Sentences with phrase «boosting teacher quality»

The money includes $ 4.35 billion in competitive grants for states that make the most progress in raising academic standards, tracking student gains, boosting teacher quality and improving failing schools.

Professional mentors for new teachers have been long been recognized as critical to boosting teacher quality, guiding the rookies in New Jersey and elsewhere through what can be a brutal first year in the classroom.

That was one of the suggestions from leading educators and policymakers offered during a ConnCAN - sponsored panel about boosting teacher quality, held at Nathan Hale School Thursday night.

His version of reform, judging by his record, centers on boosting teacher quality and supporting students with added services such as after - school programs.

He has more to say about a larger strategy for boosting teacher quality in «An Effective Teacher in Every Classroom,» which appeared in the Summer 2010 issue of Ed Next.

«Targeted teacher turnover boosts teacher quality, student achievement.»

Many of them extended Germany's notoriously short school day and strove to boost teacher quality.

Removing the perverse incentives embedded in teacher pension plans could help to boost teacher quality by making the field more attractive to teachers with more varied career paths.

Meanwhile, others, like Brown University's Matt Kraft and North Carolina State's Anna Egalite, were more upbeat about the legacies of federal efforts to boost teacher quality and support charter schooling.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which has embraced efforts to use data to boost teacher quality, financed the research.

Painting inside the lines may work in well - situated suburban communities, but it is an enormous hindrance in locales where leaders face a steep climb to aggressively boost teacher quality, tackle ineffective practices, find new efficiencies, or revamp outmoded routines.

School Improvement Grants were awarded to the most troubled schools that promised a raft of specific remedies to boost teacher quality, extend children's learning time and give extra help to those furthest behind.

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Delaware's grade in teacher quality receives a boost because the state finances professional development for all its districts and requires and finances mentoring...

«A strong supply of good quality teachers is vital in ensuring pupils in Essex continue to receive the best possible education and attracting yet more talented teachers back to the profession would be another big boost.

Working with school leaders, new high - quality training opportunities will be developed to boost career progression and support the record number of teachers in our schools to become leaders in their field, including: extending on - the - job training and support for trainee and new teachers to two years, so they get the best possible start to their career; and creating early career development opportunities for teachers through a new framework that schools will follow, developed in partnership with teachers, school leaders and education experts.

That surprise reversal can be attributed to at least four factors: a wave of new research on teacher quality, philanthropic interest in boosting teacher effectiveness, efforts by advocacy groups and policymakers to revamp state laws on evaluation, and political pressure to dismiss poorly performing teachers.

«We've been working hard since our Teacher Education Ministerial Advisory Group to deliver reforms to boost the quality of teaching in Australia.

A few studies do show some preliminary evidence that teachers who receive high - quality feedback subsequently go on to boost student performance.

[iv] Summarizing this work in Education Next, Dave Marcotte and Benjamin Hansen concluded that «expanding instructional time is as effective as other commonly discussed educational interventions intended to boost learning» such as reducing class size and improving teacher quality.

The basic problem with the teacher professionalism agenda, as currently constructed, is that it rests on a shaky evidentiary and research base concerning its ability to boost student learning or to address either the quality or quantity challenges of the current teaching force.

First - of - its - kind study measures college instructor quality Effective teachers boost grades and test scores, in both their own and subsequent courses

We've a century or more of cautionary history suggesting that well - intentioned policies designed to strengthen teacher preparation by embracing the residency presumption can all too easily stifle creative efforts to boost quality, meet particular needs, or boost cost - effectiveness by using technology or staff in unconventional ways.

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.

Advocates argue that the use of VA measures in decisions regarding teacher selection, retraining, and dismissal will boost student achievement, while critics contend that the measures are a poor indicator of teacher quality and should play little if any role in high - stakes decisions.

There is an emerging opportunity to boost student achievement and improve working for teachers here in the U.S. — and a huge opportunity to expand access to quality learning to every young person on earth.

Pay Teachers More and Reach All Students with Excellence — Aug 30, 2012 District RTTT — Meet the Absolute Priority for Great - Teacher Access — Aug 14, 2012 Pay Teachers More — Within Budget, Without Class - Size Increases — Jul 24, 2012 Building Support for Breakthrough Schools — Jul 10, 2012 New Toolkit: Expand the Impact of Excellent Teachers — Selection, Development, and More — May 31, 2012 New Teacher Career Paths: Financially Sustainable Advancement — May 17, 2012 Charlotte, N.C.'s Project L.I.F.T. to be Initial Opportunity Culture Site — May 10, 2012 10 Financially Sustainable Models to Reach More Students with Excellence — May 01, 2012 Excellent Teaching Within Budget: New Infographic and Website — Apr 17, 2012 Incubating Great New Schools — Mar 15, 2012 Public Impact Releases Models to Extend Reach of Top Teachers, Seeks Sites — Dec 14, 2011 New Report: Teachers in the Age of Digital Instruction — Nov 17, 2011 City - Based Charter Strategies: New White Papers and Webinar from Public Impact — Oct 25, 2011 How to Reach Every Child with Top Teachers (Really)-- Oct 11, 2011 Charter Philanthropy in Four Cities — Aug 04, 2011 School Turnaround Leaders: New Ideas about How to Find More of Them — Jul 21, 2011 Fixing Failing Schools: Building Family and Community Demand for Dramatic Change — May 17, 2011 New Resources to Boost School Turnaround Success — May 10, 2011 New Report on Making Teacher Tenure Meaningful — Mar 15, 2011 Going Exponential: Growing the Charter School Sector's Best — Feb 17, 2011 New Reports and Upcoming Release Event — Feb 10, 2011 Picky Parent Guide — Nov 17, 2010 Measuring Teacher and Leader Performance: Cross-Sector Lessons for Excellent Evaluations — Nov 02, 2010 New Teacher Quality Publication from the Joyce Foundation — Sept 27, 2010 Charter School Research from Public Impact — Jul 13, 2010 Lessons from Singapore & Shooting for Stars — Jun 17, 2010 Opportunity at the Top — Jun 02, 2010 Public Impact's latest on Education Reform Topics — Dec 02, 2009 3X for All: Extending the Reach of Education's Best — Oct 23, 2009 New Research on Dramatically Improving Failing Schools — Oct 06, 2009 Try, Try Again to Fix Failing Schools — Sep 09, 2009 Innovation in Education and Charter Philanthropy — Jun 24, 2009 Reconnecting Youth and Designing PD That Works — May 29.

As for the current means of measuring a prospective teacher's readiness for the classroom, A 2012 investigation by Education Week's Stephen Sawchuk concluded that raising the cut scores for state - level teacher licensing exams might not do much to boost instructional quality.

Efforts to force teacher quality reform got a boost last year when the Los Angeles Times revealed the performance of the district's 11,500 elementary school teachers — by name — during its powerful, controversial and much - needed series on the low quality of the district's instruction.

As federal officials weigh proposals to improve the quality of mathematics and science education, a new report highlights state - led efforts to recruit new teachers into those subject areas and boost their skills through professional development programs.

Despite significant pitfalls, a new program for New York City's rookie teachers shows promise for boosting their quality and helping stem the number who leave, a report has found.

The government can not prove its efforts to boost teacher retention and quality are having a positive impact or achieving value for money, the National Audit Office has said in a damning new report.

However, the real goal of the TAP program, that is, boosting student achievement through increased teacher quality, does not appear to have been met.

On the other hand, 62 percent of principals thought teacher quality could be boosted «very effectively» by increasing professional development; 54 percent, by decreasing class size; and 45 percent, by raising teacher pay.

One of the few tenets of education policy upon which most agree is that high quality teachers are the key to boosting student achievement.

Debt loads that dissuade talented recruits from entering teaching can be offset with forgivable loans and service scholarships, which research shows can boost recruitment and retention of high - quality teachers in the fields and communities where they are most needed.

The idea of charter schools received another boost in November 1988, when the Citizens League, a community policy organization in Minnesota, issued an influential report Chartered Schools = Choices for Educators + Quality for All Students.26 Like Shanker, the committee that authored the report argued that charter schools should be guided by two central tenets: empowering teachers and promoting diversity.

These quality professional learning opportunities will excite and inspire teachers to use a diverse range of Web tools and technologies to boost instruction, engage learners and enhance 21st century skills.

Standards that boost requirements for student selection, for example, and that are based on evidence, continuous improvement, innovation and clinical practice are what the field needs to ensure that high - quality, well - educated teachers are teaching all children, said CAEP President James Cibulka.

An expert on educational methods, Lemov says the best way to boost student performance is by improving teacher quality.

-- To boost the quality of teachers and principals, especially in high - poverty schools and hard - to - staff subjects, states and districts should be able to identify effective teachers and principals — and have strategies for rewarding and retaining more top - notch teachers and improving or replacing ones who aren't up to the job.

E4E co-founder and co-CEO Evan Stone sent over an email Wednesday saying he was «disappointed» with the court's decision to let the release go forward and said he thought making the ratings public would do little to boost the issue of improving teacher quality.

Helped lead technology integration, teacher training and curriculum enhancement initiatives that boosted XYZ's STARS rating to Level 4 3/4 the highest quality score granted by the state.

These four states place heavy emphasis on boosting the quality of preschool teachers, focusing both on their credentials and their interactions with students.

Five key features that boost program impact will be identified, including: 1) a focus on improving classroom management and the quality of teacher - student interactions, 2) intentional efforts to build child skills, 3) the use of professional development to promote high - fidelity implementation, 4) the inclusion of parents, and 5) integration with academic enrichment programs.