Sentences with phrase «teachers in subjects like»

Colorado is planning to use off - the - shelf assessments and school - generated methods to gauge how teachers in subjects like physical education and music are performing.

The standards are an especially tough lift for teachers in subjects like science who may have no experience selecting appropriate nonfiction texts or designing writing assignments.

Shortages of qualified teachers in subjects like math, science, special education, and foreign languages, along with the impending retirements of an entire generation of teachers, make recruiting teachers to hard - to - staff schools even more challenging.

Not exact matches

New teachers graduate college with a background in courses based on things like classroom control, following federal standards, legal issues pertaining to what teachers may and may not do and, possibly, a few classes on a specialty subject.

They have to complete coursework in their subject area, have extensive supervised teaching experience and pass certification exams — just like teachers in traditional public schools.

New York lawmakers never considered some of Mr. Klein's more far - reaching demands, including the discretion to pay more to teachers who work in poor neighborhoods and in certain subjects, like math and science.

She says teachers in the district would like to start preparing students for the state assessments in those subjects.

Science teachers in schools often have to teach material with which they are not familiar, because of a shortage of specialists in subjects like physics.

Damien Chazelle has taken a relatively staid subject like the relationship between a music student and his teacher and turned it into a thriller built on a brilliant undercurrent of social commentary about what it takes to make it in an increasingly competitive and cutthroat world.

There are also some fantastic subject - specific curriculum sites, like ReadWriteThink, managed in part by the National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE).

The most successful and developed cooperatives begin to look quite a bit like schools, with an adult teacher in the front lecturing to rows of students sitting quietly at desks, sometimes hiring experts to teach advanced subjects like calculus, foreign languages, or physics.

Elementary teachers continually function in a surreal Lewis Carroll - like scenario in which they're expected to be experts in four or five different subjects, as well as child psychologists, on a salary that is less than what most waitresses earn.

In short, liking the teacher meant liking the subject,» says Dr. Michael Papadimitriou, author of What Girls Say About Their Science Education Experiences.

It's true that NCLB's laser - like focus on reading and math skills in grades 3 through 8 encourages schools to concentrate their resources and teachers their energies on those subjects.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

An imaginative activity in French: pupils read the recipe for a good teacher (subject knowledge, sense of humour, etc) and then use this as scaffolding to create their own recipes for other things like a good party.

More students now have teachers who can help them become proficient learners, especially in core subjects like reading and math.

In a related matter, the article argues that Tennessee's value - added data show that most teachers are within an average range of effectiveness — particularly in subjects like readinIn a related matter, the article argues that Tennessee's value - added data show that most teachers are within an average range of effectiveness — particularly in subjects like readinin subjects like reading.

The President is also proposing support for training teachers in math, science, and technology and for recruiting quality teachers into poor schools and high - need subjects like math and science.

In the meantime ~ Id like to imagine what some of my gifted students - past and present - would say if they had a free forum with their teachers and had the communication skills to clearly articulate their thoughts on the subject.

It would also be a useful context for teachers in any subject who may ask their students to do a «video project» (or other media creation project like music, websites, games, etc.).

Like doctors who have been using VR to assist in surgeries and pinpoint ailments — by generating 3D models of real patient tumors from MRI scans, for example — science teachers are saying VR can help deepen understanding of subjects such as biology and anatomy, which require students to grasp the inner workings of cells and organs that are not visible to the human eye.

For me, collaboration would mean a chance to work with master teachers in my school to devise innovative approaches to subjects like the Industrial Revolution or labor movements (I'm hardly the first to teach U.S. history!).

Rather than teaching all the students the same subjects, in the same way, at the same pace — like in today's schools — the teacher rotated around the room and worked individually with small groups of students.

Fourth, big changes are brewing in teacher preparation and licensure as ed schools come under fire, as «alternate routes» proliferate, as programs like Teach For America get greater traction, and as more attention is paid to what a teacher knows about her subject than to what pedagogy courses she took in college.

Without a sector - wide view of teacher talent needs and a strategy to tackle them, charter schools with lesser - known brands or smaller infrastructures, like independent schools or regional networks, will struggle every year to find enough effective teachers in high - need subject areas.

Just as we would expect classes like music and physical education to be taught by instructors with some specialization in the domain, students may also benefit by sharing math teachers who are most comfortable with the subject.

They can not isolate with confidence the effect of individual criteria, like whether a teacher is certified in the subject or has higher SAT scores because «many of the measures of teachers» qualifications are highly correlated with each other.»

As Dick Deasy, director of the Partnership (who retired in 2008), liked to say, «Teachers don't teach a subject — they teach kids.»

A solution like SMART Kapp iQ with the bundled SMART Learning Suite package (including SMART Notebook 16) ensures there is a seamless transition between teacher - led instruction, student - driven collaboration, and co-creation in any pedagogical or subject matter context.

For example, some teachers are seizing on works of art as «text» to be the subject of a close reading, much like a novel or essay, as called for in the new English standards.

Like some college education departments, Teach for America's Institute has suffered from a lack of subject - specific training and from short student - teaching stints with much smaller class sizes than teachers are apt to encounter in the real world.

Sequence - based reading assessments would make the subject matter of the passages predictable (more like assessments in other subjects), reassuring teachers that if they teach the specified domains, their students will be optimally prepared to comprehend the passages they are to be tested on.

By effectively bringing online experts into classrooms, schools can mitigate the effects of teacher shortages by continuing to expose students to relevant coursework and cutting edge insights, especially in quickly evolving industries like computer science and STEM subjects.

• Race to the Top's enthusiasm for rigorous teacher evaluations led states to adopt «growth measures» in non-tested subjects (like P.E.) that don't pass the laugh test and are helping to fuel the backlash to testing and accountability writ large.

Those high - performing schools did things like «set measurable goals on standards based tests and benchmark tests across all proficiency levels, grades, and subjects»; create school missions that were «future oriented,» with curricula and instruction designed to prepare students to succeed in a rigorous high - school curriculum; include improvement of student outcomes «as part of the evaluation of the superintendent, the principal, and the teachers»; and communicate to parents and students «their responsibility as well for student learning, including parent contracts, turning in homework, attending class, and asking for help when needed.»

Teaching, like other respected professions, must have a universal assessment process for entry that includes rigorous preparation centered on clinical practice as well as theory, an in - depth test of subject and pedagogical knowledge, and a comprehensive teacher performance assessment.

The teachers and administrators at ACE realize that recognition is a large part of student success, and honor student achievements in core subjects like reading and math.

Others, like art and music teachers, are subject to job reviews split between classroom observations and student learning targets — academic goals agreed to in advance by teachers and principals.

Teachers need to share an understanding amongst themselves, across schools, of what the progression of challenge & difficulty looks like from grade to grade and course to course, what progress looks like in regard to the levels of challenge within the context of the subject area under study, and the extent that teachers are interchangeable in their knowledge of chTeachers need to share an understanding amongst themselves, across schools, of what the progression of challenge & difficulty looks like from grade to grade and course to course, what progress looks like in regard to the levels of challenge within the context of the subject area under study, and the extent that teachers are interchangeable in their knowledge of chteachers are interchangeable in their knowledge of challenge.

Rural principals can also take advantage of recent innovations such as virtual networks that give teachers access to educators in like grades or subjects in other districts, rural regions, or states.

«Despite a tightening labour market, trainee teacher recruitment is holding steady - with low vacancy rates in priority subjects like maths and science.

This is particularly problematic for teachers of specialized subjects embedded in the curriculum like the fine and performing arts, foreign languages, physical education, philosophy, ethics, and a host of advanced level high school courses.

«And things are going to get worse, as teacher recruitment figures for next year show — for a fourth consecutive year — that ministers are set to miss recruitment targets, including in crucial subject areas like maths and physics.

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.

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.

But Ms. Mortimer, whose district is in the innovation coalition, defended the new rules, saying school systems like hers face difficult odds in recruiting teachers with degrees in highly employable subjects like science and math.

Teachers can give students what they need, when they need it, particularly in core subjects like math, at the elementary and high school level.

The additional funding is targeted toward proven reforms like reducing class sizes, ensuring qualified teachers in all core subjects, increasing the number of high school counselors, quality teacher and principal training, time for collaboration, and promoting parental involvement.

As young mathematicians progress through their early education, they will be expected to demonstrate comprehension of these basic skills, so it's important for teachers to be able to gauge their students» aptitudes in the subject by administering quizzes, working one on one with each student, and by sending them home with worksheets like the ones below to practice on their own or with their parent.