A study of
elementary school teachers found correlations from one year to the next of 0.6 to 0.8 for math and 0.5 to 0.7 for reading.
Many
elementary school teachers find that this differentiated instructional strategy is an effective way for students to reach the same goals while taking into account each of their students» individual needs.
Not exact matches
Mom of 2, former
elementary school teacher, television industry survivor - I'm devoted to helping moms
find balance between raising kids and pursuing their own goals.
I know was a pregnant
elementary school teacher, I could hardly
find time to pee as often as I needed to, so I don't know how you are able to get away to pump.
In contrast to the good news in public
schools, the authors
found that the academic skills of
teachers going into private
elementary education have fallen.
Children in
elementary school who see different
teachers throughout the day in an effort to individualize to skill level may be surprised to
find themselves caught with too much work due at the same time.
Once personality emerges, it doesn't shift much: a 2010 study
found that personality traits first observed by
elementary school teachers could predict adult behavior.
A separate analysis by the Center for Housing Policy
finds that despite recent declines in home prices, police officers and
elementary school teachers still don't earn enough to buy a typical house in two out of five metro areas.
New York City's new
schools chancellor pledged to boost training for
elementary math
teachers, after a national test
found a drop in average math scores for the city's fourth - graders.
New York City's new
schools chancellor pledged to boost training for
elementary math
teachers on Tuesday, after a national test
found a drop in average math scores for the city's fourth - graders.
This is the primary comment I hear from parents when they
find out that I've been an
elementary school teacher for over 25...
I am an
elementary school librarian,
teacher, tech integrationist, blogger and book lover with an addiction for
finding innovative apps & digital tools for my students!
Across all four districts, which together serve more than 465,000 students, the researchers
found new
elementary teachers were assigned students who had performed.1 to.3 of a standard deviation below their peers who were assigned to
teachers with four years of experience or more — meaning that these students were about three to nine months of
schooling behind their classmates.
Some
found elementary school teachers who discovered their talent and promise.
«In
elementary school we often
find that the
teachers aren't teaching math,» says Hill.
MacPhee returned to New Orleans about a month later to
find the first floor of the building flooded; she and some of her
teachers salvaged equipment and
found an
elementary school that wasn't planning to reopen.
In addition, a survey of English language arts classrooms published by the Fordham Institute
found that most
elementary -
school teachers, at least in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than grade - level complexity, as the standards state.
A new study by the National Council on
Teacher Quality rates 1200 U.S. ed
schools and generally
finds them to be an «industry of mediocrity» that produces
teachers who are poorly prepared to work in
elementary and high -
school classrooms.
A study by David Figlio and Maurice Lucas that was published in Ed Next in 2004
found that
elementary school students learn more from
teachers who are tough graders.
Used mostly to fill vacancies in subjects including math, sciences, and foreign languages,
teachers trained in these programs are
found at both the
elementary and secondary
school levels.
«If I were a first - grade
teacher or principal of an
elementary school,
finding out that my students are at risk for not graduating from high
school — it's important, but it's not very tangible or actionable or relevant to where I'm at today,» Curtin says.
For instance, they
find that a disadvantaged black male's exposure to at least one black
teacher in
elementary school reduces his probability of dropping out of high
school by nearly 40 percent.
A new study from the RAND Corporation
finds that nearly every
teacher in America — 99 percent of
elementary teachers, 96 percent of secondary
school teachers — draws upon «materials I developed and / or selected myself» in teaching English language arts.
Community
Finds Happiness in Clowns Each year,
teachers at one Virginia
elementary school host an event that incorporates all of the non-core courses — art, music, physical education, character education, and library science.
Of course, the reality is that No Child Left Behind has had far more of an impact on
elementary and middle
schools than on high
schools, so it may be that
teachers are merely
finding the law to be a visible, convenient villain.
Teachers at two elementary schools in Baltimore County, Maryland, find that students jump to attention when the teachers use sound systems in their cla
Teachers at two
elementary schools in Baltimore County, Maryland,
find that students jump to attention when the
teachers use sound systems in their cla
teachers use sound systems in their classrooms.
I update my website often with materials that
elementary and middle
school teachers may
find helpful to use with their students and ~ also have a «in the News» section.
Teachers will
find standards - based lesson plans for high
school, middle
school, and
elementary school students, as well as articles, essays, and more.
Ted Wachtel: Restorative practices developed from the experience of the Community Service Foundation (CSF), a non-profit organization
founded in 1977 by my wife, Susan, a former
elementary school teacher and me, a secondary
school history
teacher.
In 2007 they approved funding for the first public Waldorf methods high
school, in the Sacramento Unified School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the a
school, in the Sacramento Unified
School District; and (3) Three key findings on urban public schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the a
School District; and (3) Three key
findings on urban public
schools with Waldorf methods: (a) In their final year, the students in the study's four California case study public Waldorf - methods
elementary schools match the top ten of peer sites on the 2006 California test scores and well outperform the average of their peers statewide; (b) According to
teacher, administrator and mentor reports, they achieve these high test scores by focusing on those new three R's — rather than on rote learning and test prep — in a distinct fashion laid out by the Waldorf model and (c) A key focus is on artistic learning, not just for students but, more importantly perhaps, for the adults.
Specifically, we
find that female and
elementary school teachers take longer to advance than male and secondary
school teachers.
As an
elementary school English as a second language
teacher, I
find that many of Mobile Education Stores» apps are great.
We
find clear evidence that
elementary school students are less likely to be subjected to exclusionary discipline when their race matches that of their
teacher.
For example, a survey of district
elementary -
school teachers found a strong, negative correlation between
teacher morale (as measured by their response to the statement, «I feel I am treated as a valued employee) and the market share of charter
elementary schools.
A new study by the National Council on
Teacher Quality which has been published by U.S. News rates 1200 U.S. ed
schools and generally
finds them to be an «industry of mediocrity» that produces
teachers who are poorly prepared to work in
elementary and high -
school classrooms.
The resulting curriculum, originally known as «EngageNY,» spread rapidly nationwide, and a 2015 RAND survey
found that an astonishing 44 percent of
elementary school teachers in Common Core states reported using EngageNY at least once a week, more than any other math program, and 13 percent said they used Eureka Math.
After randomly assigning the high value - added
teachers to a subset of the volunteer
schools, they
found that student achievement rose in
elementary schools, but not in middle
schools.
District leaders need to
find ways to help secondary and
elementary school principals work with
teachers in order to improve.
Studying
elementary schools in Arizona, Smith (1991)
found other negative effects of testing on
teachers: «Testing programs substantially reduce the time available for instruction, narrow curricular offerings and modes of instruction, and potentially reduce the capacities of
teachers to teach content and to use methods and materials that are incompatible with standardized testing formats» (p. 8).
After setting aside
elementary teachers we
found that levels of intrinsic motivators —
teachers» efficacy and social recognition — were moderately correlated with reported levels of social cohesion inside one's
school.
In contrast to the good news in public
schools, the authors
found that the academic skills of
teachers going into private
elementary education have fallen.
Last year, when photos were
found of a Los Angeles
elementary school teacher blindfolding and feeding students his sperm (I'm not making this up), the rules around
teacher firing were so ridiculous that LAUSD ended up PAYING HIM to leave.
She then moved to Memphis, TN to become a
founding teacher at a turnaround
elementary school in the Achievement School Dis
school in the Achievement
School Dis
School District.
The Toronto Catholic District
School Board's proposal to eliminate 45 FTE
elementary teacher - librarian positions can be
found on page 4 of this budget committee report.
There you will
find an
elementary school full of compassionate
elementary school teachers teaching young children tolerance, understanding and compassion for one's fellow human beings.
Related to the study's primary research questions,
findings reflect pre-service
teacher,
elementary school teacher, and
school - wide outcomes.
The
teachers who moved were
found to have positive effects on their students in their new
schools, especially in
elementary schools.
In a national survey of public
schools, the National Comprehensive Center for
Teacher Quality and Public Agenda (2007)
found that if given a choice between two otherwise identical
schools, 76 percent of secondary
teachers and 81 percent of
elementary teachers early in their careers would rather be at a
school in which administrators strongly supported
teachers than at a
school that paid significantly higher salaries.
A study of how
elementary school teachers used social networks during reform efforts (Daly, Moolenaar, Bolivar, & Burke, 2010)
found that they interacted primarily with fellow
teachers in the same
school and grade level; they rarely reached out beyond those groups, not even to their own principals and instructional coaches.
She began as a
founding teacher at Synergy Charter Academy nine years ago, and today is the principal of the
elementary school.