However, there is limited scientifically based research on what kind of program
produces effective teachers; rather, the literature consists mostly of calls for change in teacher preparation programs.
After spending four years sifting through hundreds of studies on teacher education, a national panel has concluded that there's little empirical evidence to show that many of the most common practices in the field
produce effective teachers.
Researchers have struggled to determine what type of teacher preparation is most likely to
produce effective teachers.
The Report Card data will be used as a basis for rewarding successful programs and reducing or decertifying those that fail to
produce effective teachers.
The SBE will use that data to reward programs that are successful and support or decertify those that fail to
produce effective teachers.
Although evidence suggests that well designed, traditional teacher preparation programs
produce effective teachers, additional new standards and requirements, such as those in the No Child Left Behind Act, limit the amount of classroom time that can be devoted to literacy instruction.
Not exact matches
Recentanalysis by the Measures of
Effective Teaching (MET) project found that
teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and
produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.
Recent analysis by the Measures of
Effective Teaching (MET) project found that
teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and
produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.
This design will allow us to test whether
teachers who were observed as
effective at raising non-tested outcomes prior to random assignment
produce higher outcomes following random assignment.
Most pragmatically, English immersion is
effective in closing the performance gap between ELLs and their peers nationwide, and is financially viable and scalable — unlike the many bilingual transition programs that require untenable complements of
teachers and resources and
produce mixed results at best.
According to Sanders's analysis, «On average, the least
effective teachers produce gains of about 14 percentile points among low - achieving students; the most
effective teachers posted gains that averaged 53 percentile points.
In principle science could help address this also, but even this study, with 3,000
teachers, is not nearly large enough to
produce a fine - grained analysis of what kind of approach is most
effective for many different kinds of kids.
As a real - world example, the District of Columbia's strategy of swapping out low - performing
teachers for higher - quality replacements has proven to be
effective despite
producing higher churn.
The NAO said its research will examine: «If the system for training new
teachers produces sufficient numbers of new
teachers of the right quality for schools; and if the department has
effective oversight of the market for training new
teachers.»
The former strategy focuses on increasing the chances that a high - need school will be able to hire
effective teachers, the latter focuses on removing from high - need schools
teachers who are not
producing gains in student learning.
And without such a vision, the tremendous variability that's already present in
teacher preparation won't generate a system that reliably
produces effective novices.
Teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are for the most part no more effective in producing student academic progress than teachers without the special status, a long - awaited study co
Teachers certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards are for the most part no more
effective in
producing student academic progress than
teachers without the special status, a long - awaited study co
teachers without the special status, a long - awaited study concludes.
Rigorous studies consistently show that the impact of a more -
effective teacher is substantial A high - performing
teacher, one at the 84th percentile of all
teachers, when compared with just an average
teacher,
produces students whose level of achievement is at least 0.2 standard deviations higher by the end of the school year.
This did not slow down Stone, who, in a recent paper with George Cunningham, claimed, «NB
teachers don't come close to
producing the learning gains
produced by
teachers who have been identified as highly
effective by means of a value - added assessment.»
Such systems, if organized around direct assessments of
teacher and classroom quality, based on strong and valid metrics and tied to new or existing incentive systems, could be a cost -
effective means of
producing real change for
teachers and children.
When they speak of «
effective teachers,» what they mean is
teachers whose students
produce higher scores on standardized tests every year, not
teachers who inspire their students to love learning.
Every year colleges of education train thousands of
teachers and send them into classrooms with very little understanding of whether that training was
effective and what sort of achievement results these
teachers will
produce.
Research has shown that minority
teachers are likely to be more
effective in
producing positive academic and behavioral outcomes for same - race students.
The Gates» foundation also «bought» many of the Common Core State Standards initiatives and it funds multi-state projects where
teachers who
produce above average gains in test scores are defined as «
effective.»
This approach is different from others in that it addressed the question of whether common but not identical curriculum standards and portfolio structures could
produce effective cross-site analysis and cross-site
teacher learning.
The research - based Drake approach
produces measurably better instruction related to math and science teaching, preparing
teachers to engage students around STEM topics in
effective, innovative, and integrated ways.
Almost all experts agree that major changes are needed in these programs, with the emphasis being to
produce teachers who are
effective in enhancing student learning.
It can be used a resource for those looking for evidence of the positive impact of arts integration on
teachers, students, and schools; or for those seeking evidence for what kinds of arts partnerships and
teacher professional development are most
effective in
producing positive student and school - wide outcomes.
This strategy is based on research suggesting that innovative faculty development models focusing on personal needs are most
effective in
producing educational change (Persichette, 1998; Strudler & Wetzel, 1999),
effective technology - related faculty development efforts enable
teacher educators to enhance their instruction (Cooper & Bull, 1997), and faculty members must receive support when they need it as opposed to when a training session is offered (Ring, Cilesiz, Ali, & Chen, 2002).
«
Effective teachers and principals are so central to boosting student achievement and
producing better outcomes for children,» Duncan said.
Steve explores the relationship between instructional coaches and administrators, and how an
effective coaching program can
produce teacher change, student achievement and desired staff involvement.
However, the question we should be asking is why traditional four - year education programs aren't
producing teachers who are vastly more
effective than their alt - cert counterparts.
The mission of A.W. Brown - Fellowship Leadership Academy is to
produce smart,
effective, efficient, disciplined students by creating an environment in which
teachers feel safe and free to teach and students feel safe and motivated to learn.
«Developing
Teacher Leaders for Increased Student Learning»: Led by education consultant Wil Parker, this institute will examine how high teaching standards and effective instructional strategies can produce teacher leaders in urban school dis
Teacher Leaders for Increased Student Learning»: Led by education consultant Wil Parker, this institute will examine how high teaching standards and
effective instructional strategies can
produce teacher leaders in urban school dis
teacher leaders in urban school districts.
Many education schools, although not all, have become much more
effective at
producing teachers with the right combinations of content knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, and clinical experience.
I also disagree that CT has all the expertise it needs in its teaching force because if that was the case CT has figured out the secret formula, then what you are saying is that our for - profit universities (yes even state universities are for - profit) care more about
producing highly -
effective teachers than their bottom line, and those
teachers have so much knowledge and expertise that the only thing they need is for administration to give more money to education.
We provide personal contact with each of our partners and work with them to create a cost
effective system that
produces results and saves
teachers and district personnel time.
The power of the Lastinger model lies in the successful deployment of a series of interdependent and mutually reinforcing elements that draw on the latest research and
effective practice to
produce improvement in
teacher practice, student learning and child well - being.
And additional research indicates that higher - prestige colleges do not
produce markedly more
effective teachers.
In general, the groups of
teachers identified as being more
effective were in fact so in reality and
produced results on par with what the measures had predicted.
Although Rhee refrained from prescribing her system to California schools - which she admitted constitutes a vastly different environment than the District of Columbia - she did outline her recipe for change that involves ousting any
teacher that can't
produce effective test scores.
CWU faculty teach these essential skills by modeling them; one - to - one attention, small classes, and individual connection
produce the state's most
effective teachers.
The same is true of explanations that emphasize the inability of later
teachers to capitalize on the gains
produced by
effective early
teachers.
It is quite plausible that
teachers who are
effective at
producing gains on a given test are also good at
producing gains in deeper cognitive skills not captured by standardized tests.
Next, the authors acknowledge that the sources of «
effective teachers and school leaders» are insufficient to meet the need of the expansion plans at a time the number of California
teacher preparation programs is declining and a prime source of the charters for new
teachers — Teach for America — is
producing fewer candidates.
No one has studied how
effective online programs are at
producing high - quality
teachers compared to the traditional colleges.
An
effective rubric can be used to guide
teachers» efforts to prioritize the skills and strategies that are most likely to influence and guide students» efforts to
produce quality work..
Our school partners invest a lot in the REAL School Gardens Program because they know it
produces more
effective teachers and engaged students.
The Instructional Coaching Service plans, launches, and implements a coherent coaching program to provide
effective coaching support to
teachers that is designed to improve practice and
produce positive impacts on student achievement.
Senate Bill 103 would continue to allow local districts to decide how educators are being evaluated, rather than enacting statewide tools of measurements that have been tested and have proven
effective in
producing more quality
teachers and successful students.