Sentences with phrase «visiting teachers say»
«Visiting teachers say they are impressed that we get everything done,» added Dr. Cherry McLaughlin, Flanders» school principal.
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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?
We say «If you attend, you can achieve» To make my visit even better the Head Teacher gave me a VIP invite to open their new playground, how exciting is that?
An hour is fine for a first visit, and two hours is plenty for a get - together between seasoned preschool pals, says Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, teacher Lisa Church, author of Everyday Creative Play.
During Bein's visit on Nov. 12 and Delli's visit on Nov. 13, the candidates toured Arlington Heights schools and met with selected groups such as representatives from the parent teachers association, administrators, teachers and students, Friedman said.
«If the governor is interested in improving his poll numbers on education, he should be visiting schools and talking to teachers and parents, rather than listening to his hedge - fund pals,» said Mulgrew.
«Joel misses the essence of teacher - student interactions, and the extent to which teachers focus on students» physical and emotional well - being, in addition to their academic learning,» said Eric Nadelstern, the former New York City deputy schools chancellor and visiting professor of practice at Columbia University's Teachers teachers focus on students» physical and emotional well - being, in addition to their academic learning,» said Eric Nadelstern, the former New York City deputy schools chancellor and visiting professor of practice at Columbia University's Teachers Teachers College.
Meanwhile, licensing rules in most states do little more than «screen out the bottom few who can't master the English language or are badly schooled,» says Eric Nadelstern, the former New York City deputy schools chancellor and visiting professor of practice at Columbia University's Teachers College.
Kosovo Prime Minister Ramush Haradinaj has paid a visit to the wives of six Turkish teachers who on March 29 were said to have been abducted and flown to Turkey by Turkey's notorious National Intelligence Organisation (MİT) by collaborating with Kosovar groups in its intelligence units.
ALBANY - The head of the city teachers union is taking aim at Gov. Cuomo's upcoming trip to Cuba, saying if the governor has time to visit the tiny Caribbean country next month he should be able to visit a classroom in New York.
The organization works closely with families through home visits to help parents take on the role as a child's first teacher, Garcia said, encouraging «language - rich relationships» that build a child's vocabulary and processing abilities.
How many teachers can say that they have been deep - sea diving or visited the Great Wall of China?
And because he does not visit classes just for teacher evaluations anymore, Schweitzer says teachers have become more relaxed and open to his presence.
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.
It was excellent,» said a Year 6 teacher of a Discovery Visit at Pendennis Castle.
This is what one teacher said last year when English Heritage conducted a survey to find out why some schools were not re-visiting our properties on free entry school visits.
At the beginning of the school year, teachers involved in the program are asked to visit at least 20 children in their classroom, Smith said.
HOW VISITS ARE ORGANISED Teachers overwhelmingly said that they were free to make decisions about their trips including the choice of operator.
Teacher home visits are a very successful part of our program now,» she said.
Last week, new Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos stirred up a kerfuffle when, after a visit to Washington DC's Jefferson Middle School Academy, she said that the teachers seemed to be in «receive mode.»
Previously, LDOE visits were «very compliance - driven,» says Dana Talley, a veteran teacher and state network leader in northeast Louisiana.
Professor John Howson, an expert on the teacher labour market and visiting senior research fellow at the University of Oxford's department of education, said: «Clearly we don't have enough teachers in the UK.
«I've loved the time I spent in charter schools — helping with operations, observing teacher training, and visiting classrooms,» she says.
When I visited the Davidson Academy, three weeks into the fall semester, teacher Alanna Simmons's critical - theory class already had tackled Henry Louis Gates, Harold Bloom, Edward Said, and now was cheerfully plowing though a printout of a dense Jean - Paul Sartre essay on literature.
When visiting classes, UFSA's teachers took notes on anything related to the question, «What are our students saying?»
«At the first teachers» meeting, I mention that one of the things I like to do is visit classrooms, even if it is only for five minutes or less,» said Tibbetts.
Visit the Teacher's Lounge forums to see what teachers are saying, and connect with them to swap lesson plans.
English teacher Noel Martinez says the Super Subs» visit is a treat for his English - language learners, who are liable to think of school as something to endure rather than enjoy.
«Past teacher trips have proved highly successful with many of the teachers falling in love with the NT endeavouring to get their school to visit the NT on a future school trip,» said the spokesperson.
«As an Indonesian and Humanities teacher, I have been able to discuss what I've learned about the live cattle trade with my students, following the visit to Mount Bundy Station near Darwin,» Megan said.
«I think being able to visit a school that's doing something that's working is the best resource,» says Enota fourth - grade teacher Marty Jones.
Perkins says that teachers should always be striving to make parents feel welcome to visit the school and facilitate discussions.
Principals» Classrooms Visits Help Build Better Readers When principals and literacy coaches understand what students are learning and teachers are teaching — and participate in literacy lessons — they set a positive tone for the school that can lead to improvement in reading, say author and educator Dr. Beth Whitaker.
«I would definitely wait for test scores before making a decision,» said Rice - Thurston, former executive director of Parents United for the Washington, D.C., public schools, «but more important, I would visit the schools and talk to children and teachers.
Laura Fuchs, a social studies teacher, said in a statement to chancellor Kaya Henderson in 2011 that short visits from master educators don't show the full picture of teachers» efforts in the classroom.
In 2005, with an investment from the board of trustees, Thorstenson took three cohorts of principals and teacher - leaders to visit Stevenson High School — which she says was «a catapult for forward movement» — where they observed and spoke with teachers and students and saw the model firsthand.
Critics said the advocacy group should have visited individual teacher - prep programs and talked to graduates and students, rather than relying on syllabi.
CEL worked with Pittsburgh educators to develop a strategic approach to professional development which included showing ITL2s how to work side by side with teachers, providing classroom modeling, site visits, group and one - on - one coaching, and instructional rounds, said Mary Beth Crowder - Meier, a CEL educational consultant who worked closely with the ITL2s.
Thennis said he knows of students who have visited their home - visit teacher to talk before approaching a counselor.
Russell Hobby, general secretary of school leaders» union the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT), said: «Parents usually know more about how good their school is than an inspector does after a day's visit.
Mary Penley, a kindergarten teacher at Jefferson, said she has taught in six different states and this is the first time she's encountered the home - visit program.
But Tameka Petticolas Clemons, early childhood special education teacher at Anne Beers Elementary School, says the families she visits have unique requests; many of them just want to hear their child say «mommy» or «daddy.»
Danielson is also cited as saying that «teachers should live in «effective» and only [occasionally] visit «highly effective.»
Teachers visited about 150 incoming freshman at Helena High, Principal Steve Thennis said.
Organizers say it would cost about 30 dollars for a teacher to visit a student's home.
Zaya's team «trains the teachers throughout the year, with school visits at least once a month, to share best practices on blended learning,» Parida said, adding that the insights teachers gain from the school visits inform their training, as well.
In addition, 68 % of the teachers surveyed said that their visits with CTs lasted between 30 - 60 minutes.
Teachers are required to visit the homes of at least eight students per year, she said.
«It's disappointing that for something as important as strengthening teacher preparation programs, NCTQ chose to use the gimmick of a four - star rating system without using professionally accepted standards, visiting any of the institutions or talking with any of the graduates,» Weingarten said.
I think about the visits from the Policy Director of the New Teacher Project, and the former aide to New York City charter operator, Eva Moskowitz, who said she was moving to Portland and trying to set up a chapter of Democrats for Education Reform, the pro-charter, hedge - fund driven organization.