EDUC 50 Study Guide - Final Guide: Neurodiversity, Certified Teacher, Cochlear Implant
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Demographic profile of us teachers (gender, race, experience, earning) More female, 80% of the teachers are white. On average, salary for public school teachers remained steady for the past 30 years. They have not increased as much as other jobs requiring similar amounts of education. Teachers in us schools are not compensated as well as teachers in other countries. Each state determines its own standards for certifying public school teachers. 5th year (post bac), 1-2 year long program, sometimes blended with a ma degree. Undergraduate blended program (appx 4 years, rare in california) Although there are a lot of characteristics to account for a good teachers, we do not know much about teacher effectiveness. What we know is that they"re important for student achievement. Effective teachers can produce 1-5 years of achievement gain, while less effective teachers with similar students produce year of gain. Teachers degree level has little relationship with student achievement.
