Educators got a sneak preview this week into what’s ahead for the Performance Evaluation Advisory Council (PEAC). CEA is one of many public education stakeholders who sit on the advisory group that makes suggestions to the State Board of Education on teacher evaluation. Although the group has not met in months, officials from the State…
DetailsKeep up-to-date with the latest from BlogCEA by subscribing to weekly email updates — and in April and May, every Thursday you’ll have a chance to win a $25 gift card to Target. CEA members say they subscribe to BlogCEA because it keeps them current with CEA, state, and national education news in addition to…
DetailsWhy do teachers need to get involved and advocate for their own profession? Cromwell fifth-grade teacher and 2013 Connecticut Teacher of the Year Blaise Messinger says that, before he was named teacher of the year, he mostly shut his classroom door and tried to be the best teacher he could be. Being exposed to the…
DetailsApril is almost here, and to help in your celebration of National Poetry Month NEA has assembled the following lessons, activities, and video and audio readings. Resources for: Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
DetailsLooking to learn tips for how to make your resume and cover letter stand out and participate in mock interviews with school administrators? The CEA Student Program is holding a Cover Letter, Resume, and Interview Workshop this Thursday, April 2. The workshop is FREE to all Student Program and CEA members and will include a…
DetailsStudents and educators who came to the State Department of Education this afternoon to share their experiences with the state’s High School Assessment Working Group said that SBAC is taking away valuable learning time, lacks relevance to students, and places a significant burden on eleventh graders — many of whom are left taking a considerable…
DetailsContrary to claims by some in the education world that teachers don’t improve much after their first few years in the profession, recent studies are showing that teachers’ ability to help students achieve increases over at least the first decade of their careers. Teachers with more years of experience in the classroom were even found…
DetailsIt’s officially here, and hopefully soon the weather will make it easier to believe it really is spring. NEA offers a variety of lessons, activities, and curriculum resources to help teach students about the new season. The following resources were compiled by retired middle school teacher Phil Nast. Grades K-5 Grades 6-8 Grades 9-12
DetailsFewer people are entering teacher training programs and lots of veterans say they have considered a new line of work — so why are some teachers committed to remaining in education and what would convince more to stay? Those are the questions NPR posed to experts and teachers themselves recently. Richard Ingersoll, professor of education…
DetailsWhen testing becomes too high stakes, there are lots of unintended consequences. Officials in India are seeing that this week as images of parents climbing the outside of school buildings to pass cheat sheets to their children make world-wide news. Luckily things aren’t as bad here in Connecticut, but they are the worst in our…
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