Sentences with phrase «leading school districts around the country»
We believe our unparalleled technology coupled with strong experience implementing similar systems with other leading school districts around the country best qualifies Performance Matters to successfully deliver all aspects of the Performance Matters Platform desired by the District.
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Silas Kulkarni is Executive Director of Teaching Lab, leading powerful professional learning experiences in school districts around the country by applying lessons learned as a record - busting middle school teacher in Washington, D.C., and New York City.
«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»
Her choice from among leading educators and administrators from other districts around the country reflected a strong desire by the board to keep the district in the hands of someone well versed on the challenges facing the district, someone who would not need months of on - the - job learning to become familiar with issues, schools and personnel.
One of the largest studies ever conducted to try to understand what makes good teaching, the Methods of Effective Teaching Study led by Harvard University researcher Thomas Kane, analyzed 7,500 lessons taught by 1,300 teachers from six school districts around the country and had experts score their effectiveness.