In an attempt to better understand second-career teachers and to better develop future policy and practice, please share 5 statements regarding each theme below. 

• Clarification of terms: Second-career teacher is a…

I am interested in learning more about second-career teachers. Particularly, I am interested in examining school administrators' perceptions in hiring, supporting and retaining second-career teachers.  

Please feel free to share any experiences on this topic.  

For clarity, "second-career teacher" is defined as an individual that…

A response to the article on this link: http://www.newsday.com/opinion/oped/tilles-don-t-grade-teachers-on-test-scores-1.2880880

I agree with Regent Roger Tilles regarding evaluating teachers and competing in the global market. Evaluating teachers is an important component of good teaching. In recent decades, state standardized tests masked as "diagnostic assessments," which…