Elevating the teaching profession : cultivating progressive agency / Matthew Weber.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Weber, Matt (Matthew C.), author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Teaching--Vocational guidance.

Teaching.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (227 pages)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, Maryland : Rowman & Littlefield Publishing Group, Inc., [2023]

Summary:

This book addresses how to elevate the perception of teachers and the efficacy of education for students.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Notes

Acknowledgments

Chapter 1: Why Start with Teachers?

Educational Equity and Economics

Evolving Classrooms and Expectations

Teachers and Equity

Everyone Is Given the Same Ball . . . Not the Same Distance from the Goal . . .

The Same Ball . . . Modifying the Odds . . .

Individual Student Agency

Purposeful Deployment of Teachers

What Comes First?

Conclusion

Chapter 2: Teachers as Professionals

State of the Teaching Fraternity

Why aren't students interested in teaching?

Substandard Remedy

Teacher Self-Esteem and Job Satisfaction

Chapter 3: Authenticating Teacher Agency

The Next Generation

Keeping the Current

Chapter 4: Embracing Research

Lab Schools

Lab School Collaboration of Institutions

Raising the Level of Educational Research

Chapter 5: Meaningful Teacher Evaluations

Quality Appraisal Tool

Ongoing Calibration Training

Comparative Data Analysis

Collaborative Walk-throughs with Coaching

Using Multiple Measures

Chapter 6: Teacher Pathways

Teacher Programs

Pathway Roles

Chapter 7: Master Teachers in Distinctive Roles

Master Teacher as Pedagogue

Phase-In for Long-Term Efficacy

Master Teacher as Researcher

Chapter 8: Recasting Teacher Unions

Teacher Unions in the United States

Teacher Tenure

Local School Board Authority

A Pragmatic Model

Limiting Bargaining Topics

Chapter 9: Reimagining Professional Learning

Rationale for Teacher Professional Learning

Integration of Professional Learning for Elevating Teachers

Notes.

Chapter 10: Critical-Need Educators: Substitute Teachers and Instructional Assistants

Substitute Teachers

Substitute Pathways

Instructional Assistant

Recruiting Substitutes and Instructional Assistants

Chapter 11: Critical-Need Teachers: Early Childhood, Special Education, and Bilingual

Early Childhood Teachers

Special Education Teachers

Special Education Turnover

Bilingual Teachers

Languages Other Than Spanish

Chapter 12: Critical-Need Teachers: Math, Science, and Computer Science

Shortages and Recruiting-Retention Strategies

Federal and State Incentives

The University of Texas at Austin Initiatives

As Systems Develop

Chapter 13: Executing the Teacher Plan

Succession Handbook for Talent Management

Proposal for Procuring and Elevating Teachers

Chapter 14: Financing for Stability

Learning from the Past

Extended Commitment

Funding Formulas

Sources of Funding

CONCLUSION

Postlude

Note

Appendix

Bibliography

Index

About the Author

Half Title.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Other Format:

Print version: Weber, Matthew Elevating the Teaching Profession

ISBN:

1-4758-7051-5

OCLC:

1374431269