Sentences with phrase «boosting student»

There is a lot of great research out there on how technology is used in the classroom and how it has the possibility of boosting student achievement and eliminating student behavior issues.

(10/16/2014) Leading Educators, a national nonprofit dedicated to improving teachers» leadership skills critical for enhancing educator retention and boosting student results, announced today that Stuart Kaplan, President of Knightsbridge USA, has joined the organization's board.

But until recently, no statistic has measured what experts have come to agree is the single most important factor in boosting student achievement — the effectiveness of the person standing in front of the classroom.

Mayor DeStefano and School Superintendent Mayo are on record as to favoring a public - private management of the district in the search for what works in boosting student achievement.

But boosters, the president and Duncan among them, think they are key to turning around failing schools in part because charter operators have a big motivation for boosting student achievement.

Raising test scores is a priority for many schools, and PTOs and PTAs can play a significant role in boosting student achievement.

Chronically - failing schools are suddenly reinventing themselves and boosting student achievement!

They say that artificially boosting student grades can mask failure and push students through who don't know the material they need to know to actually succeed.

On vouchers, the legislation creates a new Local Academic Flexible Grant to help states and school districts develop in - school or after - school initiatives for boosting student achievement based on local needs.

Several promising «whole school reform» models, such as «Modern Red Schoolhouse» and «Atlas Schools,» both the products of intense R&D efforts, have been placed on the market, but thus far their record in boosting student achievement has been pretty mixed.

Transforming the High School Experience: How New York City's New Small Schools Are Boosting Student Achievement and Graduation Rates.

The College Bound program, launched by the General Electric Co.'s foundation in 1989, was initially focused on 20 high schools, but has been redesigned to focus on school districts» role in boosting student achievement.

In the Fall issue of the Stanford Social Innovation Review, a scholar argues that the level of teacher collaboration in a school — what she refers to as a school's «social capital» — can be a powerful factor in boosting student achievement, perhaps even more powerful than individual teachers» abilities.

Parents and the federal government each have an important role to play in boosting student achievement, Sen. Barack Obama of Illinois told the nation's oldest civil rights organization on Monday.

Mayor Rawlings has pushed for boosting student achievement during his time in office.

For a brief period, states were required to rank their teacher prep programs based in part on how much their graduates were boosting student test scores.

Boosting Student Achievement: New Research on the Power of Developmental Assets, Peter C. Scales and Eugene C. Roehlkepartain

In Tacoma and 16 other cities across the nation, school districts are boosting student attendance by sending home what they call «nudge» letters when students miss too many days of school.

Collaborate is an intuitive and easy to use tool that facilitates collaborative learning via peer review and feedback, boosts the learner's critical judgement skills, enhances the learning journey while boosting student motivation and engagement.

For a brief period, states were required to rank their teacher education programs based in part on how much their graduates were boosting student test scores.

Formative assessments enable educators to differentiate instruction by boosting student voice and choice, which encourages students to own their learning, in our chat participants» view.

Its aggressive school reforms are boosting student achievement, demonstrating to the courts that its funding is plenty adequate, thank you very much.

But how do we get teachers who are effective in boosting student achievement?

In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at large scale.

The entire school reform movement is predicated on a hypothesis: Boosting student achievement, as measured by standardized tests, will enable greater prosperity, both for individuals and for the country as a whole.

So, the idea of achieving the same goal of boosting student achievement by simply inducing the average teacher to lecture less (which is what many stakeholders advocate) seems very intriguing.

Two years after A Nation at Risk (1983), the country was hungry for proven ways of boosting student achievement.

Outside observers are better, on average, at identifying teachers who are effective at boosting student achievement than in - building administrators.

The purpose was to use digital technology to fight poverty by boosting student learning.

Last January, President George W. Bush lauded the program as a model for boosting student achievement in science and math.

These results add to evidence that boosting student achievement has few simple fixes — particularly in a school district like Houston, in which 88 percent of students are black or Hispanic, about 30 percent have limited English proficiency, and about 80 percent are eligible for free or reduced - price lunch.

But it is showing that with commitment and a willingness to experiment, blended learning has great potential not just for improving efficiency and reducing costs, but for boosting student achievement across the board.

Teacher and tech enthusiast Jon Schwartz espouses the benefits of blogging for teaching elementary English - Language Learners and boosting student engagement.

In contrast, the alternative pathway that requires prospective teachers to take courses that are not transferable to other fields yields teachers who are less effective at boosting student test scores than either traditional - route teachers or teachers who entered the profession through other alternative pathways.

It also recommends that the government help to create 1000 new STEM - focused schools across the country and assist in a $ 15,000 - a-year salary boost for a cadre of 22,000 master math and science teachers with exemplary records of boosting student achievement and participation in science.

Race to the Top requires that we adopt innovative, achievable strategies boosting student achievement.

At Hartwick College the reinstatement of football has succeeded in boosting student enrollment

«We've found that putting in certain phrases, like «not yet» or «yet,» can really boost students» motivation.

Cold and rainy days, however, boosted students» critical thinking.

The Education Commission of the States recently awarded Delaware the Frank Newman Award for State Innovation, which recognizes creative changes that boost student learning.

This is a great way to boost student engagement!

And yet those teachers, according to Jackson's calculations, were doing more to get those students to college and raise their future wages than were the much celebrated teachers who boosted students» test scores.

And yet those teachers, according to Jackson's calculations, were doing more to get their students to college and raise their future wages than were the much - celebrated teachers who boosted students» test scores.

EdVoice network members have sent over 100,000 letters to help protect school funding and push for important reforms to boost student achievement.

According to Buffalo News Education Reporter Jay Rey, supporters believe the changes will boost student achievement and parental involvement.

A new report says the NYC Education Department's support networks for public schools fail to boost student achievement, just days ahead of an announcement by city Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña to overhaul the massive, citywide system.

King has called the calls for a moratorium a «distraction» from the work of boosting students» readiness for college and careers.

Cuomo defended New York's move to the Common Core, which has been adopted by nearly every state and aims to boost students» readiness for college and careers.

The Common Core curriculum standards have been voluntarily adopted by 45 states and aim to boost students» readiness for college and careers.

It's an initiative that aims to boost student interest in Science, Technology, Math and Engineering across the state.