Jamie Woodson, President and CEO of the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE), issued the following statement today on the release of the Tennessee Department of Education’s teacher evaluation report: “The teacher evaluation system that Tennessee is implementing is already improving the quality of teaching in the classroom and is supporting inspired, high-quality instruction in…
When you were younger – and maybe even still – your parents probably asked you “what do you want for your birthday?” They did this for a few reasons, but primarily to avoid the look of disappointment you would likely have (or the fit you might throw…) when they guessed what you wanted and got…
The Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) would like to invite its higher education, teacher preparation, non-profit, education advocacy organization, and private school partners to attend training sessions on the Common Core State Standards in Mathematics for grades 3-8. Although the training is intended for math teachers, school administrators and school personnel, the TDOE would like…
When policymakers and state leaders talk about implementing the Common Core State Standards, you often hear about the instructional shifts that will need to occur in classrooms to ensure that the standards have their intended impact: preparing all students for college and the workforce. The Common Core standards are drastically different from what we currently…
Last month, SCORE President and CEO Jamie Woodson joined education leaders from 11 states and the District of Columbia at the U.S. Department of Education in Washington, D.C. to discuss education reform implementation. Discussion topics focused on teacher and leader effectiveness initiatives in the context of college- and career-ready standards. Watch the highlight video from…