Sentences with phrase «educator effectiveness research»

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So as neuroscientists continue to discover the inner workings of the brain, as cognitive psychologists continue to look for explanations of learning behaviour and as educators continue to apply research to improve their teaching, this new field will greatly improve the quality and effectiveness of the educational experiences for children.

While Jimenez acknowledged that there has been little research to date on the effectiveness of CRP, and existing research is greatly debated amongst educators, he believes that using this method, along with careful monitoring, can ensure that diverse students are not being disadvantaged.

The research question for educators at St Philip's Christian College in Newcastle is: What is the effectiveness of problem - based learning (PBL) in the development of... critical thinking, collaboration, and communication among Stage Four students across two schools?

New research on technology's effectiveness in teaching math appears to confirm what many educators have optimistically suspected: Computers can raise student achievement and even improve a school's climate.

Although there is considerable advocacy for improving teacher capacity, the research literature indicating the effectiveness of structured professional development for practicing educators is not robust (Yoon, Duncan, Lee, Scarloss, & Shapley, 2007).

Her research has focused on policies intended to improve educator effectiveness such as teacher and principal evaluation, pay - for - performance, and intensive professional development.

The only answer that makes sense to us is for a state to make sure that its math and reading standards are clear, coherent, and rigorous; that its tests line up with those standards; that its schools and educators are held to account for getting better results in terms of real student learning; and that research is done to examine the effectiveness of various curricular products.

It does not, for example, do away with state - level certification of educators on grounds that research has found no link between such credentials and actual effectiveness.

Each principle is based on research about congruence between what educators believe about, and their effectiveness working with, low - income students and families.

This webinar provided participants an opportunity to identify the opportunities of SRCLP program to increase language and literacy skills of young children and improve practice of educators; share evidence - based research to improve reading comprehension of children preschool to third grade; and discuss considerations for state leaders in designing policy and professional learning to increase effectiveness of early language and literacy instruction, particularly for dual language learners, and children with special needs.

The challenge then, over the next decade, will be to provide quality training to all social studies educators that incorporates the principles noted, here while gaining insight into the effectiveness of the medium and the message through research.

As senior research scientist at ATI, she oversees all aspects of psychometric analyses of Galileo assessments, including the application of Item Response Theory, test equating procedures, and inferential statistics in order to evaluate student ability, monitor student growth, identify students at risk, and evaluate educator effectiveness.

Provide relevant professional development that balances practice and research and infuse the work with educator effectiveness.

Basis Policy Research and ATI have built a partnership supporting the fair evaluation of educator effectiveness by implementing mathematical models that include multiple measures of student growth and which evaluate educator effectiveness using techniques that take into account a variety of factors that may impact student learning but over which the teacher has no influence.

Although further study is needed, the research suggests that much of the inconsistency results from true differences in educator effectiveness over time and contexts.

Havala's research interests include student pathways through high school, college, and the workforce; educator effectiveness; education systems and policies; and closing achievement and opportunity gaps.

RIDE has left programs more discretion to identify and adopt the additional selectivity criteria that indicate other «research - based traits... that are critical to educator effectiveness.»

With a goal of promoting effective school leadership as a strategy for district and school success, the Report provided «a synthesis of the evidence about the effectiveness of school leadership interventions, identifie (d) activities that should be allowable under the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), and offer (ed) guidance to educators and policymakers on the use of research - based practices in school leadership.»

CEPA research includes what effects different instructional methods have on ELLs, how cultural differences and attitudes affect ELLs, the effectiveness of ELL programs, and other questions of importance to educators and policymakers.

Hella leads technical assistance and research, primarily in educator effectiveness and equity.

A new report (PDF) from the Congressional Research Service, Congress's nonpartisan investigative arm, explores these changes in six areas: accountability for student achievement; distribution of Title I grants; fiscal accountability; educator quality, equity, and effectiveness; grants to support teachers and school leaders; and targeted support versus block grants.

Elizabeth Barkowski is a senior researcher at AIR with more than 10 years of experience in education program evaluation, research, and technical assistance, with a particular focus on educator effectiveness and human capital management.

Research identifying summer setback learning loss in students of lower socioeconomic status has attracted many educators to take a closer look at the current purpose, structure, and effectiveness of summer intervention programs.

Research in teacher effectiveness — in particular, the research within the process - product paradigm — offered teacher educators a potential curriculum for training that was more defensible than the skills listed in the competency modules, even though there was considerable overlap aResearch in teacher effectiveness — in particular, the research within the process - product paradigm — offered teacher educators a potential curriculum for training that was more defensible than the skills listed in the competency modules, even though there was considerable overlap aresearch within the process - product paradigm — offered teacher educators a potential curriculum for training that was more defensible than the skills listed in the competency modules, even though there was considerable overlap at times.

We conducted research in conjunction with the Council of Chief State School Officers as part of a larger project to understand commonalities and opportunities for collaboration across state lines in key areas of educator effectiveness.

Learning designs: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students integrates theories, research, and models of human learning to achieve its intended outcomes.

Implementation: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students applies research on change and sustains support for implementation of professional learning for long - term change.

Based on our proven Taking Action with Data methodology, educators learn how to apply research - based practices to pinpoint student strengths and needs, develop and implement targeted instruction, assess effectiveness, and reinforce learning through ongoing conversations with students, families, colleagues, and the community.

We know from research and our work with schools, districts and states nationwide since 2000 that educator effectiveness systems aren't necessarily making educators any more effective.

Leading Educators» programming represents a comprehensive effort to increase teacher effectiveness, which research consistently shows is the single most powerful lever for driving student academic outcomes.

They use key metrics like student achievement, teacher effectiveness and teacher retention to assess the performance of schools and individual educators, and they put research - based teacher induction and instructional coaching programs in place that help everyone on the team to continuously improve.

Implementation: Professional learning that increases educator effectiveness and results for all students applies research on change and sustains support for implementation of professional learning for long term change.

Lindsey Hayes, researcher at American Institutes for Research (AIR), provides technical assistance for projects related to special education, educator effectiveness, and educator preparation.

Jacques also conducts qualitative research on educator effectiveness, student learning objectives, and teaching and learning standards.

Their research lead to the development of the Principal Educators Professional Inventory (Principal EPI) ® — a 120 - question assessment that allows district leaders and administrators to predict the effectiveness of principal candidates.

Research has demonstrated art's effectiveness on child development, yet people often think of art educators as babysitters with crayons and paint.

Research Synthesis: Early Childhood Mental Health Consultation A synthesis of the existing evidence base for the effectiveness of early childhood mental health consultation in fostering health social and emotional development in young children, grounded in literature and the experiences of mental health and early care and education providers, educators, and other experts.