Sentences with phrase «teachers in general does»

Does evidence that the New York City bonus program did not lead to marked gains in student achievement, at least in the program's first two years, mean that merit pay for teachers in general does not work?

Researchers have shown that teachers in general don't favour or encourage students who score well on creativity tests.

Teachers in general don't cause low achievement.

Not exact matches

Moreover, it has almost changed its nature today because in human life it has widened so enormously, whereas the Church, being simply the teacher of the universal natural law and of apostolic tradition, can not do more than proclaim general principles.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

Responding to the departure of Michael Gove MP and the appointment of Nicky Morgan MP as Secretary of State for Education, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT has always sought to engage constructively with the Secretary of State for Education and will continue to do so.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education of School Workforce statistical data on headteachers» salaries, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, said: «Headteachers and other school leaders have an important and critical job to do in leading and managing teaching and learning in schools.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, who addressed the Conference, said: «It is scandalous that in the 21st century teachers are still reporting that homophobia is still an issue for gay, lesbian, bisexual, transgender and intersex pupils and staff and that many LGBTI teachers do not feel safe in their schools.

Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, said: «The number of newly qualified teachers saying they do not intend to remain in the profession in the short or medium - term is extremely worrying, but unfortunately not surprising.

Perkins fears the effort to do away with it for teachers — and the fiscal crisis — could lead to a general undermining of labor law «It would be a sea change for labor if they totally repealed LIFO [last in, first out],» he said.

We can not generalize our findings to all Iranian populations, because teachers in our community have a higher socioeconomic status than do the general Iranian population.

I am a music teacher, and LOVE teaching kids, but in general I'm quite introverted and don't do too well on little sleep.

Mary Bousted, general secretary of the ATL teaching union, said that, in the past, teachers did a lot of work to counter such attitudes.

The general disregard for curriculum as a means to improve teacher effectiveness and student outcomes is reflected in the observation that «many teachers do not have access to strong, standards - aligned curriculum; in fact, most teachers spend hours every week searching for materials that haven't been vetted and aren't connected to ongoing, professional learning activities in their schools.»

Nansi Ellis, Association of Teachers and Lecturers assistant general secretary, said: «While these figures highlight a small rise in the proportion of applicants accepted on teacher training courses, they don't show the rise in numbers needed to combat previously unmet teacher training targets.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of NAHT said: «The parent voice is an important one in education and children do best in the schools where teachers and parents have a good relationship.

Christine Blower, general secretary of the National Unit of Teachers, commented: «This Budget offers more of the same — the foundations of economic growth eroded instead of strengthened, and more bad news for teachers and parents.This Budget does not address the pressing issues in education fundingTeachers, commented: «This Budget offers more of the same — the foundations of economic growth eroded instead of strengthened, and more bad news for teachers and parents.This Budget does not address the pressing issues in education fundingteachers and parents.This Budget does not address the pressing issues in education funding.»

Perhaps I am an extreme example of what not to do, but I have witnessed a general sense that teachers, when it comes to their performance in the classroom, tend to stick to themselves.

At best, this part of the book offers general support for the authors» claim that «we simply do not trust our teachers to engage students on controversial issues in a knowledgeable and sensitive manner.»

Our report concluded that, in general, the evaluation systems we examined do a decent job of distinguishing teachers based on characteristics of classroom performance that predict how teachers will perform in subsequent years.

I would acknowledge that, in general, public schools do a great job of educating students, and that America's teachers are doing their jobs and doing them well.

Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said: «There is a serious shortage of teachers in many subjects and schools have no choice other than to ask teachers to teach subjects in which they do not have a degree.

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of ATL, commented: «As these results show, support staff are feeling the pressure to actually teach lessons and to plug the gap in staff shortages when teachers leave and do not get replaced.

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Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said: «After seven years of government - imposed austerity, teachers need and deserve a decent pay rise, not only because it is the right thing to do, but because it is essential in tackling the ongoing recruitment and retention crisis.

Second, teaching based on problem - solving might be highly effective, but optimal teaching methods that can not be executed by teachers in general may do more harm than good.

Similarly, changes in curriculum do not in general have significant added costs (past, say, an initial teacher - training period).

That does take time for teachers to do, and since we don't in general in this country favor states promulgating curriculum, although some states do, we leave a lot of this to the district level.

«Students who want to do well in school have a high interest in teachers» expectations, and adolescents, in general, are very interested in how they are viewed by their peers,» he says.

«In general, female students are able to sit for longer periods of time without breaks; they are less likely to interrupt teachers in a classroom; and they read more than males dIn general, female students are able to sit for longer periods of time without breaks; they are less likely to interrupt teachers in a classroom; and they read more than males din a classroom; and they read more than males do.

Mary Boston, ATL general secretary said the schools minister was brave to come to the conference but highlighted the problem was that his arguments did not tally with the experience of teachers in schools.

I do admit that, in general, the teachers in the wealthier areas of San Diego were more experienced than teachers in the poorer areas, but it's precisely because the students were well - behaved and motivated that the wealthier schools were able to attract these teachers.

The general consensus (and I will provide some of the details below) is that the rise in NAEP math scores for African American students provides virtually no support for the contention that teachers «do the right thing when they know what is right, and do not need extrinsic incentives to do it.»

Some black teachers do insist that Shakespeare is the heritage of black students as well as of the English - speaking world in general, but, encouraged by changes in curriculum at state and city levels, rather more teachers believe that the writings of black authors are more suitable for black students and will better seize their interests.

If we do, we would conclude that, in general, education expenditures have little effect on student performance, that increasing teacher pay yields no effect, that the effects of class - size reduction depend very much on the state in which it is implemented, that monies should be set aside so that teachers who say they need them have more materials.

«Truthfully, the kids in general pick up new things on the computer faster than the teachers, but the teachers are doing well, too.»

The paper goes on to say that «in general, such measures should be used only in a low - stakes fashion when they are part of an integrated analysis of what the teacher is doing and who is being taught.»

Commenting on Ofsted's annual report, Dr Mary Bousted, ATL's general secretary, said: «Ofsted is right to highlight the escalating teacher shortage, and the damage this does to educating pupils, particularly in disadvantaged areas.

While a coaching preference did not emerge as a general difference among teachers across school effectiveness ratings, we did find that the practice of coaching during reading to provide word recognition instruction was found to be a characteristic of teachers in the most effective schools and the most accomplished teachers in general.

But Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Free schools do not address the school - place crisis, often being built in areas of no need and often in unsuitable premises.

Many policymakers cite the «fact» that, in general, teachers don't improve their effectiveness after their first five years in the classroom.

Teachers should be required to have core majors in all colleges, like history or science, not a general education degree that teaches how to teach but doesn't focus on understanding the subjects they'll be teaching.

Dr Mary Bousted, general secretary of the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL), said: «Teachers and lecturers work extremely hard to deliver good quality outcomes for their learners and they are doing so in very challenging circumstances, as this Ofsted report implies.

As a Physical Education teacher by choice I also have certification in Biology and General science two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications in life.

In many settings, students may have fallen behind academically because their special education teachers — educators in self - contained classrooms — have not been able to teach the general education curriculum, either because of students» behavioral or functional skills issues or because these teachers do not have enough experience with the breadth of the general education curriculuIn many settings, students may have fallen behind academically because their special education teachers — educators in self - contained classrooms — have not been able to teach the general education curriculum, either because of students» behavioral or functional skills issues or because these teachers do not have enough experience with the breadth of the general education curriculuin self - contained classrooms — have not been able to teach the general education curriculum, either because of students» behavioral or functional skills issues or because these teachers do not have enough experience with the breadth of the general education curriculum.

If the general education classroom teacher does not know the nature and extent of the curriculum / strategies used in supplemental or intensive instruction, then that teacher will be unable to integrate the supplemental / intensive instruction into the general education classroom.

If current law stands and the General Assembly does not fund enhancement teachers or make other changes this January, local school districts will have to begin drawing up plans to comply with the mandate that include the following scenarios, they say: increase class sizes in grades 4 - 12; cut or displace arts, music, PE and special education classes; reassign students to different schools to alleviate crowding; and, in some cases, eliminate or displace Pre-Kindergarten.

In general, we recommend that to avoid common pitfalls and find an area of focus, a teacher and principal work together to do the following:

Parents like Jay Handlin rightly bemoan the difficulty students have in general classrooms when they don't get the special assistance they need from a support teacher.

While the unfunded class - size requirements do not go into effect until the 2018 - 19 school year, it is important that the General Assembly provide a commitment to fully - funding enhancement teachers in this year's budget bill.