What faculty
do in the classroom matters most!
Everybody agrees that what teachers
do in the classroom matters deeply.
The growing consensus: What teachers actually
do in classrooms matters most; old pay measurements need to be overhauled; and smart compensation systems will recognize and reward effectiveness, however it is measured.
The research is clear: What teachers
do in their classrooms matters.
Not exact matches
While religious perspectives have nothing to
do with the technical content of a lecture, they are relevant to a number of aspects of the academic situation.1 Where appropriate to the objectives of the course and closely connected with the subject
matter, some of the questions which we have raised about the effects of an invention on society or the ethical dilemmas faced by the scientist can legitimately be mentioned
in the
classroom.
It might seem aggressive, but
in all reality the kids who show up
in my
classroom as freshmen who are having those conversations at home don't need to be convinced that school
matters.
Early reading
in schools is necessary so that the teacher can give children
classroom assignments rather than working individually with each of them, but at home it doesn't
matter.
In order for your child to do well in a kindergarten classroom (or any classroom for that matter), his communication skills need to hone
In order for your child to
do well
in a kindergarten classroom (or any classroom for that matter), his communication skills need to hone
in a kindergarten
classroom (or any
classroom for that
matter), his communication skills need to honed.
Unless it's an
in -
classroom lunch (we
do have those), there isn't any reason for food to be
in the
classroom, or on the playground, for that
matter.
«When they put it
in our
classroom and I saw everything that it could
do just playing with it, and my kids were so excited, I could see what a difference it made
in a
matter of weeks,» says Armstrong.
Finish this sentence: I love what I
do because... each person
matters, and you never know who is sitting
in your
classroom.
Say things like, «What you just
did is unacceptable
in our
classroom, but no
matter what you
do, I'm still on your side.
It's simply a
matter of applying these skills and knowledge and... this doesn't work for kids who don't fit
in or have disabilities or whatever, whose behaviour we decide is unmanageable, they are moved out of the
classroom so there's exclusion built into the manage - and - discipline model of behaviour.
In The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional Classrooms and «Tougher Standards,» he argues in favor of schools in which students are intellectually engaged and encouraged to grapple with rigorous problems: schools, in other words, in which correct answers matter, but so does reaching those answers through a complex process that may involve making errors and misunderstanding concepts along the wa
In The Schools Our Children Deserve: Moving Beyond Traditional
Classrooms and «Tougher Standards,» he argues
in favor of schools in which students are intellectually engaged and encouraged to grapple with rigorous problems: schools, in other words, in which correct answers matter, but so does reaching those answers through a complex process that may involve making errors and misunderstanding concepts along the wa
in favor of schools
in which students are intellectually engaged and encouraged to grapple with rigorous problems: schools, in other words, in which correct answers matter, but so does reaching those answers through a complex process that may involve making errors and misunderstanding concepts along the wa
in which students are intellectually engaged and encouraged to grapple with rigorous problems: schools,
in other words, in which correct answers matter, but so does reaching those answers through a complex process that may involve making errors and misunderstanding concepts along the wa
in other words,
in which correct answers matter, but so does reaching those answers through a complex process that may involve making errors and misunderstanding concepts along the wa
in which correct answers
matter, but so
does reaching those answers through a complex process that may involve making errors and misunderstanding concepts along the way.
Well - designed projects challenge students to choose an issue that
matters to them, invest time
in authentic research, interact with the world outside the
classroom, and then
do something that will achieve real results.
It's a
matter of what teachers can
do to make a difference
in their students lives with the 4.25 hours a day they have to cover the curriculum
in the context of their school and
classroom.
What we
do know is that pre-K teachers» training
in child development, experience
in working with young children, and support systems focused on their instructional behaviors and
classroom management
do matter — for the quality of both of teachers» social interactions with children and their implementation of curricula.
What the iPad, or any web - enabled device for that
matter, allows us to
do in the
classroom is build upon the convergence of powerful hardware and dynamic teaching.
Using storytelling and personal narrative to help young people express who they are, what has shaped their worldview, and what
matters to them builds trust
in the
classroom, and allows students what can often be rare proximity to people who feel or think differently than they
do.
But there's an elephant
in the virtual room that we all have to address, and one as educators we need to embrace fully
in our
classrooms: your opinions don't always
matter.
It doesn't
matter what your comfort level is with technology
in your
classroom — without a continuous professional - development plan, you will never be as effective as you can be.
In a nutshell, if appropriate methods for completing the desired educational goals are used, the medium, being eLearning authoring tools or
classroom - based training,
does not
matter that much.
In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125 classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125
classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes
in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount
in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life
in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject
matter is the main activity occurring
in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day
in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What
does the process of changing what one
does every 45 minutes and even the place where one
does it portend for fulfilling a job
in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced
in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared for?
Former Teachers College president Arthur Levine and longtime teaching guru Martin Haberman have long ago shown that ed schools
do an abysmal job of recruiting aspiring teachers who have strong subject -
matter competency, the strong entrepreneurial and self - starting drive to work
in classrooms and the empathy and care for children needed to be successful
in the
classroom.
«When you see the kids and you see what's happening
in their
classrooms, it doesn't
matter if you have to be the custodian or the nurse because you're
doing what you set out to
do and that's providing children with an education,» McKinsey said.
It doesn't
matter if you are a student, teacher, home - schooler, principal, adult returning to the
classroom after 20 years, or a friendly alien just trying to get a leg up
in earthly biology.
Brandon Clark agreed, and emphasized how important it is that educators also work to build strong relationships with parents to support the work they're
doing in the
classroom, no
matter how long it takes.
To make
matters worse, we often exacerbate a group of already jaded educators when we forget to celebrate the many great things they are already
doing in their
classrooms on a regular basis.
Witnesses told the subcommittee that what
matters most is how well teachers
do in the
classroom.
But it has been my experience as both a
classroom teacher for 24 years and a staff developer
in schools for more than a decade that the questions kids ask typically either seek clarification on procedural
matters (Which numbers are we supposed to
do?)
The «less accountability» crack is especially hypocritical given the fact that the unions are forever railing against teacher accountability, and
do their level best to keep every teacher — no
matter how incompetent or criminal —
in the
classroom.
: The worst student to teacher ratios
in the country; near the worst per pupil funding
in the US; low starting salary schedules that shortchange new teachers so the oldest teachers can be overpaid, though all
do the same work; LIFO policies so that younger teachers are always fired first no
matter how good they are and no
matter how poor senior teachers are; teacher layoffs expected at every recession, with waves of recessions expected indefinitely; bad funding
in the absence of recessions and worse funding
in recessions; constant loading with additional requirements and expectations; poor and worsening teacher morale; poor and worsening working conditions; ugly architecturally uninspired facilities and often trashy temporary
classrooms; inadequate learning materials, resources and technology; inadequate administrative support with the worst student / administrator ratios
in the county; inadequate librarian, psychologist, behavioral specialist, counselor, nurse support due to the worst ratios; inadequate student discipline structures; and much more...
«Time
in the
classroom, lessons learned, and mentorship
do matter.
In the past, content literacy instruction
did not easily find its way into subject -
matter classrooms, despite the attention given to it by literacy researchers and educators (Ratekin, Simpson, Alvermann, & Dishner, 1985).
As we strive to implement strategies that promote systemic change, we must
do so with the goal that no
matter where students are assigned, they have the benefit of the thinking, expertise, and dedication of all teachers
in that grade level or subject area; that they are part of a school system that requires all teachers to participate
in learning teams that are provided regular time to plan, study, and problem solve together; and that this collaboration ensures that great practices and high expectations spread across
classrooms, grade levels, and schools.
She spoke passionately about all the things we
do not currently measure that
matter, such as feeding hungry students, noisy
classrooms where active learning is happening, and kids getting messy
in the
classroom.
As such, charter schools operate under a much less stringent regulatory environment
in which results
matter but inputs
do not — charter school leaders and teachers have the freedom to run their schools and
classrooms as they see fit, and are held accountable only for their students» academic outcomes.
«Teachers have been pulled
in and out of our
classrooms like they don't
matter.
Why
does it
matter if teachers use tech
in their
classrooms or not?
«There's always more than enough to
do, no
matter who's
in government, and we expect to be continuing to
do the great work the CCLA has
done in the past,
in the
classrooms and
in the courts and on the streets, and we'll continue to
do that.»
The role of a good character
in 12 - year - old school children:
Do character strengths
matter in the
classroom?
Gap between theory and practice — Understanding the content of How
Does Learning Happen is one
matter, but implementing it
in the
classroom is another and there's a big gap between the two.