Sentences with phrase «terms of teacher support»

«Connecticut is one of the states we point to frequently as doing the right thing in terms of teacher support,» Pons told Education World.

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Secondly, a strong Chaplaincy team made up of teachers was invaluable, not just in planning and delivery of Services, but in terms of support.

A football club can quickly recover with the right HEAD TEACHER in charge and the only danger to an underachieving football team is in loss of reputation, with consequential loss of long term support and thus a downward spiral.

Stefanik is a seeking a third term this year, and has not been without union support, scoring the endorsement of the New York State United Teachers Union in 2016.

Dr Johnson said: «Teachers and educational psychologists receive little formal training about the effects of preterm birth on children's long term development and learning and are often not aware of appropriate strategies to support preterm children in the classroom.»

Head teacher Mark Elliott says: «The role of the coach is to provide support and expertise for teachers it is not to replace them in the classroom, that approach is neither sustainable nor healthy in the longer term.

We wanted the study to be realistic in terms of the degree of professional development (PD) support districts might be likely to provide to teachers, so PBL - group teachers received only three hours of initial PD in our approach to PBL and the first PBL unit.

For long - term success, schools and districts need to cultivate a pipeline of competent teacher leaders who are trained to share their on - the - ground experience and play an active role in peer - to - peer learning and support.

Im looking at it in terms of providing lots and lots of direct instruction early on — a template perhaps that students follow word - by - word — lots of support, lots of direct instruction, and then slowly removing those platforms over time so that eventually the student or groups of students can fly solo and be autonomous to the teacher in performing the task as described by the standard.

What must ELL teachers ask for or receive, in terms of structural / administrative support, to make a difference?

That's the part of the teacher, to support this, to clarify, for example, vocabulary, the use of terms, or to introduce correct mathematical language.

One of the things I did want to speak about, in terms of the teacher characteristics, the students you spoke to spoke about the teachers who'd supported them.

«It was clear to me that if we were asking teachers to make huge [changes], we needed to do something at the sector level in terms of supporting staff wellbeing.»

We need to teach those strategies to teachers and we need to support them in implementing them in terms of ongoing feedback, coaching.

Yet robust evaluations of NMSI's program, conducted by the economist Kirabo Jackson, show how incentivizing outcomes can powerfully affect both short - and long - term student outcomes, particularly when coupled with teacher support (see «Cash for Test Scores,» features, Fall 2008).

«At a time when pupil numbers in England are predicted to rise by 8 per cent over the next five years while budgets are simultaneously cut, it is now more important than ever that we support our existing teachers and offer them a fair deal in terms of remuneration.»

Stacey, who works only two days a week as a specialist teacher at Holy Family but gives up almost all her spare time to support the initiative, was chosen because of the incredible commitment and passion she puts into running Sky Sports Living for Sport projects — supporting students» progress not just for one term but throughout their entire school life.

Angela Bell, Assistant Head Teacher at Royal Wootton Bassett Academy, felt there were several factors that needed to be considered when choosing a school website design company: «What could the company offer in terms of design, technical support and, most importantly, how simple would it be to maintain and edit the website in - house once it went live?

Programs varied most considerably in terms of their support for teachers» use of evidence to distinguish effective technology - enhanced practices.

The findings of this study suggest that good peer and social support, alongside formal processes like induction, is critical for early career teachers» resilience and coping mechanisms, and was associated with plans to stay in teaching long - term.

Smarick found they are able to leverage economies of scale and back - office support, recruit and groom talented teachers, build external partnerships with such groups as Teach For America and TNTP, and invest in their own staff to build future school leaders, ensuring long - term stability for schools.

Provide long - term financial support for the development and implementation of common assessments, teacher and principal professional development, and research to help continually improve the common core state standards over time.

Based on a cross-case analysis of online and on - campus courses, the results of the study indicate that while there was no significant difference between online and on - campus courses in terms of teacher acquisition of knowledge related to CLD instruction and assessment, questions remain about whether distance learning can promote critical self - reflection, culturally responsive teaching practices, and collaboration within schools, when teacher learning is not supported and situated in schools and communities in an ongoing and structured way.

So, in curriculum implementation efforts, too often new materials are acquired because they are «shown to be effective,» but teachers get insufficient support in terms of what kind of knowledge and skills they need to use those materials effectively.

Real terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today by the School Cuts alliance of education unions.

The long - term goals of the TLI are: 1) define the foundational competencies of teacher leadership; and 2) develop relevant experiences and supports to help teachers cultivate those competencies; and (3) activate teachers to be leaders for their profession as a result of...

The transformation section of the Framework helps teachers act on their reflections in terms of their use of the types of learning experiences and what they can do to contribute to improved instruction (e.g., advocate for decisions that support positive student outcomes, share results of using one of the Framework's categories of learning experiences).

Across both studies, teachers supported the new assessments, even in terms of encouraging reluctant teachers to change; however, they did not support the use of test results for accountability.

Our experiences suggest that this goal is worthwhile and achievable as a short - term measure with preservice teachers, but may require additional support and incentives to convert such platforms into career - long colearning networks of praxis.

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.

An effective policy requires changes at the level of teacher recruitment, teacher education and long - term support for professional development.

The principal introduces, • Professional development (both in terms of the theoretical knowledge of Second Language Acquisition and specific strategies for ELLs) • Teacher observations (understanding the classroom context and needs of ELL students) • Building Staff Knowledge (role of ESL teachers in instructional planning) • District support (aligning programs district wide and developing responsive programs)

She crafted and administered a survey to determine what teachers wanted and needed from their district in terms of classroom support and professional development.

The breadth of coverage in this book, along with its practical examples, action steps, and appendixes covering key terms and definitions will provide the foundation all K — 12 teachers need to successfully instruct and support students receiving special education services.

Real terms cuts to school funding since 2015 have led to a big reduction in the number of secondary teachers, teaching assistants and support staff in England, says research published today by the Sch...

They also administered three questionnaires to teachers asking them to rate: 1) their perceptions of students» imagination, risk - taking, expression, and cooperative learning; 2) their school climate in terms of affiliation, student support, professional interest, achievement orientation, formalization, centralization, innovativeness, and resource adequacy; and 3) how much they integrate the arts, collaborate with arts specialists, and use the arts as a tool to teach other subjects.

And I think, on the basis of equity and the civil rights of these students, Congress and the State of California needs to dig deeper to find ways to support districts like Oakland so they can stabilize and build a more long term solution to the problems we face in retaining and developing strong teachers.

«It's something that puts huge amount of pressure on schools and individual teachers who are there at the moment covering those lessons in sciences and it's a big problem for students in terms of access to that science specialism as well as access to individual support.»

The field of education is strewn with the corpses of well - intentioned programs that failed to lead to action because developers failed to give teachers motivating feedback; connect new learning to relevant past teaching; establish long - term supports (such as peer coaching or action research); or consider how the program's approach might interact with teachers» emotions.

As the use of a multi-tiered system of support (MTSS) has become more widespread in schools, terms such as tiers, benchmarks, universal instruction, as well as strategic and intensive intervention have become familiar to many teachers.

I also think that there needs to be more support for teachers in terms of collaboration, ideas and curriculum development so that every student is receiving the best education possible.

Specifically, the preservice teachers benefited from their use in terms of supporting their development of scientific practices in the Framework (NRC, 2012) and believed the iPads were beneficial as tools that helped them carry out scientific practices.

Tools include: a checklist that teachers may complete to determine whether they have the resources and support necessary to meet the standards; information on how to bring grading into alignment with standards; helpful tips for test preparation; a list that can be shared with parents and community members; and, a glossary of terms.

Small classes have been found to enhance learning to a measurable extent, particularly in the early elementary years (see for example the reports on Class Size Reduction, < http://www.cde.ca.gov/ls/cs/ >; a research summary Small Class Size Trumps Vouchers In Terms of Results, Costs, and Public Support by American Federation of Teachers at < http://www.aft.org/pdfs/teachers/vouchersvssmallclass0498.pdf >).

The long - term goals of the TLI are: 1) define the foundational competencies of teacher leadership; and 2) develop relevant experiences and supports to help teachers cultivate those competencies; and (3) activate teachers to be leaders for their profession as a result of their participation in this process.

In terms of the types of support that are really necessary, the program length and the frequency of contact that beginning teachers have with mentors and coaches is very critical.

A poll released this week by TeachStrong, a coalition aimed at elevating the teaching profession, found that nearly three - quarters of Americans believe teachers are profoundly undervalued in terms of how they are treated and supported.

A poll released recently by TeachStrong found that nearly three - quarters of Americans believe teachers are profoundly undervalued in terms of how they are treated and supported.

Although Malloy is the only Democratic Governor in the nation to propose doing away with teacher tenure and repealing collective bargaining for teachers in «turnaround» schools, the announcement that Stefan Pryor will be leaving his position at the end of this year was seen by some as a signal that Malloy was going to shift away from his corporate education reform industry and privatization policies and would use a second term to provide more support for Connecticut's real public education system.

Aspire operates almost entirely within the constraints of public funding, and the long - term plan is to fund the mentoring program by shifting funds currently earmarked for teacher recruitment and support.