The Tempered Radical: Three Tricks to Retaining Teachers

November 29, 2009 Today’s story:

• The Tempered Radical: Three Tricks to Retaining Teachers

  "Three Tricks to Retaining Teachers Have you ever noticed that the constant stream of articles about the teacher retention crisis in America’s schools never really ends? Poke through Google and you’ll find bits on attrition in math and science, where candidates can easily move into the private sector and earn significantly more over a lifetime, and on the costs that attrition carries for schools and districts. You can find reports drafted by national organizations like the Education Commission of the States and the National Commission on Teaching and America’s Future. Ed Week and Edutopia are writing about teacher retention. So is Cal State University and the Virginia Department of Education. "

  tags: radical, tempered, teacher, retention

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85+ Resources: Educator Guide for Integrating Social Media « emergent by design

A handy reference guide, especially for those teachers new to social media technologies and how to integrate them into the classroom. This resource is by no means exhaustive, but it’s a good starting point for finding the information and people that will help you make the transition into a ’21st century learning environment’

http://emergentbydesign.com/2009/11/24/75-resources-educator-guide-for-integrating-social-media/

K12 Online conference teaser

K12 Online Conference preview at Classroom 2.0 Live

Tomorrow Sat November 28, 2009 on Classroom 2.0 Live, organizers of the 2009 K-12 Online Conference will discuss this year’s conference which begins on Monday, November 30th with a pre-conference keynote by Kim Cofino. Here are the details of this FREE online meetup!

The topic this Sat. will be “2009 K12Online Conference Update” with the K12Online Conference Co-conveners. Please join us as we are updated by the conference co-conveners about the latest news of the K12Online Conference live events, keynote speakers and conference presenters. More information and session details are at http://live.classroom20.com. Classroom 2.0 LIVE is an opportunity to gather with other member of the community in regular “live” web meetings.

Join us at Classroom 2.0 Live

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