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Merritt, Eileen G. – Phi Delta Kappan, 2017
Teachers are dedicated, wise, and thoughtful change agents who need more time to identify problems they see in their schools or classrooms and work individually and collectively on solutions. They need both more time for individual planning and time to collaborate with colleagues who teach the same grades or the same subjects. A productive day of…
Descriptors: Educational Planning, Educational Change, Time on Task, Teacher Effectiveness
Mandernach, B. Jean – Journal of Educators Online, 2018
To increase the efficiency (and effectiveness) of feedback, you must address four key components of the online teaching experience: 1) Course Design--Integrate course components that provide automated feedback in response to individual student submissions. 2) Instructional Resources and Activities--Create resources and activities to decrease the…
Descriptors: Learner Engagement, Educational Strategies, Instructional Effectiveness, Feedback (Response)
Smith, Kevin G.; Foorman, Barbara R. – Regional Educational Laboratory Southeast, 2015
This guide is designed to facilitate self-studies of planning and implementation of state-required summer reading camp programs for grade 3 students who scored at the lowest level on the state reading assessment. It provides a template for data collection and guiding questions for discussion that may improve instruction and increase the number of…
Descriptors: Summer Programs, Reading Programs, Grade 3, Elementary School Students
Guidry, Allen; Cuthrell, Kristen; O'Connor, Katherine; Good, Amy – Social Studies, 2010
Since the inception of mandated testing in reading and mathematics, social studies instruction has been marginalized in elementary and middle schools. After the genesis of several state-mandated testing programs and nearly a decade after the launch of the No Child Left Behind legislation, the effects of limited K-8 social studies instruction are…
Descriptors: Middle Schools, Testing Programs, Federal Legislation, Scores
Education Resource Strategies, 2009
Resources matter. How well schools and districts use their people, time, and money is often even more important than how much they receive. Education Resource Strategies' extensive research with districts and schools shows that despite differences in school level, size, location, student population, or even instructional focus, high-performing…
Descriptors: Educational Resources, Institutional Characteristics, Differences, Effective Schools Research
Smith, Margaret S.; Hughes, Elizabeth K.; Engle, Randi A.; Stein, Mary Kay – Mathematics Teaching in the Middle School, 2009
The premise underlying this article is that identifying and using the "five practices model" can make discussions of cognitively challenging tasks more manageable for teachers. By giving teachers a roadmap that they can follow before and during whole-class discussions, these practices have the potential for helping teachers more effectively…
Descriptors: Discussion (Teaching Technique), Teaching Methods, Teacher Effectiveness, Mathematics Instruction
Fisher, Douglas – Educational Forum, 2009
Through focused observations of teaching practices in 15 classrooms representing 2,475 minutes, a number of instructional patterns were revealed. The majority of time students spend in high school requires that they listen or wait. Students are engaged in authentic reading, writing, and peer work for only a small fraction of the day. If high…
Descriptors: High Schools, Educational Practices, Teaching Methods, Classroom Observation Techniques
Johns E., Beverly H.; Crowley, Paula; Guetzloe, Eleanor – Focus on Exceptional Children, 2008
Foremost in an effective curriculum for students with emotional and behavioral disorder (E/BD) is a high level of engaged time--time spent doing meaningful learning activities. Engaged time (time-on-task) is the portion of instructional time that students spend directly involved in learning activities. Walker and Severson (1992) defined the…
Descriptors: Teacher Effectiveness, Learning Activities, Time Factors (Learning), Teaching Methods
Rink, Judith E.; Hall, Tina J. – Elementary School Journal, 2008
The perspective of this article is that the purpose of the elementary physical education program is the development of a physically active lifestyle. We discuss the relative contribution of the development of motor skills, fitness, content related to encouraging participation, and the affective goals of the program to the development of a…
Descriptors: Physical Education, Teacher Effectiveness, Time on Task, Motor Development
Ybarra, Silvia; Hollingsworth, John – Leadership, 2001
Describes four components of the DataWorks Productivity Index (DPI) that measures classroom productivity: time on task, curriculum alignment, breadth of curriculum, and teacher effectiveness. (PKP)
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Curriculum Development, Elementary Secondary Education, Teacher Effectiveness
Tursman, Cindy – 1981
Summarizing recent research, this seven-chapter report gives both characteristics and examples of effective schools and lists recommendations for achieving school effectiveness. Chapter 1 cites numerous recent studies to show that, in contradiction to earlier conclusions by James S. Coleman and Christopher Jencks, schools can be effective.…
Descriptors: Curriculum, Educational Environment, Elementary Secondary Education, Leadership
Hiscox, Suzanne; And Others – 1982
This booklet focuses upon ways in which a teacher can increase the amount of time students apply themselves to learning. Methods are presented for observing how much time students actually spend learning, for identifying which students are off-task, and for selecting teaching methods to increase students' learning time. Contents include…
Descriptors: Classroom Observation Techniques, Classroom Techniques, Elementary Education, Learning Strategies

Rosenberg, Michael S.; Baker, Kelly – Teacher Educator, 1985
This article examines the issue of instructional time from the perspective of the teacher educator. The importance of using instructional time effectively is discussed and suggestions to monitor and improve class time management problems are presented. (MT)
Descriptors: Elementary Secondary Education, Higher Education, Preservice Teacher Education, Teacher Effectiveness

McNamara, David R. – Journal of Education for Teaching, 1981
Much effort has been invested in time-on-task research. Time-on-task is described as a proxy term for the notion of "attention," and the findings of time-on-task research are described as less relevant to the classroom teacher than information contained in methods texts. (JN)
Descriptors: Attention Span, Cognitive Processes, Educational Objectives, Educational Research

Fisher, Charles W.; And Others – Journal of Classroom Interaction, 1981
A model is used to show that teaching behaviors which influence student learning have five interrelated functions: diagnosis, prescription, presentation, monitoring, and feedback. Fourteen major findings from field research report relationships between academic learning time and student achievement, and a relationship is shown between teaching…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Beginning Teachers, Classroom Environment, Student Attitudes