Sentences with phrase «increasing professional development supports»

«today's NAEP results show that we are not where we need to be on math education.We are immediately increasing professional development supports for elementary math.»

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Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Referendum # 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York.

As the peak national body representing teachers of science across Australia, ASTA strongly advocates increased support and professional development of teachers of science.

The successes at Cochrane suggest that supporting teachers with effective professional development can increase student achievement and engagement.

Both teacher educators and reformers tend to propose solutions that begin after the candidate has graduated and becomes the teacher of record (e.g., increasing supports, adding more professional development, and finding less challenging placements).

The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher quality on the job.

In order to increase innovative teaching practices, the report recommends increased collaboration among teachers, a school culture that offers a common vision of innovation and support for new types of teaching, and professional development that provides teachers opportunities to experiment and apply innovative teaching methods.

Virtual professional development increases access, creates meaningful connections, and supports educators with the help of virtual tools for video conferencing, live sessions, and online courses.

By reviewing what is in place for PD at the district and building level, district leaders have an opportunity to make adjustments and add supports to ensure that the professional development provided to teachers results in improved instructional practices and increased student achievement.

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.

In particular, principals in more disadvantaged school settings are likely to need more professional development and support in their efforts to sustain practices and behaviors that will increase the involvement of others — teachers and parents — in the work of improvement.

We support educators with subject - focused training, Common Core State Standards strategies, and tailored professional development programs to meet ever - increasing learning demands for any educational organization.

By providing educators with performance - based compensation, including robust career ladder opportunities and a range of related educator supports — such as peer - to - peer coaching and job - embedded professional development — the TIF program aims to improve student outcomes by increasing educators» effectiveness.

In particular, we wished to explore the general issue of whether professional development, which we view as targeted support for leadership, is more or less important than pressure to increase achievement, which is a major component of state policy.

CCSSO believes that stronger connections across teacher and leader initiatives and instructional work with CCR standards will have increased impact and benefits for talent management systems, allow for more targeted professional development to support improved instruction for both teacher and leaders, and increase capacity for teachers and leaders to meet the needs of each student and improve learning.

This could translate to expanded pre-K, more computers or better technology, greater professional development and mentoring opportunities for teachers and school leaders, increased instructional support, more teachers and reduced class sizes, among other educational opportunities - to - learn.

According to a 2016 Gallup poll, Millennials rate the opportunity to «learn and grow» as an extremely important aspect of jobs to which they might consider applying.31 Eighty - seven percent of Millennials said that «development» was an important part of a job.32 Unlike many school districts, various entities elsewhere in the public sector and in the private sector have responded to their interests and are increasing the amount of feedback, professional development opportunities, and support they provide to employees.33

As online teacher professional development grows, the need for online communities to support teachers as they attempt to maintain and adapt high - leverage professional practices will also increase.

The report concludes that retaining more teachers in London should be a «key objective for policymakers and system leaders» and recommends a focus on lowering the cost of living, increasing teacher pay, increasing training subsidies and salaried training routes, introducing more flexible working and better support and professional development opportunities.

Each district school board shall provide funding for the professional development system as required by s. 1011.62 and the General Appropriations Act, and shall direct expenditures from other funding sources to continuously strengthen the system in order to increase student achievement and support instructional staff in enhancing rigor and relevance in the classroom.

To increase institutional efficiency and strengthen service to students, groups of community colleges should pool resources and develop shared systems for managing student data, institutional research, professional development, and other efforts that support student learning.

$ 90,000 to support ongoing professional development to CPS Network Chiefs to increase their understanding of how to support the varying needs of school principals at different proficiency levels in different kinds of schools.

We have put in place measures specifically to support teachers through increased funding for disadvantaged pupils and better opportunities for professional development.

In other words, it provides administrators with information on maintaining or improving the condition of these school - based factors and aligning them to support the teacher and a professional development effort in increasing teaching effectiveness and student success.

While most schools will need increased funding — and flexibility — to expand school schedules, the authors found several federal funding sources that currently support efforts to redesign the school day, reform the calendar year, rethink professional development, or improve access to quality after - school programs.

At the National Center on Time & Learning (NCTL) we believe that as states transition to the Common Core, it is imperative that the implementation of these new standards include policies and supports that increase the amount of time teachers have for collaboration and professional development.

SOL Institutes — VDOE provided professional development for school divisions and their teachers to support the increased rigor in the 2008 History and Social Science Standards of Learning.

Specifically, the research makes the case that policymakers should support policies and investments that advance the ongoing development and professional growth of an experienced teaching workforce, and increase the retention of experienced and effective teachers.

The iQUEST professional development model for teachers targets formal science learning experiences in classrooms to support students» increase of knowledge, interest, and attitudes in science and technology.

RESOLVED, that the School Reform Commission authorizes The School District of Philadelphia, through the Superintendent or his designee, to execute, deliver and perform an amendment of Contract No. 0344 / F18, originally entered in to with Carnegie Learning, Inc., pursuant to Resolution B - 9, approved by the School Reform Commission on March 15, 2017, by increasing the amount of the contract by an additional $ 3,160,000.00 from $ 6,326,174.00, approved by Resolution B - 16, to an amount not to exceed $ 9,486,174.00, and by extending the term of the contract from its original scheduled expiration date of June 30, 2018, through June 30, 2019, to provide professional development services to K - 8 and Algebra I teachers in support of the District's math initiative.

With increased professional development, the author predicts that content - area teachers will make more effective use of strategies to support students» content - area literacy.

Driven by LATT's strategic plan, we will offer a variety of professional development, networking, and advocacy opportunities aimed at improving quality, increasing access, and building awareness of and support for the OST system.

The district has also revised the criteria for AP enrollment at the high school level In addition, the district has taken steps to support effective teachers and leaders through enhanced and targeted professional development These efforts are part of the district's implementation of a multi-year Transformation Plan to provide enhanced instruction and increased educational opportunities for its students, which OCR will monitor as part of its monitoring of the resolution agreement.

The survey examined changes in K - 12 teachers» understanding and implementation of new state standards, as well as the types of professional development supports that teachers found most effective for increasing their understanding and improving their practice.

Coaching was intended to extend professional development and increase teacher capacity through multiple layers of support that included lesson demonstrations, observations with feedback, and guided teacher reflection and goal setting.

Cuts $ 163 million of federal spending on Title II, funding designed to support teachers: Sen. Alexander's bill decreases funding levels and misses an opportunity to increase investments to help states improve the teacher pipeline, increase educator salaries, offer better training and professional development, and put the teaching profession on an overall higher pedestal similar to a doctor or lawyer.

ISEP comprises teachers professional development and wrap around supports for students and families, partnering with higher education and informal STEM learning partners to increase participation of under represented and under - served students in STEM fields.

In addition, collaborations between universities and districts increase the likelihood that leaders continue to receive relevant and consistent support and professional development.

The results indicated that mathematics teachers participating in mentor - supported professional development increased the amount and level of technology use in their practice.

Learner feedback and continual professional development allows online instructors to continually hone their technical support skills, reduce time and workload investment, and increase overall effectiveness.

The Foundation for Educational Administration conducted joint professional development for Jersey City school day and afterschool staff to increase understanding and support implementation of the Common Core State Standards in their 21st Century Community Learning Centers program.

The purpose of this document is to increase Michigan's capacity to improve children's literacy by identifying a small set of research - supported literacy coaching practices that should be a focus of professional development throughout the state.

The campaign originated from E4E - Boston's teacher authored policy paper by the same name, which offered recommendations to improve professional development for trauma - informed teaching and increase mental health supports in schools.

To ensure higher quality care, states can better support the early childhood workforce by increasing early childhood teacher compensation, developing or modifying systems that support the workforce, and investing in a comprehensive professional development system.

The Fordham Institute estimated that the CCSS cost $ 12.1 billion from 2012 to 2015.27 The conservative Pioneer Institute and American Principles Project estimate a mid-range cost of $ 15.8 billion over seven years for the CCSS, with $ 1.2 billion spent on assessments, $ 5.3 billion on professional development, and $ 6.9 billion for tech infrastructure and support.28 According to the New York Times, in part due to the CCSS, venture capital investment in public education has increased 80 percent since 2005, to a total of $ 632 million in 2012, a figure that has no doubt increased since.29 Bill Gates and Microsoft have cashed in on this lucrative market: in February 2014, Microsoft announced it was partnering with Pearson to install Pearson's Common Core materials onto Microsoft's Surface tablet.30

The purpose of this document is to increase Michigan's capacity to improve children's literacy by identifying a small set of research supported literacy instructional practices that could be a focus of professional development throughout the state.

The purpose of these essentials is to increase Michigan's capacity to improve children's literacy by identifying a small set of research - supported literacy instructional practices that could be a focus of professional development throughout the state.

The Leadership Academy provides leadership development to chiefs to support their professional growth, and help them build agency capacity to increase effectiveness, deliver results, and create a service - oriented culture.

NAESP sees this new permissive use of funds as an excellent opportunity to examine professional development systems for principals and increase support where the systems fall short across the principal's entire career, from recruitment to ongoing support.

That's why Murray said Jackson is also stepping up efforts to hire new teachers by increasing starting pay and offering curriculum support and professional development opportunities.