The Council of Chief State School Officers State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) March 20, 2012 International Summit on the Teaching Profession: Preparing Teachers and Developing School Leaders

Moderator  Circe Stumbo  President, West Wind Education Policy, Inc., and consultant to CCSSO/SCEE 2

Webinar Logistics  Everyone is muted  Use the chat function to make a comment or ask a question  You may chat privately with individuals on your team  If you have problems, you may send William Bentgen a message via the chat function or an at 3

State Consortium on Educator Effectiveness (SCEE) SCEE is a consortium of states within CCSSO working together on a range of education workforce issues.

Welcome  Janice Poda, CCSSO  Strategic Initiative Director, Education Workforce 5

Presenter  Mary-Dean Barringer, CCSSO  SCEE Educator in Residence, Eastern Region 6

Teachers of the Year  Sarah Brown Wessling, 2010 National Teacher of the Year from Iowa  Curtis Chandler, 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year 7

Teachers of the Year  Pamela Harman, 2008 Alabama Teacher of the Year  Kimberly Worthy, 2009 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year 8

International Summit on the Teaching Profession  March 14-15, 2012 in NYC  Invited guests from 24 countries and regions  Discussions of 3 major themes:  Developing School Leaders  Preparing Teachers: Delivery of 21 st Century Skills  Preparing Teachers: Matching Supply and Demand 9

Developing School Leaders  Mary-Dean Barringer, SCEE Educator in Residence  Pamela Harman, 2008 Alabama Teacher of the Year “Education is the silver bullet.” -- Ontario 10

Developing School Leaders Three Main Themes from Shanghai, Maryland and Ontario  Shared Leadership  Support  Honesty/Trust 11

Developing School Leaders  Shared Leadership “Leadership is when ordinary people bring the best in themselves.”-- Ontario  Support “Leaders are not born, they are developed.” -- New Zealand  Honesty/Trust “We must start with being honest; this builds the trust we need.” -- Maryland 12

Developing School Leaders  Comments from other participants  Questions/Comments from the audience 13

Preparing Teachers: Delivery of 21 st Century Skills  Janice Poda, CCSSO  Curtis Chandler, 2011 Kansas Teacher of the Year 14

NEA-Make exceptional teacher preparation programs the norm!

Harness and learn from the best teacher expertise that we have!

NEA-Make exceptional teacher preparation programs the norm! Harness and learn from the best teacher expertise that we have! AFT-We can’t build the profession if we are in the process of tearing it apart!

NEA-Make exceptional teacher preparation programs the norm! Harness and learn from the best teacher expertise that we have! NY teacher— Stronger clinical experiences and better mentorships! AFT-We can’t build the profession if we are in the process of tearing it apart!

No silver bullets, just comprehensive and cohesive educator development systems

Leadership and long-term vision make a difference Education systems must be aligned to the economic demands Coherence and fidelity of the system Clear goals, focused standards, and high-stakes gateways Curriculum, assessment, and instruction that match the standards Willingness to learn from other countries Focus on high-quality principals and teachers and their preparation No silver bullets, just comprehensive and cohesive educator development systems

Leadership and long-term vision make a difference Education systems must be aligned to the economic demands Coherence and fidelity of the system Clear goals, focused standards, and high-stakes gateways Curriculum, assessment, and instruction that match the standards Willingness to learn from other countries Focus on high-quality principals and teachers and their preparation No silver bullets, just comprehensive and cohesive educator development systems Candidate selection Developing the core teacher values Graduated teacher competencies Strengthening of theory and practice Extended pedagogical repertoire 21 st century assessment framework Enhancing pathways to PD Rigorous, extensive, and paid clinical experiences

Dialogue of struggle and survival. Discourse of innovative, comprehensive systems and policy.

Preparing Teachers: Delivery of 21 st Century Skills  Comments from other participants  Questions/Comments from the audience 24

Preparing Teachers: Matching Supply and Demand  Mary-Dean Barringer, SCEE Educator in Residence  Kimberly Worthy, 2009 District of Columbia Teacher of the Year  Comments from other participants  Questions/Comments from the audience 25

Debrief Discussion with Chiefs  Mary-Dean Barringer, SCEE Educator in Residence  Sarah Brown Wessling, 2010 National Teacher of the Year from Iowa  Comments from other participants  Questions/Comments from the audience 26

Upcoming Webinars  Coherence and Comprehensiveness: Using Your Theory of Action, Tuesday, April 10, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT  Regular monthly webinars, the second Tuesday of each month, from 2:00-3:00 or 3:30 p.m. EDT 27

Planning for the Summit  May 2-4, Seattle, WA National Summit on Educator Effectiveness  Special Preparatory Webinar: Coherence and Comprehensiveness: Using Your Theory of Action April 10, 2:00-3:30 pm EDT 28

30 Minute Q&A  Participants ask questions of the presenters  We will post the Q&A on the webinars page at the conclusion of this event 29

Using the Chat  Find the Chat in the bottom right side of your screen.  To make the Chat appear larger on your screen, click on the triangle next to the Participants list to minimize it.  Questions and comments sent to All Participants are visible to everyone.  To offer an anonymous question or comment privately, click on Circe Stumbo’s name in the list of Chat recipients or her at  For technical assistance find William Bentgen in the Chat box or him at 30

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