Comments on: Teacher effectiveness debate: good schools attract good teachers http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479 Supporting the most important work in the world… yours. Wed, 02 Jun 2010 19:24:36 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Bataku http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479&cpage=1#comment-217 Bataku Thu, 16 Jul 2009 11:45:12 +0000 http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479#comment-217 This theme is very relevant and interesting to many people. This theme is very relevant and interesting to many people.

]]> By: Tom Vander Ark http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479&cpage=1#comment-113 Tom Vander Ark Wed, 10 Jun 2009 03:06:09 +0000 http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479#comment-113 first met Larry in a construction trailer in 99 and made replication grant before HTH opened. Grant wasn't very well structured--we both learned a lot about replication. HTH became an CMO instead of a loose replication network. HTH is still part of the Gates grant portfolio. first met Larry in a construction trailer in 99 and made replication grant before HTH opened. Grant wasn’t very well structured–we both learned a lot about replication. HTH became an CMO instead of a loose replication network. HTH is still part of the Gates grant portfolio.

]]> By: Tom Vander Ark http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479&cpage=1#comment-104 Tom Vander Ark Mon, 08 Jun 2009 22:51:33 +0000 http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479#comment-104 Never been through a cert program, you're right. But the data seems to indicate that most don't make much difference in effectiveness. Most districts/charter networks report that most new teachers require a good deal of retraining. I'm a fan of district/network specific preparation that prepares teachers for specific roles. Never been through a cert program, you’re right. But the data seems to indicate that most don’t make much difference in effectiveness. Most districts/charter networks report that most new teachers require a good deal of retraining. I’m a fan of district/network specific preparation that prepares teachers for specific roles.

]]> By: Ceolaf http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479&cpage=1#comment-101 Ceolaf Mon, 08 Jun 2009 16:59:55 +0000 http://www.varpartners.net/?p=479#comment-101 Has Tom VanderArk been through a university-situated teacher certification pre-service program? Has he gone through the syllabi of all the courses in such a program? How many class sessions in such a program has he sat through? How is he the least bit qualified to criticisize these programs? Why should anyone believe that his criticism of pre-service programs is the appropriate criticism? The fact that pre-service teacher training is insufficient to ensure good teachers/teaching doesn't mean that the content has little to do with the job, and unless/until Vander Ark does a thorough review of teacher ed programs -- or at least one large or well respected one -- he should supply some basis for his complaints. Has Tom VanderArk been through a university-situated teacher certification pre-service program?

Has he gone through the syllabi of all the courses in such a program?

How many class sessions in such a program has he sat through?

How is he the least bit qualified to criticisize these programs? Why should anyone believe that his criticism of pre-service programs is the appropriate criticism?

The fact that pre-service teacher training is insufficient to ensure good teachers/teaching doesn’t mean that the content has little to do with the job, and unless/until Vander Ark does a thorough review of teacher ed programs — or at least one large or well respected one — he should supply some basis for his complaints.

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