2014 Idaho Teacher of the Year Jamie Esler and winners from other states were recently in the nation’s capital, where they discussed education issues with numerous people and organizations. Here are Jamie’s reflections on his visit and his Top Ten List of key factors for improving education.
Local communities overwhelmingly supported school levies and bond issues when they went to the voting booths in early March. In all, 41 of 48 ballot measures passed as local districts sought local funding to replace resources lost as a result of drastic budget cuts at the state level. For many years, so-called supplemental levies were…
[carousel auto=”yes” delay=”9000″] [carousel_item src=”https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5031/14102231573_0040b1c844_c.jpg”][/carousel_item] [carousel_item src=”https://farm6.staticflickr.com/5238/14102227773_1c7b3c59fe_c.jpg”][/carousel_item] [carousel_item src=”https://farm8.staticflickr.com/7059/14082157215_6562bdb9ac_c.jpg”][/carousel_item] [carousel_item src=”https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2932/14082655344_8092c4e1cf_c.jpg”][/carousel_item] [carousel_item src=”https://farm3.staticflickr.com/2924/13895568348_57ae474f8a_c.jpg”][/carousel_item] [/carousel][space line=”yes” size=”small” style=”dashed”] While paying homage to its rich history of advocacy and accomplishment on behalf of professional educators, the Idaho Education Association emphasized its vision for a bright future at the 2014 Delegate Assembly. The Boise Centre played host to…
The Coeur d’Alene school district has laid claim to the Teacher of the Year in Idaho for the third consecutive year, with IEA member Jamie Esler earning recognition for 2014.
As a key partner in the Idahoans for Education Excellence, the IEA recently put together panel discussions on the Idaho Core Standards for media outlets in Boise and Idaho Falls.
A pair of highly regarded Idaho teachers (and IEA members) are taking part in the prestigious Master Teacher Project, which was launched jointly by the National Education Association and BetterLesson. Julia Withers of Vallivue Middle School in Caldwell and Glenda Funk of Highland High School in Pocatello were selected for the MTP following an extensive…