Sentences with phrase «data in the hands of teachers»

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Rocketship's data guru, Charlie Bufalino, says that to date, vendors haven't invested sufficiently in the R&D and technical fixes that would make a standardized stream of data possible and take menial tasks like attendance out of teachers» hands.

Parents and teachers are taking a stand against data mining of children and high stakes tests that go hand in hand with Common Core.

Back to the issue at hand, why should test score data, even crunched in a value - added way, be published in the paper alongside the names of individual teachers?

INCLUDES 1 Hands - On Standards Math Teacher Resource Guide Grade K with 43 lessons TOPICS Counting and Cardinality Counting On Counting 0 - 5 Number shapes Groups of 6 - 10 Estimate and count Arranging sets of objects Representing numbers with objects Comparing groups Equal groups More and fewer More than, less than, same as Order of numbers Operations and Algebraic Thinking Joining problems Using the plus and minus sign Separating problems Sums and differences to and from ten Decomposing numbers Number and Operations in Base Ten Compose and decompose numbers 11 - 19 Measurement and Data Nonstandard measurement of height Sorting by height and length Estimating and measuring length Sort by one or two attributes Determine the sorting rule Geometry Left and right Top, middle, and bottom Positions on a line Relative locations Inside and outside Before and after Plane shapes and real - life objects Geometric pictures and designs Attributes of plane shapes Cubes and spheres Exploring shape attributes Shape attributes riddles

INCLUDES 1 Hands - On Standards Math Teacher Resource Guide Grade 1 with 31 lessons TOPICS Operations and Algebraic Thinking Represent and solve addition and subtraction Apply properties of operations and work with addition and subtraction equations Add and subtract within 20 Number and Operations in Base Ten Understanding place value Use place value and properties to add and subtract Measurement and Data Measure lengths by iteration Tell and write time Represent and interpret data Geometry Compose shapes Partition circles and rectanData Measure lengths by iteration Tell and write time Represent and interpret data Geometry Compose shapes Partition circles and rectandata Geometry Compose shapes Partition circles and rectangles

INCLUDES 1 Hands - On Standards Math Teacher Resource Guide Grade 3 with 40 lessons TOPICS Operations and Algebraic Thinking Multiplying with arrays Multiplying by five Exploring multiplication and division Commutative property of multiplication Associative property of addition Distributive property Number and Operations in Base Ten Estimating the sum or difference Adding and subtracting Multiply by ten Multiplying with multiples of ten Number and Operations - Fractions Identify and write fractions Fractions and equivalent fractions on a number line Proper fractions on a number line Model equivalent fractions Whole numbers as fractions Comparing fractions Measurement and Data Telling time and elapsed time Add intervals of time Finding times after and before Measure weight Pictographs and bar graphs Finding area of squares, rectangles, and irregular figures Building and exploring perimeter Geometry Categorizing and partitioning shapes Resources Building Perimeter Sample Lesson

While teachers use technology to access and manipulate data, gather resources, and enhance instruction, teachers who support student - centered instruction fully understand that in the hands of their students, technology offers the potential to problem solve in a real - world context (Lajoie, 2000) and to construct knowledge through global interaction.

Using Data facilitators offer hands - on opportunities for small groups of teachers, administrators, and specialists to engage in deep and meaningful data driven dialogue that culminates in the development of short cycle classroom action plans tied to district and / or school improvement plData facilitators offer hands - on opportunities for small groups of teachers, administrators, and specialists to engage in deep and meaningful data driven dialogue that culminates in the development of short cycle classroom action plans tied to district and / or school improvement pldata driven dialogue that culminates in the development of short cycle classroom action plans tied to district and / or school improvement plans.

Even with data in hand, a teacher's claims could fall on administrators» deaf ears due to the small sample size of their one classroom.

Illinois, on the other hand, uses student and teacher data from the 5Essentials Survey to differentiate schools.65 A 10 - year Chicago study found that schools that were strong in at least three of the five survey elements — which include effective leaders, collaborative teachers, supportive environment, involved families, and ambitious instruction — were significantly more likely to improve student learning than schools that were weaker in these domains.66

And would any statistical sleight of hand to correct for «missing data» stand up in court against a teacher who was fired or a school that was taken over by the state for a «turn around»?

In fact, the only people to «benefit» from this system are private test designers like Pearson, who are being handed not just lucrative contracts but also terabytes of data to mine for new products, and advocates of firing as many teachers as possible based upon student test scores.

In this paper, the authors use a ten - year span of longitudinal data from North Carolina to explore a range of questions related to the relationship between teacher characteristics and credentials, on the one hand, and student achievement on the other.

Most of their teachers are prepared in and for charter schools, and there is no public data as to where they teach post graduation, how long they stay, and how well they teach beyond the hand - picked testimonials they advertise.

Lyman Hall High & Highland Elementary (Wallingford, CT) 9/2004 — 6/2005 Social Work Internship • Led a multi-disciplinary team in curriculum implementation, data gathering, and progress assessments • Planned and worked with Division Director and Program Coordinator in the development of new programs • Provided hands - on supervision to teacher's assistant during student activities and teaching sessions