Sentences with phrase «improve professional development opportunities for teachers»

«We need to look at funding classroom supplies and make improvements there, and we need to improve professional development opportunities for teachers,» said Horn, in addition to other areas of education that are lacking in support.

How can the same principals be applied to improve professional development opportunities for teachers?

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«Last week the education secretary announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers, working with the unions and professional bodies, and we've been consulting on how to improve development opportunities for teachers, whether they decide to move into a leadership role or want to continue teaching in the classroom.

The objective of the consultation, which closes on 9th March, is around supporting teachers and ensuring the right structures are in place at the beginning of a teacher's career, improving access to high - quality professional development and improving progression opportunities for all teachers throughout their careers.

The Department for Education (DfE) launched the public consultation in December 2017, and it set out a range of proposals for ensuring teachers have the right support in place at the beginning of their careers, improving access to high - quality professional development, and improving progression opportunities for all teachers throughout their careers.

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By reviewing what is in place for PD at the district and building level, district leaders have an opportunity to make adjustments and add supports to ensure that the professional development provided to teachers results in improved instructional practices and increased student achievement.

«Schools and colleges need a period of stability, and opportunities for teachers and leaders to take part in professional development which helps them improve how they work rather than just training to deliver the next new policy.

The flexibility provided by ESSA presented an opportunity for states to invest in pipeline - spanning changes that address several components of the teaching profession.48 While most states focused primarily on one or two aspects of the pipeline to improve in their ESSA plans or addressed challenges and solutions in broad terms, other states presented a more holistic theory of change with targeted strategies that address the entire pipeline — from the intentional recruitment of diverse teachers and more clinical teacher preparation experiences, to data - driven professional development and career advancement frameworks.

To counteract the effects of staff churn, and to help boost retention rates and improve teacher agency, VCS is now hyper - focused on providing ongoing Professional Development (PD) opportunities for new and existing staff — and they're using DreamBox PD resources, such as MyFlexPD, ™ to help get everyone up to speed fast.

TAP aimed to improve schools by increasing teacher quality, and provided multiple opportunities for professional development, school leadership positions, structured feedback, and mentoring.

It stated that «it is vital that serving teachers have access to on - going, high - quality opportunities to update and refresh their skills and knowledge» and that «evidence - driven, career - long learning is the hallmark of top professions»; also identifying that «teachers report that far too much professional development is currently of poor quality and has little or no impact on improving the quality of their teaching» (Department for Education, 2014: 10).

The ELP collaborates with local Ministries of Education to strengthen teachers» skills through professional development opportunities; improve the quality of teaching through learner - centered approaches and appropriate resources; and improve strategies and guidelines for ongoing assessment.

Misses an opportunity to leverage change: Sen. Alexander should seize this opportunity to revamp Title II — the part of the ESEA that provides for professional development and support — and create systemic changes to grow and maintain a high - achieving, diverse teacher workforce, such as improving teacher preparation, providing intensive induction for new teachers, and supporting job - embedded professional development, coaching, and innovative compensation systems that stretch dollars further.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

In a statement, Texas Education Commissioner Mike Morath promised to improve «foundational reading and math skills» by focusing on districts that need additional support and giving math and reading teachers more opportunities for professional development.

The Teachers on Tour program seeks to offer urban school districts across the country a unique professional development opportunity for their staff that has the potential to improve their classroom instruction, thus helping in the national concern of closing the achievement gap.

TeAhua works with all stakeholders (students, whānau, teachers, leaders and BOTs) to review, design and deliver responsive professional development opportunities which build leadership and teacher capability, improve student outcomes and create a catalyst for effective change.

The idea is that more and better opportunities for support, mentorship, and professional development for teachers will lead to better teaching and improved teacher quality.

With this blueprint, together we can work to elevate the profession through competitive salaries, transforming professional development and career opportunities, and relying on the expertise of teachers to advance educational practice and improve outcomes for students.»