Sunday, October 15, 2006

Check out the section on teacher quality

Labour Relations in Public Education - from the website
The mission of the Labour Relations in Public Education Resource Centre is to offer research and analysis of labour-management issues which impact public education.

Its on-line library contains links to a wide range of resources classified by topic and format. Brief abstracts will assist in selecting the most useful material. The resources are regularly updated to offer an international perspective on emerging developments and models of interest for the Canadian context.
The Teacher Quality section of this website has a lot of articles and links related to the situation of teachers in the classroom - from accountability to school reform. Though the website is intended for an audience of people involved with education labour issues, it has a lot of relevant content for consultants, researchers, and others in the field of education.

Links
Labour Relations in Public Education http://www.lrpe.ca/
Teacher Quality Links http://www.lrpe.ca/B-quality.php


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Lots of Links from the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education

Lot of links to do with Excellence... in education!

So what is the Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education? Aside from collecting links to relevant articles and current research, they offer memberships and publish a newsletter. In there words, here's what they do:
The Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education (SAEE) provides non-partisan education research and information to policy-makers, education partners and the public. Our mission is to develop new Canadian knowledge on school improvement and foster the understanding of its use... Our mission is to develop new Canadian knowledge on school improvement and foster the understanding of its use.
A sample of some of the publications that are offered include:

Accountability for Learning: How teachers and school leaders can take charge
The book contains six chapters. The first four are directed specifically at teachers, the fifth offers advice for school districts, and the sixth addresses policymakers on how to construct coherent, bottom-up accountability systems.

Accountability for Learning encourages teachers to develop student-centred, more holistic accountability practices, focusing on the four-step process of observation, reflection, synthesis, and replication of effective teaching practices.
Technology: Wired for learning
Tracking the trends by Katherine Wagner

To most Canadians, the introduction of technology to schools over the last decade has meant the acquisition of hardware - both computers and infrastructure.

However, the view that a computer in front of every child is the only measure of the successful integration of technology into K-12 education is rapidly fading in the face of research, further innovations and a growing recognition that simply tacking technology onto existing school systems and practices is not an effective approach.
New Flexibility for School Success (Reflects the new Community Learning Centres initiative in Quebec)
Innovators in education are now thinking 'outside the box' of centralized district policies and contracts which stifle creative solutions. Decentralization gives community partners the power and flexibility to develop high performance schools.

Flexibility means building-level decisions to improve student achievement. It means collaboration to combine community services in new ways... Flexibility means new choices in learning environments for students, parents and teachers.
These are just a few of the types of publications that they have on offer. There are a number of free articles, book reviews, links, and so forth that are also helpful in leading the user to further resources. I was impressed with the depth of offerings, and will definitely be returning to this site.

Links
Society for the Advancement of Excellence in Education http://www.saee.ca/index.php
Accountability for Learning book http://www.saee.ca/policy/D_069_CCY_LON.php
Technology: Wired for learning http://www.saee.ca/policy/D_048_FFA_LON.php
New Flexibility for School Success http://www.saee.ca/policy/D_044_FBA_LON.php


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