Teachers SeriesA special WBUR series. Education Commissioner: You Can't Divorce Test Scores And Teacher EffectivenessTo wrap our series, we asked Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester about proposed new teacher evaluation regulations and whether evaluations should be linked to student test scores.ResumeLocal Coverage05:30May 27, 2011'Compensate Debate' Could Follow New Teacher EvaluationsTeachers' salaries are not linked to their performance; they are linked to how long they've been on the job and their level of education. But would higher paid teachers make...ResumeLocal Coverage06:06May 27, 2011In Teacher Evaluations, Students Seek Their SayThe Boston Student Advisory Council is lobbying to make student feedback part of the teacher evaluation process.ResumeLocal Coverage04:23May 26, 2011Special WBUR Event: Is Good Teaching Teachable?As part of our “Making An A+ Teacher” series, WBUR is hosting a live discussion at our Boston studios Thursday from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The topic: is good teaching...Local CoverageMay 26, 2011Teacher Of The Year: Wall Street No Preparation To Manage A ClassroomSharon Hessney dumped her Wall Street job to teach high school students in the Boston public schools. Last year, she received a Presidential Award for Excellence in math and science...ResumeLocal Coverage07:19May 26, 2011AdvertisementTeachers Eye Coaches, Collaboration To Improve Their TeachingAre great teachers born with the gift or can we teach great teaching? We hear about strategies some experts use to hone the teaching craft.ResumeLocal Coverage06:06May 26, 2011Aspiring Educator Learns Nothing Prepares You For Teaching Like TeachingChristine Dunn is one of the educators of the future. And she’s finding out that once you have a classroom of your own, all that academic theory can quickly go...ResumeLocal Coverage03:52May 25, 2011Teacher: Problem Students Can Hold The Class BackIt seems impossible to ignore the fact that the students a teacher has in his or her class are likely to make a huge difference in that teacher's ability to...ResumeLocal Coverage05:28May 25, 2011Despite Bad Grades, Many Boston Teachers Stay In ClassIn our series, we’ve been examining what makes a teacher good. But what about bad teachers? Unfortunately some failing teachers are left in the classroom, especially in Boston Public Schools.ResumeLocal Coverage06:28May 25, 2011One Town Says MCAS Is Misguided In Evaluating TeachersThe state Board of Education has decided that student performance on the MCAS has to be a significant component of how teachers are evaluated. The town of Hingham is not...ResumeLocal Coverage07:44May 24, 2011Uncertain Test Score Evaluation System Worries TeachersOver the next three years the Massachusetts teacher evaluation system will change significantly. The most controversial element requires using student test scores to rate teachers.ResumeLocal Coverage06:05May 24, 2011Teach For America Studies What Makes Great Teachers GreatWBUR speaks to Steven Farr, who's written a book about Teach For America's findings after studying traits common to successful teachers. He explains why it's so hard to pinpoint what...ResumeLocal Coverage04:58May 23, 2011Making An A+ TeacherDuring the week of May 23, WBUR broadcasts a series exploring how teacher salary, training, personality and evaluations can play a role in making a great teacher.Local CoverageMay 23, 2011What Makes A Good Teacher? More and more research shows that teacher quality is the most important factor in learning. But what makes a good teacher? A good teacher has to be a social worker,...ResumeLocal Coverage06:58May 23, 2011Chalk Talk: What Makes A Great Teacher?We hear from teachers, students and others — including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan — about the qualities they say reign supreme when it comes to the makings of...Local CoverageMay 23, 2011Map: Mass. Teacher Salaries; Per Pupil Expenditures; MCAS ScoresThis interactive map shows a district-by-district comparison of average teacher salaries, per pupil expenditures and MCAS scores for K-12 schools in Massachusetts.Local CoverageMay 23, 2011
Education Commissioner: You Can't Divorce Test Scores And Teacher EffectivenessTo wrap our series, we asked Massachusetts Education Commissioner Mitchell Chester about proposed new teacher evaluation regulations and whether evaluations should be linked to student test scores.ResumeLocal Coverage05:30May 27, 2011
'Compensate Debate' Could Follow New Teacher EvaluationsTeachers' salaries are not linked to their performance; they are linked to how long they've been on the job and their level of education. But would higher paid teachers make...ResumeLocal Coverage06:06May 27, 2011
In Teacher Evaluations, Students Seek Their SayThe Boston Student Advisory Council is lobbying to make student feedback part of the teacher evaluation process.ResumeLocal Coverage04:23May 26, 2011
Special WBUR Event: Is Good Teaching Teachable?As part of our “Making An A+ Teacher” series, WBUR is hosting a live discussion at our Boston studios Thursday from 6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The topic: is good teaching...Local CoverageMay 26, 2011
Teacher Of The Year: Wall Street No Preparation To Manage A ClassroomSharon Hessney dumped her Wall Street job to teach high school students in the Boston public schools. Last year, she received a Presidential Award for Excellence in math and science...ResumeLocal Coverage07:19May 26, 2011
Teachers Eye Coaches, Collaboration To Improve Their TeachingAre great teachers born with the gift or can we teach great teaching? We hear about strategies some experts use to hone the teaching craft.ResumeLocal Coverage06:06May 26, 2011
Aspiring Educator Learns Nothing Prepares You For Teaching Like TeachingChristine Dunn is one of the educators of the future. And she’s finding out that once you have a classroom of your own, all that academic theory can quickly go...ResumeLocal Coverage03:52May 25, 2011
Teacher: Problem Students Can Hold The Class BackIt seems impossible to ignore the fact that the students a teacher has in his or her class are likely to make a huge difference in that teacher's ability to...ResumeLocal Coverage05:28May 25, 2011
Despite Bad Grades, Many Boston Teachers Stay In ClassIn our series, we’ve been examining what makes a teacher good. But what about bad teachers? Unfortunately some failing teachers are left in the classroom, especially in Boston Public Schools.ResumeLocal Coverage06:28May 25, 2011
One Town Says MCAS Is Misguided In Evaluating TeachersThe state Board of Education has decided that student performance on the MCAS has to be a significant component of how teachers are evaluated. The town of Hingham is not...ResumeLocal Coverage07:44May 24, 2011
Uncertain Test Score Evaluation System Worries TeachersOver the next three years the Massachusetts teacher evaluation system will change significantly. The most controversial element requires using student test scores to rate teachers.ResumeLocal Coverage06:05May 24, 2011
Teach For America Studies What Makes Great Teachers GreatWBUR speaks to Steven Farr, who's written a book about Teach For America's findings after studying traits common to successful teachers. He explains why it's so hard to pinpoint what...ResumeLocal Coverage04:58May 23, 2011
Making An A+ TeacherDuring the week of May 23, WBUR broadcasts a series exploring how teacher salary, training, personality and evaluations can play a role in making a great teacher.Local CoverageMay 23, 2011
What Makes A Good Teacher? More and more research shows that teacher quality is the most important factor in learning. But what makes a good teacher? A good teacher has to be a social worker,...ResumeLocal Coverage06:58May 23, 2011
Chalk Talk: What Makes A Great Teacher?We hear from teachers, students and others — including U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan — about the qualities they say reign supreme when it comes to the makings of...Local CoverageMay 23, 2011
Map: Mass. Teacher Salaries; Per Pupil Expenditures; MCAS ScoresThis interactive map shows a district-by-district comparison of average teacher salaries, per pupil expenditures and MCAS scores for K-12 schools in Massachusetts.Local CoverageMay 23, 2011
