I have seen evidence that this approach can lead to
the student outcomes we desire.
Not exact matches
They also need to be reasonably confident that the available resources and institutional arrangements have a fighting chance of producing the
desired outcomes — that salaries are high enough to draw talented applicants, that school districts can provide
students with up - to - date textbooks and technology.
State funding systems are not closely linked to
desired educational
outcomes: despite the fact that all states have adopted educational standards, the commission found that only a few states have developed funding systems that enable schools to teach all
students the content of state standards.
Participation in any professional learning activity needs to be driven by a
desire to improve identified
student outcomes.
Often, the temptation is to reward
students when their curiosity leads to a
desired outcome or good grade.
Commenting on the
outcomes of the challenge, the IMMC says «the
desire is to produce
students who can not only productively address problems set by others, but become able to identify and address problems themselves».
There is a strong
desire to expand beyond just academic indicators — including a measure of growth is very important — but including things that are not direct learning
outcomes and focus more on environment and other input measures blurs the vision on what we want
students to know and be able to do.
Involving the
students in the creation process of apps they want to use themselves is almost certain to provide the
desired outcome.
At the root of
outcomes - based education is the
desire to raise
student achievement and prompt the nation's schools to fix their sights on what children learn rather than on what administrators supply and what teachers teach.
«The key to making your
students» learning experiences worthwhile is to focus your planning on instructional goals that are phrased in terms of
desired student outcomes.»
Teachers carefully design rubrics to define all the
desired learning
outcomes for a project, which include the state standards
students are expected to master and the way performance will be measured for each
outcome.
While we live in a market - driven economy ~ where winning and wealth accumulation are
desired outcomes ~ education advocates on all sides of the political aisle currently assert that public schools are failing our children ~ especially minorities and low - income
students.
I push
students to consider the steps they take to get the
outcomes they
desire.
Simply put, if the space doesn't match the
desired learning pedagogy, then it will hinder
student learning
outcomes.
Educators should pay close attention to their
students» and colleagues» stories and, through «storientation,» use these shared feelings and expectations to create
desired outcomes.
We examined five
outcomes for
students: knowledge of play plots and vocabulary, tolerance, Reading the Mind in the Eyes Test (RMET),
desire to participate in theater, and interest in viewing theater.
From there, teachers determined the scope of the project, selected the standards to address, and identified
desired outcomes — what the
students would need to know at the end of the project, and how they would demonstrate this new knowledge.
The
students need to be supported and guided in order to learn the necessary skills to achieve the
desired outcomes.
In this case, teachers play an especially important role, because even if incentives increase
student effort, their work will not bear fruit if the
students don't understand how to achieve the
desired outcome.
The
desired outcomes are focused on learning, and thus include skills and knowledge we want
students to learn, as well as questions directly connected to that learning.
But the best programs, she says, identify their
desired outcomes and have those goals drive all aspects of their program —
student recruitment, program development, staff training — and measure themselves against those goals.
The alignment that Kahlenberg sees between teachers unions»
desire to increase education spending and the interests of
students would only be a real concordance if the unions facilitated the use of those funds in ways that actually improved
outcomes.
Having a commitment and
desire to improve
student outcomes is one thing, but putting together an explicit plan and communicating that to staff and the school community is the difficult part.
Students who are able to regulate their own learning can modify and monitor their behaviour using metacognition, motivation, self - awareness, and self - efficacy to reach a
desired learning
outcome.
Students demonstrate algorithmic thinking whenever they create or use a well - defined series of steps to achieve a
desired outcome.
He noted that: «Having a commitment and
desire to improve
student outcomes is one thing, but putting together an explicit plan and communicating that to staff and the school community is the difficult part».
«Rick DuFour issues a clarion call that both celebrates the greatest generation of teachers and appeals to that distinguished group to push for more — all with the
desired outcome of ensuring our
students have an opportunity to successfully transition to the next stages of their lives beyond the public school.
Encourage measurement of
students» growth in critical thinking as integral part of
desired program
outcomes
Admissions offices should warn
students against submitting «overcoached» applications, saying such applications can «jeopardize
desired admission
outcomes.»
As long as educators are aware of what the value - added system is supposed to be rewarding, and as long as that system rewards the
desired outcomes more than it erroneously rewards something else, the system will help to elicit more of the
desired outcomes — namely, improvements in
student achievement.
Indeed, one of the «Assessments» of the
Outcomes asks
students to compose a «self - discovery paper» in which they «identify three of their personal motives (
desires, needs) that are potentially beneficial and three that are potentially harmful, and discuss how they might affect their teaching.»
College - readiness indicators for «on - track» and «highly qualified»
students were analyzed for school districts in Nassau County, NY using logistic regression to determine if there is a relationship with the
desired outcome of college enrollment and persistence into a second year.
TalentEd Perform can simplify anyone's role and boost the real
desired outcomes: improved teaching that leads to enhanced
student achievement.
The successful achievement of the
desired outcomes for all
students is within the reach of all educators.
Use e-Learning analytics to find new ways to optimize the learning experience, boost
student engagement and ensure
students are achieving the
desired learning
outcomes.
When the evidence indicates a
student has not achieved the
desired outcome, teachers need to employ the most important three - letter word in education — yet.
Keeping this thought in mind while using that important three - letter word will ensure that
students achieve proficiency and reach the
desired outcomes.
Schools should begin by deciding what
student learning
outcomes are
desired, and then consider what instructional practices will produce these
outcomes, what organizational supports are needed to implement those instructional practices well, what new skills teachers will need, and only then what professional learning activities will best help teachers develop these skills.
Questions are the element that leads a PLC conversation to critical thinking and the design of a plan for action to generate a
desired student learning
outcome.
When the goal is to support teachers in support of
students, leaders are responsible for providing professional development — not for mere compliance — but for specific purposes to achieve
desired student outcomes.
The actual
outcomes of my
students — both tangibles (test scores, GPAs, future college attendance rates) and intangibles (increased love of learning, increased
desire to achieve)-- are never factored in.
Our customized coaching and experiential approaches lead teachers to employ high quality learning practices and generate
desired achievement
outcomes for
students, their parents, and the community.
How do
students» experiences in learning and teachers» roles in designing need to change for the
desired learning
outcomes to be achieved?
A plan for continuous
student growth in learning requires agreeing on
desired learning
outcomes.
Tests provide a way for teachers to know how
students are doing and if the
desired learning
outcomes were met.
We suspected that systematic district support might be the missing link between federal and state
desires to improve schools and actual, demonstrable changes that improve learning
outcomes for
students.
While emphasis is placed on educating all
students in integrated settings to the maximum extent appropriate, placement decisions must be based on individual
student needs and
desired outcomes, and must be rooted in the Individual Educational Planning Team (IEPT) process.
The
desired outcome of an effective principal - counselor relationship is to raise achievement levels for all
students and ensure equity in education
outcomes.
The report includes a results framework that defines the
desired short term and long term
outcomes of community schools, including consistent attendance, family involvement, academic success, healthy
students, and safe communities.
Effective professional learning begins with a focus on
student learning goals and a clear understanding of the
desired student learning
outcomes.