Sentences with phrase «power of teachers»

Another important factor on the side of charter school advocates is the greatly diminished power of the teachers union, which had often been an obstacle in earlier reform efforts.

They do not introduce controls from tax returns to see whether the explanatory power of teacher value - added for later earnings, college attendance, and other factors, falls.

We believe in the collective power of teachers and leaders to achieve this vision.

But another weapon in their arsenal is the voting power of teachers themselves.

Great in theory but these decisions are not currently within the day - to - day powers of teachers, or even principals.

Once we start to measure excellence, we'll unleash the true power of teachers.

In the past year, more than 20 participants took part in Principals» Center leadership institutes and K — 12 teaching and learning programs such as The Transformative Power of Teacher Teams and Data Wise: Using Assessment Results to Improve Teaching and Learning.

The Transformative Power of Teacher Teams — a program especially designed for teacher teams, coaches, and school leaders — provides concrete strategies for leading more meaningful, impactful teams.

To ensure teachers and school leaders translate educational theory into effective daily practice, Reach's leading - edge design harnesses the power of

Classroom observations make virtually no independent contribution to the predictive power of a teacher evaluation system.

Let me illustrate the problem - solving power of teachers by recounting a story from my school in which a grade - level team of teachers turned a small - scale dysfunctional policy into a system that improved both struggling students» academic performance and teacher efficacy.

Predicting how the U.S. Supreme Court will rule based on oral arguments can be a risky business, but the January 11 arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association indicate that a majority of the justices want to overturn a 38 - year - old mistake and eliminate one of the most cherished powers of teachers unions — the authority to confiscate money from nonmembers.

In «The Problem - Solving Power of Teachers», Ariel Sacks makes a powerful case for teacher leadership by sharing how teachers were able to see the flaws in a schoolwide homework policy that seemed doable on paper but that didn't work in practice.

[49] The MA Charter Public School Association said that the out - of - state money from financial executives is essential to combating the financial power of teacher unions, despite the fact that the No side had nearly half the money of the Yes campaign.

But does the disproportionate power of teachers in education policymaking cause problems for democratic governance?

School board members, by and large, are not gripped by «strike phobia,» but rather reflect a very rational fear of the political power of teacher unions.

How much money is spent, and where, who is hired or fired, how we promote effective teaching, how we measure education outcomes, and more — all are affected by the relative power of the teachers unions at any given moment.

If introducing such factors reduces the explanatory power of teacher value - added, it is an indication that the value - added estimate was inflated, and that part of what had been attributed to the teacher was in fact due to favorable family circumstances.

But there's an argument to be made that the apogee of conservative social policy was actually in the 1990s, with tough - on - crime laws, which broke the back of a crack - fueled murder wave; welfare reform, which reined in government dependency; and education reform, which curbed monopoly power of the teachers» unions in our big cities.

This article debates the influential power of teacher mentors and a supportive principal on teacher experiences during their first five years.

The author offers takeaways for both teachers and school administrators on how to harness the potential power of teacher - directed professional development.

The concept of professional capital on the other hand consists of three components: human capital (the quality of individual teachers); social capital (the collaborative power of teachers as a group); and decisional capital (the wisdom and expertise of teachers to make sound judgments about learners that are cultivated over time).

National Education Association President Dennis Van Roekel told editors and reporters at The Washington Times that Mr. Walker, Ohio Gov. John Kasich and other Republican politicians who have moved to rein in the bargaining power of teachers, firefighters and other public employees instead will galvanize working men and women nationwide.

Closely related to Washington state school funding, the actual buying power of teachers in Washington state has been declining for over 20 years.

Like Mishak, he makes a case for the enormously destructive power of the teachers union,

Take away more power of teachers?

The 2018 application for The Transformative Power of Teacher Teams has closed.

Glazerman et al. (2013) is the only team so far to use random assignment to validate the predictive power of teacher value - added effects between schools.

What we saw reinforced for us the importance of fostering collaboration and utilizing Professional Learning Communities to harness the collective power of teachers to benefit students.

After the January 11 arguments in Friedrichs v. California Teachers Association, a majority of the justices were clearly poised to overturn a 38 - year - old mistake and eliminate one of the most cherished powers of teachers unions — the authority to confiscate money from nonmembers.

The MA Charter Public School Association said that the out - of - state money from financial executives is essential to combating the financial power of teacher unions, despite the fact that the No side had nearly half the money of the Yes campaign.

A Nation at Risk may have jolted the education world, but it had no effect on the growth and power of teachers unions.

We're looking to use technology to unlock the power of a teacher.»

Voters approved every school district budget in Erie and Niagara counties yesterday in an election that saw the power of teacher union endorsements continue to be strong across the region.

«There's no doubt that this decision could weaken the power of the teachers union.»

Voters approved every school district budget in Erie and Niagara counties Tuesday in an election that saw the power of teacher union endorsements continue to be strong across the region.

Part of the power of this teacher was his ability to make each person in the room feel as if he was there for him or her alone, giving each one their next breath, and then taking it away, and then starting again.

Recent remedies proposed include everything from reducing the power of teachers unions and opening more charter schools to ending test - based accountability.

Harvard Gives Christie's Education Plans a Warm Welcome New York Times, April 29, 2011 «Speaking to almost 200 students and staff members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the New Jersey governor drew rounds of applause with his talk of sharply limiting teacher tenure, rigorously evaluating teachers and administrators, curbing the power of teachers» unions and pledging to appoint more - conservative justices to the State Supreme Court.»

Along with colleague Vivian Troen, director of the education consultancy The Power of Teacher Learning, Boles developed a series of activities centered on the theme «Differences are GREAT!»

In their latest book, The Power of Teacher Teams, the pair draws attention to this invaluable network of educators, professionals, and administrators, claiming that, when executed correctly, teacher teams may hold the...

The Power of Teacher Expectations How racial bias hinders student attainment By Seth Gershenson and Nicholas Papageorge

Even prior to the Court's ruling, litigation that challenges the power of teachers unions to collect agency fees was waiting in the wings.

The power of a teacher's simple, unequivocal belief in a student was mentioned almost 70 times by respondents.

Filled with advice and practical methods for rethinking the practice of teaching, The Power of Teacher Teams highlights teacher collaboration that can help transform the culture of schools into communities of learning that foster and value teacher leadership.

To find out, Usable Knowledge turned to Senior Lecturer Katherine Boles and Vivian Troen, director of The Power of Teacher Learning — co-authors of The Power of Teacher Teams.