Technology can «make the best
use of teacher time, adapt to meet students where they are, and encourage collaboration and creativity,» Logan says.
Indeed, they found that only the tiny sliver of PD involving thirty to one hundred
hours of teacher time showed any evidence of correlating with student achievement gains.
Whether you are a kindergarten teacher setting out learning centers, an art teacher preparing for a painting lesson, or a high school teacher collecting assignments, a significant
amount of teacher time is spent managing the materials within the classroom.
In a profession that already feels under siege, the decision in most states — encouraged by the U.S. Department of Education — to press ahead with using student test scores as a significant component of a teacher's evaluation «just fuels the perception that we care more about weeding out weak teachers than giving the vast
majority of teachers the time and support they need to make a successful transition to Common Core,» says Schwartz.
It is a
waste of teacher time and it is disrespectful to learners if intervention involves a wholesale repeat of the initial instruction (Kramer, 2015).
Implementing such a practice in a secondary school requires careful
scheduling of teacher time — which can only take place when the school staff has helped to develop the school's learning goals and decide how resources will be allocated to support those goals.
● Assisting teacher in the supervision of students» arrival and departure time ● Performing secretarial and record keeping tasks ● Helping teacher and students in achieving the objectives of the curriculum or activities ● Maintaining discipline of the classroom in the absence of the teacher
The report rightly highlights problems with current assessment practices in some settings including excessive workload for teachers and an inefficient
use of teacher time (such as the example of a learning journey with 15 photographs of a child putting on their coat).
In Singapore for example, 250
hours of teacher time a year is dedicated to professional development — far more than in the UK or US.
New York City has launched its iZone, with more than 80 schools innovating in the use
of teacher time, new technologies and access to world - class virtual instruction for inner - city students.
Only about 1/3
of teacher time is spent teaching.
Evidence about the use
of teacher time (e.g., Hargreaves, 1990, 1992, 1994) acknowledges that it is a finite and valuable resource that is sometimes squandered by competing demands and conflicting priorities.