Sentences with phrase «provides teachers the control»

Interestingly enough the Curriculum Loft can also provide teacher control to iPads ® and other tablets.

NWPHS has maintained from its inception a teacher majority school board, something that doesn't often happen in schools outside of Minnesota charters, and provides teachers the control and direction of the school that professionals should be permitted.

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The church, while not perfect in all cases especially when false teachers are in control, has provided me with a loving and caring group of fellow believers.

After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.

The curriculum provides each teacher with a common set of research - derived objectives for teaching students the social skills they need to control impulses, manage group situations, and accommodate to school routines.

Within the span of one year, all public - school employees were fired, the teacher contract expired and was not replaced, and the state took control of almost all public schools, dramatically reshaping the teacher workforce and providing the first direct test of an alternative to the U.S.'s century - old system of school governance.

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Teachers often come to the classroom with an unclear understanding of attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, and they are rarely provided with strategies that detail how to work with students who have been diagnosed with ADHD, even though such students make up an increasingly large number of their students — 11 percent and growing as of 2011, according to data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

In order to provide a more detailed picture of the factors that are associated with teacher layoff notices, we then examine the effects of each of these various factors on the probability that a teacher received a layoff notice, while controlling for the others.

Giving teachers control of a camera, the opportunity to watch themselves teach, and allowing them to discuss their videos talk with external observers, peers and supervisors will provide be a more effective mirror than any observer's written notes.

Both presenter tools provide remote control of TurningPoint suite of polling applications and allow teachers to move freely about the classroom while still progressing through their interactive voting presentations.

Pell Grants for Kids would provide more federal dollars for schools while also encouraging more local control - I mean more control by parents and teachers - over how that money is spent.

Boys learn more in structured, authoritative educational environments, under clear teacher control, which provide them with safety and security from the power plays and put - downs of other boys.

Sophisticated statistical programs can help administrators draw vital inferences about the learning process, especially about the extent to which each teacher is providing «value - added» to students (after allowing for differences in student backgrounds and other influences on learning that teachers can't control).

It's important to ensure that they are being used safely and in a controlled environment which will provide reassurance to teachers and parents, while at the same time providing the student with ownership and the privilege of being trusted to use their phone during lessons.

In my piece I cited a randomized controlled trial of the Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF), which provided competitive grants for districts to revamp their evaluation and compensation systems.

Clive added: «Our focus at the events, which will play host to in excess of 200 delegates, is therefore to ensure that teachers feel confident about delivering a mathematics curriculum that is fit for purpose and provide staff with the basic knowledge they need to implement the changes and really feel in control.»

When teachers provide constant, controlling behavioral feedback, as Arpino and Walmsley were being taught to do, they waste precious time they could be spending giving feedback related to the academic content of the lesson, which is far more powerful in terms of raising student achievement.

With most states classifying themselves as «local control,» here is how four state education agencies plan to support districts as they address teacher shortages: New Jersey will develop and disseminate teacher recruitment materials to districts and provide them with data about the state's teacher pipeline.

By addressing the multiple intelligences or learning styles of their students, the teachers in the school are differentiating their instruction, helping to engage learners in a variety of modes, and providing choice and control for the students over their learning.

How can you reduce teacher control in your school or classroom to make room for students to adjust success criteria and provide better student feedback?

In terms of learning what works in education, our experience suggests that providing schools and teachers with lots of autonomy but at the same time controlling the outcomes through standardized national exams is a good strategy.

«Academic freedom generally provides much more potent protection for what a teacher says as a citizen outside the school than for what the teacher says in the classroom, where the school board is largely in control of the curriculum» (p. 43).

Our conversation focused on the personalized learning efforts in Bethlehem Elementary and many interesting facets of learning and leadership: alternative assessments to demonstrate learning; shifting mindsets of learners, teachers and parents; providing space for teachers to take risks with instruction; ceding control; and cultivating and celebrating teachers.

We're releasing additional updates to Study Island designed to help teachers and admins easily access data and provide more control and flexibility when using the program in their classrooms.

Tennessee, for instance, has a statewide teacher evaluation model that each district is required to adopt; in contrast, Colorado, which emphasizes local control, provides flexibility for districts to either adopt an optional state model in whole or in part, or develop their own evaluation.

Control is in the hands of the teacher to provide students with different avenues to learn, based on their knowledge of their students and how they learn best.

They can exercise full control over the educational process, even providing their own teachers, or they can let Accelerate Education's own highly qualified staff teach the students as an extension of their own faculty.

Administrators can control when assessments are released, which provides teachers with secured access and the ability to administer assessments.

District policy DQ (Local) also controls the membership of the committee and provides for the election of teachers.

In contrast to the more negative connotation of the term dominance as forceful control or command over others, they define dominance as the teacher's ability to provide clear purpose and strong guidance regarding both academics and student behavior.

By teaching students to use self - control, Lesson One's teachers are able to create stress - free atmospheres that provide a sense of academic safety and support a positive school climate (Schwartz, 2000).

The new bill gives control back to state and local governments by allowing them to create their own school accountability and teacher evaluation systems so as to provide greater flexibility in deciding how much weight test scores hold as a means of performance measures and teacher qualification.

A 2011 paper that investigated the effects of tutoring provided by teachers found that students who received tutoring in either reading or math performed significantly better on the state standardized test than a control group of students with similar prior scores who did not receive tutoring.19 Even when programs are less structured and instruction is not provided by trained teachers, tutoring can have a notable effect on student performance.

Teachers promote a performance orientation when they make most decisions for students, reward achievement relative to others, use rewards to control behavior, provide boring or repetitive tasks, and divert attention from tasks and learning to achievement (Ames, 1992; Epstein, 1988).

Craig explores how teachers can establish trusting relationships with these children and provides suggestions about how to create a predictable learning environment to help students control their emotions.

There are a lot of ways to put useful functionality into kids» platforms: to teach them to read, to provide greater parental or teacher control, to teach the content itself or other topics or skills.

A test and a control experiment are conducted... (View More) Detailed procedure and materials, vocabulary linked to an on - line glossary, and teacher notes are provided.

Water cycle carbon cycle human impacts stores processes climate change weather pollution flooding sustainable water supply water and carbon control at global scale To support teachers with the introduction of the 2016 A Level courses, the Society is providing a new range of online resources and support.

• Assist lead teachers in planning, designing and implementing curriculum • Provide assistance in preparing lesson plans • Impart classroom instruction in accordance to lesson plans • Supervise and control students during class and when the lead teacher is not present • Assist students with carrying out classroom activities • Assist students during lunch time • Observe students for developmental issues and communicate findings to lead teachers • Implement age appropriate activities and monitor safety throughout • Research information for lesson development • Communicate progress and observations to parents • Maintain student records and perform other clerical tasks • Help in maintaining a clean and organized classroom • Ensure sanitation of all surfaces, equipment and toys • Assist students in social skills development • Assist in putting up bulletins • Accompany young students to the bathroom • Take attendance and make copies of tests • Assist in grading test papers and exams • Assist in checking work books and homework • Operate equipment such as projectors and computers for instructional purposes • Maintain appropriate classroom discipline and decorum • Prepare and distribute worksheets • Ensure that students retain information by repeating information constantly and practicing patience • Deliver instruction in the absence of lead teacher • Perform hall and bus duty as instructed by the lead teacher

Education Assistant Learning Alliance — Irvington, NJ 2010 — Present • Assist instructors in all areas by providing them with necessary materials and aides • Maintain communication regarding changes in curriculum and instructors • Assist teachers with IEP and other programs with groups of students and on an individual basis • Collect data on student behavior including self - control, cooperation and performance to assist in updating documentation • Provide behavior management support

• Track record of providing instructional support within special and general education classrooms as required to meet the students» needs • Skilled in student evaluation and need assessment • Substantial knowledge of and ability to cater for students» age related developmental cognitive, social and psychological needs • Proficient in facilitating the teacher in conducting classroom related activities • Expert in developing and maintaining cooperative working relationships with students and colleague teachers • Effective in devising interactive supportive learning activities to reinforce the lesson being taught • Well versed in filing in for the lead teacher in case of leave or absence and implementing the devised lesson plan effectively • Particularly effective in supervising the children during lunch and playtime, ensuring ample and healthy social interaction among peers • Competent at lesson planning, classroom control, assignment marking, lesson reinforcement and activity facilitation • Profound ability to develop need based individualized educational plans and implement the same in light of pre-determined long term learning objectives for each pupil individually • Proven skills in record keeping, developing individual student progress charts and portfolios along with demonstrated ability to maintain open communication channels with the students» parents and teachers to discuss progress • Track record of providing excellent teacher support in all classroom and lesson planning related activities • Committed to delivery of highest standards of classroom support, maintenance of an interactive atmosphere and provision of specially designed AV aids for special needs students

• Highly skilled in providing direction to students and enable them to study independently • Well versed in utilizing various instructional equipment and Audio Visual Aids effectively to reinforce learning in the classroom • Proficient in designing and implementing supportive learning activities in collaboration with the teacher • Competent at handling and addressing behavioral problems in young learners and enhancing motivation to learn • Thorough understanding of various cognitive and psychosocial developmental milestones connected with child's age along with associated needs • Hands on experience in activity moderation, teacher's assistance and progress record keeping • Substantial knowledge of various behavior control techniques and strategies • Efficient in designing and executing individualized correctional programs • Proven ability to devise need based learning strategies for physically or mentally challenged children • Demonstrated skills in classroom organization, testing and evaluation • Track record of conducting reinforcement lessons in small groups, covering core subjects including English, math and basic sciences • Excellent skills in analyzing and evaluating the effectiveness of designed program and changing the instructional strategies based on the learner's response and progress • Expert in maintaining updated and fully structured classroom bulletin boards to facilitate learning • Adept at determining Individualized learning goals for each student and gauging progress in learning • Well practiced in communicating home assignments to students, answering their queries regarding the same and marking the work done • Effective listening skills along with profound ability to communicate clearly with students, parents and teachers involved

Teacher can use proximity control, boost student interest, or provide assistance with assignments.

Gavsie provides insights and tips on how teachers and parents can stop bullying and implement programs at schools to keep bullying under control.

Strategies: Community controlled play groups and adult education programs in every community; Aboriginal education area councils and directors for each ward; employment of local language and culture specialists to develop curriculum; cross cultural induction training for all teachers coming to region; targeted support for year 9 students; tutoring, mentoring and support services for students; tele - communication on competency training; programs to provide incentives and assistance for retention.