Sentences with phrase «increase classroom quality»

To do this, the SEA must rely on local change agents to increase classroom quality across a state.

«If districts can't provide a high - quality bilingual program, schools may be better off working to increase classroom quality generally,» they add.

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Incompetence is when NPP increased the duration of SHS without corresponding increase in classrooms to cater for extra numbers of students coming on board and also provide for other key facilities that should have preceded the change, if quality was not to be jeopardized.

That will keep schools from cutting programs, increasing class sizes and providing additional classroom services to students, according to the Alliance for Quality Education.

All of the efforts to establish new standards, develop new assessments, improve the quality of teaching, and increase funding will produce few positive results if the effects of that activity do not reach the classroom.

Where the sound quality in the classrooms is poor, teachers have to shout to make themselves heard (increasing their stress and ill health), and children may not hear what is being said.

Between 1994 and 2004, the percentage of students with disabilities spending 80 percent or more of the school day in a regular classroom showed an overall increase of 5 percent, which shows that our nations schools are moving in the right direction but still have a long way to go to ensure a quality education for an increasingly diverse student population.

«Children in the classroom get increased educational quality, and younger teachers get mentors.»

Commenting on the project, Tim Jackson, Principal at Sparsholt College, said: «Foremans offered the most cost - effective solution to providing very high quality additional classrooms to accommodate the significant volume increases in students.

According to two additional meta - analyses, high - quality assessment that is integrated into regular classroom practice can increase the rate of learning (Black & Wiliam, 1998) and is a highly cost - effective educational intervention (Yeh, 2007).

Discover how some teachers have creatively applied the flipped learning model to increase quality class time in PE, woodworking, dance education, and elementary classrooms.

Responsive Classroom - An approach for elementary classroom management that focuses on increasing academic achievement, decreasing problem behaviors, improving social skills, and developing higher - quality instruction.

While self - care is more of a habit or practice for your own well - being than an actual classroom management strategy, the benefits include improved executive function, greater empathy, and increased resilience — all qualities that will empower you to make better decisions when confronted with challenging classroom situations.

Yet increasing numbers of professional - development efforts in the out - of - school realm resemble those used to improve the quality of classroom teachers.

The authors conducted a review of research on audience response systems (ARS) and conclude that the evidence supports benefits of ARS, including improvements to the classroom environment (increases in attendance, attention levels, participation, and engagement), learning (interaction, discussion, contingent teaching, quality of learning, and learning performance), and assessment (feedback, formative, and normative).

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.

Ensuring quality teachers in every classroom by recruiting, training, retaining, and rewarding teachers and school leaders; creating career ladders and increasing pay for effective teachers who serve as mentors, teach in high - need subjects, such as math and science, and who excel in the classroom; and by identifying ineffective and struggling teachers, providing them with individual help and support, and removing them from the classroom in a quick and fair way if they still underperform.

Retain high - quality teachers: Districts should increase the salaries of highly effective teachers — particularly in high - needs schools — to keep our best teachers in the classroom.

As coaches cause more teachers to spend coaching time in each other's classrooms, the quality of teacher critical thinking and learning in PLCs will increase and the greater pay - offs of student success will be achieved.

The study has informed, and contributed to the formulation and implementation of effective policies, strategies, financing and systems to ensure that teachers» attendance in schools and classrooms is increased to acceptable levels to ensure the quality of student learning.

Increasing student enrollments, a growing number of teacher retirements and growing numbers of teachers migrating to other school divisions represent serious challenges to divisions seeking to ensure the quality of classroom instruction.

Since VPI + augments the already existing state - funded VPI, the number of additional slots available for at - risk four - year - olds in a preschool setting has increased by 1,230 new slots across 65 newly - opened high - quality preschool classrooms for Year 1 of the grant (2015 - 2016).

The plan, which is part of the district's Eight Big Ideas, aims to provide every student in the district with a high - quality arts education, both in and out of the classroom, improve school climate and culture, increase student and parent engagement, and improve academic achievement.

A choice of customized quality programs for elementary, middle, and high school students improve their classroom performance; increase academic performance and confidence in one or more subject areas.

When teachers build relationships with their students through strong emotional supports and high - quality teaching, it leads to increased cooperation and engagement in the classroom as well as fewer instances of exclusionary discipline.

The theory behind inclusion is that the best way to provide quality education for students with disabilities — and all students — is to increase marginalized students» access to the general education classroom, where the best curriculum and social opportunity are often provided.

The DfE's own research found that classroom teachers and «middle leaders» worked 54.4 hours on average during the reference week, and that heads are «concerned about increasing workload which has a detrimental effect on the quality of teaching and teachers» wellbeing».

The article summarizes multiple strands of research to demonstrate that the controversial exams (see Examiner, Summer 1999, Winter 1998 - 99) did not increase accountability or lead to better quality classroom educators.

At the 2018 State Network of Educators Winter Workshop, teachers not only created new resources, but focused on further increasing the already high quality of library resources by turning a critical eye toward what makes a resource truly successful in the classroom.

To get traction as a system for increased student learning, school and district leaders must know what quality classroom instruction looks like so that they can lead and support this work.

· Increase student achievement results, in areas including PSAT / SAT, AP Exams, and State of Illinois required exams, and other high stakes assessments scores, through coaching focused on improving the quality of classroom instruction.

Through the creation and development of a high - quality, teacher - led professional learning community, teachers will become empowered to implement highly engaging strategies, routines, and texts in their lessons, which will develop independent readers and writers and increase the level of rigor and academic standards in ELA classrooms.

Expanding classrooms creates smaller class sizes, increases access and opportunity for more students to quality schools, and keeps the promise of a quality education for all California students.

A central project question is, «How might classroom teachers initiate and sustain moves in their practice (to include planning, instruction, assessment and parent engagement) toward increasing quality for English language learners?»

Such gaps, combined with increased stress and burnout, can contribute to high turnover rates among prekindergarten teachers, which can lower classroom quality and hamper early learning opportunities for children.

To increase student achievement and keep students engaged, Evansville Vanderburgh School Corporation (EVSC) decided to tap into technology in order to provide students with quality options beyond the traditional classroom, empowering students to meet their individual learning goals.

BP4 puts top - quality teaching at the fingertips of individual practitioners by sharing real - life instructional scenes that define classroom excellence, increase learning, and improve students» life opportunities.

Attending a classroom that increased test scores by one standard deviation (about 8.8 percentile points) during the initial year of the experiment was reported to increase college attendance, the quality of the college attended (as indicated by the mean adult earnings of its graduates), and earnings.

The proposed system would include requirements for grant - funded classrooms in regards to improvement plans, multiple observations over time to increase program quality, as well as professional development for teachers and administrators to understand and promote quality practices and data use.

As a result of participating in this program, schools report improved quality and consistency of Open Circle facilitation, increased use of Open Circle vocabulary and skills throughout the school day, improved classroom and school climate, and integration of SEL into school improvement plans and family engagement initiatives.

Title II Part A will also increase student academic achievement through strategies such as improving teacher and principal quality and increasing the number of highly qualified teachers in the classroom and highly qualified principals and assistant principals in schools.

When new teachers were asked in a study published by the National Comprehensive Center for Teacher Quality how to improve teaching, they cited reducing class size and increasing training to help them deal with the ethnic diversity in schools and classrooms as their top two priorities.

In the classroom, PMC provided targeted training to help teachers design high - quality environments and increase their confidence in identifying and enhancing positive behavior.

The aim was to inform and contribute to developing and implementing effective policies, strategies, financing and systems to increase teachers» attendance in schools and classrooms to acceptable levels to ensure the quality of student learning.

Eight years later, the program aims to improve early learning experiences by improving classroom quality, improving teacher instructional practices, increasing family engagement, strengthening child care centers» business and administrative practices, and teaching developmentally appropriate skills.

CLASS - based professional development programs are not only built on a strong research foundation — they've been proven by dozens of studies to impact classroom quality, improve child outcomes, and increase teachers» job satisfaction.

Research on Smart Start found that child care quality increased in the study sample, that Smart Start - funded activities were positively related to classroom quality, and that quality was positively related to children's outcomes.See an overview of Frank Porter Graham's Smart Start evaluation history; Bryant, D., & Ponder, K. (2004).

In 2013 - 14, the percentage of preschool classrooms taught by SEEDS - trained participants assessed as providing high quality literacy support for children increased from 18 % to 100 %.