Sentences with phrase «as an elementary teacher for»

As an elementary teacher for many years and now a substitute teacher, I dread the last week of school.

She served as an elementary teacher for ten years in grades 1st, 2nd, 4th, and 5th.

Brenda Jones joined GLISI's consulting team in 2016 after wrapping up a 33 - year career in education, serving as an elementary teacher for 27 years and a literacy coach for over 5 years.

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Lindy Sumner - Smith has worked as an elementary school teacher for the Peel District School Board (No. 72 on the Best Jobs Ranking) for over 20 years.

Teach full - time as a highly - qualified teacher in a high - need field at an eligible low - income elementary school, secondary school, or educational service agency for at least 4 academic years.

One of the things I have respected most in Aida Rosa, principal of the elementary school P.S. 30, and the teachers that I talk with on her staff is that they look at children here as children, not as «distorted children,» not as «morally disabled children,» not as «quasi-children» who require a peculiar arsenal of reconstructive strategies and stick - and - carrot ideologies that wouldn't be accepted for one hour by the parents or the teachers of the upper middle class.

Phyllis's mother became the family's sole breadwinner, first as a department - store saleswoman and elementary school teacher, and later as librarian for the city's art museum.

Merle M. Ohlsen describes group counseling of adolescents and children in schools.9 Helen Driver reports on two groups for high school seniors, three groups for college students, and four leaderless teachers» groups.10 The second part of Driver's book reports on forty - four projects using small groups in elementary, high school, college, and graduate professional schools (as well as mental health settings), as described by the leaders of each group.

Another notable feature in both the proposed and final rules — one likely to be of special interest to elementary school parents — is a requirement that wellness policies set nutritional standards for foods and beverages that aren't sold but instead made available to children at school, such as offerings at classroom parties or treats given out by teachers as a reward.

As a teacher in an elementary school, I've seen that there are very few options for lunches - to the extent that students with nut allergies (which today are very common) have no option at all.

As a former classroom teacher turned private educational consultant, I've seen my share of homework woes: inane assignments, tedious worksheets, and busywork for elementary school children.

As elementary school teachers, they share a deep love for learning, educating, and having fun!

She is certified as a Montessori teacher for children ages 0 - 3 and 3 - 6 by the Association Montessori Internationale (AMI) and also holds public school certifications in early childhood education, elementary education, bilingual education (Spanish and English), and English as a Second Language.

Kat Brezler, an elementary school teacher in the Bronx, has never held public office but has served as a delegate for the AFL - CIO

Hawkins and Jones, an elementary school teacher in NYC for 9 years, have been endorsed by teacher and parent organizations, as well as education advocate Diane Ravitch.

The fellows also had an opportunity to serve as guest teachers and mentors for students at a New Jersey elementary school.

At the University of Nebraska at Lincoln, for example, mathematics educator Jim Lewis has developed The Mathematics Semester — a concentration of pedagogy and mathematics courses for undergraduates preparing to be elementary school teachers — as well as Math in the Middle, a graduate program for middle - school math teachers.

The three - year graduate degree program that Gross has developed for elementary school teachers begins with the concept of mathematics as a second language.

Educated as an elementary teacher, Sean took the first step towards cultivating his dedication and excitement for anatomy six years ago through yoga teacher training.

I was working as an elementary school teacher for Oakland Unified School District and as a dancer in San Francisco - based Robert Moses» Kin.

As a certified elementary school teacher, Layla has also shared her passion for fitness and the importance of building healthy bodies and lifestyles to public schools around the city.

As a mother, yoga therapist, and elementary school teacher, caring for others and keeping those around her well is very important to Ruth.

But there is room for improvement on its standards, which have not been rated by the American Federation of Teachers as clear, specific, and grounded in content for English above the elementary level or for social studies at any grade span.

This will be done by eliminating high school sports, Advanced Placement programs, middle school guidance counselors, the jobs of several dozen teachers, and music for grades 1 - 3 — as well as closing elementary, middle, and high schools.

In fact, paying elementary age children to read books did as much to boost their ability as more popular approaches such as smaller class size, Head Start, and bonuses to teachers for working in at - risk schools, the study determined — and was much cheaper, too.

Aside from simply troubleshooting, our students help their former teachers at the middle and elementary levels as well as create how - to scripts and videos for students, faculty and the Burlington community.

Having four children in elementary school led Ron Bocinsky to develop SchoolNotes.com as a means for teachers to easily convey information to students and parents.

High school computer science teacher Ben Chun's students gain programming literacy and collaboration skills as they work in teams to build video games for elementary school students.

Originally conceived as an approach for kindergarten through eighth grade students, limited resources and the logistical problems of implementing Responsive Classroom practices with multiple teachers, prompted the NEFC to narrow its focus primarily to elementary schools.

Meyer reflected recently for Education World on her 23 years as a teacher and an elementary school counselor.

The downloadable sample portfolio checklist that accompanies this article is one I used as a teacher of elementary - aged English language learners — and it can easily be adapted for use with older students.

As one example, in a very useful recent policy proposal, Jacob and Rockoff propose three low - cost ways to organize schools to maximize student performance: combining elementary and middle schools into single buildings; optimizing teacher assignment policies; and starting school later in the day for middle and high school students.

For elementary school teachers, in - depth knowledge of specific subjects might not be as valuable as in - depth knowledge of individual students.

The Instructional Leadership strand is designed for individuals who have taught at least three years, seek to increase their knowledge of instruction and curriculum in their subject area (science, mathematics or social studies) or English Language Arts (ELA) at the elementary and secondary levels, and are interested in finding ways to extend their influence beyond the classroom into areas such as coaching, curriculum development or teacher research.

Tempted as I was to include Jimmy Fallon's tinkly version of «Blurred Lines» on elementary classroom instruments, I went with this one for the enthusiastic teachers singing their hearts out — and they're mostly in tune!

Prior to becoming a superintendent, she worked in many different facets of education including as classroom teacher at both the elementary and middle school levels, principal at the middle school level, director of the Upward Bound Program for first - generation college - bound students, and director of the Basic Skills Academy for at - risk high school youth.

A few major areas I hope will receive attention during reauthorization are college / workplace readiness, including the promotion of more rigorous standards; greater accountability at the secondary level; more sophisticated policy and greater accountability for improving teacher effectiveness, particularly at the late elementary and secondary levels; a broadening of attention to math and science as well as to history; and refinements in AYP to focus greater attention and improvement on the persistently failing schools by offering real choices to parents of students stuck in such schools.

They have developed a standards - based report card for the elementary schools to support the paradigm shift, and, as young learners move into the higher grades, administrators hope the students and parents will demand project - based, technology - integrated education from their teachers.

Lesson plans are available for elementary, middle school and secondary as well as related teacher resources.

Insect Theme Page Enchanted Learning, as usual, provides some of the most practical resources for teachers at the elementary level.

The measure, S 204, would establish summer institutes for elementary - and secondary - school humanities teachers modeled after the summer seminars initiated by the National Endowment for the Humanities, whose chairman, William J. Bennett, was nominated by President Reagan this month as secretary of education.

The program provides elementary school teachers with targeted math resources, filling a critical gap for effective teaching strategies that help students improve their proficiency in math, as well as ongoing support.

As soon as the lunch bell rings at his elementary school in Medford, Oregon, teacher David Cosand takes a few minutes to scan his mobile phone screen for messages that have accumulated throughout the morning in his Twitter accounAs soon as the lunch bell rings at his elementary school in Medford, Oregon, teacher David Cosand takes a few minutes to scan his mobile phone screen for messages that have accumulated throughout the morning in his Twitter accounas the lunch bell rings at his elementary school in Medford, Oregon, teacher David Cosand takes a few minutes to scan his mobile phone screen for messages that have accumulated throughout the morning in his Twitter account.

Most of the nation's colleges of education are doing an inadequate job of preparing aspiring elementary teachers for what is often characterized as their most important task: teaching children to read, a report by a Washington - based advocacy and research organization concludes.

Her experience teaching elementary school students in New Orleans as a first - grade teacher and then working as a reading immersion specialist had shown Grayson the importance of literacy for young children.

(The bottom line: a highly selective program such as Teach For America is particularly useful in recruiting top - notch talent into high schools, though elementary school teachers might benefit from more pedagogical training than these fast - entry initiatives can provide.)

Teachers will find standards - based lesson plans for high school, middle school, and elementary school students, as well as articles, essays, and more.

The school's fifty - fifty bilingual approach, in which children and teachers alternate days using English and Spanish, aligns well with Tools of the Mind and prepares preschoolers for Camino Nuevo's bilingual elementary school as well as for other elementary schools that provide instruction in English only.

As a resource teacher who works with gifted elementary students inside general classrooms, I've been on a never - ending quest for tools to differentiate and meet the needs of my students.

For the 17 students at St. Johnsbury, as well as other elementary school and middle school students across the nation whose teachers have been deployed to the Middle East, someone has left who not only taught them but also bonded with them.