Download or read book TALIS 2018 Results Volume II Teachers and School Leaders as Valued Professionals written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2020-03-23 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report aims to provide an in-depth analysis of teachers’ and school leaders’ perceptions of the value of their profession, their work-related well-being and stress, and their satisfaction with their working conditions. It also offers a description of teachers’ and school leaders’ contractual arrangements, opportunities to engage in professional tasks such as collaborative teamwork, autonomous decision making, and leadership practices.

Download or read book The Knowledge Gap written by Natalie Wexler and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-08-04 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The untold story of the root cause of America's education crisis--and the seemingly endless cycle of multigenerational poverty. It was only after years within the education reform movement that Natalie Wexler stumbled across a hidden explanation for our country's frustrating lack of progress when it comes to providing every child with a quality education. The problem wasn't one of the usual scapegoats: lazy teachers, shoddy facilities, lack of accountability. It was something no one was talking about: the elementary school curriculum's intense focus on decontextualized reading comprehension "skills" at the expense of actual knowledge. In the tradition of Dale Russakoff's The Prize and Dana Goldstein's The Teacher Wars, Wexler brings together history, research, and compelling characters to pull back the curtain on this fundamental flaw in our education system--one that fellow reformers, journalists, and policymakers have long overlooked, and of which the general public, including many parents, remains unaware. But The Knowledge Gap isn't just a story of what schools have gotten so wrong--it also follows innovative educators who are in the process of shedding their deeply ingrained habits, and describes the rewards that have come along: students who are not only excited to learn but are also acquiring the knowledge and vocabulary that will enable them to succeed. If we truly want to fix our education system and unlock the potential of our neediest children, we have no choice but to pay attention.

Download or read book Teacher Evaluation and Student Achievement written by James H. Stronge and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book discusses four approaches to incorporating student achievement in teacher evaluation. Seven chapters discuss: (1) "Teacher Evaluation and Student Achievement: An Introduction to the Issues"; (2) "What is the Relationship between Teaching and Learning?" (e.g., whether teachers are responsible for student learning and how to measure student learning); (3) "Assessing Teacher Performance through Comparative Student Growth: The Dallas Value-Added Accountability System"; (4) "Assessing Teacher Performance through Repeated Measures of Student Gains: The Tennessee Value-Added Assessment System"; (5) "Assessing Teacher Performance with Student Work: The Oregon Teacher Work Sample Methodology"; (6) "Assessing Teacher Performance in a Standards-Based Environment: The Thompson, Colorado, School District"; and (7) Teacher Evaluation and Student Achievement: What are the Lessons Learned and Where Do We Go from Here?" (e.g., basic requirements of fair testing programs that are to be used to inform teacher evaluation). Chapters 3-6 include information on the purposes of the accountability system and how it was developed; student assessment strategies; how the accountability system works; how the accountability system relates to teacher evaluation; the advantages and disadvantages of the accountability system for teacher evaluation; and results of implementation. (Contains 66 references.) (SM)

Download or read book Teacher Quality Instructional Quality and Student Outcomes written by Trude Nilsen and published by Springer. This book was released on 2016-09-19 with total page 167 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This volume offers insights from modeling relations between teacher quality, instructional quality and student outcomes in mathematics across countries. The relations explored take the educational context, such as school climate, into account. The International Association for the Evaluation of Educational Achievement’s Trends in Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) is the only international large-scale study possessing a design framework that enables investigation of relations between teachers, their teaching, and student outcomes in mathematics. TIMSS provides both student achievement data and contextual background data from schools, teachers, students and parents, for over 60 countries. This book makes a major contribution to the field of educational effectiveness, especially teaching effectiveness, where cross-cultural comparisons are scarce. For readers interested in teacher quality, instructional quality, and student achievement and motivation in mathematics, the comparisons across cultures, grades, and time are insightful and thought-provoking. For readers interested in methodology, the advanced analytical methods, combined with application of methods new to educational research, illustrate interesting novel directions in methodology and the secondary analysis of international large-scale assessment (ILSA).

Download or read book Educating Teachers of Science Mathematics and Technology written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2000-12-18 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Each new headline about American students' poor performance in math and science leads to new calls for reform in teaching. Education Teachers of Science, Mathematics, and Technology puts the whole picture together by synthesizing what we know about the quality of math and science teaching, drawing conclusions about why teacher preparation needs reform, and then outlining recommendations for accomplishing the most important goals before us. As a framework for addressing the task, the book advocates partnerships among school districts, colleges, and universities, with contributions from scientists, mathematicians, teacher educators, and teachers. It then looks carefully at the status of the education reform movement and explores the motives for raising the bar for how well teachers teach and how well students learn. Also examined are important issues in teacher professionalism: what teachers should be taught about their subjects, the utility of in-service education, the challenge of program funding, and the merits of credentialing. Professional Development Schools are reviewed and vignettes presented that describe exemplary teacher development practices.

Download or read book Student Success in College written by George D. Kuh and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2011-01-07 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Student Success in College describes policies, programs, and practices that a diverse set of institutions have used to enhance student achievement. This book clearly shows the benefits of student learning and educational effectiveness that can be realized when these conditions are present. Based on the Documenting Effective Educational Practice (DEEP) project from the Center for Postsecondary Research at Indiana University, this book provides concrete examples from twenty institutions that other colleges and universities can learn from and adapt to help create a success-oriented campus culture and learning environment.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts Polynomials written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts Factual Exploratory and Logic written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts Foundation written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 22 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts Equations written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

Download or read book Visible Learning written by John Hattie and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 389 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This unique and ground-breaking book is the result of 15 years research and synthesises over 800 meta-analyses on the influences on achievement in school-aged students. It builds a story about the power of teachers, feedback, and a model of learning and understanding. The research involves many millions of students and represents the largest ever evidence based research into what actually works in schools to improve learning. Areas covered include the influence of the student, home, school, curricula, teacher, and teaching strategies. A model of teaching and learning is developed based on the notion of visible teaching and visible learning. A major message is that what works best for students is similar to what works best for teachers – an attention to setting challenging learning intentions, being clear about what success means, and an attention to learning strategies for developing conceptual understanding about what teachers and students know and understand. Although the current evidence based fad has turned into a debate about test scores, this book is about using evidence to build and defend a model of teaching and learning. A major contribution is a fascinating benchmark/dashboard for comparing many innovations in teaching and schools.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts Radicals written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts System of Equations written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 20 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

Download or read book Helping Children Learn Mathematics written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-07-31 with total page 53 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Results from national and international assessments indicate that school children in the United States are not learning mathematics well enough. Many students cannot correctly apply computational algorithms to solve problems. Their understanding and use of decimals and fractions are especially weak. Indeed, helping all children succeed in mathematics is an imperative national goal. However, for our youth to succeed, we need to change how we're teaching this discipline. Helping Children Learn Mathematics provides comprehensive and reliable information that will guide efforts to improve school mathematics from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. The authors explain the five strands of mathematical proficiency and discuss the major changes that need to be made in mathematics instruction, instructional materials, assessments, teacher education, and the broader educational system and answers some of the frequently asked questions when it comes to mathematics instruction. The book concludes by providing recommended actions for parents and caregivers, teachers, administrators, and policy makers, stressing the importance that everyone work together to ensure a mathematically literate society.

Download or read book PISA PISA 2012 Results What Students Know and Can Do Volume I Revised edition February 2014 Student Performance in Mathematics Reading and Science written by OECD and published by OECD Publishing. This book was released on 2014-02-11 with total page 564 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This first volume of PISA 2012 results summarises the performance of students in PISA 2012. It describes how performance is defined, measured and reported, and then provides results from the assessment, showing what students are able to do.

Download or read book Algebra Workouts PSAT Prep written by Tony G. Williams and published by Teaching and Learning Company. This book was released on 2009-09-01 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Add the vital warm-up process to your algebra lessons with these workouts designed to capture students’ interest and reinforce their skills. A broad range of concepts is covered from linear equations to factoring to pure fun. Each workout is easily reproducible and includes an answer key or mini-lesson demonstrating how to solve each problem. Essential teaching tips for the algebra classroom are also included.

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