Sentences with phrase «stronger state learning»

And higher expectations seem to be paying off — across all 50 states, more students are meeting stronger state learning standards.

Not exact matches

With the academic year in full swing on American university campuses — and bipartisan discontent over higher education's sorry state now stronger and louder than ever — it's worth asking what we can learn from Augustine's example.

Learn more about Pennsylvania and how other states are using MIECHV funds to strengthen their early childhood systems in ZERO TO THREEs paper, The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Smart Investments Build Strong Systems for Young Children.

Learn more about Virginia and how other states are using MIECHV funds to strengthen their early childhood systems in ZERO TO THREEs paper, The Maternal, Infant, and Early Childhood Home Visiting Program: Smart Investments Build Strong Systems for Young Children.

Conflicting positions and interests of senators in the creation of new states may jeopardise the consideration of requests from groups with strong cases, it was learnt...

Weaving learning into a story makes learning more interesting, activates the brain's positive emotional state, and hooks the information into a strong memory template.

Teachers reported that children who could write by hand expressed themselves better than those who didn't have strong handwriting skills, with 49 % of teachers stating that children who are unable to write clearly are the most likely to feel frustrated and to lose their motivation to learn.

It is a rigorous process that requires 22 states to work together every day to drive towards consensus about a range of policies and assessment practices that support a positive and strong learning environment for every student.

And in so doing, it could do more than just solve the problem of equity to high - quality educational opportunities in the state, it also creates a mechanism for competency - based learning, establishes a strong grounding for what online learning and blended learning are, and eliminates the outmoded geographic barriers that prevent students from being able to access high - quality learning opportunities no matter where they originate in the state.

Lobbyists, Administration officials, and Congressional aides said they expect the most contentious issue in the conference committee to be how strong the measure's provisions requiring states and districts to set educational standards should be, especially any mandate on «opportunity to learn» standards.

Its 40 or so recommendations focused on five areas: stronger content; higher standards and expectations; more time for learning, more effectively used; better prepared, rewarded, and respected teachers; and responsible national, state, and local leadership.

Enter project - based learning, designed to put students into a students - as - workers setting in which they learn collaboration, critical - thinking, and written - and oral - communication skills along with the values of a strong work ethic, all while meeting state or national content standards.

«As demonstrated in this report, there is a great body of practice knowledge, good evidence of successful programs and strong learning cultures, and, increasingly, states (governments) are adding systemic supports.

But if you believe that these rigorous new academic standards for English and math are importantly stronger than what states had before, and are likely to improve teaching and learning in U.S. schools, then pulling out of the Common Core to spite the president starts to look like a pretty silly idea.

Therefore, we encourage states to establish innovation programs to enable the design of new, more nimble systems that are ready to accommodate flexible and timely progression decisions based on clear learning objectives, transparent definitions of proficiency and a strong embedded formative assessment system.

Despite the students» strong scores on Virginia's Standards of Learning exams, Kronholz wonders about the rigor of instruction (a concern across Virginia given the state's college remediation rates).

Ten years ago, online learning was groundbreaking and rare, but since then the eLearning sector has grown stronger — as of 2014, 30 states offered full - time virtual schools.

The United States must look beyond its borders to seek new ideas in learning, information to bring home to students, and strong educational relationships with other countries, Secretary of Education Rod Paige said in a speech last week.

«Priority Seven aims to ensure strong and healthy school environments where children can learn best and achieve to their potential,» the document states.

The new partnership capitalizes on the strong connections the Forum and WakeEd have with state and local leaders in education, business, and government, as well as the expertise of staff members at the two organizations in professional learning and state / local education policy, to deliver a high - quality experience for participating teachers.

State schools have a great deal to learn about areas such as broader education and strong higher education and careers support, for example.

Since that experience, Todd has built a strong understanding of the middle level concept and has presented at several state, regional, and national conferences on middle level teaching and learning.

The bill authorizes $ 500,000 for the state's three - year pilot, which will be overseen by «trauma specialists» in schools and bolstered by a strong research model in place from the beginning to evaluate the pilot and help the state apply lessons learned in the future.

Advocates for Children of New Jersey aims to strengthen the state's early learning system by enacting stronger public policies for young children and increasing investments in programs and services that pay strong dividends over the course of a child's life.

«United States Secretary of Education Arne Duncan has acknowledged in conversations with Virginia Governor Robert F. McDonnell and State Superintendent of Public Instruction Patricia I. Wright as well as in public meetings that a strong case has been made that Virginia's Standards of Learning represent content and skills required of students to be prepared for college - level courses,» the application notes.

aims to strengthen the state's early learning system by enacting stronger public policies for young children and increasing investments in programs and services that pay strong dividends over the course of a child's life.

Clearly, the development of a strong pipeline of school leaders is essential for increasing student learning and success in every school, and strategic state action that supports such a pipeline is critical.

These «predictive» or «formative» indicators include in - school factors such as strong classroom assessment and professional development for teachers, and out of school factors such as health care, housing, nutrition, and availability of high - quality pre-school; whether educators are using information in a reasonable way to improve teaching, learning and school quality; and whether the state and federal governments are providing positive support in these areas.

Clearly states have an interest in ensuring that any investments they make enable strong outcomes that produce the desired benefits of stronger learning and school success, along with savings from reduced needs for special education, grade retention, remediation, or dropping out.

One key opportunity under ESSA is that seven states will be able to pilot new systems of assessment and accountability that, if designed well, have the potential to support strong, teacher - led practices that integrate teaching, learning, and assessment.

Feedback: In our interviews, we learned that teachers have a strong desire to source lessons, activities, and resources that simultaneously align to state standards and resonate with their students.

The Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) partnered with the National PTA and Learning Heroes to release two resources — Parent Engagement Guidelines and a Discussion Framework — for states to create stronger parental engagement under ESSA.

Finally, «Next Generation» accountability systems should adhere to the following five essentials: «(a) state, district, and school leaders must create a system - wide culture grounded in «learning to improve;» (b) learning to improve using [the aforementioned informational systems also] necessitates the [overall] development of [students»] strong pedagogical data - literacy skills; (c) resources in addition to funding — including time, access to expertise, and collaborative opportunities — should be prioritized for sustaining these ongoing improvement efforts; (d) there must be a coherent structure of state - level support for learning to improve, including the development of a strong Longitudinal Data System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (p. x).

Darling - Hamond (1998) makes a strong argument for quality professional development by stating that each dollar spent on improving teachers» qualifications nets greater gains in student learning than any other use of an education dollar.

Even if a school or district doesn't ultimately take part in one of the seven ESSA state - level pilots, investing in a strong local system of teaching and assessment aligned to principles of student - centered learning is a good idea.

«The teacher shortage in our state... was exaggerated by the fact that we were dead last in teacher salaries — 51st in the nation,» Secretary of Education Melody Schopp commented in a webinar on building a strong and sustainable teacher workforce, hosted by the Learning Policy Institute, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the National Conference of State Legislatstate... was exaggerated by the fact that we were dead last in teacher salaries — 51st in the nation,» Secretary of Education Melody Schopp commented in a webinar on building a strong and sustainable teacher workforce, hosted by the Learning Policy Institute, the Council of Chief State School Officers, and the National Conference of State LegislatState School Officers, and the National Conference of State LegislatState Legislatures.

In a recent interview with Ed Surge, Linda Darling Hammond, founder of the Learning Policy Institute, argued that while strong schools are present in the United States, new state plans under ESSA could «become punitive if they rely on a test - based approach with sanctions» or...

For years, many states and districts have recognized the Read more about Lifelong Learners: How Redefining Professional Learning Leads to Stronger Teachers and Improved Student Outcomes -LSB-...]

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school poStrong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school postrong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

«My strongest commitment to you, your students and their families is that schools remain safe places to learn,» California State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson wrote in a letter to local educational agencies (LEAs).

We applaud legislators, especially Senator Gayle Slossberg and her Education Committee co-chair, State Representative Andy Fleischmann, for listening and taking action by advancing this proposal that increases accountability and provides a strong commitment to Connecticut's examination of the impact of SBAC, the statewide mastery examination, on student learning time.»

It was a steep learning curve and a big job, but the hard work of my team paid off and we had strong results on our first state tests with an 85 % Performance Index score.

Why, then, do the majority of district, state, and federal education policies prioritize annual assessment results over equally important factors, such as challenging and engaging curricula; strong social - emotional and physical health supports; moral and ethical development; and safe, supportive learning environments?

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Miller is a strong proponent of testing, but says states went to the extreme after No Child Left Behind became law by putting all their efforts on teaching to the test instead of focusing on changing teaching methods to improve student learning.

It also does not necessarily mean that a robust state plan for increased learning time translates into strong execution.

In a research synthesis discussed in the executive summary of STEM Teachers in Professional Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis conducted by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future and WestEd, Fulton and Britton (2011) stated, «STEM teaching is more effective and student achievement increases when teachers join forces to develop strong professional learning communities in their schools»Learning Communities: A Knowledge Synthesis conducted by the National Commission on Teaching and America's Future and WestEd, Fulton and Britton (2011) stated, «STEM teaching is more effective and student achievement increases when teachers join forces to develop strong professional learning communities in their schools»learning communities in their schools» (p. 4).

States can learn from the strong example set by New York.

Based on this review, the authors identified sustainable state policies that can ease shortages while also prioritizing student learning and a strong teacher workforce.

We have learned over many years, across many states and cities, that good authorizing is more likely to result in a strong charter school sector.