When Theresa Montaño first joined the faculty at Cal State Northridge, as a professor of bilingual education, her classes were packed with future teachers. “I’d have to turn students away,” she said. Now, a little more than a decade later, says Montaño, “I’m actually having a hard time enrolling students in my undergrad education classes.
Get information and resources HERE: The National Education Association is building a nation of readers through its signature program, NEA’s Read Across America. Now in its 20th year, this year-round program focuses on motivating children and teens to read through events, partnerships, and reading resources. “You’re never too old, too wacky, too wild, to pick
DENVER – The Colorado Education Association is breaking new ground in continued professional learning with COpilot, an innovative, flexible online learning platform for teachers and education support professionals. The CEA is the first association of educators in the country to launch a statewide, interactive tool delivering peer-to-peer teaching support. “We designed COpilot to give Colorado
“Everything that goes on in a school is important,” says Dr. James Comer, a child psychiatrist with the Yale University Child Study Center and renowned child development author. “ESPs (education support professionals) are involved in ways that support everybody in the school and decrease behavioral problems.” With almost 3 million school support staff working in
Educators,Legislators and CDE came together to review the ESSA plan for the state of Colorado. For more information click!
NEA Today Express What’s important for educators to remember, says Dave Stuart, is that students’ familiarity with digital technologies has no bearing on the fact that they need help in competently digesting information and reaching well-founded conclusions. “Kids still need to read, write, think and speak critically. That doesn’t come with being a digital native.
Hope all of you had a wonderful break and came back refreshed and re energized.
WEA wishes that you have a relaxed, peaceful and joy filled holiday break. Don’t eat to much, but enjoy your family and friends. Have a great New Year’s Eve and we will see you all back next year.
A positive climate, most education stakeholders agree, is on most schools’ wish-list. Schools do not aspire, after all, to create environments that are detrimental to students and educators. But the No Child Left Behind era – a decade plus of “test and punish,” a stripped down curriculum, and narrow accountability measures – decoupled school climate
Do some of your students need additional help before they can be ready to learn. WEA understands all too well the gap between what the district, social services, and other charitable agencies provide and what students often need. WEA also recognizes that our educators are in the best position to understand these special unmet needs
