Sentences with phrase «teacher actions such»

Teacher actions such as having big goals for students, planning purposefully with that goal in mind, and working relentlessly, all have proven to have significant positive effects on student outcomes.

Not exact matches

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

«With one in five teachers reporting witnessing or experiencing foreign - born colleagues being subjected to verbal abuse because of their nationality, it is also abundantly clear that urgent action is needed to demonstrate that such abuse is unacceptable and will not be tolerated.»

Labour unions such as the Ghana Medical Association (GMA), the Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT), the National Association of Graduate Teachers (NAGRAT), the University Teachers Association of Ghana (UTAG), the Federation of Universities Senior Staff Association (FUSSAG) have embarked on various industrial actions seeking their welfare.

Organizations such New York State United Teachers, Citizen Action of New York and Alliance for Quality Education threw their support behind legislators on Tuesday.

If we had an 85 percent graduation rate and we were inching up toward 90 percent, if we didn't have the worst SAT scores among 50 upstate school districts, if we didn't have a Syracuse Teachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cTeachers Union survey — the results of which revealed that 300 teachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers reported being assaulted on the job and more than half feel threatened on the job, and 21 percent of their new teachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers teaching from zero to five years leave in addition to more seasoned veteran teachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that cteachers — we wouldn't need such bold decisive action, but we're not in that category.

- Challenge pre-eminent scientists and engineers (starting with the more than 2,000 members of the National Academy) to take specific actions that will help achieve his goal, such as mentoring teachers and students in disadvantaged schools, starting a Science Festival in their city, or encouraging their university to create special programs that allow students to get a STEM degree and a teaching certificate at the same time.

The students represented themselves in their legal action against the university, and asked the teacher such questions as: «Do you think this was a good choice for a beginners» class?»

But Education Elements is smart to understand both how steep the design challenges can be for districts in moving to blended - learning models — and consequently where the action is today — as well as the opportunities blended learning presents to rethink the use of time in school, such that it can create schools that transform teaching and learning for both teachers and students and rack up some wins in the process.

But since its inception in 2005, Democrats for Education Reform, a political action committee based in New York City, has sought to use campaign donations to smooth the way for policies such as expanding charter schools and differential pay for teachers that are sometimes opposed by traditional Democratic constituencies.

Once basic literary terms (such as point - of - view, dynamic and static characters, conflict, exposition, rising action, climax, falling action, and resolution) have been taught and reviewed by the teacher, the students are to ready to read Edgar Allan Poes story «The Tell - Tale Heart» and discuss it in terms of plot sequencing and character development.

Although the iron triangle metaphor has been invoked in condemnations of teacher unions, such criticism has often focused on the misguided actions of union bosses rather than on the views of the teachers that the unions claim to represent.

For example, when asked about lowering student grades for disciplinary reasons, approximately half of public school teachers and administrators responded that this action was prohibited; among the educators who did think such disciplinary actions were permissible, 32 percent reported that students subject to such disciplinary sanctions were entitled to formal due process protections.

This includes actions such as test papers being incorrectly opened, pupils cheating, over-aiding of pupils by test administrators, changes being made to a pupil's test script by someone other than the pupil or «inflation / deflation of teacher assessment judgements».

I've heard him more than once explain — earnestly and sincerely — that the reason he started filming and analyzing videos of great teachers in action was because he was such an «average» teacher, and he wanted to learn the magic of the champion teachers around him.

«We are taking action and providing new funding to help small and rural schools deal with the unique challenges they face, such as small pupil numbers and issues in recruiting head teachers and staff.

Such simple things, as reducing the number of actions for the task setting, or the automatization of the grading process can leave a significant time frame for the better tutoring and face - to - face communication between a student and a teacher.

any student discipline or referral action taken against a student / offender, including but not limited to an out - of - school suspension, a teacher removal, an involuntary transfer to an alternative placement, an in - school suspension, a referral for community service, a referral for counseling, or a referral to the juvenile justice system or the criminal justice system, and the duration of such action; and

Perhaps the two most obvious reasons are: 1) public opinion drives political actions in state legislatures, such as repeal efforts and efforts to adopt new assessments outside the Common Core - aligned consortia, and 2) public opinion likely affects schools» implementation, as politically active groups involve themselves in school board meetings, contact teachers directly to express their concerns, and «educate» parents with information or misinformation.

The authors of this study, «Missing in Action: Teacher and Health Worker Absence in Developing Countries, † examine the many causes for such absences.

In a study supported by the Spencer Foundation, Ben works with secondary school teachers to provide opportunities for their students to discuss, investigate, and take action to dismantle educational barriers, such as unsafe school climates or inadequate facilities.

For its lowest - performing schools, states should take even stronger action, such as requiring the curriculum to be submitted to the state for review, sending teams to observe instruction and provide coaching (per Regenstein's inspectorate), developing a model curriculum (or placing online the curricula of high - performing schools), and / or offering professional development and courses to increase teachers» knowledge of the domains they should be teaching.

Furman University education professor P. L. Thomas, who admitted in a recent speech at the University of Arkansas to never having been in a No Excuses charter school, complains in a widely referenced 2012 Daily Kos post that in such schools, «Students are required to use complete sentences at all times, and call female teachers «Miss» — with the threat of disciplinary action taken if students fail to comply.»

This work will be fundamentally about the steady effort and the daily actions of teachers and educators such as those who empowered the high school students who visited us from China a few weeks ago and of those of you who partnered with those teachers to create new forms of learning from action for their students.

The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learnSuch actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learnsuch as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learnsuch as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learning.

Frechtling and Katzenmeyer (2001) found that these «formal» leadership activities were less frequent than more «informal» leadership actions such as sharing advice with teachers.

RCE has the potential to offer just such an opportunity for preservice teachers to see classes in action.

Provide real - world examples, videos, and testimonials of personalized learning in action from teachers, parents, and students, and offer in - person opportunities such as school tours.

If the legislature acts next spring to offer teachers raises, the language in the teacher contract is worded in such a way that lawmakers» actions would not void contracts already in force.

Small actions such as greeting teachers warmly, smiling more, and offering to help pack up after a lesson can have a powerful positive influence on teachers and their work satisfaction.

Teen Hoopla highlights the potential of the Internet to heighten students» awareness of such local and global issues as environmental pollution, while providing teachers and students with avenues, ideas, and plans for social action.

For a smoother transition into a new situation, such actions like observing the classroom, getting to know future teacher (s), and understanding one's educational options, all help to ease anxious feelings of anticipation.

The states party to this agreement, desiring by common action to improve their respective school systems by utilizing the teacher or other professional educational person wherever educated, declare that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation with one another, to take advantage of the preparation and experience of such persons wherever gained, thereby serving the best interests of society, of education, and of the teaching profession.

Track Student work gives teachers an easy way to see assignment status (complete, in progress) and what action they need to take, such as scoring, or review.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.Standardized tests, even if deemed valid and reliable, may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher.

Unless such tests are shown to be developmentally appropriate, scientifically valid, and reliable for the purpose of measuring both student learning and a teacher's performance, such tests may not be used to support any employment action against a teacher and may be used only to provide non-evaluative formative feedback.

I believe teachers genuinely want to positively impact their students» lives and make improvements in their curriculum and teaching methods, but it is hard to translate such desire into action due to a lack of guidance and support.

The NUT conference heard calls for industrial action in opposition to the changes, which union leaders say could threaten teachers» pay and job security, as such decisions about pay and conditions would be decided by academy chains.

The field of education is strewn with the corpses of well - intentioned programs that failed to lead to action because developers failed to give teachers motivating feedback; connect new learning to relevant past teaching; establish long - term supports (such as peer coaching or action research); or consider how the program's approach might interact with teachers» emotions.

It also includes language expressly prohibiting the Secretary of Education from interfering in state actions in a number of areas, such as assessments and teacher evaluations.

However, such teachers face a constant threat of disciplinary action for working outside of accepted norms if leadership perceives such behavior to be an act of rebellion (Seeman, 1959).

E4E - Los Angeles Executive Director Ama Nyamekye says the LAUSD School Board has several key actions to take, such as listening to teachers and giving them more...

Join Jeff Marshall, author of the ASCD book The Highly Effective Teacher: 7 Classroom - Tested Practices That Foster Student Success, in an engaging webinar that will guide you through critical teacher actions that are within your control to improve and that influence student success, such as creating challenging, rigorous learning experiences and facilitating interactive, thoughtful leTeacher: 7 Classroom - Tested Practices That Foster Student Success, in an engaging webinar that will guide you through critical teacher actions that are within your control to improve and that influence student success, such as creating challenging, rigorous learning experiences and facilitating interactive, thoughtful leteacher actions that are within your control to improve and that influence student success, such as creating challenging, rigorous learning experiences and facilitating interactive, thoughtful learning.

The NUT conference will hear calls for industrial action in opposition to the changes, which union leaders say could threaten teachers» pay and job security, as such decisions about pay and conditions would be decided by academy chains.

We seek articles on such topics as expanding our view of data beyond test scores, setting up a school culture in which teachers collaborate to examine student data and translate it into meaningful action, using qualitative data - collection techniques like peer observation and home visits, harnessing technology to organize data and make it more useful, and sharing data with school stakeholders to help them understand its implications and to mobilize support.

First, as teachers became aware of formative assessment characteristics and practices, most teachers recognized that they were already doing some formative actions — such as giving students general feedback — and entered an initial stage that we call consciousness raising.

This webinar, presented by Jeff C. Marshall, author of the ASCD book The Highly Effective Teacher: 7 Classroom - Tested Practices That Foster Student Success, will guide you through critical teacher actions that are within your control to improve and that influence student success, such as creating challenging, rigorous learning experiences and facilitating interactive, thoughtful leTeacher: 7 Classroom - Tested Practices That Foster Student Success, will guide you through critical teacher actions that are within your control to improve and that influence student success, such as creating challenging, rigorous learning experiences and facilitating interactive, thoughtful leteacher actions that are within your control to improve and that influence student success, such as creating challenging, rigorous learning experiences and facilitating interactive, thoughtful learning.

Such a shift requires action not only at the federal level, but also from states, district leaders, teachers, and teacher preparation programs.

In successful schools, teacher leadership developed when teachers were given ample opportunities to make decisions about teaching and learning, when they collaboratively engaged in action research to discover instructional practices that improved student achievement, and when they developed such internal leadership structures as team teaching and mentoring new teachers.

Includes reports on teachers engaged in structured self - inquiry such as lesson study and action research.