Presentation for teacher education students at NC State.

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Dr. Michael Maher
October 20, 2014

2. Issues in North Carolina
Issues in the United States
Staying informed
Question & Answer

3. North Carolina

4. North Carolina
• School Funding
– http://www.wral.com/nc-education-spending-on-decades-long-slide/13795657/
– http://www.ncpublicschools.org/fbs/resources/data/
• Teacher Pay
– http://www.ncpublicschools.org/docs/fbs/finance/salary/schedules/2014-15schedules.pdf
– http://www.wral.com/fact-check-teacher-pay-claims-meritt-caution/13932704/
• Common Core State Standards
– http://www.corestandards.org/
– http://www.wcnc.com/story/news/politics/2014/08/31/whats-happening-to-common-core-in-nc/14908637/
• Charter Schools
– http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/
– http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/15/4233621_new-charter-rules-benefit-owner.html?rh=1

5. United States

6. United States
• No Child Left Behind
– http://www2.ed.gov/nclb/landing.jhtml
– http://www.edweek.org/ew/section/infographics/nclbwaivers.html
• Ranking Universities & Teacher Preparation
– http://www.nytimes.com/2013/08/22/education/obamas-plan-aims-to-lower-cost-of-college.html?pagewanted=– http://edprepmatters.net/2014/04/department-of-education-to-move-forward-with-teacher-preparation-regulations/
• Common Core State Standards
– http://www.corestandards.org/
– http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/02/50-states-common-core_n_5751864.html
• Tenure
– http://www.ncpublicschools.org/charterschools/
– http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/10/15/4233621_new-charter-rules-benefit-owner.html?rh=1

7. Staying Informed
• Dedicate time
• Be selective
• Use a “news aggregator”
• Inform others
• Discuss/Debate

8. Staying Informed
• Build a Personal Learning Network (PLN)
• Use Hash Tags
– #edchat
– #teacherprep
• Don’t be too selective
• Follow a variety of people
• Engage

9. Staying Informed
• Education Week
– http://www.edweek.org/
• This Week in Education
– http://www.scholasticadministrator.typepad.com/thisweekineducation/#.VEUnBmSwI68
• Edutopia
– http://www.edutopia.org/
• The Answer Sheet (Washington Post)
– http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/

10. Staying Informed
• Twitter
– @mj_maher
– @mjaynefleener
– @NCStateCED
– @PoliticsK12
– @usedgov
– @Stephen_Sawchuk
– @educationgadfly
– @alexanderrusso
– @FiftyCAN
– @MichaelPetrilli
– @valeriestrauss
– @NEPCtweet
– @arneduncan
– @NCPolicyWatch
– @PS1NC
– @NCarolinaCAN

12. Contact Information
• Facebook: Professional Education @ NCSU
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Professional-Education-NCSU/150109759800
• Twitter:
@mj_maher
• Email:
–Dr. Michael Maher (michael_maher@ncsu.edu)