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Gallery of Success and Scholarship Award Ceremony and Reception
As a part of Homecoming 2011, the College of Education invites you to attend its upcoming Gallery of Success Induction and Scholarship Recognition Ceremony on October 13th at 5:00pm in Ritter Hall’s Walk Auditorium. Read more...
Urban Education 360° Symposium, It Takes a Home, School and Community to Educate a Child, Part II
Temple University’s College of Education is excited to announce our upcoming event, Urban Education 360° Symposium, It Takes a Home, School and Community to Educate a Child, Part II.
The event will take place in Ritter Hall’s Walk Auditorium on October 6 at 4pm, with a reception to follow. This will be the second installment in a series that began during Alumni Weekend in April 2011. Read more...
Convocation 2011: Welcoming New Students
Temple University’s College of Education’s faculty and alumni gathered in Ritter Hall auditorium to welcome the college’s class of 2015 to the halls and classrooms of Temple, and to commemorate what the College of Education will offer its newest learners. Read more...
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Temple University’s Center for Teaching Excellence and the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards announce 53 local school district teachers have met the nation’s highest teaching standards and achieved National Board Certification.®Philadelphia, Pa. — The National Board of Professional Teaching Standards announced that 8,900 teachers nationwide achieved National Board Certification in 2009. This announcement brings the total number of teachers with National Board Certification to nearly 82,000. National Board Certification is the highest certification in the teaching profession. The process requires teachers to analyze and reflect on their teaching practice through a rigorous year-long process. Teachers must demonstrate evidence of both the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards and their personal impact on student learning. Among those newly certified are 53 teachers participating in the support program provided by Temple University’s Center for Teaching Excellence in the College of Education. The center serves teachers in school districts from Philadelphia to Harrisburg. This group of newly certified teachers joins an additional 87 teachers from across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania who also have achieved certification this year, bringing the total number of National Board Certified Teachers serving in Pennsylvania to 641. The following Temple University assisted teachers demonstrated evidence of high-quality instructional skills and have joined the ranks of National Board Certified Teachers: School District National Board Certified Teacher Carlisle Denise Eschenmann Central Dauphin Dalinda Bohr Central Dauphin James Chronister Central Dauphin Amy McKelvey Central Dauphin Keith Richardson Central Dauphin Patricia Siegfried Cheltenham Linda Jephson Derry Township Matthew Erdis East Pennsboro Area Christopher Butt Great Valley Paul Burgmayer Lampeter-Strasburg Jeffrey Marsh Lower Dauphin Rebecca Cassel Lower Dauphin Elizabeth Kirman Lower Dauphin Dawn Koons Lower Merion Kathleen Schroeck Manheim Central Aaron Fry Manheim Central Matthew Deppen Manheim Central Linnea Illes Manheim Central Ruth Iosue Manheim Central Renee Kowalchik Manheim Central Ruby Lethbridge Mechanicsburg Area Christopher Burak Milton Hershey School David Bruce Milton Hershey School Christopher Swartz Norristown Carrie Camargo Norristown Bevan Kiguchi North Penn Barbara Burns-Lacey North Penn Diane Wakefield Philadelphia Michelle Amicone Philadelphia Karen Carrigan Philadelphia Jane Cordero Philadelphia Anne Marie Gibbons Philadelphia Shannon Hogan Philadelphia Rebecca Horner Philadelphia Madelaine Kingsbury Philadelphia Shelly McKeown Philadelphia Nadia Mykysey, Philadelphia Kathleen Naughton Philadelphia Karen Schromsky Philadelphia Katherine Smith Philadelphia Tammy Stets Philadelphia Pamela Taylor Anderson Philadelphia Erika West- Saunders Philadelphia Christina Whitt Springfield Township Rosemarie Becker Springfield Township Lori Pinelli Springfield Township Deborah Smith Spring-Ford Ronald Logan Souderton Area Kenneth Hamilton Unionville-Chadds Ford Patricia Ross Upper Perkiomen Monica Griffith Wissahickon Mary Burgoyne Wissahickon Amy Gimbel The increase in numbers can be attributed to support provided by Gov. Edward Rendell, Secretary of Education Dr. Gerald Zahorchak and the Pennsylvania State legislature. In 2006, four regional Centers for Teaching Excellence were established through grants from the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania at Duquesne University, East Stroudsburg University, Gannon University and Temple University. The centers’ primary mission is to advance high-quality teaching and learning by promoting awareness, recruitment and support of teachers through the certification process. In addition, the $2,500 National Board tuition is paid for through state and federal grants. The National Research Council affirmed that National Board Certification has had a positive impact on student achievement, teacher retention and professional development. In the most rigorous and comprehensive study to date about National Board Certification, the National Research Council found that students taught by National Board Certified teachers make greater gains on achievement tests than students taught by teachers who have not achieved certification. “At a time when so many schools and districts are struggling to meet increasingly high standards for all students, the National Board’s process is proving an effective approach to helping teachers develop the knowledge and skills to continuously reflect on and improve their practice and its effects on student learning” says Dr. C. Kent McGuire, dean of the College of Education at Temple University. “It’s taking teacher development to the next level, from merely being experienced to being truly accomplished master teachers who use a variety of data to modify their practice and better meet the needs of their students. We’re very proud to have supported more NBPTS candidates than any other institution in the state. We look forward to expanding our efforts to help board certified teachers develop as high-quality peer coaches and mentors who can help make improvements not just in their individual classrooms, but in other classes, schools and districts across the Commonwealth.” For more information about NBPTS and National Board Certification, visit www.nbpts.org. For local information or to speak with newly certified teachers please contact: Chris Sadjian-Peacock, Regional Coordinator Temple University’s Center for Teaching Excellence Ritter Hall Annex- RA423 Philadelphia, PA 19122 215- 204-0557 Wachovia Presents Temple University College of Education With $70,000 For Innovative Transition into Teaching ProgramPHILADELPHIA- Wachovia Bank, a Wells Fargo Company, has announced a $70,000 grant to Temple University’s E=mc2 transition into teaching program. The announcement was made by Hugh Long, Wachovia’s Regional President for Pennsylvania and Delaware, during a recent ceremony for the first teachers to graduate from the program. “We are very excited about Wachovia’s grant, as it will help us to supply qualified teachers in the critical-needed areas of math and science, in three specific school districts: Philadelphia, Chester-Upland and Harrisburg,” said C. Kent McGuire, Dean of Temple University’s College of Education. “We want to thank Wachovia for their generosity in providing these scholarships and look forward to seeing next year’s E=mc2graduates take their place in classrooms across the city and state.” For immediate release: Wednesday, July 22, 2009 James Baum (Wachovia)215-670-3955 Denise Clay (Temple) 215-204-6522 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- College of Education hosting first annual Autism Summer Institute. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- WELCOME WEEK - New Students to the College of Education ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- OPINION |
Room for Debate: Do Teachers Need Education Degrees? By The Editors
Do Teachers Need Education Degrees? - Room for Debate Blog - NYTimes.com
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Unanimous Approval of Commonwealth Appropriation for Temple Temple Reorganizes Several Schools and Colleges
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