A teacher's assistant provides support to the lead classroom teacher, allowing the teacher to spend more time
focusing on classroom instruction.
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
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).
Sichting says he wanted his teachers to
focus on their classroom instruction, not test scores.
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.