Every year my colleagues and I collectively spend thousands of hours
in schools and classrooms across the country helping teachers and leaders improve the quality of instruction.
Recent research traces the effects of fiscal policies at the federal, state, and district levels for their implications on resources at
school and classroom levels.
It's a story that lends itself well to both historical fiction and fantasy, making many of these novels useful picks
for school and classroom libraries.
The implementation of this five - step methodology provides a systematic way of exploring the impact of changed
school and classroom practices on improved student outcomes.
But there has been a great deal of research concerning both
school and classroom conditions that are helpful for students from economically disadvantaged families and those with diverse racial and ethnic backgrounds.
Design, strengthen, and participate in positive learning environments (i.e.,
school and classroom culture) that support individual and collaborative learning.
One is the risk that ill - conceived policies will encourage districts to move teachers from
schools and classrooms where they are effective to situations when they are less effective.
The department of education sought teachers with a variety of experience using technology in the classroom, resulting in a wide variation in
school and classroom settings.
Students have unique expertise regarding schools and can provide important information
about school and classroom practices and policies.
The organizations are focused on supporting schools with 21st century
school and classroom design, customized project based learning curriculum, deep learning strategies, and educational technology, to name a few.
The alternative is a relentless dedication to identifying and promoting more
effective school and classroom practices on the understanding that these that lead to improved outcomes.
Study participants said teacher leaders also actively seek opportunities to act as change agents, both in their
own schools and classrooms and on a larger scale.
At the same time, the district is investing in professional development to retain effective
school and classroom leaders and paying for assessments so existing teachers can be licensed in needed subject areas.
The notion of educating boys and girls separately, however, received a boost in 2006 with the publication of new federal regulations clarifying the legal status of single -
sex schools and classrooms.
Four different 28 - hour trainings introduce effective practices to help educators create
schools and classrooms with students who are socially skilled and motivated to learn.
In order to avoid natural consequences, which can be very undesirable, teachers need to establish consequences for problem behaviors and infractions of
school and classroom rules.
In my work, I am blessed to be in and out of Catholic
schools and classrooms all across this country where teachers and students are engaged in the work of teaching and learning.
Parents and teachers, who deal with the on - the - ground realities of
schools and classrooms day in and day out, have a particularly valuable vantage point on educational improvements.
Over the past decade, we have visited and observed numerous
school and classroom Web sites, and have talked to countless students and teachers who have conducted online projects.
The
average school and classroom designs haven't changed in decades, but some architects maintain that a few renovations could make classrooms more student - centered and lead improvements in test scores.
A new report into the role of research in teaching and teacher education has set out a vision to develop research -
rich schools and classrooms.
If gum chewing is forbidden, make that clear to your students at the beginning of the year when you are discussing
other school and classroom rules.
Policies that seek to shift the «best» teachers to
schools and classrooms serving low - achieving children represent a frontal assault on middle - class and affluent families.
To accomplish this goal, we
investigated school and classroom practices in effective (unexpectedly high achieving) schools and compared them to what was happening in moderately effective and less effective schools.