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Raising the Bar for Teaching
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Mehta, Jal; Doctor, Joe – Phi Delta Kappan, 2013
The past year has seen the emergence of a broad consensus on raising the standards for entering the teaching profession. The NEA, AFT, and Council of Chief State School Officers all have said they want higher entry standards. Such an exam would be modeled after other professions and is a potential game changer. If sufficiently rigorous, the exam…
Descriptors: Teaching (Occupation), Standards, Teacher Associations, Teacher Competency Testing
Redirecting the Teaching Profession in the Wake of a Nation at Risk and NCLB
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Seed, Allen H. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2008
"A Nation at Risk" sounded the call for school improvement and offered recommendations for bringing it about. "No Child Left Behind" was even more prescriptive in its approach to raising student achievement. However, as the author of this article points out, for all their recommendations and strategies, both reform efforts neglect the essential…
Descriptors: Federal Legislation, Educational Change, Teacher Competencies, Educational Improvement
Standards for Teachers: Potential for Improving Practice.
Ambach, Gordon – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
The Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium is engaged in a multistate effort to craft model teacher licensing standards. Preparation programs must be redesigned to ensure that all candidates have developed a strong foundation of content and pedagogical knowledge, can demonstrate this knowledge in practice, and have exhibited…
Descriptors: Beginning Teachers, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Interstate Programs
Effectiveness--Along with Quality--Should Be the Focus.
Schalock, Del; Schalock, Mark; Myton, David – Phi Delta Kappan, 1998
Student learning must be touchstone by which teachers and teacher educators are gauged. Unfortunately articles in November 1996 "Kappan" on "Quality Teaching for the 21st Century" don't support this statement. In contrast to three national certification initiatives, Oregon's teacher licensure system (Oregon Work Sampling…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Elementary Secondary Education, Evaluation Methods
Solving the Problem of Teacher Quality, Part 1.
Weaver, W. Timothy – Phi Delta Kappan, 1984
Today's shortage of talented teachers--possibly a cyclical phenomenon--results largely from low teacher salaries, many survey indicate; moreover, a computer simulation confirms, recent institutional decisions aggravate the problem. Consequently, reforms that focus exclusively on teacher training practices and/or certification must ultimately fail.…
Descriptors: Career Choice, Computer Simulation, Elementary Secondary Education, Preservice Teacher Education
The Reform of National Accreditation.
Gollnick, Donna M.; Kunkel, Richard C. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1986
Describes the redesign of standards of the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and roles played by the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education and the National Education Association. Examines five categories into which new unit-based NCATE standards fall and predicts some important outcomes of the…
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Organizational Change
Building a System of Quality Assurance for the Teaching Profession: Moving into the 21st Century.
Wise, Arthur E. – Phi Delta Kappan, 1996
The articles in this special section on quality assurance describe current and future efforts to create a coherent system of teacher preparation and development. Various experts discuss the status of the teaching profession, new accreditation and licensing developments, state reform movements, National Board Certification effects, and the need for…
Descriptors: Education Work Relationship, Educational Change, Elementary Secondary Education, Futures (of Society)
Standards and Teacher Quality: Entering the New Millennium.
Wise, Arthur E.; Leibbrand, Jane A. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2000
Candidates at schools of education accredited by the National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) will be expected to show mastery of their fields' content knowledge and demonstrate that they can teach effectively. Administrators will have to demonstrate skill in creating an effective learning environment. (MLH)
Descriptors: Accreditation (Institutions), Accrediting Agencies, Administrator Education, Competency Based Education