Teachers Weekly - October 2011 Archives
 | Children as young as four years of age conform their public opinion to the majority. ...> Full Article |
 | Many teachers teach literacy without having tools to reflect on how their approach affects pupils' reading and writing development.A thesis from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals that many teachers have insufficient knowledge of how the spoken language is converted into written language, and that they lack basic knowledge about the general processes involved in learning to read and write. ...> Full Article |
 | MU College of Education's Missouri Partnership for Educational Renewal (MPER) developed "The Mental Health Leadership Academy" to train educators on student mental health training. MPER was presented with the "Michelli Award for Promoting Social Justice" from The National Network for Educational Renewal on Oct. 20. ...> Full Article |
Whether it's parents, teachers, coaches, or family friends, there's no question that adults serve as powerful role models for youth as they transition from childhood to adolescence to adulthood. Mentoring programs across the United States have tried to harness the power of positive role models in the hopes that relationships with an adult mentor will help to support kids' socioemotional and cognitive development.
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A study conducted by Columbia Business School's Jonah Rockoff, which was recently published in Labor Economics, found that subjective evaluations are comparable with and complementary to objective measures of teacher effectiveness taken from a teacher's first year in the classroom.
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 | Continued participation in the Harrisburg Preschool Program has led fifth-grade students to score higher on Pennsylvania System of School Assessment literacy and math tests than peers who have not participated in the HPP program, according to the final evaluation of the HPP initiative by the Prevention Research Center at Penn State. ...> Full Article |
Students who in addition to their traditional German language courses are taught other courses in German end up with both a stronger vocabulary and a better communicative ability, according to a new doctoral thesis in German from the University of Gothenburg.
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 | Intensive daily training for a limited period is better for children with reading and writing difficulties than the traditional remedial tuition offered by schools, reveals new research from the University of Gothenburg. ...> Full Article |
 | Researchers at the University of Gothenburg show that interactive technology generates new ways of seeing, showing and creating. The new technology boosts creativity. ...> Full Article |
Canadian scientists who specialize in learning, memory and language in children have found exciting evidence that preschoolers can improve their verbal intelligence after only 20 days of classroom instruction using interactive, music-based cognitive training cartoons.
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Swedish preschools are now part of a strong culture of assessment. Young children's development and learning is documented through tests and measurement, and is assessed using a variety of diagnostic tools. A thesis from the University of Gothenburg shows how preschool teachers are also involved in assessing preschool children through pedagogical documentation.
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Researchers at the University of Missouri have found that turnover rates are lower among teachers who are of the same race as their school principals.
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