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The research team measured teacher - child interactions at the start and end of the program using the Classroom Assessment Scoring System (CLASS), an observation tool with three components: emotional support, classroom organization, and instructional support.

A basic class outline and instructional techniques for supporting a quality experience of therapeutic yoga for students at many different levels at the same time.

At Mt. Holyoke College, she served as a reference librarian and as a training coordinator responsible for curriculum support, instructional technology and training.

Schools will not need as many conventional teachers as they did yesterday, but those they need will be able to tap top - notch technology and instructional support teams to achieve excellence at scale.

For example, EdNext identifies majority (but declining) support for Common Core, while PDK finds a strong majority opposed to using those standards to determine curricular and instructional decisions at the local level.

At the same time, Envision reset expectations for instructional leadership among principals supported by new professional development and tools developed by the instructional leadership team.

Not surprisingly, what matters most at Envision — the focal point of execution — is its instructional system, which requires a team of teachers, facilitative leadership, high - quality analytical tools, and expert support.

Keeping the idea of brain plasticity at the forefront of your professional practice offers a constant reminder than when students struggle with lessons, it isn't because they can't learn, but because they need more practice and instructional support.

Drawing on research with teachers, principals and superintendents in three urban districts, the Rennie Center's brief recommends that policymakers at both the state and district levels provide teachers with more time and support for the integration of data into their instructional planning.

Yet at Jamaica High, the salaries and benefits for the eight deans and three - person support staff assigned to school security are treated as part of the instructional and administrative budget.

At Albemarle County Public Schools, teacher - driven instructional coaching supports teachers in their professional development, helps them to engage their students in authentic learning, and spreads innovative practices district - wide.

This new style, that we call «leadership for learning», supports instructional quality at the same time that it takes actions to involve other stakeholders in school decisions.

Martha Gold works in educational technology, instructional design and instructor support at a small liberal arts college in upstate New York.

One hundred eight staff members are engaged in official mentoring and / or adult learning at HTH, says Rob Riordan, the spirited director of instructional support for all HTH schools.

Join the director of technology at Del Mar Union School District — a high performing school district in San Diego, Calif. — along with Google in Education for an instructional webinar to see how they use Chromebooks in the classroom to support their curriculum focus, both in writing and the Common Core State Standards.

Depending on the daily instructional targets, Teresa is able to select students for particular nuggets of instruction knowing that the playlist supports those at digital content as well as other centers or stations.

The curriculum is accompanied by a selection of instructional materials and support resources for teachers at no additional cost.

Urban schools reinforce the student perception that teachers bear final responsibility for what they learn.By allowing passive witnesses, the schools support these student perceptions that all relationships are (indeed rewarding) students for being essentially authoritarian rather than mutual.As youth see the world, they are compelled to go to school while teachers are paid to be there.Therefore, it is the job of the teacher to make them learn.Every school policy and instructional decision which is made without involving students — and this is almost all of them — spreads the virus that principals and teachers rather than students must be the constituency held accountable for learning.In a very real sense students are being logical.In an authoritarian, top - down system with no voice for those at the bottom, why should those «being done to» be held accountable?

Old Dominion experts in school reform, math instruction, and instructional technology will collaborate with colleagues at Johns Hopkins University to develop technologies that reduce the level of dedicated local coaching support necessary to implement PowerTeaching i3.

At the Lawrenceville School, she has taught, been an assistant housemaster, overseen the early warning system, a program to close the achievement gap, served as an instructional leader, worked with University of Pennsylvania's Center for the Study of Boys» and Girls» Lives» to foster student action research projects and coordinated the educational support program.

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A third report, Small High Schools at Work: A Case Study of Six Gates - Funded Schools in New York City, from the Academy for Educational Development, takes a close look a handful of these new small schools, focusing on particular practices associated with student success: intermediary support, personal and academic support, effective instructional practices, and college preparation.

(ii) Analyzing individual ongoing, child - level assessment data for all children birth to age five participating in the program and using that data in combination with input from parents and families to determine each child's status and progress with regard to, at a minimum, language and literacy development, cognition and general knowledge, approaches toward learning, physical well - being and motor development, and social and emotional development and to individualize the experiences, instructional strategies, and services to best support each child.

those students scoring at or above a scale score specified in subclause (3) of this clause but below level 3 / proficient shall not be required to receive academic intervention instructional and / or student support services unless the school district, in its discretion, deems it necessary.

By reviewing what is in place for PD at the district and building level, district leaders have an opportunity to make adjustments and add supports to ensure that the professional development provided to teachers results in improved instructional practices and increased student achievement.

«At the present time,» Stevens noted, «two instructional computer support specialists provide support for eight elementary schools; an ICSS is assigned to each school one day per week.

At the Askwith Forum on October 15, Rich Milner examines the structural and social policies that shape educators» mindsets in regard to race and considers how we can support instructional practices that address race and poverty in meaningful ways.

«The hard part is not inventing new things but translating what the standards are into actual instructional supports that can work at scale,» says Guiney.

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.

«Districts look at policy initiatives as only attending to instruction and fail to marshal the leadership and organizational resources of schools to support that instructional improvement work,» Cosner said.

No one likes to tell a seventh - grader that she's reading at a third - grade level, but without that knowledge, she won't be engaged to try harder with the right instructional support.

The instructional modules will be designed to offer critical content knowledge and learning experiences that strengthen leaders» ability to support students» academic achievement at low - performing schools.

«These schools require truly comprehensive services, from instructional to operational support,» said Jennifer Shea, a senior program manager at the School Turnaround Group, part of the Boston - based Mass Insight Education, which is working with six states on turnarounds.

To this end, we are developing an extensive, research - based suite of tools aimed at supporting central office leaders as they guide and support school principals» instructional leadership efforts.

So, we created three teams at our district's central office — the Leadership, Central Instructional Leadership, and Central School Improvement — to provide support and services to our schools to help them achieve their improvement goals.

She has spent her career seeking solutions to close the achievement gap, in part by supporting the improvement of instructional practice at both the school and system levels.

The challenge, say organizations such as the Literacy Collaborative at The Ohio State University, lies in equipping school leaders with the skills and knowledge they need to provide informed support and instructional feedback to teachers.

Application - Related Support: Technical, Client Use including Assessment and Instructional Design and Report Use provided by ATI staff at no additional charge.

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 andInstructional 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 andInstructional 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 andinstructional role; high levels of collaboration and co-learning)

Agile Mind's blended programs keep teachers squarely at the center of instructional leadership, supported by challenging, highly engaging curriculum, assessments, and professional supports.

Through the Teaching, Leading, & Learning Collaborative (TLLC), CCSSO will support states as they work to identify and take action on policies aimed at comprehensive approaches to improving teachers and leaders» instructional practices with a focus on the implementation of college - and career - ready (CCR) standards.

In February of 2014, the adoption of the Safe and Supportive Schools Policy deepenend and extended positive tiered behavioral interventions and alternatives to suspension, increased instructional time, and reduced racial disparities, supporting full implementation of Restorative Practices (RP) and School ‐ Wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (SWPBIS) at All Schools.

There shall be no limit on the number of days of sick leave which a member of the instructional staff or an educational support employee may accrue, except that at least one - half of this cumulative leave must be established within the district granting such leave.

Full access to Goalbook Pathways for educators at a district, plus dedicated coaching and support for instructional leaders

There is some sense in which this is true, at least to the extent that you can find seemingly - reputable education studies to support almost any instructional decision.

Developed and pilot tested by researchers at Mills College, the fractions resource kit provides support for teachers in ways that is similar to those available to Japanese teachers for conceptualizing and teaching fractions, and teachers use the lesson study process to learn about the subject matter and effective instructional practice.

Support best teaching and research - based instructional practices through dissemination and modeling at the preservice and inservice levels for both teachers and principals.

Finally, we'll look at basic visual principles to aide in directional actions, subtle reminders, navigational habits, and how graphics support your instructional design and not hinder it.

He has also consulted at the New York City Department of Education to support the professional development of educators around using assessment data to improve instructional practice.

Project Look Sharp is a is a media literacy initiative out of Ithaca College, working to promote and support the integration of media literacy and critical thinking into curricula at all grade levels and across instructional areas.