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But it’s gone now, because NMSI was unable to reach agreement with Washington schools on the terms of the grant contract and we’re sad. In case you missed it yesterday, check out this Seattle Times article for the depressing details. Read more... Topics: Math \| Math Teachers \| Science \| Science Teachers \| The TNT Hits the Math Debate Home By maureen on 07 Mar \| 0 comments In the wake of last week’s letter from the 60 UW professors who warned that a growing number of freshmen can’t do even middle school math, the Tacoma New Tribune published a great editorial this morning that pointed out that remediation isn’t the fault of students (especially the ones smart enough to get into the UW), it’s the “quantity and quality of math education kids get in public schools.” And, more importantly, the shortage of qualified math teachers is at the heart of the problem. Read more... Topics: Legislature \| Math \| Math Teachers \| When Math Professors Attack! By maureen on 29 Feb \| 9 comments Saw an interesting article in the P-I today that pits 60 math and science professors from the UW—who signed an open letter—against the state’s new math standards. Apparently, many profs complain that college freshmen can’t do basic math, some instructors are dumbing down their classes and Washington math education is to blame. Read more... Topics: Universities \| Math Teachers \| Math Curriculum \| Math \| Math Night Lights By maureen on 05 Feb \| 0 comments One of the best sessions I attended at the OSPI January Conference last week focused on math. But it wasn’t about student WASL scores or the new math standards or even math curriculum suggestions. No one argued and no one bantered about whose district was doing what. Instead we were posed with a simple question: Double 38. Read more... Topics: Math \| Math Curriculum \| Math Teachers \| Parents \| Teaching Science Teachers to be Leaders Posted on 01 Feb \| 12 comments A big part of teaching is about knowing how to ask the right questions. Topics: Teacher Training \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| Math \| Legislature \| Type: Article Rush to Judgment By allisonm on 29 Jan \| 0 comments It's no secret that the quality of a teacher has an immense impact on student achievement. And with teacher shortages looming, particularly in specialized areas such as math & science and special education, it's definitely a hot topic of discussion. One which will only get hotter with the release of a new report Rush to Judgment: Teacher Evaluation in Public Education from the Education Sector, an independent education policy think tank. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| K-12 Education Reform \| It's about the marketplace. By allisonm on 02 Jan \| 0 comments Supply and demand, price and competition: these are the simple concepts of labor economics. Do your job well and be rewarded. Have specialized skills to do a job others can't and opportunities will knock at your door. Seems like a familiar formula, right? For most of us, it is. But not so for teachers. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Science Teachers \| Math Teachers \| Good news/Bad news for teacher quality By maureen on 17 Dec \| 0 comments We’ve all been asked the foreboding question, “Which do you want first, the good news or the bad news?” To increase the interactivity of this post on the state of our nation’s teacher quality, I’ll say this: Choose your own adventure, read whichever section you would like first: The Good News, The Bad News, or The Conclusion. Read more... Topics: Teachers \| Teacher Training \| Math Teachers \| Math \| Editing 68 pages By allisonm on 30 Nov \| 0 comments As ed folks here in Washington State revamp our math standards and continue to debate curriculum, teacher training and assessment issues, it seems the Bush Administration has got the same idea. Read more... Topics: Math Curriculum \| Math Teachers \| National Debates \| Targeting math teacher shortages By melissa on 25 Oct \| 1 comment At the beginning of this school year, the Renton School District had a tough choice. Due to a shortage of qualified teachers, the district had three unfilled math teaching positions. Equally short-staffed were the surrounding districts, scrambling to fill their own math teaching positions with substitutes, principals and under-qualified teachers. Read more... 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