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Barnett Berry is founder, partner, and CEO of the Center for Teaching Quality.[1][2], specializing in the development and implementation of innovative teaching practices. He is co-author of two books: TEACHING 2030: What We Must Do for Our Students and Our Public Schools... Now and in the Future (Teachers College Press, 2011)[3][4] and Teacherpreneurs: Innovative Teachers Who Lead but Don't Leave (Jossey-Bass, 2013)[5]. He has written and contributed to more than 80 education journal articles and book chaptersand maintains a regular blog on "Advancing the Teaching Profession" on the Center for Teaching Quality website.

Education

Barnett Berry received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of South Carolina in 1977 and continued there to receive his M.Ed. Curriculum in 1978. He received his Ph.D. Educational Administration and Policy Studies from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 1984.

Career

Barnett Berry began his career as a public high school social studies teacher in Columbia, SC where he taught for three years.[6]

After completing his doctorate at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Berry joined the RAND RAND Corporation as an Associate Social Scientist where he worked with Dr. Linda Darling-Hammond.

In 1987, Berry became the Associate Director of the South Carolina Educational Policy Center at the University of South Carolina before moving on to become Senior Executive in the Division of Policy at the South Carolina State Department of Education in 1991.

From 1992-1999, he served as Associate Professor in the College of Education at the University of South Carolina.

In 1998, he was named Director, Policy and State Relations, for the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future (NCTAF) at Teachers College, Columbia University where he then became Interim Director (2001-2002).[7][8]

He founded the Southeast Center for Teaching Quality in 1999 at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. [9]The Southeast Center for Teaching Quality would later become known as the Center for Teaching Quality (CTQ).

Publications

  • Berry, B., Byrd, A., & Wieder, A. (2013). Teacherpreneurs: Innovative teachers who lead but don't leave. Jossey-Bass.
  • Berry, B. & Hess, F. (2013). Expanded learning, expansive teacher leadership. Phi Delta Kappan 94(5), 58-61.[10]
  • Berry, B., & The TeacherSolutions 2030 Team (Barnett, J., Betlach, K., C'de Baca, S., Highley, S., Holland, J., Kamm, C., Moore, R., Rigsbee, C., Sacks, A., Vickery, E., Vilson, J., & Wasserman, L.) (2011). TEACHING 2030: What we must do for our students and our public schools... now and in the future. NY: Teachers College Press.
  • Berry, B. (2007). The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards and the future of a profession. Prepared for the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards 2020: Clarifying a vision for quality teaching. Racine, WI.[11]
  • Darling-Hammond, L., Berry, B., & Thoreson, A. (2001). Does teacher certification matter? Evaluating the evidence. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 23(1), 57-77.[12]
  • Berry, B. & Ginsberg R. (1990). Creating lead teachers: From policy to implementation. Phi Delta Kappan 71(8), 616-621.[13]
  • Berry, B. (1986). Why bright college students won't teach. Urban Review 18(4), 269-280.[14]

References

  1. ^ "Study: Merit pay doesn't help attract or retain teachers in high-needs districts". MLive. By Dave Murray on January 12, 2012
  2. ^ "eachers are the key, top educators agre". Chularat Saengpassa, Wannapa Khaopa The Nation. October 15, 2012
  3. ^ Jean Johnson (2012). You Can't Do it Alone: A Communications and Engagement Manual for School Leaders Committed to Reform. R&L Education. pp. 46–. ISBN 978-1-61048-301-8.
  4. ^ "What the Heck is a ‘Teacherpreneur’?". MindShift By Tina Barseghian April 11, 2011
  5. ^ "Best and Worst Education News of 2013 -- So Far". Huffington Post. Larry Ferlazzo
  6. ^ "To many teachers, career has failed". By Ben Wolfgang - The Washington Times March 12, 2012
  7. ^ Wisconsin. Legislature. Legislative Council (1997). General Report of the Joint Legislative Council to the ... Legislature. The Council. pp. 146–.
  8. ^ "Newcomers find toll of teaching is too high". St. Petersburg Times.
  9. ^ "Joining the Public Schools Dialogue"/ The Chronicle Magazine > Winter 2004 Issue
  10. ^ "Expanded Learning. Expansive Teacher Leadership". Kappan Magazine.
  11. ^ "The NBPTS and the Future of a Profession" (PDF). Center for Teaching Quality.
  12. ^ "SAGE journals". SagePub - Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis.
  13. ^ "Creating Lead Teachers: From Policy to Implementation". Phi Delta Kappan. JSTOR 20404231.
  14. ^ "Why Bright College Students Won't Teach". The Urban Review.