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LEARN NC
www.learnnc.org
Using LEARN NC Resources to Improve
Teacher Working Conditions in Your School
Keri Church, Social Research Specialist
Phil Kaufman, IT Director
LEARN NC – School of Education
The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions
Poll Questions
 Are you a North Carolina educator?
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North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions
Poll Questions
 Have you heard of the Teacher Working
Conditions Survey?
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History of TWC
 In NC every two years since 2002
 Paper in 2002
 Online 2004, 2006, 2008
 National initiative
 New Teacher Center – Santa Cruz CA
 Local office in Durham – Director of Special Projects - Eric
Hirsch
 In 8 other states in 2008
 In 3 states in 2009
 2010
 NC
 Fairfax VA
 Texas
 Other States
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North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions
Poll Questions
 Did you take the 2008 Teacher Working
Conditions survey?
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North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions
Poll Questions
 Have you seen the Teacher Working Conditions
results for your school?
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NC TWC 2008
 86% response rate
 Every regular public school has a results report
 How to find your report
 http://www.ncteachingconditions.org
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North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions
Poll Questions
 Have you used Teacher Working Conditions data
in your school?
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TWC and LEARN NC
Drawing on the findings of the 2008 Teacher
Working Conditions survey, you can:
 Identify resources and information on the LEARN
NC website
 Respond to the needs of your school and your
students
 Start a new conversation on improving the
conditions in your school before the 2010 survey.
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NC TWC 2008 - Resources
From the New Teacher Center
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NC TWC 2008 - Resources
LEARN NC – (do I really need to tell you?)
http://www.learnnc.org
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Purpose of TWC
Examples
 Time
 Facilities and Resources
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Teachers’ Perceptions of Time
The non-instructional time provided for teachers in
my school is sufficient
 44.7%
 56.9%
 58.3%
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Elementary
Middle
High
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Differentiating Instruction
 Teachers have reasonable class sizes, affording
them time to meet the educational needs of all
students.
 Use LEARNNC.org to access resources for
reaching different learners.
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Differentiating Instruction
 Strategy – Go to Best Practices
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Differentiating Instruction
 Click on English Language Learners in the tag
cloud
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Differentiating Instruction
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Facilities and Resources
 Teachers have sufficient access to appropriate
instructional materials and resources.
 Use LNC
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Facilities and Resources
 Strategy – Go to Instructify.com
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Facilities and Resources
 Example – Find great, FREE! resources for the classroom like the
Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit posted on Sept. 22.
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Q&A
Keri Church, Social Research Specialist
[email protected]
Phil Kaufman, Director of IT
[email protected]
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