But the work so far has focused primarily on developing more
specific teaching standards and improving classroom observations so teachers get more useful feedback from trained and certified evaluators on how to improve.
A «blueprint» for teaching laid out
specific teaching standards they would be judged on, such as providing positive reinforcement to students and using various instructional methods to accommodate different learning styles.
Not exact matches
There is new guidance on learning outside the classroom («Departmental advice for health and safety in schools» on the Department for Education's website), subject -
specific support for teachers through their subject associations e.g. Association for Physical Education, and new Ofsted guidance highlighting safeguarding in lessons — ensuring that not only is the
standard of
teaching good, but that the
standard of health and safety within each lesson is also good.
Teaching Channel offers more than 240 useful videos about Common Core implementation, from broad overviews to lesson ideas for
specific standards.
The Share My Lesson team did the legwork of digging through more than 250,000 user - uploaded and - rated resources on the site to find the most relevant ones for
teaching with the Common Core
Standards — check out the K - 8 Math Index and the 6 - 12 English Language Arts Index for lessons mapped to
specific standards.
For example, the content knowledge and problem - solving skills measured by the PARCC and MCAS tests are not identical, and the tests might differ in the extent to which they align with
specific high - school curricular reform goals or
teaching standards.
While subject - area knowledge is privileged in the
standards — INTASC has developed
specific standards for science, mathematics, English language arts, and special education, and will soon release those for the elementary - school level, social studies, and foreign language — the
standards also make clear that knowledge of child development, learning theory, and
teaching approaches is essential.
Note that the
standard does not explicate what or how
specific comprehension strategies should be
taught.
• The third, Questions / Discussion vs.
Standards / Content, measures the difference between a teacher's rating on a single
standard that evaluates the use of questions and classroom discussion as an instructional strategy, and that same teacher's average rating on three
standards that assess
teaching practices that focus on classroom management routines, on conveying
standards - based instructional objectives to students, and on demonstrating content -
specific knowledge in
teaching these objectives.
They can search for grade -
specific lessons,
standards, activities, and
teaching strategies, and their Content Discovery page presents the results.
If you are not familiar, they are free, 5 - 6 minute videos that
teach students how to do
specific Math skills that are all aligned with Common Core
standards.
Too often, the process of «unpacking» is engaged in an attempt to isolate the
specific foundational or prerequisite skills necessary to be successful with the ideas conveyed by the overall
standard and is a common precursor to test preparation and reductive
teaching.
These include
specific training and new resources for school teachers and other
teaching staff, a new national top - up swimming programme for schools with the lowest swimming attainment levels, and achievement badges to celebrate the success of pupils achieving statutory
standards.
Connections Playlists are a powerful tool that can help educators quickly access the best possible resource for
teaching a
specific skill (whether the student is below
standard, at or near
standard, or above
standard).
For example, the IDOE provides a web - based recruitment portal to provide streamlined sharing of teacher candidate information for more thoughtful hiring practices, as well as encourages high
standards for preparation and licensure in addition to «transition to
teaching» programs such as the Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellowships, Teach For America, and TNTP's Indianapolis Teaching Fellows.51 Notably, teacher candidates must pass three subject - specific assessments before entering an educator preparation program (EPP), and EPPs must report extensive data collected on teachers using data matrix re
teaching» programs such as the Woodrow Wilson
Teaching Fellowships, Teach For America, and TNTP's Indianapolis Teaching Fellows.51 Notably, teacher candidates must pass three subject - specific assessments before entering an educator preparation program (EPP), and EPPs must report extensive data collected on teachers using data matrix re
Teaching Fellowships,
Teach For America, and TNTP's Indianapolis
Teaching Fellows.51 Notably, teacher candidates must pass three subject - specific assessments before entering an educator preparation program (EPP), and EPPs must report extensive data collected on teachers using data matrix re
Teaching Fellows.51 Notably, teacher candidates must pass three subject -
specific assessments before entering an educator preparation program (EPP), and EPPs must report extensive data collected on teachers using data matrix reporting.
What they do: The
standards only set the endgame of instruction, not the actual curriculum, but they definitely change how schools
teach students in different grades, including more depth in
specific topics and often earlier in a child's school career.
The rubric for judging will be the California
Standards for the
Teaching Profession, six broad
standards broken down into
specific skills that an effective teacher needs.
Teaching Artists can use the Guide to provide an overview of what key concepts and
standards students should be learning at
specific grade levels.
The way changes were implemented at each campus differed according to local needs, but ultimately, all preparation programs had to find ways to
teach their candidates how to align their instruction and assessment with
specific content
standards and to differentiate their
teaching based on individual student needs.
Designed for classroom teachers, the book focuses on
specific grade bands and includes information on creating an effective classroom environment, aligning
teaching to various
standards and practices.
Obviously, since the purpose was so
specific, having teachers that actually
taught the same level of students and toward the same set of
standards was critical.
The first of these courses is a science / mathematics -
specific educational technology course, in which preservice teachers are
taught to use educational technologies through model lessons that address
standards - based science content (see Ritt & Bell, 2009, for a detailed description of the course).
How can educators be sure that what they
teach is strongly aligned to the
specific standards that their district or school has adopted?
Update May, 2018: Are you
teaching in a state that is implementing their own
specific math
standards?
The activities in this series illustrate how, by using
specific tools for generating and focusing ideas, you can engage your students» creative and critical thinking at the same time you are helping them to meet the content or curriculum
standards (as established by your state or professional
teaching area).
This guide is part of a series intended to further the discussion and understanding of Common Core
standards on a subject -
specific and grade - level basis and to provide immediate guidance to teachers who must either adapt existing lessons and activities to incorporate the Common Core or develop new lessons to
teach concepts not addressed in their previous state
standards.
Under the premise that math is math, the authors provide a Cross-Referencing Index for states implementing their own
specific mathematics
standards, showing which of your
standards are the same as CCSS - M, which differ and how — and which page number to turn to for
standards - based
teaching ideas.
The program consists of individualized coaching from a content expert; school level collaborative academic study teams; formalized
specific feedback to teachers on how well aligned the content of their instruction is to their state
standards; analysis of videos of their
teaching; and, an online library of resources.
The documents produced in this process form the foundation of the core subject curriculums at each grade level and establish district - wide expectations for what teachers should
teach and what students should learn and be able to do in relation to a
specific standard.
The paper includes details and
specific state examples to illustrate how performance assessments can be used to support and assess how educators meet professional
standards for
teaching...
For example, a school may use its General Purpose vouchers to purchase new computers and routers, as a way of preparing for computer - based testing, and then use
Specific Category Software vouchers to purchase
standard and instructional software so the computers can be used for
teaching and learning throughout the school year.
If everyone in class missed a
specific question on an assessment, you can go back and either edit the question or change how you
teach the
standard that the question is associated with.
Usually, these guides determine exactly how many days each teacher has to
teach a
specific standard.
Teach The Right Words In The Right Ways To Your
Standard Poodle My method of training
Standard Poodles includes
teaching specific words in
specific ways so that your dog not only learns the words but also develops the respectful attitude that makes him happy to obey you.
No
specific addiction protocols will be
taught, instead participants will be given an overview on how and when to use a
specific protocol, with the ultimate goal of returning to the
standard EMDR approach for comprehensive treatment.
Standard 1.5: Differentiate
teaching to meet the
specific learning needs of students across the full range of abilities.