Sentences with phrase «between teacher licensure»

My findings show a positive relationship between some teacher licensure tests and student achievement.

Figure 2: Observed Relationship Between Teacher Licensure Test Performance and Effectiveness

Not exact matches

Two arguments support maintaining a connection between state requirements for licensure and the programs that prepare teachers to stand for licensure, whether those programs are housed in higher - education institutions, in school districts, in other organizations, or in collaboratives involving any combination of groups.

James W. Fraser argues that it's time to decouple the relationship between teacher education and licensure.

[17] We illustrate this in Figure 2, which shows the relationship between teachers» future classroom effectiveness (at the elementary level) as measured by value - added and their initial performance on licensure tests.

According to the Bureau of the Census, people between the ages of 20 and 29 move 16 percent more within a given year than individuals who are age 30 and older.22 To attract and retain young professionals into the teaching profession, the teacher licensure system must be brought into the 21st century to meet the demands of a more mobile population.

The weak correlation between passing a licensure exam and subsequent student achievement highlights this mismatch between these assessments and teacher practice.

Reforms were on fast track Indeed in Minnesota, where a stalemate between Gov. Tim Pawlenty and the state's largest teachers union resulted in no K - 12 omnibus bill whatsoever last year, even the labor - loving DFL went into this year's legislative session vowing to fast - track such education reforms as alternative paths to teacher licensure, modifications to teacher tenure and tying teacher compensation to student performance.

A study of teacher testing in North Carolina found a positive relationship between teacher performance on licensure exams and student learning gains.108 However, other studies have failed to find a significant relationship between teacher effectiveness and performance on licensure exams.109 Some of that inconsistency may be linked to the quality of the exams, which vary by state.

Wisconsin resident, minority, undergraduates can take out a loan of between $ 250 - $ 10,000 per year for up to $ 30,000 for their entire academic career to pursue licensure in a discipline identified as a teacher shortage area.

The statute is not ambiguous, and there is no inconsistency between this section and other Code provisions relating to school boards and teacher hiring, termination, or licensure by the Board of Education.