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Role Group Strategies:
Community
Support National Board Certification as a method of teacher professional development. Encourage teachers to pursue certification.
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NBPTS: Building better teachers
Starr, L. (2004, April). Education World.
http://www.educationworld.com/a_issues/chat/chat100.shtml
This Education World interview with Joseph A. Aguerrebere Jr., President of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, outlines the process of board certification, as well as the benefits for teachers and students. It is a brief and informative look at the potential that board certification has for changing teaching and learning in America. |
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Supporting National Board Certification: Parents
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org/iam/parent.cfm
This article from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards introduces Board Certification to parents. It includes a description of the National Board Certification process, a link to a resource that allows parents to investigate their individual school’s strengths and weaknesses, and an opportunity to invite a teacher to pursue board certification.
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Supporting National Board Certification: Business and Community Member
National Board for Professional Teaching Standards
http://www.nbpts.org/iam/leader.cfm
This article from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards introduces business and community members to the process of Board Certification. It includes a description of the National Board Certification process, an opportunity to invite a teacher to pursue certification, and a list of suggestions for how businesses and community members can support Board Certification.
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Community
Create “Teacher-in-Residence” positions at businesses, museums, libraries, and historical societies.
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Business Partnership Resource Page.
The George Lucas Educational Foundation.
http://www.glef.org/php/keyword.php?id=008
This webpage features articles on how businesses can become involved in schools and the benefits of these partnerships. Articles and video clips profile successful programs in which companies provide grants, speakers, field trips, mentoring or job shadowing opportunities for students.
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"Finding Common Ground: Working with the Community to Provide High-Quality Professional Development"
Teachers take charge of their learning: Transforming professional development for student success
Renyi, J. (1996). The NEA Foundation for the Improvement of Education
http://www.nfie.org/publications/charge/section4.htm
A portion of this guide to professional development is dedicated to engaging the community in efforts to improve teacher development and student learning. The author describes successful partnerships in specific schools and districts that involve parents or businesses and other professionals in student and teacher learning. It also includes a series of recommendations for creating a "network of learners" consisting of students, parents, teachers, and the community.
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Partnership pays off for business and schools
Curtis, D. (2000, September 1). Edutopia Online. The George Lucas Foundation.
http://www.glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_441&key=008
The Bayer Corporation has established one of the most successful business-education partnerships in their “Making Science Make Sense” program. This article from the George Lucas Educational Foundation outlines the program which provides professional development opportunities for teachers and content-based presentations to students in schools across America.
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Supporting good schools is good business
Goldberg, M. (2003, September 23). Edutopia Online. The George Lucas Educational Foundation
http://www.glef.org/php/article.php?id=Art_894&key=008
This article outlines the importance of business support for schools. It describes the kinds of supports that businesses can provide, from monetary contributions to lobbying policymakers, and explains the role that businesses can play in the professional growth and learning of teachers.
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