Positive Communication for Quality Education

New Jersey
Joined August 2011
Read and react to the USDOE's vision for education: njcty.com/respect-project.ht… Please share!
Read and react to the USDOE"s vision for education: njcty.com/respect-project.ht… Please share!
Congratulations to Danielle Kovach, the 2011 NJ Teacher of the Year, who won the NEA Member Benefits Award.
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In Nwk, NJ, they're shutting down schools. Never understood that. It implies the building is the issue. Great schools start w/ great leaders
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Next week is National School Counseling Week - please thank a counselor for their hard work!
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Students excel, but not N.J. teachers? bit.ly/zgY3p6
"African American students are twice as likely to have teachers with only 1 or 2 years of experience"- Russlynn H. Ali. Join the call!
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"We need to be more selective of who comes into our classrooms...it's about attracting great, great talent." @arneduncan
Educators, Black History Month begins on Wed. What will u do differently? How will u highlight the accomplishments of African Americans?
Sec @ArneDuncan in FL: Leaders are like a family. When we fight, kids fall through the cracks. Collaboration is key.
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NJCTY retweeted
NJ DOE releases guidance on moving school elections to Nov bit.ly/yxEbDm
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Shocking fact: So many experienced teachers have left public education that modal year of experience is now 1. One year. 20 years ago=15.
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NJCTY retweeted
We need a better evaluation system that measures teacher effectiveness while providing support. bit.ly/tzMTFo
Great Teacher? Apply to be a 2012-13 Teaching Ambassador Fellow @usedgov? Application: go.usa.gov/ncu
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How can teachers stop teaching to the test when their jobs depend on it, thanks to Race to Top?
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Agreed: "Every person in this chamber can point to a teacher who changed the trajectory of their lives."- President Obama #SOTU
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