Elevating the Teaching Profession
Rowman & Littlefield (Verlag)
978-1-4758-7049-7 (ISBN)
Perhaps the most salient lesson learned from the pandemic was how much we still need teachers. Technology will not usurp the fundamental auspices of principals, master teachers, counselors, and other support staff. Students, as social learners, require guidance, structure, and reassurance from adults. The empirical evidence suggests economically disadvantaged students suffer the most from the restricted personal connection of over-reliance on technology.
The data indicate that teachers (1) cannot be replaced in the foreseeable future, and (2) are the most critical component for student realization of future readiness. The status quo is antiquated, faltering with crisis talent shortages, and only projected to intensify further. Preserving the U.S.’s global standing and expanding democratic principles for equality are inseparably coupled with the plight of teachers. Reinvigorating the teaching profession requires decisive action to reorganize the ecosystem and professional opportunities for educators.
Enticing growing pools of talent into the teaching profession involves establishing a vibrant academic structure and altering the perception of teacher value. My viewpoint is to start with teachers. The optimal approach for educational excellence is empowered teachers working in a tiered system for progressive leadership. Grounded in a supportive structure to earn increasing autonomy, teachers elevate their professional agency.
Matthew Weber, PhD, has served as a teacher, principal, department director, district program evaluator, and deputy superintendent. After 41 years as a public-school educator, he retired as an idealist, believing in incorporating the most current knowledge from research and practice.
Preface
Acknowledgments
Why Start with Teachers?
Teachers as Professionals
Authenticating Teacher Agency
Embracing Research
Meaningful Teacher Evaluations
Teacher Pathways
Master Teachers in Distinctive Roles
Recasting Teacher Unions
Reimagining Professional Learning
Critical-Need Educators - Substitute Teachers and Paraprofessionals
Critical-Need Teachers – Early Childhood, Special Education, and Bilingual
Critical-Needs Secondary – Math, Science, and Computer Science
Executing the Teacher Plan
Financing for Stability
Postlude: One Viewpoint in an Idea World
Appendix A: Acronyms
Bibliography
Index
About the Author
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.02.2023 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Lanham, MD |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 157 x 236 mm |
| Gewicht | 472 g |
| Themenwelt | Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Allgemeines / Lexika |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Bildungstheorie | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4758-7049-3 / 1475870493 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4758-7049-7 / 9781475870497 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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