Login
Calendar  Contact  Next Meeting
  • Turn Exchange
  • National TURN
    • Why TURN?
    • Brief History
    • Teacher Union Standards
    • Recommended Readings
    • Member Locals
    • Principals
    • Associates
    • Critical Friends
    • Consultants
    • Partners & Foundations
    • Tribute to Helen
    • Meeting Archives & News
  • TURNews
  • Transforming Unions
  • Transforming Education
  • Regional Networks
  • CalTURN
  • Great Lakes TURN
  • Mid-Atlantic/Southeast TURN
  • Northeast TURN
  • Southwest TURN
  • Meeting Spaces
  • About TURNexchange.net
  • May, 2012 - Miami FL

    • Agenda (PDF)
    • Labor-Management-Community Collaboration in Sprinfield MA (PDF) (Link)
      A Case Study presented by Nancy LaProsse, UniServ Director, Massachusetts Teachers Association, and Chad d'Entremont, Executive Director, The Rennie Center for Education Research and Policy, and a video of the KEYS Survey that was central to the effort.
    • Common Core Standards (Download) (Download)
      Peter McWalters, Former Rhode Island Commissioner of Education discussed the implications and promises of the Common Core. Ellen Bernstein, President of the Albuquerque Teachers Federation & TURN Co-Director discussed teacher ownership of the standards and the role of the union.
  • October, 2011 - Long Beach CA

    • Agenda (PDF)
    • Peer Review: Getting Serious About Teacher Support and Evaluation (Download) (Link)
      Findings from a study by Daniel C. Humphrey, Julia E. Koppich, Jennifer A. Bland, & Kristin R. Bosetti, (2011)
    • Meeting Notes (Word)
      by Janet Kujat, Second VP, Minneapolis Federation of Teachers
    • Improving Teaching Quality Through Labor/Management Collaboration (Download)
      A presentation by Ken Futernick, Co-director, WestEd School Turnaround Center
  • April, 2011 - Boston MA

    • Boston Agenda (PDF)
    • Classroom-Level Student Perceptions as Measures of Teaching Effectiveness (Download) (Link)
      Presentation by Ron Ferguson, Harvard Acheivement Gap Project and a link to The Tripod Project website.
    • Accountability for All (Link)
      A summary of legislation that made fundamental changes in accountability in Illinois and taught the billionaire lobby groups they can’t simply buy legislation that will trample education.
    • RIF language from MSAD#51 (Word)
      The local contract contains new language related to seniority and reduction in force.
  • Oct, 2010 - San Antonio TX

    • Problems with the Use of Test Scores to Evaluate Teachers (PDF) (Link)
      Co-Authored by Scholars Convened By The Economic Policy Institute.
    • The Fourth Way of Change (PDF)
      An article by Hargeaves & Shirley, published in Education Leadership, October 2008. Posted with permission.
    • A Proposal for Sustainable School Transformation (PDF)
      Published by Communities for Excellent Public Schools (www.ceps-ourschools.org), with special acknowledgment to the Annenberg Institute for School Reform.
    • San Antonio Agenda (PDF)
    • TURNexchange.Net Logic Model (Download)
      This PowerPoint, presents: - A Theory of Action for TURNexchange.Net - How the Network Enhances TURN - Linkages to Ford Grant Deliverables - A Rationale for Member Participation and Getting the Message Out
    • AISD REACH (PDF) (PDF) (PDF)
      The Austin Independent School District's strategic compensation initiative to support and reward teachers based on classroom success (3 attachments include a presentation, overview, and fact sheet).
  • May, 2010 - Newport RI

    • ESEA Reauthorization (Download)
    • Newport Agenda (PDF)
  • Feb, 2010 - Sacramento CA

    • Sacramento Agenda (PDF)
  • Oct, 2009 - Washington DC

    • Washington DC Agenda (PDF)
  • Jun, 2009 - Albuquerque NM

    • Albuquerque Agenda (PDF)
    • Innovation or Reform (Download)
    • Union Leadership Development (Download)
    • Neworking Teachers & Unions (PDF)
  • Jan, 2009 - Memphis TN

    • Memphis Agenda (PDF)
  • Oct, 2008 - Portland ME

    • Portland Agenda (PDF)
  • May, 2008 - Beaver Creek CO

    • Beaver Creek Agenda (PDF)
    • Readings (PDF) (PDF)
  • Jan, 2008 - Santa Rosa CA

    • Santa Rosa Agenda (PDF)
    • Meeting Summary (Word)
  • Oct, 2007 - Sonesta FL

    • Sonesta Agenda (PDF)
  • June, 2007 - Toronto ON (Canada)

    • Toronto Agenda (PDF)
  • Feb 2007 - San Diego CA

    • San Diego Agenda (PDF)
Powered by Obiki, open-source content management and networking systems by Green River Data Analysis and Learning Options.