Additionally, Dr. Boes co-founded the Community Outreach Program, which
focused on student learning opportunities and communities in need.
Research concludes, however, that most assessments are not as
focused on student learning as they should be, nor are they effective in gathering reliable facts about whether a leader's behaviors promote the learning agendas of schools and districts.
More Than a SMART Goal — Staying
Focused on Student Learning was published in 2012 by Solution Tree Press.
Competency based learning is
focused on student learning outcomes, and is built with the following design principles in mind:
We are
focused on student learning.»
Track progress on a fundamental set of outcome indicators
focused on student learning, instructional quality, and continuity in the preK — 3 enrollment pipeline.
Analysis and intervention must be
focused on student learning — in the school where variability between students is largest.
The proposed system of tools will serve as a model for making pre-service teacher training and induction that is
focused on student learning.
First and foremost, the 1:1 program needs to be
focused on student learning, personalization and the most effective methods for the delivery of instruction.
Teaching, teacher evaluation, and providing meaningful support for teachers to grow in an environment that is both supportive and
focused on student learning is a serious endeavor.
Thus, as more and more teachers teach mathematics with technology as a tool, the shift must be toward the evolving issues more directly
focused on student learning of mathematics — evaluating the results of the decision and its impact on the mathematics curriculum and instructional strategies needed so that all students are able to learn mathematics.
Educators are well aware of research clearly indicating that good things happen for kids (and adults) when teachers are part of a community that has shared values, beliefs, and norms; is
focused on student learning; regularly collaborates, and reflects with one another; and makes their practice public.
Instead, feedback must feed forward and should be based on a growth model
focused on student learning in classrooms and professional learning for a teacher.
Key Knowledge, Understanding, and Success Skills — The project is
focused on student learning goals, including standards - based content and skills such as critical thinking / problem solving, collaboration, and self - management.
«The quality of teaching improves when new teachers have time to discuss their work in supportive settings
focused on student learning,» says Jerome T. Murphy, Dean of HGSE.
In contrast, the SIG schools were no more likely to retain more experienced teachers — providing some evidence that they were particularly
focused on student learning.
The central office is a «service provider» that seeks to free schools and educators from operational burdens and allow them to maximize the time and resources that are
focused on student learning.
And until we ensure high - quality assessments
focused on student learning, real efforts to improve public schools and ensure students are college and career ready will struggle to gain the hold they need to succeed.
The foundation has already committed some $ 135 million to overhauling fundamental aspects of urban school districts: identifying new sources of talent for positions of authority; developing alternative training methods for managers, principals, and teachers union leaders; creating new tools for analyzing performance data; and working with school boards to help those sometimes obstructionist bodies become more
focused on student learning than on petty power plays.
My work as an administrator was much more
focused on student learning results.
According to Becky Smerdon and Kathryn Borman, who led the Gates - sponsored research team that evaluated the initiative, by the late 1990s some consensus had emerged among reformers about what made schools successful: «a shared vision
focused on student learning, common strategies for engendering that learning, a culture of professional collaboration and collective responsibility, high - quality curriculum, systematic monitoring of student learning, strong instructional leadership (usually from the principal), and adequate resources.»
Grade - level teams: Grade - level teams
focused on student learning have also been supported by research.
I submit we would have an education system
focused on student learning.
This in turn really means
focusing on student learning.
Rather, find one or two apps or resources that work best for you, become an expert with them, and
focus on student learning rather than app harvesting.
It depends on a strong professional culture characterised by shared norms and values,
a focus on student learning, collaborative approaches to work and reflective inquiry into teaching practices, as well as leadership that fosters and supports that professional culture,» Ingvarson says.
Rather than painting boards and their members with a broad brush, Shober and Hartney spend time defining different types of capacity — possessing accurate knowledge about a district,
focusing on student learning, and adopting effective work practices.
Four characteristics were inherent in learning communities that worked to promote positive changes in teaching cultures: collaboration,
a focus on student learning, teacher authority, and continual teacher learning.
Under «Preventive and Reactive Classroom Environment,» teachers receive the top score if they «provide effective management procedures with a comprehensive
focus on student learning,» but receive the lowest score if they «react to disciplinary incidents after the fact rather than trying to prevent them.»
Focus on Student Learning is a series of teaching resources created to support teachers and save them time.
Stigler and Hiebert note that, rather than reform, the aim of lesson study is to produce «small, incremental improvements over long periods of time» and however long the process there remains «an unrelenting
focus on student learning».
The framework covers five key domains: professional culture; leadership;
a focus on student learning, wellbeing and engagement; a focus on improving professional knowledge and practice; and teachers who think systematically about their practice and learn from experience.
, the extent to which
they focus on student learning.
«The most valuable aspect of the workshop was the simple message to
focus on student learning as a team, and the DuFours gave us excellent tools and steps to do that.
«I love two things about Doug Lemov and the Uncommon Schools team: a relentless
focus on student learning, and a dedication to the proposition that the best professional development occurs when teachers learn from teachers.
Approaches range from self - directed learning to Montessori - style schools, but most
focus on student learning instead of school structure.
Technology and education change:
Focus on student learning.
As Michael Fullan points out in his article entitled, «Choosing the Wrong Drivers for Whole School Reform,» real reform takes place when schools have the time and resources to
focus on student learning, instruction, and assessment.
Common to both types of efficacy, however, is the strong influence of the district «s
focus on student learning and the quality of instruction, as well as district culture.
These MCLs» actions differed somewhat, but several overarching themes emerged, including building strong teacher relationships and
focusing on student learning data:
This willingness to modify the program structure may be another expression of the school's
focus on student learning as opposed to an ideological commitment to a particular instructional method.
The focus on student learning was supported by a general school climate that was oriented toward learning.
This juxtaposition of very different reading programs without lingering ideological disputes attested both to
the focus on student learning outcomes over instructional differences and to the maturity and competence of the staff.
A variety of resources help empower your team so they can
focus on student learning.
A holistic family engagement strategy combines community building events with actions that
focus on student learning.
If, instead, the purpose is to
focus on student learning, then educators need to examine whether their current practice is aligned with that outcome.
CTAC's Principal Readiness and Effectiveness Program (PREP) supports and grows school leaders to ensure leadership success and sustainability by
focusing on student learning and professional growth.
These include a renewed
focus on student learning, greater assessment literacy, improved professional development, better use of data, and more teacher leadership.
If the teacher is
focused on students learning the collaborative skills, the teacher may put the content aside for a time to focus on instructing and coaching the cooperative skills.
Is the cooperative activity the best way to have the students master the content material or is the teacher
focused on the students learning cooperative skills as well as the academic content?