State Teacher Policy Yearbook: Progress on Teacher Quality, 2007. Alabama State Summary

Institution	National Council on Teacher Quality
Titel	State Teacher Policy Yearbook: Progress on Teacher Quality, 2007. Alabama State Summary
Quelle	(2007), (136 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Quantitative Daten; Teaching (Occupation); Teacher Effectiveness; Yearbooks; State Standards; State Government; Special Education Teachers; Educational Policy; Policy Analysis; Government Role; Teacher Education; Teacher Certification; Compensation (Remuneration); Annual Reports; Elementary Secondary Education; Objectives; Program Evaluation; Teacher Evaluation; Schools of Education; Accreditation (Institutions); Alabama + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Teaching; Lehrberuf; Effectiveness of teaching; Instructional effectiveness; Lehrerleistung; Unterrichtserfolg; Yearbook; Jahrbuch; Bund-Länder-Beziehung; Special education; Teacher; Teachers; Sonderpädagoge; Sonderpädagogik; Sonderschulwesen; Lehrer; Lehrerin; Lehrende; Politics of education; Bildungspolitik; Politikfeldanalyse; Lehrerausbildung; Lehrerbildung; Abfindung; Kompensation; Lohnausgleich; Annual report; Tätigkeitsbericht; Goal definition; Zielsetzung; Programme evaluation; Programmevaluation; Teacher appraisal; Lehrerbeurteilung; Erziehungswissenschaftliche Fakultät; Accreditation; Institution; Institutions; Akkreditierung; Staatliche Anerkennung; Institut
Abstract	The "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" examines what is arguably the single most powerful authority over the teaching profession: state government. This Alabama edition of the National Council on Teacher Quality's (NCTQ's) "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" is the first of what will be an annual look at the status of state policies impacting the teaching profession. It is hoped that this report will help focus attention on areas where state policymakers could make improvements to benefit both students and teachers. This policy evaluation is broken down into six areas that include a total of 27 goals. Broadly, these goals examine the impact of state policy on the preparation, certification, licensure, compensation and effectiveness of teachers across the elementary, secondary and special education spectra. Alabama's progress toward meeting these goals is summarized. Overall, Alabama has done a good job in meeting some goals, but there is significant room for improvement in several areas. Alabama completely missed five goals, met a small portion of eight, partially met six, nearly met three and fully met five. The state outperformed most states in Area 2, "Teacher Licensure." Like most states, Alabama has the most work to do in Area 3, "Teacher Evaluation and Compensation," and Area 6, "Preparation of Special Education Teachers." Alabama also stands out for its strong teacher preparation program approval requirements. The state issues a letter grade for each program and the institution overall based on the performance of recent graduates. However, it is not clear whether the state's standards for program approval are resulting in greater accountability, as no program has been placed on probation or lost approval in the past three years. The body of the report provides a more detailed breakdown of the state's strengths and weaknesses in each area. Detailed rationale and "Food for Thought" for each area and corresponding goal are appended. (Contains 72 figures.) [Additional funding for this first edition of the "State Teacher Policy Yearbook" was provided by the Achelis Foundation, Bodman Foundation, Daniel's Fund, Fisher Family Foundation, Gleason Foundation, and The Teaching Commission. This state report is part of NCTQ's State Teacher Policy Yearbook series. For the national summary, see ED506661.] (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10