Sentences with phrase «fewer teachers report»

Although fewer teachers report using iPads in the classroom, they are still the most commonly used device, at 64 percent.

A few teachers reported using the Internet to expand their knowledge.

SEATTLE — Schools using a bullying prevention program saw significantly less physical bullying and fewer teachers reporting fighting as a big program, according to a University of Washington study to be released this week.

Conversely, few teachers reported using commercial assessments and standardized reading tests for these purposes.

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Private school students, teachers and administrators all report fewer racial problems than in public schools.

As more schools implement universal lunch and breakfast, cafeterias are seeing participation rates shoot sky - high, while teachers report students who are more ready to learn, and exhibiting fewer behavior problems.

They found that moms who reported being more supportive also rated their children as more socially skilled, but teachers said these kids had fewer socioemotional skills and more problem behaviors.

Mr. Speaker, I am proud to report to this august House that after a few months of intense preparation, the Akufo - Addo Government has: • rolled out the destiny - changing free Senior High School policy across all public schools to ensure equal opportunities for every Ghanaian child • rolled - out the National Digital Property Addressing System to provide a unique address for all properties in Ghana • Launched the National Identification Scheme; and • Restored the teachers and nurses training allowances.

The delays in the process, the Daily News reported a few weeks ago, has the greatest effect on the same high - quality new recruits whose jobs Mayor Michael Bloomberg said he wanted to save during this year's fight over how to determine teacher layoffs.

Students who said they felt threatened by their teachers» messages that frequently focused on failure reported feeling less motivated and scored worse on the exam than students who said their teacher used fewer fear tactics that they considered less threatening, the study found.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.

Game - using teachers reported conducting more «formative assessment» than those who didn't use games, and facing fewer barriers in doing so.

Endurance athletes have come to the month - long teacher training as part of their training regime, and have reported increased running stride, better mental focus for endurance, and fewer aches and pains after runs.

In December last year, Ofsted reported that the number of new teachers had dropped by 16 per cent over the last five years, with 8,000 fewer trainees in secondary schools alone.

Whatever the causes — and however they were characterized — one result of the policy shift was that few people were aware of the existence of the other studies, of the overall progress made in Chicago schools over the past decade, or of the fact that teachers and principals think the policy is working and that kids report that teachers and parents are helping them out more.

A few weeks before a new team of teachers was to report to the former Shawnee High School in Louisville, Ky., Principal Keith Look discovered the master schedule for the 2010 - 11 school year to be in total disarray.

In the midst of the last - mnute dash to complete curriculums, administer exams, update grade books, and complete report cards, few teachers have time for time for — or an interest in — attending professional development sessions.

It's familiar stuff to those teachers — still far too few — who follow Willingham's work (along with lead author Paul Bruno, he helped produce the report and spoke at the event) but it's a refreshing statement aimed at preparation programs that too often fetishize theory, teachers» dispositions toward learners, or soft pedagogical skills at the expense of subject matter depth.

A few days later, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported that LSU planned to lay off 14 foreign language instructors (that is, non-tenured teachers) at the end of Fall semester.

Fewer than half of new teachers described their training as «very good» in a 2012 survey by the American Federation of Teachers, while one in three new teachers reported feeling unprepared on his fiteachers described their training as «very good» in a 2012 survey by the American Federation of Teachers, while one in three new teachers reported feeling unprepared on his fiTeachers, while one in three new teachers reported feeling unprepared on his fiteachers reported feeling unprepared on his first day.

The report seems to emphasize the link between measurement and teacher performance, stating that «Teacher motivation and incentives makes a difference, even with few inputs.teacher performance, stating that «Teacher motivation and incentives makes a difference, even with few inputs.Teacher motivation and incentives makes a difference, even with few inputs.»

Furthermore, despite the increased participation, compared to the TALIS average fewer Australian teachers reported that their learning experiences had a meaningful impact on their capabilities.

Treatment teachers also reported 1.06 fewer in - person classroom observations.

Among the board - certified teachers, 44 percent reported that the largest share of their students came from «well - to - do families with few if any financial problems,» while only 8 percent reported that the largest share came from «families who can not afford the basic necessities of food, clothing, and shelter.»

The study reports that boys are also being sexually harassed (40 percent experience sexual harassment), and even fewer (1 in 20) told a teacher.

The report published by the Committee praises a «wealth of good practice and enthusiasm in Holocaust education», but warns that too few teachers are being properly trained to teach the subject.

«These findings come just a few days after the latest National Audit Office report showed that many more teachers are clearly leaving the profession early compared with five years ago.

Fewer suicides were reported among women in secondary education, which means that the overall risk of suicide for female teachers was 31 per cent lower than the national average for women in England.

Many schools that enjoy great relationships and rapport between parents and teachers report that there are a few evenings each year set aside for question / answer sessions.

In their article, «Lost at Sea: New Teachers» Experiences with Curriculum and Assessment,» which appears in the current issue of Teachers College Record, researchers from HGSE's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers reported that few of the 50 first - and second - year teachers who participated in the study began teaching with a clear, detailed curriculum in hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state stTeachers» Experiences with Curriculum and Assessment,» which appears in the current issue of Teachers College Record, researchers from HGSE's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers reported that few of the 50 first - and second - year teachers who participated in the study began teaching with a clear, detailed curriculum in hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state stTeachers College Record, researchers from HGSE's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers reported that few of the 50 first - and second - year teachers who participated in the study began teaching with a clear, detailed curriculum in hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state stTeachers reported that few of the 50 first - and second - year teachers who participated in the study began teaching with a clear, detailed curriculum in hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state stteachers who participated in the study began teaching with a clear, detailed curriculum in hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state standards.

Evaluations of the impact of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP) in four multiracial, multiethnic school districts in New York City showed that 84 percent of teachers who responded to a survey reported positive changes in classroom climate, 71 percent reported moderate or significant decreases in physical violence in the classroom, and 66 percent observed less name - calling and few verbal insults.

Fewer students in a classroom usually results in fewer discipline problems, teachers reFewer students in a classroom usually results in fewer discipline problems, teachers refewer discipline problems, teachers report.

In a series of valuable reports, including several recently released, ERA found, for instance, that initial reforms led to the dismissal of thousands of teachers; NOLA teachers today report lower job satisfaction, less job security, and less autonomy; average teacher salaries are lower and there are fewer teachers per pupil; and the teaching force has grown less black, experienced, and local.

So instead, I put together an experience in which they worked in groups attacking a pile of different information sources about Archaeotype that I had lined up: a few pages of an evaluation report on the project, a few Web sites that described the software and the constructivist philosophy behind it, a virtual chat with one of the developers in New York, and a room - based videoconference with a teacher who had tested the program.

In the book, we note that charter school teachers report working longer hours, receiving fewer benefits, and are more likely to cite frustration as a reason for leaving.

More teachers will report to work without contracts this fall than ever before, school and union officials say, but there will be fewer strikes this year than there have been in recent years.

Whether it's teacher evaluation, school accountability, School Improvement Grants, the Common Core, new grading policies, restorative justice processes — to name a few — they invariably entail added meetings, extensive planning documents, new reporting requirements, new trainings and minutiae — all adding to the clutter that can drive responsible professionals to distraction.

We've enjoyed virtual reality, model making, film making and news reporting to name just a few, giving teachers the tools and confidence to make «Writing Without Words» part of their everyday lessons.»

Furthermore, schools serving students from neighborhoods with the highest crime rates and the fewest social resources predominantly serve African American students; thus, most of the schools in Chicago where students and teachers report the lowest levels of safety serve a majority African American student population.

Generally, even just a few conversations with teachers and principals will help a state understand the usefulness of any given report.

Teachers reported a trend toward fewer problem behaviors, an improvement in academic functioning, and a decrease in symptoms of anxiety among anxious children after six weeks of mindfulness training.

To rank teacher - preparation programs, report cards average the value - added of teachers who have graduated from each program in the past few years.

That assistance is available at a time when, according to information from PLATO Learning, only 1/3 of teachers report that they feel prepared to use computers for classroom instruction, and 77 percent report spending 32 or fewer hours on technology - related professional development activities.

Schools have encouraged the use of Apps in the classroom for the last few years but many teachers have reported problems such as content not being relevant, inappropriate adverts, in - app purchases preventing the Apps from being used to their full potential and graphical issues when viewed on large - format screens.

A big factor: Far fewer college students are enrolling in teacher training programs, as we reported this spring, exacerbating a long - standing shortage of instructors in special education, science and English as a second language.

Fewer than half reported that teachers in their school share responsibility for all students.

After a year of mixed - ability grouping at Cloonan Elementary School in Stamford, Conn., teachers reported fewer behavioral problems and better grades for struggling students.

Few analyses have been conducted on past state efforts to overhaul teacher - tenure policies, concludes a report that recommends ways states, districts, and unions might approach the issue of tenure reform in the future.

The report criticizes as «weak» the college education of prospective teachers and calls for major revisions in teacher - training programs, including a more rigorous general education, fewer education courses, revised financing formulas for colleges of education, and the development of alternative - certification plans.

Despite the fact that more than 90 percent of comments supported the education requirements, the report — drawing on analysis of the comments by 48 educators, including West Virginia teachers, school administrators and college faculty — recommended revisions to about a hundred of the standards, from wording clarifications to a few deletions.