Coming soon from Teachers College Press

Teaching 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools —Now and in the Future

by Barnett Berry and the TeacherSolutions 2030 Team

In the raging controversy over how to fix the nation’s underperforming schools, the voices of America’s best teachers are seldom heard. Now, in a provocative book about the future of teaching and learning, 12 of America’s most accomplished classroom educators join a leading advocate for a 21st-century teaching profession to bring expert classroom know-how and fresh policy ideas to the school reform debate.

Together they identify trends that will shape the learning experience of the next iGeneration and propose actions to guarantee that every student will have excellent teachers. Policymakers and the public, they say, must work with teachers to:

• Create a richer learning experience for students and teachers, and better ways to measure school success;

• Accelerate digital learning while reinventing brick and mortar schools as 24/7 support hubs for students and families;

• Reimagine teaching as a well-paid career with many pathways, where teaching expertise is constantly spread;

• Establish a leadership force of 600,000 “teacherpreneurs” — classroom experts who teach students regularly while also serving as teacher educators, researchers, community organizers, and trustees of their profession.

Advance praise for Teaching 2030:

“A fresh take on the real future of teaching, Teaching 2030 delves into the myriad of issues that teachers face today and will confront in the future.  Barnett and his colleagues pose bold ideas for recruiting and rewarding teachers. They point out how we should restructure accountability and more, in order to provide our nation’s children with the education they deserve.” —Richard Riley, former U.S. Secretary of Education and former Governor of South Carolina

“Teaching 2030 is a brilliant look at the future of teaching in America from the perspective of those who know most about what it is and should be: accomplished teachers.  Working with Barnett Berry, himself a former teacher and one of the nation’s foremost experts on teaching, these voices frame the issues and the possibilities with passion, knowledge, and insight.  Everyone who cares about teaching and learning should read this book.” —Linda Darling-Hammond, Charles E. Ducommun Professor of Education, Stanford University and author of The Flat World and Education

“In this engaging volume, a notable and diverse team of accomplished teachers, and a researcher who advocates for them, explain why the teaching profession needs a dramatic overhaul and present an intriguing path to a more promising future.  This provocative work is a welcome contribution to thinking about how we can get our kids the teachers they need.” —Frederick M. Hess, Resident Scholar and Director of Education Policy Studies, American Enterprise Institute

“Teaching 2030 is a remarkable, revolutionary picture of the future of our schools. Blasting the intellectual meltdown shaping too much of today's education policy, Berry and his colleagues reveal extraordinary opportunities to improve our schools and serve every student. Deeply respectful of teachers, Teaching 2030 proposes how teachers and support professionals can help craft and take more ownership of their professions. This is an exciting and hopeful vision of possibility.” —Dennis Van Roekel, President, National Education Association

About the authors

Barnett Berry is founder and president of the Center for Teaching Quality, based in North Carolina—a nonprofit that seeks to dramatically improve student achievement nationwide by conducting timely research, crafting smart policy, and cultivating teacher leadership. The TeacherSolutions 2030 Team includes Jennifer Barnett (Alabama) • Kilian Betlach (California) • Shannon C’de Baca (Iowa) • Susie Highley (Indiana)• John M. Holland (Virginia) • Carrie J. Kamm (Illinois) • Renee Moore (Mississippi) • Cindi Rigsbee (North Carolina) • Ariel Sacks (New York) • Emily Vickery (Florida) • Jose Vilson (New York) • Laurie Wasserman (Massachusetts).

The development of Teaching 2030 was generously supported by MetLife Foundation.

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