Sentences with phrase «examine grading practices»

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Written for both pre-service and in - service teachers, the book includes 11 cases, each with an objective to improve the teaching and understanding of mathematics at the 7th - through 12th - grade levels and to provide opportunities to examine classroom practice and assess student thinking.

Grades 6 - 8 Lesson: Analyzing Photographs: From Theory to Practice Throughout this lesson, students will examine works of art and learn tools to analyze and discuss photography

Studies by Balfanz et al. (2006) and Ruby (2006) examined the relationship between teacher leaders who engaged in a set of instructional support practices, including demonstration lessons, and student achievement in middle grades mathematics (Balfanz et al., 2006) and middle grades science (Ruby, 2006).

We used quantitative and descriptive methods to examine the programs and practices in 11 moderate - to high - poverty schools selected because of their dual reputation for implementing recent reading reform and for beating the odds by promoting greater than expected primary - grade reading achievement.

This institute examines the principles, practices, and strategies for different types of assessment and effective grading, as well as how assessment can encourage students to succeed academically.

Examine current grading practices, and identify ways to ensure grades accurately reflect students strengths and weaknesses.

Using a technology, pedagogy, and content knowledge (TPACK) framework, this paper examines the classroom practice of two middle grades mathematics and science teachers integrating a 1:1 initiative and the ways they dealt with the barriers in their classroom practices.

This study examined the instructional practice of two typical fifth - grade teachers.

Join Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey in an engaging webinar where they examine what makes great teachers great, and share how educators at all grade levels and all levels of experience are taking intentional steps toward enhanced professional practice.

In Rethinking Grading, education professor and former teacher Cathy Vatterott examines and debunks traditional grading practices in K — 12 schools and offers a new paradigm for standards - based gGrading, education professor and former teacher Cathy Vatterott examines and debunks traditional grading practices in K — 12 schools and offers a new paradigm for standards - based ggrading practices in K — 12 schools and offers a new paradigm for standards - based gradinggrading.

Topics examined include: (1) grade span; (2) size; (3) grouping; (4) number of teachers per students; (5) changing classmates; (6) homeroom and advisory periods; (7) guidance counselors; (8) teams of teachers; (9) curriculum; (10) instruction; (11) goals for students; (12) transitions and articulation practices; (13) remediation; (14) report card entries; (15) teacher certification; and (16) teacher talents.

She amended the schedule to foster PLCs so that grade - level teacher teams could meet daily to reflect on their practice; collaborate around teaching and learning; continuously fine tune their shared beliefs and values; and examine data to improve their craft.

Part 2 of this blog post series examines practices around homework, formative assessment, and grading.

The researchers worked with 39 intermediate grade (3 — 6) teachers over a period of three years, examining changes in their beliefs and practices in response to readings and discussions about improving students» reading comprehension.

Drawing on literature on children's epistemological development in practice (Berland et al., 2016), affect - based trust (McAllister, 1995), and feminist critiques of science and schooling (Harding, 1986; Noddings, 1988), I examine how trust developed in an 8th grade science class over the course of two content - area units.

In addition, she has worked with teachers to design quality assessments; link curriculum, assessment, and grading and reporting practices; differentiate instruction to meet the needs of all learners; and examine student work to move student learning forward.

As a result of the team's recommendations, Hightop examined its longstanding practice of regrouping for math in the elementary and middle grades.

Learn several strategies for improving grading practices, while examining the common arguments against reform.

While the article focused on Ballou, the report from the state superintendent's office examined attendance and grading practices across the city, determining that truancy is more severe at neighborhood schools such as Ballou than in charter or application schools.

The studies, undertaken at the request of the Oregon Leadership Network Research Alliance and the Maryland State Department of Education, respectively, examined exclusionary discipline practices (i.e., suspension and expulsion) and whether there are disparities by race, grade level, or special education status.

The first section describes access to quality early education programs; the second examines if current teaching practices provide regular exposure to the skills identified within state standards at each grade level.