Sentences with phrase «instructional needs of teachers»

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On Tuesday, CPS officials said an Illinois teacher survey found 69 percent of teachers believe they do not have sufficient instructional time to meet the needs of all of their students.

Board Members also heard updates on several major CCSD projects: the proposed adoption of new instructional materials for math classes across Grades K - 12, which will provide teachers with a system of integrated text and online resources that eliminates the need to seek out additional resources in order to cover all standards and individualize instruction; and the implementation now underway of a new business management system that increases the efficiency of timekeeping, payroll and personnel operations, which will save CCSD time and money.

Most recently, in May, the Comptroller's office released an analysis that revealed that after spending over $ 347 million on upgrading internet services, 45 percent of teachers said their schools» internet quality «did not meet their instructional needs,» a survey of middle school teachers found.

On the site, I explain and demonstrate instructional and classroom management strategies; explore technology, books, research and professional development tools that can make us better; help teachers fine - tune the design of their materials; examine the emotional and social forces that impact the way we do our work; and conduct my own little grass - roots studies on topics that I think need more attention.

Survey results indicate that inclusive schools have several strengths in promoting STEM education in students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, such as recognizing that some students need extended instructional time, keeping students with teachers for multiple years, providing students with higher levels of contact with mentors in STEM fields who mirror the students» backgrounds, and emphasizing career and technical preparation.

In order to reach this end goal, principals need to have knowledge of this instructional practice, and they need to be able to observe teachers and offer meaningful feedback in this area of practice.

In all seriousness, though, the need for a new teacher to be able to learn the fine art of incorporating Web 2.0 tools to support instruction with students is critical if we are to stay the course of 21st Century instructional reforms.

Sometimes, she pointed out, principals or teachers have needs that seem to have no bearing on instruction; if those needs are not addressed, those people will never reach the point of grappling with instructional issues.

This team — consisting of teachers, counselors, administrators, a nurse, an instructional coach, and the campus testing coordinator — meets weekly to discuss students» social, behavioral, and academic needs.

Given that substantial funding is needed to hire teachers and staff, purchase instructional materials, and maintain facilities, the lack of a positive relationship between school spending and student outcomes is surprising.

His experiences as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school leader, district administrator and consultant have provided him with the foundation necessary to understand first - hand the needs of students and educators.

Driven by changes already happening at the higher education levels and the need to prepare students for the 21st century workplace, blended learning provides the school with a variety of ways to address student needs, differentiate instruction, and provide teachers with data for instructional decision - making.

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.

Even worse, the administration's authoritarian attempts to impose a single instructional approach throughout the system have so demoralized and frightened rank - and - file teachers that it is now virtually impossible for the city to get much - needed reforms of work rules in the next teachers» contract.

Considering that as little as 15 percent of current middle school instructional reading is expository (Common Core State Standards Initiative, 2010d), adoption of the Common Core Standards means middle school teachers will need to increase the number of informational texts read in their classrooms.

In Texas and Virginia, teachers administer tests that help identify the instructional needs of children at risk for reading disability in kindergarten and 1st and 2nd grades.

Public school leaders throughout the United States are approaching consensus about what it takes to educate all students well: more class time, smaller schools, a college preparatory curriculum, instructional coaching for teachers, and utilization of data to understand student needs.

Virtual - school teachers need training on a variety of software applications, basic hardware maintenance, effective communication strategies (such as effective writing techniques for web - based lessons), information management skills, and instructional intervention strategies.

By understanding the characteristics of dyslexia and implementing specific strategies, teachers can effectively address their students «instructional needs.

Teachers need practice and appropriate protocols, which can be obtained from outside the school or developed internally, to develop their capacity to look at student work as a means of instructional improvement.

The question of whether affluent and disadvantaged kids need a different kind of education — different instructional strategies, different curriculum, maybe even different kinds of teachers — is a serious one.

When the instructional design team, for example, identified a need for a database of parent and community resources that could be used by students and teachers, they asked the community team to assist with the effort.

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.

We agree that more must be done to maximize the value of National Board Certified Teachers (NBCTs) as instructional leaders in schools, particularly in high - needs schools.

From iCivics to HistoryQuest, we see that gaming only becomes a strong instructional tool when the teacher knows how to use it, to adjust it, and even to create it based on the real - time needs of the kids.

It's why charter schools can and do fire ineffective teachers, why they can turn on a dime when an instructional approach isn't working, why they can spend their money on the classroom instead of the bureaucracy, and why they can put the needs of students first, every day, all day.

The two charter schools use routine diagnostic assessments to respond to individual learning needs and hold regular team meetings between teachers and the instructional coordinator to align instruction and improve sharing of expertise.

Effective teaching is a juggling act, and one thing is clear: Every teacher needs a comprehensive repertoire of instructional strategies in order to effectively address the broad range of student needs.

Specifically, the site provides tools and templates that guide teachers in developing modules — two - to four - week plans that include (1) student performance tasks; (2) a list of the reading, writing and thinking skills students will need to complete the tasks; (3) student activities (called «mini-tasks»); (4) instructional strategies that guide students toward completing the tasks and (5) sample student responses and how those pieces scored on an LDC rubric, as well as an option for teachers to design a summative assessment related to the teaching task.

Teachers that I meet with often say «I don't know how to differentiate instruction for the broad range in my room» and they try in earnest to meet everybody's needs but they sometimes don't have the toolbox of instructional strategies that can help them meet every child's needs.

It does not address the changes we need to see in teacher compensation, the organization of the school day, the role of instructional leadership, and a range of other key factors crucial to getting the teacher - quality equation right in a workforce of 3,000,000 facing 200,000 teacher hires a year, due to high rates of turnover and mounting retirements.

As teachers and administrators gain a better understanding of the new, more rigorous Common Core State Standards and other college - and career - ready expectations in mathematics, they will need to understand which standards are the most challenging for students so they can make the most of their instructional time to ensure students are successful.

Report after report mentions the need for teacher training and instructional support as an essential part of the success of the Common Core State Standards.

Earlier this year, the Fordham Institute's Mike Petrilli — a former Bush - administration official and NCLB champion who has since expressed concerns about the law — observed: «The question of whether affluent and disadvantaged kids need a different kind of education — different instructional strategies, different curriculum, maybe even different kinds of teachers — is a serious one.

The resident is an important part of a teacher team; these teams make instructional decisions based on the learning needs of students and the standards - based curricular goals and objectives.

Equipped with tools such as rubrics and instructional videos, teachers are encouraged to customize the course to meet the needs of their unique classrooms.

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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 DifferNeed 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 Differneed, 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?

When we investigated the actual use of most lesson plans and instructional materials, however, teachers said that they do not use the resources as published, preferring instead to deconstruct, rearrange, adapt, and pick - and - choose elements that suit the needs of their curriculum and students.

Facilitating the implementation of a common, rigorous preK - 8th grade curricula as well as the Partnership instructional model to ensure that all teachers have the tools they need to help students achieve at the highest levels

By recruiting a diverse group of dynamic teachers into leadership pro- grams that are a direct pipeline into administrative positions, the programs address supply needs, increase the diversity of the leadership workforce, and deepen the instructional knowledge of that workforce.

A major benefit of OER content is that it gives schools and teachers instructional «Legos» that they can organize, revise, and combine more easily to create custom learning solutions that meet their students» needs.

The few hours (at most) of annual professional development spent on training teachers to educate gifted students are clearly not sufficient; we need more time and higher - quality training devoted to curricular and instructional differentiation by ability level.

It involves thousands of decisions every day and requires teachers to constantly adjust their instructional practices to meet the needs of their students.

Projects have included: teacher career pathway programs that diversified roles in the teaching force; teacher career pathways that recognize, develop, and reward excellent teachers as they advance through various career stages; incentives for effective teachers who take on instructional leadership roles within their schools; incentives that attract, support, reward, and retain the most effective teachers and administrators at high - need schools; rigorous, ongoing leadership development training for teacher leaders and principals, leadership roles for teachers aimed at school turnaround; and the creation of new salary structures based on effectiveness.

Leaders have a role to play in keeping track of those needs, as well as providing resources and materials to improve teachers «repertoire of instructional practices.

They propose an alternative model, dubbed Teaching for Better Learning, which attempts to account for the complex contextual features that teachers face and that significantly shape the identification of student needs and instructional practices.

Teachers need additional training to maximize the power of assessment data to inform instructional practices.

Parents of schoolchildren must be concerned about the impact of these budget cuts, which will likely increase class sizes and result in fewer teachers, counselors and instructional aides, including assistants for children with special needs.

In particular, they emphasize the context - specific nature of teaching and the need for teachers to integrate knowledge of subject matter, students, and contextual conditions as they make instructional decisions, engage students in learning, and reflect on practice (Wayne & Youngs, 2003).

To increase the effectiveness of teachers, the district estimates it will need $ 3.75 million for literacy and math coaches who will be based at struggling schools; $ 2.3 million for training teachers in proven instructional strategies; $ 2.46 million for strengthening the preparation, recruitment, and mentoring processes for all staff; and $ 660,000 for improving working conditions and staff retention.