Sentences with phrase «focused on classroom instruction»

Prior studies in education employing DBR approaches have primarily focused on classroom instruction (Anderson & Shattuck, 2012), yet DBR can hold promise in the design and implementation of teacher PD (Dede et al., 2008).

A number of research studies indicate that the work of teacher leaders, particularly when focused on classroom instruction, helps change teachers» practice in ways that may impact student outcomes.

Uses the language and logic of the CCRS Focuses on classroom instruction that promotes mastery of the CCRS

Sichting says he wanted his teachers to focus on their classroom instruction, not test scores.

A teacher's assistant provides support to the lead classroom teacher, allowing the teacher to spend more time focusing on classroom instruction.

These include publicly communicating a clear plan for improving student learning and redistributing responsibilities at a school or central office to put more focus on classroom instruction.

Not exact matches

The master's of arts in interdisciplinary studies with a focus on social entrepreneurship combines classroom instruction, a consulting project with a local social enterprise and a lean startup exercise.

The COREMatters Project is a multi-dimensional classroom experience focusing on social emotional learning, empathy and respect building instruction utilizing cooperative learning activities, role playing, classroom discussions, individual work, as well as physical activities.

Ways to achieve this outside the scope of work at SRIC includes classroom instruction, publications, and attending and presenting at conferences that focus on education and research related to the environment.

In Sacramento, administrator Lyn McCarty will be focusing her efforts on staff development and monitoring / coaching activities bent on the notion that more consistent literacy instruction can be achieved across classrooms and school sites within the district.

Catherine Snow: Incorporating Rich Language in Early Education Educations Funders Researchers Initiative, November 18, 2013 «Taking on the task of improving reading skills, for all children and especially for those scoring at the bottom of the skill distribution, requires three simple things: first, we must provide all children with experiences designed to ensure a broad knowledge base and rich language before entry to kindergarten; second, we must redesign post-primary instruction to focus on discussion, analysis, critique, and synthesis; and third, we must redirect resources from testing children to assessing what is actually going on inside classrooms,» writes Professor Catherine Snow.

Tools for Teaching: Instruction Meets Discipline While school discipline codes focus on large infractions, discipline management within the classroom is dominated by continuous small disruptions.

The highly selective Fisher Fellows program inducts 20 to 25 aspiring school founders per year and provides them with a summer training program that includes classroom instruction at Berkeley's Haas School of Business — half focused on business matters, and half on academic and school issues.

As more classroom management functionality becomes automated, this frees up time for teachers to spend more of their skills and mental energy on more important things for students and their learning; such as tailoring learning to student needs and focusing more on individual and small group instruction than on managing large classes.

Grier's focus in Houston, San Diego, and other districts has been on such goals as improving classroom instruction, aiming initiatives at likely dropouts, and getting more minority students to take Advanced Placement (AP) exams.

It's not unusual for schools in Shanghai to appoint one principal specifically to focus on improving classroom instruction.

When students are able to get foundational knowledge and skills through technology - based instruction, teachers can evolve their purpose in the classroom and focus their time on providing expert feedback on higher - order skills and tackling complex, real - world problems with their students.

To garner community support, focus on the purpose: improving student performance and classroom instruction.

That's because successful classroom instruction requires that teaching be directed to the average student; focusing too much time on the few accelerated or underperforming students takes important time away from the majority.

«But they were only able to succeed — and were more likely to choose to stay — when those schools provided high - functioning organizational supports that were essential for their success in the classroom, so they could focus on instruction.»

Like the ideas above, focus on ways to improve your instruction before choosing to use the «flipped classroom.»

Responsive Classroom - An approach for elementary classroom management that focuses on increasing academic achievement, decreasing problem behaviors, improving social skills, and developing higher - quality instruction.

The NGERP focuses on curriculum revision, production and supply of reading materials, teacher training, and improved classroom instruction.

Savvy administrators can meet the needs of teachers and, at the same time, set the tone for a wonderful school year by visiting classrooms those first days and weeks routinely and regularly, making sure teachers can focus on providing excellent instruction instead of having to hunt down, for example, five additional chairs or a working projector.

Comprehensively addresses the five essential components of effective reading instruction, with a focus on translating research to classroom application

In addition to helping educators hone a classroom approach to writing that focuses on more in - depth analysis and metacognition, we help guide them through a unit or a year of instruction: Where do we start, and how do we proceed, to gradually build our students» ability to work through the reading and writing process successfully?

No other professional development is as comprehensive or successful in addressing the five essential components of effective reading instruction, plus writing, with a focus on translating research to classroom application.

In some classrooms, writing instruction focuses almost exclusively on text transcription skills, such as handwriting and spelling, with few opportunities to compose meaningful, authentic text (e.g., Palinscar & Klenk, 1992).

Liu's research examines secondary and postsecondary classrooms as developmental settings and focuses on the role of effective instruction in building teacher - student relationships and supporting student outcomes.

«In the typical inclusion classroom, a teacher will conduct a content lesson, and then the students will go to an assigned group for follow - up instruction focusing on that group's special needs or learning strengths.»

During his first five years as chief of Boston schools, Payzant focused the district on literacy instruction, creating a new team of literacy coaches who worked with classroom teachers in a small set of schools, using money freed up from an «audit» of professional development endeavors that revealed too many disparate efforts around the district.

I am focusing on improving online and classroom instruction to be more dynamic and student - centered.

The committee (Snow et al., 1998) recommended that poor performing schools consider reading reform efforts with a dual focus on schoolwide organizational issues and improved classroom reading instruction.

Due to the complexity of the study, the fact that many of the classroom variables focus on grades 1 - 3 (e.g., student level of engagement, time spent in small - or whole - group instruction, preferred interaction style), and the use of different outcome measures, the kindergarten classrooms were dropped from the analysis.

In light of this background, we focus here on teachers «school and classroom working conditions, exploring the degree to which variations in the rapidity of principal turnover may influence school culture, as well as curriculum and classroom instruction.

For Classroom Teachers: We are offering a Certificate in Direct Instruction of Social - Emotional Learning and Character Development Interventions, with a focus on classroom, small - group, and after - school contexts.

Teachers identify their instructional strengths and weaknesses, and focus on and master a handful of classroom strategies, or thin slices of instruction, each academic year through a continuous loop of practice, coaching, and feedback.

The first, and by far the larger, part is made up of studies of reading instruction that focus on the broad array of reading interventions that have been tried in classrooms.

- FLACS will focus specifically on instructional leadership, effective use of data to guide classroom instruction, and the establishment and support of professional learning communities.

Virginia Association of Teachers of English (VATE) 2013 Presentation — Rising to the Rigor of the English Standards of Learning (PPT)-- This keynote presentation focuses on rigor in English instruction and assessment and provides tips for infusing nonfiction into the English classroom.

These dynamic breakout sessions will focus on technology, classroom management, ELL strategies, College and Career Ready Literacy Standards, College and Career Ready Mathematics Standards, differentiated instruction, and more.

With this new 30 - day professional learning opportunity, teachers will learn concrete ways to improve their classroom instruction, with the singular focus on student achievement.»

We bring our expertise to CSAI in curriculum, instruction, and standards with a focus on formative assessment to support classroom teachers in implementing new standards.

Focused on accelerating learning gains for students and building capacity for educators, Dr. Fisher is working alongside Achieve3000 on new blended professional learning models and instructional routines to increase student achievement through improved classroom instruction.

¨ More than 2000 students will benefit from the New Teacher Induction teachers» focus on better instruction through active student - centered classrooms.

As the work in the classroom began, Jacob and I engaged in discussion and tasks focused on the selection of content topics for instruction, my modeling of instruction, and concerns related to the sequencing of the content.

The focus in classrooms that differentiate instruction is on issues and concepts rather than «the book» or the chapter.

Continual instruction focusing on the best teaching techniques creates strong educators who enter a classroom enthusiastically and are prepared to teach under any set of circumstances.

To better meet these students» needs, schools should promote bilingualism and biliteracy development in grades K - 12, offer professional development to teachers on how to integrate explicit language and literacy instruction aimed at the long - term English language learners in their classrooms, develop specialized programs that differ from those targeting newly arrived students, and offer native language arts programs that focus on developing native language literacy.

Together, PUC and LMU designed a program that is centered on social justice theory and includes a focus on how teachers can create more equitable schools and classrooms, according to Leslie Chang, PUC Schools superintendent for instruction and leadership.