Recent research has indicated that when technology is used as a tool within instruction to support learning objectives in
the instructional areas student learning is enhanced (Sivin - Kachala & Bialo, 1994; Valdez et al., 1999; Wenglinski, 1998).
Not exact matches
For the second part of the task — developing an
instructional plan — criteria include the designation of two to three appropriate
areas that the teacher would work on next with this learner and a clear rationale for the links between the
student's needs and the
instructional plan.
Fortunately, educators have many
instructional tools that can differentiate these core
areas of instruction, such as these 50 + social media tools, which set the stage for
students to respond through the next three DI elements in this series:
I am an
Instructional Coach with seven years of experience teaching World History to Emergent Bilingual
students in public schools in the Bay
Area.
Representatives from the groups said they wanted to create a common language to discuss RTI, an
instructional framework that some believe holds promise for helping
students in core academic
areas and in behavior...
The playlist includes: • 4 links to
instructional videos or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as formula and array • Visual examples of how to find
area of rectangles Accompanying Teaching Notes include: • A review of key terminology • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as finding
area of rectangles • Links to video tutorials for
students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as using addition instead of multiplication to find
area For more teaching and learning resources on standard 3.MD.C.7 B visit http://www.wisewire.com/explore/search/3.MD.C.7B/
Learning spaces designed for inquiry do not emphasize a demarcation between teacher and
student spaces, have no set «front of the room,» create makerspace - type
areas for
students to create, tinker, and design, and employ
instructional pedagogies that push
students to ask questions and seek understanding — not listen to information and regurgitate.
By
instructional leadership, we mean the principal's capacity to: 1) offer a vision for instruction that will inspire the faculty; 2) analyze
student performance data and make sound judgments as to which
areas of the curriculum need attention; 3) make good judgments about the quality of the teaching in a classroom based on analysis of
student work; 4) recognize the elements of sound standards - based classroom organization and practice; 5) provide strong coaching to teachers on all of the foregoing; 6) evaluate whether
instructional systems in the school are properly aligned; and 7) determine the quality and fitness of
instructional materials.
An
instructional development director from a charter schools network in the San Francisco
area shares his plan for acquiring 300 donated digital reading devices for
students.
This product includes: • 4 links to
instructional videos or texts • 2 links to practice quizzes or activities • Definitions of key terms, such as rectangular prism and base • Visual examples of how to find volume of rectangular prisms using the volume formula V = b × h • An accompanying Teaching Notes file The Teaching Notes file includes: • A review of key terminology • Links to additional practice quizzes or activities on certain parts of the standard, such as using volume formulas of rectangular prisms • Links to video tutorials for
students struggling with certain parts of the standard, such as confusing the formulas for the volume of a rectangular prism other formulas, such as the formula for surface
area
Magnet schools are public schools that provide specialized curriculums and
instructional approaches to attract
students from a variety of neighborhoods in a metropolitan
area, according to the Education Commission of the States.
Most pieces focused on
instructional practices, but did not focus on a particular content
area or subgroup of
students.
The university is working with the Los Angeles district and others in the
area to identify bilingual
instructional assistants who may want to become teachers and is also trying to get the word out to bilingual high school
students interested in teaching, Sarmiento said.
Academic Gains, Double the # of Schools: Opportunity Culture 2017 — 18 — March 8, 2018 Opportunity Culture Spring 2018 Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — March 1, 2018 Brookings - AIR Study Finds Large Academic Gains in Opportunity Culture — January 11, 2018 Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader — November 30, 2017 Opportunity Culture Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — November 16, 2017 Opportunity Culture Tools for Back to School —
Instructional Leadership & Excellence — August 31, 2017 Opportunity Culture + Summit Learning: North Little Rock Pilots Arkansas Plan — July 11, 2017 Advanced Teaching Roles: Guideposts for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve
Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future for Nevada
Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix -
area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio -
area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Different?
Teacher teams are supported by Directors of Instruction in each content
area, who help guide
instructional decisions for
students and adult learning opportunities.
The executive leadership training programs will provide an opportunity for participating state and district teams to work more collaboratively in such
areas as leading change and team development, leadership for
instructional improvement, methods to accelerate leader performance, addressing stakeholder engagement around critical state and local issues, and sustaining improvements in school and
student achievement.
Describing the most important aspects of
instructional leadership in more detail and clarity, this refined version of the framework helps school leaders better identify
areas for
instructional improvement and focus their time and energy on academic achievement for all
students.
As full implementation of both the teacher and principal evaluation systems looms for September 2013, it is imperative that boards of education, district leaders, and the DOE ensure that principals and teachers have a viable curriculum based on the Common Core Standards; valid and reliable assessment tools to measure growth in every subject
area (tested and nontested); and time to work in professional teams to set growth targets, analyze data, and provide the appropriate
instructional interventions for every
student.
It includes four strands: (1) development of a tool (the «Framework») to guide teachers» design of
student learning experiences, (2) enhancement of teachers» leadership skills (particularly related to sharing leadership for
instructional improvement), (3) dissemination efforts that support understanding and use of the Framework across levels of the education system and in all
areas of the state, and (4) provision of a platform that provides rural
areas in Colorado with easy access to the Framework and extends access to and use of the Framework across the nation and the globe.
Specifically, teachers were asked to evaluate themselves and identify
areas for growth related to the five components of the
instructional domain: communicating clearly and accurately, using questioning and discussion techniques, engaging
students in learning, providing feedback to
students, and demonstrating flexibility and responsiveness.
iObservation maps differentiated and targeted professional development resources to
areas of need for each individual based on classroom practice,
instructional techniques, and
student achievement.
His specific
areas of course instruction include foundations of American education,
instructional design, program evaluation,
student assessment and NCLB legislation, content
area literacy, literacy foundations, teaching writing in elementary and middle school settings, social foundations of education, and literature in the classroom.
Following the simulation experience, the Utica Teacher Center equipped the
area educators with an
instructional strategies guide, based on Eric Jensen's Engaging
Students with Poverty in Mind.
The principal introduces, •
Instructional challenges (importance of knowing about challenges at different proficiency levels; highlights the needs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced ELLs) • ESL in Content Area: Beginner / intermediate proficiency: ESL Push - In (specific use of ESL teachers with certification in a content area to support both language acquisition and learning content so that students do not fall behind) • ESL Instructional Period: Advanced proficiency (content instruction in English with supported ESL teacher to strengthen language skills) • Co-teaching model (ESL teacher «push - in» with a classroom teacher to deliver content with ESL support; teachers plan and share instructional role; high levels of collaboration and
Instructional challenges (importance of knowing about challenges at different proficiency levels; highlights the needs of beginner, intermediate, and advanced ELLs) • ESL in Content
Area: Beginner / intermediate proficiency: ESL Push - In (specific use of ESL teachers with certification in a content area to support both language acquisition and learning content so that students do not fall behind) • ESL Instructional Period: Advanced proficiency (content instruction in English with supported ESL teacher to strengthen language skills) • Co-teaching model (ESL teacher «push - in» with a classroom teacher to deliver content with ESL support; teachers plan and share instructional role; high levels of collaboration and co-learn
Area: Beginner / intermediate proficiency: ESL Push - In (specific use of ESL teachers with certification in a content
area to support both language acquisition and learning content so that students do not fall behind) • ESL Instructional Period: Advanced proficiency (content instruction in English with supported ESL teacher to strengthen language skills) • Co-teaching model (ESL teacher «push - in» with a classroom teacher to deliver content with ESL support; teachers plan and share instructional role; high levels of collaboration and co-learn
area to support both language acquisition and learning content so that
students do not fall behind) • ESL
Instructional Period: Advanced proficiency (content instruction in English with supported ESL teacher to strengthen language skills) • Co-teaching model (ESL teacher «push - in» with a classroom teacher to deliver content with ESL support; teachers plan and share instructional role; high levels of collaboration and
Instructional Period: Advanced proficiency (content instruction in English with supported ESL teacher to strengthen language skills) • Co-teaching model (ESL teacher «push - in» with a classroom teacher to deliver content with ESL support; teachers plan and share
instructional role; high levels of collaboration and
instructional role; high levels of collaboration and co-learning)
In the early grades, activities designed to help
students learn to read typically account for more
instructional time than any other subject
area.
Systematically measure children's growth in the critical
areas of child development and early reading to identify
students who are in need of more intensive instruction and to modify
instructional practices.
Upon identifying an
area of need around supporting
students in making meaning of math through
instructional best practices, an extensive literature review occurred and was focused around understanding the shifts in the Common Core State Standards, identifying the skills and content knowledge needed to effectively teach mathematics, how
students can make meaning of math, mathematical discourse, novice vs. expert teachers, and how to move teacher practice were reviewed.
The Capital
Area Region and the Utica
Area Region collected data that provided indicators of success and impact on
student achievement using the
Instructional Strategies from Engaging
Students with Poverty in Mind after offering distance learning workshop from the Teaching is the Core Grant.
The
student - centered techniques help teachers manage environments and improve
instructional effectiveness in all content
areas.
The Vocab Rehab model in this book offers teachers easy - to - implement, 10 - minute
instructional strategies that can help time - strapped teachers ensure that their
students have a sound grasp of both general and content - specific words across grade levels and subject
areas.
The
student performance data used in the performance evaluation of nonclassroom
instructional personnel shall be based on
student outcome data that reflects the actual contribution of such personnel to the performance of the
students assigned to the individual in the individual's
areas of responsibility.
Teachers need not only a thorough understanding of their subject
area and
instructional skills, but also additional time for planning, conferring with other teachers, developing strategies and materials, meeting with individual
students and small groups, and reviewing and commenting on
student work.
His
areas of expertise include compensation reform,
student learning objectives (SLOs), and using data to drive
instructional improvements.
In addition, we prepare our
students to be engaging, efficient, and critical educators through educational coursework that covers
areas of
instructional design, adolescent development, special education, language acquisition, and language teaching methods.
Parent Interviews, Introduction, Themes, Effective overall, Supportive teachers, Positive
student outcomes, Positive family relationships, Improvements, A Day in the Life, STAR Results, Adequate Yearly Progress and Academic Performance Index, School Personnel /
Instructional Designer Interviews,
Instructional Designer, CAVA Board Members Head of School, Administrative Staff, and Teaching Staff, Leadership Characteristics and Dynamics, Parental Relationships and Contributions, Benefits Associated With This Educational Partnership, Challenges /
Areas of Improvement, Teacher Perspectives, Review of Documents
(09/01/2017) Fifty Grand Rapids -
area educators began training this summer to increase
student achievement through focused work around
instructional practices.
The inservice activities for
instructional personnel shall focus on analysis of
student achievement data, ongoing formal and informal assessments of
student achievement, identification and use of enhanced and differentiated
instructional strategies that emphasize rigor, relevance, and reading in the content
areas, enhancement of subject content expertise, integrated use of classroom technology that enhances teaching and learning, classroom management, parent involvement, and school safety.
Hayward: Hayward Unified School District in California's Bay
Area knew that many of its
students were missing too much
instructional time.
Hayward Unified School District in California's Bay
Area knew that many of its
students were missing too much
instructional time.
Early Childhood provides home visits, special education programs, play groups,
instructional support and comprehensive preschool options for
students throughout the Ingham ISD service
area.
Many of these research - based
instructional strategies apply across various content
areas and are designed to enhance
students» content
area learning, increase engagement, and maximize
students» ability to recall, apply, and synthesize information.
However, ELL
students may require additional time, appropriate
instructional support, and aligned assessments as they acquire both English language proficiency and content
area knowledge.
Though a growing body of research has studied the theory and best practices for developing
students» disciplinary literacy skills in the high school classroom, research that investigates the ways preservice secondary teachers use
instructional technology during their
student - teaching internship is an emerging
area of study.
Outcome: Patterns in
student data show possible
areas of weakness in grade - level
instructional practices.
The observed teacher identifies the focus of the observation, developing a question that reflects an
area about which he or she wants to learn more, and that connects to the relationship between the teachers»
instructional methods and
students» learning.
Race to the Top funding will be used across the four required
areas — adopting standards and assessments to prepare
students to succeed in college and the workplace, using data systems that measure
student performance and assist educators in using data to make
instructional decisions, ensuring effective teachers and principals, and turning around the lowest performing schools.
Through the process, common patterns in
student responses can be identified and teams can discuss effective
instructional strategies to improve the
area of learning.
Analyzing data to determine individual
students»
areas of strength and
areas in need of improvement and using this data to influence
instructional decisions
BPE also convenes networks of teachers to focus on
areas of
instructional improvements, conducts action research with
students, among other activities.
Math learning centers are
areas of the classroom set up for
students to work with peers using
instructional and manipulative materials....