«I put it to you that we've got a pretty good idea of
how teacher expertise develops, in fact what a good teacher looks like and what good teachers do,» the academic noted.
Not exact matches
«Since my first day on the job a little over a year ago, I've been listening to parents,
teachers, school administrators and the public — seeking their
expertise on
how we can improve.
PS 249 Chapter Leader Lara Terry explains to UFT President Michael Mulgrew
how the program takes advantage of the
expertise in the building to help
teachers hone their craft.
Understanding
how individuals acquire
expertise and
how memory works would be tremendously helpful for new
teachers, but such topics are largely absent in the current preparation model.
In my latest paper, «Teaching in the Machine Age,» I discuss
how innovations that commoditize some element of
teacher expertise can also amplify
teacher effectiveness.
Put simply, a principal and leadership team that knows
how to use the resources and
expertise available to them in ways that maximise the outcomes students can achieve is a key determinant of the success of the school and, in particular, the extent to which
teachers can deliver high quality teaching to each and every class.
More important, with the advent of National Board Certification, schools are restructuring
how they do business and are capitalizing on the
expertise of National Board Certified
Teachers.
Schools need advice on
how to provide useful support for new
teachers and
how to structure teamwork in order to better recognize, and utilize, the
expertise of individual
teachers.
MacKinnon and
teacher Forest Clayton discuss
how they harness outside
expertise and resources to help students succeed.
And so, hopefully there's some
expertise in the group that might lead
teachers along to develop a greater understanding on
how to use data and to make sense of data, but that often isn't the case.
Teachers can tap that expertise to see how other teacher
Teachers can tap that
expertise to see
how other
teachersteachers teach.
Clinical psychologist Nancy Krasa and middle - school
teacher Sara Shunkwiler combine their
expertise for an eye - opening exploration of
how the brain works during the many complex facets of math learning.
Manno and Firestone (2006) found that
teacher leaders with content
expertise (compared to those without content
expertise) were more likely to engage with
teachers around curriculum implementation, including modeling
how to teach the content.
Point being,
teachers like Cow Girl are spending considerable time proctoring tests — not utilizing their
expertise to educate kids — and who knows
how much more time crunching numbers or filling out paperwork.
Educators for Excellence's National Board of Directors brings diverse professional
expertise and experience to their critical role of providing governance and strategic advice for
how we can support positive
teacher - led change at the school, district, state, and federal levels.
Initial courses enhance
teachers»
expertise with a wide range of media and applications and set the stage for understanding
how instructional technology can fulfill its potential to Entice, Encourage, Enable and Empower learners.
Veteran
teacher Alice Baggett shares her
expertise in
how to create hands - on learning experiences for young inventors so students experience the thrilling process of making — complete with epic fails and spectacular discoveries.
How do we not only clarify what
teachers can and should do in the classroom and re-frame this conversation on the role and
expertise of a
teacher?
Leadership: offer opportunities to share
expertise and conduct research concerning
how teachers teach and students learn with digital resources.
Training for primary
teachers» knowledge of a subject and
how children learn that subject should be actively developed, using subject leads and
expertise.
I am saying the schools receive funds to help them to build
expertise among families and more funds to help
teachers learn
how to talk with families.
As schools try to provide professional development that builds
teachers»
expertise and to implement initiatives like the Common Core standards, they should discover
how much
expertise school librarians can offer.
«Each day, Connecticut
teachers see firsthand
how our state's funding system fails to meet the needs of all our students - particularly those with special needs and living in low - income communities - which is why their insight and
expertise will be critical to finding a solution that will work for our students and our state,» said E4E - Connecticut Executive Director Justin Boucher.
«Our instructional framework supports
teachers in enhancing their instructional
expertise and we realized it was equally important that the evaluation system also emphasize continuous improvement so that every
teacher knows not only
how they rate in the 4 - tier system, but also has feedback that details specific areas for their ongoing learning,» say CEL evaluation instrument developers.
The Minister for Education and Training, Senator the Hon Simon Birmingham opened the Summit and launched Taking the Lead which outlines
how building
expertise through national
teacher certification can help to improve quality teaching and student outcomes across Australia.
This program provides St. Andrew's
teachers a chance to share their
expertise about
how all students best learn.
«We will also look at
how we support
teachers to get better at what they do and hone their
expertise as well as career progression, whether they want to get into leadership as you have, or stay and develop in the classroom.»
How do intermediate
teachers ever find the time to develop the needed
expertise in all subjects?
How can we build systems of supervision that focus on developing
teacher expertise rather than merely measuring quality?
Yes, you have to stand up there and teach, but there's a lot more to it than that,» said Miller, who described
how quickly she can tell the difference in
teachers with only subject area
expertise versus those that have that
expertise coupled with proper pedagogical training.
As well, this particular kind of
expertise requires leaders to know about
how individual
teachers learn to teach more effectively;
how to skillfully observe for those elements in the instructional process; and,
how to craft feedback to
teachers and principals about what is observed that supports their current practice, and at the same time challenges them to improve.
This isn't about
teachers being held accountable to get better on their own, it is also about the knowledge and
expertise of principals and
how they support the
teachers, and the knowledge and the
expertise of the central office and
how they support the principals who support the
teachers.
Additionally, the program assumes
teachers have the greatest knowledge of
how to build and foster multiple learning networks in order to share their
expertise both within and beyond their schools.»
For example, the Common Core - aligned Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC) and Mathematics Design Collaborative (MDC) not only provide instructional frameworks that prove useful in the classroom, they also provide opportunities to leverage
teacher expertise about
how to implement these and other innovative tools and approaches.
Highly qualified
teachers at the middle grades need content
expertise as well as the skills, strategies, and understanding of
how to best shape instruction to meet the learning and developmental needs of these learners.
On Saturday, we're holding our sixth black male educator convening, designed to present
how educational justice and content
expertise are integral ingredients in the building of an effective
teacher.
He recognizes that new
teachers and veteran educators need different kinds of nourishment, whether it's encouragement to see through the difficult early years, advice on midcareer team building, or novel ideas for
how longtime educators can put their
expertise to work.
Our mission is to provide educators with meaningful professional learning experiences and opportunities to demonstrate
expertise, improving
how effective
teachers are supported and scaled.
At times our students have addressed adults in forums designed for
teachers and administrators to discuss their
expertise using Chromebooks and
how they are integrated into their educational experience.
Building
Expertise and Building Community As knowledge of the model increases,
teachers understand
how to help students personalize their learning goals, feel challenged to increase their progression on the scale, and celebrate when they do.
Key areas of
expertise include: equity in science education, addressing issues of equity in science education through the design of curriculum materials, and
how teachers support inquiry science.
Though targeted professional development principals learned
how to identify and celebrate mastery experiences; provide vicarious experiences by either modeling instructional strategies themselves, or having others in the school model and demonstrate their
expertise; collect relevant classroom data and provide specific nonjudgmental feedback to
teachers
focused on developing district
expertise regarding the state standards and
how our curriculum can become a document that breaks the adage of «if you continue to do what you've always done... you will continue to get what you have always gotten...» As I speak here today, I am humbled by the number of high quality
teachers, principals, department heads and specialists behind
You will also leave armed with knowledge about
how to work with
teachers so that, like you, they too may advance toward high levels of literacy teaching
expertise.
And while new state standards specify the what behind a lesson,
teachers must still draw upon their
expertise to determine the
how in a way that both challenges and supports their students.
Most began with an Enhanced Scope and Sequence (ESS) Sample Lesson Plan designed to be taught by one
teacher, then offer suggestions as to
how co-teachers can effectively utilize the
expertise of each to enhance that lesson in a co-taught classroom.
I believe the more
teachers share their
expertise with others and the more they interact with other stakeholders» findings (creating a cross-silo dialogue), the more everyone will know about the teaching profession,
how difficult it is, the many amazing things
teachers do to help kids learn, etc..
iLearn Collaborative has partnered with Bloomboard, an organization that aims to provide educators with meaningful professional learning experiences and opportunities to demonstrate
expertise, improving
how effective
teachers are supported and scaled.
The challenge ahead is
how to redesign professional learning so that
teachers and leaders, at scale, have the necessary
expertise to ensure that all students can meet higher academic standards.
Jonathan previously worked at The Institute for the Future of the Mind at the University of Oxford, where he looked at
how insights from brain - science research can help support
teachers»
expertise and professional development.