Sentences with phrase «support student learning and achievement»

Teachers will return to their classrooms better equipped to support student learning and achievement.

The bill, expected to be taken up by the U.S. Senate as early as next week, contains specific legislative language on local governance that restores the balance between federal and local government and provides states and school districts the flexibility needed to support student learning and achievement.

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The program will provide close to $ 400 million to support locally developed plans to personalize and deepen student learning, directly improve student achievement and educator effectiveness, close achievement gaps, and prepare every student for success in college and careers.

In their analysis, they found that Expeditionary Learning Outward Bound (ELOB) had highly promising and significant evidence of effectiveness (six studies across multiple states) to support the positive impact the program has on student achievement.

Residentials also are proven to improve students» resilience, self - confidence and wellbeing, students» engagement with learning, support students» achievement and improve students» knowledge, skills and understanding.

In 2008 Jenny received an Australian College of Educators award for Outstanding Achievement in Education for the development of innovative approaches to teaching and learning which respect and support students as individuals and influence, motivate and inspire them to learn.

At Berea, parents, kids, teachers, and administrators are all learning new skills in support of student achievement.

The progress data would provide the school leader with a guide to the staff changes that would further improve student learning, and the achievement of early goals would help build support for such changes.

Alonso served as CEO of Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools) for six years, where he led a reform effort marked by a rebalancing of authority and responsibility among stakeholders, the building of a coalition in support of City Schools, leading edge labor contracts, and a focus on individual students and teaching and learning that yielded marked improvement in achievement and climate data across all levels, the first increases in enrollment in 40 years, and widespread political and ground root support for what have been divisive reform strategies in other districts.

The study found that after multimedia technology was used to support project - based learning, eighth graders in Union City, New Jersey, scored 27 percentage points higher than students from other urban and special needs school districts on statewide tests in reading, math, and writing achievement.

Besides high expectations for student achievement, Lambe said small classes, providing all schools with the same amount of resources, and solid community support also contribute to a high level of student learning.

When they calculate the simple correlation between income and math achievement, Helen Ladd's approach, they find that a $ 4,000 increment (a 50 percent increase in the $ 8,000 average income reported by the families in this study) in the income of the poor family will lift student achievement by 20 percent of a standard deviation (close to a year's worth of learning in the middle years of schooling), a substantial impact that seems to support the Broader, Bolder claims.

In contrast, our recommendations are designed to support teachers to make reliable assessments of particular aspects of learning and achievement that can be compared across schools and used directly in the calculation of students» subject results and thus tertiary admissions ranks — without prior scaling against an external test or examination.

The Commission will examine factors in raising student achievement from prekindergarten through high school including: state accountability and curriculum requirements; model programs to improve student achievement beginning in early learning programs and continuing throughout high school; strategies for every student to achieve at grade level such as intervention and support systems; and policies to improve student attendance and retention.

These schools do this by partnering with community services and agencies to offer students and their families the supports and services they need to remedy the life problems that impede learning and achievement.

Technologies to support data - driven decision - making hold great promise for increasing the effectiveness of teaching and learning activities, accelerating student achievement, and improving organizational performance.

Don Knezek: We think that ISTE has a role in leading the agenda that says, «Take student achievement as your primary focus and look at all the ways in which technology supports it — including school management, school leadership, data management, and the actual learning process.»

NGLC is nurturing a school redesign movement with investments to support educators, school designers, and innovation partners to design and launch innovative schools — Breakthrough Schools — to accelerate student achievement through next gen learning models.

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High - quality summer learning programs can spark student curiosity and passion, augment academic achievement, nurture intellectual peer support, and influence educational and career trajectories.

Best Behavior is a professional development program designed for administrators and teachers to support their efforts in creating and maintaining a positive and supportive school culture that facilitates academic achievement and the healthy social development of students in a safe environment that is conducive to learning.

Developed by Expeditionary Learning in partnership with Student Achievement Partners through the generous support of the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation.

The Higher Achievement Evaluation will examine whether out - of - school programs can help students meet the new Common Core standards by pairing an analysis of Higher Achievement's impact on academics with an examination of program fidelity, service contrast, and the extent to which mentors» instruction supports Common Core Common practices, standards, and learning strategies.

This blueprint builds on the significant reforms already made in response to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 around four areas: (1) Improving teacher and principal effectiveness; (2) Providing information to families to help them evaluate and improve their children's schools; (3) Implementing college - and career - ready standards; and (4) Improving student learning and achievement in America's lowest - performing schools by providing intensive support and effective interventions.

Federal (ESEA) Programs for Schools & Districts Title Programs Title I, A Programs and services for struggling learners Title I, C Migrant Education Title I, D Institutional Education Title I, G Advanced Placement Title II, A Teacher & Principal Quality Title III English Learners & Immigrant Students — Language Instruction Title IV, A Student Support & Academic Enrichment Title IV, B 21st Century Community Learning Centers Title VI Rural Education Achievement Program Title VII Indian, Native Hawaiian, Alaska Native Education Title X Homeless Education (McKinney - Vento Education for Homeless Children & Youth Program)

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Virginia's accountability system supports teaching and learning by setting rigorous academic standards and through annual assessments of student achievement.

The new Student Support and Academic Enrichment Grants (Title IV, Part A) program provides funds for programs and activities to improve students» academic achievement by increasing the capacity of local school divisions to provide all students with a well - rounded education; improve school conditions for learning; and improve the use of technology in order to improve the academic achievement and digital literacy of all students.

Washington's high - risk designation specified that the State must submit, by May 1, 2014, final guidelines for teacher and principal evaluation and support systems that meet the requirements of ESEA flexibility, including requiring local educational agencies (LEAs) to use student achievement on CCR State assessments to measure student learning growth in those systems for teachers of tested grades and subjects.

Some specific ways your donation contributes to closing the achievement gap include: ensuring that all Brooke eighth graders participate in an annual experiential learning experience in Washington, D.C., purchasing books for every middle school student who participates in Brooke Book Club with Boston professionals, support for Brooke High's Debate Team, assistance with the costs of college text - books for our alumni, and much more!

The district states that it has four primary goals: (1) to increase student achievement and graduation rates, (2) to provide enough classrooms and other learning environments to support achievement, (3) to increase stakeholder involvement for increasing achievement, and (4) to increase communication with outside stakeholders, while emphasizing student achievement.

The instructional modules will be designed to offer critical content knowledge and learning experiences that strengthen leaders» ability to support students» academic achievement at low - performing schools.

Thus we can lay the foundation by developing and implementing assessments that accurately reflect student learning, and then use the assessment process and its results to either support or verify achievement (depending on the context).

The Discovery Education Summer Institute featured a number of interactive seminars and hands - on workshops designed to support educators as they combine the latest technologies and digital content to create authentic digital learning environments that engage students and improve achievement.

Contribute to enhanced instruction, improve student achievement, and support ongoing professional learning.

Advanced Literacy learning consultants, Bebe Morrissey and Emily Levine, spent 3 days at PICCS helping teachers develop curriculum and assess student achievement to support effective literacy instruction.

Engaging Schools works with school and program leaders and educators to support students in developing and strengthening social - emotional learning competencies and qualities of character that increase interpersonal effectiveness, reduce aggressive and antisocial behavior and intolerance, and enhance academic achievement.

This report by the Southern Regional Education Board proposes seven ways to better support principals, including: a strong investment in their instruction - related learning, more district office help, and good data on links between classroom practices and student achievement.

These two new studies add to the decade of evidence supporting the impact of Board - certified teachers on student learning and achievement.

While education advocates are focused on closing achievement gaps and preparing every student for success, Michigan Assessment Consortium members believe neither will be possible if the education system perpetuates current assessment practices, which focus more on documenting success or failure than on supporting learning.

For 2017, there were recommendations in the areas of ensuring equity, promoting excellence, and supporting educators (http://www.ascd.org/ASCD/pdf/siteASCD/policy/2017-ASCD-Policy-Recommendations.pdf) and positions related to standards development and implementation, educating students in a changing world, the whole child, health and learning, closing the achievement gap, and multiple measures of assessment.

• A deep - seated belief in the inherent right of all children to a quality education; • A professional life dedicated to improving education for teachers and their students; • A passionate commitment to improving teaching and learning in America; • Unwavering dedication to the professional integrity and competence of teachers; • Visionary and boundless energy, eternal optimism, and expert leadership; • An innate capacity to inspire collaboration and mobilize support that enabled unparalleled achievements in the history of American education reform; and • A clear vision coupled with steadfast commitment and fierce determination which has led to historic milestones in American education and meaningful impact on teaching and learning.

Dr. Marzano's keynote address will discuss the state of teacher evaluation and how focusing on teacher growth as it is connected to student learning gains provides the necessary support for all teachers to raise academic achievement to a world - class level.

The Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront in helping urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create obstacles to learning.

The nonprofit EduGuide is pleased to provide a grant to support half the costs for the first 10 new middle schools, high schools, virtual schools, colleges, GEAR UP programs, and other groups to be approved for its program to raise achievement by strengthening student's grit and related core learning skills.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that organizations that prioritize a performance - management system that supports employees» professional growth outperform organizations that do not.25 Similar to all professionals, teachers need feedback and opportunities to develop and refine their practices.26 As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.30

Previously, Kinney served as Discovery Education's Senior Vice President of Education Partnerships and led the organization's efforts to collaborate with educators and administrators around the world as they built dynamic digital learning environments supporting student achievement.

What hiring a Director of School Operations will do is to clarify roles and responsibilities for students, staff, and parents; increase opportunities for direct coaching and management to support staff; allow Principals and Assistant Principals to focus on teaching and learning, all of which create a healthy school culture, and ultimately drive student achievement.

For fifty years, the Council of Urban Boards of Education (CUBE) has been at the forefront in helping urban school districts in their work to close the achievement gap, raise high school graduation rates, provide intervention services to academically struggling students, and create broad - based school programs to support students who live in poverty or other circumstances that create serious obstacles to learning.

The committee's position on standards development and implementation asserts that ASCD supports high standards for student learning and achievement that are the result of a development process that is state - led, transparent, and implemented under specific guiding principles.