Sentences with phrase «give teachers the autonomy»

She claims that «if we really cared about improving the education of all students, we would give teachers the autonomy to tailor instruction to meet the needs of the children.»

Some will claim that giving teachers autonomy is the key (The Netherlands) while others will point to the importance of central control (Singapore).

So as we allow students greater choice in what they learn and how they show their learning, as we give teachers the autonomy to make the curriculum come alive in a variety of ways, and as we allow schools to each have their own signature — and not just be school franchises — we look for the culture that allows commitment to flourish.

Not exact matches

The focus of the training, delivered via professional - development workshops and phone - coaching sessions, was the personal interactions in the classroom between teachers and students; the coaches gave teachers strategies designed to help them build a «positive emotional climate» and show «sensitivity to student needs for autonomy.»

Students in Waldorf high schools are given increasing autonomy over their education under the mentorship of teachers who are specialists in their fields.

The Gift of Failure offers teachers and administrators a way to communicate a message of autonomy and competence to parents, and gives parents practical advice for how to step back and allow kids more opportunities to fail, rebound, and become more resilient.

The obvious solution is to build nutrition and sustainability into food contracts, give principals more autonomy to make smart decisions, and extend the school day so that our fine, fine teachers have enough time to give our kids what they need.

As schools move away from local authority control and the government gives them an increasing amount of autonomy to spend their budgets as they see fit the need for teachers, the reason for ICT heads and school leaders to visit Bett strengthens.

Teachers are given the autonomy to craft their curriculum like an artist would craft a painting.

is a collection of ideas for so - called choice assignments, where students are given the autonomy to choose how to express their knowledge to their teacher.

By setting high, clear learning goals and giving teachers and local officials full control over how best to achieve those, the Common Core ensures educators have autonomy over what is taught, and how it's taught, in their classrooms.

And they are grounded in teachers» lived experiences of giving students autonomy only to be disappointed by the choices students make.

The excellent results achieved by Finland on the PISA assessment are a result of the autonomy and trust that teachers are given.

Preliminary findings of a PHD, co-funded by Education Support Partnership and the Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) suggest that giving teachers sufficient control and autonomy is a significant factor in reducing job strain, but that the effect is relatively small unless combined with leader and management support.

But, as the performance of the system rises and the teaching force reaches a higher level of quality, it can move «from good to great» by giving those teachers both greater autonomy and support.

They gave me the opportunity and the autonomy to implement a framework that I designed for second - year teachers in Los Angeles.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

ESSA also gave state leaders significantly more autonomy to set policy on other questions, such as teacher evaluation, diminishing the federal government's influence over state policy.

Guest blogger Steve Gardiner, a high school English and journalism teacher, looks at the benefits of a resilient mindset and shows how, through modeling confidence and giving a sense of autonomy, teachers can foster student resilience.

However, within the classroom, a teacher can become a charismatic adult and model a resilient mindset, identify and communicate islands of competence to students, and give them a sense of autonomy and choice in the work they do.

Abandon standardized testing and curricula to give teachers and students more autonomy, he says.

These schools hold students accountable for achievement; extend the school day, week, and year; and give principals the autonomy to hire the most skilled teachers.

Generally, school autonomy seems to have a positive impact — but only when schools are given extensive decision - making powers over the purchase of supplies, the hiring and rewarding of teachers, and the choosing of instructional methods.

[We want to] start new school models, give principals more autonomy to run their schools, have the central office be more responsive to schools instead of vice versa, and — perhaps most of all — find ways to recognize teachers and school leaders who are moving student achievement.

«I think we give them more autonomy now and mostly they do meet our high expectations and students have really thrived in this environment because the teachers have been willing to allow students that choice and freedom of where and how to work,» Fuller shares.

Best way to put them in practice is to give teachers enough autonomy to implement them.

To the extent they're talking about charter schools, they're not wedded to the full mission of what a charter school is — which is to give complete autonomy to a principal to hire the best teachers and fire those who are not performing well.

This is also the point at which teachers were given autonomy in the classroom as there was no longer a need for «observations».

He says the tradeoff of a thinner union contract was worth it because it gives teachers «flexibility and autonomy where the district won't have much say.

They can support teachers by giving them autonomy to integrate race and social justice issues into their curriculum and lessons

For starters, restoring a national pay system would be a no - brainer: «They say that autonomy helps, and we think there is evidence that autonomy for teachers in the classroom, or on curriculum and assessment, helps — but there's absolutely no evidence at all that giving heads autonomy over teacher pay helps.»

The influence that these private philanthropists exercise is now being felt in school districts from coast to coast and manifests itself in the policies favored by the donors: the introduction of a corporate model in school administration, merit pay for teachers, giving local schools greater autonomy from their respective districts and the opening of more charter schools.

The district took a heavy hit financially to give principals staffing autonomy since it must pay salaries of tenured teachers who were not given placements.

This new change to the teacher's contract gives principals and teachers unprecedented autonomy to re-imagine and redesign their schools.

Teachers were given the autonomy to make these decisions.

Improving teacher working conditions by providing more autonomy in the classroom, providing more supplies and resources, and giving teachers more of a say in schoolwide decisions can make a difference.

Sanctions exacerbate the teacher turnover problem in low - performing schools — but giving teachers more classroom autonomy can help stem the flood.

«The emphasis on ensuring that teachers are given sufficient autonomy in the classroom to make decisions about teaching and learning is particularly welcome.»

He is neither an advocate for standardized curriculum nor a proponent of giving teachers complete autonomy to develop their own innovative lessons.

MLSA attracts the most highly skilled teachers by giving them authority and autonomy to make authentic decisions on behalf of students.

This week, the Los Angeles Unified School District and the United Teachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced a tentative contract agreement that creates more autonomy for teachers, giving them greater flexibility in the classroom over curricula, materials, hiring practices, and fTeachers of Los Angeles (UTLA) announced a tentative contract agreement that creates more autonomy for teachers, giving them greater flexibility in the classroom over curricula, materials, hiring practices, and fteachers, giving them greater flexibility in the classroom over curricula, materials, hiring practices, and finances.

Attempts by administrators and school board members to lengthen school days and give more autonomy to principals — both well - regarded strategies in raising student achievement — have been stymied by the teacher union.

Second, the idea is that free schools give teachers greater freedom and autonomy.

Principals and teachers are given a high degree of autonomy, but they are also expected to put in long days teaching, advising, grading, and monitoring students.

He says teachers were given little autonomy to run their classrooms the way they thought best.

As part of E4E, we will continue to empower fellow teachers to fight for policies that give us the support and autonomy we need to deliver great teaching.

Held to a higher standard of accountability than traditional public schools, but with the benefit of added autonomy that puts local school leaders and teachers in charge, Tennessee's public charter schools are empowered to create a challenging and focused learning environment for students, while giving parents even more direct and meaningful opportunities to participate in their children's education.

Allow high - performing districts to keep the exemplary public schools they have by giving outstanding teachers a voice and the support to bring autonomy back into the classrooms.

Little mention is made of our reality here, however, given the real and deleterious effects we witness, for example, as current teacher educators when we work with potential / future teachers who almost daily express serious concerns about joining a profession now with very little autonomy, not much respect, and a stark increase in draconian accountability measures that will be used to hold them accountable for that which they do, or do not do well.

She says that Renaissance Flow 360 immediately gave teachers greater autonomy to track student achievement.