Her work with teachers isn't limited to the virtual school — but that work is considered a prototype for what can be
done with teachers in traditional classrooms, Just said.
And it was attached to waiver requests that have nothing to
do with teacher policy, such as those related to school accountability systems.
As they track student progress for each learning goal, teachers can discuss how students are
doing with teacher mentors and observers.
This work was
done with teachers in common planning sessions during the school day or PD sessions after school, and with leaders during individual meetings.
TeacherMatch probably isn't any worse than the methods the district uses now to rate and reward teachers it's already hired — seniority and advanced - degree attainment, which have little to
do with teacher quality.
We are going to restore your allowances in full, when we come to power, God - willing, in 2017, as we are going to
do with teacher trainees».
As well as, frequently, school principals, school leaders in small communities have a range of extra responsibilities — which usually aren't found in larger centres and certainly not in metropolitan areas — to
do with teacher housing, bus services, accessing specialist services to support students, and just coming to grips with the whole issue of distance.
Not only does this reinforce the mindset of learning from one another (which is often a goal in the work that teacher
leaders do with teachers), but it highlights the common purpose and practices that a group of teacher leaders are engaged in.
For instance, plans may be made to release teacher leaders full - time or part - time and expectations set for the kind of work they will
do with teachers during the school day.
Ms. Garcia reported that she had not become adversarial, as she
sometimes did with teachers, and therefore felt the meeting was successful.
Furthermore, have they addressed the fact that inappropriate classroom behavior, including willful defiance, in later grades being improperly addressed by administration (even public education more generally) has more to
do with teacher job dissatisfaction than salary, number of preparations, or anything else many teachers face?
For the last decade or so, we have challenged statements like, «the kids are bad, it's a poor neighborhood, it's after lunch, they don't like math» — all explanations for poor student results that don't have anything to
do with teacher practice.
So much here (and, really, implementing any kind of changes in the classroom), has to
do with teacher support, especially as there are more demands on teachers than ever (and on smaller budgets).
Researcher Marguerite Roza and others have produced considerable evidence that teachers in schools serving the most - disadvantaged students have lower average salaries... [and] there is also evidence that these schools tend to have more teachers with emergency credentials and without regular certification... The problem is that these readily measured attributes of teachers have virtually nothing to
do with teacher effectiveness.»
Perhaps one of the most exciting things about our network of Art21 Educators so far has to
do with those teachers who are building momentum and reaching out to other cohorts in order to collaborate.
Also, the improved pedagogy of how to use the equipment that has been
done with teachers and the opportunities for pupils to use in free time will have a long term impact on their skill level and health.
It has nothing to
do with the teacher.
It's broke because of an illegally done contract that was
done with the teachers.
would waste his members» dues to get involved with a march that has nothing to
do with teachers or his union.
I didn't think I wanted to spend as much as
she did with my teacher's salary.
But the single most common significant factor that I experience has to
do with teachers» own beliefs about their role and their identity as teachers.
What I try and
do with teachers is get them to think through the pitfalls of these approaches and try and think more critically for themselves about what would work.
It has to
do with teachers, their unions, and U.S. politics — all of which would benefit from some profound movement.
One highlight that had nothing to
do with teachers was that a lot of the gap we see in end of 8th - grade test scores and high school course taking between advantaged and disadvantaged students can be explained by a student's 3rd - grade test.
JE: And, is there some sort of preparation that
you do with the teachers?
Very few of those differences had anything to
do with teachers» paper credentials, yet that's the only thing that state and local policies focused on.
Some of the most rewarding collaborative assessment work that I have
done with teachers is to sit down and analyse students» work.
We are grateful to Page for the work she has
done with our teachers and for the achievement gains we have seen as a result!
As in the case of deepening content - related understanding, development of leadership knowledge and skills should be closely related to the specific leadership work they will
do with teachers.
Now you ask, «Why would an organization purporting to be for teachers give so much money to organizations that have nothing to
do with teachers or education?
Teacher leaders learned a lesson study model, used it in their preparatory program, and then brought this lesson study model into the work
they do with teachers at their school.