Sentences with phrase «accountable for student learning»

Educators may develop site - based curricula, but they are still accountable for student learning.

The core of the charter school model is the belief that public schools should be held accountable for student learning.

Indiana State Teacher's Association Vice President Teresa Meredith says while the ISTA agrees teachers should be held accountable for student learning, teachers in areas of high poverty or high need are at a disadvantage.

Many innovative high schools are charter schools that have taken advantage of the charter school bargain, which affords them freedom from many regulations in exchange for being held accountable for student learning.

«The board must stand firm on the principle that the best — and most accurate — way to hold schools accountable for student learning is to measure what students have actually learned,» the editors declared.

Linda Darling - Hammond, a professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Education and senior research advisor to Smarter Balanced, said that the inclusion of the more in - depth questions makes up for some of what was lost after the passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act of 2001, which emphasized using standardized test scores to hold schools accountable for student learning.

In the drive to hold teachers more accountable for student learning, states are revolutionizing how they evaluate teachers.

That more than 80 percent of those closures are for reasons other than academic performance raises concerns — among charter advocates and opponents alike — that authorizers are not holding poorly performing charters accountable for student learning; however, Consoletti argues that financial and operational problems often appear before academic data can be gathered.

Her «robbing students» claim is based on the fact that the governor is tying a funding infusion to the elimination of the archaic, child - unfriendly, and industrial - style seniority system, in addition to a mandate to hold teachers accountable for student learning.

Of course, we should hold schools accountable for student learning.

«The State Education Department must follow the law and hold adults accountable for student learning.»

In 2012, the nonpartisan Center for Michigan polled Michigan residents and found that 69 percent of people believe it is important or crucial to hold educators more accountable for student learning outcomes.

We provide an environment that's accountable for student learning.

By giving teachers the freedom to innovate and try new ways to improve student achievement, public charter schools can be more responsive and create an environment tailored to the needs of individual students, while still being held more accountable for student learning.

But beginning in 1996, the Chicago school district launched an initiative designed to hold students and teachers accountable for student learning.

Standards coupled with assessments can thus provide the basis for holding students, teachers, and schools accountable for student learning in K — 12 education.

In light of widespread efforts to hold schools accountable for student learning, a push highlighted by the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001, we were interested in seeing how much emphasis programs placed on assessment and accountability within the core curriculum.

Meanwhile, the current approach has fostered a leadership culture that is ill - suited to manage by objective, ill - equipped to implement new technologies, and reluctant to be held accountable for student learning.

Voters and policymakers should hold school districts and their employees accountable for student learning.

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.

They are accountable for student learning; they form strong and lasting relationships with students and families; and they are known to all members of the Match community, from full - time teachers to administrators.

How would the tutors be trained, and how would they be held accountable for student learning?

It also means that school administrations, teachers, and school boards must be held accountable for student learning and performance without «teaching to the test» or being over-burdened with repeated standardized testing.

Now that states are expected to be accountable for students learning, and many have instituted a statewide assessment of writing competence, both educators and parents are concerned about the large number of children whose writing skills are below standard.

Not exact matches

Building on this philosophy, Ashley teaches her students to be accountable for their bodies by building an understanding of their individual limitations and strengths and encourages students to carry over what they have learned with her into their daily lives.

For example, at the start of the pilot, Linda Rogers, a teacher at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., was already practicing the move of helping students hold themselves accountable, but found that the things she was doing weren't translating into increased learning gains for all of her studenFor example, at the start of the pilot, Linda Rogers, a teacher at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., was already practicing the move of helping students hold themselves accountable, but found that the things she was doing weren't translating into increased learning gains for all of her studenfor all of her students.

Although Nancy recognizes the need to measure children's content and skill learning, she wants her students to be accountable for more than just their ability to complete objective tests.

Most importantly, the best, highest standards in the world won't matter if we don't accurately measure whether students are truly learning, and hold schools accountable for the results.

(For high achieving students who are already approaching this standard, schools would be held accountable for making sure they grow at least a year's worth of learning every yeaFor high achieving students who are already approaching this standard, schools would be held accountable for making sure they grow at least a year's worth of learning every yeafor making sure they grow at least a year's worth of learning every year.)

Zoch shows persuasively and in great detail that progressives derided instruction but never held students accountable for their own learning; it is always the teacher who is to blame if the children aren't motivated.

And it is always wonderful for them to realize that with this kind of work each of them feels individually accountable, and if they have group assignments they can easily collaborate with their fellow students to learn from each other without worrying about being judged.

For those schools blessed with high - performing students (as a result of learning either at home or in earlier grades), the proficiency standard to which they are held accountable is often much too low.

This leader's team would need to include additional organizers who could focus on implementation issues in targeted schools or student populations, and each of these people would need to be accountable for learning success among their assigned students.

... Through this process we were in there getting our hands dirty with them and making sure that we were accountable for the students» learning as well.

Require detailed, juicy notes to make the students accountable for their learning.

Just as we found no evidence in the 2002 and 2004 elections that a large block of voters held incumbents accountable for poor test scores, we failed to find any indication that incumbents in 2002 and 2004 based their decisions about running for reelection on student learning trends.

Planning documents shared on Google, for example, help students learn to manage their time and be accountable to team members.

If presidents come to learn that they are also being held accountable for the nation's educational performance, they will think more carefully about the consequences of their actions for students, not job holders.

As I recently heard Susan Patrick, head of iNACOL, explain, competency - based assessment has huge implications for accountability 3.0: in competency - based systems we will hopefully have more and deeper evidence of student learning by which we can in turn assess school and providers efficacy and hold them accountable for their students» track record.

The idea that the federal government would hold states accountable for producing student learning outcomes was very new.

Why shouldn't students in the U.S. be held accountable for their own learning?

The case for holding students accountable for their schoolwork and their learning has been undercut by the prevalent belief that incentives and other «extrinsic» motivators actually decrease student effort by eroding students» intrinsic desire to learn.

Earlier this year, Governor Cuomo and the Legislature put in place a strong teacher evaluation system to improve teaching and learning by holding teachers accountable for student achievement.

Students are held more accountable individually for what they produced, and I am able to better assess learning.

If the curriculum makes clear what all students are to be taught and should learn by particular times in their schooling, for example, by the end of Year 6, and if all teachers and students are held accountable for meeting these time - based expectations, then overall levels of achievement should improve.

Critique allows students to learn from each other and become accountable for their own ideas.

The Pennsylvania System of School Assessment (PSSA) is the test currently used for holding schools accountable for improved student learning in Philadelphia.

It's a great way for students to take ownership of their learning, as well as hold themselves more accountable.

Holding students accountable for their performance might get them to work harder and learn more.

All schools present significant challenges for states and other entities charged with holding them accountable for their effects on student learning outcomes.