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It's a powerful digital tool that teachers and school administrators use to bring assessment online.

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You've heard the horror stories about the schools: kindergartens with a dose of amoral sex education; teachers sowing gender confusion with the hearty support of administrators; violence and widespread drug use in the tony prep schools that train tomorrow's elites; depression, eating disorders,....

Critics of NCLB's testing and accountability requirements have a litany of complaints: The tests are inaccurate, schools and teachers should not be responsible for the test performance of unprepared or unmotivated students, the measure of school inadequacy used under NCLB is misleading, the tests narrow the curriculum to what is being tested, and burdens imposed upon teachers and administrators are excessively onerous.

Tip: If you decide to send materials to a sister school or another organization overseas, be sure to ask teachers or administrators there what they need — and what they can't use — to make your shipments as effective as possible.

He saluted Murnane for the work he does to help teachers and school administrators make sense of and use data to inform their practice.

Because test scores will be used to penalize low - scoring schools, they will act as high - stakes tests for teachers and administrators especially in schools serving high proportions of poor and minority students.

Q Design Packs from Institute of Play, based on the tools and methods used by teachers, administrators, curriculum designers and game designers at Quest to Learn and CICS Chicago Quest, provide detailed infographics, worksheets, and rich media resources to support school design, curriculum design, and professional development.

A committee including teachers, administrators and a school attorney is meeting this summer to craft a policy governing students» Internet use and the consequences for misbehavior.

We have found that in many schools and districts, parents, students, school board members, teachers, and administrators have embraced the 4C's and use it as the starting point for their 21st century education initiatives.

«As the technology integrator at our K - 5 elementary school, I am in charge of teaching teachers and administrators, if necessary, to use computers,» Linda George of the Dondero School told Education school, I am in charge of teaching teachers and administrators, if necessary, to use computers,» Linda George of the Dondero School told Education School told Education World.

«The administrators and teachers will use this report to shape their practice and the children's experiences at school.»

Categories of information collected from pupils, the ultimate consumers of schooling, would include «teacher and student engagement, constructive student voice, communication among students, communication between students and teachers / administrators, cohesiveness of the student body, effective use of resources, encouragement of creativity, and student support.»

This guide provides eight specific recommendations intended to help teachers, principals, and school administrators use response to intervention to identify students who need assistance in mathematics and to address the needs of these students through focused interventions.

For both public and private schools, I used data from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a comprehensive survey of public and private school teachers and administschools, I used data from the Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a comprehensive survey of public and private school teachers and administSchools and Staffing Survey (SASS), a comprehensive survey of public and private school teachers and administrators.

Encouraging Teachers to Use Your School's Network By guest editor Kerry Fraser «Encouraging Teachers to Use Your School's Network,» by Kerry Fraser, is reprinted from the July 2000 issue of the Fraser Report on K - 12 Technology, a newsletter designed to help administrators and technology coordinators guide and support their teachers» use of tecTeachers to Use Your School's Network By guest editor Kerry Fraser «Encouraging Teachers to Use Your School's Network,» by Kerry Fraser, is reprinted from the July 2000 issue of the Fraser Report on K - 12 Technology, a newsletter designed to help administrators and technology coordinators guide and support their teachers» use of technoloUse Your School's Network By guest editor Kerry Fraser «Encouraging Teachers to Use Your School's Network,» by Kerry Fraser, is reprinted from the July 2000 issue of the Fraser Report on K - 12 Technology, a newsletter designed to help administrators and technology coordinators guide and support their teachers» use of tecTeachers to Use Your School's Network,» by Kerry Fraser, is reprinted from the July 2000 issue of the Fraser Report on K - 12 Technology, a newsletter designed to help administrators and technology coordinators guide and support their teachers» use of technoloUse Your School's Network,» by Kerry Fraser, is reprinted from the July 2000 issue of the Fraser Report on K - 12 Technology, a newsletter designed to help administrators and technology coordinators guide and support their teachers» use of tecteachers» use of technolouse of technology.

Parents use test scores to gauge their children's academic strengths and weaknesses, communities rely on these scores to judge the quality of their teachers and administrators, and state and federal lawmakers use these scores to hold public schools accountable for providing the high - quality education every child deserves.

Because both public and private schooling have been deeply embedded in society for the past three centuries, educational technology (by which I mean the various communication and information devices and processes that administrators and teachers use to make schooling efficient and effective) also has a rich history (e.g., textbooks, chalkboard, film, radio, computers).

It is essential to effective use of the «teachers observing teachers» strategies that school administrators enable a culture that nurtures a collegial exchange of ideas and promotes a certain level of trust, explained Dennis Sparks, the former executive director of National Staff Development Council which is now known as Learning Forward.

These tools could be used either at school during a face - to - face meeting or in an online meeting to facilitate a truly reflective post-observation meeting for the teacher and administrator.

Teachers, administrators, civic leaders, and other professionals can use the materials to model similar after - school (or during - school) programs of their own.

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

In addition, teachers, administrators, and other staff members emphasize the word of the week frequently during the school day, using it to illustrate classroom lessons and reinforce behavior in all areas of the school environment.

Technology Integration, Projects Mark Top Administrators Work Two administrators named the 2009 Outstanding Young Educators by ASCD are successfully using data, technology, project - based learning, and parent involvement to help transform their schools and inspire their students and teachers.

Guest columnist Elizabeth Sky - McIlvain offers a simple rubric for administrators, teachers, and parents to use when evaluating their school's readiness for one - to - one computing.

Learn how Google Chromebooks for Education allow schools, like Edmonton, to use the power and simplicity of the web for unlimited teaching and learning opportunities and to engage all constituents from parents, students, teachers, and administrators.

When the topic of the digital divide arises, R. Craig Wood often asks school administrators and teachers to picture what it would be like to surf the Internet with their monitors turned off or without using a computer mouse.

From Chalkboard to Wall — Managing the Benefits of School - Sanctioned Social Media Use As more students, parents, teachers, and administrators tap into social networking sites, the lines between educational and personal networking are becoming more blurred.

Concise guide for teachers, administrators and others interested in using performance assessments in their classrooms and school systems.

Too often, administrators, teachers, and students are stuck trying to navigate a sea of different sign - ons and systems for all the various educational software and systems in use across their schools.

The commissioner may also place under preliminary registration review any school that has conditions that threaten the health, safety and / or educational welfare of students or has been the subject of persistent complaints to the department by parents or persons in parental relation to the student, and has been identified by the commissioner as a poor learning environment based upon a combination of factors affecting student learning, including but not limited to: high rates of student absenteeism, high levels of school violence, excessive rates of student suspensions, violation of applicable building health and safety standards, high rates of teacher and administrator turnover, excessive rates of referral of students to or participation in special education or excessive rates of participation of students with disabilities in the alternate assessment, excessive transfers of students to alternative high school and high school equivalency programs and excessive use of uncertified teachers or teachers in subject areas other than those for which they possess certification.

Throughout his career, Ben has been able to work with teachers and administrators in bringing best technology practices into their schools and classrooms using iPads and Google Apps for Education.

Products listed here are designed to help improve the management of schools, teachers, students and parents, primarily for use by principals and other school administrators.

In the post-1940 era, teacher education attempted to use psychological assessments to police teacher personality and to substitute those for local school administrators» judgments about teacher selection and behavior.

Both school teachers and company learning administrators desire to learn how to use the platform in short times.

Teachers, students, parents, and administrators all share an understanding of what the school is about: what it values, how it plans to meet its goals, the strategies it uses to understand what works well in the building and what doesn't.

Now, as more districts begin using online professional development to help teachers improve their skills, school administrators must be sure to avoid the same pitfalls, say experts who have watched the number and variety of cyber programs rise in recent years.

As the school's leader, an administrator can serve as a role model for teachers to learn about and use technology, set the tone for new learning, motivate and encourage teachers to try technology, provide resources, and facilitate learning opportunities (Payne, 2000).

The district wants to use test score data as one of several measures in its new evaluation system, as it is currently doing in a voluntary program involving nearly 700 teachers and administrators at more than 100 schools.

In this workshop, a collaborative effort of the National Literacy Project (NLP), Seminole County (FL) Public Schools, and the National Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), teachers, district and school administrators, and instructional coaches learned to use the LDC Framework to help students meet career - and college - readiness standards.

Another aspect of the hard conversations was talking to teachers and administrators at two schools as to how they are using the 5Essentials information.

Mr. Martin and the executives on the Civic Committee of the Chicago Commercial Club, who blame the teachers union for contributing to academic failure by imposing restrictions on teachers and administrators alike, used the threat of federal sanctions to pressure the city to put many schools into private hands, outside union jurisdiction.

All three studies described school reform efforts that utilized teacher leaders in addition to other strategies, such as the use of a new curriculum (Balfanz et al., 2006), professional development workshops for teachers and changes in the structure of the school day (Ruby, 2006), or a training program for school administrators (Weaver & Dick, 2009).

For example, administrators and teachers from each school undertook professional learning sessions with CESA's Learning and Technology Team to more fully understand how to use LiveTiles to improve student engagement and increase classroom productivity.

As with all school environments, the administrator's actions and attitudes can shape the interactions and overall climate, including supporting teachers in using technology.

States must agree to meet Duncan's requirements in order to free themselves from the original dumb requirements: adopt the Common Core standards, participate in a test - development consortium to create Common Core tests, tie teacher and administrator evaluations to test scores, develop a new way to humiliate schools — that is, a new accountability system to replace the old «failure to meet AYP» label — and use that system to fire teachers and close schools.

to develop strategies used by school staff — administrators, support staff and teachers — to improve educational, behavioral and health outcomes for all students, enumerating those factors at the school, classroom and community levels

As in all Opportunity Culture schools, a Wells team of teachers and administrators chose among models that use job redesign and age - appropriate technology to reach more students with personalized, high - standards instruction — one hallmark of great teachers.

For elementary school teachers, playground supervisors, and building administrators — investigate research - based methods you can use to create a manageable playground environment, teach playground behavior, increase consistency, and manage students with behavioral issues.

A measure that would ban the controversial use of student test results in determining the performance of teachers and school administrators is advancing in the statehouse.

The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement rSchools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement rschools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement rschools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.