Sentences with phrase «teachers in the district met»

Teachers in the district met in professional groups throughout several years to improve their formative assessment practices.

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Similarly, I once met a dynamic culinary arts teacher in my district, Kellie Karavias, who worked with the principal at her former school to completely integrate health and nutrition programs throughout the day, including the building of an in - school, instructional kitchen, «Five a Day Fridays» where children bought fresh fruit and vegetables from a cart each week, and an after - school program that offered counseling and exercise to obese children and their families.

More than 100 stakeholders, including school food service and nutrition directors, teachers, current students, youth ambassadors, district and school administrators, and representatives of the state departments of education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Parent Teacher Association, nonprofit organizations, and industry, attended a meeting October 16 - 17, 2014, in Washington, D.C., hosted by the... Read More

More than 100 stakeholders, including school food service and nutrition directors, teachers, current students, youth ambassadors, district and school administrators, and representatives of the state departments of education, U.S. Department of Agriculture, Parent Teacher Association, nonprofit organizations, and industry, attended a meeting October 16 - 17, 2014, in Washington, D.C., hosted by the...

In the coming school year, the DOE would be inviting Parent - Teacher Association Presidents to district meetings.

In addition to pointing out that the information from the executive board meeting already was public, Paladino and his attorneys also accused other board members of routinely holding improper executive sessions and releasing confidential information when they launched a press campaign publicizing the district's bargaining positions during teacher contract negotiations.

Last night's meeting featured several West Seneca teachers and administrators who are also parents of kids in the school district.

While Cuomo has somewhat made peace with the teachers unions he so often battled with, he has continued to back charter schools and has not met the school funding demands put forth by AQE, either in amount or district distribution.

In addition, she says the dates clash with back - to - school «Meet the Teacher» evenings in several school districts and September 10 primary electionIn addition, she says the dates clash with back - to - school «Meet the Teacher» evenings in several school districts and September 10 primary electionin several school districts and September 10 primary elections.

Teachers and parents in Jackson Heights voiced their concerns over teacher layoffs at a town hall meeting hosted by Councilman Danny Dromm (D - Jackson Heights) and United Federation of Teachers Queens District 30 Representative Barbara Mylite on Monday.

Parete, now the mother of two pre-schoolers, was a teacher in the Saugerties district and ran for county legislature in Saugerties four years ago, where she met her future husband.

Over the course of the meeting on this fall day, the 18 - member professional - development committee for the Lexington school system will cover a wide swath of topics about the ongoing training — everything from practical concerns about teacher enrollment in a district - sponsored course to philosophical ones about how to improve teachers» ability...

And it means that the district provides teacher leaders like Golden to support them in that effort — teacher leaders who meet monthly with the district's academic services division for professional learning to equip them with the skills they need to help schools succeed.

One day each month, hundreds of teachers, school leaders, and district officials in Kentucky meet to discuss issues regarding implementation of the Common Core State Standards Initiative.

Do teachers / administrators take the lead in meeting the needs of LGBT students or wait until there is a district policy or law enforcing it?

The Kentucky meetings, which take place in eight regions that comprise about 20 school districts each, are only one effort the state has undertaken to help teachers make the common core standards an integral part of classroom practice.

Some companies offer certificates of completion for teachers who need to meet a PD hour requirement in their district.

Some 180 schools were eligible in the 2007 — 08 school year for a collective $ 14 million in bonuses, or $ 3,000 per union teacher, if they met test score goals established by the district.

In meeting with teachers around the world, she notes that they are most surprised by the depth of research available, and by the fact that most school districts are not taking advantage of the research.

Advocating at school meetings several days per week at one of the largest urban school districts in the country, invariably I see tremendously frustrated teachers, mind - numbing paperwork and by definition dissatisfied parents.

The district allocates time for Glandon to meet regularly with Arnold and the teachers, and every four to six weeks, the group reviews the curriculum taught in all 30 of the district's kindergarten classes, identifies unit objectives, discusses skills they should reinforce, and brainstorms activities in which grandmas and grandpas can help students learn.

During a «District Accountability Committee» meeting in January 2016, the local teachers union's Twitter account tweeted that a teacher involved looked «like a penis» before calling him an insulting name.

In addition, I give them a chance to present at faculty or PTA meetings, encourage them to be mentors, invite them to be on the teacher leadership team, mention things they're doing in my weekly staff memo, and find opportunities for them to be on district committees or present at district eventIn addition, I give them a chance to present at faculty or PTA meetings, encourage them to be mentors, invite them to be on the teacher leadership team, mention things they're doing in my weekly staff memo, and find opportunities for them to be on district committees or present at district eventin my weekly staff memo, and find opportunities for them to be on district committees or present at district events.

While it is best to hold regular grade - level meetings with teachers in your school, and even your district, curriculum sharing websites are re-defining the realms teachers can explore to find new methods and materials.

Curricula, teaching methods, and schedules can all be customized to meet the learning styles and life situations of individual students; education can be freed from the geographic constraints of districts and brick - and - mortar buildings; coursework from the most remedial to the most advanced can be made available to everyone; students can have more interaction with teachers and one another; parents can readily be included in the education process; sophisticated data systems can measure and guide performance; and schools can be operated at lower cost with technology (which is relatively cheap) substituted for labor (which is relatively expensive).

Training is conducted onsite via a teacher coach, online in facilitated courses, and in regional meetings of participating districts.

District officials say there is no room in the $ 330 million budget to meet the teachers» demands for higher salaries and smaller classes.

Through its research, MET hopes to discover the evaluation methods that can best aid teachers in discovering which among their skills are most effective in the classroom, and also to help school districts identify strong teaching.

One afternoon in the midst of this particular struggle, Richard was meeting with the art teacher in his capacity as a district technology mentor.

Teacher buy - in, and ultimately the success of educators to support their curriculum and teaching with technology, rests with district leaders who must meet teachers where they are and not promote some idealized version of what 1:1 really looks like.

The Commission will examine state and local policies to increase parent and family engagement, including: how the school calendar meets the needs of students and families to optimize engagement such as parent - teacher conferences and half - days; district and school - level policies to address student attendance issues; access to information regarding teacher effectiveness; and parental involvement in school policies such as placement of students in low - performing schools and in the classrooms of ineffective teachers.

Whenever I returned from a long meeting at the Palace, er, district office, I immediately dropped everything in my office and told the secretary that I need student / teacher time, Hagen told Education World.

TIPS (Teachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork) Interactive Homework process was designed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and teachers in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to meet parents» and teachers» needs, says the Phi Delta Kappa Research BTeachers Involve Parents in Schoolwork) Interactive Homework process was designed by researchers at Johns Hopkins University and teachers in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to meet parents» and teachers» needs, says the Phi Delta Kappa Research Bteachers in Maryland, Virginia, and the District of Columbia to meet parents» and teachers» needs, says the Phi Delta Kappa Research Bteachers» needs, says the Phi Delta Kappa Research Bulletin.

He eschews micromanaging school leaders and instead works alongside them to help them meet the goals of the district's long - range plan and to improve teacher performance in their schools.

Teachers Take Lead in Instructional Talk Throughs To meet teachers professional development needs, one districts administrators developed Instructional Talk TTeachers Take Lead in Instructional Talk Throughs To meet teachers professional development needs, one districts administrators developed Instructional Talk Tteachers professional development needs, one districts administrators developed Instructional Talk Throughs.

Equitable Services = Specific, Effective & Allowable The intent of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act is that districts use their federal grant dollars to design programs and services that meet the individual needs of teachers and students in non-public schools.

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Both the Fresno Unified School District and the Aspire Public Schools system have gone so far as to develop their own teacher - training programs in the quest to meet expected future demand.

Over his nearly three decades in the district, he had watched as issues like poverty and mental health grew in importance, and he wanted to create a space where teachers could meet regularly to talk about student progress.

In some districts, such as Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas, population growth has meant the district can't build enough schools to meet demand or find enough teachers, especially when you can potentially make more money with tips as a card dealer in a casinIn some districts, such as Clark County, which is home to Las Vegas, population growth has meant the district can't build enough schools to meet demand or find enough teachers, especially when you can potentially make more money with tips as a card dealer in a casinin a casino.

-LSB-...] I had the opportunity to meet with a small cohort of new teachers and a veteran, henceforth Ms.. A (not her real name), who was implementing AFL during my first year in district.

Jay - my analysis of the MET reports and dealings with several district supers who came from MET districts is the purpose of the report was to force teachers to use Charlotte Danielson's OBE oriented practices in the classroom or be deemed ineffective.

Today, hundreds of inquisitive visitors travel to Kettle Moraine, some 30 miles west of Milwaukee, to learn about the district's decade - long journey into personalized learning — one in which teachers choose or create their own microcredentials to advance their careers, students have multiple options about what they will learn and how within state standards, and their results on international tests meet or exceed those of students from the highest - performing countries in the world.

What she finds is that in districts where teachers are legally able to negotiate salaries and benefits — through either collective bargaining or a less structured «meet - and - confer» process — dropout rate decline by 6 percent and 4.5 percent, respectively.

Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating computer usage in projects and activities within, across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both building - based and district - wide staff development at faculty meetings, district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular basis.

I think of a sixth - grade teacher in our small district who, on meet - the teacher - night, passed out no «parent contracts» and no «student contracts» — both were then the rage — and gave no lectures about student behavior and the role of the parent.

Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts, teacher leaders worked on district mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.

In her District Administration article «Sustainable Professional Development,» Susan McLester includes substantial information about the creation of learning communities and on - demand coaches that are available commercially to meet the needs of a district, especially a small one that may not have the level of expertise or the availability of personnel to provide the necessary coaching and support to help its teachers create and sustain the new skills, practices, programs and methodologies they want to imDistrict Administration article «Sustainable Professional Development,» Susan McLester includes substantial information about the creation of learning communities and on - demand coaches that are available commercially to meet the needs of a district, especially a small one that may not have the level of expertise or the availability of personnel to provide the necessary coaching and support to help its teachers create and sustain the new skills, practices, programs and methodologies they want to imdistrict, especially a small one that may not have the level of expertise or the availability of personnel to provide the necessary coaching and support to help its teachers create and sustain the new skills, practices, programs and methodologies they want to implement.

In this workshop, a collaborative effort of the National Literacy Project (NLP), Seminole County (FL) Public Schools, and the National Literacy Design Collaborative (LDC), teachers, district and school administrators, and instructional coaches learned to use the LDC Framework to help students meet career - and college - readiness standards.

On a biannual basis, partners convene on Capitol Hill to meet with law - makers to discuss program impact, success and barriers to implementation, and demonstrate how residencies address teacher quality and quantity challenges in districts across the nation.