Sentences with phrase «see evidence of teachers»

If pensions were really a retention incentive for workers, we'd see evidence of teachers hanging on just long enough to qualify for a pension.

Not exact matches

I too am a teacher and see no evidence for evolution as to the answer for the origin of man.

Jacqueline Vaughn, teachers union president, earlier had seemed more optimistic, but Gardner said: «I see no evidence of any reason to be optimistic....

High school teachers are frequently left wondering about GT identifications, when they see no evidence of higher performance as kids enter 9th grade.

«It is also clear that many of the teachers who are working daily with the pupils eligible for the funding can not see any evidence of extra resource in the classroom or how the funding is being used to support their work or the pupils.

When children begin music instruction with teachers who use specific strategies to help them improve, the tangible evidence of their effort leads them to see their intelligence as changeable, not fixed.

So I think you're seeing more districts recognizing the cuts were not as severe as they [were expected to be], and across the state I have seen evidence of districts hiring back teachers.

This is the teacher's role - coach, guide, reflective questioner... I have found this to be a fun way to teach, especially when I see so much evidence of higher level thinking and learning.

A conversion to the evidence - based salary schedule could thus be seen as a means of boosting starting teacher salaries without increasing expenditures on education.

No doubt there is a difference between the kind of experimentation that Jay is calling for and teacher prep's current modus operandi of throwing anything against a wall and seeing if it sticks — or worse, not even caring if it sticks, just doing it because a professor has decided he's right, no matter the evidence to the contrary.

If teachers know and have a good body of practical knowledge that's evidence - based about how to make a difference to students, and actually make decisions using that additional authority, then we're likely to see an improvement for students.

Any visitor can see the evidence in the students» engagement and the eye - popping projects that adorn almost every corner and wall — many of which the teens have exhibited to local businesspeople, not just teachers.

Teacher Residents Seen Outpacing Peers in Later Years Education Week, December 15, 2011» «We think this provides reliable evidence on the effectiveness of BTR graduates to date,» said Martin R. West, an assistant professor at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, and one of four scholars who conducted the study.

Now with two years of teaching under her belt, Groves said she sees this film as evidence of how hard teachers work combined with the highs and lows of being a teacher.

This way, staff are confidently identifying and meeting the needs of all learners, and evidence of this can be seen from observations of classroom practice, progress and attainment data, the scrutiny of work produced, discussion with teachers, the views of parents / carers as well as the views of the pupil, too.

For Loren Clarke there is joy in «being able to see the effect we have as teachers; real evidence of learning.

When teachers hear or see a student demonstrating an effective use of evidence or a sophisticated set of analytical skills, they can call it out for all to see.

It adds to a growing body of evidence that race affects how teachers see and treat their students.

Not only is acceptance into university teacher education programs a highly competitive process, the autonomy, professional engagement of teachers is evidenced in their development of teaching materials, use of collaborative planning time, and the organization of professional spaces on school campuses (see Jen b.) Within this environment why would a teacher ever choose to take up the mantle of headmaster or school principal?

Second, while pensions could theoretically boost teacher retention, in practice we don't actually see much evidence of that.

By contrast, researchers have devoted considerable attention to studying racial disparities in educational opportunities and outcomes — and there is compelling evidence that when students have a teacher of the same race, they tend to learn more at school (see «The Race Connection,» research, Spring 2004).

This method of assessment quickly allows you not just to see individual pupils» weaknesses, but also weaknesses within the class as a whole and provides the teacher with an excellent evidence base.

«Not to mention the reams of additional evidence which teachers pull together because of a long - held belief that Ofsted inspectors want to see everything written down.

Teacher workload is one of the biggest issues highlighted by unions and other groups, and the burdens of Ofsted inspections and what is seen as an increasing need to provide evidence of certain practices are often linked to the problem.

Related, I should note that in a few places the authors exaggerate how, for example, teachers» effects on their students» achievement are so tangible, without any mention of contrary reports, namely as published by the American Statistical Association (ASA), in which the ASA evidenced that these (oft - exaggerated) teacher effects account for no more than 1 % -14 % of the variance in students» growth scores (see more information here).

In an analysis of the actions of Missouri's state legislature, which increased teacher pensions nine times during a ten - year period from 1991 - 2001 (netting each teacher about $ 75,000 in future benefits and imposing a $ 5.4 billion long - term liability to the state), researchers saw little evidence of any real analysis.

I see three practical ways in which the spread of powerful research evidence, the visibility of effective professional learning systems, and the exploding possibilities of teacher networking will fuel teacher professionalism:

Its Alabama teacher - licensing exam was dropped by the state after a lawsuit revealed that the firm fabricated evidence for claims of the test's accuracy (see Examiner, Spring 1987).

Principals also are required to write exactly what they see and hear in the classroom as evidence and rationale of the teacher's evaluation, a requirement that can leave observers tied to their computers and unable to take in the entire class experience, several pilot participants said.

Your campus may already have exemplars for teacher practices and student actions you expect to see in a classroom, but make sure capturing evidence of these is part of your observation tool.

Teachers will be invited to see their role as that of a curator, intentionally selecting, organizing and presenting information, strategies for teaching and learning as well as presenting evidence of student understanding.

«What I'm seeing is there are a lot of places that got way out ahead of the evidence and passed policies saying we should fire teachers based on value - added.

This evidence is seen in both the descending trends (the percentage of prospective teachers scoring at the Novice level) and the related ascending trends (the percentage of prospective teachers scoring at Practitioner / At Least Practitioner level).

... Proponents say evidence is mounting that states with good alternative certification laws see increases in test scores as well as more minority teachers and more of the best and the brightest...

The author sees evidence of a growing awareness that content - area reading instruction is the responsibility of all teachers.

The first rubric (see Table 1) captures the focus and quality of evidence teachers provided to justify the rating of their lessons and the comparison between the effectiveness of the two lessons.

In our experience with the process of supporting quality teaching through professional development, three major elements have facilitated the shifts we see in teachers» thinking and practice as evidenced in teacher goals, classroom observations and other data sources:

Differences over results Proponents say evidence is mounting that states with good alternative certification laws see increases in test scores as well as more minority teachers and more of the best and the brightest.

«Quality and state spending on pre-K are also higher in states with salary parity policies... Moreover, we see no evidence that salary parity and the associated higher earnings for pre-K teachers comes at the expense of coverage, as the share of the four - year - old population enrolled in states with salary parity policy is statistically level with that of states without parity policy.»

The teachers on the left side of the bell curve (see below) were more accurately identified this year, and the teachers on the «right» side became more effective due to the new and improved teacher evaluation system constructed by the state... and what might be renamed the Hogwarts Department of Education, led by Hanna Skandera — the state's Voldemort — who, in this article pointed out that these results evidence (and I use that term loosely) «that the system is doing a better job of pointing out good teachers.»

Evidence that the success of West Virginia's roughly 20,000 K - 12 classroom teachers is intensifying educator unrest nationally can already by seen.

Integrating authentic, rich evidence of student learning with the processes of evaluation — at the stage of goal - setting, throughout the course of the year, and at the end of teaching cycles (a year, a semester, or a unit of study)-- can help teachers, mentors, and evaluators see firsthand what students know and can do before, during, and as a result of teaching.

Let's begin with a summary of evidence on value - added measurements that a teacher might actually see.

To participate in the trial of MindAid teachers are asked to complete termly evaluations of their mental health awareness, to see if access to these evidenced based resources through MindAid is improving their practice.

The simplicity of the scale, along with attention to the evidence, was so convincing that you could visibly see the acceptance of the correct rating on the teachers» faces.»

Following - up on two prior posts about potential bias in teachers» observations (see prior posts here and here), another research study was recently released evidencing, again, that the evaluation ratings derived via observations of teachers in practice are indeed related to (and potentially biased by) teachers» demographic characteristics.

He estimates that KIPP will need about 10 percent of the students in a community to really put pressure on the system as a whole, and in Houston, he is already seeing some evidence of that, as the traditional direct - run schools have begun emulating KIPP policies, putting up posters about colleges instead of standardized tests and sending teachers on visits to new students» homes.

Such evidence is especially important for candidates who come from states that make student growth at least a significant factor of a teacher evaluation (see Goal 3 - B).

The evidence shows that if school leaders see themselves as «evaluators» then they are likely to have the highest chance of shifting the mindframes of teachers towards greatest impact on student learning.

New evaluation systems coming on line across the country which prioritize effectiveness and evidence of student learning (see Goal 3 - B) offer an opportunity to bypass counterproductive efforts like transcript review and get to the heart of the matter: is the out of state teacher seeking licensure in a new state an effective teacher?