Sentences with phrase «day classroom decisions»

The federal government's role should be discrete and judicious, allowing state and local policymakers to make day to day classroom decisions about the education students are receiving.

Not exact matches

Challenging decisions involving questions of ethics, justice, and equity arise every day in classrooms, lunch cafeterias, and principals» offices.

We envisage these activities sitting alongside and complementing the day - to - day assessments that teachers make to inform classroom decision making and to provide ongoing feedback to students and parents.

Now, with four years of classroom experience, there has never been a day where I regretted my decision to change directions.

Coaches may for instance talk to teachers about their goals for student learning and then observe specific students in the classroom, or help teachers analyze student work and make decisions about the next day's lesson.

For example, the publisher of the SAT10, used in the current Policy, says that for student promotion decisions, test scores «should be just one of the many factors considered and probably should receive less weight than factors such as teacher observation, day - to - day classroom performance, maturity level, and attitude.

In order for this to happen, OUSD needs a framework and sound decision making processes to address the long - standing financial woes that affect our classrooms every day.

These days, as never before, teachers rely on evidence from students» scores on state, district, and classroom tests to help them monitor their students progress and make instructional decisions.

«1 In addition, educators are in the habit of drawing immediate conclusions about our classrooms — we do so hundreds of times a day as we make decisions.

Educational researchers estimate that the average classroom teacher makes 1,500 decisions every single day!

Some have passed along that data to principals and instructional leaders to guide school improvement work, but few have sent it all the way to teachers, who make the day - to - day decisions in classrooms.

Both moves have guaranteed that the two unions have gotten their way on nearly every educational issue — including the passage of a law last year that bans districts from laying off teachers at the expense of fewer days in school for children in need of more time in classrooms, and Brown's decision to cancel funding for the CalTIDES teacher data system (effectively ending efforts to overhaul teacher evaluations).

In addition, Colorado teachers help civics come alive in the classroom through the Judicially Speaking program, which was started by three local judges to teach students how judges think through civics as they make decisions.19 As a recipient of the 2015 Sandra Day O'Connor Award for the Advancement of Civics Education, the Judicially Speaking program has used interactive exercises and firsthand experience to teach students about the judiciary.

Earlier in the day, under more friendly questioning from Marcellus McRae, representing the students, Deasy told the court that the cost of dismissing a «grossly ineffective teacher» can sometimes reach into the millions of dollars, impacting decisions as to whether to appeal a dismissal or leave a teacher in the classroom.

And while there are many reasons why parents choose a particular program — cost, location, the teachers, shared values, the program's specific focus — one thing is universal: As parents walk away from the classroom in the morning to start their own day, each of them hopes that they have made the right decision and that their child will have a rich and fulfilling day, supported by a loving and affectionate caregiver.