Sentences with phrase «educators need the skills»

Educators need the skills to recognize, and demand, credible evidence about program effectiveness.

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The task of Christian educators is not to develop an individual's potential (as if the world were not already developing all sorts of potentials in us), but rather to induct us into the faith community, to give us the skills, insights, words, stories and rituals that we need to live this faith in a world that neither knows nor follows the One who is truth.

Our work encourages educators to create school programs that value and foster interpersonal and collaborative skills, adaptability and resilience, and the critical thinking and ingenuity needed to solve complex problems.

Parent educator Kelly Bartlett said it's a common struggle in families, and while parents should have expectations, they also need to realize kids» skills and priorities are much different... (Read More)

For more than 14 years she has worked as a recreation and skill development leader, an early childhood educator and a teaching assistant, working in elementary schools and with special needs children between 4 and 11 years of age.

oh and I'm a highly qualified educator with experience of health and education from birth to adult including special needs, with 17 years full time experience, now at home on maternity leave and thinking of giving up my very well paid and highly skilled job to raise my 9 month old twins who are already starting to walk.

At 8 a.m., Rep. Chris Collins speak at a Workforce Development Conference to discuss the manufacturing and the need for educators to equip students with the skills to succeed in the manufacturing industry, Salvatore's Italian Gardens, 6461 Transit Rd., Depew.

These interviews gave our group a specific goal: What system or product could we come up with to meet the needs of these two educators in assessing 21st century skills?

Thus, to teach grit effectively, educators need to help students cultivate both cognitive and emotional skills.

«Access to tools and resources is a key factor in education, and by providing Spark with premium features to K - 12 (primary and secondary) schools and colleges for free and by offering single sign - on, Adobe is empowering educators to teach the critical skills their students need both in the classroom and when they enter the workforce.»

Makerspaces — equal parts woodshop, science lab, and art room — have been popping up in schools across the country for the past decade, providing educators with a place to pique student interest and build the skills needed for the jobs of the future.

«Digital transformation is accelerating our need to forge tighter connections with educators, ensuring students bring the most current skills and competencies to local job markets.

With computing now part of the curriculum and technology becoming increasingly prominent in the learning environment, educators need to develop their skills and resources.

Early in the work of the Partnership for 21st Century Skills we developed the P21 Framework for Learning to help educators understand the outcomes that students need to become effective citizens and workers in the 21st century.

According to Schleicher, educators need to be provided with learning environments that «support 21st century pedagogies» and can provide children with the skills they need to succeed in «tomorrow's world».

The Berry Street model insists that struggling students must have the opportunity to build their psychological resources through potentially powerful positive education interventions — but in order to do that, educators need to scaffold other social and emotional skills sequentially and simultaneously.

«We need to get this right in order to provide educators with learning environments that support 21st - century pedagogies and provide children with the 21st - century skills they need to succeed in tomorrow's world.»

That means teachers in diverse contexts also need to develop their skills as global educators.

Outside of these tools, Mason said writing — even before reading — can also help develop students» literacy skills and that educators need to use a child's own motivation as well.

Working together on op - ed drafts, poring over survey data to determine how to present a powerful story, practicing a presentation for the eighth time, so it's just right: These are the types of 21st - century skills that writer and educator Tony Wagner declares that we need.

Learn how educators at Glenview Elementary School in Oakland, California use partnerships with local arts organizations to provide much - needed resources, while giving students new creative outlets and developing critical thinking and collaboration skills.

Educators need specific skills to participate in meaningful discussion about curriculum and instruction, make decisions about resources, and recognize when change is happening (and when it isn't).

Obviously, everyone at whatever educational level needs to keep their skills sharp, and governments should join with employers and educators to instill better life - long learning.

The same tests might not be so harmful if they were simply seen by educators and students as assessing students» skills at that point in time and as indicating what skills students need to work on in the future.

Gain the skills you need to lead and coach educators as they enact the Data Wise Improvement Process in their school or district.

As researchers continue to assess the impact of social media on the social - emotional lives of teens, this new work adds fuel to the argument that parents and educators have an essential role to play in helping teens develop the literacy skills they need to navigate their digital worlds.

(Winter 2017) makes the case that educators are essentially consumers of open education resources (OER) who lack the time, skill, and support to handle the «administrivia» required to be serious developers of content and pedagogy that can meet the needs of their students.

These criteria can be used by assessment developers, policy makers, and educators as they work to create and adopt assessments that promote deeper learning of 21st - century skills that students need to succeed in today's knowledge - based economy.

By examining the landscape of the classroom, educators can design collaborative learning spaces that will support the teaching and learning of skills needed for the interconnected world of today and tomorrow.

The report by the National Center for Improving Science Education, a research «mini-center» funded by the U.S. Education Department, calls for a bigger role by the government in conducting research on needed science knowledge and skills, developing new forms of assessment in the field, and training science educators.

I kept having that feeling of — I know what he's talking about, I've lived it for years as an urban educator — but I've never seen anyone make such a clear argument for the fact that schools need to focus on developing students» social and emotional skills.

They say preschool is a perfect opportunity for children to practice and master skills alongside educators who can stretch and extend them or provide scaffolding and support when needed.

As these new models have emerged, educators have been required to hone their skills and adapt to ever changing sets of priorities, needs and expectations.

According to Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the OECD, Fadel's book, Four - Dimensional Education: The Competencies Learners Need to Succeed, provides a «first of its kind organizing framework of competencies needed for this century which defines «the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be learned.»

In order to complete duties and be effective educators within the school community, teachers and those working with young people in schools need to have a diverse set of skills and characteristics.

Still, as faculty chair of HISL, Peterkin knew that the weeklong institute — a Program in Professional Education focused on helping school district leadership teams develop the leadership skills and strategies necessary to build capacity and significantly improve instruction — was exactly what the Meridian School District educators needed.

Although wider press coverage of the OECD's report focused on the findings that heavy investment in ICT failed to improve results, Andreas Schleicher, OECD director for education and skills stated that the key to success was to «find more effective ways to integrate technology into teaching and learning to provide educators with learning environments that support 21st century pedagogies and provide children with the 21st century skills they need to succeed in tomorrow's world».

How can educators help students to develop the skills they need to evaluate information?

Educators need to put the focus on employability skills in order to instill a level of confidence within their students that makes employers want to give them a chance.

Metaphorically speaking, then, educators need to ask, what is the «game» we expect students to be able to play with skill and flexibility?

As educators strive to guide students to meet higher standards and gain deeper understanding, teachers need to become expert with a new set of skills and knowledge.

Focus on Higher - Order Literacy Skills Education Next, February 27, 2013 «After years of attention from educators but little measurable achievement growth, something more has to be done to address the instructional needs of Hispanic students.

For U.S. educators, a successful peace education program focuses on helping children develop the skills they'll need to get along with others, solve conflicts in nonviolent ways, contribute positively to their communities, respect intergroup differences, and value diversity.

Now, more than ever, educators, parents, business leaders, policymakers and students have a responsibility to recognize modern needs and foster the pertinent competencies — knowledge, skills, attitudes and behavior — that will enable new and existing generations to deal with the social, economic and environmental challenges that face our world.

With this in mind, makerspaces allow educators to embed mini-lessons in these tasks that will help students begin developing the grit and metacognitive skills needed to analyze and move beyond their temporary failures.

These educators know that today's students need to leave school possessing important skills for success — how to find information, critically assess its accuracy, be adaptive, collaborate with others, and creatively solve problems.

For African educators to meet the needs and expectations of new generations of African students, consideration of their skills and learning styles will be necessary [6].

High school reform should include making sure that we are measuring the relevant skills; allowing states the flexibility to design systems that produce results; using multiple measures to assess achievement; allowing the use of growth models; including commonsense flexibility for students with special needs; involving educators in planning; and effectively addressing dropout rates.

Hear from educators who are employing project - based global learning to give students the skills they need to connect, cooperate, and compete in a global environment.

Socially - engaged, politically - savvy and endowed with lingual and social skills needed to connect with educators and students across many cultures.