«The best part of my day is when
I see effective teaching and learning going on and know that it will have a lasting impact on my scholars, the school, and our community.»
Not exact matches
They
see it as a reflection of limited opportunities for administrators to
learn about
and support
effective science
teaching; a lack of infrastructure for safer mentoring programs;
and pressures to meet external policies.
I just haven't
seen the kind of drive for continuous improvement in traditional districts that I've witnessed in charter networks like KIPP
and Achievement First, where the very organizational DNA is obsessed with excellence
and continuous improvement, always looking for more
effective approaches to
teaching and learning.
While this could be
seen as damning proof that technology does not have the capability to improve educational outcomes,
and instead provides a platform for students to be become distracted from
learning, Andreas Schleicher, OECD director for education
and skills, concluded that schools systems «need to find more
effective ways to integrate technology into
teaching and learning».
The seemingly ever expanding teacher workload outside
teaching time does
see each of the aforementioned tasks becoming difficult in terms of
effective turn - around for pupil growth
and serves to develop the culture of «task performance» rather than a personal
learning journey.
Students know
effective teaching when they
see it
and student surveys were as correlated with student
learning as teacher observations.
Many of us like to
see the standards as endorsing our own view of
effective teaching and learning.
We need to know what knowledge
effective teachers have, which essential practices are evident in the classrooms of
effective teachers, how do we recognize this
teaching when we
see it,
and ultimately how do we use this information to support every teacher's professional
learning?
Whether it's time in a Maker studio, online courses or an externship or shadowing opportunity for a motivated student who wants to
see what life is like outside of academia, giving students the chance for multi-modal, experiential
learning is an
effective way to broaden minds
and teach specific skills — all while putting student choice at the forefront.
During the fall, residents observe great
teaching at our partner schools; they
see and learn the instructional techniques of their
effective mentor teachers with proven track records of driving student
learning.