Much current research about instructional leadership is focused on distributed leadership125 or on the leader «s content knowledge.126 Meanwhile, questions about how and when the principal might best engage with a teacher to address specific practices
used by effective teachers have been under - researched.
One of the most powerful forms of feedback
used by effective teachers was the one - to - one interview with a student.
Not exact matches
Groups like Citizen Action and the Alliance for Quality Education have long been fighting against tests
used to determine if
teachers and schools are
effective and are fighting the push
by members of the current school board for more charter schools and potentially conversion of some public schools into charters.
At the end of the topic the sheets are
used to allow the
teacher to provide
effective written feedback which is reflected upon and then responded
by the pupil.
After extensive research on
teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of
Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide
teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations
by peer - colleagues
using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations
using the Tripod survey developed
by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of
teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.
In previous research
using the 2003 principal survey data (see «When Principals Rate
Teachers,» research, Spring 2006), we found that principals in the district are usually able to identify the most and least effective teachers in their schools, as measured by their students» academic p
Teachers,» research, Spring 2006), we found that principals in the district are usually able to identify the most and least
effective teachers in their schools, as measured by their students» academic p
teachers in their schools, as measured
by their students» academic progress.
A presentation which can be
used by individual
teachers (or
by managers to train groups of
teachers) to develop
effective lesson conclusions.
The TES scoring rubric
used by the evaluators, which is based on the work of educator Charlotte Danielson, describes the practices, skills, and characteristics that
effective teachers should possess and employ.
We were unable to find evidence of an
effective and theoretically - grounded pedagogy for pupils with SEND in the instructional approaches
used by either
teachers or TAs.
Seven traits of the most
effective YES Prep
teachers, determined
by an independent study of YES
teachers and
used in recruitment and hiring
Since then I have developed interactive
teacher modules on SRL practice and goal setting, monitoring & reflection which are
used by my staff as
effective practice professional learning.
Effective reform of precollegiate mathematics demands the development of more sophisticated and wider - ranging forms of student assessment than the simple «end of chapter» multiple - choice tests now commonly in
use, according to a document released last week
by the National Council of
Teachers of Mathematics.
Because both public and private schooling have been deeply embedded in society for the past three centuries, educational technology (
by which I mean the various communication and information devices and processes that administrators and
teachers use to make schooling efficient and
effective) also has a rich history (e.g., textbooks, chalkboard, film, radio, computers).
Voice recordings made
by teachers during their lesson delivery are being
used to give professional learning feedback in an effort to promote
effective classroom practice.
The e-mail exercise is just part of a larger effort
by Uplift Education of Dallas, Texas to
use predictive research to help them identify
teachers who are most likely to be
effective with students and remain with the organization.
Teach Like a Champion 2.0 compiles the feedback gathered from real
teachers in real classrooms around the world to deliver an updated set of techniques, made even more
effective by the continual fine - tuning of daily classroom
use.
The Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS), administered
by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), ranked Brazilian
teachers last out of 23 countries on the
effective use of classroom time, below Mexico.
Teachers also learned how to engage all their students in academic work
by using core practices such as responsive conferencing, group learning,
effective teacher talk, habits of learning, and universal expectations.
Many
teacher evaluation programs refer to high academic expectations
by using language on specific qualities such as these from the CCT Rubric for
effective teaching:
By gradually experimenting with technology and continuing to use applications that proved effective, the teachers learned to seamlessly weave technology into their teaching, sometimes by planning ahead and other times by using it spontaneously to meet students» needs in the momen
By gradually experimenting with technology and continuing to
use applications that proved
effective, the
teachers learned to seamlessly weave technology into their teaching, sometimes
by planning ahead and other times by using it spontaneously to meet students» needs in the momen
by planning ahead and other times
by using it spontaneously to meet students» needs in the momen
by using it spontaneously to meet students» needs in the moment.
Using technology in isolation is unlikely to lead to student achievement, but special education
teachers can provide
effective technology - based interventions
by combining evidence - based pedagogical practices with complementary technologies suited to learners» individual needs and goals (Kennedy & Deshler, 2010; Smith & Okolo, 2010).
The programs shared seven common features: they were focused on the subject areas that
teachers teach; incorporated active learning; supported collaboration;
used models and modeling to demonstrate
effective practice; provided expert coaching and support, offered opportunities for feedback and reflection, and were sustained in duration, often unfolding over months or years, rather than occurring in a single, «drive -
by» after school workshop, as is often the norm.
Instead, we
used the ratings assigned to
teachers on a joint (
effective teaching and culturally responsive pedagogy)
teacher accomplishment scale to classify
teachers into three levels of accomplishment (most, moderately, and least); these levels were
used as predictor variables to explain variations in the instructional practices
used by teachers (Table 15).
In addition, some research, including an ongoing study of measures of
effective teaching supported
by the Gates Foundation, gives credence to the
use of student achievement measures when combined with other measures, such as
teacher observations and student feedback, as part of an
effective teacher evaluation system.
Hoffman reports on a literature review of
effective teaching
by Rosenshine and Furst (1973) in which they found several
teacher behaviors consistently related to student achievement: clarity, variability, enthusiasm, task orientation,
teacher directness, student opportunity to learn criterion material,
use of structuring comments, multiple levels of questions, and criticism (which was negatively related to achievement).
The plan, required
by the United States Department of Education (
USED), will suggest district's
use evidence - based strategies ensure students have equal access to
effective teachers instead of just moving
teachers around
The plan, which is due to the
USED by June 1, will also address recruitment, placement, professional learning, evaluations and career pathways aimed at keeping
effective and exemplary
teachers in the classroom while giving them more responsibility.
We
used Stronge's (2007) framework of
teacher quality as a basis for thinking about
effective teaching and then developed this framework with additional concepts that were developed in parallel
by Chinese researchers (e.g., Bai, 2000; Cui & Wang, 2005).
The Strategic Instruction Model (SIM) promotes the
effective teaching and learning of critical content
by helping
teachers identify and
use proven learning and planning tools, as well as providing students with a set of skills that will help them learn critical content, or «learn how to learn».
Although we explored a number of possible different models over the years, the model presented below seems to be the most
effective, and is currently being
used successfully
by thousands of
teachers in hundreds of schools all over the world.
Testing a programme of CPD and materials for primary
teachers to improve pupils» writing
by increasing their
effective use of grammar.
Joanne is a published curriculum designer, has co-authored the article, «
Using Curriculum and Gap Analysis Maps to Assess What
Teachers Do,» and is the primary author of the book Supporting Mathematical Learning:
Effective Instruction, Assessment and Student Activities, K - 5, published
by Jossey - Bass.
This DVD, based on the best - selling book Total Participation Techniques: Making Every Student an Active Learner,
by Pérsida and William Himmele, shows
teachers how various easy - to -
use and incredibly
effective alternatives to «stand - and - deliver» teaching strategies can work in their classrooms.
Using recent research on the impact of high «value added»
teachers, the scholars estimated that the state would in the long run recoup all but 5 percent of program costs through taxes on the higher income potential of students taught
by these
effective teachers.
That paper, called «Identifying
Effective Teachers Using Performance on the Job,» was co-authored
by Thomas J. Kane and Douglas O. Staiger.
This seems logical since every
teacher believes they are doing the best they can
by using effective strategies they feel will be most beneficial to student learning.
Developed and pilot tested
by researchers at Mills College, the fractions resource kit provides support for
teachers in ways that is similar to those available to Japanese
teachers for conceptualizing and teaching fractions, and
teachers use the lesson study process to learn about the subject matter and
effective instructional practice.
Dallas
Teacher Residency uses the teacher residency model to close the achievement gap — by recruiting, preparing, and retaining effective classroom te
Teacher Residency
uses the
teacher residency model to close the achievement gap — by recruiting, preparing, and retaining effective classroom te
teacher residency model to close the achievement gap —
by recruiting, preparing, and retaining
effective classroom
teachers.
Working closely with their peers in school - based or interest - based learning communities,
effective teachers learn to
use assessment data, reflections on their own practice, and moment -
by - moment feedback from children to vary the support they provide to students with different levels of expertise and confidence.
Administrators can learn what practices are
used by their most
effective teachers to drive student outcomes and can define programs to help other
teachers adopt those practices
As Dropout Nation noted last week in its report on
teacher evaluations, even the most - rigorous classroom observation approaches are far less accurate in identifying
teacher quality than either value - added analysis of test score data or even student surveys such as the Tripod system
used by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation as part of its Measures of
Effective Teaching project.
Use Title II funds to promote
teacher leadership through hybrid teaching positions and incentivize an equitable distribution of
effective teachers by rewarding high - performing
teachers to teach in hard - to - staff subjects or schools.
In Ascension Parish, Louisiana, a suburban district just south of Baton Rouge, district and school leaders
use data on
teacher effectiveness with students to analyze strategies, both within and across schools, to ensure that high - need students are taught
by effective educators.
Dual Language Learners:
Effective Instruction in Early Childhood — article, by Claude Goldenberg, Judy Hicks and Ira Lit that appeared in the American Federation of Teachers» journal, summarizing research on effective early education for DLLs including the use of the children's primary language where possible, the adoption of effective practices for building English language skills and the involvement of families in supporting children's
Effective Instruction in Early Childhood — article,
by Claude Goldenberg, Judy Hicks and Ira Lit that appeared in the American Federation of
Teachers» journal, summarizing research on
effective early education for DLLs including the use of the children's primary language where possible, the adoption of effective practices for building English language skills and the involvement of families in supporting children's
effective early education for DLLs including the
use of the children's primary language where possible, the adoption of
effective practices for building English language skills and the involvement of families in supporting children's
effective practices for building English language skills and the involvement of families in supporting children's learning
Our program is proven
effective and
used by tens of thousands of parents and
teachers globally.
The original affidavit of Professor Audrey Amrein - Beardsley, of Arizona State University, sworn to February 28, 2015, explained that VAM models, such as that being
used by Respondent, have a 50 % chance of showing that a
teacher caused growth in students one year, and a 50 % chance of showing that the
teacher detracted from student growth, so «the probabilitythat this
teacher was truly
effective or ineffective was no different that the flip of a coin.»
According to the national survey conducted
by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center (Takeuchi & Vaala, 2014), only 42 % of game -
using teachers reported that computer games have been
effective in improving students» science learning, while 71 % reported that computer games have been
effective in improving students» mathematics learning.
We achieved this sign - on rate even though all participating LEAs will have to implement a bold set of policy and practice changes, including
using student growth as one of multiple measures in evaluating and compensating
teachers and leaders; denying tenure to
teachers who are deemed ineffective as gauged partly
by student growth; relinquishing control over their persistently lowest - achieving schools; increasing the number of students who are taught
by effective teachers; and, in many cases, opening their doors to more charter schools.
We offer the key building blocks for your school technology ensuring everything we do is focused on helping
teachers to teach and learners to learn,
by developing engaging, inspiring solutions for the
effective use of technology in education.
Additionally, students at Arizona State must prove classroom mastery through a series of performance - based assessments developed
by the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, or NIET.44 During these assessments, a mentor
teacher observes and records a
teacher candidate; both the mentor
teacher and the
teacher candidate then
use the video and student work to analyze the lesson together.45 The partnership between the university, participating schools, and the nonprofit NIET has created the opportunity to integrate
effective teaching practices into practicum and coursework.46