Not exact matches
The survey also found that 51
per cent of primary school
teachers, and 49
per cent of secondary school
teachers need training in e-safety issues, while 51
per cent of primary school
teachers are seen to need training in using
assessment solutions.
The survey of 1,700
teachers shows that 97
per cent now feel overworked because of changes to primary
assessment and 60
per cent do not feel supported enough by their senior management.
And although grading, analyzing, and discussing interim
assessments takes an estimated three to four hours
per month, even veteran
teachers seem to consider the new responsibilities a help to their teaching, rather than a hindrance.
The need for
assessment solution training is expected to be significant across primary schools in 2015, with 58
per cent of
teachers identified as in need of training.»
What's more, 51
per cent of primary school
teachers are seen to need training in using
assessment solutions.
The research involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results of which suggested that 82
per cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89
per cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for
assessment of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88
per cent of school leaders think initial
teacher training does not adequately prepare
teachers to support pupils with SEND.
Researchers Martin West and Ludger Woessmann have pointed out that several nations that perform impressively on international
assessments, including South Korea, Hong Kong, and Japan, boast average middle - school class sizes of more than 35 students
per teacher.
New research, by Canvas, has revealed that 17
per cent of
teachers in the UK are spending more than 11 hours a week on marking and
assessments.
The report, entitled «They are children... not robots, not machines - The Introduction of Reception Baseline
Assessment», discovered that 60
per cent of
teachers do not think baseline
assessment scores give an accurate reflection of children's attainment, while only eight
per cent of
teachers think baseline
assessment is a fair and accurate way to assess children.
Furthermore, 59
per cent responded stating that the baseline
assessment had disrupted children's start at school, and had not helped
teachers get to know their pupils (54
per cent).
It includes key words, sentence starters and opportunities for self, peer and
teacher assessment twice
per term.
Science continued to have the strongest results on
teacher assessment, rising from 82
per cent last year to 83
per cent this year.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT UniLink & reg; Linking CubesEasy to connect, these interlocking cubes come in 10 bright colors.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides - 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters - 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets - 16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable Tote -
Teacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT: Plastic CoinsHigh - quality coins with serrated edges accurately portray real money.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets18 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Bean CountersTwo - color bean counters are red on one side and white on the other.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides - 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters - 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets - 16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable Tote -
Teacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT: Snap Cubes & reg; Plastic cubes come in 10 colors.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets19 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Bear Counters Set of 80 bears - 20 Papa, 20 Mama and 40 Baby Bear counters in four colors.
In the end, third - graders, who get tested the most, take a whopping 14 standardized tests
per year, in addition to «exit tickets» —
teacher - generated
assessments at the end of a unit of study.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets14 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Student ClocksPractice time concepts.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides - 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters - 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets - 16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable Tote -
Teacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT: Button CountersNine different shapes are included, in varying sizes and colors.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets17 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Base Ten BlocksMaster the fundamentals of place value and regrouping with base ten blocks.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets17 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Demonstration ClockSynchronized minute and hour hands that maintain minute and hour relationships.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides - 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters - 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets - 16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable Tote -
Teacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT: Fish CountersThese detailed fish counters come in 12 realistic shapes.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides - 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters - 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets - 16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable Tote -
Teacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT: ButtonsNine different shapes are included, in varying sizes and colors.
FEATURES 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Plastic CoinsHigh - quality coins with serrated edges accurately portray real money.
Teacher Guides - 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment
As
per a more detailed post about this lawsuit, «The state's largest association for
teachers filed a second lawsuit on behalf of a Knox County
teacher, calling the use of the Tennessee Value - Added Assessment System (TVAAS), which uses students» growth on state
assessments to evaluate
teachers, unconstitutional.
And while it was respected in its field long before the baseline
assessment was even a twinkle in the schools minister's eye, it was thrown into the national limelight in 2015 when, after primary schools were given the choice between six
assessments selected as capable of reliably measuring the abilities of children entering the reception year, 75
per cent opted for EExBA, the
assessment tool designed by Early Excellence and scored through
teacher observation.
Teachers report that they are only able to provide an average of three minutes of feedback
per student on
assessments.
A total of 768 schools did not reach the government's floor standard for attainment — now set at 65
per cent of pupils achieving level 4 in reading and writing tests and
teacher assessment of writing.
The Board meets once
per quarter to discuss themes such as best practice in student
assessment, innovation in
teacher professional development, and measuring impact.
Assessments must be undertaken not on tests
per se, but rather as the
teachers engage students in active learning, allowing debate, discussion, research, writing, evaluation, and experimentation.
Teachers indicated that on average they used all categories of
assessments, except standardized tests, approximately once
per week.
FEATURE 19 detailed whole group lessons, small group lessons with activities 1 end - of - unit
assessment Teacher guide activities that model concrete representations of abstract mathematical concepts Easy - to - use resources that offer classroom — tested lesson plans targeting the big ideas of math PRODUCT PERKS
Teacher Guides 19 differentiated whole and small group lessons
per unit; blackline masters; 1 unit
assessment Warm - Up Posters 1 poster
per unit; short, engaging activties for each day of the week; spiral review previously learned math concepts Card Sets16 card sets
per unit to easily manage small group instruction; no printing, cutting, laminating, or sorting; conveniently stored in labeled lesson bags Durable ToteTeacher Guide, Warm - Up Poster, and Card Sets all stored in a durable, stackable tote SUGGESTED MANIPULATIVES TO USE WITH THIS KIT Pattern BlocksBlocks come in 6 shapes and colors.
The
teacher administers an oral reading fluency
assessment, listening to each student read grade - level passages and calculating the number of words and average words
per minute the student has read correctly.
In the 2015 performance tables they «will be making it clear where more than 50
per cent of the key stage 2 results used to calculate the value - added were based on
teacher assessments».
They show very encouraging increases in attainment compared with the 2016 results, with 61
per cent of pupils reaching the expected standard in reading, writing and mathematics (i.e. a scaled score of 100 or more or a
teacher assessment of «reaching the expected standard» or «working at greater depth» in writing) in 2017 compared with 53
per cent in 2016.
Despite a lack of faith in the results of primary
assessments, 64
per cent of secondary
teachers said their school created ability sets by using KS2 data, raising further questions about the efficacy of ability groupings.
According to a report from the Digital Textbook Collaborative, which was convened by the FCC and the US Department of Education, the cost of implementing the shift to digital varies from $ 250 to $ 1,000
per student
per year, but the cost savings from increased
teacher attendance, reduced paper costs, online
assessments and other factors are estimated to be $ 600
per student
per year.
Half a day
per week is given to
teachers for planning, preparation and
assessment (PPA) time.
Even as it was being prepared, colleagues weighed in with further suggestions (e.g., accreditation - reaccreditation, turning the
assessments towards the
teachers to ensure they too had these skills — not for accountability
per se, but so they know they model these for the students).