[199] Grading New Teachers' Work Subject of 'MTSU On The Record'

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Nov. 10, 2010
EDITORIAL CONTACT: Gina Logue, 615-898-5081, or WMOT-FM, 615-898-2800

GRADING NEW TEACHERS’ WORK SUBJECT OF ‘MTSU ON THE RECORD’
Dr. Rick Short Leads Task Force Charged with Developing New Teacher Assessment

(MURFREESBORO) – Dr. Rick Short, associate dean of the MTSU College of Behavioral and Health Sciences and professor of psychology, will talk about the continuing drive for a reliable means of grading novice K-12 teachers on their job performance on the next edition of “MTSU on the Record” with host Gina Logue at 8 a.m. this Sunday, Nov. 14, on WMOT-FM (89.5 and wmot.org).
In addition to his duties as associate dean, Short is coordinator of the Ready2Teach Assessment Task Force, a subgroup of the Teaching Performance Assessment Consortium of Tennessee (TPAC-TN). The Tennessee Board of Regents intends to have the new Ready2Teach model for pre-service teacher preparation and assessment in place and running by 2013.
To listen to previous programs, go to http://www.mtsu.edu/news/podcast/podcast2010.shtml. For more information about “MTSU on the Record,” contact Logue at 615-898-5081 or WMOT-FM at 615-898-2800.

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