Sentences with phrase «specific qualities of teaching»

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What is emerging is a new idea: that qualities like grit and resilience are not formed through the traditional mechanics of «teaching»; instead, a growing number of researchers now believe, they are shaped by several specific environmental forces, both in the classroom and in the home, sometimes in subtle and intricate ways.

Our latest publication, «How to create higher performing, happier classrooms in 7 moves: A playbook for teachers,» offers to blended - learning classrooms an early iteration of what Doug Lemov's Teach Like A Champion gave to traditional classrooms: detailed descriptions of specific teacher moves that define high - quality, student - centered teaching.

«The program will provide high - quality, intensive, subject - specific, and sustained support for fellows, both during their initial pre-service year in the field as well as during the critical first few years of teaching,» said Associate Professor Jon Star, who chaired the committee that designed the proposal.

The specific details, program models, curriculum, and of course, quality of teaching, matter.

The studies range from large - scale assessments (National Assessment of Educational Progress [NAEP] and Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study [TIMSS]-RRB-, to evaluations of specific interventions (class - size reduction and vouchers), to commission reports (National Reading Panel, National Commission on Teaching and America's Future), to data analyses (Education Trust on teacher quality, Jay Greene on graduation rates).

While the conversation would be broad, the agenda should be narrow and focus on three immediate needs: 1) radically improving the quality of candidates coming to the field; 2) identifying the specific content of coursework necessary to improve teacher knowledge; and 3) and detailing the practical experiences that new teachers need in order to ensure they are effective in the types of classroom contexts in which they plan to teach.

«This new board will allow more specific consideration of how ITE programmes will raise the quality of provision — attracting the right people with the right qualifications and an aptitude for teaching, to enter the profession.

But on the specific issue of attracting high - quality teachers to teach in at - risk schools or with difficult student populations, Jennifer Steele, Ed.D.» 08, says financial rewards have an impact.

To make accurate decisions about the quality of teaching and the impact of school programs, Willett and Singer urge policymakers to examine not what different classes of children know at each grade level, but how the knowledge and skills of specific groups change over time.

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

With the quality of the performance expected of students clearly in mind, teachers plan and conduct lessons aimed at teaching students how to achieve these specific characteristics.»

Many teacher evaluation programs refer to consistency, especially consistency of preparation, using language on specific qualities such as these from the CCT Rubric for effective teaching:

Are you targeting specific teachers to help them develop particular aspects of pedagogy, identified through your quality assurance triangulation of teaching and learning?

The Toolkit may have also inadvertently added to the pressure on schools to focus on specific interventions and quick fixes rather than the most important challenge of all: improving the quality of teaching in the classroom.

Higher retention rates may be attributable to the combination of program quality, residents» commitment to teach for a specific period of time in return for financial support, and induction support during the first one to three years of teaching.22

The authors recommend an approach of four successive steps that teachers can take with students to instill in them the ability to work independently and gauge the quality of their work: (1) establish clear learning goals and teach students to analyze the demands of tasks and learning goals; (2) provide students models of high - quality work and discuss what makes something exemplary; (3) teach students to monitor and assess the quality of their work; and (4) provide specific, meaningful feedback.

They are school specific — which makes it harder for Ofsted to do their job — so Governors and school leaders really do need to be able to articulate the rationale that underpins them and why they are successful in driving the quality of teaching and educational outcomes for pupils.

These vary in terms of whether they are mathematics - specific or not; whether their purpose is to identify the effectiveness or quality of teaching, or primarily for professional development; and the extent to which there have been studies into their reliability and validity.

This is achieved through the quality of teaching and learning; through the nature of relationships amongst students, teachers and adults other than teachers; through arrangements for monitoring students» overall progress (academic, personal and social); through specific pastoral and support systems; and through extra-curricular activities and the school's ethos.