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.
Not exact matches
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 c
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 c
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 c
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 c
teachers — 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 dis
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 dis
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 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 we
Teachers Report card, which
surveyed teachers on a range of issues, including testing, curriculum, stress and we
teachers 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.