
If you teach students in grades 4-9, we invite you to
participate in a special pilot study for a federally funded
research project, the e-Learning for Educators Initiative.
The Technology and Assessment Study Collaborative (inTASC)
at Boston College is conducting a pilot study to examine
the characteristics of test items that will be used in the
large-scale research project and you may be eligible to
participate in this pilot study. You will only need to
complete an online survey, and administer two online tests
to your students, and you will receive a $100 stipend.
This study will conclude on Friday, December 8, so sign up
now and participate! We need your help to collect data for
this important study! For more information, or to sign up,
please visit [link removed]
ELIGIBILITY
In order to be eligible you must:
• Be a teacher in grades 4- 9
• NOT be a teacher in the following list of states.
(The larger research study will occur in these states and
thus these teachers cannot participate in the pilot study).
o Alabama
o Delaware
o Kentucky
o Mississippi
o Missouri
o New Hampshire
o Pennsylvania
o West Virginia
• Be able to administer an online test to a class of
students.
COMPENSATION
All teachers who participate will receive instant feedback
about student performance. You can use this feedback to
assess your students and inform future instruction.
In addition to the feedback about your students’
performance, the first 140 teachers to complete the
requirements (10 in each sub-content area) will receive
$100 for each sub-content area. Completing the
requirements means taking the teacher survey and
administering both tests to your students.
REQUIREMENTS
You can participate in multiple sub-content areas (listed
below). Participation requirements are:
• You will take one online survey, estimated to take
30-45 minutes to complete.
• You will administer two online tests to a class of
at least 15 students. Each test takes one full class
period; the total amount of participation time needed from
your students is two class periods. You will need Flash v8
or higher to administer the students tests. This software
is free for download at
[link removed]
These requirements are for each sub-content area chosen.
The sub-content areas are:
4th and 5th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
• Vocabulary
• Reading Comprehension: Narrative
• Reading Comprehension: Expository
• Writing
5th and 6th Grade Math sub-content areas:
• Fractions
• Algebraic Thinking
• Measurement
7th and 8th Grade ELA sub-content areas:
• Vocabulary
• Reading Comprehension: Narrative
• Reading Comprehension: Expository
• Writing
8th and 9th Grade Math sub-content areas:
• Proportional Reasoning
• Functions
• Geometric Measurement
For more information about the study and to sign up, please
visit:
[link removed]!”
Once you sign up, you will be directed to the Teacher
Management Page. Here you can download the files “Pilot
Instructions” and “Stipend and Contact Information” for
further details.
You can also contact the researchers at efe.[email removed].
/blockquote>
why are there posts about sex cams on a teachers site, Get
rid of them.
by Does your state afford you similar rights?
Dec 22, 2006
/blockquote>
Every teacher is entitled to a duty-free lunch and
planning and preparation time. Except for a few minor
changes made in the 1995 rewrite of the Texas Education
Code, the statutes have essentially remained the same.
Duty-free lunch – Texas Education Code, Sec. 21.405
By law, each classroom teacher ...See More/blockquote>
Every teacher is entitled to a duty-free lunch and
planning and preparation time. Except for a few minor
changes made in the 1995 rewrite of the Texas Education
Code, the statutes have essentially remained the same.
Duty-free lunch – Texas Education Code, Sec. 21.405
By law, each classroom teacher and full-time librarian
gets at least a 30-minute lunch period “free from all
duties and responsibilities connected with the instruction
and supervision of students.” According to a Texas
Attorney General opinion, the term “duty” would include a
directive that teachers remain on campus during lunch,
because it would relate to student instruction or
supervision. Districts cannot require teachers to stay on
campus during their 30-minute lunch even if the campus
is “closed” for students.
The law provides exceptions—personnel shortages, extreme
economic conditions or unavoidable/unforeseen
circumstances—which give districts the right to require
teachers to supervise lunches, but not more than one time
per week.
The rules adopted by the commissioner of education set the
bar very high before a district can assign a teacher to
lunch duty. Scheduling problems do not create unforeseen
circumstances. They exist when an epidemic, illness, or
natural or man-made disaster leaves no one available to do
the duty. An extreme economic condition exists when hiring
a person to supervise lunch would cause the district to
raise taxes to the extent that the district might face a
tax roll-back election. A personnel shortage exists only
after all available nonteaching personnel—superintendent
and business manager included—have been assigned to the
duty and the district has diligently recruited community
volunteers to help.
Planning and preparation time – Texas Education Code, Sec.
21.404
The law entitles every teacher to planning and preparation
time, during which the district can require the teacher to
engage in no activity other than parent-teacher
conferences, evaluating student work, and planning.
Teachers must have at least 450 minutes of planning time
every two weeks in increments of not less than 45 minutes
within the instructional day.
Examples:
A teacher could have five 90-minute conference periods
within a two-week period, instead of a 45-minute
conference period each day. A district can provide 50-
minute blocks of planning time daily, and exceed the
minimum requirement, but it could not provide 50 minutes
one day and 40 minutes the next.
A district cannot schedule a 7:45 a.m.-3:15 p.m.
instructional day, and then give teachers 3:15 p.m.-4:00
p.m. to plan after the students leave.
Conference period cases often involve requirements for
group planning or staff development during planning
periods. According to the commissioner of education, if a
district gives teachers no more than the statutory minimum
planning time, the district cannot ask teachers to engage
in group-planning during one of those planning periods.
Example:
A district that schedules 50-minute planning periods every
day could ask teachers to plan as a group one day every
two weeks, but the district could not take one planning
period for group planning and another for staff
development.
by United States Institute of Peace
Dec 28, 2006
/blockquote>
The United States Institute of Peace announces the National
Peace Essay Contest for students in grades 9-12. For the
2006-07 contest, student's essay must examine the issue of
youth and violent conflicts. First-place winners from each
state receive $1,000 college scholarships and compete for
national awards o...See More/blockquote>
The United States Institute of Peace announces the National
Peace Essay Contest for students in grades 9-12. For the
2006-07 contest, student's essay must examine the issue of
youth and violent conflicts. First-place winners from each
state receive $1,000 college scholarships and compete for
national awards of $2,500 to $10,000. National award
amounts include state awards. First-place state winners
also are invited to attend an expenses-paid awards program
in Washington, D.C., in June. To obtain guidelines for
entering the contest, e-mail [email removed]].
by A substitute sick and tired of the treatment
Dec 29, 2006
/blockquote>
I'm active on the substitue chatboard and I've been a
substitute here in south central Wisconsin for 4 years. I
just recently did a 2 week assignment at the Waupun High
School for the Special Ed. teacher who, sadly, died. I put
in 12 hour days, took over from another substitute who left
nothing for one w...See More/blockquote>
I'm active on the substitue chatboard and I've been a
substitute here in south central Wisconsin for 4 years. I
just recently did a 2 week assignment at the Waupun High
School for the Special Ed. teacher who, sadly, died. I put
in 12 hour days, took over from another substitute who left
nothing for one whole week, took stuff home to get up to
speed, etc.
I did this at the daily sub. rate of pay, never so much as
a greeting or check in with the Principal or Vice Principal
but a wonderful group of team teachers and aides as well as
some other staff.
A week ago the Principal decides to discipline me (claims I
didn't follow a teacher's lesson plan - never mind this
teacher left no work, had me show videos the kids saw
before, etc. and is known to have major behavior problems
in his classroom) by just not having me called! No chance
to speak with him before hand, no thoughts of my hard work
in the earlier job, etc. Just cut me off, don't tell me,
etc.
I work hard to build good relationships with students and
don't generally have the poor behavior problems but anyone
knows high schoolers can get louder, etc. when they come
into a class with a substitute and there is nothing of
substance left. So it's easy to blame the substitute when
there is more noise, etc. and I refuse to yell at kids.
Now I feel totally ripped off and taken advantage of. The
schools say we are "At Will" employees but for those of you
who do have substitutes please take some time to see how
your school and District treats them. Even the very good
and seasoned veterans on the substitute board report of
teachers leaving poor plans, getting told they messed up
after teacher complains about them but smiles at them in
the hallway, etc.
Some of you may not appreciate this post on this board but
I, for one, am sick and tired of schools and teachers
treating us no better than they do the broken pencils on
the floor. Help us change this so we can do our jobs as
best we can and not work in fear each time we come into
some schools.
/blockquote>
I am a third year, high school English teacher looking to
go back to school for my masters. I do not know what I
would like to do. Suggestions?
by Tenure guy
Jan 4, 2007
/blockquote>
I'm wondering about Tenure in Wisconsin. How long to get it
and how strong is it? How about the strength of unions?
I'm thinking about moving to the SE part of the state, like
Milwaukee, suburbs, Racine, Kenosha, etc.
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>> why are there posts about sex cams on a teachers site, Get
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