Teacher

2022 - 12 - 17

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Teacher aides at San Francisco Unified receive monetary ... (EdSource)

“Working families rely on the help from paraprofessional educators who take the extra step to ensure a well-rounded and quality education for SFUSD students,” ...

Teacher aides at San Francisco Unified will receive one-time bonuses to encourage them to stay with the district. “This funding will help to recognize and retain our hardworking paraprofessional educators and encourage them to stay with SFUSD.” Teacher aides at San Francisco Unified receive monetary encouragement to stay

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Dickinson County teacher creates 'band club' as school searches for ... (UpperMichigansSource.com)

Norway-Vulcan Area Schools has been without a music teacher since the beginning of the semester.

Gail Robert is a middle school English and careers teacher at Vulcan Middle School. The band club includes trombones, percussion, flutes, and trumpets. (WLUC) - A Dickinson County teacher has gone above and beyond to keep music in school.

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Honolulu Teacher Violated Ethics By Accepting $16600 From ... (Honolulu Civil Beat)

The Moanalua Elementary teacher has to pay back the funds and may face further disciplinary action.

Bayudan admitted to the commission that none of the money she accepted from the donor went to school activities. DOE spokeswoman Nanea Kalani said the issue is being treated as a personnel matter for Moanalua’s principal and complex area superintendent to resolve. The truth is that less than 2% of our monthly readers are financial supporters. Earlier this month, Galera sent a letter to parents informing them of the investigation and assuring them that appropriate actions would be taken. The commission deferred to the DOE for further disciplinary action. 6, 2021, just nine days after the donor gave Bayudan the first check, Moanalua Elementary School principal Lynda Galera cautioned employees against accepting checks for personal use.

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What we know about incident that closed Dilworth Middle School (Reno Gazette-Journal)

On Thursday, a day after a teachers union meeting at Dilworth Middle School to talk about safety issues, a teacher was injured in an incident with a student ...

Enfield said there have been multiple incidents at the school this year. Enfield said she didn't know if the teacher absences on Friday were an organized “sick out." She expected Dilworth to be open on Monday with additional staff resources at the school.

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Dilworth Middle School teacher concerned about staff safety (KOLO)

Jennifer Malaterre has taught at Dilworth Middle School for 13 years. She reached out to KOLO 8 News Now to raise concerns over violence in their building.

“This is not about a specific population of students and we need to be mindful of that. She says she hopes action is taken to protect other teachers at Dilworth Elementary from physical harm. However, it has gone to the extreme to now these students are doing egregious things to staff.” The student was refusing, trying to get into the building on the other hallway,” said Malatere while recounting the incident that happened Thursday. She adds that violence against staff is not new at the school. “I have four boys of my own and two of them are special education students.

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27 Dilworth teachers call out sick after teacher injured in altercation ... (KUNR Public Radio)

Dilworth Middle School in Sparks, Nev., was closed Friday, Dec. 16, after a teacher was injured in an altercation with a student the day before.

The district expects classes to resume on Monday at Dilworth. These are my teammates,” she said. These are my colleagues.

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Dilworth Middle School teacher plans to press charges against ... (KRNV My News 4)

The Dilworth Middle School teacher who was assaulted by a student Thursday plans to press charges, she told News 4-Fox 11 exclusively on Friday.

Sparks School Cancels Classes Due to High Teacher Absences (U.S. News & World Report)

SPARKS, Nev. (AP) — A high number of staff absences has forced the cancellation of classes at a Sparks school Friday, a day after a teacher there was ...

But Washoe County School District officials did not comment when asked if Friday's cancellation was related. However, he says classes are expected to resume Monday. (AP) — A high number of staff absences has forced the cancellation of classes at a Sparks school Friday, a day after a teacher there was injured in a fight.

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80 percent of Dilworth Middle School teachers call out after student ... (KTVN)

Washoe County School District superintendent Susan Enfield said that Dilworth has had a "handful of incidents" this year. Friday morning, 27 of the 33 teachers ...

These are my teammates. "These are my colleagues. Friday morning, 27 of the 33 teachers took sick leave.

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Building Teacher Training in the World's Poorest Countries (The Tech Edvocate)

Just as student achievement depends upon educators, teacher development depends on the instructors. Thus, high-quality teacher instructors should be prioritized ...

Teacher development is an enduring crisis, particularly in war- and poverty-inflicted countries, and needs resolve and consistent work. If compensating travel expenses isn’t considered, a teacher could decide to be absent if it means saving some money for meeting other needs. From clarifying what “quality teaching” entails to setting up practical standards for teaching and professional development, staying updated on current events, and knowing about the daily ground realities the educators handle, policy- and decision-makers should do them all. Additionally, how much educators will be compensated financially for training should be considered. Governments should stay updated about the curriculum and methods the educators are learning, as they’ll implement these methods in the classroom. Governments in these countries should consider the following to help educators.

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Phil Murphy signs law to shift NJ teacher certification testing to ... (NorthJersey.com)

Starting in spring 2024, students who have completed teacher preparation programs in New Jersey will no longer have to take the EdTPA; they will instead ...

By removing the external test and requiring collegiate teacher preparation programs to conduct their own, pre-service teachers will still have to show their effectiveness in the classroom and reach beyond theory, a priority that Murphy described in his veto. The state should be assisting rather than obstructing teacher candidates in the midst of a teacher shortage, said the bill's original sponsors, state Sen. However, I believe the process can be improved by transferring the authority to select performance-based assessments from the Commissioner of Education to the Educator Preparation Programs themselves," Murphy said in the conditional veto. Had the bill been released a little earlier, in September, programs might have been able to put in place a test of their own for next year's graduates, while staying compliant with the law, Katz said. Murphy issued a conditional veto in September, meaning he recommended changes in the bill before he would sign in into law. It also means that students enrolled in teacher education programs and graduating in spring 2023 will still have to take the edTPA, said Dan Katz, a professor at Seton Hall University.

Office of the Governor | Governor Murphy Signs Legislation ... (NJ.gov)

TRENTON – Governor Phil Murphy today signed S896 w/GR into law, which prohibits the State Board of Education from requiring the completion of the Educative ...

“As New Jersey continues to combat a growing teacher shortage, this new law will ensure that our members can meet the demand of preparing the teachers of tomorrow.” “The removal of this costly and unnecessary burden will allow our schools to attract more candidates into the teaching profession.” “School leaders are grateful for the support of the Governor to place assessment of prospective teachers within their preparation program,” said Dr. “At our meeting of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools addressing the teacher shortage, the EdTPA was repeatedly identified as a contributor to the shortage. “In the midst of a teacher shortage, we should assist teaching candidates rather than further obstruct their opportunity to teach in a classroom,” said Senator Shirley K Turner. The Governor recommended changes necessary to maintain the elimination of the State’s current requirement that educator candidates pass the edTPA test, and instead moved the responsibility for administering a performance-based assessment to the educator preparation programs (“EPP”), which are best-positioned to select or create the most appropriate assessment for their candidates.

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In a long-awaited move, Gov. Murphy removes controversial teacher ... (nj.com)

The Educative Teacher Performance Assessment (edTPA), administered by Pearson Education Inc., became a requirement in 2014 to raise the standards for ...

New Jersey was one of only 16 states to use the test, which requires an 80-page portfolio and video of a candidate teaching a lesson. [became a requirement](https://www.nj.com/education/2014/06/nj_raises_standards_on_teacher_prep_programs_and_certification_requirements.html) in 2014 to raise the standards for teaching candidates, but critics claimed that it kept education students from focusing on student teaching and other aspects of their preparation. [Phil Murphy](https://www.nj.com/topic/phil-murphy) on Friday signed a bill into law that will free teaching candidates from having to pass a controversial and expensive test to become certified to teach in New Jersey.

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Duncanville ISD Art Teacher Annette Valenzuela Spotlight (Focusdailynews)

Valenzuela said one of her favorite events is district art show and seeing what all her fellow creatives have done with their students.

Helping kids to channel their creativity can help them realize who they are as part of their society and community.” “We dance and sing in celebration. Valenzuela is an advocate of community service, something she does regularly with her students. “DoD is a team collaboration, and everyone does their part. “I love watching kids figure out how to create the challenges that I give them. Annette Valenzuela teaches art but she knows a bit about history as well.

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Christine Booker Paylor, a retired Baltimore teacher and active ... (Baltimore Sun)

Christine Booker Paylor, a retired Baltimore City Schools teacher who was an indefatigable worker for the John Wesley United Methodist Church, ...

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Governor Murphy signs bill eliminating test requirement for would-be ... (New Jersey Monitor)

The law eliminates the requirement for prospective teachers to take the Education Teacher Performance Assessment, or edTPA, before they can become eligible for ...

Please see our republishing guidelines for use of photos and graphics. The New Jersey Education Association said hundreds of potential teachers will immediately become eligible for certification. Murphy recently signed a law requiring state education officials to issue annual reports using data on the teaching workforce. Teachers approved for that certificate can obtain a standard certificate if they pass at least two evaluations. In a statement, New Jersey Education Association President Sean Spiller, who represents the largest teachers union in the state, called the test requirement unnecessary and said Murphy’s action is “a win for students and educators in New Jersey.” Phil Murphy said the testing requirement "acted as a barrier in the transition between sitting in a classroom and leading a classroom."

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Murphy Tackles Teacher Shortage, Eliminates edTPA Requirement ... (NewsBreak Original)

Murphy eliminates the edTPA requirements for school teachers.Photo byMorristown Minute. Governor Murphy signed legislation to attempt to address the teacher ...

“The removal of this costly and unnecessary burden will allow our schools to attract more candidates into the teaching profession.” “School leaders are grateful for the support of the Governor to place assessment of prospective teachers within their preparation program,” said Dr. We are glad that our future educators will now be able to focus their time and energy on developing and practicing the real-world skills that will bring them success in their future classrooms so that our public schools can remain the very best in America.” “At our meeting of the Joint Committee on the Public Schools addressing the teacher shortage, the EdTPA was repeatedly identified as a contributor to the shortage. “In the midst of a teacher shortage, we should assist teaching candidates rather than further obstruct their opportunity to teach in a classroom,” said Senator Shirley K Turner. “By eliminating edTPA, we will streamline a process that has previously acted as a barrier in the transition between sitting in a classroom and leading a classroom.

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'Amazing' gay teacher died by suicide after weeks of homophobic ... (PinkNews)

Tributes have flooded in for gay teacher Simon Cremen who tragically took his own life after being relentlessly abused by a homophobic stalker.

It’s so clear how loved Simon was and is.” He put a brave face on to the world despite how he felt inside. The room is a space where people can relax away from the busy event. Simon was extremely likeable, always looked after others and cheered the whole room up. “He was a fierce ally of the bi and trans communities, and he was passionate about improving access for marginalised parts of those communities.” [Katie Burton](https://www.grimsbytelegraph.co.uk/news/local-news/tributes-amazing-grimsby-teacher-gay-7934708), a friend of Cremen, said: “Simon was a close friend of mine for many years, he was very special to me and many others.

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Japan's teachers battle for change as deaths from overwork persist (台北時報)

In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight.

The shares continued to trade down to the end of the session, and the sell-off even spread to rival bike GLOBAL LEADER: The Taiwanese chipmaker’s sales rose 11.1 percent from the second quarter to US$20.16 billion, while its market share increased to 56.1 percent Apple Inc’s orders for chips used in iPhones benefited Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co (TSMC, 台積電) in the third quarter of this year and increased the chipmaker’s global market share, TrendForce Corp (集邦科技) said on Thursday. However, the relocation of the supply chain is a project that will take many years to complete, not to mention that China remains a big market for Apple. PAYMENT POSTPONEMENTS: The bicycle manufacturer said it is grateful to its suppliers for providing flexibility to its brand by adjusting orders and payments Shares of Giant Manufacturing Co (巨大機械), one of the leading bicycle brands in the world, tumbled yesterday amid a sell-off sparked by reports that the company had asked its suppliers for payment postponements. TSMC’s market share rose to 56.1 percent from 53.4 percent in the previous quarter, the Taipei-based market information advisory firm said in a research report. Its sales rose 11.1 percent from the second quarter to US$20.16 billion in the third quarter after Apple released its latest iPhone 14 series in September, TrendForce said. In November 2019, Indian Kapil Sharma would not have known that he would share a bond with Taiwan because of its guavas. Laid off from his job as a bank teller during the COVID-19 pandemic, Sharma returned to his home village of Shahijadpur, near Sonipat City north of New Delhi, where he turned his life around by growing Taiwanese guavas. In addition, the migration of supply chain mainly refers to the relocation of the US firm's assemblers, not the shift of production sites of its components suppliers, Yuanta said. There he saw Taiwanese guava tree saplings, which appealed to him because they consume less water, and a lack “Toward the end, he was telling me that teachers should stop working like this and that he wanted to lead that change in the future,” his widow said. “I feel like my husband and I are working together to follow through on his last words — that he wants to change the working practices of teachers.”

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'Work without limits': Japan's teachers battle for change (The Manila Times)

TOKYO: In one of his last diary entries, Japanese teacher Yoshio Kudo lamented workdays that started early and could last until nearly midnight.

"I feel like my husband and I are working together to follow through on his last words: that he wants to change the working practices of teachers." This year, Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party established a task force to study the issue. Instead, the law adds eight hours' worth of extra pay to their monthly salaries, a framework that Nishimoto says results in "making teachers work without limits for fixed pay." From reams of paperwork to tasks like lunch distribution, leading daily cleaning sessions with students and monitoring children on their way to and from school, teachers in Japan "have in a way become handymen," school management consultant Masatoshi Senoo said. "Toward the end, he was telling me that teachers should stop working like this and that he wanted to lead that change in the future," his widow said. But she acknowledged that many "continue to work long hours" and "efforts need to be accelerated."

Now-Fired Teacher Accused of Sex With 14-Year-Old Ex-Student (U.S. News & World Report)

MACON, Ga. (AP) — A now-fired middle school teacher remains jailed in middle Georgia after investigators said he had sex with a 14-year-old former student.

A magistrate judge ordered Jackson to be held without bail Friday and ordered him to have no contact with the alleged victim or victim's family. School officials urged parents to report any concerns regarding their own children. The Bibb County school district said it fired Jackson on Thursday and told parents it is cooperating with the investigation.

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Former Bibb teacher appears in court, requests hearing on ... (13WMAZ.com)

Charles Jackson was charged Thursday with two counts of statutory rape and one count of aggravated molestation. The Bibb County Sheriff's Office says Jackson ...

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Teacher of the Week: Emerald Pando (ConchoValleyHomepage.com)

SAN ANGELO, Texas — This week's Teacher of the Week is Emerald Pando, an Art teacher at Central Highschool. Pando teaches her students that they are all ...

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QC teacher earns national certification (WHBF - OurQuadCities.com)

Bettendorf High School science teacher Spencer Mesick has earned National Board Certification in teaching science-adolescence and young adulthood-earth and ...

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Littlefield ISD mourning loss of Kindergarten teacher Shonda Castillo (KCBD)

Students and teachers in Littlefield ISD are mourning the loss of Kindergarten teacher Shonda Castillo, who passed away Saturday morning after a brief ...

“The entire Littlefield community is grieved by this unexpected loss, and words cannot express the sorrow we feel about the loss of Shonda. We extend our deepest condolences to the Castillo family and encourage everyone to provide support to them in their time of painful loss.” Her presence will be hugely missed by her family foremost, as well as her students, fellow teachers and the entire Littlefield ISD community.

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