Instructional Rounds is premised upon the proposition launched by Richard Elmore that it takes a network of colleagues engaged in shared practice to
improve teaching and learning at scale.
These are a list of teaching and learning grants available to those seeking to
improve teaching and learning at the university level.
Not exact matches
The broad sector policy thrust for Education is Sustainable
and Efficient Management of Education Service Delivery with focus on teacher development
and accountability;
improved Quality of
Teaching and Learning at all Levels, inclusive
and Equitable Access
at all Levels, skills Development
and Training for Employability through Quality TVET
and strengthened Mathematics, Science, ICT
and Technology Education.
The Minister was speaking
at a ceremony in Paris, France, where a linguistic pact was signed between Ghana
and the International Organisation of the Francophone for
improved technical support
and capacity building for the
teaching and learning of French in Ghana.
Scott Franklin, a professor of physics
and astronomy
and director of the Center for Advancing STEM
Teaching,
Learning and Evaluation
at Rochester Institute of Technology in New York, shares how much he has
improved as a communicator by paying attention to seemingly inconsequential organizational, formatting,
and design decisions in grant proposals
and papers.
We contribute to the training of the next generation of scientists
and engineers, collaborate with K - 12 teachers on ways to
improve science
teaching using an inquiry - based approach to
learning,
and improve the science literacy of the community
at large.
Once I embraced
learning functional nutrition,
and began
teaching it to my rehab colleagues
at major hospitals in the US, UK,
and Europe, our collective results
and our patients» satisfaction dramatically
improved.
At the same time, schools
and school leaders have focused significant resources on
improving the quality of «
teaching and learning practice».
At the heart of this debate is a very complex question of whether policy makers want to try to
improve people (teachers
and students) or
improve practice (
teaching and learning).
The complicity between management
and labor must end if we are to
improve learning and teaching and have a chance
at competing in the global economy.
Glenn Finger, Professor of Education
and Dean (
Learning and Teaching) of the Arts, Education and Law Group at Queensland's Griffith University said the report highlights the need for an evidence - informed approach which focuses on teacher education students learning and demonstrating approaches which improve student l
Learning and Teaching) of the Arts, Education
and Law Group
at Queensland's Griffith University said the report highlights the need for an evidence - informed approach which focuses on teacher education students
learning and demonstrating approaches which improve student l
learning and demonstrating approaches which
improve student
learninglearning.
Stephen Dinham, National President of the Australian College of Educators
and Chair of Teacher Education
and Director of
Learning and Teaching at the University of Melbourne, said to
improve student outcomes you've got to start with teacher education.
«In reality, though, the system often seemed to set schools up to take the low road of
improving test scores, not to encourage them to look deeply
at the
learning and teaching happening in classrooms.»
In her first year on the job, Jewell - Sherman launched Excellence for All, a comprehensive plan aimed
at improving teaching and learning to enable students to reach high academic standards,
and promoting involvement with the community as a way of addressing nonacademic barriers to student achievement.
Moving forward, many school teams say they will use what they
learned from the course
and continue to meet on a regular basis to look
at data through a different lens — how teachers can change
teaching practice to
improve student outcomes.
I think the process has helped me look
at my
teaching practice in a different light; I analyze lessons more carefully now,
and am continually asking myself how each lesson will
improve student
learning.
Educator Nick Turra tells the Australian Institute for
Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) how iPad
learning journals
and success criteria are helping the students
at Port Broughton Area School in South Australia
improve their skills in physical education.
The existence of an orderly
learning environment throughout the school — established through positive rather than negative means, whereby there are high levels of teacher consistency about how it is «enforced»
and structures in place to ensure that all students are known well by
at least one adult in the school — is a fundamental precondition for
improved teaching and learning to occur on which the subsequent improvement in student
learning outcomes can be based.
«Tom is unique in that he understands the theoretical, research,
and policy perspectives on urban education, yet is masterful in designing
and executing practices that result in
improved teaching and learning in the classroom,
at the school
and at the district level.
Urban school leaders who join me
at the program will
learn more about their personal leadership style
and how they can use it most effectively to
improve teaching and learning in their schools
and districts.
The comments come from current Teachers,
Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers
and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences
and similarities to recognised
and valued... Hugely
improves our efforts
at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells
and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game
and go
and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight
and a fantastic array of examples, clues
and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants
learn some things about themselves... Helps participants
learn some things about others... Helps you
learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness
and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community
and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...
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.
In a new Public Impact policy brief, A Better Blend: A Vision for Boosting Student Outcomes with Digital
Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at larg
Learning, which we co-authored with Joe Ableidinger
and Jiye Grace Han, we explain how schools can use blended
learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students and teaching peers, and improve student learning at larg
learning to drive improvements in the quality of digital instruction, transform
teaching into a highly paid, opportunity - rich career that extends the reach of excellent teachers to all students
and teaching peers,
and improve student
learning at larg
learning at large scale.
Teachers will gain a range of ideas on how to introduce
and teach these ideas to students in their own classroom so that students can
improve their independent
learning at home
and ultimately
improve the progress they make.
When asked to reflect upon these conversations ~ held
at 16 different schools ~ educators responded by affirming the value of the process ~ Cathy explains: They want to meet with each other
at a time
and in a place devoted to professional
learning ~
and they want to
learn from
and inspire each other in ways that result in
improved teaching and learning across all participating schools.
«Psychologists believe that our ability to read others supports one of our primary drives as human beings, the drive to relate to others
and form social bonds,» says Gehlbach, an educational psychologist who is looking
at ways to
improve teaching and learning by enhancing SPT in the classroom.
It was with those students in mind, with their future
at stake,
and in the interest of the Commonwealth's economic vitality, that the governor engaged more than 200 citizens to develop an action plan, a series of recommendations spanning 10 years with an immediate focus on turning around low - performing schools
and ensuring that students are receiving the support they need outside of school to take full advantage of
improved teaching and learning inside of school.
Prior to his time in Chicago, Knowles served as deputy superintendent for
teaching and learning at the Boston Public Schools — where he created two organizations devoted to building the pipeline of high quality teachers
and school leaders —
and served as codirector of the Boston Annenberg Challenge, a nationally recognized effort to
improve literacy instruction.
Educational administrators interested in
improving teaching at their school sites must know that teachers can not become proficient, let alone distinguished, if their students lack abilities in communication, meta - cognition, resilient mindset, responsible character,
and social - emotional
learning.
The leading staff
at Totley were aware of the need to dramatically
improve the school's quality of
teaching and learning,
and we recognised that an outside perspective was essential to help us identify the steps to take to
improve.
Research carried out by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation
and Development (OECD), shows that commitment to
improving teaching and learning in schools in Wales is «visible
at all levels of the education system».
But audit testing, in a few grades
at year's end, using secret tasks, is inherently unable to
improve teaching and learning day in
and day out in all classrooms, as my proposal is designed to do
and any attempt
at fair
and comprehensive reform must do.
Carol Midgett, leadership - program coordinator
at the North Carolina Partnership for
Improving Mathematics
and Science
and also a board - certified teacher who entered
teaching through alternative certification, says she
learned that «without focused, formal preparation, the challenge to succeed is much greater
and the chances for survival are limited.»
Last weekend,
at the Celebration of
Teaching and Learning, surrounded by educators, representatives from the nonprofit
and business worlds, global education experts, academics,
and education advocates of all stripes, I found it inspiring how committed the group as a whole was to not just
improving family engagement in schools, but expanding engagement beyond the family, to the community in general.
Instead of advocating for a solution, educators successful
at collaboration find that inquiry helps peers answer the issues they are facing,
and develop their capacity to
improve teaching and learning.
When you look
at technology as a
teaching and learning experience, rather than just a technological advancement that teachers have to get involved with, it really
improves the outlook of even the most technophobic staff members.
The review panel heard that the fundamentals for supporting all students do not change
and personalised
learning and teaching based on each child's
learning needs, is effective
at improving educational outcomes.
Gabrielle Doyle, Director of
Teaching and Learning at Catholic Education Western Australia, says that by using data walls, several schools are experiencing
improved student outcomes.
We intend to build our own Outdoor Centre, run Bushcraft Clubs in all of our schools, equip our Sixth Formers with the skills to run their own private fieldwork expeditions when they are
at university, expand the
teaching of subjects that happens in specialist outdoor areas on ‑ site,
and continue our university ‑ level research to understand how we can best
improve learning through the outdoors
and on major expeditions.
On 17 - 19 March 2016, thousands of educators came together
at the NEC, Birmingham, for the 26th Education Show, looking to gather new ideas
and insights to
improve teaching and learning.
SEDL works with educators
at all levels to
improve teaching and learning in math.
-LSB-...] Current research suggests that getting feedback right, establishing productive teacher - student relationships, reciprocal
teaching and fostering meta - cognitive strategies to help students become better
at learning are among the strategies for which there is a robust evidence base for
improved outcomes.
My earnest hope is that the politicians — from Arne Duncan to Bobby Jindal
and everyone in between — stop misbehaving
and give educators the room to focus on the real work
at hand: selecting good curricular materials,
improving teaching and learning,
and getting ready for the much more rigorous tests that will be given nine months from now.
During her seven - year tenure, she gained a national reputation as one of the most effective urban district superintendents in the country for her successful implementation of «Excellence For All,» a comprehensive strategic plan aimed
at improving teaching and learning and promoting community engagement.
At Rick Hess's prompting, I recently had the pleasure of a 90 - minute chat with John Thompson, a thoughtful critic of the many efforts aimed at improving teaching and learnin
At Rick Hess's prompting, I recently had the pleasure of a 90 - minute chat with John Thompson, a thoughtful critic of the many efforts aimed
at improving teaching and learnin
at improving teaching and learning.
Improving instruction to enable teachers to
teach at their best
and students to
learn at their utmost.
In addition, except for respondents from one state, respondents believed that states, not the federal government, were driving leadership efforts aimed
at improving teaching and learning.
On a four - point scale they rated
at three or higher many aspects of their program preparation including a range of aspects of classroom management; language, literacy,
and reading instruction (including
teaching phonics); ability to
teach mathematics; ability to use a range of assessments to
improve their
teaching and learning;
and knowledge of content.
Applying the Drive Your Brain framework for
teaching and learning to
improve academic outcomes is best accomplished
at the systems level across school districts
and states through:
In this section we address our second question about the state «s leadership role in efforts to
improve teaching and learning: How do clusters of policies — systemic efforts
at shaping education reform — get embedded in state agencies
and transmitted to create a local impact?