Sentences with phrase «teachers rose to the challenge»

«It was a poorly written law, but once it was law, teachers rose to challenge and said, «What are we going to do, how are we going to implement it?»»

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Claire Austin, a nurse rather than a teacher (though the SNP leader also got a hard time from them), challenged her over nurses» pay rises, how «demoralising» it was to work in NHS Scotland and the claim she had made use of food banks.

During a conference in Saratoga Springs, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia called on teacher educators across the state to train future teachers who can rise to the challenges inside struggling urban schools.

James Rose, an eleventh - grade physics teacher and faculty sponsor for the club, pushes the girls to take on challenging classes.

Optimism, Test Scores on the Rise at English High School Boston Globe, 11/30/15» [Senior Lecturer Katherine] Merseth said the key elements to improving a failing school are a shared vision, welcoming culture, tracking student progress through detailed data, and supporting teachers as they try challenging new things.»

Rick DuFour rallies a clear call to action for America's teachers to rise to the challenge of making all students successful learners.»

Students with the greatest challenges at home need the most effective teachers to help them rise above their circumstances, yet the outmoded laws, regulations and union contracts governing New York's schools do nothing to put a premium on teacher quality.

The teachers union's annual Leadership Conference starts today (click here to see the program), and perhaps the biggest question on members» minds is who will rise to challenge UTLA President Warren Fletcher as he seeks reelection in January.

While Boston Public School teachers face many challenges, trauma in schools has risen to the top of their concerns.

This trend, together with the ongoing challenge of teacher attrition, is contributing to a steady rise in underprepared teachers in our state's classrooms.

Now in its second year, NW RISE was designed to address that challenge by bringing together teachers, principals, and superintendents from participating school districts, along with state education agency staff, to meet face to face twice a year.

Specific suggestions are given for how teacher education programs must rise to the challenge of preparing their graduates to teach statistics.

When you ask education leaders in Omaha why the achievement gap is so glaring, you get the usual answers, «Those kids don't care, they're too poor to achieve at high levels, their parents don't get involved, etc. etc.» Fortunately we know that when schools expect ALL students to achieve, and give them great teachers who believe in their ability, students can beat the odds and rise above the challenges.

«I know that schools and teachers will rise to the challenge, and the extra support we'll offer to coasting schools will help them do just that.»

«We know there are some local challenges, the truth is despite rising pupil numbers and the competitive jobs market a stronger economy has created, more people are entering the teaching profession than leaving it, there are 13,100 more teachers today than when we came to office and the ratio of teachers to pupils is stable with more teachers also choosing to come back to the classroom,» he said.

Janell Lewis went from «Teaching Teddy Bears» to «Teaching Teachers» by Latricia C. Wilson Originally published on November 27th, 2016 in the Chicago Rises blog While dozens of teachers have abandoned their mission to educate youth in Gary, Indiana, one South Side Chicago native is challenging students and teachers to be great in a -Teachers» by Latricia C. Wilson Originally published on November 27th, 2016 in the Chicago Rises blog While dozens of teachers have abandoned their mission to educate youth in Gary, Indiana, one South Side Chicago native is challenging students and teachers to be great in a -teachers have abandoned their mission to educate youth in Gary, Indiana, one South Side Chicago native is challenging students and teachers to be great in a -teachers to be great in a -LSB-...]

Gibb said: «We know there are some local challenges, the truth is despite rising pupil numbers and the competitive jobs market a stronger economy has created, more people are entering the teaching profession than leaving it, there are 13,100 more teachers today than when we came to office and the ratio of teachers to pupils is stable with more teachers also choosing to come back to the classroom.

This issue will explore the rise of job - embedded, teacher - led professional development — and the challenges and opportunities it presents to schools.

Teachers reported that student engagement increased, student behavior improved, students were more active participants in the learning process, and they demonstrated increased pride in their work and willingness to rise to a challenge.

In every classroom, teachers present rigorous lessons and students rise to meet the challenges their teachers present.

Teacher recruitment and retention continues to represent a significant challenge, with the proportion of state funded school teachers leaving the profession rising again in 2015.

The document revealed that teacher union honchos in the Golden State are expecting that pending litigation may very well put an end to mandatory union dues, and they're exhorting local labor leaders to rise to the challenge.

In addition to praising students for «rising to the challenge» and producing impressive results, Bentley pledged pay raises for teachers and school support personnel.

«The challenges ahead are immense,» but recent history showed that when academic expectations go up, teachers and students rise to meet them, White said.

Building on the history and vision for the future, Professors Marilyn Walter, Sam Jacobson, and Carol Parker reflected on becoming an «excellent teacher» and what that looks like, from using peer review as a way to teach students how to act professionally in collegial relationships and to be good editors of their own work by editing the work of others, to assessing our abilities to pay attention and focus in a multi-media world, to rising to the challenge to define a «signature pedagogy» for legal writing.