1. 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

2. Discover. Teach. Share. North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Poll Questions  Are you a North Carolina educator?

3. Discover. Teach. Share. North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Poll Questions  Have you heard of the Teacher Working Conditions Survey?

4. Discover. Teach. Share. 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 4

5. Discover. Teach. Share. North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Poll Questions  Did you take the 2008 Teacher Working Conditions survey?

6. Discover. Teach. Share. North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Poll Questions  Have you seen the Teacher Working Conditions results for your school?

7. Discover. Teach. Share. NC TWC 2008  86% response rate  Every regular public school has a results report  How to find your report  http://www.ncteachingconditions.org http://www.ncteachingconditions.org 7

8. Discover. Teach. Share. http://www.ncteachingconditions.org 8

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11. Discover. Teach. Share. http://www.ncteachingconditions.org 11

12. Discover. Teach. Share. http://www.ncteachingconditions.org 12

13. Discover. Teach. Share. North Carolina Teacher Working Conditions Poll Questions  Have you used Teacher Working Conditions data in your school?

14. Discover. Teach. Share. 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. 14

15. Discover. Teach. Share. NC TWC 2008 - Resources From the New Teacher Center 15

16. Discover. Teach. Share. NC TWC 2008 - Resources LEARN NC – (do I really need to tell you?) http://www.learnnc.org 16

17. Discover. Teach. Share. Purpose of TWC Examples  Time  Facilities and Resources 17

18. Discover. Teach. Share. Teachers’ Perceptions of Time The non-instructional time provided for teachers in my school is sufficient  44.7% Elementary  56.9% Middle  58.3%High 18

19. Discover. Teach. Share. 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. 19

20. Discover. Teach. Share. Differentiating Instruction  Strategy – Go to Best Practices 20

21. Discover. Teach. Share. Differentiating Instruction  Click on English Language Learners in the tag cloud 21

22. Discover. Teach. Share. Differentiating Instruction 22

23. Discover. Teach. Share. Facilities and Resources  Teachers have sufficient access to appropriate instructional materials and resources.  Use LNC 23

24. Discover. Teach. Share. Facilities and Resources  Strategy – Go to Instructify.com 24

25. Discover. Teach. Share. Facilities and Resources  Example – Find great, FREE! resources for the classroom like the Climate Change Wildlife and Wildlands Toolkit posted on Sept. 22. 25

26. Discover. Teach. Share. Q & A Keri Church, Social Research Specialist kchurch@learnnc.org Phil Kaufman, Director of IT philk@learnnc.org 26