Several prominent experts offered their views on how current research and state and federal policies should
influence classroom practice.
His first book, Blogs, Wikis, Podcasts, and Other Powerful Web Tools for Classrooms has sold more than 80,000 copies and has
influenced classroom practice around the world.
As Harste (2003) pointed out, a multiple literacies approach has implications for the way teachers think about literacy and, in turn,
influences classroom practice.
Recent research about how student's brains grow, develop and respond to the environment should
influence our classroom practices.
Not exact matches
«I am truly delighted that I decided to further my own learning through postgraduate study, and I sincerely value the continuing
influence of that learning on my teaching beliefs and
practices in the
classroom,» she says.
Unveiled this month, the plan would potentially give the federal government far more
influence over
classroom practices that traditionally have been left to states, school districts, and individual teachers.
These skills, including stress management, coping and emotional regulation, and relationship - building,
influence educators» instructional and
classroom practices and therefore children's outcomes.
School culture, instructional coaching
practices, and evaluation processes can all
influence a teacher's willingness to explore her
practice and express her teaching values in her
classroom.
Another is that, in fact, only some of the core leadership
practices have much
influence on teachers «
classroom practice.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect
influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of
classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and
classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership
practices; and the status of their students «learning.
In terms of the impact of literacy standards and assessments, it is clear that policy tools such as conceptual frameworks, curriculum guides, and assessments can and do
influence district and
classroom practice.
These studies echo several of the findings found in the NCTAF report, including evidence of the positive effects of STEM PLCs on deepening teacher knowledge of disciplinary content and pedagogy,
influencing teacher
classroom practice, and inconclusive evidence on the impact of STEM PLCs on student achievement.
Attend practical CPD sessions designed to develop
classroom practice; leadership capabilities; communication and
influence; management of self and others
One set examined the
influence of the principal, in their work with teacher leaders, on the development of teacher leadership and teacher leaders»
practice with
classroom teachers.
This evaluation seeks to better understand the
influence that teaching artists have in fostering contemporary arts
practices in
classrooms and how that can potentially impact the whole school environment.
Reading growth in high - poverty
classrooms: The
influence of teacher
practices that encourage cognitive engagement in literacy learning.
Further, they know that schoolwide goals typically have little
influence on day - to - day
classroom practices.
Also, development of a strategy to communicate, disseminate, and revisit evaluation of the effectiveness of in - service teacher training and mentoring models would significantly benefit the field and result in an increasingly comprehensive approach to preparing social studies teachers to use technology effectively in the
classroom, while also providing a model for
influencing policy and continually improving
practice.
In addition to teachers»
influence on student learning, we also know that when teachers integrate effective
classroom assessment
practices with their instruction, student learning improves significantly (Black & Wiliam, 1998).
Every day, new research and technology
influence what are considered to be best
practices in the
classroom.
Policies and
practices that may
influence a principal's working environment include principal supervisor caseloads, principal autonomy, and the general condition of
classrooms and school facilities.
An exploratory study of the
influence that analyzing teaching has on preservice teachers»
classroom practice.
Traditionally teachers have left the
classroom to assume an instructional leadership role, but recent developments have shown us that teachers can remain in the
classroom, either full or part - time, and also
influence positively
classroom, school, district and professional
practices.
Research has found that the attitudes students take toward learning are heavily
influenced by whether they have been led to attribute their success (or failure) to innate ability, to effort, or to other factors — and that traditional
classroom practices such as grading and competition lead them to explain the results in terms of ability (or its absence) and to minimize effort whenever possible.
The study looked at whether instruction and student outcomes would be
influenced by having teachers discuss evidence about their
practice, derived from
classroom observations, along with student learning data.
This learning - measurement tool is best used by educators wishing to take a deep dive, through
classroom observation, into how instructional
practice influences student understanding.2 It connects students to learning outcomes and empowers teacher reflection, which leads to well - informed
practice.
This module examines the ways in which culture
influences the daily interactions that occur across all
classrooms and provides
practice for enhancing culturally responsive teaching.
In responding to demands that they focus sharply on improving their teachers «instructional capacities, school and district leaders should not overlook the
influence they can have on
classroom practice by continuing efforts to motivate their teachers, and to align their teachers «work settings with what is known about effective instructional
practice.
The idea that teachers can lead — can
influence policy and
practice — without leaving the
classroom is relatively new and contradicts longstanding
practice in schools.
Other studies from this time period suggested that strong district
influence on instructional decisions and
practices in the
classroom was not typical in most districts.