All 46 states surveyed reported that at least some of their SIG schools are implementing an improvement model that
requires increased learning time.
Not exact matches
Results indicated professional development based in reform delivery methods (not workshops or short trainings), occurred over
time with more than 25 hours of content involved groups of teachers
learning together, was focused on the subject taught by the teacher,
required teachers to be active participants in their
learning, and cohorent, i.e., aligned with standards and teacher goals, was more likely to lead to
increases in teacher knowledge and changes in practice.
- or the transformation model, which
requires among other things, replacing the principal; using test scores to evaluate teacher and administrator performance; and expanding the school day, school week or school year to
increase learning time.
To apply for ESEA flexibility, states are
required to outline potential interventions in their lowest - performing schools, making sure the interventions are aligned with seven turnaround principles that the Education Department established under Race to the Top in 2009, of which
increased learning time is one.
A study of Arizona's career ladder program, which
requires the use of various methods of student assessment to complement evaluations of teachers» practice, found that, over
time, participating teachers demonstrated an
increased ability to create locally - developed assessment tools to assess student
learning gains in their classrooms; to develop and evaluate pre - and post-tests; to define measurable outcomes in hard - to - quantify areas like art, music, and physical education; and to monitor student
learning growth.
Over
time, the system should help drivers
learn more fuel - efficient behavior,
requiring them to focus less on the instruments as their skill
increases.
These areas are self - other awareness (which starts low and then gradually
increases as one is exposed to a greater number of diversity and group psychotherapy experiences), motivation (which starts high, fluctuates as one realizes the overwhelming amount of information they have yet to
learn or experience, and then
increases again as one gains a level of expertise), and autonomy (which starts low and then
increases as one
requires less supervision over
time).