Sentences with phrase «teacher survey results»

A first step is making sure that school leaders understand their school - level data — from student, parent, and teacher survey results to absenteeism rates — and what this information says about the way schools are (or are not) supporting SEL.
Develop a data collection plan that includes a wide variety of data that can be disaggregated, such as state and local performance assessments, samples of student work, enrollment data for advanced courses, special programs, and professional development, as well as student and teacher survey results.
Award winners are selected based on cumulative scores from the written application, academic data and teacher survey results.

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On the back of the shirts were the results of a survey his teacher, Maureen Boland, had given to him and his 120 classmates.
WBFO's senior reporter Eileen Buckley says the issue of disruptive student behavior surfaced last week when the Buffalo Teachers Federation issued results of a student behavior survey.
Also at 10 a.m., the Buffalo Teachers Federation is expected to release the results of its Disruptive Student Behavior Survey, BTF Headquarters, 271 Porter Ave., Buffalo.
Recentanalysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.
Recent analysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.
The survey results were reported in the Oct. 29 issue of the New York Teacher.
If we had an 85 percent graduation rate and we were inching up toward 90 percent, if we didn't have the worst SAT scores among 50 upstate school districts, if we didn't have a Syracuse Teachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cTeachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that category.
This year the OECD reported the latest results from its Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) which compares teachers in 30 different countries.
Over half (52 %) of female teachers believe that more could be done to support women going for the top jobs in UK schools, according to the results of a new survey by recruitment company, Randstad.
These changes were described as «chaotic» by union leaders at the time, and the new survey suggests the teachers are feeling the pressure of increased workload as a result.
The results of this survey are predictable: protests about narrowing the curriculum, teaching to the test, inadequate professional development, unfairness toward disadvantaged and minority youngsters — and toward hard - working teachers themselves.
Survey results indicate that inclusive schools have several strengths in promoting STEM education in students who are underrepresented in STEM fields, such as recognizing that some students need extended instructional time, keeping students with teachers for multiple years, providing students with higher levels of contact with mentors in STEM fields who mirror the students» backgrounds, and emphasizing career and technical preparation.
The survey results, highlighted in a new report, Women and the Education Pay Gap, also revealed that more than two in five (43 %) female teachers believe a glass ceiling is holding them back professionally.
Nearly half (47 per cent) of the National Union of Teachers» (NUT's) school representatives have reported cuts to teaching posts as a result of funding pressures, according to a survey.
Teachers are getting steadily more training in the common core, but they're not feeling much more prepared to teach it, according to survey results released last week by the Education Week Research Center.
Conducted by the New Teacher Project, a New York City - based teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 disTeacher Project, a New York City - based teacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 disteacher - training organization, the report analyzes the results of a survey of more than 15,000 teachers and 1,300 administrators across four states and 12 districts.
The Index uses results from eight different questions in an Education Week Research Center survey to gauge teachers» confidence in this sector.
Indeed, so often do we hear statistics and survey results about teacher overload that such information has long since ceased to be newsworthy.
Helpfully, using National School Boards Association data, the authors are able to assess actual district conditions with respect to school finance, teacher pay, collective bargaining, class size, and academic standards, and they then matched that data with board - member survey results.
Gershenson and Papageorge examined data on educational attainment as well as survey results containing multiple teachers» predictions as to how far in school students were expected to go, such as to finish high school, start college, or earn a degree.
Student surveys: Many teacher evaluation systems already incorporate the results of student surveys, which research suggests can also predict school and principal value - added.
Unlike teacher surveys, which are easily gamed, student surveys are a potentially useful addition to existing evaluation systems, provided that states take sensible steps to ensure the integrity of the results.
For instrumental teachers, the Musicians Union will give useful advice on the nuts and bolts of setting up a private teaching practice, and the Incorporated Society of Musicians will present the latest results from its tuition fees survey and provide tips on setting and negotiating rates.
This year the list is topped by four major research pieces: an analysis of how U.S. students from highly educated families perform compare with similarly advantaged students from other countries; a study investigating what students gain when they are taken on field trips to see high - quality theater performances; a study of teacher evaluation systems in four urban school districts that identifies strengths and weaknesses of different evaluation systems; and the results of Education Next's annual survey of public opinion on education.
Based on exclusive results from an original national survey of about 700 teachers, the Education Week Tech Confidence Index takes the pulse of America's educators and gauges their level of confidence in educational technology in K - 12 schools, both now and in the future.
On the basis of these survey results, we created three measures: (1) the principal's overall assessment of the teacher's effectiveness, which is a single item from the survey; (2) the teacher's ability to improve student academic performance, which is a simple average of the organization, classroom management, reading achievement, and math achievement survey items; and (3) the teacher's ability to increase student satisfaction, which is a simple average of the role model and student satisfaction survey items.
Along with 13 other educational concerns, members of the Bristol Virginia Education Association last month presented the school board with the results of a survey of 165 bvea members showing that many teachers disapprove of the books.
Once the survey was done, Huntington and the other 50 middle and high schools that took part in the initiative were given reports in clear, accessible language that summarized the results, plus a set of resources and customized strategies that teachers and principals could use to make changes based on their results.
Commenting on the results of its school surveys, the World Bank says: «With regard to instruction, 99 percent of the principals have a good grasp of pedagogical theories including student learning behaviours, teachers» pedagogical role, and the knowledge construction process.»
Another survey, conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance on behalf of Education Next, found that only 43 percent of teachers have a positive view of unions, while the percentage of teachers holding negative views doubled from 2011 to 2012 to 32 percent (see complete results for 2011 and 2012 Education Next - PEPG surveys at educationnext.org).
(To generate the weights, we regressed a teacher's average student - achievement gain in one class against the three different measures from another class, resulting in weights of.758,.200, and.042 on value - added, student survey, and classroom observation, respectively).
Joyce Slaton Lollar, a parent who cares, shares the results of her informal survey about the gifts teachers really want to receive for Teacher Appreciation Week.
This is reinforced by the results of the Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) which show that, in countries where teachers believe their profession is valued, there are higher levels of student achievement.
The survey results suggest that concerns around technology distracting students are limiting teachers ability to take full advantage, despite the majority of teachers understanding the benefits it can bring to learning.
The combined power of persuasion, purse, and professional development has reaped results: nearly 90 percent of teachers in Louisiana who responded to the RAND survey report using Eureka Math, a Tier 1 program.
And judging by the survey results it looks as if about a quarter of the teachers might favor Governor Walker's proposals to ask unions to collect their own dues rather than have the government take the money directly from the teacher's paycheck.
Results from a survey conducted with more than 900 teachers from the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Turkey, Greece and China found that common neuromyths were believed to be true by a substantial number of teachers across the five countries.
This, combined with the latest results of the survey showing that the Internet is one of the most popular sources of information for teenagers, means that it has never been more important for schools and teachers to be armed with the correct information so that children and young adults are able to decipher between fact and fake news.»
A 2010 national random survey of teacher educators asked them the same question and got the same result: more than 8 in 10 said differentiated instruction was very or somewhat difficult to implement.
The results are part of the inaugural ASG - ACE Teachers Report card, which surveyed teachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and weTeachers Report card, which surveyed teachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and weteachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and wellbeing.
The results indicated that 30 per cent of the migrant teachers surveyed were dissatisfied with their experience of migrating to Australia, and 40 per cent had experienced significant periods of unemployment since their arrival.
The survey results suggested that «Teachers prepared in a single formal program of preparation feel better prepared than those who take a series of courses from different institutions, who in turn feel better prepared than those who enter through alternative programs... and those who enter without prior experience or training.»
Most public high school parents and their children's teachers say breaking up large high schools into smaller ones would help educators identify troubled students and make the schools more welcoming places, according to the results of a survey released last week.
The level of student engagement in a class is a better measure of teaching success than standardized - test results, according to a survey of nearly 900 teachers.
Teachers and other school employees were surveyed by the nea - New Mexico after a special legislative session last month resulted in a 5 percent pay increase.
Schools signing up will be able to access the results for their own school as well as the national statistics once the survey is completed, providing school leaders with a comparison and allowing teachers to identify the specific needs of their pupils.
Three quarters (76 %) of primary school teachers (PSTs) say they work beyond their agreed hours, according to the results of a new survey of 1,500 teachers by Randstad Education, part of the global recruitment consultancy, Randstad.
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