Sentences with phrase «results of teacher surveys»

As advocates pore over the results of teacher surveys being conducted nationally, at the state level, and even at individual schools, observers are beginning to ask questions about how the information can be used to inform policies to improve teachers» working conditions and promote teacher and leadership effectiveness.

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On the back of the shirts were the results of a survey his teacher, Maureen Boland, had given to him and his 120 classmates.

WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the issue of disruptive student behavior surfaced last week when the Buffalo Teachers Federation issued results of a student behavior survey.

Also at 10 a.m., the Buffalo Teachers Federation is expected to release the results of its Disruptive Student Behavior Survey, BTF Headquarters, 271 Porter Ave., Buffalo.

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.

The survey results were reported in the Oct. 29 issue of the New York Teacher.

If we had an 85 percent graduation rate and we were inching up toward 90 percent, if we didn't have the worst SAT scores among 50 upstate school districts, if we didn't have a Syracuse Teachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cTeachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that category.

Over half (52 %) of female teachers believe that more could be done to support women going for the top jobs in UK schools, according to the results of a new survey by recruitment company, Randstad.

These changes were described as «chaotic» by union leaders at the time, and the new survey suggests the teachers are feeling the pressure of increased workload as a result.

The results of this survey are predictable: protests about narrowing the curriculum, teaching to the test, inadequate professional development, unfairness toward disadvantaged and minority youngsters — and toward hard - working teachers themselves.

Survey results indicate that inclusive schools have several strengths in promoting STEM education in students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, such as recognizing that some students need extended instructional time, keeping students with teachers for multiple years, providing students with higher levels of contact with mentors in STEM fields who mirror the students» backgrounds, and emphasizing career and technical preparation.

Nearly half (47 per cent) of the National Union of Teachers» (NUT's) school representatives have reported cuts to teaching posts as a result of funding pressures, according to a survey.

Conducted by the New Teacher Project, a New York City - based teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 disTeacher Project, a New York City - based teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 disteacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 districts.

Student surveys: Many teacher evaluation systems already incorporate the results of student surveys, which research suggests can also predict school and principal value - added.

Unlike teacher surveys, which are easily gamed, student surveys are a potentially useful addition to existing evaluation systems, provided that states take sensible steps to ensure the integrity of the results.

For instrumental teachers, the Musicians Union will give useful advice on the nuts and bolts of setting up a private teaching practice, and the Incorporated Society of Musicians will present the latest results from its tuition fees survey and provide tips on setting and negotiating rates.

This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.

Based on exclusive results from an original national survey of about 700 teachers, the Education Week Tech Confidence Index takes the pulse of America's educators and gauges their level of confidence in educational technology in K - 12 schools, both now and in the future.

On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.

Along with 13 other educational concerns, members of the Bristol Virginia Education Association last month presented the school board with the results of a survey of 165 bvea members showing that many teachers disapprove of the books.

Once the survey was done, Huntington and the other 50 middle and high schools that took part in the initiative were given reports in clear, accessible language that summarized the results, plus a set of resources and customized strategies that teachers and principals could use to make changes based on their results.

Commenting on the results of its school surveys, the World Bank says: «With regard to instruction, 99 percent of the principals have a good grasp of pedagogical theories including student learning behaviours, teachers» pedagogical role, and the knowledge construction process.»

Another survey, conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance on behalf of Education Next, found that only 43 percent of teachers have a positive view of unions, while the percentage of teachers holding negative views doubled from 2011 to 2012 to 32 percent (see complete results for 2011 and 2012 Education Next - PEPG surveys at educationnext.org).

(To generate the weights, we regressed a teacher's average student - achievement gain in one class against the three different measures from another class, resulting in weights of.758,.200, and.042 on value - added, student survey, and classroom observation, respectively).

Joyce Slaton Lollar, a parent who cares, shares the results of her informal survey about the gifts teachers really want to receive for Teacher Appreciation Week.

This is reinforced by the results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) which show that, in countries where teachers believe their profession is valued, there are higher levels of student achievement.

The survey results suggest that concerns around technology distracting students are limiting teachers ability to take full advantage, despite the majority of teachers understanding the benefits it can bring to learning.

The combined power of persuasion, purse, and professional development has reaped results: nearly 90 percent of teachers in Louisiana who responded to the RAND survey report using Eureka Math, a Tier 1 program.

And judging by the survey results it looks as if about a quarter of the teachers might favor Governor Walker's proposals to ask unions to collect their own dues rather than have the government take the money directly from the teacher's paycheck.

Results from a survey conducted with more than 900 teachers from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece and China found that common neuromyths were believed to be true by a substantial number of teachers across the five countries.

This, combined with the latest results of the survey showing that the Internet is one of the most popular sources of information for teenagers, means that it has never been more important for schools and teachers to be armed with the correct information so that children and young adults are able to decipher between fact and fake news.»

A 2010 national random survey of teacher educators asked them the same question and got the same result: more than 8 in 10 said differentiated instruction was very or somewhat difficult to implement.

The results are part of the inaugural ASG - ACE Teachers Report card, which surveyed teachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and weTeachers Report card, which surveyed teachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and weteachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and wellbeing.

The results indicated that 30 per cent of the migrant teachers surveyed were dissatisfied with their experience of migrating to Australia, and 40 per cent had experienced significant periods of unemployment since their arrival.

The survey results suggested that «Teachers prepared in a single formal program of preparation feel better prepared than those who take a series of courses from different institutions, who in turn feel better prepared than those who enter through alternative programs... and those who enter without prior experience or training.»

Most public high school parents and their children's teachers say breaking up large high schools into smaller ones would help educators identify troubled students and make the schools more welcoming places, according to the results of a survey released last week.

The level of student engagement in a class is a better measure of teaching success than standardized - test results, according to a survey of nearly 900 teachers.

Schools signing up will be able to access the results for their own school as well as the national statistics once the survey is completed, providing school leaders with a comparison and allowing teachers to identify the specific needs of their pupils.

Three quarters (76 %) of primary school teachers (PSTs) say they work beyond their agreed hours, according to the results of a new survey of 1,500 teachers by Randstad Education, part of the global recruitment consultancy, Randstad.

Some results of the survey, such as the teachers» desire for more computers, were not surprising.

Results of the survey — the most comprehensive analysis to date of teachers» use of educational software and World Wide Web sites — are included in the newspaper's third special report on school technology, Technology Counts» 99: Building the Digital Curriculum.

Experiments generating these results were conducted as part of a 2013 Internet survey of several thousand members of the U.S. public, including oversamples of teachers, parents, African Americans, and Hispanic respondents.

A few months after a national panel of experts and a survey of history teachers both lamented a lack of opportunities for students to develop and hone their writing skills, the latest results of the National Assessment of Educational Progress, released here last month, seem to offer more evidence of the need to improve writing instruction in schools.

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.

Learning Away's recent survey of UK schools found that as a result of going on a school trip, 87 per cent of students felt more confident trying new things, whilst 60 per cent of teachers noticed increased confidence, resilience and wellbeing in their students.

There's still work to do, says Duvall, pointing to the need to improve test scores and the results of last year's Student Climate Survey, in which 18 percent of Cold Springs students reported that they believed an adult at school wouldn't notice if they were absent, and 40 percent said that teachers didn't understand their problems.

As part of an international study collating results from surveys covering 3,328 primary and secondary teachers in the UK, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Brazil, the US and Australia, the report shows that the 11 hours is considerably more than those in the US (nine per cent) and Australia (seven per cent) where the time spent on teaching is typically higher.

Most concerning, 42 per cent of the teachers surveyed responded that they felt less able to do their job well as a result of their worries and 27 per cent felt distracted at work.

On Friday, 28 October, the Commonwealth Bank unveiled the results of its latest survey, which highlights the impact teachers have on their students» lives.