What Matters Now: A New Compact for Teaching and Learning. A Call to Action
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| Title: | What Matters Now: A New Compact for Teaching and Learning. A Call to Action |
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| Language: | English |
| Authors: | National Commission on Teaching and America's Future |
| Source: | National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. 2016. |
| Availability: | National Commission on Teaching and America's Future. 2100 M Street NW Suite 660, Washington, DC 20047. Tel: 202-429-2570; Fax: 202-429-2571; Web site: http://www.nctaf.org |
| Peer Reviewed: | N |
| Page Count: | 23 |
| Publication Date: | 2016 |
| Sponsoring Agency: | William and Flora Hewlett Foundation Carnegie Corporation of New York |
| Document Type: | Reports - Research Numerical/Quantitative Data |
| Education Level: | Elementary Secondary Education |
| Descriptors: | Student Development, Educational Change, Change Strategies, Low Income Students, African American Students, Hispanic American Students, Educational Improvement, Planning Commissions, Teacher Role, Teacher Leadership, Teacher Effectiveness, Systems Building, Educational Cooperation, School Support, Alignment (Education), Teacher Recruitment, Teacher Education, Beginning Teacher Induction, Accountability, Community Support, Achievement Gap |
| Abstract: | Twenty years ago, a report by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) changed the national discussion about what must be done to improve America's schools so that all students experience success. The Commission drew attention to the overlooked fact that the most important school variable affecting student achievement is the teacher. Looking over the past two decades, as a nation we continue to struggle with providing access to great teaching and learning for all students. The current education system simply does not work for millions of students, many of them Black and Hispanic students and students from low-income families. The Commission believes this country is entering a new era of teaching and learning in which the teacher is not the target of reform but the primary engine driving improvement. The commission is calling for a new compact with teachers to capitalize on this moment when policy and practice are shifting toward more engaging and relevant teaching and learning for all students. In order to accomplish this, the Commission is recommending that: (1) Policymakers should establish and broadly communicate a new compact with teachers; (2) Every state should establish a Commission on Teaching, Learning, and the State's Future; (3) States and districts should codify and track whether all schools are "organized for success"; (4) Teacher preparation should be more relevant and clinically-based; (5) States should support all new teachers with multi-year induction and high-quality mentoring; and (6) Education leaders should evaluate ALL professional learning for responsiveness and effectiveness. It is NCTAF's hope that this report will serve as a catalyst for action at the state and local district levels. NCTAF is also poised to work with states to help implement these system changes. (The Commission also acknowledges the NEA Foundation and Total Wine & More for their support of the report.) |
| Abstractor: | ERIC |
| Entry Date: | 2017 |
| Accession Number: | ED572432 |
| Database: | ERIC |
| Abstract: | Twenty years ago, a report by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) changed the national discussion about what must be done to improve America's schools so that all students experience success. The Commission drew attention to the overlooked fact that the most important school variable affecting student achievement is the teacher. Looking over the past two decades, as a nation we continue to struggle with providing access to great teaching and learning for all students. The current education system simply does not work for millions of students, many of them Black and Hispanic students and students from low-income families. The Commission believes this country is entering a new era of teaching and learning in which the teacher is not the target of reform but the primary engine driving improvement. The commission is calling for a new compact with teachers to capitalize on this moment when policy and practice are shifting toward more engaging and relevant teaching and learning for all students. In order to accomplish this, the Commission is recommending that: (1) Policymakers should establish and broadly communicate a new compact with teachers; (2) Every state should establish a Commission on Teaching, Learning, and the State's Future; (3) States and districts should codify and track whether all schools are "organized for success"; (4) Teacher preparation should be more relevant and clinically-based; (5) States should support all new teachers with multi-year induction and high-quality mentoring; and (6) Education leaders should evaluate ALL professional learning for responsiveness and effectiveness. It is NCTAF's hope that this report will serve as a catalyst for action at the state and local district levels. NCTAF is also poised to work with states to help implement these system changes. (The Commission also acknowledges the NEA Foundation and Total Wine & More for their support of the report.) |
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