School Culture on School Safety Many studies have been done on safety in schools. Likewise, many studies have been done on the culture of various schools. Unfortunately, there has not been significant research on a link between the two. This is not to say that these kinds of studies have not been done, but rather that there has not been enough of them. Many of the studies that have been

Decisions by School Superintendents Improper Attitude and Unprofessional Conduct of Teachers To educate a person in mind and not in morals is to educate a menace to society - President Theodore Roosevelt. That teaching is at one and the same time an intellectual as well as a moral endeavor, is an idea that is well entrenched in the minds of men since centuries past. The sayings of great teachers of ancient times bear

Reading Improvement in Third Grade Students Applied Dissertation Proposal for the Degree of Doctor of Education Making resources available to the third grade students and teachers lends itself to the appropriate data, types of instruments, and instructional strategies used to enhance education. Wilson School leaders are getting acquainted with reading resources that are beneficial in order to provide teachers with test data, reading instruments, and specific strategies to assist them in raising

One of the greatest challenges in attempting to meets its ambitions as a socially conscious organization is the refinement of its ability to tend to the diverse needs of those who might specifically benefit from its services. This may be with respect to racial, ethnic, social, geographical, professional or economic diversity, indicating that in all areas there is a constant imperative to shape procedures according to the needs of manifold

Academic Honesty Issues surrounding academic honesty have been around as long as academia itself; however, the recent advancement of the Internet has complicated these issues. Recent statistics from the University of Oregon indicate a fourfold increase in cheating from 1999 to 2004. And the numbers continue to rise. Recent polls found that around one-third of students admit to using technology to cheat, and many don't even see it as wrong What

Recruiting and Retaining Truly Effective Classroom Teachers Part 1: Profile of an Effective Teacher MODULE 1 Reflections on Marzano’s Domains Marzano Domain First-Year Teaching Performance Reflection Current Teaching Performance Reflection Selection of Content 6 8.5 Selection of Instructional Strategies 5 9 Use of Assessment for Learning 6.5 8.75 Classroom Management 4 8 Student Motivation 8 8 Haberman Dimension First-Year Teaching Performance Reflection Current Teaching Performance Reflection Persistence 7 8 Protecting Learners and Learning 8 8.5 Application of Generalizations 5 7 Approach to At-Risk Students 7 9 Professional Versus Personal Orientation to Students 7 8.5 (Reaction to) Burnout 5 4 Fallibility 5 6 Compose two well-developed paragraphs of a minimum five sentences each – one in which you rate and explain your performance