Sentences with phrase «consequence for students»

It is important to emphasize the difference between teachers acting individually and as part of a union, for these settings may have very different consequences for student achievement.

More than a decade of research has confirmed what every parent knows: there are differences among teachers and they have huge consequences for student learning.

Boards must make pivotal decisions that have important and far - reaching consequences for students, parents, employees and entire communities.

H - Have consequences for students not meeting your requirement and follow through with parent telephone calls ~ after school or lunch detention ~ etc..

Teachers can establish clear expectations for behavior in two ways: by establishing clear rules and procedures, and by providing consequences for student behavior.

And how those questions get answered carries big consequences for students.

83 percent support a moratorium on consequences for students, teachers and schools until the standards and related assessments have been fully in use for one year.

In the past few years, the testing industry has repeatedly made major errors in test design, scoring and reporting that have had serious, harmful consequences for students and schools.

Think about individual student interests, personalities, and developmental levels when designing consequences for students.

But there are consequences for the students too, and they are just starting to be seen.

We also examine how these characteristics interact to yield productive consequences for students.

Clearly spelled out options and consequences for both student loan repayment and default.

And using it in evaluations may have negative consequences for students.

This is likely to have adverse consequences for students — especially those without access to high - quality educational resources outside of school.

Missing school and skipping class has consequences for student learning.

Parents, civil rights groups and some Democratic lawmakers warn that part of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School Public Safety Act could have deadly unintended consequences for students of color.

«Since each of these corrections requires time for development and implementation, we strongly urge you to support legislation to create a three - year moratorium on the use of state assessments for high - stakes consequences for students and teachers,» the unions wrote in the letter.

INSIGHTS INTO TEACHER STRESS: Teacher stress is a major problem for schools in the U.S., with serious consequences for students as well as teachers.

One section of students could turn in their assignments at any point during the semester, including the last day; the second group had deadlines spaced across the term; and students in the third section had the option of pre-committing to deadlines of their own choosing — deadlines that, if missed, would result in consequences for the students.

«Although some teachers may worry that social media distracts students from legitimate learning, we found that our Facebook group helped transform students from anonymous spectators into a community of active learners — and this has important consequences for student performance,» Dougherty said.

This multiple - measures system boosts performance among teachers most immediately facing consequences for their ratings, and promotes higher rates of turnover among the lowest - performing teachers, with positive consequences for student achievement.

In virtually every school in the country, from the most mono - racial to the most diverse, discipline practices are set up to fail students of Color, both in design and implementation, and there are dire consequences for students who «struggle with discipline problems» in our world of hyper - criminalization.

District leaders were looking to devise a comprehensive approach to improve student achievement following years of no real emphasis on testing and no real consequence for students performing poorly, he says.

More than making up for its fiscal limitations, the state, led by former governor Jeb Bush, implemented a series of school reforms that together appear to have had dramatic consequences for student performance.

Finally without minimizing the importance of using consequences for student misbehavior, I believe that, in most cases, the method of intervention is more important than the actual consequence.

This link - up has been at the center of an enormous parent and teacher revolt in this state against federal and state mandated testing and extreme consequences for students and teachers that manifested in the Opt Out movement.

Conversely, a loss of electricity — no television, computer games, or video games — would be a worthy consequence for students who were not reliable couriers.

Be sure to read all five parts of Education World's special report on the environmental conditions of our nation's school buildings, the health consequences for students and staff, and what school officials can do.

He examined the state's high - stakes exit - examination system — which features tests that students must pass in order to graduate from high school — and state tests that are used to hold schools and districts accountable but carry no official consequences for students.

Now a school counselor in Maine, Davis decided a broader approach to bullying prevention was needed, and began working on a school - wide behavior rubric to encourage positive behavior, discourage bullying, and provide consistent consequences for student not following the policies.

He cites serious problems with the No Child Left Behind Act, including the lack of consequences for students if they fail state tests.

One possible explanation is that the application of these rules is «overbroad,» and leads, as the New York Times has argued, to serious and lasting consequences for the students who are suspended or expelled.

Before 1996 the IGAP was arguably the higher - stakes exam, even though there were no direct consequences for students or schools tied to the IGAP, since results from it appeared annually in local newspapers.

Trust without instructional and shared leadership to support it may be of little consequence for students, but our data suggest that teachers «relationships with one another, and their trust in the principal, can not be easily disaggregated.

Here is the description of Opt Out Orlando taken from their site: «Opt Out Orlando advocates for multiple measures of authentic assessments, such as a portfolio, non-high stakes standardized tests (Iowa Test of Basic Standards (ITBS) or the Stanford Achievement Test (SAT10)-RRB-, which are used to inform teachers» instruction of their students and which do not result in punitive consequences for students, teachers and schools.

This allowed for consistency, equitable discipline, and ensured consequences for students of all races were comparable, and that disproportionate punishments were not being handed out.

The other is that «mandated testing program creates unfortunate consequences for students, teachers, and school districts.»

This new law will provide a measure of protection for our teachers, districts and students from consequences for student test scores on a standardized test whose validity and reliability as a tool for measuring their performance is not supported by data.

Such factors often have powerful consequences for student learning that can be mistaken for school effects if they are not independently measured and taken into account analytically.

School closures have obvious and potentially serious consequences for the students affected and it is difficult to make up for the educational loss these students experience.

The co-founders of KIPP, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, were appalled at the lack of meaningful consequences for students who misbehaved when they were novice teachers in the Houston public schools.

If we're going to continue to place what I regard as completely unjustified emphasis on standardized testing as a measure of educational growth, there ought to be direct and certain consequences for students who don't measure up.

Zero - tolerance policies have been shown to be ineffective in addressing any type of misbehavior, including bullying, and they carry heavy consequences for students, such as higher drop - out and incarceration rates.