Saving Schools, Mini-Course 2: Teacher Policies - Harvard University

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  • Teacher
  • Teacher Training
  • Policies
  • Teaching policies
  • Teaching Techniques

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This mini-course looks in-depth at modern-day issues surrounding teacher policies in U.S. education. The teacher is the most important person in our schools. How do we recruit and retain the very best teachers? What are our current methods for recruiting teachers? How well do we compensate them? What are the effects of adjusting teacher salaries to be based on their performance in the classroom? When should teachers be given tenure? Do current policies encourage or discourage effective teachers from entering the profession? Many questions come down to budgetary constraints. Should you hire more teachers so you have smaller classes? Should it be a priority to balance how much is spent between wealthy and poor districts? Throughout this mini-course, we will be focused on using empirical evidence to answer these questions. This mini-course contains six lectures, with most lectures divided into three videos. The mini-courses also include assigned readings, discussion forums, and assessments. This is the second mini-course in a four-course sequence. Mini-Course 1: History and Politics of U.S. Education Mini-Course 2: Teacher Policies Mini-Course 3: Accountability and National Standards Mini-Course 4: School Choice HarvardX requires individuals who enroll in its courses on edX to abide by the terms of the edX honor code. HarvardX will take appropriate corrective action in response to violations of the edX honor code, which may include dismissal from the HarvardX course; revocation of any certificates received for the HarvardX course; or other remedies as circumstances warrant. No refunds will be issued in the case of corrective action for such violations. Enrollees who are taking HarvardX courses as part of another program will also be governed by the academic policies of those programs. HarvardX pursues the science of learning. By registering as an online learner in an HX course, you will also participate in research about learning. Read our research statement to learn more. Harvard University and HarvardX are committed to maintaining a safe and healthy educational and work environment in which no member of the community is excluded from participation in, denied the benefits of, or subjected to discrimination or harassment in our program. All members of the HarvardX community are expected to abide by Harvard policies on nondiscrimination, including sexual harassment, and the edX Terms of Service. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact harvardx@harvard.edu and/or report your experience through the edX contact form.

What you'll learn
  • the way in which teachers are currently paid and alternative proposals for paying teachers;
  • the finances and economics of education;
  • the methodological tools necessary to understand education research.

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Paul E. Peterson Paul E. Peterson is the Henry Lee Shattuck Professor of Government, Harvard University and Director of the Program on Education Policy and Governance. He is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institute and editor-in-chief of EducationNext. He is the author of the book Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning (Harvard University Press, 2010).

Saving Schools, Mini-Course 2: Teacher Policies - Harvard University

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