Not exact matches
The
summit focused on generating policies that raise students» international knowledge and competencies, creating promising practices that support global
learning in
classrooms, and facilitating the preparation of students for the global environment.
The projects — models of high - quality student work in subjects across the disciplines, from
classrooms across the country — were the focal point of a workshop for arts - inspired educators, part of a three - day professional development
summit earlier this month called Arts and Passion - Driven
Learning.
Jimmy Casas, a high school principal from Bettendorf, Iowa, who attended the
summit, predicts that meeting the #FutureReady challenge will require an expansion in «student - led initiatives that give students a voice in curriculum offerings, school policies, design of
classroom and other
learning spaces, lesson / unit design, student - led conferences and feedback on teacher effectiveness in the
classroom.»
The idea — professional development
summits organized in different parts of Nigeria and taught by experienced teachers from around the world — stemmed from Enechi's own experience as a new teacher at Brooke Charter School in the Mattapan section of Boston, where new teachers prepare for their own
classrooms by spending one year
learning from experienced educators.
The
summit jumpstarts their year - long dialogue with Secretary Duncan and department officials about school and
classroom practices that advance
learning and student achievement.
The benefits of digital
learning and innovations in teaching technology in Regional School District 6 were recently recognized by President Obama in Washington, D.C. Ed Drapp, superintendent of schools in District 6, was chosen to participate in a White House
summit on technology in the
classroom.