5 priorities top WEAC agenda for 2008-10

WEAC officers have crisscrossed the state to talk with members about the issues they face every day, and how we can all work together for meaningful change on a statewide level. Several themes came up time and time again: School Funding. Health Care. Professional Development and Licensure. Achievement Gaps. Member Engagement. These are WEAC's 2008-10 Strategic Priorities. Read more

State educators examine Finland's model

About 30 educators and policymakers spent a spring day at the WEAC building examining an emerging model for high performance education systems across Europe, with Finland in the vanguard. International education researcher Pasi Sahlberg talked about factors that make Finland's education system one of the best in the world, and the group discussed possibilities for how Wisconsin might apply some of its characteristics. See article, video

Small districts collaborate on mentoring

Five northeastern Wisconsin school districts have formed a consortium to administer the pieces of PI 34's new teacher induction puzzle, including mentoring, support seminars and other training. Read more

Teacher-to-Teacher workshops set

The U.S. Department of Education's Teacher-to-Teacher Initiative has opened registration for its free summer workshops. The workshops will be held across the country starting June 18 and will target specific grade levels and content areas.

The teacher workshops offer classroom teachers a free opportunity to participate in high-quality professional development designed to provide the classroom support, technical assistance and increased collaboration needed to assure academic success for all students. Participants will share instructional strategies with prominent teachers from around the country in each content area and for each grade level.

Find out more about these and other professional development opportunities, events, and classroom resources on the OnWEAC Educators' Bulletin Board.

Administrators have a place in her heart

In her latest New Teachers Page column, Erin Teksten describes her newfound appreciation for school administrators. Read more



WEAC-Retired holds annual meeting
WEAC-Retired Public Relations Committee members Carmen Periquet and Ila Gillis distribute NEA Fund for Children envelopes during the WEAC-Retired Annual Conference at the Madison Sheraton Hotel.
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