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NSDC News Roundup -- September 11, 2009

September 11 2009 by Tom Manning

NSDC News Roundup -- September 11, 2009

  • You can now post comments online in preparation for Secretary of Education Arne Duncan's televised national town hall meeting September 15. NSDC Executive Director Stephanie Hirsh wrote about using the town hall to advocate for professional learning in this blog post.
  • The Rethink Learning Now campaign launched this week with the goal of creating a subtle shift in thinking about how we view teaching and learning. Read more about the campaign here. Patrick Riccards at eduflack comments on the new initiative here and here. Ed Week's Steven Sawchuk adds his take here.
  • Sawchuk also quoted Stephanie Hirsh in an Ed Week piece this week about Teach for America's professional development model.
  • The Boston Plan for Excellence has released a report detailing Boston Public Schools' redesign of its new teacher hiring and induction system.

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Tom Manning is NSDC's Associate Director of Member Experience.

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