Sentences with phrase «of teachers working»

Drawing on evidence from lesson observations, teacher interviews and project reports, this paper examines the pedagogical perspectives and strategies of teachers working to incorporate use of

BIE affiliated schools more than quadrupled the number of NBCTs in their system since 2014 and have hundreds of teachers working towards certification

I think implementation of this will be more productive if it's done through groups of teachers working together or with a principal or instructional coach or team leader — as opposed to having a principal say, «This is the way it has to be.»

The National Board for Professional Teacher Standards, Southfield, Mich.: to increase the number of teachers working in low - income communities who seek and achieve National Board Certification.

As the enrollment of students in public school choice programs has increased, so has the number of teachers working in interdistrict magnet and charter schools.

On other tests, it will be comparatively easy for high - achieving students to make large gains, biasing value - added in favor of teachers working in those schools.

Thus we have good reason to suspect that school effectiveness biases comparisons of the value - added scores of teachers working in different schools.

The Fund staff and many of the teachers working with The Fund, continue to lead development, implementation, and spread of LDC in multiple districts and schools across the state.

The judgements are unreliable and they get in the way of teachers working on their teaching skills.

When our leaders say teachers are not good, we need to point out to them how well some of our students are doing, and that a recent Mathematica report for the U.S. Department of Education states that the quality of teachers working in low - income schools is about the same as the quality of teachers working in high income schools.

From the majority of teachers working in the traditional public school atmosphere, to charters, teacher - run schools, and new and improving online and open schools, we are committed to providing all teachers with quality professional products and services.

This may seem obvious, especially to educators themselves, since schools are groups of teachers working together to help students learn.

Our focus is on serving public schools and we aim to include the majority of teachers working in Title 1 schools, but we are glad to train any teacher, regardless.

Jacqueline Ancess describes how teachers in New York City secondary schools increase their own learning while improving student outcomes • Milbrey W. McLaughlin and Joel Zarrow demonstrate how teachers learn to use data to improve their practice and meet educational standards • Lynne Miller presents a case study of a long - lived school — university partnership • Beverly Falk recounts stories of teachers working together to develop performance assessments, to understand their student's learning, to re-think their curriculum, and much more • Laura Stokes analyzes a school that successfully uses inquiry groups.

As NCTE president and as an 8th - grade teacher, I am especially proud of NCTE's support of teachers working with Common Core Standards.

Elizabeth's current research is focused on documenting the experience of teachers working in conflict - affected settings and exploring how these key actors understand their educational, emotional and social obligations towards their students.

By adopting new school models that change teachers» roles and use digital learning to save teachers» time, schools can put great teachers in charge of more students» learning and turbocharge the development and performance of all teachers working in teams.

Even though teachers of color worked in high - need schools at disproportionate rates, they still represented only 31 percent of all teachers working in high - poverty schools and 40 percent of teachers in schools that serve mostly students of color, the report notes.

The event was also an outstanding example of teachers working together to leverage community resources — such as STEM experts and retirees — to enhance the educational opportunities for students.

As coaches watch videos of teachers working on the teacher - selected goal, they can begin to formulate ideas for the coach - selected goal

They must become active players in shaping education for their children, ask tough, thoughtful questions about what is being taught in classrooms, demand information on the quality of the teachers working in classrooms, and play stronger roles in shaping the overhauls of traditional district schools (and in the operations of charter schools serving their kids).

I am pleased that Democratic and Republican members came together to approve our legislation allocating the additional federal funds to keep thousands of teachers working,» said Perez in a statement.

«It is our strong belief that positive change in education must be driven by the profession and shaped by the invaluable experience of teachers working in classrooms.

As a result of this, the AFT is less able than ever to claim itself to be the voice of teachers working in the nation's classrooms.

Listen as Steve ponders the continuum of teachers working as individuals to teachers working as teams to teachers working as franchises.

In this paper, Dylan Wiliam identifies that the main reasons most system - wide reforms have failed and offers one potential solution: improving the pedagogy and practice of teachers working in today's classrooms with new models of professional development and leadership.

A group of educationists scrutinising the consequences of teachers working until their late 60s expect their interim findings to be published this month, seven months after they were...

Instead of teachers working alone in silos, the interdisciplinary approach of most lessons means that joint planning and professional collaboration are essential.

It doesn't matter if the school is big or small or the number of teachers working together, it is about interdependence.

No statistical manipulation can assure fair comparisons of teachers working in very different schools, with very different students, under very different conditions.»

On Thursday, I gave a speech at the Minnesota Professional Conference to a crowd of teachers working one more extra day to be better for the students who need them most.

For districts and departments facing the challenge of teachers working in isolation, this group serves as a model of how a commitment to collaborative learning can build a professional community in which teachers support each other to shift their instructional practices and actively support all students» success.

In fact, according to a recent survey of teachers working in Los Angeles conducted by the National Council on Teacher Quality, 68 percent reported that «there were tenured teachers currently working in their schools who should be dismissed for poor performance.»

The department launched the investigation after Michigan Radio reported the new Muskegon Heights charter school district had about 10 % of teachers working without a valid teaching certificate or permit.

Also, I am a strong believer in the benefit of teachers working collaboratively with each other.

Teams of teachers working with a common and manageable set of students, with time built into their schedule for collaborative work and receive initial facilitation to guide their efforts.

Collegiality involves a group of teachers working together on developing goals, improvement efforts, and assessments.

We also collected data during the writing camp, such as observational field notes and video recordings of the teachers working with campers (approximately seven per teacher).

Pilot teachers have characteristics between those of teachers working at traditional BPS schools and charter schools, as can be seen in columns 3 and 8 of Table 1.

Our guest believes that the days of teachers working in isolation behind closed classroom doors should be a thing of the past.

It compares the findings about numbers of teachers working in a library role with the overall teacher cohort in terms of location, school sector and socio - economic status of schools.

Districts equalize the numbers of teachers working in schools, so the schools in low - income neighborhoods don't get extra slots to compensate for the inexperience of their teachers.

First off, it says we are lucky to have these sorts of teachers working in our schools - those who are so dedicated to providing the best possible education to our students that they are willing to sacrifice their livelihood to ensure they are doing right by their pupils.

At other times, it's done with a whole cohort of teachers working within a grade level.

But a group of teachers working together in a protected space, where open source cowboys couldn't trespass, could produce far more innovative material than Forte sees in conventional texts, and for far less money.

There is an active community of teachers working online in the area of global education.

Fully 82 % of teachers believe it is especially important to teach foreign - born students to value the U.S. and the meaning of citizenship, and 89 % of teachers working with ELL students say the same.

There's no doubt that public education is among the most unionized industries in the United States, with more than 60 percent of teachers working under a union contract.

Despite its attractiveness, the idea that small groups of teachers working together will deliver improvements over time is an illusion.

Almost a quarter (24 per cent) of teachers working in an outstanding school last experienced being inspected over five years ago.