Sentences with phrase «n't improve student learning»

It's an inexcusable information dump that, without time and training for teachers to absorb, adapt and apply the new material, won't improve student learning.

He noted that federal money alone wouldn't improve student learning, arguing that school results had to be «tested and checked» by those funding it.

Dr McGrath - Champ said: «Many teachers report that the Department's micro managing and accountability requirements are limiting creativity and do not improve student learning.»

Instead of looking to improve education for all children, he parroted failed voucher and privatization schemes that have not improved student learning.

We are pleased that many legislators listened to teachers» concerns and to mounting evidence that using SBAC scores in teacher evaluations is harmful and does not improve student learning.

«It has been suggested that technology, per se, does not improve student learning.

Not exact matches

The faculty artfully integrates State - adopted educational standards into the school's curriculum while creating a vibrant and stimulating environment that not only engages, but improves student attention and develops a life - long passion for learning.

His program at Holy Trinity is telling us some important things about kids and school food — namely, that food doesn't need to be «dumbed down» for kids to accept it; that kids implicitly understand when deep care is being put into the preparation of their food and they respond with equal respect; and that improving school food can change kids» attitudes about food outside the school yard gates, as was the case with the student quoted by Chef Boundas who cut back on fast food now that he's eating healthful foods at lunch and learning about nutrition and cooking in Chef Boundas's kitchen.

Two new Quinnipiac University polls show that New York voters trust the teachers» unions more than Governor Andrew Cuomo to improve education in the state, and two thirds of New York State voters say the Common Core aligned standardized tests are not an accurate way to measure how well students are learning.

Giving the rats oestrogen implants not only improved their performance in learning tests but also helped to preserve the brain cells, reported Meharvan Singh, a graduate student at Gainesville.

The proposal should make a strong case that, as a package, the instructional methodologies you are proposing (including, but not limited to, the telescope) will «accomplish positive change» and improve student learning.

The physics Nobelist who recently stepped down as point person for the Obama Administration's efforts to improve U.S. science education told Congress yesterday that many federally funded programs don't draw upon current research about how people learn and, therefore, haven't managed to boost student achievement.

A program that brings live fish into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a new study finds.

The general disregard for curriculum as a means to improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes is reflected in the observation that «many teachers do not have access to strong, standards - aligned curriculum; in fact, most teachers spend hours every week searching for materials that haven't been vetted and aren't connected to ongoing, professional learning activities in their schools.»

Adopting what are becoming tried - and - true blended - learning models (yes, I know it still may be too soon to use that phrase for blended learning, but I just did it) to individualize learning for students and improve teachers» lives is better than remaining stuck in a failed factory - based model of schooling, even if the model is not the most innovative thing ever that pushes the blended - learning field forward for students.

Benefits: Greater accountability; Drawing teachers focus on what skills need to be taught; Identification of students who have not reached expected benchmarks in reading and numeracy, supported by evidence and data; Improved preservice teacher training and teacher professional learning.

While this could be seen as damning proof that technology does not have the capability to improve educational outcomes, and instead provides a platform for students to be become distracted from learning, Andreas Schleicher, OECD director for education and skills, concluded that schools systems «need to find more effective ways to integrate technology into teaching and learning».

Although smart technologies can help improve a student's learning, they can also become a distraction, but what's certain is that they aren't going to be abandoned in the classroom any time soon.

PLCs go a step beyond professional development by providing teachers with not just skills and knowledge to improve their teaching practices but also an ongoing community that values each teacher's experiences in their own classrooms and uses those experiences to guide teaching practices and improve student learning (Vescio et al., 2008).

Access to technology is vital, so perhaps outfitting a class with an interactive display and tablet devices, but limiting Wi - Fi access so that students can't use their personal devices is the way to avoid distraction and improve learning.

Tools for Teaching: Escaping the Paper Grading Trap The paper - grading ritual, says Dr. Fred Jones, not only fails to improve student learning, it also cannibalizes the after - school time available for planning tomorrow's lessons with yesterday's clerical work.

And when the tests are too narrow a measure or aren't properly aligned to standards, they provide little concrete information that teachers and schools can use to improve teaching and learning for individual students.

In essence, those students did not receive the attention they needed in order to improve their learning.

Although the school didn't have an SEL program at the time, teachers knew how to incorporate students» emotions during class to improve their disposition toward learning.

Such interventions focus not on improving academic skills or knowledge, but on changing students» mindsets about learning — combating negative feelings, or increasing a sense of belonging, or reframing failure as an opportunity for improvement.

In some cases, these students are reluctant to make an effort because they do not think they can improve their learning.

It is with the advent of new tools; not only students are able to understand a concept but at the same time they are able to expand their knowledge,» writes Rashmi Kathuria (@rashkath), who walks us through her journey from teacher to e-teacher with a passion for improving mathematics learning every step of the way.

But it is showing that with commitment and a willingness to experiment, blended learning has great potential not just for improving efficiency and reducing costs, but for boosting student achievement across the board.

«Integrating 21st - century skills into teaching and assessment... is not only an economic imperative, driven by changes in the workforce, but a vital aspect of improving student learning,» says «Measuring Skills for the 21st Century,» a white paper scheduled for release Nov. 10 by the Washington - based think tank Education...

Monitoring will help you determine who is and who is not participating, and learn whether a particular student is improving.

Feedback should be used to improve learning, and not given as a final activity, informing the students about a final mark; by promoting dialogical feedback and feedforward, assessment will make more sense than ever: It will encourage learners to modify, complement, and improve their learning.

We need to value this data in three different ways: a) data to get at quality / integrity of the learning; b) data to inform the student's record and future learning; and c) data that helps us improve the learning process, not unlike the research value of large medical data sets.

As a result, seeking out what's known about how students learn and improving products accordingly isn't necessarily rewarded.

The «performance - based» pay experiments in places like Denver, Cincinnati, Minneapolis, and Douglas County, Colorado, turn out to be linked primarily to supervisor or peer judgments, not to a teacher's track record in improving student learning.

On the panel, Koedinger, a co-founder of Carnegie Learning, confirmed the point when he talked about how once he and his team had brought their research - informed product to market, the majority of the market incentives encouraged them not to improve the product along its ability to help students learn.

Ideally, improved assessment practices will show us not only what students are learning but also how they are learning and why they may or may not be gaining particular skills or knowledge.

What is unique about National Board Certification is that it assesses not only the knowledge teachers possess but also the actual use of their skills and professional judgment in the classroom as they work to improve student learning.

But she quickly learned that most teachers shared her passion to do the hard work — and that «you can't fire your way to improved student learning.»

A group of teachers that studies a book may advance its knowledge but won't necessarily improve student learning.

Although investors may not like the expenditures in the short term, in the long run, as Nate Davis told me in a conversation at the end of last year, the investments are critical to improve student learning — and so that K12, Inc. remains a going and growing concern (to that end, see its second fiscal quarter results released today).

• Initiatives that provide computers to every student in a classroom do not improve learning outcomes.

Duncan went even further, repeatedly telling state leaders that these formula dollars had to be used to improve student learning and innovate, not merely fund more of the same.

The New York state early childhood program monitoring protocol, for example, includes cumbersome requirements that don't have a clear connection to improved student learning — such as a «block building area with an adequate supply of blocks in varied sizes that is organized and labeled» and a posted daily schedule that is «referenced daily, represented in pictures and words, and displayed at children's eye level.»

I'm not researching problems that don't exist, however; I'm creating plans to improve my own students» learning.

Unrealistic and ever - increasing performance targets have forced us to label 63 percent of Title I schools and 47 percent of districts receiving Title I funds as needing improvement, and to apply sanctions that do not necessarily lead to improved learning for the students in those schools.

But just finding that some policy is likely to improve student outcomes does not mean that the improvement will reach the high levels sought by Washington Learns, or by others with similar views about what students should know.

Escaping the Paper Grading Trap The paper - grading ritual, says Dr. Fred Jones, not only fails to improve student learning, it also cannibalizes the after - school time available for planning tomorrow's lessons with yesterday's clerical work.

Educational administrators interested in improving teaching at their school sites must know that teachers can not become proficient, let alone distinguished, if their students lack abilities in communication, meta - cognition, resilient mindset, responsible character, and social - emotional learning.

And when the tests are too narrow a measure or aren't properly aligned to standards, they provide little concrete information teachers and schools can use to improve teaching and learning for individual students.

Students can't improve or become managers of their own learning without constant, real - time assessment and feedback, referred to in PBL instruction as assessment for learning, as opposed to assessment for school, district, or classroom accountability.