Sentences with phrase «better rewarding all teachers»

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Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

They had all done so well in school and out of school activities the teachers wanted to reward them, how cool is that?

On the one hand, you could argue that a restaurant voucher is better than a teacher simply handing out junk food rewards since, with a voucher, some intervening parental oversight is required.

By investing your time and energy into doing the best job as a teacher, you'll see that the greatest rewards in life come when you put the most effort into your work.

I've written a lot over the years (really, A LOT - see the Related Links below) about junk food in school classrooms, whether distributed by teachers as rewards for good behavior and academic performance or served as part of birthday or classroom... [Continue reading]

Our teachers are very well trained and dedicated to giving each child the most rewarding educational experience possible.

This food tends to fall into three categories: food brought in for classroom celebrations; the use of food by teachers as a teaching tool or manipulative; and food handed out by teachers or principals as a reward for good behavior or academic performance.

Tool: Try reverse rewards Age: 3 to 8 years How it works: Take a page from teachers everywhere: Kids respond much better to positive reinforcement than to reproach and punishment.

But because their teachers reward them with candy on an almost daily basis (especially my 4 - year - old), and there is a birthday party nearly every week (or so it seems), I don't want them to have much sugary stuff at home even though I know mine is better.

I wish teacher's (especially of the little ones) realized that the best reward they could give their students is some special time with them, and that it doesn't ever need to be about food.

Excerpt: «Becky is committed to strengthening our educational system in Tennessee by attracting and rewarding good teachers.»

But Cuomo has defended his proposals, saying he wants to reward good teachers even as he wants to remove poor performing teachers from the classroom.

It is going to be the first statewide teacher performance bonus program that actually rewards performance for teachers and incentivizes teachers who perform well.

These reforms — accompanied by an unprecedented financial investment — will put students first by bringing accountability to the classroom, recruiting and rewarding our best teachers, further reducing over-testing, and finally confronting our chronically failing schools,» Mr. Cuomo said in a statement.

Recent changes to the teacher evaluation law are a first step in the right direction, but will have little impact unless we implement new and better ways to recruit, retain and reward our most talented educators.

But the government was ridiculed last night for plans to reward good pupil behaviour with gifts and for suggesting to teachers that they should praise pupils five times more than they criticise them.

Students also shared stories of great teachers who helped them succeed and who needed to be retained and rewarded, as well as ineffective teachers who have been failing students for years.

Cuomo included $ 75 million in the budget for reform initiatives, including expanding pre-K as well as creating community schools, extending the school day or year, and rewarding high - performing teachers.

I used to lecture long time back, before I started my film and television company, so I do understand from the teacher's end as well, it can be frustrating at times, but definitely a rewarding career if one truly has the passion for it.

«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.»

He now trains female teachers to use music in teaching as he did; for example, he brought a guitar into class on Fridays as a reward for good behavior.

It's too bad we can't use the money we are wasting on meeting arbitrary numbers and divert it to where it will do more good, such as rewarding our best teachers with the pay they deserve.

That is why we have given all heads much greater flexibility to set staff pay and reward their best teachers with a pay rise.»

«Teacher retention and a reward systems that values staff rather than penalising them are key to the long term and sustainable success of a good education system and more Trusts, as well the Secretary of State, should take note of the approach introduced at TSAT schools.»

Questions Abound for New Program that Rewards Teachers Based on SAT and ACT Scores Tampa Bay Times, 6/27/15 «Many supporters point to Finland and Singapore for examples of where the «best and brightest» approach works.

This year we are implementing a new performance - management framework for teachers that will provide them with comprehensive data on areas of strength and areas that need development, as well as reward high - performing teachers with bonuses as large as $ 14,000.

Children and young people are being short changed by this government as they can not receive their entitlement to high quality education when talented teachers are leaving and potential recruits can find jobs in other graduate occupations which recognise and better reward their talents.»

Yet increasing numbers of skilled and experienced teachers are leaving the profession and highly qualified graduates are opting for jobs in other occupations which better recognise and reward their talents.

Cafes and shops also offer well - deserved refreshments for teachers and helpers, and souvenirs for all to remind them of what we hope they will long remember as a happy and rewarding trip.

«Why not reward teachers who use technology by providing them with better equipment, software, and so on, as they show an increased interest and proficiency?

A comprehensive system of merit pay could reward the best teachers and encourage the least - effective teachers to leave the profession.

Read about ways four teachers reward students» good behavior and motivation.

The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher quality on the job.

If teacher spend more time rewarding good behavior, those who misbehave might learn that by behaving they earn even more attention than by misbehaving.

If your school has the resources, reward those teachers with an extra professional day, a coveted software program, museum tickets, or admission to a local education conference as well.

In our zeal to measure educational output and teacher quality — to reward those who do it well and punish those who don't measure up — we remain resolutely incurious about what exactly kids do in school all day.

Approved by the district's board of education last week, the plan is expected to put millions more dollars into rewards for teachers whose students show better - than - average improvement compared with similar groups of students.

Teacher evaluation is viewed less as a tool to weed out poor performers than as a tool for helping good teachers get better and to help reward outstanding performance.

The group believes teachers should earn higher salaries and be «rewarded for what matters most: good classroom outcomes.»

Julia Koppich argues that we have the tools for recognizing — and rewarding — the best teachers.

It is a pleasure to give the profession its due and to be reminded of a bit of universal wisdom that teachers know better than most: working for the greatest good often demands the greatest effort — and it is often rewarded with equal satisfaction.

Although the federal government, states, school districts, and private foundations already have invested nearly $ 200 million in producing and rewarding National Board - certified teachers, this is the first study assessing whether the National Board has actually succeeded in identifying «expert» or «master» teachers who perform better than their uncertified peers.

After two days of writing out massive numbers of tickets, the teacher told Krugly that the students» behavior had not yet improved drastically, but she was feeling better because now she was stopping instruction to do something positive — reward kids who were not chatting.

Good schools and successful teachers ought to be rewarded for their success.

Its 40 or so recommendations focused on five areas: stronger content; higher standards and expectations; more time for learning, more effectively used; better prepared, rewarded, and respected teachers; and responsible national, state, and local leadership.

This is because principals would be able to identify and reward the very best teachers while, at the same time, identifying the least competent teachers for remediation or dismissal.

One needs to consider the impact of restrictive collective bargaining agreements that prevent rewarding good teachers and removing ineffective ones, intrusive court interventions, and useless teacher certification laws.

To the extent that the most important staffing decisions involve sanctioning incompetent teachers and rewarding the very best teachers, a principal - based assessment system may affect achievement as positively as a merit - pay system based solely on student test results.

The best incentive plans are those that go beyond rewarding select teachers whose students score higher on standardized tests, says Darling - Hammond; they use multiple measures to evaluate teacher performance and create career ladders capable of supporting and rewarding all teachers.

Illustrations by James Yang Offering financial incentives to improve education — providing money rewards to students, teachers, schools, or districts as a way to motivate them to try harder and do better — is one of the hottest topics in education today.