It may be that these new strategies were responsible for the improvement in girls» results, or, as I and
most teachers involved in the system at the time believed, the new style of examination provided a way for girls to become confident enough to succeed.
Not exact matches
Back in the States we
most recently had been part of General Baptist churches we were usually
involved as worship leaders and Sunday school
teachers, my husband a deacon.
I am a mum, a qualified early years
teacher and early years professional and over the years have found my
most successful approaches have
involved a Using the child's developing personality (many aspects of which are present at birth) to decide what is best for the child.
Later in early childhood, the programs I'm
most excited about are ones that
involve preschool, but have
teachers who are trained to provide stability and calm and connection for children.
Let's be honest: In
most schools, all
involved — parents, students, principals and
teachers — know who the bad
teachers are.
Following a three - year study that
involved about 3,000
teachers, analysts said the
most accurate measure of a
teacher's effectiveness was a combination of classroom observations by at least two evaluators, along with student scores counting for between 33 percent and 50 percent of the overall evaluation.
Ofsted chief Sir Michael Wilshaw said in a BBC interview that «leadership is absolutely critical» in addressing this issue, ad that behavior policies can succeed «even in the
most challenging areas» if head
teachers are willing to get
involved.
The
most effective
teachers we see are using an interactive, multi-disciplinary approach that values and
involves students at all phases of curriculum from choice of content and learning strategies to assessment.
Most of the
teachers at the Qudwa Forum acknowledged there was even more
involved in excellent teaching than this.
«The screens have been really easy to implement, as
most of our staff, including newly recruited
teachers, are often already well - versed in using the core software, whether that's Powerpoint or Prezi, so there isn't much training
involved in this.
While
most teachers work hard to develop and maintain solid programs in which kids come first, they're at a loss when it comes to figuring out where to begin when it comes to getting parents
involved.
Teachers have captive audiences, but we must remember that the
most important work
involves making space for students to speak.
Most teachers feel that parent involvement is a vital part of student achievement, but many of them do not know how to get the parents
involved.
Unlike in
most disciplinary subjects, adults who lead these activities frequently continue to be
involved as participants as well as
teachers — they play in adult soccer leagues, act in community theaters.
That said, it's clear from their analysis that the
most important driver of the mismatch between the racial and ethnic distribution of students and the racial and ethnic distribution of
teachers involves racial and ethnic differences in college completion.
The
most effective advisories meet regularly, stay together for several years, and
involve staff development that helps
teachers support the academic, social, and emotional needs of their students.
To the extent that the
most important staffing decisions
involve sanctioning incompetent
teachers and rewarding the very best
teachers, a principal - based assessment system may affect achievement as positively as a merit - pay system based solely on student test results.
Collaboration: the
most effective professional development
involved teachers working together to solve pedagogical / learning problems.
Thousands of schools for African American students across the Jim Crow South were built with the backing of the Rosenwald Fund, one of the earliest and
most important foundations in education; philanthropist Grace Dodge founded
Teachers College, now at Columbia University, in 1887, which led to training of teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to
Teachers College, now at Columbia University, in 1887, which led to training of
teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to
teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was
involved in promoting the employment of classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring academic merit, which led to the SAT.
(Such services take various forms but
most commonly
involve separate classrooms with more challenging curricula and specially prepared
teachers, at least for core academic subjects.)
Payne: «One of the
most popular models for staff development, sometimes called a Train the Trainer model,
involves sending a few
teachers out to be trained so that they can come back and train others.
«
Most of the time I try to hold firm on the
teacher selected by our process [which
involves the principal, the
teachers, and all specialists]... [but] every now and then, parents have valid reasons for selecting a certain
teacher.»
Maybe you are proudest of your school's test results, your athletic teams» prowess, your
teachers» skills at
involving parents in the classroom, your school's many cultures and how they blend into a true family, your service - learning program, your media center, your Your six pride statements should tell about the biggest successes, your proudest accomplishments, your
most valued resources.
However,
most of these 57 studies were «interpretive» case studies
involving only a few
teachers.
When you look at technology as a teaching and learning experience, rather than just a technological advancement that
teachers have to get
involved with, it really improves the outlook of even the
most technophobic staff members.
He fired
most of the
teachers and administrators allegedly
involved with cheating, and he hasn't shied away from controversy during battles over redistricting and school leadership.
Sixty - one CSSS members across 38 states responded to our survey and reported that their work
most frequently
involves activities that attend to key components of their state's education systems, including: reviewing and developing state science standards, designing state science assessments, and designing or conducting
teacher professional development.
I found that the
most helpful professional - development experiences
involved fellow English
teachers sharing what worked in their classrooms — always with the caveat: «This works for me; it may not work for you.»
Perhaps the two
most obvious reasons are: 1) public opinion drives political actions in state legislatures, such as repeal efforts and efforts to adopt new assessments outside the Common Core - aligned consortia, and 2) public opinion likely affects schools» implementation, as politically active groups
involve themselves in school board meetings, contact
teachers directly to express their concerns, and «educate» parents with information or misinformation.
Kristine Holloway Middle School
Teacher Peel District School Board Mississauga, Ontario, Canada @mspaperless For MIE Expert Kristine Holloway, some of the
most fun and exciting days in her classroom
involve problems.
Our
most popular parent -
teacher conference resources include strategies for
involving parents in classroom activities, advice for conducting your first parent -
teacher conferences, and tips on how to follow up with parents and students after the conference.
Monterey, Calif — Many of the colleges and universities
involved in Project 30 have begun their own efforts to redesign
teacher training;
most grew out of collaboration between education schools and colleges of arts and sciences.
Layoffs almost always
involve the least experienced or
most recently employed
teachers and other staff.
In two of the school districts he visited, white parents tended to be the ones
most involved in the parent —
teacher associations.They know, for example, about mathematics placement tests in fifth grade that dictated which classes students will take.
At the
most dilapidated and underperforming schools,
teachers are blamed for stagnant graduation rates, students are derided for low tests scores, and parents are chastised for not being
involved.
Our
most recent project
involved collaborating with fourth grade
teacher Mrs. Nolte and allowed us to integrate the Sphero robot to help students learn about patterns, shapes, speed, distance, angels, and the fundamentals of computer programming.
The
most powerful evaluation systems
involve teachers,
teacher unions and administrators in the design.
It doesn't even mean that every debate
involves moral considerations; this is certainly true when it comes to discussions over what policies will be
most - effective in expanding choice or improving
teacher quality.
Research shows that the
most common training
involved sitting watching a PowerPoint and the
most common reason for selecting a course was «the
teacher wanted to go» — not hugely systematic.
Most recently she was invited by Gardner - Webb faculty to become
involved with the Urban Educators Leadership Collaborative (UELC) through
Teachers College at Columbia University, NY.
Most involved teachers behaving either obscenely or criminally.
However, the
most popular grouping strategy
teachers described actually using in the field tests (see Table 6)
involved placing the students into small groups (43 %).
According to research the happiest and
most successful children are the ones whose
teachers and parents respect their autonomy and remain responsive and
involved when support is needed.
Here's six best practices for effective partnership between IT departments, other administrators, and
most importantly of all, classroom
teachers, to drive meaningful use of technology — and reduce stress for everyone
involved.
The result of this isolation is that administrators, too, tend to be isolated from
teachers, the people
most directly
involved in addressing student learning within the classroom.
In
most schools,
teachers and parents traditionally have not been
involved in critical decisions about budget, personnel, and other policy issues.
Kevin Huber, the current head of the Chicago
Teachers» Pension Fund, says most people involved in the teachers» pensions (whether it be the pension fund board trustees or the teachers themselves) felt that they already had a good thin
Teachers» Pension Fund, says
most people
involved in the
teachers» pensions (whether it be the pension fund board trustees or the teachers themselves) felt that they already had a good thin
teachers» pensions (whether it be the pension fund board trustees or the
teachers themselves) felt that they already had a good thin
teachers themselves) felt that they already had a good thing going.
Most classroom activities
involve students listening to and participating in spoken communication with
teachers and other students.
Aside from the implicit paradox
involved in punishing children,
teachers, and schools while simultaneously removing their financial supports, perhaps the
most troubling aspect of this approach is that it seriously demeans teaching as profession.
This common problem, which surfaces in school after school, led us to consult some of the
most successful urban educators we know —
teachers and principals who have been
involved in founding new, small high schools in New York City and Boston, Massachusetts.1 These schools, which serve low - income, minority communities, have begun to routinely graduate and send to college more than 90 percent of their students.