Sentences with phrase «instructional effort on»

However, because of an intense, yearlong instructional effort on the part of Pretend Prep teachers, last year all the below - basic students scored well enough on the tests to move up one level to the basic category.

This runs counter to the idea that teachers should focus their instructional efforts on the (already comprehensive) topics and skills in the grade - level standards.

Not exact matches

It was announced on Wednesday that Felder secured some $ 200,000 in discretionary funds for «education access» programs for Agudath Israel, the lobbying force that helped fight state efforts to impose instructional standards on yeshivas... What secular education young boys receive typically ends at the equivalent of about seventh grade, with only minimal English and reading studied after that.

While your Instructional Design portfolio will likely get you a few clients, you will need to focus most of your job - getting efforts on the next few steps.

In an effort to ensure that their students will succeed and that their schools will meet AYP goals, many teachers spend virtually all their instructional time on literacy and mathematics, with little attention to science and social studies.

Over the last three years I have focused my instructional design efforts on a specific context: higher education courses delivered via a learning management system (LMS) by subject matter experts (SMEs).

Enthusiasts concentrated on designing instructional materials, consulting with states and districts, and training leaders and teachers, seemingly presuming that the public knew what they were up to and supported their effort.

«It's time for me to do other things - finishing the book [Every Child, Every Classroom, Every Day], working with Larry Leverett on instructional improvement with 15 superintendents in New Jersey, supporting HGSE's efforts in South Africa, and assisting our graduates as they ascend to their superintendencies,» Peterkin said.

He makes similar arguments about how efforts to improve teacher quality, instructional approaches like Success for All, and high - expectation techniques practiced by educators like Jaime Escalante and Rafe Esquith are not promising models for reform because their success is due to the selection of students or other factors that can not be replicated on a broader scale.

If, however, teachers must choose a smaller number of practices on which to focus their improvement efforts (for example, because of limited time or professional development opportunities), our results suggest that math achievement would likely benefit most from improvements in classroom management skills before turning to instructional issues.

Many of these efforts failed, Hiebert remarked, but left a lasting imprint on instructional books and children's ability to read.

Hill's primary work focuses on developing new measures of mathematics teaching quality, and using these measures to inform current policies and instructional improvement efforts.

Schools should focus teacher evaluation and feedback efforts on the specific instructional changes required for the gap standards.

Minimally effective teachers who chose to stay at DCPS improved their performance by roughly 11 - points on the IMPACT scale, suggesting that threat of dismissal lead to successful instructional improvement efforts.

The new tools are offering up real - time feedback on what children know, quick access to an array of tailored instructional materials, and important data for teachers to use to improve their own approaches — all in an effort to do a better job personalizing learning in ways that address students» individual strengths and weaknesses.

Instead, focus your efforts on evaluating Instructional Design candidates on their actual skill sets and knowledge.

Recently, we have seen increasing recognition of the fact that principals often don't have the tools and support to help teachers — shining a light on central offices and their support for principals» instructional leadership efforts.

Faced with the moral and practical imperative to dismantle this system — and all of the politics that comes with that — I had to figure out how to organize our efforts so the focus wasn't on who sits next to whom (structural) but, rather, on what we were expecting children to achieve and how we were going to get there (instructional).

The overall effort encompassed multiple, core leadership practices (setting directions, developing capacity, workplace arrangements, managing instructional program) and multiple leadership sources associated with the focus on a shared learning goal.

At Playa Junior High School, for example, the principal sought school improvement through an effort to get teachers to be less didactic in their teaching, to broaden their repertoires of instructional strategies, and to focus on higher - order learning expectations.

Mathematics and science reform efforts are often centered on specific student instructional materials.

Kris Nordstrom, a consultant for the progressive N.C. Justice Center (the parent nonprofit for N.C. Policy Watch) and a former fiscal analyst for the legislature, warned legislators that their efforts would be better spent on proven methods, such as increasing access to pre-K programs, expanding instructional time, recruiting and retaining high - quality teachers, and addressing poverty - related issues such as mental health and child nutrition.

Throughout the year the superintendent and directors met and coached the principal on regular monthly and weekly schedules; district curriculum personnel worked with teachers on their instructional needs; and the district supported efforts to improve after - school programs for low - performing students.

One practitioner noted that «it is rare to have administrators fully on board at the beginning of many mathematics reform efforts,» but emphasized the importance of administrators being «active participants» in the introduction and implementation of instructional materials.

Principals and teachers reported increasing efforts to develop the capacity of teachers to engage collectively in data analysis for instructional decision making, supported by but not dependent on other experts.

Efforts are based on best practices and Umoja Community established philosophy and approach, as well as applying data collection and analysis to all instructional design projects.

Findings from these studies suggested that principals seek out teacher leaders» input around instructional issues and that these efforts have a positive impact on changes in school - wide instruction.

It's about creating conditions where all staff, especially teachers, can rapidly increase their effectiveness through meaningful professional learning aligned with improvement efforts, receive actionable feedback based on data, and take advantage of increased time for collaboration and instructional coaching.

«I have seen the ways in which models of design, efforts of reform, and pedagogical approaches to instructional and behavioral management practice have an immense impact on the successes and failures of the students they serve.

The effort now spans from support for teacher leaders to sitting principals and principal supervisors and accompanied district policies providing greater autonomy to principals and more explicitly focusing the principal's role on instructional leadership.

Teachers must make every effort to feature instructional strategies that keep students engaged, on their toes, and wanting more.

In this new column for Educational Leadership, experienced researchers at the American Institutes for Research will discuss research - based practices, providing educators on the front lines of school improvement efforts with the information they need to make the best instructional decisions.

In spring 2013, 900 administrators, instructional coaches, and teacher leaders from Atlanta Public Schools embarked on a collaborative effort with ASCD to build a job - embedded professional development system that would deepen educator understanding of the Common Core Georgia Performance Standards.

Furthermore, research shows that schools can work on certain key factors — such as strong student - teacher relationships, the relevance of coursework to students» future goals and the coordination of instructional and programmatic systems — and through those efforts, boost attendance.

APR — Annual Performance Report CEIS — Coordinated Early Intervening Services DCV — Discipline, Crime and Violence EOY — End of Year FFY — Federal Fiscal Year IDEA — Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IPAL — Instructional Personnel and Licensure LEA — Local Education Agency MOE — Maintenance of Effort OSEP — U.S. Department of Education Office of Special Education Programs PSA — Proportionate Set - Aside SFY — State Fiscal Year SOP — State Operated Programs SPP — State Performance Plan SRC — Student Record Collection SSEAC — State Special Education Advisory Committee SSWS — Single Sign - on for Web Systems VDOE — Virginia Department of Education

The impetus for the overall approach is to be sure that as teachers, instructional leaders, and others are asked to serve on various committees, it's clear that their efforts are part of a larger, strategic picture.

Instructional leadership requires principals to free themselves of bureaucratic tasks and focus their efforts on improving teaching and learning.

In an effort to improve teaching and learning, TKG's instructional coaches target the following components of an effective classroom, as identified by the most prevalent research on effective pedagogical practices: instructional planning and procedures, instructional delivery, instructional environment, assessment, and instructional materials.

Don't just determine monetary costs, such as outsourcing the instructional design — take other elements into consideration, such as the time spent on the project and the actual expenditure of time and effort for the learners themselves.

Entering PUMA students will demonstrate basic technology proficiency through a performance - based pretest so instructional efforts during PUMA can focus on the use of technology in instruction.

The Literacy Advisory Board members focus areas are to provide input on ways RIDE can more strongly support teachers in their efforts to implement good teaching based on Rhode Island content standards, review instructional resources and curriculum to determine their utility as foundations for good teaching and learning and serve as a vital channel of communication among RIDE, PreK - 12 educators, institutions of postsecondary education, and Rhode Island professional organizations.

Allen Oddon commented that «All new efforts to produce teacher effectiveness indicators, of which I am aware, include both measures of a teacher's instructional practice and direct evidence of the teacher impact on student achievement.»

All new efforts to produce teacher effectiveness indicators, of which I am aware, include both measures of a teacher's instructional practice and direct evidence of the teacher impact on student achievement.

Previously a teacher and school leader, William has substantial experience in education evaluation ranging from small program analysis focused on improving instructional practices to large - scale data management and analysis related to state - level turnaround efforts.

2 - 2:50 p.m. SESSION 5: Keys to Building Instructional Leadership Teams Despite best efforts, the majority of initiatives in schools today fail — 70 % on average — and don't result in the intended outcomes.

To support these efforts, since 2011, LAUSD has invested time, funding, and staffing to provide administrators with a multi-day observer training and certification assessment on the use of the district's instructional framework, the Teaching and Learning Framework (TLF).

Emphasis will be given on how plans define an effective educator, the attributes of cultural responsive pedagogy at the instructional level, and the importance of accessing student knowledge through instruction in an effort to ensure every student receives a quality education.

When participating in Lead Learn Excel, both instructional leaders and professional development providers will learn how to lead continuous quality improvement efforts in their program and how to facilitate ongoing, on - the - job learning with teachers to improve instruction.

Efforts towards empowerment can be supported through just about any effective, research - based instructional choice that is focused on deep, authentic learning.

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.