Events
Preparing New Teachers — A Leverage Point in Education Reform
Presented by Boston Education Funders, the Lynch Foundation and the Trefler Foundation
Tuesday, February 14, 8:30AM – 10:30AM
The Lynch Foundation, 280 Congress Street, Boston
Better preparing new teachers can have a profound impact on students and schools. Well-prepared teachers who enter the profession ready to perform at high standards insure a student’s academic progress. According to new and compelling research from the National Bureau of Economic Research, students experience life-long benefits – in terms of earning power and life quality — from effective teaching.
The impact of poorly-prepared teachers is felt not only on their students’ academic gains, but also on their school systems’ strained financial resources, when professional development resources and extended induction draw funds away from other urgent priorities.
This session will explore approaches to improving the quality of teacher preparation both in higher education, which is the largest producer of new teachers, and in alternative delivery systems such as teacher residency programs, which are laboratories of innovation.
Panelists include:
- Michael Goldstein, Founder, MATCH Charter Public School and CEO, MATCH Teacher Residency Program
- Dan Butin, Associate Professor and Founding Dean of the School of Education at Merrimack College
- Jake Murray, Senior Director, Wheelock College Aspire Institute
Moderator: Jeffrey Riley, Receiver, Lawrence Public Schools
Please RSVP to Brianna Lloyd, mailto: blloyd@gmafoundations.com
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If you missed our forums, What’s Next for the Common Core State Standards? please watch the webcasts!
These, and the forums, were made possible through the generosity of Evaluation Systems of Pearson, Fidelity Investments , Intel and the Nellie Mae Education Foundation.
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