Sentences with phrase «improve school assessment»

Since its inception in 1980, CSTEEP has conducted research on testing, evaluation, and public policy, studies to improve school assessment practices, and international comparative research.

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I agree with that assessment, and Severson highlights several locally - driven efforts around the country that have greatly improved school meals.

APMI provides educational programs in the local elementary and secondary schools, developed multilingual asthma educational materials used by providers and caregivers, provides comprehensive asthma home visits to improve self - management through assessment, education, and establishment of a plan towards environmental control of asthma triggers, and advocates for improved access to asthma related services.

For example, a health impact assessment conducted by the Kids» Safe and Healthful Foods Project found that when schools implement healthier standards for snack and a la carte foods, students are more likely to purchase a school meal — a change that improves children's diets and school budgets at the same time, because schools earn reimbursements for meal sales.

Teachers should use multiple assessments to allow students more opportunities to show what they know and improve over time, and schools might consider eliminating «zeros» and class rankings.

The borough president also called for the Department of Education and the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene to conduct a joint assessment of an assessment of how mental health services in our schools can be improved to better reach students in need.

Higgins said she hopes further research will independently evaluate her approach and others that might improve the assessment of high school athletes, who suffer an estimated 300,000 sports - related concussions per year in the United States alone.

In a 7 - year study at a Boston elementary school where half the students are English Language Learners (ELL), setting a school - wide goal of improved writing skills and using a genres - based instructional method improved the performance of ELL students on state and internal assessments, according to Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meschool where half the students are English Language Learners (ELL), setting a school - wide goal of improved writing skills and using a genres - based instructional method improved the performance of ELL students on state and internal assessments, according to Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meschool - wide goal of improved writing skills and using a genres - based instructional method improved the performance of ELL students on state and internal assessments, according to Boston College Lynch School of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meSchool of Education Professor Maria E. Brisk, who presents her findings today at the American Educational Research Association annual meeting.

Teachers in 21 Kentucky schools and five districts are now eligible for cash rewards for improved student performance as a result of corrected scores on the 1996 state assessment.

Key recommendations for government in the report that won API support were: for play to be embedded within a Whole Child Strategy under the aegis of a Cabinet Minister for Children responsible for cross ‑ departmental roll out and co-ordination; for government to require local authorities to prepare children and young people's plans including strategies to address overweight and obesity with its physical, mental and emotional consequences; for funding for play to be ring - fenced within local authority budgets; to address barriers to outdoor play for children of all ages and abilities; to extend the Sport England Primary Spaces and Sport Premium programmes to all schools with a broader scope to incorporate a wide variety of physical literacy activities including play; to communicate through public information campaigns to parents and families the value of active outdoor play, including risk or benefit assessment; and to improve public sector procurement practice for public play provision.

In this context, the responsibility of schools is to ensure high quality assessment of classroom practice as part of accreditation and registration as well as developing a growing understanding of the use of classroom observation and feedback as key tools for improving the quality of teaching and learning practice for individual teachers, teams and schools.

The approaches used by Denver schools in the Blueprint Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growthschools in the Blueprint Schools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growthSchools Network since 2011 are supported by high - quality research and guided by the following five «tenets»: 1) excellence in leadership and instruction; 2) increased instructional time; 3) a no - excuses school culture of high expectations; 4) frequent assessments to improve instruction; and 5) daily tutoring in critical growth years.

Masters makes the case that schools need to implement assessment practices that ensure students continually improve over time.

Indeed, in the face of recent findings by Education Policy institute, which found that 20 of the largest multi-academy trusts (MATs)-- running more than 300 schools — fall «significantly below» the national average for improving pupils» attainment, the importance of self - assessment not just within each school but right across the trust, is perhaps more important than ever before; and goes to the heart of addressing the issues raised in the all - party parliamentary group's (APPG) 21 questions http://www.nga.org.uk/News/NGA-News/Pre-2016/21Q.aspx

Previous conferences focused on themes of Australian Curriculum, Teachers driving school improvement, and Improving assessments of student learning.

Improving assessments for classroom, district, and national accountability is the most important change we can make, among all of the proposals for reinventing schools.

Can these assessments be shared to compare across classrooms and schools and improve teaching and learning?

In addition, a recent survey of principals conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) found that of the 1,100 principals from 14 Common Core states who responded, more than 80 percent agree that the Common Core has the potential to improve conceptual understanding, increase student skill mastery and create more meaningful assessments of students.

However, evaluation data from the school self - assessment tool 360 Degree Safe finds that while this is improving year on year, it is still one of the weakest areas of e-safety provision in schools.

Further promises by the party include introducing free school meals for all primary school children; abandoning plans to reintroduce baseline assessments; and extending schools - based counselling to improve children's mental health.

The Data Wise Project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education is designed to help schools turn student assessment data into a tool to improve instruction and transform the act of data analysis into a process that elevates the organization, function, and climate of schools.

The topics range from early grade reading and assessment, to improving the school staffroom and targeting big ideas in maths.

[content block] «Our math night came about because we were looking for ways to improve our state assessment scores,» says Sherry Everitts, the school's parent partnership coordinator.

James J. Kemple, the executive director of the Research Alliance for New York City Schools, who conducted a study comparing the city's school reform efforts to a «virtual» control group modeled from other urban districts in the state, including Buffalo, Yonkers, Syracuse, and Rochester, «found New York City students improved significantly faster than the control group on both the New York state assessments and the National Assessment of Educational Progress during the reform period, from 2002 to 2010.»

For example, a district might arrange to provide targeted schools with materials online to work around book shortages or improve dramatically their access to interim assessment data.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

However, it is important to note that consultations or benchmark assessments did not in and of themselves change achievement; rather, it was the fact that consultations and benchmarks motivated schools to change teaching and learning through appropriate, proven, replicable strategies that resulted in improved achievement (Slavin et al., 2012).

Peer assessment may improve performance for students who receive evaluations and for students as they give evaluations of writing assignments (Karegianes, Pascarella, & Pflaum, 1980) at the elementary school and secondary school levels (Topping, 2009).

Such a move, city and school officials said, will better align assessment and placement with instruction and will improve accountability.

«Positive test results, on both state assessments and the NAEP, show that urban schools are making progress and improving reading and math scores.»

Through a focus on teamwork, individualized instruction, and ongoing assessment, this K - 6 school is improving the achievement of minority and low - income students.

At this school, staff use an evidence - informed framework to reflect on and improve the quality of their set assessment tasks.

And positive test results, on both state assessments and the NAEP, show that urban schools are making progress and improving reading and math scores.

They aim to offer products that address the big issues in schools at the current time including productivity, data driven decision making, assessment for learning and collaborative learning, as well as how integrated technologies can be used to improve teaching and 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.

At Bill Quay Primary School, the technology allows people to upload their own self - assessment contributions, saving time and improving access to information such as Ofsted reports, policy documents, quality assurance processes and guidelines, minutes of meetings, school performance data and other documentSchool, the technology allows people to upload their own self - assessment contributions, saving time and improving access to information such as Ofsted reports, policy documents, quality assurance processes and guidelines, minutes of meetings, school performance data and other documentschool performance data and other documentation.

Math Games Encourage Practice at Home A partnership with a local teacher supply stores is helping the staff at one Maryland school improve state assessment scores.

Students can't improve or become managers of their own learning without constant, real - time assessment and feedback, referred to in PBL instruction as assessment for learning, as opposed to assessment for school, district, or classroom accountability.

It has won the backing of Teach First, the National Association of Head Teachers, the Association of School and College Leaders and the Careers Development Institute and gives schools the opportunity to return and repeat the assessment as they work to improve their provision.

And only if the assessment system holds all teachers responsible for results can the system improve (as opposed to high - stakes testing in four of the twelve years of schooling).

Improving Schools in Sweden: An OECD Perspective highlights Sweden's performance in PISA assessments over the past decade.

In many U.S. classrooms and schools, assessment practices aren't just about improving teaching and learning for individual students.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sSchool, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional sschool that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

Assessment: Improving assessment of LTLT competencies, through the exchange of experiences and innovative practices, as well as methods to strengthen and monitor learning assessments — via either school - based or large - scale national assessments — is important.

It's a project that began in 2001, when Professor Richard Murnane spent a year with the Boston Public Schools to improve the district's methods for understanding assessment data.

The two charter schools use routine diagnostic assessments to respond to individual learning needs and hold regular team meetings between teachers and the instructional coordinator to align instruction and improve sharing of expertise.

States and test vendors should improve their efforts to ensure that schools have access to actionable student assessment results in time to inform their planning activities.

Now in 2013 — just as a bit of background — Mark and his colleagues sought to discover whether introducing peer assessment into the school's Year 11 and 12 Foundation maths course could result in improved outcomes and pass rates.

School principals need support to face a tidal wave of challenges: new college and career readiness standards and assessments, new educator performance evaluation, fewer resources available to meet expanding student needs, and short timelines for improving performance.

Proposed changes to improve teaching practices, including implementation of content - rich curriculum and effective use of assessment data, and proposed changes to professional development are central to our effort to ensure every child in Head Start receives high quality early learning experiences that will build the skills they need to succeed in school and beyond.