Sentences with phrase «leaving teachers concerned»

New teacher evaluations were rolled out alongside the Common Core State Standards and related exams, leaving teachers concerned about how the harder tests will affect their performance evaluations in the future.

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I hadn't read this comment in a while, but when i did today, it brought to mind Acts 5, and what the teacher Gamaliel said concerning the earliest Christian movement, «Therefore, in the present case I advise you: Leave these men alone!

It is simplistic to say but the second grade teacher's lessons hold the best advice here, leave others alone and be concerned with yourself only.

«Our members are all dedicated and committed members of staff, but they have been left with no choice but to make this strong protest «All that is needed to avoid this strike action is a commitment by the employer to genuine negotiation and to listen to the concerns of teachers.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said state leaders might leave any concerns about teacher evaluations to the State Board of Regents, an education policymaking panel.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.

In addition to the longstanding belief that replacing exiting teachers is difficult, additional concerns have been raised in the D.C. schools that high - performing teachers may leave because of the stress of high - stakes evaluation.

The most frequent response was that there were none, but main areas of concern were: accessing activities during leave, as a temporary relief teacher or someone not currently teaching; location (internet access and travel); cost; the tracking process; time; and, finding suitable or quality activities.

«The volume of criticism deployed by successive governments is a serious deterrent to recruitment and retention, and the jump in the number of those reporting teachers leaving the profession is a concern.

The tight timetable for approval and implementation of the plan may not have left enough time to address teacher concerns — such as the possible loss of pay for some veteran teachers if they had lower evaluation scores.

The paper is clever, and fine as far as it goes, but leaves me concerned about the direction of teacher evaluation policy.

The folks at TeacherPensions.org are concerned that our current system of teacher pensions leaves too many teachers without adequate funds for retirement.

Some would say that teachers leave for better financial opportunities, but we don't believe the difficulties of teacher retention result from concerns about money.

Concerned that high - stakes testing was narrowing student assessment down to a few scores, teachers and administrators in one Illinois district developed a system to assess a range of skills — including critical thinking and social - emotional skills — they wanted students to master by the time they left school.

We are very concerned about teachers leaving the state, Evans told Education World.

When we combine these concerns with the lack of any financial incentive to perform extra duties, we find that many are unmotivated to continue in their role and we have seen less teachers applying for roles with many educators opting to take early retirement or leave the profession altogether.

The National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) has called on the government to give reassurances to UK pupils who are concerned for their futures following the UK's vote to leave the European Union (EU).

Despite their rhetoric expressing concern about the role that standardized tests play in our education system, politicians persist in valuing these tests almost exclusively when it comes to accountability — not only for schools, as has been the case since the inception of No Child Left Behind, but for teachers as well, with a national push to include the results of these tests in teacher evaluations.

Why are the unions not more concerned about a new study finding that 28 % of district teachers miss more than ten days of school for personal and sick leave?

Primary teachers have raised concerns after school children were left upset after taking «one of hardest» tests yet to be seen in the Key Stage 2 qualification.

All three tools provide the ability for teachers to leave personalized comments and notes on student work, and they provide a messaging service for students who may want to send emails with questions or concerns about the course.

Increased demand would not be an immediate reason for concern — if there were enough qualified teachers to enter the classroom, or if we could reduce the number of teachers leaving the classroom.

In her new book, «Demoralized: Why Teachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay,» Santoro features stories from 23 teachers who have profound concerns about the state of their profession but who have not yet decided tTeachers Leave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay,» Santoro features stories from 23 teachers who have profound concerns about the state of their profession but who have not yet decided to lLeave the Profession They Love and How They Can Stay,» Santoro features stories from 23 teachers who have profound concerns about the state of their profession but who have not yet decided tteachers who have profound concerns about the state of their profession but who have not yet decided to leaveleave.

Another grave concern for educators is the academic gap that would be left by teacher assistants that are primarily tasked with making sure students read on grade level by the third grade — presumably still a significant goal for Senator Berger who was a key driver in the state's Read to Achieve legislation that mandates all third graders read on grade level or be held back from advancing to the fourth grade.

Beyer said she is concerned that the budget does not increase teachers supplements, money some districts pay teachers on top of their state salaries, which leaves DPS at risk of falling even further behind the Wake and Chapel Hill - Carrboro school systems.

State and Local Implementation of the No Child Left Behind Act, Volume VIII — Teacher Quality Under NCLB: Final Report (2009) provides information on state, district, and school implementation of No Child Left Behind Act provisions concerning teacher quality, professional development, and paraprofesTeacher Quality Under NCLB: Final Report (2009) provides information on state, district, and school implementation of No Child Left Behind Act provisions concerning teacher quality, professional development, and paraprofesteacher quality, professional development, and paraprofessional.

Education advocates, though, say they have noted the concerns about teacher background checks and, for the most part, they believe educators» right to protest will continue unabated, particularly if hiring decisions are left to local school boards and administrators, rather than state officials.

However, I am concerned that this time that has been reconfigured to support teachers leaves our children behind, because, with the information I have seen thus far, there will be no efforts to replace targeted intervention for students.

In that role they are concerned with software licensing, hardware contracts, and e-Rate government funding, important activities — but they often preempt and leave little time for coordinators to ensure the professional development of their teachers.

Although fewer people entered teacher preparation programs during the Great Recession, of greater concern is the number of teachers leaving the profession.

«I'm concerned many teachers leave teacher training, go straight into supply teaching which is a clear choice for some and they don't get any professional development in that way.

Workload is the main reason teachers are leaving the profession, and school leaders should prioritise reducing stress as their «first concern», she said.

More concerning yet for Williams is that teachers whose students quickly pass online courses and graduate are earning praise from administrators, regardless of how well - prepared students are to leave.

Dr Zubaida Haque, research associate at the Runnymede Trust, said: «Government and school leaders should be concerned that over 60 per cent of black and ethnic minority teachers are thinking of leaving the teaching profession.

It comes after shadow education secretary Lucy Powell raised concerns about government and Ucas data showing that 49,120 teachers left the state - funded sector in the year to November 2014, while 48,900 applied for teacher training in the same period.

The Navigation menu on the left margin establishes yet another link to a page where teachers are invited to express their desires for the Winston Society, concerns about NCLB, and ideas for fostering more progressive educational practices.

The disclosures come amid growing concerns over teacher recruitment, with high numbers of teachers leaving to move abroad and headteachers increasingly struggling to fill vacant posts.

Headlines about teacher and teacher union concerns over efforts to link teacher performance evaluations to student achievement scores leave one with the impression that teachers are either unwilling to be accountable for student achievement or that they are just resistant to changing their ways.

I left a career I loved in opposition to a teacher evaluation system I was forced to implement despite serious ethical concerns.

Using administrative data from North Carolina spanning 14 school years through 2008, the author finds significant changes in teacher sick leave consistent with the generalized career concerns model.

The second one is concerns about the way accountability pressures in the No Child Left Behind era created pressure to teach to the test, lots of sanctions and the loss of autonomy in the classroom because quite often in central - city schools, where minority teachers are concentrated, they were moved to a scripted, teacher - proof curriculum, geared to test preparation, which is not what people go into teaching for.

«Teachers are generally concerned about kids and that calling never leaves you,» Knapp said.

If Mr. Friedman, Gov. Bush and friends are * really * concerned with monopolies, I suggest that they focus their gaze on Pearson, and leave the schools alone so our teachers can teach, and our children can learn.

He also questioned the need for fire drills at schools and said he was concerned copycat gunmen could use the alarms to trick teachers and students into leaving the relative safety of their classrooms.