Connecticut Awards $800,000 in ELT Grants to Seven Schools in Four Districts
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At NCTL, we believe it’s important that we recognize this day and honor the obligation to protect human rights every day of the year. The theme for this year’s Human Rights celebrates the fundamental proposition in the Universal Declaration that each one of us, everywhere, at all times, is entitled to the full range of human rights
Both research and practice indicate that adding time to the school schedule can have a meaningfully positive impact on student achievement and, indeed, upon a child’s entire educational experience. Many researchers have studied the impact of time on learning and their research underscores a central point: that while more time in schools is valuable, time is a resource that must be used well to realize its full potential.
Expanded learning time empowers teachers, by ensuring they have the time to meet regularly for structured collaboration, consistently analyze student data, and share instructional practices.
Teachers in expanded-time schools are also strengthening instruction through time dedicated to professional development and peer observation embedded in the school day.
Expanded learning time enriches education by ensuring schools have additional time to offer a broad array of learning opportunities.
Expanded learning time can raise achievement by ensuring students have more time to benefit from instruction tailored to meet their individual needs. Not only does more time allow for longer class periods in which students can examine topics in greater depth, but expanded-time schools are also able to set aside whole periods each day to focus on small-group instruction to address and overcome student learning deficits.