Reading growth in high - poverty classrooms:
The influence of teacher practices that encourage cognitive engagement in literacy learning.
Not exact matches
«It will be a powerful tool to enable supply
teachers to
influence the market, shining a spotlight not only on the poor
practices of bad agencies but also highlighting those agencies that treat their
teachers well.
Personally, I believe it's the former, although one can definitely be
influenced by modelling such a characteristic, which brings me to your conscious choice
of making it a habit to teach by example, your lucky students, who, unlike their lovely
teacher, will have the sweetest and fondest memories
of her lessons in kindness, having both studied and
practiced them in her class.
Honan, who served as a case
teacher at GFE's conference in San Francisco this fall, summarizes a few key considerations that are
influencing the funding
practices of today's leading educational philanthropies:
Many
of you said
Teacher helps you on a really practical level, «[I take the articles] to professional discussions with a focus on reflective
practice, to feed into professional learning communities,
influence strategic planning agendas and to focus on the bigger picture through strategic steps towards improvement.»
The report includes several randomised controlled trials and documents how dosage (participation in certain activity), fidelity (ongoing support), quality
of implementation (support from principals) and acceptability (
teachers» participation and attitudes to that activity)
influence students» academic and behavioural outcomes, and
teachers» attitudes and
practices.
The goal
of these school choice «patriots» was to free
teachers to
practice their craft in new and innovative ways, including by opening their own public or private schools, and to empower parents with greater choice and
influence over their children's education.
Board certification is important in its own right, but the
influence of the board's methodology - evaluating
teachers based on demonstrated
practice rather than credit hours alone - is already
influencing other domains.
«A central part
of our focus, particularly in the professional learning we do with schools, has been about enabling research to
influence practice in ways that can achieve improved outcomes,» Buchanan tells
Teacher.
«This easily accessible book is likely to
influence the
practice of any
teacher reading it, whether or not their pupils are already experienced at shifting the furniture!»
Much
of the research examining how professional development
influences teacher practices and subsequent student outcomes has focused on the content and process
of effective professional learning.
Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) is a professional development program based on an integrated program
of research focused on (a) the development
of students» mathematical thinking; (b) instruction that
influences that development; (c)
teachers» knowledge and beliefs that
influence their instructional
practices; and (d) the way that
teachers» knowledge, beliefs, and
practices are
influenced by their understanding
of students» mathematical thinking.
If we are able to assess an educator's effectiveness accurately, we can improve the array
of policies and
practices that
influence our
teachers and school leaders.
This study draws together results from multiple data sources to identify how the new accountability systems developed in response to NCLB have
influenced student achievement, school - district finances, and measures
of school and
teacher practices.
Another is that, in fact, only some
of the core leadership
practices have much
influence on
teachers «classroom
practice.
This concern echoes other studies that have shown the importance
of administrators in
influencing teachers»
practices (Dawes, 2001).
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.
Among these studies, release time was investigated as a factor that may
influence teacher leader
practice (Doyle, 2000; Gigante and Firestone, 2007; Latz et al., 2009; Manno and Firestone, 2006; Moore, 1992; Neufeld and Woodworth, 2000; Ryan, 1999; Spillane et al., 2001; Zepeda and Kruskamp, 2007) and engagement in
teacher leader
practices that contribute to the development
of teacher leadership (Edge and Mylopoulos, 2008; Lewthwaite, 2006).
Of these, eleven studies reported that
teacher leaders had
influenced instructional
practices.
Melody (first author) developed the new literacies course to accomplish three main objectives: (a) to provide
teachers with a scholarly foundation in literacy studies that recognizes how advances in technology
influence literacy
practices; (b) to support
teachers in building their pedagogical knowledge
of digital texts and tools as well as social
practices influencing composing
practices; and (c) to provide
teachers with a setting for direct application
of the theories and
practices discussed in class as they worked with children in a writing camp.
In contrast to statistically nonsignificant differences for the
teachers within levels
of school effectiveness, these statistically significant differences among
teachers across schools suggest that a
teacher's preferred style
of interacting with students is a teaching dimension which is less well
influenced by the
practice of others at the school level than other dimensions
of teaching being investigated in our study (e.g., time spent by students in independent reading, or degree
of home communication).
Stephens et al. raise the question
of whether reform aimed at
teacher empowerment can coexist with external accountability when school culture exerts such a strong
influence on
teachers»
practice.
While these studies provide evidence that
teacher leaders engage in the
practice of designing and / or facilitating professional development, they did not investigate the factors that
influenced when and how
teacher leaders engage in this
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.
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.
How do internal
influences affect these
teachers» perceptions
of their own pedagogical
practices integrating technology?
In this diagram, the
teachers talked through the
influence of different types
of technologies on their instructional
practice.
One - on - one interviews with participating
teachers consisted
of 17 questions that focused on the arts integration training and how it
influenced their teaching
practices.
Since the factors previously identified as
influencing teacher instructional use
of technology likely impacted the
teachers in this case study, the TPACK framework is a logical construct with which to examine their instructional
practice.
Researchers found that the Wolf Trap PD program demonstrated six features
of high - quality PD that have been previously shown to
influence teacher practice and student learning.
In spring 2014, ASCD hosted its inaugural symposium, a series
of in - person and online events in which experts, policymakers,
teachers, and students discussed education policies, processes, and
practices and their
influence on children, societies, and economies in the future.
This contextual analysis provides information about the condition or level
of functioning
of the various key school - based factors that
influence the impact that professional development can have on
teacher practices and student achievement.
Situated in informal reflection (Shoffner, 2008), preservice English
teachers» choice
of a specific technology medium for reflective
practice is examined for satisfaction with their choice and understanding
of that medium's
influence on their reflection.
Additionally, on the end -
of - semester evaluations only, the preservice
teachers were asked to consider the
influence of their chosen medium on their reflective
practice.
Yet, until recently, there's been little follow - up discussion about whether, in
practice,
teachers have been able to shift their role to one in which they collectively make many
of the decisions
influencing these schools» success.
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.
Examples
of ways this enhanced TPACK model can
influence preservice
teachers»
practice are also included, along with a list
of essential technology skills that support inclusive educational
practices.
While the formal or informal leadership roles
of teachers may vary in different schools and districts,
teacher leadership is broadly defined in the 2011 Teacher Leader Model Standards as «the process by which teachers, individually or collectively, influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement.
teacher leadership is broadly defined in the 2011
Teacher Leader Model Standards as «the process by which teachers, individually or collectively, influence their colleagues, principals, and other members of the school community to improve teaching and learning practices with the aim of increased student learning and achievement.
Teacher Leader Model Standards as «the process by which
teachers, individually or collectively,
influence their colleagues, principals, and other members
of the school community to improve teaching and learning
practices with the aim
of increased student learning and achievement.»
These groups are often called «
teacher - voice organizations,» and in many cases they are established with the aim
of giving
practicing teachers direct access to
influence the policies that affect their
practice.
The Area
of Focus Institute will help teams
of educators build a process to identify areas
of focus and ensure that
teachers» goals positively
influence student learning and their own instructional
practice.
Those student
teachers not using technology were
influenced by their cooperating
teacher's
practices and perceptions
of access to technology at their placements.
NCTR identifies, explores, and disseminates best
practices and lessons learned from residencies to
influence teacher preparation
practices nationwide and to support the continuous improvement
of NCTR's other core strategy areas.
Thirty - five percent
of the respondents indicated that they followed no standards when asking
teacher candidates to integrate technology into their instructional
practices, illustrating a need to investigate the reasoning behind and
influences for standards adoption in this and other areas.
The
influence of video clubs on
teachers» thinking and
practice.
An exploratory study
of the
influence that analyzing teaching has on preservice
teachers» classroom
practice.
REA's research during the first phase will focus on investigating the implementation
of training program and its
influence on
teachers»
practice and communication with families.
How
teachers understand
practice is directly
influenced by the culture
of the school and district.
Additionally, New
Teacher Center advocates for multi-year induction programs that incorporate co-teaching models.44
Teachers supported by New Teacher Center demonstrate higher proficiency in both engaging students and using assessment in instruction, while 90 percent of new teachers agree that working with their New Teacher Center mentor influences their practice and meets their needs as a growing professional.45 Moreover, a preliminary independent Evaluation of Investing in Education, or i3 evaluation, showed that «after just one year, students of teachers supported by New Teacher Center gained 2 to 3.5 months of additional learning in reading compared to control teachers
Teachers supported by New
Teacher Center demonstrate higher proficiency in both engaging students and using assessment in instruction, while 90 percent
of new
teachers agree that working with their New Teacher Center mentor influences their practice and meets their needs as a growing professional.45 Moreover, a preliminary independent Evaluation of Investing in Education, or i3 evaluation, showed that «after just one year, students of teachers supported by New Teacher Center gained 2 to 3.5 months of additional learning in reading compared to control teachers
teachers agree that working with their New
Teacher Center mentor
influences their
practice and meets their needs as a growing professional.45 Moreover, a preliminary independent Evaluation
of Investing in Education, or i3 evaluation, showed that «after just one year, students
of teachers supported by New Teacher Center gained 2 to 3.5 months of additional learning in reading compared to control teachers
teachers supported by New
Teacher Center gained 2 to 3.5 months
of additional learning in reading compared to control
teachersteachers.»
The preservice English
teachers indicated some awareness
of the technology medium's
influence on their reflective
practice.
The preservice English
teachers noted the
influence of the technology medium on their approach to reflective
practice, an issue related to the element
of personal expression in informal reflection.