Education International 8th World Congress 2019 Bangkok Thailand Panels
"Whither Brexit: The View from British and Irish Teacher Unions
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How Relationships Matter In Educational Improvement
This short presentation explains some shortcomings of mainstream education reform and offers an alternative framework to advance educational progress.
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Let's Talk Video
This video is part of the Let’s Talk initiative, a program aimed at raising community awareness and expertise in how a child’s knowledge and language develop in tandem, forming the foundation for all subsequent learning.
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American Labor Movement At A Crossroads: New Thinking, New Organizing, New Strategies
The emergence of the global knowledge economy has revolutionized the nature of work in America – for the worse. Unionized, well-paying private sector jobs that were once a ladder to the middle class have been decimated. -
The Emergence of the "Precariat": What Does the Loss of Stable, Well-Compensated Employment Mean for Education?
The emergence of the global knowledge economy has revolutionized the nature of work in America – for the worse. Unionized, well-paying private sector jobs that were once a ladder to the middle class have been decimated. -
The Early Language Gap is About More Than Words
The vocabulary gap between rich and poor children develops very early and it is about more than just words. In fact, words are the tip of the iceberg. So what lies underneath? Find out by watching this three-minute video.
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The Next Generation of Differentiated Compensation: What Next?
This panel will examine the terrain of teacher compensation from a number of different perspectives, offering their recommendations on what a good compensation
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How Do We Get Experienced, Accomplished Teachers into High-Need Schools?
If a master designer had created American education as we know it, he would have to be a Robin Hood in reverse, taking from the poor and giving to the rich. American students with all of the advantages of wealth are disproportionately taught by the best prepared, most experienced and most accomplished teachers, while students living in poverty with the greatest educational needs are disproportionately taught by novice teachers who were poorly prepared and who receive inadequate support. -
A New Social Compact for American Education: Fixing Our Broken Accountability System
Twelve years after the passage of No Child Left Behind and five years into Race to the Top, America finds itself in a ‘test and punish’ system of school accountability that poorly serves the nation and its students.