Education Law

Improving the teaching profession

This March, the U.S. Department of Education Secretary Arne Duncan along with the Organisation for Economic Co-Operation and Development and Education International will host the International Summit on the Teaching Profession in New York City.

The Department of Education says that, “the summit will convene education ministers, national union leaders, education organization leaders and accomplished teachers from countries with high performing and rapidly improving educational systems to identify best practices worldwide that effectively strengthen the teaching profession in ways designed to enhance student achievement.”

“When it comes to teaching, talent matters tremendously,” said Duncan announcing the summit. “But great teachers are not just born that way — it takes a high-quality system for recruiting, training, retaining, and supporting teachers over the course of their careers to develop an effective teaching force. This summit is a tremendous opportunity to learn from one another the best methods worldwide to address our common challenges: supporting and strengthening teachers and boosting the student skills necessary for success in today’s knowledge economy.”

BoardBuzz thinks this is a great opportunity to advance the teaching profession.

Full post as published by BoardBuzz: NSBA's Daily Weblog on December 27, 2010 (boomark / email).