Sentences with phrase «improved standards alignment»

The resulting reform initiative improved standards alignment and academic rigor, with a demonstrable effect on student achievement.

Not exact matches

Assessing the Common Core Standards: Opportunities for Improving Measures of Instruction Educational Researcher, May 2011 Responding to comments on their «Common Core Standards: The New U.S. Intended Curriculum,» the authors suggest additional perspective that should be considered when addressing quality and change, stating additional conceptualizations of mathematics and English language arts content as well as how to define and measure alignment among content standards, materials, assessments, and instruction should be explored.

The PTLC is an ongoing process designed to work systemically to improve the quality of professional development; the use of data to inform instructional and programmatic decisions; the alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment to standards; the monitoring of student learning; and leadership support for continuous school improvement.

Each lesson was authored, edited, and reviewed by a team of teachers to improve alignment to college - and career - ready standards, such as the Common Core.

Dr. Leslie «s first priority was to change the prevailing culture of low expectations among educators in the district; his second was to improve student achievement through increased rigor, alignment of state standards to classroom practices, and implementation of mathematics standards higher than those set by the state.

Thus, what was intended to be an effort at alignment of standards across states for improving clarity and consistency of expected learning outcomes has resulted in a perceived ongoing inconsistency of expectations across states.

We are leading the way in customizing content to state and national standards, and we are committed to maintaining a tight alignment to K - 12 state standards and meeting the ever - changing needs of schools and districts to improve student outcomes.

Recommendations include convening district and charter leaders regularly to discuss district - charter collaboration; bringing North Carolina charter authorizing and performance legislation, policy, and practices in closer alignment with national standards to improve charter school quality; and using charter - district pilots to explore mechanisms such as common enrollment and sharing of resources that would give all students equal access to all public schools.

Presenters will provide background on the evidence base surrounding high - quality principal preparation programs, including the alignment of professional standards as a key indicator of improved instructional leadership and better student outcomes.

Use the SCALE / LDC Curriculum Alignment Rubric (CAR) to create a shared system of quality indicators that help teachers, schools, and systems align curriculum, instruction, and assessment, as well as ensure that every task put in front of students is standards - driven, engaging, and leads to improved outcomes.

The FAST program, a teacher support intervention, was developed by C - SAIL researchers, represents a bold effort to bring standards - based reform to the classroom door, providing teachers with detailed feedback about their instruction in order to improve instructional alignment with standards and raise student achievement.

What can we hope to do to improve alignment among the elements of the standards - based policy system (and, ultimately, of teachers» instruction with standards)?

Since most distributed Reading Systems utilize Web browsers to present content to end users, and many standalone Reading Systems utilize Web browser rendering technologies in their implementations, it is desirable to improve alignment with Web standards as implemented by modern browsers.

· Better Outcomes Brighter Futures is implemented; · High quality early years care and education is accessible and affordable; · Child welfare and protection systems are effective and responsive; · Evidence - based policy is promoted and supported, and children and young people participate in decisions that affect their lives; · High standards of compliance on governance and accountability are supported and enforced; and · Performance is improved through the effective alignment of resources.