Sentences with phrase «in changing their classroom practice»

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My thought is that until society changes, it will be a up - hill battle to convince children that the healthful choices they see at school cafeterias are great when outside of school many are seeing and eating the less - than - healthful choices in many of the ways we've talked about here before: classrooms, athletic practices, homes because parents are busy, don't have access to fresh foods and more.

If we can change our policies and our practices in the classroom, and work with researchers devoted to finding ways to help our children, we can «make a tremendous difference, not only in the lives of individual children and their families, but in our communities and our nation as a whole.»

Using scientific literature in the classroom does more than supplement lessons — the articles made available by Science in the Classroom also align with educational standards such as the Framework for K - 12 Science Education, the Common Core, Advanced Placement practices and competencies suggested in Vision & Change in Undergraduate Biology Education, said Shelby Lake, senior program associate of Science in the Classroom.

I believe teachers will continue to develop their classroom teaching and learning practice as the technology develops; this is both a development of good pedagogy alongside a fundamental paradigm shift due to the changes in technology in the classroom.

Subsequent instructional rounds identified positive changes in classroom practice.

With two design thinking practices, you can make small, iterative changes to foster a creative culture in your school or classroom.

During three years at The Southport School in Queensland, Australia, my colleagues and I managed to produce significant changes in classroom practice via the use of Moodle and the staged introduction of mobile devices to the classroom.

For example, Robinson tells us: «If you're a teacher and you change what you do in your classroom, you are, for those students, the education system; and if you change your practice, you have changed the education system for your students; and if enough people change, that becomes a movement.

Variations in the classroom reflected the amount of support states and districts were able to provide to help teachers understand the standards and change practice accordingly.

Making this the norm in classroom practice is no easy task: it will require changes at all levels of the system, including to the evidence base, career pathways, leadership capability, and reporting, accountability and governance.

More than just numbers in a grade book, formative assessment practices can change how you teach, how your students learn, and how your classroom functions.

In a review of his book Teach Like a Champion for Education Next, I noted Lemov's approach promised to change the conversation about classroom practice from «teacher quality» to «quality teaching.»

For all the True Believer energy and aggressive efforts to push an agenda, it remains difficult to discern the impact of Edutopia, either in winning converts to its vision for public education or changing the classroom practice of individual teachers.

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The opportunity to choose a puzzle from current teaching practice, and then ensure carefully selected actions involve change in the classroom, followed by reflection and discussion with colleagues, is pivotal to our professional learning design.

An iterative process of observation and conferencing focused on improving lesson planning and preparation, the classroom environment, and instructional techniques should drive positive changes in teacher practice.

In order for standards to have any impact, however, they must change classroom practice.

They are willing to openly question their practices and use their research - based findings to initiate positive change in the classroom and in schools.

Moreover, research suggests that changes in school culture and classroom instructional practice are necessary requirements for improving pupil achievement, and that just redistributing decisionmaking power and resources is not enough.

After all, Cuban concludes, changes in governance, school size, curriculum, and organization «have had few effects on classroom practices and, consequently, students» academic outcomes.»

Teachers are arguing that efforts to change student - disciplinary practices — largely in an attempt to address big racial disparities in who gets suspended and expelled — are making their classrooms harder to manage.

There was clear evidence that text messages that carried lesson plans and stories to teachers improve children's reading ability significantly and change teaching practice in the classroom.»

Teachers who have opportunities for sustained, ongoing professional development that is linked to classroom practices are more likely to see meaningful changes in their practices.

To explore changes in teaching practice, classroom data from before and after the learning study intervention was collected and analyzed.

As described in further detail in the discussion of the proposed rule for § 1302.92, this proposed change will ensure teaching staff receive effective professional development, based on a growing body of research demonstrating the effectiveness of intensive professional development for improving teacher practices in early care and education settings [301302303] and research demonstrating that such strategies support are associated with improved teacher practice in the classroom and a positive increase in classroom quality.

The popular digital practices of teens and 20 - year - olds... close the doors to maturity, eroding habits of the classroom...» But he proposes no changes in school or in society to offer them serious responsibilities for learning and for life.

Again, the professional development intervention appears to have been properly implemented in that it changed the treatment group teachers» knowledge and their classroom practice.

What strategies have you seen work in engaging classroom teachers in changing practices related to discipline?

A number of research studies indicate that the work of teacher leaders, particularly when focused on classroom instruction, helps change teachers» practice in ways that may impact student outcomes.

Specific results indicate a positive change in the facilitation of mathematical communication and inquiry - based instruction in the classroom teacher's practice as well as sustained use of GSP beyond the time span of the pilot study.

Among these studies, demonstration lesson or modeling appeared in various ways: one set investigated the impact of an intervention (such as teacher leader training) or teacher leader content knowledge on teacher leader practices including demonstration lesson or modeling; another set of studies examined the relationship between teacher leader practices, such as demonstration lesson or modeling, and changes in teachers» classroom practice and student learning outcomes.

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.

Thoughtful critique of teaching and learning may provoke important changes in teaching and leadership, but it is difficult to ask hard questions, open classrooms to scrutiny, and examine, with colleagues, the nuances of one's own practice.

Vesilind and Jones (1998), in a study of changes in science teachers» practice in a school reform initiative, found that teacher leaders and their principals held different goals for classroom instruction and that this contributed to inconsistent implementation of reform practices in classrooms.

As we support teachers in this work, we've found the Someday / Monday metaphor to be a helpful way to think about the steps we'd like folks to take.1 On the one hand, if technology doesn't help teachers make substantial changes in classroom practices — if their classroom isn't «someday» a very different place — then the technology investments often aren't worth it.

This book will help educators become more thoughtful and reflective about their grading practices and change the way students are learning in K — 12 classrooms.»

By measuring teacher practice, student experience, and change over time using our survey and observation data, we'll be able to better identify indicators of personalization in a classroom.

To scale this kind of change broadly, we need tools to help educators visualize and implement these practices in their classrooms.

In working with schools attempting to implement effective formative assessment, the author and his colleagues have learned that the necessary changes in classroom practice, although often apparently quite modest, are actually difficult to achievIn working with schools attempting to implement effective formative assessment, the author and his colleagues have learned that the necessary changes in classroom practice, although often apparently quite modest, are actually difficult to achievin classroom practice, although often apparently quite modest, are actually difficult to achieve.

With increasing pressure on educators to prove themselves in a constantly changing education landscape, board certification allows teachers to hone their practice, showcase their talent in the classroom, and demonstrate their dedication to their students and their profession.

-- Dr. Anne Gregory and coauthors, «Closing the Racial Discipline Gap in Classrooms by Changing Teacher Practice»

What great school leaders do — through inspiration, cajoling, support, and attention — is evoke change in classroom practice, teacher by teacher.

«Any changes that have occurred in practice and policy are occurring at the local school system or classroom - based level or by happenstance at the state education agency level,» remarks Albert Wat, a senior policy director at the Alliance for Early Success.

All Things Assessment is home to the concepts, strategies, and tools of assessment architects, thought leaders, associates, and practitioners who explore the most current research, apply it, and share their findings in ways meant to inspire changes in classroom assessment practices globally.

Among those are preservice teachers» understanding of and ability to address student differences, the nature of the change process in schools implementing differentiation, achievement impacts of differentiation in middle school, elementary, and high school settings, and profiles of teachers whose classroom practice enhances success of students from low - economic and / or cultural minority groups.

Smart decisions by education policymakers and a few changes in classroom practices can make a difference for English language learners.

Highly effective professional development is more critical than ever in the months ahead as we move toward the changes in instructional practice that need to occur within classrooms as schools implement CCSS.

Creating a unified improvement agenda from these two initiatives to improve classroom practice demands intensive collaboration across teams and offices in the state education agency (SEA), sophisticated change management, and a focus on continuous improvement.

Changes in teachers» beliefs and practices in technology - rich classrooms.

Many instructional coaches found great success as classroom teachers but struggle when coaching teachers to make dramatic changes in their practice, especially when focused on students who have had a history of failure in school.