KNEA is the "go to" resource for professional development and
school improvement!
Kansas NEA is committed to providing a highly skilled, competent, qualified
and diverse teaching force. We work to make professional development ongoing
and relevant to what teachers do on the job every day.
KNEA is also an excellent clearing house for resources on a vast number of
subject areas from NEA and other organizations.
When teachers need it, KNEA's got it. For details, contact the KNEA
Instructional Advocacy Office. Here is a short list.
- KNEA's "Quality Schools Cadre" is a team of teachers trained to
help a school build "professional learning communities" that can
improve student learning. Members can contact KNEA about utilizing the cadre
or how to become a part of this cadre.
- KNEA developed a set of Quality School Standards - descriptors of a school
that link factors of educator working conditions and student achievement.
These standards have been used by bargaining teams to help guide priorities
that can be justified based on "what's best for students", particularly
when resources were scarce.
- Locals in which students are taking courses online may use the NEA guide
to standards for quality online high school courses.
- KNEA provides the best information in the state regarding the requirements
of NCLB, IDEA and other important issues. Our materials are frequently "borrowed"
and used by administration and school boards!
- KNEA has developed and offers a KSDE-approved training program for Professional
Development Councils (PDC) - this training is required annually for every
PDC in the state. Members may apply to KNEA to become part of the training
cadre.
- KNEA worked with KSDE to craft a HOUSSE for Highly Qualified status that
is a model for many states in the country. The HOUSSE system developed protected
veteran qualified teachers from threats to their licensure.
- KNEA developed standards and training for teacher induction and mentoring
programs. KNEA staff use these standards and work with districts to help them
develop and implement programs to help new teachers succeed.
- KNEA helps bargaining teams as they bargain professional development issues
to ensure that those experiences are relevant, of high quality and worthwhile
to our members.
- The NEA Web site offers links to lesson plans and teaching aids that are
available to members only (Teacher
ToolKit).
- Dealing with Difficult People is a training offered to members and locals
in several ways - for some, the training has been used to help prepare for
parent conferences while others have made the training part of an overall
leadership skills development program.
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