Sentences with phrase «majority of teachers surveyed»

Just 8 % of members surveyed report participating in a union certification election, indicating that the vast majority of teachers surveyed have never voted to be represented by a union organization in the first place.

The result was that a majority of teachers surveyed were familiar with the idea of the growth mindset but an even greater majority wanted more professional development on the topic.

To improve students» chances at success, a majority of teachers surveyed said they would like to see tougher academic standards that are the same...

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A survey of NUT members in Barking and Dagenham showed an overwhelming majority (94 %) of teachers would not want to work for a BNP led council and 75 % would consider no longer working in the borough.

-- A solid majority of voters surveyed — 62 percent — said they agreed with Cuomo's proposal to make public school teachers eligible for tenure after five years, instead of the current three - year requirement.

While the majority of 147 teachers surveyed provided some classroom - based support for students, almost half indicated their school had no clear policy for responding to the crisis and half received no training to help them.

Stout surveyed 785 of 865 accredited teacher - training schools and found that a majority identified emotional stability as being of primary importance and that approximately 45 percent actually assessed students» emotional stability, identifying it as the second most important criterion for determining fitness for teaching, behind academic credentials.

For example, a 2011 survey by William Schmidt of Michigan State University of mathematics teachers in 40 states found that, while the overwhelming majority of teachers had read the standards and liked them, some 80 percent said they were «pretty much the same» as previous state standards.

In a recent survey by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, the majority of teachers reported that they believe that data and digital tools make them better teachers.

The survey results suggest that concerns around technology distracting students are limiting teachers ability to take full advantage, despite the majority of teachers understanding the benefits it can bring to learning.

Not surprisingly, today's students use social media as their main form of communication and connection, yet a University of Phoenix ® College of Education survey conducted online by Harris Poll in April among 1,002 U.S. K - 12 teachers found that only «13 percent of today's K - 12 teachers have integrated social media into classroom learning, with an overwhelming majority (87 percent) reporting they have not embraced social platforms.»

The survey of more than 1,000 teachers also found that the majority of teachers did not receive training in undertaking assessments as part of their initial teacher training.

Arnup and Bowles also highlight data from the OECD's Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS)-- focusing on lower secondary school teachers and their principals — suggesting «the majority of teachers are satisfied with their jobs, but teaching classrooms with a high proportion of challenging students is associated with lower levels of job satisfaction (OECD, 2014)».

A majority of those who took part in one of the largest ever teacher surveys also said that departmental support had remained static or declined over the same period.

A survey of 2,300 primary members of the National Union of Teachers (NUT) shows that the majority of teachers believe the primary assessment system isTeachers (NUT) shows that the majority of teachers believe the primary assessment system isteachers believe the primary assessment system is broken.

A large majority (88 %) of surveyed districts reported that at least half of their teachers used common assessments.

Notably, every subgroup in the survey except for public school teachers increased their support of merit pay to a majority of at least 55 percent.

According to the three - year study, which is being conducted by the Santa Monica, Calif. - based RAND Corp., majorities of elementary and middle school science and math teachers in all three states report in surveys that they are making positive changes in the classroom by focusing on their states» academic standards or searching for better teaching methods.

Despite education policies being a major part of party pledges, the majority of teachers do not expect any improvement to schools after the general election, a Tes survey has revealed.

Our annual «Impact of New Technologies» survey into the views of English Maintained Schools on a range of new technologies used by teachers and students carried out in conjunction with the National Education Research Panel (NERP) shows that an increasing majority of schools (56 per cent primary, 65 per cent secondary schools) feel they are now definitely unable, or unlikely to be able, to maintain planned new technologies investments for 2011/12.

However, looking at a free communication technology that has become a core part of both teachers» and students» lives, namely social media, the survey revealed that the majority of schools apparently make no use of social networking sites.

In 1996, a survey done by the National Education Association (NEA) showed that the majority of teachers chose to leave the profession because of stress factors, explains Angela Oddone, mental wellness program coordinator for the NEA Health Information Network.

How Teachers View Technology A recent «Teachers Talk Tech» survey found that the majority of teachers view computer technology as a valuable teaching tool that can improve students» academic performance and attention in class, while strengthening the lines of communication with Teachers View Technology A recent «Teachers Talk Tech» survey found that the majority of teachers view computer technology as a valuable teaching tool that can improve students» academic performance and attention in class, while strengthening the lines of communication with Teachers Talk Tech» survey found that the majority of teachers view computer technology as a valuable teaching tool that can improve students» academic performance and attention in class, while strengthening the lines of communication with teachers view computer technology as a valuable teaching tool that can improve students» academic performance and attention in class, while strengthening the lines of communication with parents.

The survey also found that a majority of teachers use technology, such as laptops, Smart Boards and tablets, in the classroom.

A comprehensive survey of 10,000 teachers from around the country showed that when teachers are asked for their honest, professional opinions, overwhelming majorities agree that «engaged and effective» teachers are very important for student learning and that student achievement is the most important measure of their performance.

A majority of first - year educators surveyed for a report say their teacher - training programs did not prepare them adequately to teach ethnically diverse students and students with special needs.

Each year, TFA contracts with an external researcher to survey these principals, and year after year the majority of principals rate TFA teachers» preparation and performance as at least as effective as that of other beginning teachers, and in many cases as even better than the overall teaching faculty.

Surveys conducted by Emily Feistritzer suggest that Schorr's perspective is shared by a majority of teachers.

Responses from 1,500 head teachers show a majority of schools in the survey face staffing cuts and bigger class sizes.

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CEA Director of Policy, Research, and Reform Donald Williams shared responses from surveys of teachers in Connecticut, Oregon, and Washington that showed that an overwhelming majority reported problems with the SBAC accommodations available for special needs students and English language learners.

«In a national survey of teachers of grades 3 and 4, the majority reported that they had no training in gifted education.

While 87 percent of teachers surveyed believe they improved «some» or «tremendously» over the last several years, only about half surveyed believe the majority of professional development actually improved their instruction.

In surveys conducted by Research for Action, a large majority of teachers reported that the literacy modules have led to both improved student writing and deeper understanding of content.1 A majority of math teachers surveyed reported that the math modules have encouraged students to engage in mathematical discussions and have improved students» math reasoning skills.2

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We surveyed teachers from every kind of teacher preparation program, and a majority felt they were not prepared for the realities of the classroom regarding specific student populations.

NUT general secretary Christine Blower said: «This survey clearly shows that the majority of people want children to be taught by a qualified teacher.

Conducted by the Center on Education Policy (CEP), the survey found a majority of teachers expressing satisfaction with their own school, but about half or more agreed with statements indicating diminished enthusiasm, high stress and a desire to leave the profession if they could get a higher - paying job.

In another survey, a majority of teachers in Tennessee believe that implementation of the standards has begun positively.

Almost all of the 4,600 teachers surveyed (93 percent) use some form of digital tool to gather data and guide instruction, and a majority (61 percent) said data and digital tools make them better teachers.

Hours after LA Unified announced results of a survey in which teachers expressed «high marks» for their training on iPads and the teaching content on them — the instructional tools for the new Common Core State Standards — the teacher's union on Monday said its own survey found that a majority of teachers do not feel personally prepared to teach the standards

The majority of heads surveyed were «philosophers» (51 per cent)-- mostly former English literature teachers with no experience outside education — who saw their role as enablers of better teaching rather than prioritising staff management, revenue and better working environments.

Survey: Teachers support changes in state job protection laws The majority of public school teachers who participated in a new survey support changes in state teacher job protection laws that were the focus of last year's landmark ruling in Vergara v. CalifSurvey: Teachers support changes in state job protection laws The majority of public school teachers who participated in a new survey support changes in state teacher job protection laws that were the focus of last year's landmark ruling in Vergara v. CalTeachers support changes in state job protection laws The majority of public school teachers who participated in a new survey support changes in state teacher job protection laws that were the focus of last year's landmark ruling in Vergara v. Calteachers who participated in a new survey support changes in state teacher job protection laws that were the focus of last year's landmark ruling in Vergara v. Califsurvey support changes in state teacher job protection laws that were the focus of last year's landmark ruling in Vergara v. California.

[1] According to the survey, «For school districts, which receive the majority of these funds, allowable uses include: recruiting and retaining highly qualified teachers; offering professional development in core academic areas; promoting growth and rewarding quality teaching through mentoring, induction, and other support services; testing teachers in academic areas; and reducing class size.»

Yet the majority of teachers say they've faced major changes - related to what and how they teach, as well as how they're evaluated - over the last couple of years in their schools and districts, according to a recent survey by the Education Week Research Center.

Berry cited a CTQ survey of administrators from more than 30 school districts and nonprofits that held federal leadership grants that revealed a narrow approach to teacher leadership: ``... The vast majority of interviewees could not envision teachers leading in roles other than instructional coach or, perhaps peer evaluator.»

But a review of the best evidence on teachers» sentiments shows that educators are not unhappy because they resent the new emphasis on teacher evaluations, a key element of President Obama's Race to the Top program; in fact, according to a separate survey of 10,000 public school teachers from Scholastic and the Gates Foundation, the majority support using measures of student learning to assess teachers, and the mean number of years teachers believe they should devote to the classroom before being assessed for tenure is 5.4, a significant increase from the current national average of 3.1 years.

According to the Los Angeles Times, the Oklahoma Education Association on Thursday plans to unveil a school - shutdown strategy; the teachers» union said the vast majority of the 10,000 educators who responded to a survey supported shuttering campuses so they could strike.

Kency Nittler, manager for teacher trends at the National Council on Teacher Quality, said their 2011 survey of LA Unified principals found that «the majority of principals in LAUSD were rarely or never satisfied with the teachers they were forced to hire from the must - placteacher trends at the National Council on Teacher Quality, said their 2011 survey of LA Unified principals found that «the majority of principals in LAUSD were rarely or never satisfied with the teachers they were forced to hire from the must - placTeacher Quality, said their 2011 survey of LA Unified principals found that «the majority of principals in LAUSD were rarely or never satisfied with the teachers they were forced to hire from the must - place list.

SAN FRANCISCO — The majority of students feel challenged by both their teachers and coursework a survey of 183,000 students in grades three through twelve conducted by YouthTruth Student Survey survey of 183,000 students in grades three through twelve conducted by YouthTruth Student Survey Survey found.