Key Findings: Widespread implementation of the program, an increase in the number of
teachers involved per site, successful dissemination of materials and subsequent trainings following initial training sessions.
Not exact matches
Less than 10 had had any formal training and only 10
per cent had received training that
involved watching a
teacher with a class.
Just 45
per cent of English
teachers meanwhile reported CPD
involving «working with a group of colleagues.»
The survey
involved 2,193
teachers and school leaders across Australia, with 51
per cent located in NSW.
«Crossroads Christian School and JenuineTech.com also host four online projects
per year, which
teachers are encouraged to get
involved in,» Wagner said.
Even though there's flexibility in terms of a delivery method, analysis of the learning summaries revealed the overwhelming majority of activities (82
per cent) were face - to - face, 8
per cent were online, private research and study undertaken by the
teacher accounted for 4
per cent and 1
per cent, respectively, and 5
per cent
involved teachers setting up and working in a school community of practice.
These supports include additional funding of $ 20,000
per school (up to a maximum of $ 170,000
per district) for superintendent and principal mentoring and monitoring; $ 15,000 for
teacher release time for job - embedded professional learning; 2 provincial professional learning sessions for principal and
teacher teams from all schools
involved; and Ministry developed documents, resources and facilitation, including tracking templates for the collection and analysis of quantitative and qualitative data.
Seventy - one
per cent want a closer relationship with
teachers compared to 62 % of secondary school parents, and two thirds (66 %) feel their child would benefit from them being more
involved.
Debate continues about the validity of these findings, but there is no denying that these programs operated in a far different social and demographic setting than programs today and that they were «hothouse» programs: Run by top - notch specialists, the programs served fewer than 200 children, cost at least $ 15,000
per child
per year in today's dollars, often
involved multiple years of services, had well - trained
teachers, and instructed parents on effective child rearing.
It also revealed that 61
per cent of
teachers felt that parents needed to be more
involved in this part of their children's education and 21
per cent of
teachers felt that parents do not take enough responsibility for the RSE aspect of their child's development.
Riley tells
Teacher the program
involves two 15 minute sessions
per week, which are led by a supporting adult who has attended Catch Up training.
The research
involved surveying 1,100 school leaders, the results of which suggested that 82
per cent of mainstream schools in England do not have sufficient funding to adequately provide for pupils with SEND; 89
per cent of school leaders believe cuts to local authority services have had a detrimental impact on the support their school receives for pupils with SEND; three - quarters of schools have pupils who have been waiting longer than expected for assessment of special educational needs or an education, health and care plan; and 88
per cent of school leaders think initial
teacher training does not adequately prepare
teachers to support pupils with SEND.
Proposed partnerships must
involve a minimum of five and a maximum of 10 participating schools, with a minimum of one senior leader and two
teachers per school.
In contrast, only six
per cent of head
teachers are
involved in primary schools and effectively none in secondary schools.
Eight
per cent of head
teachers are
involved in choosing the supplier of printed resources and digital content, down from 12
per cent in 2012.
The University of Maryland's Douglas Besharov calls them «hothouse programs,» noting that they were «run by top - notch specialists,... served fewer than 200 children, cost at least $ 15,000
per child
per year in today's dollars, often
involved multiple years of services, had well - trained
teachers, and instructed parents on effective child - rearing.
Another example
involved preservice
teachers who raised money and, in consultation with the host
teacher via email (conducted directly with the host
teacher without faculty involvement), purchased a set of reference books for the host classroom, additional books for the school library, and supplies for the host
teacher (they had found that the
teacher was spending over $ 500
per year of her own money on class materials).
Training for PATHS coaches — a position often utilized by larger implementations to provide feedback, ideas, and encouragement to classroom
teachers implementing the PATHS program — typically
involves six on - site trainer visits
per year, for training, observation, and continued professional development in social - emotional learning.
The most common arguments
involve spending more, usually via
teacher salaries and
per - pupil spending.
However, just 52
per cent of respondents believed that grouping by ability actually works, according to the report, entitled «Grouping in early years and key stage 1», which surveyed 1,373
teachers and
involved interviews with
teacher focus groups at four schools.