Sentences with phrase «educator effectiveness standards»

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Another obstacle is the staying power of standards - based reform, which has placed greater pressure on teachers and other educators to demonstrate their effectiveness.

Voucher supporters, charter advocates, standards nuts, teacher - effectiveness fanatics — we all fundamentally believe that fantastic schools staffed by dedicated educators can help poor kids climb out of poverty and compete with their affluent peers.

From higher standards and 21st - century assessments, to educator effectiveness and the turnaround of failing schools, Race to the Top's program elements were anchored firmly in the good work of states and districts.

«This ambiguous initiative is all about effectiveness and has very little to do with establishing a strong professional standard as a starting point for all educators,» said Joe Bishop, the executive director of Opportunity Action and a member of the Coalition for Teaching Quality.

The professional learning that occurs when these standards are fully implemented enrolls educators as active partners in determining the content of their learning, how their learning occurs, and how they evaluate its effectiveness.

The only answer that makes sense to us is for a state to make sure that its math and reading standards are clear, coherent, and rigorous; that its tests line up with those standards; that its schools and educators are held to account for getting better results in terms of real student learning; and that research is done to examine the effectiveness of various curricular products.

Funded by the U.S. Department of Education, the Northwest Comprehensive Center (NWCC) provides high - impact training and technical assistance to SEA staff in planning, implementing, monitoring, and sustaining initiatives in priority areas such as college and career readiness, educator effectiveness, school improvement, and rigorous, college - and career - ready standards implementation.

The focus in each state is to build comprehensive professional learning systems aligned with college and career ready standards and systems of educator effectiveness.

Along with creating and sharing quality examples of standards - based learning and teaching, the secondary goal of this project is to demonstrate how theatre educators — classroom teachers and teaching artists alike — can measure the effectiveness of their teaching and the learning of students.»

Provides educators and teams of educators with information about the relative effectiveness of a variety of programmatic and instructional interventions designed to help students meet learning targets and master content standards

The report has three sections: 1) Setting the Context, which discusses the need for effective systems of evaluation and support for school leaders; 2) Sharing Key Lessons Learned, which highlights how states and districts can work together to agree upon and communicate expectations for school leaders and implement standards - based systems of leadership support and evaluation, thereby increasing teacher effectiveness and improving student outcomes in all schools across the nation; and 3) Improving Standards Based Leadership Evaluation, which examines leader evaluation as a policy foundation for identifying, and supporting effective educators.

Reviewers must have expertise in education evaluation or at least one of the program's absolute priorities (increasing educator effectiveness; improving low - performing schools; strengthening science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; boosting academic outcomes for students with disabilities and English language learners; encouraging parent and family engagement; promoting effective use of technology; serving rural communities; and implementing college - and career - ready standards).

With continuously shifting student populations and new, rigorous academic standards to implement, the role and impact of instructional coaches is imperative to increasing educator effectiveness.

The Orchard Park Central School District in New York passed a resolution proposing that this year's state assessments be used for measuring the state's progress in introducing the Common Core standards rather than for measuring for student performance or educator effectiveness.

Additionally, many states continue to use tests based on old standards despite instruction that is increasingly aligned with the Common Core standards; this is a concern where evaluation systems determine educator effectiveness based at least in part on student test scores.

As part of their applications, the states had to demonstrate a continued commitment to the four key reform areas emphasized in the previous Race to the Top competitions — establishing college - and career - ready standards and assessments, building data systems that measure student growth, improving educator effectiveness, and turning around low - performing schools.

There is a strong belief that there are basic academic skills that should be demonstrated by all students and that teacher effectiveness and student achievement can be better assessed if there is a set of standards to guide all educators.

This customizable content management portal delivers searchable Common Core standards, over 100 sample curriculum maps, and integrated online tools that enhance New York State educators» effectiveness where it counts — in the classroom.

Drawing from ASCD's Common Core State Standards summits in Arkansas, Colorado, North Carolina, and Utah, the report shares that educators» knowledge of the standards is growing exponentially, but many do not understand the instructional shifts necessary for helping students reach the higher standards; educators are focused on the new common assessments and the technology issues associated with their deployment; and there is widespread initiative fatigue in the field because of the standards implementation efforts, new educator effectiveness initiatives, and other initiatives like Race to the Top.

Jacques also conducts qualitative research on educator effectiveness, student learning objectives, and teaching and learning standards.

These fellowships are designed to strengthen the principal pipeline and build principals» effectiveness in supporting implementation of curriculum standards and supporting administrators» efficacy in the educator evaluation standards of effective administrative leadership.

With continuously shifting student populations and new, rigorous academic standards to implement, the role and impact of instructional coaches is imperative to increasing educator effectiveness.