Northwest Regional Comprehensive Center
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Upcoming Events
Highly Qualified Teachers (HQT)
2009 State Teacher Policy Yearbook
The National Council on Teacher Quality (NCTQ) released its annual 52-volume report on state policies that impact the teaching profession. This year's edition is a comprehensive analysis of all aspects of states' teacher policies, including key policy areas such as teacher preparation, evaluation, tenure and dismissal, alternative certification, and compensation.
The MetLife Survey of the American Teacher: Collaborating for Student Success: Part 1: Effective Teaching and Leadership
MetLife recently released Part 1 of their annual survey examining the views of teachers, principals, and students about respective roles and responsibilities, current practice, and priorities for the future. Part 1: Effective Teaching and Leadership examines views about responsibility and accountability, what collaboration looks like in schools, and if and to what degree it is currently practiced.
Teaching for a New World: Preparing High School Educators to Deliver College- and Career-Ready Instruction
Alliance for Excellent Education released a brief describing five areas in which teachers must be competent in order to instruct students and prepare them for life, work, and citizenship.
Teacher Hiring, Placement, and Assignment Practices
The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality released a brief discussing the importance of implementing effective teacher hiring and placement practices, particularly for at-risk districts and schools. It provides strategies for teacher hiring, assignment, and placement that will help districts’ approaches to hiring and placing teachers who are likely to be effective and stay in the schools where they start.
America's Opportunity: Teacher Effectiveness and Equity in K–12 Classrooms
The National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality recently released a report synthesizing the emerging research base on teacher effectiveness and equitable distribution of K–12 teachers. This research base reinforces the federal focus on ensuring highly effective teachers for all students.
High Quality Teacher Learning Community
This is the first meeting of the High Quality Teacher Learning Community (HQT-LC) sponsored by NWRCC specially for Title II SEA administrators in the region.
Implementation of Highly Qualified Teacher Plans From Planning to Action: Implementation of Highly Qualified Teacher Plans
Two NWRCC staff members attend the National Issues Forum on Teacher Quality in Washington DC hosted by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality.
NCCTQ National What Works Conference
"Advancing Student Achievement through Effective Teaching and Leading"
High Quality Teacher Learning Community
High Quality Teacher Learning Community (HQT-LC) sponsored by NWRCC specially for Title II SEA administrators in the region.
High Quality Teacher Learning Community
High Quality Teacher Learning Community (HQT-LC) sponsored by NWRCC specially for Title II SEA administrators in the region.
