Sentences with phrase «untested subject»

The majority of teachers teach in states» untested subject areas.

The success of such efforts, of course, will depend on the systems» ability to implement that new curriculum with fidelity, perhaps first in untested subject areas, so that the model can thrive.

This singular focus has resulted in several unintended and undesirable consequences, including over testing, a narrowing of the curriculum, and a de-emphasis of untested subjects and concepts — the arts, civics, and social and emotional skills, among many others — that are just as important to a student's development and long - term success.

States struggle to find ways to grade teachers in untested subjects such as art and music.

Untested subjects are ignored, while tested topics narrow to test coaching programs.

The most obvious problem associated with attributing individual teachers» performance to individual students» test scores is connecting test scores to teachers who teach untested subjects.

For the arts, physical education, and other untested subjects, the development of such measures of student performance has yet to be completed.

We further expect the assessment community to work vigorously to design multiple measures of student performance in both tested and untested subjects and to develop value - added assessment systems that have greater reliability.

Similarly to ASA, ASCD is concerned with the negative effects of current accountability practices, including «over testing, a narrowing of the curriculum, and a de-emphasis of untested subjects and concepts — the arts, civics, and social and emotional skills, among many others.»

According to FairTest, «(H) igh - stakes testing is far more likely to lower the quality of curriculum, instruction and school climate in schools serving children of color: Facing high - stakes test - based accountability under NCLB and state laws, schools narrow curriculum by reducing or dropping untested subjects.

We propose that those of us who teach untested subjects pilot a mix of assessment - based rubrics and portfolios, which could later be adopted by teachers of tested subjects as well.

Not exact matches

Schools and educators are likely to narrow the curriculum by focusing on tested subjects at the expense of untested ones.

This collaboration has helped jump - start this work across the state and shed light on the many significant challenges associated with overhauling the hoary systems in place, such as measuring student achievement in «untested» grades and subjects, ensuring inter-rater agreement and accuracy of teacher practice observations, and ending the long - standing culture of «The Widget Effect.»

Many principals mentioned they use value - added measures to place teachers in tested subjects and with students in grade levels that «count» for accountability purpose... some principals [also used] VAM [output] to move ineffective teachers to untested grades, such as K - 2 in elementary schools and 12th grade in high schools» (p. 100).

Some are grappling with state versus local control; training and staffing; evaluating teachers who teach in untested grades or subjects; and mitigating concerns about specific evaluation methods.

Equal attention needs to be given to the use of SLOs for evaluating teacher education in so - called untested and non-tested subjects.

Let's hope this ruling scares all of the folks here in Ohio and in other states where EVASS is still alive, along with SLOs or distributed VAM rating for teachers of «untested» subjects.

As he has later said, «The subject is radical - the idea of taking «jokes» as a pictorial theme was really new, a virgin territory, untested waters.

The process is especially subject to litigation when the statutory authority is untested, as it was with Section 111 (d) of the Clean Air Act, the basis for the Clean Power Plan.

When spillways sit untested for years, then are subjected to continuous flow for an extensive period, damage is possible or even likely.»

Answer: That is an interesting idea, which has been the subject of academic articles but remains untested in court.

Furthermore, many aspects of AvantGarde Ratings also involve untested areas of law and regulation, and could be subject to new laws or regulation, so their legal and regulatory outcome in all relevant jurisdictions is not possible to predict.