In the first, this experience was largely directed by the principal investigators, who are university -
based teacher educators and researchers.
Not exact matches
There are plenty of deeper - learning skeptics out there, and one of their chief concerns is that while project -
based learning in the hands of a well - trained
educator can be used in the classroom in a highly effective way, it is also a technique that is easy for an unprepared
teacher to do quite badly.
With more than a decade of experience as elementary school
teacher and parent
educator, Amanda Morin has discovered that teaching is more than just lesson plans, it's an interactive process that involves parents,
teachers and students working together to create a
base of knowledge.
The
teacher works with a team of
educators to implement a multi-sensory, hands - on / minds - on, nature -
based science curriculum; incorporating emergent language and math experiences along with creative arts, music, cooking and the development of social skills.
His approach, however, has brought unprecedented revolt from parents and
educators, with critics contending that
teacher evaluations
based on formulaic test results are statistically unreliable and educationally unsound.
Educators claim that the testing limits the scope of teaching in the classroom and creates a detrimental level of stress for students an
teachers alike, all of whom are subject to grading
based upon the testing results.
Beyond Satisfactory: A New
Teacher Evaluation System for New York
Educators for Excellent (E4E), 2011 After five months of research and debate, E4E's Evaluation Policy Team issued this report detailing an evaluation framework for New York
teachers based on what actual classroom
teachers would recommend.
Students learn how to lead «theme
based» classes and also learn to distinguish between the yoga
teacher as an «instructor» and as an «
educator.»
USA About Blog At eLearning Infographics you can find the best education infographics
based on a thriving community of 75,000 online
educators,
teachers, instructional designers, professors, and in general, professionals that have a great passion about education.
As the 1940s began, a growing chorus of
educators called for
teacher qualification and selection to be
based on mental health, first and foremost, and many expected this to be achieved through the
teacher education process.
The National Science
Teachers Association, an Arlington, Va. - based nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in science instruction among educators and scientists, and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., the Torrance, Calif. - based marketing and sales division of Toyota Motor Corporation, have awarded $ 550,000 in grants to 78 science teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science Teachers
Teachers Association, an Arlington, Va. -
based nonprofit organization that promotes excellence in science instruction among
educators and scientists, and Toyota Motor Sales U.S.A., Inc., the Torrance, Calif. -
based marketing and sales division of Toyota Motor Corporation, have awarded $ 550,000 in grants to 78 science
teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science Teachers
teachers as part of the TAPESTRY: Grants for Science
Teachers Teachers program.
Five years ago, I was trained by the Parent
Teacher Home Visit Project,
based in Sacramento, California, whose model is used by
educators across the country.
Timothy Shanahan has been elected the president of the International Reading Association, a Newark, Del. -
based professional organization that represents about 88,000 reading
teachers and other
educators.
At Bank Street College,
teacher educator and director of research Barbara Biber extolled the virtues of a program that applied «the concept of the unified nature of cognitive and affective development... on the
teacher - training level» and was
based on «a process of integrating new knowledge with an old self.»
Project slices — condensed project -
based learning for
teachers — give
educators a student's perspective on what it's like to do a project.
The Opportunity of Bilingualism is a new online professional development program for
teachers, early childhood
educators, literacy coaches, parents, and community -
based professionals.
Seeking feedback from students, teaching with passion and striving for evidence -
based practice are just some of the suggestions offered up by
educators in this year's
Teacher survey.
Seeking feedback from students, teaching with passion and striving for evidence -
based practice are just some of the snippets of advice offered up by
educators in this year's
Teacher survey.
For example, the idea that the success of LEAs will be determined
based on: «the number and percentage of participating students by subgroup who have daily access to effective and highly effective
teachers» is problematic in the way that it potentially limits the innovative staffing models possible to serve students if
educator is defined as one being co-located with the student.
School -
based teams of four or more people, including a principal, two or more
teachers, and one or more other
educators in leadership roles
I am also a PD provider, having developed the curriculum for a 4 - day
educator workshop called Kupu Hou, helping dozens of
teachers to write project -
based learning curriculum for their classrooms.
In the service of inspiring
educators to embrace a performance -
based approach to teaching, learning and assessment by highlighting great projects, I am worried that we actually dissuade
teachers and leaders from using this approach.
Based on exclusive results from an original national survey of about 700
teachers, the Education Week Tech Confidence Index takes the pulse of America's
educators and gauges their level of confidence in educational technology in K - 12 schools, both now and in the future.
Another obstacle is the staying power of standards -
based reform, which has placed greater pressure on
teachers and other
educators to demonstrate their effectiveness.
Indeed, some
teacher educators resist moving from the old practice of course -
based teacher education and simply overlay a new surface of standards language.
Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school l
Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which
educators can develop and share best game -
based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school l
based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for
educators), and by allocating time for
teachers to develop and share game -
based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school l
based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.
At eLearning Infographics you can find the best education infographics
based on a thriving community of 500,000 + online
educators,
teachers, instructional designers, professors, and in general, professionals that have a great passion about education.
In an attempt to curtail criticism of college -
based teacher - training programs and improve the quality of their graduates, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student perfo
teacher - training programs and improve the quality of their graduates, the American Association of Colleges for
Teacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student perfo
Teacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective
educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student performance.
With the introduction of the Prevent duty and proposals for compulsory IT monitoring in schools, it is essential for
teachers and
educators to prepare for every eventuality as new risks present themselves to students online on a daily
basis.
Prior to travelling, I joined the fifteen
teachers and Dr. De Mello for five sessions of pre-trip lecture - discussions led by Primary Source, a Boston
based organization that provides
educators with professional workshops given by regional experts (www.primarysource.org).
As an advocate for passion -
based learning, Rafranz uses her experience as a secondary math
educator to help
teachers integrate technology using innovative teaching strategies aimed at empowering students to be autonomous learners.
The challenges many
teachers face in implementing project -
based learning well are not to be taken lightly, but we've compiled a list of strategies to avert the most common issues
educators face.
The TES scoring rubric used by the evaluators, which is
based on the work of
educator Charlotte Danielson, describes the practices, skills, and characteristics that effective
teachers should possess and employ.
Edcamps are a type of
teacher - organized unconference that allows
educators to get together, often for only a day, to engage in discussion -
based professional learning.
Debra Ferguson is an education consultant and author who, as an experienced
educator, understands the pressures and challenges
teachers face on a daily
basis.
Teachers here know that our research -
based reward system measures the progress individual students make in their classrooms, and
educators who do the best job tailoring instruction to meet each child's specific needs tend to receive the highest marks.
In collaboration with colleagues working on the School Rights Project (Lauren Edelman, Calvin Morrill, and Karolyn Tyson), we conducted a national telephone survey of 600 high school
teachers and administrators and site -
based surveys of 5,490 students and 368
educators on perceptions and experiences of the law in schools.
Guest blogger Karin Nolan, professor, author and lifelong music
educator, assures
teachers that they don't have to be musicians to successfully integrate music into a standards -
based curriculum.
Educators have developed 6 models for blended learning, and
teachers and / or schools select from among them
based upon their unique student populations.
Reality Check: Online communities such as Middle Web, the
Teacher Leaders Network, and the
Teachers Network bring novice and expert
educators together in a Web -
based professional community.
She collaborated with two of her colleagues at Tulane Holly Bell, Coordinator for Assessment & Accreditation and an early childhood education faculty member, and James Kilbane, a professor for secondary education in math and science in responding to several questions on how university -
based teacher preparation programs in general, and Tulane in particular, are preparing
educators to teach in the age of the Common Core.
We believe this model holds the potential to enhance
teacher preparation programs; strengthen school - university partnerships; and connect
teacher educators,
teacher candidates, and school -
based practitioners via collaboration on intervention -
based instructional research projects.
In the first of a two - part Q&A, this New South Wales
educator shares what prompted her school's focus on
teacher welfare and how they are delivering evidence -
based professional development.
A project -
based clinical approach offers chances to develop mutually - beneficial learning opportunities for P - 12 students and
teacher candidates, establishing a model of
teacher preparation rooted in authentic collaborations that involve university faculty and classroom
teachers —
teacher educators, all — in this grand venture that we call school.
Technology Integration, Projects Mark Top Administrators Work Two administrators named the 2009 Outstanding Young
Educators by ASCD are successfully using data, technology, project -
based learning, and parent involvement to help transform their schools and inspire their students and
teachers.
The national web -
based curriculum can be accessed by
teachers, parents, students and
educators across the country and internationally.
In addition to research -
based recommendations, it offers insights on establishing or improving programs
based on the author's many years of experience as a mathematics
teacher, mathematics
teacher educator, and professional development provider for mathematics education.
Since Operation Respect was founded in September 2000, more than 74,000 kits have been mailed and more than 20,000
teachers have been trained to use the curriculum, which is
based on
Educators for Social Responsibility programs.
MESH Guides provide
teachers and other
educators with quick access to summaries of research -
based specialist knowledge to support their professional judgement.
Topics of discussion include: • Creating, executing, and evaluating measureable goals and benchmarks to ensure TRUE college and career readiness • Scaling implementation of programs to assess student growth and close math learning gaps • Building
teacher capacity through TRUE professional learning communities and collaborative internal support systems • Leading a district - wide mindset shift toward ensuring lifelong learning for both adults and students All school and district -
based leaders, and K - 12
educators are invited to attend.