Teacher Evaluations Discussion and Response: Teacher Performance or Effectiveness What are the ramifications of the performance/effectiveness distinction for teacher evaluation? The authors' deconstruction of the performance-effectiveness paradigm Continue Reading...
Merit pay for teachers is another problematic example of comparing data from different sources. A teacher with a relatively well-prepared classroom, full of children with parents who are quite focused on ensuring their children excel in school, per Continue Reading...
Research studies and the insights of accomplished teachers who have helped turn around struggling schools confirm that any effort to recruit and retain accomplished teachers for hard-to-staff schools must be part of a comprehensive plan -- not a sep Continue Reading...
They computed a variety of measures to determine whether there was in fact a narrowing of a gap between teacher qualifications across wealthier and poorer schools and found that there was. This narrowing -- indicative of changes in hiring practices Continue Reading...
Since smaller class size has been shown to positively affect student learning, at least in the early grades, one might also infer that this affects teachers' work positively. Further, researchers have found a positive relationship between collective Continue Reading...
Special Education Teachers Special Education Vacancies Recruitment, Hiring, and Retention Barriers to Hiring Barriers to retaining special education personnel. Incentives used to improve retention. Recommendations to Improve Recruitment and Re Continue Reading...
3.4 Finally, I am interested in whether or not there is a trickle-down effect from leftist or rightist politics style at the provincial and federal levels. 1.3 Objectives 1.3.1 There are two major objectives for this research. The first is to comp Continue Reading...
The ultimate goal is to increase student achievement by improving the hiring process by adding another layer of screening, namely teacher efficacy. The following aims will support the ability to achieve these goals. Aim 1: To evaluate the associati Continue Reading...
Wardhaugh indicates that there is a problematic need in the field to reverse expectations about the capacity of this approach to instruct in practicable and usable linguistic ability. The author takes exception with traditionalist ideas the argue "t Continue Reading...
There are some papers that are to be released and referred to by her in the above article. In the first of those papers, the belief is that the present result of the aptitude tests of the teachers today is the same as was the case a generation earli Continue Reading...
Evidently, the teachers who have been subjected to the survey have already stayed considerably long enough at Vista High school. This just shows that these teachers find this school appropriate for their credentials as a teacher. It is also very cle Continue Reading...
Teaching A special education assistant is classified as a teaching assistant in the British Columbia educational system. The definition of a teaching assistant, according to the Make a Future: Careers in BC Education Web site, is someone who provide Continue Reading...
Sometimes, an apparently poor performance on a standardized proficiency exam may be a remarkable performance for an individual student, although not when compared to the rest of the district's more privileged or capable children, Linking pay to stu Continue Reading...
She says that even "ordinary" situations, as soon as mandatory state testing is emphasized, that testing process becomes less valuable because it often ends up measuring results that are more representative of test-taking preparation rather than the Continue Reading...
In other fields, going the extra mile, investing extra weekend or evening time, or providing exemplary presentations and materials usually results in some form of bonus. In teaching, however, much of this is expected -- before and after school tutor Continue Reading...
With the conceptual tools offered by psychology, we now can, for instance, more readily investigate the effects of mistreatment on children's development. My concern regarding the general disharmony of the relationship between adult and child stems Continue Reading...
Many top recruits did not flourish and become great players. The player's union has opposed salary caps vigorously, but even players might benefit. Yes, they might not make A-Rod salaries. But there would be less pressure from fans and owners to pe Continue Reading...
Hernando County, Florida, is the site of one such success story; though the union asked for a raise in recent contract negotiations, it did not insist on one, instead accepting an increase in healthcare benefit payments to offset Blue Cross/Blue Shi Continue Reading...
TABLE OF CONTENTSPageLIST OF TABLES .LIST OF FIGURES .ChaptersI. INTRODUCTION .Overview .Statement of the Problem .Purpose of the Study .Conceptual Framework .Research Questions .Rationale for the Study .Significance of the Study .Definition of Key T Continue Reading...
In addition, some schools have year-round schedule (Bureau of Labor Statistics). The multicultural makeup of North American society means that teachers must be able to work with students from a variety of different backgrounds. In many areas of uni Continue Reading...
Teaching at the university level and at the grade school level can be vastly different. Institutional differences account for the largest part of the disparities between these ostensibly similar careers, but methodological differences also exist. Tea Continue Reading...
Teaching in Urban Districts The main form of interaction that goes on in schools is between the teachers and the students. Some of the students are difficult or unruly and they present many difficulties for the teachers as the teachers cannot then Continue Reading...
Although further education courses can be at traditional universities, they are generally taught through colleges that are exclusively venues for further education courses. These institutions are sometimes called "community colleges" after the Amer Continue Reading...
This is often complemented with anger and job depression. There is also the challenge of extreme mental and physical fatigue. This fatigue does not have an identifiable physiological source. The individual may have a good diet and may sleep well bu Continue Reading...
INTERVIEW WITH TEACHER & REPORT OF KNOWLEDGE GAINED Interview Context The interview in this study was conducted with Kari, raised by a single mother and the oldest of two children having a younger brother. Kari's parents were both supportive of Continue Reading...
Fellows hired teach 'high' schools located low-income communities. Why teach specifically a high-school New York City? Why effective teacher a high-school? There are several issues that must be taken into consideration when deciding to work in high Continue Reading...
Male Teacher Retention in Early Childhood Programs: Why They Stay. quick glance into any elementary, preschool or child care center quickly reveals that very few men work with young children. This cursory observation is solidly supported by the fact Continue Reading...
ascd.org/about-ascd.aspx). The organization hosts a variety of professional development seminars and workshops, including online offerings. It would be useful to take advantage of these opportunities. 5. Evaluating Progress I want to keep a teachin Continue Reading...
career as a teacher is a profession that does not only require knowledge and expertise to be qualified in it, but one must also have the dedication and perseverance to become successful in an education career. If an individual chooses the path towar Continue Reading...
Despite all this information, little data is actually available with regard to why teacher shortages continue. Further research is necessary the authors conclude to help alleviate the problem. Conclusions/Evaluations This article is important for Continue Reading...
This involves "changing the role of school personnel in such a way that the resulting organization is capable of adapting the program of a given school to meet the needs of the child" (Conte, 1972) (finally, someone remembers that schools are about Continue Reading...
Career and Technical Education (cte) System Eleven Elements of High Quality CTE The advances witnessed in information and technology sectors have increased global competition as well as alter the nature of the works. Nowadays, employers are interes Continue Reading...
It has been shown that the acquisition of talent not an area specific to each individual position at top companies. The highest-performing companies build pools of talent from which they can draw as needed (Michaels et al., 2001). Thus, there will i Continue Reading...
Policy Problem: Teacher Shortage in South Carolina As noted by Pederson (2017), South Carolina continues to experience a severe shortage of teachers. Although improving the quality of teachers has long been a federal initiative, and one of the goals Continue Reading...
HIGHER SALARY vs. BETTER BENEFITS Would you rather have better benefits and a modest salary or high salary and lower levels of benefits? When comparing the choice of selecting better benefits and a modest salary (such as working for the government Continue Reading...
O'Brien Interview Miriam O'Brien began her teaching career in 1959. After several years hiatus in the mid-1960s, during which time she gave birth to two children, Mrs. O'Brien returned to the classroom in 1967. She remained there until her retiremen Continue Reading...
Doug Harris, "Identifying Optimal Class Sizes and Teacher Salaries," attempts to apply cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) when comparing class-size reduction policies with the raising of teacher salaries. In particular, this essay hopes to arrive at Continue Reading...
- in a program managed through "teacher cooperatives," which are funded by "independent organizations" (in fact commercial vendors donating to schools for tax write-off purposes and to bring positive publicity to them) - would become assigned to wor Continue Reading...
