Sentences with phrase «about student learning and achievement»

Work with colleagues to construct accurate, informative and timely reports to students and parents / carers about student learning and achievement.

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Education — Mille Lacs Corporate Ventures will help to increase student achievement by donating to areas that make learning relevant for future careers, inspire students to pursue higher education, and to further education students about Native American culture.

The physics Nobelist who recently stepped down as point person for the Obama Administration's efforts to improve U.S. science education told Congress yesterday that many federally funded programs don't draw upon current research about how people learn and, therefore, haven't managed to boost student achievement.

Find sources that help students learn about human achievement and accomplishments.

I very much look forward to continuing to learn about Singapore's remarkable achievements in education reform, and to a rich dialogue with leaders of thought and practice, as well as students, in that beautiful country».

John Hattie's landmark Visible Learning research concluded that one of the most important influences of student achievement is how teachers think about learning and their oLearning research concluded that one of the most important influences of student achievement is how teachers think about learning and their olearning and their own role.

Studies have shown that only about 25 percent of today's teachers produce enough progress — well over a year's worth of learning growth in a year's time — to help students close achievement gaps and leap ahead.

Today, only about 25 percent of U.S. classrooms have teachers whose students learn enough to close achievement gaps in a few years and make further progress like the world's top students.

Instead of (or at least in addition to) walls filled with students» achievements, have a wall where students can brag about their biggest mistakes and what they learned from them.

Those cited in the article who criticize those in favor of upgrading technology first and asking questions later about how it will impact student achievement are exactly right, as Bror Saxberg — one of the leading thinkers in understanding how to use technology to bolster learning — argues here.

We've written here and here about the importance figuring out as a nation how to «extend the reach» of great teachers to more students, since great teachers accountable for student learning are the one «intervention» we know can close achievement gaps and raise the bar for all students.

Teachers significantly impact student learning, yet there is no consensus among researchers, policymakers, and administrators about how and why teachers» instruction promotes student achievement.

«When close reading is done well, you have weak readers who never would never have had the chance to deal with rich, complex text in the ballgame, grasping it, learning from it, and feeling good about it,» notes reading specialist David Liben of Student Achievement Partners.

Miller has calculated the learning loss attributable to teacher absences to be equal to about 5 percent of the achievement gap between black and white students.

In this, the second of two articles on one - to - one computing (See The 411 on One - to - One Computing), we look at reasons to consider one - to - one computing in the classroom, research data on the impact of technology on student achievement, concerns about technology's overuse in the classroom, and tips to ensure that classroom computing helps, rather than hinders, the learning process.

A commitment to every student's progress, or growth, invites particular ways of thinking about learning, learners, teaching, the curriculum, assessment and the reporting of student achievement, as summarised in the following diagram:

An alternative way to think about learning, learners, teaching, the curriculum, assessment and the reporting of student achievement.

As Winters, who teaches eighth - grade history, explains: «We hope that by participating in past events, students will learn not only about their historical figures» lives and achievements but also about the times when those people lived.

The authors suggest that other states learn from «the danger of relying on statewide test scores as the sole measure of student achievement when these scores are used to make high - stakes decisions about teachers and schools as well as students.»

You will embark on a journey of self - examination about your mindset and your beliefs about different students and their achievement, learn to have courageous conversations about differences, and gain a deeper understanding of the blind spots we all hold.

As Winters, who teaches eighth - grade history, explains: «We hope students will learn not only about their historical figures» lives and achievements but also about the times when those people lived.

This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).

Welcome to today's chat to talk about Technology Counts 2009 and how online learning is opening new doors to raise student achievement, sponsored by CDW - G

Learn about their curriculum - implementation strategy that ensures students are prepared for academic achievement as well as lifelong, self - directed learning and engagement as both global and digital citizens.

So, again the framing of the conversation is really important, and the thinking about students» strengths rather than weaknesses, and to really think about «how can we create a portrait of student achievement with the variety of forms of information on student learning that we have?»

As someone responsible for students with learning disabilities and for closing the achievement gap, and as a school instructional leader, working toward eliminating standardized tests such as AP's and assessing department based learning outcomes, I am eager to learn more about three aspects of Finnish education:

Provide timely, effective and appropriate feedback to students about their achievement relative to their learning goals.

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As the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) affords states the flexibility to decide how to measure student achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of advStudent Succeeds Act (ESSA) affords states the flexibility to decide how to measure student achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of advstudent achievement, two reports released June 23 show that schools play a key role in developing students» soft skills such as beliefs about their intellectual capacity, sense of belonging at school, and eagerness to learn in the face of adversity.

Offering students choices about their learning, says author Mike Anderson, is one of the most powerful ways teachers can boost student learning, motivation, and achievement.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Providing real - time, research based feedback that improves student learning; informs policy; and provides breakthrough findings about the achievement gap.

Nancie's books for Heinemann include Systems to Transform Your Classroom and School, which takes teachers inside her award - winning school to learn about the innovations that make the biggest impact on achievement and community; Lessons That Change Writers, a year's worth of instruction straight from Nancie's file cabinets; and Naming the World: A Year of Poems and Lessons, which helps teachers to jumpstart their teaching of writing and literature each day by unpacking a poem with their students.

Be knowledgeable or willing to learn more about public education, the local district, student achievement, and board member roles and responsibilities.

Now that we have evidence attesting to the enormous contributions of the most effective educators, if we are truly serious about improving student learning and closing the achievement gap, we must think anew about teacher recruitment, placement, evaluation, professional development, retention, and separation.

New understandings about how people learn point the way to developing more effective educational environments and instructional processes to enhance the academic achievement of all students.

This article in Learning Forward's «The Learning Professional» is about how AppleTree Institute's professional development component of its instructional model Every Child Ready helps instructional leaders close the achievement gap for preschool and pre-kindergarten students.

The purposes of the observations were to gain an understanding of the instructional activities in the schools, which should assist us to better place the student achievement outcomes within a context; provide some corroboration for the claims made by the various district and building interviewees about the teaching and learning conditions in the school; and provide a basis for discussion during the teacher interviews that would follow the observations.

We asked principals and vice principals about the principal «s leadership in areas such as student achievement goals, vision for the school, and student learning; making decisions about instruction; leadership distribution in the school; professional development experiences for principals and teachers; curriculum and instruction; school culture; state and district influences on administrators «and teachers «work in the school; and the impact of parents and the wider school community.

Download this white paper by Dr. Adisack Nhouyvanisvong to learn more about how you can gain visibility into your students» expectations and to guide them reaching those targets: Accelerate Student Achievement Through Student Expectations

The importance of defining progress can not be understated as it impacts many issues in relationship to effective use of assessment, instructional decision - making, and lastly, the importance of how we think about our work as evaluators, change agents, and adaptive learning experts and the impact these thoughts can have on student achievement and the success of our teaching.

The Institute of Education Sciences recognized his research about the effects of professional development on student achievement and the National Staff Development Council (Learning Forward) awarded him the Best Research Award in 2008.

A renewed focus on teacher evaluation and student achievement has revolutionized the way teachers, administrators, and the public are now thinking about K - 12 learning.

As a group, the members establish and publicly state student learning goals, help each other think about better teaching practices, look closely at curriculum and student work, and identify school culture issues that affect student achievement.

«Developing a warmer socio - emotional climate in the classroom... requires teachers... to believe that their role is that of a change agent — that all students can learn and progress, that achievement for all is changeable and not fixed, and that demonstrating to all students that they care about their learning is both powerful and effective.»

The bottom line is this: If we are serious about eliminating long - standing academic achievement gaps and improving learning for all students, we can not ignore the critical role of school district central offices in improving educational outcomes for all students.

It's possible, says Pittinsky, that there is more good news to be discovered about microaffirmations, and more to learn in general about how small behaviors affect student achievement.

Insight in action Principals and some superintendents attended Lenses on Learning, a professional development program in mathematics for administrators, and brought this experience to discussions with their teacher leaders about what needed to change in the school in order to facilitate improved student achievement (e.g., schedules to enable longer mathematics and science classes).

With a quickly growing national network of over3, 500 educators united by the E4E Declaration of Teachers» Principles and Beliefs, E4E teachers can learn about education policy and research, network at E4E's event series with like - minded colleagues and important education policymakers, and take action by advocating for teacher - created policy recommendations that lift student achievement and the teaching profession.

Learn about the importance of interaction of teachers and leaders within a district and other strategies that creates conditions to raise student achievement.