Sentences with phrase «leaders in our schools understand»

Leaders in our schools understand that if we want our teachers to be their very best then educators are learning too, just like our students are learning.

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The Capital Markets Institute at the Rotman School of Management fosters a clear understanding of the challenges facing the Canadian capital markets, and the institutional tools that Canada must develop in order to convert those challenges into opportunities to be a leader among the world's small, open capital markets.

If a problem arises which is not dealt with clearly in the Qur» an or in the Sunnah, the answer is sought in the schools of thought, the theories worked out by «leaders of thought» who have been careful students of the Qur» an and the Sunnah, have thought profoundly about their inner meanings and understand their general principles, and who have special knowledge of virtue and the general welfare.

Despite seeing little time in the cage while backing up Harmon, White understood that he would be assuming the role of anchor and team leader as «the man» in goal for his final high school season.

The prime minister will understand the dangers of relying on opposition support for a flagship measure after he personally ensured that Tony Blair's schools reforms survived with Tory support in 2006 three months after he became leader.

Eschewing bridge - building he said that Mr Brady's views had to be understood in light of his resignation over grammar schools and Lord Kalms had backward - looking views and had never supported him as leader.

There is, though, the issue of mayoral control of New York City schools, which will expire at the end of June unless it is renewed, and whether Cuomo and legislative leaders can reach a memorandum of understanding around how $ 2 billion in budget money targeted for affordable housing will be spent.

«The video lectures allowed for flexibility, as students could repeat sections they didn't understand for clarification and prepare questions to send to section leaders ahead of time, although the video lectures did make it difficult for students to engage directly with the lecturers,» said Stephanie Shiau, PhD, a post-doctoral student in Epidemiology at the Mailman School of Public Health, and co-first author.

Belmont, MA - In an unprecedented move, McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, a world leader in brain research, are launching an alliance that will lead to further understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders and accelerate the development of corresponding treatmentIn an unprecedented move, McLean Hospital, the largest psychiatric affiliate of Harvard Medical School, and Israel's Weizmann Institute of Science, a world leader in brain research, are launching an alliance that will lead to further understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders and accelerate the development of corresponding treatmentin brain research, are launching an alliance that will lead to further understanding of neuropsychiatric disorders and accelerate the development of corresponding treatments.

Leaders who are attentive to the physical and emotional challenges and joys of working in schools also understand one important fact: Play is not just for children!

But that means little unless we also understand that the only people capable of ensuring quality instruction in a school are that school's leaders.

Effective leadership is a pre-requisite for a successful school; in successful schools head teachers and senior leaders understand the changing needs of their schools and their staff, continually communicate their ideals, vision and expectations, use robust monitoring and evaluation, balance support with challenge and plan ahead to sustain excellence.

To assist school leaders in understanding the risks to schools and how best to address these, the NEU, NAHT and ASCL have published joint guidance to answer common questions and advise on how best to review fire risk assessments to ensure that children and staff are kept safe.

Helping school leaders and managers to better, understand and support their teaching staff to keep them happy, well and in their jobs for longer is critical if we are to solve the current crisis.

«Many school leaders are keen to showcase the approaches they have used to understand where learners are in their learning at any time, and how they use this information to identify starting points for action.»

And while many of the remedies are in the domain of school leaders and policymakers, parents can help their children by being informed and by understanding what is, and isn't, cause for concern.

School leaders need to understand as Principal Kelly finally did, that the practice of religious indoctination can no longer be viewed in any sense to be an educational program, it is merely a missionary exploitation of the executive power we place in schools, and depends on subterfuge, misdirection and deceit.

Students who are not engaged in school are at a higher risk of poor academic achievement, but leaders of after - school programs may not have a good understanding of how to captivate those they serve.

We must understand that, for Obama in particular, his experience was profoundly shaped by the opportunity to attend a top - flight independent school — an environment that correlates with his message and the success of many new black leaders — instead of what was almost surely an underperforming district school in Hawaii.

The idea is to help the local elected officials stay in better touch with their voters, and for school leaders to understand how the latest technology works.

Yet when this culture - first leader took the helm of Tennessee's new Achievement School District in 2011, he concluded that anyone's first move in that role ought to be, «Get a great lawyer, understand the legislation, and understand what you can and can not do right out of the gate.»

Evidence of student growth that goes beyond academic achievement drives home what so many of the Match leaders and corps members underscored as central to understanding Match Corps: tutoring Match - style is about human capital, relationship building, and providing students with the confidence to succeed, not only in school but in life.

Cleveland's leaders understood that when school choice breaks down in the real world, government and its partners have a role to play to make it work better for families and cities.

As a result of the funding from HCNY and matching funds from the schools, 127 teachers and school leaders in the Bronx have taken part in six different online courses including Teaching for Understanding, Getting Started with Data Wise, and Using Multiple Intelligences.

TIE was ideal — it equips you to take advantage of the enormous space for innovation in education; to engage with international leaders in the field; to gain a deep understanding of education policy, leadership practices, school cultures, and student and teacher needs; to build invaluable contacts.

So, one of the keys things that I stress is that being a leader of learning and teaching you need to understand the research evidence on that, so that leaders can work with staff in schools to identify priorities, plan for professional learning, put into place various changes and so forth.

It is hoped that leaders at all levels, and aspirant leaders, will be able to use the headteacher standards to help them understand the requirements of leadership in our fast - developing school system, and to identify areas for their own further development as emerging leaders.

Since 1997, the Commonwealth Institute for Parent Leadership has trained hundreds of parents to understand Kentucky's school accountability system and become leaders in their children's schools.

These lay out actions for education leaders to consider in relation to staff understanding and knowledge of safeguarding in schools.

Learning to develop and sustain standards of excellence with genuinely inclusive, equity - focused schools and systems requires leaders to understand the intersection of race, identity, power, and privilege in society and, as a result, in schools.

I understand that foundations can not have rigorous evidence to support all steps in their reform theory, but before pursuing a reform strategy that promises to close a bunch of schools that parents want and alienating both advantaged suburbanites and minority community leaders, they might want more evidence for the strategy than they have.

Everyone — district leaders, teachers, curriculum coordinators, school board, IT staff — needs to understand the product and buy in to shared objectives and expectations.

There is recognition that high quality instruction is the key to improved student learning, and teachers and school leaders are engaged in ongoing efforts to understand and meet the needs of individual learners and to improve on current teaching practices.

You can't coach people in a craft, especially a complex craft like teaching, unless you know the craft; you can't help teachers be outstanding instructors, which is the central role that school leaders should play, unless you understand teachers and the classroom challenges they face.

Stress is a huge factor in schools, and it continues to be so because often leaders and management react to staff stress not by trying to understand the emotional causes but by treating the symptoms.

Schools that are genuinely inclusive and that promote excellence for all require leaders who understand the intersection of race, identity, power, and privilege in society and in the classroom.

Dreading anything having to do with numbers and understanding myself more as a «big picture» guy, Honan's systematic, clear, engaging and fun - loving approach to teaching exactly how to be a strategic school leader, with your mission in one hand and your financial statement in the other, not only dissipated my lifelong fear of «financial books,» but just as importantly gave me a skills set I was very confident using (and even, God help me, enjoyed) when dealing with all issues involved in leading a school.

Still, good schools and their leaders have for aeons understood the imperative of addressing every facet of the school's operations in their quest to realise the school's vision.

Marx provides concrete strategies for school and district leaders to: • Engage students, staff, and colleagues in active learning and problem - solving skills, • Build adaptability and resilience in leadership roles, • Keep in touch with rapidly changing institutions and communities, • Understand and plan for the effects of societal development, and • Release ingenuity and creativity in others

At HGSE, I wanted to be a part of a group of students who had some of those same understandings of the many problems that exist in urban school systems and who also wanted to be leaders in the sector to start fixing those problems.»

We need to understand much more about the interactive processes involved in research use, or what Tseng (2007) has called «the demand side» of research use before we can improve district and school leaders» research use.

Leading inclusive schools, where all students are afforded opportunities to achieve, requires an understanding of the intersections of race, power, and privilege and calls for leaders who have the courage and capacity to engage in thoughtful conversation and action in their school communities.

Subtitled «Helping teachers deliver creative learning», this resource is a 15 minute video clip in which an ex HMI, a Creative Director from Creative Partnerships, a group of Primary school teachers and a QCA Programme Leader separately discuss their understanding of creativity and the help that is available from the QCA to support creative teaching and learning.

Fischer and Blatt offer other examples of the range and depth of information on the Usable Knowledge site: how school systems can become «data wise,» by using test results to improve instruction; why education leaders need to overcome the universal «immunity to change» in order to move their organizations forward; how «teaching for understanding» is driving innovative use of distance learning for professional development; and what new insights from research brought a truce to the «reading wars.»

SESP develops teacher leaders through partnerships with schools and museums, an alternative certification program, a teacher in residence program and the use of video analysis to understand student thinking.

He is currently completing a thesis, which aims to understand how school leaders in Ontario make decisions regarding educational technology acquisition.

School leaders must understand the stakes involved in students» learning, believe that all students can succeed, and understand the importance of treating staff and students fairly and with respect.

In addition, the OPSR toolkit includes a detailed self - assessment for school leaders around the structures and data capabilities they have in order to fully understand their CCR offerings and identify potential gapIn addition, the OPSR toolkit includes a detailed self - assessment for school leaders around the structures and data capabilities they have in order to fully understand their CCR offerings and identify potential gapin order to fully understand their CCR offerings and identify potential gaps.

Participants heard from, and discussed with, high - level education policy leaders in an effort to develop an understanding of the policy conditions, such as capacity building, professional development, funding, Common Core - aligned curriculum, instruction, and assessments, etc., that will allow support for innovative approaches, such as those featured in the site visits to schools, to expand.

The institute for leaders supports administrators and classroom leaders in developing the knowledge, understanding, and skills they need to implement high - quality differentiated instruction initiatives across a school or school system.