Top 5 Teacher Concerns & How the PSA can Help
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2. Effectiveness of Instructional Materials
1. Curriculum Fit / Satisfaction
Are you concerned about the level of support for your teaching strategies and methods? As an educator your perspective is invaluable in understanding and improving our education system. Let's work together to find solutions that improve classroom support and create a more conducive environment for effective teaching.
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1. Curriculum Fit / Satisfaction
2. Effectiveness of Instructional Materials
1. Curriculum Fit / Satisfaction
Just like parents, you may have unique insights on the curriculum's strengths and weaknesses. You may have professional perspectives on whether it aligns with educational standards, encourages critical thinking, or is appropriate for the grade level. Share your insights and help drive curriculum improvements that truly meets students' needs !
2. Effectiveness of Instructional Materials
2. Effectiveness of Instructional Materials
2. Effectiveness of Instructional Materials
Teachers can provide valuable feedback about the effectiveness of textbooks, software, or other instructional materials used in the classroom. You insights into how these materials contribute to student learning and engagement. Together, we can spotlight this issue and push for high-quality, effective resources.
3. Level of Student Engagement
3. Level of Student Engagement
2. Effectiveness of Instructional Materials
While parents provide a good gauge of a child's enthusiasm for learning outside of school hours, teachers can provide a perspective on how engaged students are during classroom instruction. Your input could lead to strategies and solutions that enhance student involvement and learning. .
4. Communication Effectiveness
3. Level of Student Engagement
4. Communication Effectiveness
Teachers can share their insights into the effectiveness of communication between the school and parents. This would provide a useful comparison with parents' feedback and potentially highlight areas for improvement. Together, we can ensure that parents are informed, involved, and supportive partners in their children's education.
5. Impact of Class Size
3. Level of Student Engagement
4. Communication Effectiveness
A concern for many teachers, especially those working in elementary education, is the topic of class size and student-to-teacher ratio. Smaller class sizes often mean more individualized attention for students, which can positively impact learning outcomes. However, many teachers face larger class sizes that can make classroom management and individualized instruction more challenging. Your insights can help drive conversations and actions towards optimal class sizes for effective teaching and learning.
Welcome to the Teacher Empowerment Scorecard
Summary of Scorecard
This scorecard was compiled from the most recent available research and reflects the current perceptions of U.S. teachers about the level of support they receive from their schools for their instructional work. If you have any questions about our data privacy or reporting policies please see the FAQs. As we collect more data it will be updated, but for now this research based national survey can be interpreted as follows:
Q1. A slight majority of teachers believe that the current curriculum aligns well with educational standards. However, a third think it does not align well, indicating that there is room for improvement.
Q2. Teachers are generally satisfied with the effectiveness of textbooks and digital learning tools, but around 20% believe they could be more effective.
Q3. Student engagement appears to be a significant issue, with 35% of teachers noting that their students are disengaged to some degree.
Q4. Communication effectiveness between schools and parents is generally rated positively, but there is still a notable percentage of teachers who believe it could be improved.
Q5. The significant majority of teachers seem to feel that their classroom's student-to-teacher ratio is unmanageable and impedes their ability to provide each student with sufficient individual attention.
As always, it's important to dive deeper into these responses and find the underlying causes. For example, future surveys will explore: What specific aspects of the curriculum do teachers believe are not aligning well with educational standards? What could improve the effectiveness of textbooks and digital learning tools? As we move forward, each report serves as a milestone marking progress or areas needing improvement. If you would like to know about how you or your school can support the PSA, please just let us know !