Sentences with phrase «project supports teachers»

The project supported teacher preparation and certification through alternative teacher certification routes for bilingual and Spanish - dominant career - changing professionals and recent college graduates — in fields other than education — who wanted to enter teaching and have a specific interest in bilingual education.

The projects support teacher preparation and certification through alternative teacher certification routes for bilingual and Spanish dominant career - changing professionals and recent college graduates — in fields other than education — who desire to enter teaching and have a specific interest in bilingual education.

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Proposed by one of the teachers, Jörg Holler, the project was supported by ProVeg Deutschland (formerly VEBU, German's Vegetarian Association) and the health insurance company BKK ProVita, under the aegis of their Pflanzenpower — Plant Power — campaign, part of an effort to help children understand the benefits of meat free eating.

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* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

Anna taught as a class teacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School for five years and served there as a member of the Teacher Development Committee; she also worked with the Green Meadow administrator on curriculum - related projects and offered teacher steacher at Green Meadow Waldorf School for five years and served there as a member of the Teacher Development Committee; she also worked with the Green Meadow administrator on curriculum - related projects and offered teacher sTeacher Development Committee; she also worked with the Green Meadow administrator on curriculum - related projects and offered teacher steacher support.

The inaugural 2017 awards were presented to: Instructional Leadership: Susan McCarthy, CCSD Assistant Superintendent of Educational Programs Instructional Excellence: Heather Phillips, Dean Rusk Middle School teacher Instructional Support: Sandi Adams, CCSD Technology Project Specialist Instructional Advocacy: Lisa - Marie Haygood, longtime PTA volunteer and leader

Welsh Liberal Democrat Cabinet Secretary for Education Kirsty Williams has announced a new # 2.7 million project to improve the way supply teachers support schools.

Teachers» Choice applicants can apply for up to 200 new books apiece to be used in projects supporting literacy such as student book clubs, parent - child reading events and other activities or events.

Teachers» Choice applicants can apply for up to 200 new books from REF's collection or 100 special order books to be used in projects supporting literacy such as student book clubs, parent - child reading events and other activities or events.

The British Humanist Association has commented on a YouGov poll commissioned by Oxford University's Department of Education to accompany its announcement of a new national intervention project by Oxford researchers to «support teachers tackling the subject of Christianity in schools».

Picente said the project, which helps local teachers inspire and educate students in key skill areas needed by local high - growth employers, is supported by the Community Foundation of Herkimer and Oneida Counties, Workforce Investment Board, Mohawk Valley EDGE, BOCES and National Grid.

DonorsChoose.org, which was founded in 2000 and has funded more than 328,000 projects proposed by more than 137,000 teachers in more than 46,000 schools around the country, Wednesday launched a new donor site — DonorsChoose.org/Newtown — to support classroom efforts of teachers in Newtown.

The Society awarded $ 120,000 in grants to science research teachers to purchase much - needed equipment and $ 55,000 to 13 innovative organizations supporting community - based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects through our STEM Action & Research Grant Program.

I facilitate research projects and support the teachers who bring classes here.

I decide which teachers get fellowships, help them get the necessary support to do their projects effectively, assist them by providing them with potential mentors, and guide them in disseminating their projects, which make a contribution to their disciplines» curricula.

Local scientists and engineers should get involved with the science teachers in the local school, find out what they are doing, and encourage and support them and their students through their projects by offering advice, resources and opportunity for scientific activity in their place of work.

But Science Buddies realizes that teachers also need concrete support in the form of physical science materials that can be used for student projects, for classroom STEM experimentation and exploration, or to fuel the development of a school Maker Space.

With support from Symantec Corporation, Science Buddies has created a handout for teachers that highlights hands - on Lesson Plans, independent student science projects, and STEM career information related to cybersecurity.

Elmer's support will also enable Science Buddies to provide additional resources to support parents and teachers as they guide students in the creation of hands - on science projects.

We also provide resources to support parents and teachers as they guide students doing hands - on science projects.

The following Science Buddies resources are designed to help teachers and parents support video game - based science projects and exploration:

Teachers can find supporting material for science project assignments and science fair planning, including a Science Fair Schedule Worksheet and grading and judging rubrics in the Teacher area at Science Buddies.

This project was lead by the art teacher, Alison Flegal, who created the project as a way for students to voice their support for the Green Bank Telescope in response to 2016's Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) Call for Public Comments.

Yoga For HOPE was established in 2009 by yoga teacher and dedicated supporter of HOPE, Mella Murphy, to help raise much needed funds to support HOPE's projects with the street and slum children of Kolkata.

The winning directors and projects of the Sundance Institute Mahindra Global Filmmaking Award, in recognition and support of emerging independent filmmakers from around the world, are: Sarthak Dasgupta, The Music Teacher (India); Jonas Carpignano, A Chjana (Italy / U.

A powerful way to support the development of growth mindsets among teachers is for them to experience a positive impact in their classrooms, and teachers have shared with us the positive impact they have seen when they have an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and work on projects, such as creating more effective lessons.

The Project will provide follow - up support to the teachers who complete the course through the use of videotaping and school - based inquiry groups.

Teachers begin to see a reason to reorder their units to better support each other's projects and seek ways to integrate their content and collaborate on projects.

An early intervention program for Kindergarten students, a program involving professional learning teams working together to increase teacher knowledge, and an action research project looking at how to use data to support student learning and feedback.

In our study, teachers had no prior experience using a project - based approach, and we had limited time to devote to professional development (about three hours initially, with brief videos introducing subsequent units and an average of 11 visits from coaches), so it was important for the unit and session plans to provide considerable support through explicitness and detail.

To help teachers integrate media analysis across the curriculum and across grade levels, Project Look Sharp has curated hundreds of resources for decoding, along with protocols and other tools to support teachers» confidence for teaching this way.

One of the best and most widely implemented examples is the GLOBE (Global Learning and Observations to Support the Environment) project, a global network — supported by, among others, the National Science Foundation and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration — of teachers, students, and scientists studying the atmosphere, water quality, soils, and local flora and fauna.

Lastly, teachers can also request financial support for their projects on NLD.

The role of these regional policies has been crucial, since they have been supporting the endowment of resources and ICT infrastructure in schools, plans for teacher training, the production of content and digital materials, and the promotion of pedagogical innovation projects.

If a teacher wants to start a project - based learning unit, try out new technology, or implement new instructional strategies, an instructional coach is there to discuss ideas and provide support.

The project, which supports primary school teachers teaching the computing curriculum, was originally funded by DfE from September 2014 to March 2015, and the latest funding from BT will extend it to the end of this school year.

With over 47 per cent of project funds across 82 per cent of participating schools spent on teacher release - and only a very small portion of this time allocated to formal training programs - school leaders are now opting for technology - supported learning in addition to traditional forms.

A new English project is supporting the needs of teachers to develop skills for teaching young learners with English...

But you can have success as a Title 1 teacher, he says — three - quarters of projects on DonorsChoose.org are funded by donors the teachers don't know — often corporations or people visiting the site to support public education.

In 2017, the project has expanded to include an additional two GLC schools (Cannon Hill and Morningside State Schools), six principals (one from a school beyond the GLC), three HOCs, one HOD, two learning support teachers, and six classroom teachers.

Therefore, working together with UK Safer Internet Centre, Dr Jon Chippindall and other partners, the Barefoot Computing Project has created a FREE, fun and engaging online resource called Safety Snakes to support teachers with computing, whilst learning about staying safe online.

Some of the data presented here were collected as part of successive projects were supported by grants from the Australian Government Quality Teacher Program (AGQTP) and overseen by Independent Schools Queensland (ISQ).

The Barefoot training workshops are run by volunteer professionals from the IT / computing and education sectors, these events introduce the new computing curriculum to teachers and explain the support available to them through Barefoot and other related projects.

«The shared mission of the four parts of the University of Cambridge who established this project and their unique breadth of experience — from curriculum design and learning materials to teacher support and mathematical insight — is giving the Cambridge Mathematics team the means to turn the insights from their work into practical impact for teachers and students around the world.»

He teamed up with K - 2 Coordinator Natalie Bratby to plan and lead a project drawing on data collected by class teachers and learning support teachers during three Kindergarten orientation sessions in mid-Term 4, 2013.

Finally, teachers support students in taking different paths into and through projects.

The noted educational futurist describes his «holodeck» classroom — an environment that supports project - based learning — and makes the case for why the role of the teacher must change from lecturer to exploration guide.

School Reform Minister, Nick Gibb said: «I am delighted that BT is extending the successful Barefoot project, providing innovative support for primary teachers on the new computing curriculum.

So she decided to survey young people who were using Scratch largely at their own initiative, without much support from teachers or parents, and ask how they handled tough problems that cropped up in their own coding projects.