In addition, roughly half
of teachers reported using technology for online lesson plans, and a bit under half reported using digital devices for online games and activities.
While
many teachers report feeling ill - equipped to establish collaborative relationships with parents, there are several strategies that can be employed to strengthen these ties.
Nearly all public
school teachers report spending personal money on school supplies, average payment of about $ 480 is far more than the existing $ 250 deduction.
Similarly, in almost all grades except 5th, we saw significant increases in the proportion of time language arts
teachers reported spending on reading.
Results after three years of implementation have been positive,
with teachers reporting increased student engagement and enthusiastic responses to lessons.
All but two schools decided to continue with the digital - literacy - teacher position, and classroom
teachers reported higher levels of collaboration and support as a result of the pilot.
The number of students in these flexible classrooms ranged from 12 to over 50 (in a music class), with
most teachers reporting head counts in the 20s.
Our analysis of 2014 teacher survey data,... showed that 50 percent of eighth
grade teachers reported spending 3 to 5 hours per week of classroom instruction time on social studies....
Just a year later,
teachers reported less order and discipline in the schools, and students reported more violence, gang activity, and drug and alcohol abuse.
The results have been extraordinary: students and
teachers report increased student engagement and learning as test scores have risen.
As Teacher reported earlier this year, latest data show 22 per cent were developmentally vulnerable on one or more domains.
Yet
new teachers reported that many districts and schools relied on these frameworks as the curriculum, rather than as the basis for developing a curriculum.
In response to the implementation of these programs,
did teachers report changes in their practices or their working conditions?
Although
fewer teachers report using iPads in the classroom, they are still the most commonly used device, at 64 percent.
Table 4 charts which technology tools the first -
year teachers reported they would use in the future when asked during their individual interviews.
Student self - reporting of violent behavior was significantly lower for the treatment group, a finding confirmed
by teacher reports of student violent behaviors.
In addition, he notes, three - quarters of middle school science
teachers reported covering the topic of climate change in their classrooms.
An overwhelming majority (90 %) of special
education teachers reported that students with disabilities benefited from access to various services.
Additionally, only 12 % of new online
teachers reported receiving college or university training, compared to 43 % of teachers who had 6 - 10 years of experience.
Nevertheless, the same survey found that 16 % of secondary
teachers reported never using the computers during classroom instructional time and 23 % reported using computers only rarely.
We found that student achievement was higher in schools
where teachers reported that they were more likely to differentiate instruction than in schools where teachers were less likely to differentiate.
Over the 6 - year period,
teachers reported face - to - face workshops as a useful technology PD delivery approach.
Over 80 percent of science teachers and 89 percent of
math teachers report participating in professional development related to their subject areas in the past three years.
At times, however,
teachers reported wanting more guidance about the instrument itself; in facilitator - led groups, that guidance was available.
Students
whose teachers report that they engage in hands - on science experiments «almost every day» scored 16 points higher than those who «never or hardly ever» do such activities.