Sentences with phrase «education as a teacher leader»

Prior to this position, Maddie completed a three - year assignment to the U.S. Department of Education as a Teacher Leader in Residence in the Office of the Secretary and as a Teaching Ambassador Fellow.

It was then I realized that the network I learn from and lean on was and still is my biggest asset for my continuing education as a teacher leader.

Establish a teacher leader who would teach part time and spend the rest of the time at the Colorado Department of Education as a Teacher Leader in Residence (TLR).

Not exact matches

Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field - tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, and mother of three grown children.

After decades as teachers, lecturers, and nationally recognized leaders in education and child development, Garry Cleveland Myers and Caroline Clark Myers created Highlights.

But with an expected shift of leadership as the New York State United Teachers (NYSUT) leader won't seek reelection, will it reshape education policy?

The Connecticut Education Association, the state's largest teachers» union, has blasted the idea as a «teacher tax,» but both House Republican leader Themis Klarides of Derby and House Speaker Joe Aresimowicz of Berlin have rejected that characterization.

To union leaders and public education advocates, it looks as if Cuomo negotiated the bill in order to appease the political left before a tough campaign season and then waited until after he won re-election to announce plans to veto it, exacting revenge on teachers, who are among his biggest critics.

In a joint letter, education reform groups thanked Governor Cuomo, Senate Leaders Skelos and Klein, and Assembly Speaker Silver for the substantial improvements you made to New York State's teacher evaluation law as part of this year's budget.

The mass granting of waivers to delay the new teacher rating system comes as political leaders, including President Obama and his Education Secretary Arne Duncan, are shifting away from an emphasis on standardized testing.

When he officially took the helm as leader of the city school system he certainly inherited a number of challenges: poor graduation rates, gaps in special education services, burned bridges between his predecessor, Jean Claude Brizard, and the teachers union and the school board, among a host of others things.

Hasidic Satmar leaders in Brooklyn issued a decree proclaiming that women should no longer pursue special - education degrees after high school and that those who refused to obey would be denied positions as teachers.

Teachers, parents, union leaders and even some school superintendents and board members in New York are clothed in blue to show their concern for what they see as an overemphasis on testing, an under - emphasis on state education funding, and inequitable spending between districts.

But Senate Democratic Leader Andrea Stewart - Cousins characterized the education measures, which were negotiated by Republicans who lead the Senate, as holding school aid «hostage» to the teacher evaluation changes.

He is a well - known figure in education circles both locally and nationwide, earning a reputation as a tough union leader whose hard - nosed — and strategic — bargaining style has netted Buffalo teachers strong contracts.

Several education leaders, including Cash and Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore, used a news event last month to promote community schools as a platform to call on the mayor to help pay for the programs.

It's all too easy to make mistakes when you're emotional about the rigged teachers» contract by an incompetent Board of Education majority who sold out the school district as payback to teacher's union leader Phil Rumore for his election support.

«As Assembly Minority Leader, I was encouraged to hear the governor put forward priorities that fall in line with a number of Conference proposals, including: pension forfeitures for convicted officials, a Constitutional Convention, greater resources for our State Police and focus on public safety, tax relief for small businesses, tax credits for teachers, and a substantial investment in education.»

Master teachers — an elite group of teachers in STEM (science, technology, engineering, and mathematics) fields — would mentor other teachers, serve as role models to draw talented students into the profession, and work with community leaders to improve science and math education.

«AISD officials had to struggle with the competing agendas of numerous outside partners such as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work in «Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that..as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work in «Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that..As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that....

As a Professor of Global Education Leadership at Lamar University in Texas — the largest teacher training university in United States — I also believe that teachers and school leaders should be rewarded for entering into professional development, and my role as a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do thiAs a Professor of Global Education Leadership at Lamar University in Texas — the largest teacher training university in United States — I also believe that teachers and school leaders should be rewarded for entering into professional development, and my role as a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do thias a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do this.

Throughout his long career as an education journalist for PBS Newshour and NPR, John Merrow, Ed.D.» 73, spoke to many people in education — from policymakers to district leaders to classroom teachers — and he was impressed by the dedication most had to improving the field.

A number of significant factors are well established: teaching is a high status profession in Finland; all teachers have a Masters degree; education is well funded by the state and free to all; school retention rates are high; and the country whose economic revival was led by companies such as Nokia had become a world leader in high level information technology applications, including in education.

That same week, I served as chair for the first - ever meeting of an NPS educational advisory committee, composed of distinguished researchers, teachers, and leaders of national education groups.

As with the armed forces (or even higher education), the answer, these leaders propose, is to supply sufficient teachers by supplementing a small, permanent...

The 1 - million - member group, formerly known as the National Retired Teachers Association and now dubbed NRTA: AARP's Educator Community, expects to convene a panel of business and education leaders early in the new year to guide the initiative.

With nearly half of all new teachers leaving their classrooms within five years and as many as a third of the nation's teaching force readying for retirement, some education and political leaders seem to believe that education can solve its human - resource challenge by becoming more like the military: sign individuals up for short - term enlistments, prepare them in intensive boot - camp experiences, and then send them to the front lines.

You will contribute in so many ways — as researchers, teachers, principals, superintendents, literacy specialists, community organizers, higher education administrators, art specialists, policy analysts, leaders of education organizations, and leaders in government.

As education leaders, we appreciate the recent article Technology Changing How Students Learn, Teachers Say, in the November 1 education section of The New York Times.

But Brad Jupp, a former teachers union leader who is an advisor to U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, said, «We have to resist turning these teacher voice groups into foils for the union or seeing them as flanking operations.

As my mentor, Dr. Mary Grassa - O'Neill, constantly reminded her students, each of us at HGSE is both teacher and student, both leader and learner, embodying and acting on the conviction that true education arises from our efforts of inquiring about, engaging with, and learning from each other.

Of course now, as an adult with over 14 years of experience in the education field as a teacher and school leader, Camacho Lewis knows that the problem her teacher had is not unusual; not every educator can artfully and caringly address difficult social problems, especially matters of race and class, in the classroom.

But when education leaders use these technologies merely as replacements for textbooks, gradebooks, and worksheets, they risk complicating teachers» jobs with only marginal gains for students.

We hope education leaders and teachers will find useful protocols and strategies to help them bypass the inevitable challenges in piloting new technology, so that they can focus on their own growth as professionals.

Together, they bring decades of experience promoting the social and emotional welfare of children as classroom teachers, developmental psychologists, pediatricians, nonprofit leaders, and leading voices in public education policy.

«Until Ofsted can convince the education profession that its inspections are reliable and consistent, leaders, teachers and TAs will continue to regard it as part of the problem, not the solution.»

Victor Pereira Jr., a passionate teacher, mentor, and team leader, has joined the faculty of the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a lecturer on education and master teacher in residence (science) of the Harvard Teachers Fellows (HTF)Education as a lecturer on education and master teacher in residence (science) of the Harvard Teachers Fellows (HTF)education and master teacher in residence (science) of the Harvard Teachers Fellows (HTF) Program.

The opposition leader said that the proposals were a «poor attempt» by the conservative government to «duck their record» on education, which he said had «seen classes grow to the largest in Europe, teachers flocking to leave the profession as pay and conditions stagnate and a raft of corruption scandals at unaccountable Tory academies that have failed to deliver the promised improvements in standards».

As the only charity providing mental health and wellbeing support services to all education staff and organisations, Education Support Partnership is only too aware that whilst teaching can be one of the most rewarding careers, there's a growing impact from increasing stresses and strains at every level, from school leaders, teachers and support staff to leducation staff and organisations, Education Support Partnership is only too aware that whilst teaching can be one of the most rewarding careers, there's a growing impact from increasing stresses and strains at every level, from school leaders, teachers and support staff to lEducation Support Partnership is only too aware that whilst teaching can be one of the most rewarding careers, there's a growing impact from increasing stresses and strains at every level, from school leaders, teachers and support staff to lecturers.

Recognized as a transformational leader in education, Jennifer empowers teachers and students to learn and explore together as digital composers in common learning spaces.

Your contribution helps a dedicated young teacher afford a master's in the Teacher Education Program so he can return to his urban high school as a teacher — teacher afford a master's in the Teacher Education Program so he can return to his urban high school as a teacher — Teacher Education Program so he can return to his urban high school as a teacher — teacher — leader.

He has received national attention for moves favored by reformers, such as opening 75 new schools operated by outside groups and staffed by non-union teachers; introducing a pay - for - performance plan that will eventually be in 40 Chicago schools; and working with organizations, including The New Teacher Project, Teach For America, and New Leaders for New Schools, that recruit talented educators through alternatives to the traditional education - school route.

It is a culmination of years of experience as a Year 6 teacher, Literacy Leader and Specialist Leader in Education for Primary Literacy with many years of staff training.

That is why it's up to education leaders, as well as teachers, to prepare the students for the real world, by introducing and applying learning models which are much more practical and based on real learning, not just simple reproduction.

«My experiences as a junior college teacher (grade 12) in Singapore, as well as my interaction with leaders within the Ministry of Education as a preschool education officer, helped shape my belief that instructional leaders are not merely those with a vision for the future but those who also remain rooted in ground realities,» says Suet Ling JulEducation as a preschool education officer, helped shape my belief that instructional leaders are not merely those with a vision for the future but those who also remain rooted in ground realities,» says Suet Ling Juleducation officer, helped shape my belief that instructional leaders are not merely those with a vision for the future but those who also remain rooted in ground realities,» says Suet Ling Juliet Chia.

Likewise, many of the ideas we regard today as education reform's conventional wisdom - linked standards and assessments, consequences for poor performance, testing new teachers, paying some teachers more than others, and charter schools - were given prominent public voice by a teacher union leader, the late Albert Shanker of the American Federation of Tteachers, paying some teachers more than others, and charter schools - were given prominent public voice by a teacher union leader, the late Albert Shanker of the American Federation of Tteachers more than others, and charter schools - were given prominent public voice by a teacher union leader, the late Albert Shanker of the American Federation of TeachersTeachers.

As part of our ongoing effort to explore and promote citizenship education at AEI (see, for instance, here), we had the pleasure of convening an array of terrific charter school leaders and teachers in San Francisco yesterday.

In an article for Education Next released a few days ago, I critiqued an education theory advanced by a group known as the Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA), a coalition of teacher union leaders and others, including Helen Ladd, a professor at Duke University, who co-chairs tEducation Next released a few days ago, I critiqued an education theory advanced by a group known as the Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA), a coalition of teacher union leaders and others, including Helen Ladd, a professor at Duke University, who co-chairs teducation theory advanced by a group known as the Broader, Bolder Approach (BBA), a coalition of teacher union leaders and others, including Helen Ladd, a professor at Duke University, who co-chairs the group.

As next month's historic merger vote nears, the leaders of the National Education Association are making an all - out effort to persuade their members to vote in favor of uniting with the American Federation of Teachers — at the same time that NEA members who oppose a merger are coordinating efforts to defeat it.

A mainline view sees them «as the research and development arm» of K — 12 public education, crediting Albert Shanker, former leader of the American Federation of Teachers, with most fully envisioning this perspective.