Sentences with phrase «instructional time factor»

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There are many other factors to consider, such as administrators making time to visit classrooms, capable instructional leadership, clear expectations and common language around school or district initiatives, creating a culture of risk taking, etc..

The impact of instructional time on learning means that one factor determining the ability of schools to meet performance goals is not under the control of administrators and teachers.

In this review of the empirical literature, release time was highlighted as a factor of teacher leader instructional support practices and teacher leader administrative practice:

Findings from these three studies suggest that initiatives that feature teacher leaders engaged in instructional support practices, including demonstration lessons, should attend to factors such as time, peer support, and teacher leader knowledge that may influence their practice.

Educators should select appropriate instructional activities and materials, including technology, based on factors such as curriculum standards, students» needs, preferences, prior knowledge, and skill levels, and effective pedagogical practices and contextual factors such as time and available resources (Harris & Hofer, 2009; Kennedy & Deshler, 2010; King - Sears & Emenova, 2007).

Vargas pointed to instructional time as one of the major factors contributing to the low results.

For example, ESSA requires states to include a broader set of factors in school accountability systems rather than just test scores; provides funding for states and districts to audit and streamline their testing regimes; and allows states to cap the amount of instructional time devoted to testing.

«The teachers in our study confirmed what we at Teach Plus have learned from previous research and from speaking with thousands of teachers over the past five years: that alignment between assessments and curriculum, access to highly valued activities, and the autonomy to choose what's right for students all contribute to how teachers perceive the value of activities they use to prepare their students for tests, and are all factors that can be changed to reduce wasted time and increase valued instructional time.»

These were the basic design factors in the cover - test - sort (CTS) instructional model, used in a time when our society needed only a few good readers, mathematicians and life - long learners.

What's more, students in participating schools receive 40 more days of instructional time each year than many of their peers statewide.41 The district points to increased time for teachers to collaborate and extra time for students to learn as major factors behind increased student success.

Re the 12 - week window, several factors are that item - tryout studies are not strongly sensitive to time - of - instructional year like operational programs where you want all students taking the test within a relatively small window for comparisons across students or groups of students, nor are you generally concerned about test security since it is a low stakes research data collection.

* School factors such as class sizes, curriculum materials, instructional time, availability of specialists and tutors, and resources for learning (books, computers, science labs, and more)

Maybe, maybe... if you could hold other factors constant, such as the courses I teach, the number of students I teach, the curriculum, the technology and other resources, all the other teachers and all of their courses, the administrative policies, the school's schedule, school transportation, extra-curricular activities and field - trips that affect instructional time... if you haven't worked in a school, if you haven't administered the tests and watched the students» eyes glaze over as they go through a meaningless exercise with no consequences for them... then you simply do not understand this issue as well as you need to in order to make pronouncements about it.

For students to experience lasting benefits from attending summer programs, the report recommends that districts: run programs for at least five weeks; promote high attendance; include sufficient instructional time and protect it; invest in instructional quality; and factor in attendance and likely no - show rates when staffing the programs in order to lower per - student costs.

Center staff helps districts address the factors that support or hinder continuous instructional improvement: culture (beliefs and values about adult and student learning); conditions (time, structures and schedules); and competencies (professional skills and knowledge).

For students to experience lasting benefits from attending summer programs, the report recommends that districts run programs for at least five weeks, promote consistent attendance, include sufficient instructional time and protect it, invest in instructional quality, and factor in attendance and likely no - show rates when staffing the programs in order to lower per - student costs.

But instructional time seems to be a key factor.

By ensuring the Critical Success Factors of teacher quality, effective leadership, data driven instructional decisions, productive community and parent involvement, efficient use of learning time and maintaining a positive school climate, campuses can increase performance for all students.

The timing of instructional blocks rotates to diffuse the negative impact of time - sensitive factors, such as tardiness, early dismissals, fatigue, medication use, and attention span.

The time factor has emerged as an overwhelming concern, particularly as some districts continue to eliminate assistant principal positions and other instructional support positions.