Not exact matches
What if
teachers were held accountable for maximizing industry, enthusiasm for learning,
increasing social
competence and self - discovery in the context of a curriculum?
A citizens» task force has recommended, in a report commissioned by the Connecticut Board of Education, that the state
increase salaries and create career ladders to recognize
competence as part of an overall effort to attract and keep qualified
teachers in the state.
Mississippi's plan would address the problems of poor
teacher recruitment and retention and would also try to
increase teachers» cultural
competence and community connections.
Teaching to Lead (T2L), a research - based preparation program for new and early career CTE
teachers, improves
teacher competence and self - efficacy and has been shown to
increase teacher retention.
Jackson and McDermott state that leaders who perform the four roles well «
increase teacher confidence and
competence.»
And University of Colorado Denver wisely supported visionary professor Margarita Bianco's development of Pathways2Teaching, a
teacher - academy program that emphasizes cultural
competence and
increasing diversity in teaching.
Using a set of portfolios modeled on that of the National Board,
teachers must demonstrate
increasing competence to progress from Provisional
Teacher (the first three years) to Professional
Teacher to Master
Teacher.
Undergraduate students changed personally and professionally as a result of the experience, learning about their teaching,
increasing their confidence and
competence, and confirming their choice of chosen career as a classroom
teacher.
It also appears that as these
teachers incorporate these technologies, their own level of technical
competence increases, as does their morale.
Collaborative inquiry groups have been shown to not only change
teacher practice because they can meet
teachers» psychological needs of
competence, relatedness and autonomy, but also serve as a model of the type of autonomy supportive conditions that
teachers can implement that would lead to
increased engagement in the classroom.
Additionally, PMTO children were rated by their
teachers to have reduced their problem behaviors and
increased their social
competence relative to RS children and PMTO parents reported
increases in family cohesion compared to RS parents at follow - up.
Increases in
teacher - rated social
competence were maintained for all K — 5 students in treatment schools in times 3 and 4.
Accordingly, the program aims to reduce bullying and negative social interactions by
increasing social
competence and improving
teacher responses to bullying.