Sentences with phrase «because teachers at that level»

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School teachers have to spend hours preparing work because they have to teach an entire class, at different ability levels, and keep them all interested for fixed times.

«It's possible that the negative effect that we have detected will disappear at that point, because in secondary school, the students have a higher level of English,» says Carro, who also proposes another topic to be analyzed: find out what other factors can influence the program's results, such a the importance of the teachers» level of English.

This makes sense because elementary students tend to be more obedient to their teachers, so they may show higher levels of this type of engagement at that younger age.»

«So, professionally it's been very rewarding but incredibly difficult because sometimes they will think «Well I actually don't know what the next step is if they're [at this level]» and so that's involved teachers having to research.»

... Things like, I guess, wisdom and experience and being able to link concepts together, ask probing questions that encourage students to think at a deeper level, giving quality feedback... just because a teacher's recorded a video to explain a concept, doesn't necessarily mean that students have to watch that at home - they could be watching that in the classroom while the teacher's working with another student on something that can't be automated.

We asked about teacher salaries at the level of the state, rather than the specific district, because that is the lowest level of aggregation for which information on actual salaries is readily available nationwide.

Again, this seems obvious, but it isn't, because we see new teachers ham - fistedly asking questions of students at any and all levels of the ladder but focusing on higher rungs.

This narrowing of the curriculum can have an effect on teachers» stress levels because it clashes with their beliefs, according to Brian Apter, chair of the division of educational and child psychologists at the British Psychological Society.

I agree wholeheartedly that we need to be informed of problems and / or struggles, because we can not work to resolve them if we don't know they exist... and I get the time constraints for teachers at the secondary level given the number of students they have.

Although there is plenty of data to understand the growth of charter schools or the numbers of students in districts, because blended learning is a phenomenon that doesn't occur at the school level — it instead occurs at the level of individual classrooms and teachers — capturing what's happening is difficult.

Such pay innovations should also boost student achievement and, because they are based on performance, strengthen the argument for dramatically raising teacher salaries — at least for those with the highest levels of professional expertise.

«We met and discussed what we had seen and [our teachers] were impressed because the students in that school were at a higher level with phonics than our students.

This is likely because of the software's ability to personalize by adapting to a student's learning level and letting the student learn at the right pace for her, as well as the ability to provide teachers immediate feedback on student performance that is actionable.

«The very best staff development experience a teacher can have is to change grade levels» and experience the class at a new developmental stage because, he adds, «a seven - year - old isn't a large version of a six - year - old.»

Moreover, a similar pattern emerges when we look only at students with teachers having five or more years of experience, a good number of whom remained at the probationary / apprentice level (perhaps because fast - track options were not available in their area).

Only the physical education teacher at Sparks does not use the system, Ellis says, and that's because the activity level makes it impractical.

If a school leader balances the teaching talent on each team so that there are no discernable differences between teams at different grade levels, then parents don't worry so much about «poor» teachers, because they know that there will be strong and less - strong teachers on every team that their child could be on.

Prospective teachers are well advised to pursue studies at a college or university within the state where they expect to teach, because it is often only within that state that students can get the courses required for state certification in the subject area and for the grade levels that they will be teaching.

This evidence suggests that students benefit from homogeneity because the teacher does not need to spend time addressing the needs of students performing at widely varying levels.

«What's cool about it is, because our service providers are local to the communities they serve, they can work closely with teachers and families alike to personalise the service they provide and react to anything that's going on at a school or community level,» Ms Prout said.

«I think stress levels [among teachers] are very high because expectations are high and demands are much higher,» says Albert Madden, a guidance counselor at Stevens Elementary School in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, who has conducted stress - reduction workshops for teachers.

Under the new recommendations, students would not be pulled out of the classroom for advanced classes but would receive differentiated instruction from their regular teacher, something board member Phil Crusius said he was concerned about because one teacher would be catering to so many different levels of students at the same time.

One of the Jefferson Chamber Foundation Academy campuses admits only students at or above a 6th - grade reading level because teachers worry that otherwise they won't be able to handle the online classes; at the other campus, students reading at the 2nd - or 3rd - grade level sometimes struggle with the coursework, says Harris.

For example, Brittany, a fifth - grade teacher, explained that laptops were provided at her grade level for each student because the required end - of - grade tests were only available online: «We got them [carts with classroom sets of laptops] because of the science tests moving online.

Because of the «wildfire» teacher walkouts in at least five states, public spending at the state level is increasing in Arizona, West Virginia, Colorado, and elsewhere.

If value - added estimates do not fully account for unobservable differences in students, then we would expect to see this pattern — the variance in teacher value - added is greater at the elementary level perhaps because of biased estimates.

Because evaluations are set at the local level, Ritz says districts using other teacher evaluation systems could also minimize how ISTEP data is used to determine merit pay.

The studies, both by the Community College Research Center at Teachers College, Columbia University, found that as many as a third of students sidetracked into remedial classes because of their scores on standardized tests would have earned a B or better if they had simply proceeded directly to college - level courses.

In his State of the State speech in January, he derided the state's evaluation system as «baloney,» because even though only about a third of students were reading or doing math at grade level, as measured by state tests, more than 95 percent of teachers were rated effective.

For example, because they understand what is appropriate at each of the three levels of assessment — both formatively and summatively — assessment - literate teachers would not

Because they're carefully selected and thoroughly prepared, Finnish teachers are granted significant professional latitude to help students perform, which they do at some of the highest levels of any nation in the world.

Because ESSA emphasizes stakeholder involvement, National Board Certified Teachers have a unique opportunity to participate in education policy decisions at the state and district level.

In his State of the State speech in January, Mr. Cuomo said that the state's evaluations were «baloney» because 96 percent of teachers were rated effective, even though only about a third of students in the state were reading or doing math at grade level, according to the assessments.

The latter statistic is significant because all schools within a given district operate under the same leave policies, and teacher absence levels well above a district average may be a symptom of a dysfunctional professional culture at the building level.

Many intelligent people at the time, including Teachers, said that: «Integration will RUIN the Public School System, because every classroom will have to go down to «THEIR» level (meaning the Negro students)».

The raises would be aimed at more experienced teachers because entry - level educators got a raise last year.

«The most unsatisfactory - rated teachers, the most «U» - rated teachers, are found in minority neighborhoods and we need to look at that because if we have almost 80 percent of minority kids not reading, writing and doing math at grade level that's a problem.

Because every child learns every skill differently, Waggle gives each student the individualized practice they need, at their level, for the content teachers are covering in class.

GEO Academies, utilizes the TAP framework to promote teacher and student advancement because we believe that regardless of socioeconomic status of our students, they can all achieve at a high level, pursue a four year college degree, and achieve their dreams and goals, regardless of where they live, what color they are, and what their family education level is.

«We weave policy into the BTLN because we believe better education policy happens when classroom teachers are involved and engaged, sharing their real - world perspectives on how policy decisions made at all levels impact student learning,» Ford said.

But to suggest that because these observational indicators (artificially) correlate with teachers» value - added scores at «weak» and «very weak» levels (see Notes 1 and 2 below), that this means that these observational systems might «add» more «value» to the summative sides of teacher evaluations (i.e., their predictive value) is premature, not to mention a bit absurd.

My teacher, Mrs. Weiss, made math even more fun for me because we can work at our own pace, and I like doing challenging things like the next level of math.

Our Teacher Advisory Group, citywide teacher survey, and retention grants put Oakland teachers in the driver's seat to identify gaps and implement solutions, because research shows that engaging educators at the school level can increase teacher retention [2] and even lead to ideas for broader system - wideTeacher Advisory Group, citywide teacher survey, and retention grants put Oakland teachers in the driver's seat to identify gaps and implement solutions, because research shows that engaging educators at the school level can increase teacher retention [2] and even lead to ideas for broader system - wideteacher survey, and retention grants put Oakland teachers in the driver's seat to identify gaps and implement solutions, because research shows that engaging educators at the school level can increase teacher retention [2] and even lead to ideas for broader system - wideteacher retention [2] and even lead to ideas for broader system - wide fixes.

The Reading Horizons approach has been successful, she says, because it «allows teachers to individualize learning; every student can be leveled to learn at his / her own pace.

«People really need to pay attention to what's happening at the state level, because policy groups — like teacher unions — are having a direct influence over policies, such as how teachers are fired, or the number of hours their children are in school,» she says.

«People and parents need to know there is no level playing field, because when you have 24 children in a class, everyone performs on a different level,» said retired teacher Dorothy Rose, 63, who responded to the union's call to gather at the newspaper.

Because of this, the MELAF - inspired growth in District C was strongest at the level of individual teachers working to improve their classroom practice.

They note in their e-book that because schools are seeing an «increase in educational accountability at different levels» and there are a variety of reading materials are assigned in all subject areas so that teachers can take «formal and frequent» evaluations of their students.»

At the teacher level, residencies ensure new teachers are ready to thrive in an environment with strong instructional leadership because they know there is no better training environment than the school itself.

Unfortunately, however, there does not seem to be consistent evidence that teacher quality is actually improving — likely because implementation at the school and district level often lacks a focus on holistic professional development planning that focuses on real needs and growth - based feedback to meet shared goals.