Sentences with phrase «on student achievement through»

Perceived peer relationships had a positive influence directly and indirectly on student achievement through school engagement.

Since 2011, the school has either earned a D or F grade based on student achievement through standardized state assessments.

In a separate executive order, the Governor directed the Texas Education Agency (TEA) to create a $ 10 million teacher incentive program to reward teachers who have the most impact on student achievement through objective, quantifiable measures.

The arts are NOT esteemed at C Prep despite the copious empirical data showing profound positive effects on student achievement through the arts.

Their mission is to provide a safe and secure learning environment for all students focusing on student achievement through high quality instruction.

I have the autonomy as a teacher to join a school community that is entirely focused on student achievement through innovation and teacher effectiveness.

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So on this happy day, as the students of the class of 2014 celebrate a milestone achievement with their families, their friends, and their teachers, I come to congratulate you, to wish you well, and to address each of you as a person who has received the good turn of a fine education, and who should feel a responsibility to repay the debt of that education by living well as a person, mindful of the personhood, the individuality, and the good of others around you, in the various communities through which your life will take you.

Cash noted through the bargain, the district is «working in close partnership with our teachers and principals to build a solid track to run on to more rapidly grow student proficiency and overall achievement well into the future.»

Of the three alternative certification pathways studied, teachers who enter through the path requiring no coursework in education have the greatest effect on student achievement, substantially larger than that of traditionally prepared teachers.

The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.

Charter school students in grades 3 through 8 perform better than we would expect, based on the performance of comparable students in traditional public schools, on both the math and reading portions of New York's statewide achievement tests.

For instance, data may show that the students who pass through one teacher's class consistently score lower on state achievement tests than the students in another teacher's class.

The basic strategy we use to evaluate the effect of charter schools on student achievement is to compare students who are awarded a seat in a charter school through a lottery with students who enter the lottery but are not awarded a seat.

We also estimated a separate effect on achievement for each of the 32 charter schools with students in grades 3 through 8.

For high schools: accelerated or dual coursework (like AP or IB); share of students completeing a world language, fine arts, CTE or advanced course; share of students showing college or career readiness through entrance into technical college, or achievement on various advanced courses.

April 2005 - U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, who had helped shepherd the NCLB law through Congress as a top domestic policy advisor in the White House, announces plans to offer states limited flexibility from parts of the law if they could prove they were moving the needle on student achievement.

«Researchers, in conjunction with STEM teachers, have attempted to resolve the questions on Indigenous students» engagement and achievement in STEM through specific contexts with consideration given to the local sociocultural and socio - political backgrounds,» she said.

You will learn how to adjust instruction through practical classroom routines designed to ensure all students, including those on the edges of academic achievement, are engaged in meaningful learning.

The winter meeting of the National Governors» Association kicked off a year in which the association will explore states» best practices through a series of regional meetings on educational technology and accountability, said Gov. Thomas R. Carper of Delaware, who has made raising student achievement a key platform issue in his term as the chairman of the NGA.

In a previous study, Hill followed the progress of students from the seventh through the eleventh grade, tracking the impact of parental involvement on variables such as behavior, achievement, and occupational and educational goals.

To provide more rigorous evidence on the effect of middle schools on student achievement, we turned to a richly detailed administrative dataset from New York City that allowed us to follow students from grade 3 through grade 8.

Our data on student achievement come from the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning, a statewide test given annually in 3rd through 8th grade as well as in 10thstudent achievement come from the Washington State Assessment of Student Learning, a statewide test given annually in 3rd through 8th grade as well as in 10thStudent Learning, a statewide test given annually in 3rd through 8th grade as well as in 10th grade.

A RCT of charter schools in New York City by a Stanford researcher found an even larger effect: «On average, a student who attended a charter school for all of grades kindergarten through eight would close about 86 percent of the «Scarsdale - Harlem achievement gap» in math and 66 percent of the achievement gap in English.»

Consequently, school administrators and educators are being held accountable for student achievement on state - mandated assessments, now more than ever, through the Tennessee Educator Acceleration Model (TEAM).

Through a focus on teamwork, individualized instruction, and ongoing assessment, this K - 6 school is improving the achievement of minority and low - income students.

In addition to monitoring student achievement, NAEP gathers information on students» experiences in and out of school through hundreds of background questions posed to students, teachers, and administrators at participating sites.

«Leveraging Parents through Technology: The Impact of High - Frequency Information on Student Achievement.»

But preliminary new research focusing on Denver's residency program showed that teachers trained through the program were less effective at improving student achievement in math than other novice teachers in Denver.

Growing evidence also suggests that the skills and qualities acquired through PSHE have a significant impact on students» academic achievement, employability, and future life chances

Mr. Look, 37, must steer his 82 - year - old high school on the far west side of this river city through an aggressive, federally mandated effort to reverse a decades - long decline in student achievement that has given Shawnee the label of one of Kentucky's worst...

Estimating the Percentage of U.S. Elementary and Secondary Students Assessed on Deeper Learning Through State Achievement Tests

This report presents the results of a project to estimate the percentage of U.S. elementary and secondary students being assessed on deeper learning skills through statewide mathematics and English language arts achievement tests at the beginning of the Deeper Learning Initiative.

The study of teacher preparation models by Constantine et al., showing that students with an alternatively certified teacher did no worse on achievement tests than students whose teacher came through the traditional route, shed light on the effectiveness of different teacher training strategies.

Yuan, Kun and Vi - Nhuan Le, Estimating the Percentage of Students Who Were Tested on Cognitively Demanding Items Through the State Achievement Tests.

By focusing on raising student achievement through strong local governance and by actively engaging the community, school boards provide leadership for academic success in our public schools.

For the 2002 - 2003 through the 2005 - 2006 school year test administrations, for purposes of the commissioner's annual evaluation of public schools, public school districts, and charter schools, the following limited English proficient students may be considered to be meeting performance criteria in elementary or middle - level English language arts if they demonstrate a specified increment of progress on the New York State English as a Second Language Achievement Test (NYSESLAT) for their grade level.

In this bi-weekly blog, I'll share my thoughts on educational assessment practices and stories from my work helping teachers across the country improve student achievement through learner - centric assessment practices.

We initially assumed that the effects of leadership on student achievement are largely indirect, operating through other variables.

Through relentless focus on student achievement, instilling a culture of success and college readiness, and leveraging instructional technology, Fannin County High School has increased its graduation rate by 25.2 %.

These studies showing the direct positive effects of raising household income — even by small amounts — on student achievement make it plain that reducing poverty through stable, living wage jobs for all working families would also help improve educational outcomes.

«Here's the reason to stand up and take notice from third grade through high school, Union City students» scores on the state's achievement tests approxi ¬ mate the New Jersey averages.

We analyzed the data in the context of seven additional measures related to principals «assessments of the districts «focus on accountability — through such items, e.g., as Our district has explicit targets beyond NCLB targets, and The district uses student achievement data to determine PD needs and resources.

Presenter: John Foster, NOCTI The NRCCTE is developing two professional development models focused on improving secondary CTE that address: supporting teachers entering the profession through alternative routes and the use of technical assessment data to drive instructional improvement and student achievement.

The adoption of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) by the Michigan State Board of Education in June of 2010 set the backdrop of our efforts to substantially improve student achievement in all of our schools through the project now known as «Hair on Fire.»

Last week, CREDO released a study focusing specifically on charter schools in New York State, looking at student achievement data over a five - year period from 2011 - 12 through 2015 - 16 - the most recent year data available at time of the study.

• More fulfilled and dedicated in and to their profession • They center teaching around the student • Willing to meet the needs of their students through new methods • Able to persist when things don't go as planned • Able to perceive their student's learning levels • More frequent in offering assistance to students with learning problems and to help them become more successful • Less likely to submit students with learning problems for special services • Able to set higher goals and expect more from students • Work longer with students who are falling behind • Able to teach students in such a way that the students outperform other classes • A predictor of success for students on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills, the Canadian Achievement Test, and the Ontario Assessment Instrument Pool (Trull, 2004)

Spending 20 minutes at the start of the school day to help students talk through issues they may be having and practice social and emotional skills can have positive effects on their academic achievement.

Next school year, Cheatham said, in addition to building on student achievement gains, the district plans to put special focus on middle schools through steps including increased teacher training and more student mentoring and career development opportunities.

The Center for Digital Education recently recognized the district's Chief Technology Officer, Jennie Magiera, with the «Top 30 Technologists, Transformers and Trailblazers» award for her efforts to improve education through innovative technologies and for creating a positive impact on student achievement.