Sentences with phrase «btr residents»

BTR residents complete a year of service to Boston Public Schools during the residency program, and participate as members in the larger AmeriCorps service network.

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In mid-November, Taylor completed a week of what BTR calls «lead teaching,» during which residents teach at least one class a day by themselves.

Teacher Residents Seen Outpacing Peers in Later Years Education Week, December 15, 2011» «We think this provides reliable evidence on the effectiveness of BTR graduates to date,» said Martin R. West, an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and one of four scholars who conducted the study.

By the end of the day, nearly 20 different «raters,» including human resources representatives from BPS, BTR mentors, site directors, former residents, and BPE staff, have observed candidates for evidence of «leadership ability» and «persistence,» says Solomon.

BTR is implementing a model that emphasizes training teachers on - site in actual classrooms with students and lead teachers, similar to the way medical residents grow into effective doctors by working directly with patients under the guidance of veterans.

BTR expects all residents to commit to teach in the BPS for at least three years after graduation from the residency.

Although research shows that BTR graduates are initially not more effective at raising student test scores than other new teachers, the effectiveness of BTR graduates improves rapidly over time, and by their fourth and fifth years in the classroom, BTR graduates outperform other veteran teachers.70 Further, principals are very satisfied with the performance of former residents in their building: A recent survey conducted by BTR found that 97 percent of principals who employ teachers who are alumni of BTR «would recommend hiring a BTR graduate to a colleague.»

If the government is serious about recognizing the changing shape of the housing market — in which private renters now make up the second largest tenure, one that is growing all the time — then it needs to ensure that BTR is able to live up to its full potential and contribute to a future where the housing needs of all UK residents are met, not just a few.

BTR landlords are ultimately providing significantly better customer service to their residents and invest more in staff, training and so forth.