Sentences with phrase «term teacher improvement»

The authors discuss, and provide examples of, four levers schools or districts can use to promote long - term teacher improvement: peer collaboration, teacher evaluation, tailored on - the - job training, and organizational supports.

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Under the terms of federal School Improvement Grants that the DOE was awarded to help these schools succeed, the school district and the union must jointly develop a teacher evaluation system in low - achieving schools that receive the funds.

International data are seen as «drivers» for national and local reform in terms of teacher qualifications, curriculum improvement, and sources of comparative information on narrowing the gaps and successful school management.

Improvements to existing teacher education programs need to be developed for the long term, with clear plans for sustainability if proven effective.

By Term 3, all the teachers had rotated through the three school improvement priority areas.

Now, we looked at doing that but we've actually moved away from that recommendation because of what the research says in relation to intervention strategies and the fact that getting my teachers to run the intervention and manage classes wasn't an effective teaching strategy in terms of how they were dealing with student improvement.

All three reduce anonymity in school environments, foster long - term relationships between students and teachers, and result in overall academic improvement.

In terms of student outcomes, school leaders and teachers highlighted the benefits of learning new knowledge, skills and ways to work and learn, increased student confidence, developing an expansive mindset and an improvement in student - teacher relationships.

The productivity of Australian workers and the longer - term economic growth of the nation depend upon improvements in teacher quality and teacher effectiveness.

Reducing class size is a generally popular idea, but a number of researchers have concluded that increasing teacher salaries may be a better long - term strategy for school improvement.

«Our research suggests that many senior and middle leaders have a long way to go in terms of setting goals and solving the problems that frequently occur in implementing any strategy,» Bendikson tells RD. «School improvement science suggests that when school leaders really take monitoring and evaluation seriously, they tend to pursue «small wins» in systematic ways, and this can help to build coherent action and teachers» trust in their leaders.»

Rather, the American Federation of Teachers, or AFT, recognized these districts as having a lengthy track record of innovation, and because they appear to have institutionalized a long - term collaborative partner - ship between administration and the local teachers» union centered around school improvement, student achievement, and teacher Teachers, or AFT, recognized these districts as having a lengthy track record of innovation, and because they appear to have institutionalized a long - term collaborative partner - ship between administration and the local teachers» union centered around school improvement, student achievement, and teacher teachers» union centered around school improvement, student achievement, and teacher quality.

And policies tethering teacher evaluations to student test scores are based on studies that link high - performing teachers to long - term improvements in the lives of students, particularly the most disadvantaged.

On June 30, 2010, Education Sector hosted a live panel discussion on emerging strategies to link teacher evaluation and professional development and the implications of Race to the Top funding and the reauthorization of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act on the long - term improvement of these core elements.

The latest Ofsted inspection schedule places increasing importance not on what school leaders and teachers do but on the difference they make by their actions and improvement strategies — and this is seen to be raising the bar in terms of a tough approach

The only long term sustainable course of improvement for the thousands of remaining teachers lies in developing their expertise to engage students in high quality learning.

Working at local, state, and national levels, we achieve significant, long - term improvements in areas such as student achievement, teacher effectiveness, and organizational capacity.

«While teachers are the most important components in terms of student performance, research shows that about 25 percent of a school's improvement can be attributed to principals,» Nick said.

Paula's coaching approach is one of collaboration — working side - by - side with principals, teachers and school improvement teams, as these individuals build the foundation for long - term success in the school environment.

The Department for Education says the teacher exchange will bring the «best teaching in the world to English schools» and lead to long - term improvements in the way the subject is taught.

Aaron Pallas, a professor at Columbia University's Teachers College, told Taylor that de Blasio's reticence on school improvement, a heightened concern among residents, could «reflect that the mayor doesn't have a distinct vision for the schools heading into a possible second term.»

The consequences of evaluation have generally been negligible in terms of teachers» instructional improvement or continued employment.

To ensure accountability on improving performance of teachers and principals, the state will encourage LEAs to set annual improvement goals, with a minimum of 15 % improvement in terms of the number of educators moving up in each rating category.

Our non-contact time is very limited, both for those teachers and middle leaders who are critical in terms of school improvement.»

A shift is needed from «professional development» to «professional learning,» a job - embedded, student - focused, continuous improvement approach to teacher development; hereafter, we use the term professional learning as shorthand for this approach.

In short, the principals were forced to make hard choices: Should they allocate coaches» time toward activities designed to meet highly consequential, short - term goals related to students» test scores, or toward longer - term (and more amorphous) goals related to teachers» instructional improvement?

Centering on the goals of improving education for all students, promoting an inquiry mind - set, and supporting teacher professionalism will help leaders use data for long - term continual improvement.»

When coaches are hired by the district, however, they may have greater opportunity to spend time with teachers on long - term instructional improvement goals because district leaders may be better able to shield them from extensive administrative work.

However, it is very likely that some of those teachers identified as needing improvement would be above the 50th percentile and therefore better than average in terms of true value added.

Such short - term benefits include decreased classroom disruptions, improvement in teacher ratings of the child's ADHD behavior, improvement in compliance with adult requests, improvement in peer interactions, and increase in on - task behavior and academic productivity.