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How Can We Be So Wrong About Professional Development?

Japanese teachers working together in a research lesson study. (Photo: Akihiko Takahashi, courtesy of American RadioWorks) By now, it’s pretty clear to everyone involved: good professional development is something every educator wants and needs, but few experience PD that is rich, deep, and meaningful. In a 2013 report called “Teaching the Teacher: Effective Professional Development […]
Early Career Educators

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New Teacher Support in Maryland: Rhetoric vs. Reality

  Photo: Stephen Cherry On paper, Maryland’s mentoring and induction support system for new educators sounds pretty good — new teachers should be given a mentor, time to observe veteran teachers, a reduction in workload, and targeted professional development. Sound familiar? For many teachers in Maryland, it doesn’t. That’s because the recommendations laid out in Maryland regulations, known […]
School Funding

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New Study Shows Maryland Schools Have $2.9 Billion in Unmet Needs

Money matters in education. Earlier this year, researchers with the National Bureau of Economic Research demonstrated substantial improvements in student achievement — especially for low-income students — following increases in public education funding. The authors didn’t mince words, writing, “Our results thus show that money can and does matter in education.” This finding is supported just […]
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How to Stay Social Online Without Risking Your Job

Social networking sites allow you to create a profile about yourself that you can share with others. Profiles include personal information and interests, plus educational and professional information. What you share online can build up your reputation and your profession, but it can also tear down your professionalism and become a detriment to your career […]
Early Career Educators

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Teaching as a Second (or Third) Career

Becoming a new teacher isn’t just for twenty-somethings. It’s for people who have had rewarding careers in other industries and for those who want a full-time job that supports their communities and the next generation. But no matter how many years of job experience are on a resume, the transition to teaching can still be […]
Union Updates

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It’s Like a Gym Membership. You Gotta Use Your Union Card to Get the Rewards.

BE A PLAYER. You know what’s working and what isn’t. Change happens through a powerful voice. Get in the game. · Ask questions — find out who the players are. Click here to see MSEA’s Board of Directors. Click here to visit your local website. · Make your move. Check your local or MSEA calendar. Attend a […]
Teacher Toolkit

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Musicians Ready? One, Two, Three, Four…

BATON I see my baton as my magical wand. I control and manipulate tempo, stylistic approaches, dynamics, and the start and ending of a musical phrase. 2. TRUMPET I play my trumpets to model and play along with my students. I often play the music myself to determine difficulty and feasibility for the students. 3. CONDUCTOR SCORES I follow the […]
Early Career Educators

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They Say You’ll Be Gone after Three Years. Don’t Go Yet.

Not only do new teachers deserve more and better support so they can succeed and thrive in the classroom, but students benefit from teacher stability, experience, and quality — which often go hand-in-hand. It’s costly situation. Richard Ingersoll, a University of Pennsylvania professor and leading researcher on teacher turnover, estimates that this rate of turnover costs school […]
Education Support Professionals

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“Don’t Bring Me Problems, Bring Me Solutions.”

  “Don’t bring me problems, bring me solutions.” That’s the staff motto of Cambridge South Dorchester High School campus engineer André Beulah and his team of engineering and custodial staff. Beulah was awarded ESP of the Year in October at the 2016 MSEA Convention in front of more than 675 delegates from across the state. […]
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