Each assessment consortium has provided practice test questions and today we will review one of these questions and discuss its potential
impact on classroom instruction.
WASHINGTON — In the most comprehensive study of its kind yet conducted, researchers from Boston College have found evidence to confirm the widespread view that standardized and textbook tests emphasize low - level thinking and knowledge and that they exert a profound, mostly negative,
effect on classroom instruction.
The study also found that OSPI's annual Report Card greatly overstated the amount Washington School Districts spend on teaching: «NCES data shows that Washington spent 60.2 percent of its education dollars
on classroom instruction in 2009.
Texas Gov. Rick Perry has signed legislation that will make some significant changes in the state's accountability system and budgeting requirements for schools, including tougher high school graduation standards and elimination of a requirement that school districts must spend 65 percent of their operating
budgets on classroom instruction.
Since teacher salaries are the primary instructional expenses for schools, it should come as no surprise that charters spend
less on classroom instruction than traditional public schools, whose teachers are older and thus further along on the salary schedule.
Del Terzo, who is coordinating the course, says it's too early to gauge the impact of WIDE World
courses on classroom instruction or the learning culture in schools, but she reports high teacher enthusiasm.
This book combines my previous
works on classroom instruction and management just cited along with information from Classroom Assessment and Grading That Work (Marzano, 2006).
Even though the comments of Willms (1992) and Reynolds and Teddlie (2000) address the broader issue of school reform, they are quite applicable to
research on classroom instruction.
Year after year, the organization has found that American high school teachers spend about 73 percent more
time on classroom instruction than colleagues in countries such as Finland and Israel.
A number of research studies indicate that the work of teacher leaders, particularly when
focused on classroom instruction, helps change teachers» practice in ways that may impact student outcomes.
A 2004 report from the Education Commission of the States found that nationally, takeovers tend to improve administrative and financial practices but have less of an
effect on classroom instruction.
At Comal Independent School District in Texas, TalentEd Perform — the K - 12 education - specific performance management solution — empowers principals to better understand which professional development activities will have the greatest
impact on classroom instruction.
Proponents of the bill believe it would save the state money and ease schools» burdens to pay the fines, thereby freeing up more funding to
spend on classroom instruction.
This resource includes presentations on classroom words including how to use the and plurals and
on classroom instructions.
The evaluation of teacher performance must be based
both on classroom instruction and on student learning results on high - stakes assessments.
To understand the impact that a project - based learning (PBL) environment has
on classroom instruction and student outcomes, MIDA Learning Technologies conducted a study of 2nd and 5th graders at a large suburban school district in Illinois.
Uses the language and logic of the CCRS Focuses
on classroom instruction that promotes mastery of the CCRS
Prior studies in education employing DBR approaches have primarily focused
on classroom instruction (Anderson & Shattuck, 2012), yet DBR can hold promise in the design and implementation of teacher PD (Dede et al., 2008).
Sichting says he wanted his teachers to focus
on their classroom instruction, not test scores.
MPS and the Minneapolis Federation of Teachers are paring back the list in the hope of freeing teachers to focus
on classroom instruction.
These include publicly communicating a clear plan for improving student learning and redistributing responsibilities at a school or central office to put more focus
on classroom instruction.
Sit in
on classroom instruction to evaluate teachers» teaching methods and lesson plans.