Sentences with phrase «teacher success rather»

«Multimetric accountability systems should use formative assessments, evidence of student learning, and progress toward personal growth objectives to measure student and teacher success rather than rely on standardized test scores as the primary reference point.»

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Writing about dealing with disruptive students in 2006 - 07, Success Academy's first year, Moskowitz notes that when teachers are unable to stop even one student's incessant misbehavior, it «can have a domino effect... and soon the teacher is playing whack - a-mole rather than teaching.»

According to Dorothy M. Steele and Becky Cohn - Vargas, identity safe classrooms are «those in which teachers strive to ensure students that their social identities are an asset rather than a barrier to success.»

«Teacher retention and a reward systems that values staff rather than penalising them are key to the long term and sustainable success of a good education system and more Trusts, as well the Secretary of State, should take note of the approach introduced at TSAT schools.»

Veteran Deep River teacher Wendy Oberg approves of the test as a measure of higher order thinking, but would rather not depend on it as an absolute measure of teaching success.

Teachers guided by Piagetian theory, rather than by direct observation of children's success in learning, will underestimate what young students can learn.

Rather than treating ELT as a continuation of the school day, teachers have the freedom to address the underlying factors that may have limited students» overall academic success.

Ideally, this reflection should focus less on whether the idea was a success or a failure, but rather on what the teacher learnt from the process.

As part of creating this space, it is important to begin with the learning in mind; that is, what will teachers and the school learn as part of the process, rather than whether the new idea is going to be a success or a failure.

So what can teachers do to help their students become success - rather than failure - oriented?

Identity safe classrooms are those in which teachers strive to ensure students that their social identities are an asset rather than a barrier to success in the classroom.

In identity safe classrooms, teachers strive to ensure that students feel their identity is an asset rather than a barrier to success at school.

Finally, an individual student's academic success depends not so much on whether he or she attends a private or public school but rather on a complex interaction of abilities, attitudes, and strengths or problems brought to school; the skills and knowledge of teachers; and the quality of the learning environment.

The key determinant of our success will not be the number of computers purchased or cables installed, but rather how we define educational visions, prepare and support teachers, design curriculum, address issues of equity, and respond to the rapidly changing world (p. 14)

When teachers function more as franchises they might create common assessments, but they take individual responsibility for student success rather than team responsibility.

«This initiative is not a referendum on public - school teachers, but rather it's an honest effort to ensure success for every student in Washington,» said Todd Hausman, a veteran fourth - grade teacher in Bellingham and member of the Washington Education Association.

They would be better served as a tool to help guide instruction and instructional practices rather than as a tool that is the end all for teacher and student success.

With layoffs based solely on seniority rather than success in the classroom, good teachers are losing their jobs.

But when a school staff takes that statement literally — when teachers view it as a pledge to ensure the success of each student rather than as politically correct hyperbole — profound changes begin to take place.

Rather than simply noting mechanical errors, the teacher acknowledged areas of success and highlighted things students might focus on sharpening.

Sure, Supt. John Deasy has managed to at least talk the talk on systemically reforming the district (even as he makes rather weak moves as striking a deal with the AFT's City of Angels local on a teacher evaluation plan that does little to actually measure the performance of teachers based on their success with the students they instruct in classrooms) and has even allowed for families at 24th Street Elementary to exercise the district's own Parent Trigger policy and take over the school.

Setting specific topics and not letting students stray, making them use a particular writing style, tone, or vocabulary, and doing all of the editing themselves are a few ways in which teachers» incorporation of wikis could hamper rather than enhance students» literacy success.

Rather we ask, can charter schools be taken in a better direction — one that finds inspiration in the original vision of charters as laboratories for student success that bring together children from different backgrounds and tap into the expertise of highly talented teachers?

«Teacher collaboration in strong professional learning communities improves the quality and equity of student learning, promotes discussions that are grounded in evidence and analysis rather than opinion, and fosters collective responsibility for student success.»

When teachers worried that their students were incapable of meeting even their current, rather low - level standards — much less more complex demands — Cathy took them to a high - performing school with similar demographics to see what could be accomplished when all elements of success were in place.

So, when teachers do not specify topics for a research paper, they do not mean to confuse you somehow but rather to teach you make the right decision so that it would result in your entire success.