Sentences with phrase «scale classroom project»

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In the case of schooling, classroom teachers are often not part of the decisions to pursue a large - scale project.

On a larger scale, the Fresno Unified School District — the fourth - largest school district in California, with more than 73,000 students — recently completed a large retrofit project in 984 portable classrooms at 84 school sites, designed to save the district over $ 365,000 in annual electricity costs.

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.

Initial sketches led to the project - based learning where students measured the classroom and created a scale model.

Products developed by this project will document how students with disabilities are included in classroom instruction, assessments, etc. when such practices are taken to scale locally (i.e., implemented across the district) in districts of varied size and type, as well as barriers and solutions for ensuring that students with disabilities benefit.

TODAY»S FEDERAL REGISTER: PRIORITIES FOR CHARTER SCHOOL GRANTS: The Education Department is pondering whether grants to nonprofit organizations that run charter school projects [http://1.usa.gov/17v5Lqz] should be weighted based on whether they improve efficiency through economies of scale, improve accountability, recruit and serve students with disabilities and English - language learners more effectively and combine technology - based instruction with classroom teaching.