Sentences with phrase «access to high quality teaching»

This report argues that key state policies play a central role in providing students constitutionally guaranteed learning opportunities through equitable access to high quality teaching.
I am passionate about giving all children access to high quality teaching and learning.
When national resources are used to minimise student residualisation, to ensure that every school has access to high quality teaching and school leadership, and to promote the use of effective, evidence - based practices in every school, it is more likely that every student will receive a high quality education regardless of the school they attend.
Commenting on the publication of the Key Stage 2 SATs results today, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT congratulates teachers for their hard work in ensuring that children have access to high quality teaching and are able to progress and achieve during their time in primary school.

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In addition, CCM provides adults with access to a supportive community and high - quality resources related to play, child - development, parenting, and teaching.
There's a lot of work left to do, Hammond says, primarily around ensuring that all schools foster a culture of equity and all kids have access to high - quality teaching and learning.
Schools also benefit from access to Discovery Education Espresso — the award - winning digital learning service — providing thousands of high - quality multimedia resources to support interactive teaching and learning.
We stand for quality in terms of initial teacher education and we believe it's vitally important that students have access to high - quality teaching courses and that those courses provide them with the particular expertise they need to be classroom ready at the end of that study.
All the necessary resources and coaching were provided by Language Magnet to enable this school to turn their «nightmare» into a platform for phenomenal growth, proving that foreign languages can be taught effectively by non-MFL specialists, if teachers are given access to flexible, personalized and sustained CPD as well as high - quality resources and lesson plans that are designed specifically for them.
Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.
The report recommends various measures to help close the achievement gap, including: more investment in early years education; ensuring all schools have access to good examples of top quality teaching and leadership; good careers guidance for all pupils; extra support for teachers, such as a mortgage deposit scheme to help high - performing school staff get on the housing ladder; and promoting and measuring character development, wellbeing and mental health in schools.
The teachers can work together on training, planning and evaluation so pupils at both schools get access to the same high quality teaching.
A key to addressing this deficiency is to increase rural students» access to high - quality teaching, especially in college preparatory courses.
«Sydney believes all students deserve access to a high - quality education, and her approach to teaching demonstrates that belief, said Chris Minnich, executive director of the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) that runs the National Teacher of the Year program.
[I] saw so many difficult issues within the district: lack of quality teaching, lack of leadership in buildings, lack of empathy and understanding of the children, [and] the lack of access to services that would have made high - performing teachers really be able to deliver the promise for kids.
As a result, teacher tenure ends up harming low - income students who don't have the same access as rich students to high - quality teaching.
When teachers have access to high - quality instructional materials, they are able to best do what they have been called to do — teach children.
«Sydney believes all students deserve access to a high - quality education, and her approach to teaching demonstrates that belief.
It stated that «it is vital that serving teachers have access to on - going, high - quality opportunities to update and refresh their skills and knowledge» and that «evidence - driven, career - long learning is the hallmark of top professions»; also identifying that «teachers report that far too much professional development is currently of poor quality and has little or no impact on improving the quality of their teaching» (Department for Education, 2014: 10).
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In the open - ended questions about technology learning, some respondents expressed that technology should be hands - on and practical, yet others described either their universities» or local schools» lacking access to high - quality technology; therefore, using technology to teach content was superfluous under these conditions.
This brings opportunity for teachers to work together on training, planning and evaluation so pupils at both schools get access to the same high - quality teaching.
The «open - door policy» created by the walk - throughs provided access to instruction, which helped ensure that high - quality SIOP teaching was being implemented in classrooms.
In these times, we must interrogate our own role as educators committed to high - quality instruction and equitable access to resources, and commit to unlearning the hidden messages that have been taught to us by society about race and power.
In addition, two Alliance reports from the Climate Change series offer specific federal, state, and local policy recommendations for fostering a positive school climate by ensuring greater access to rigorous coursework and high - quality teaching.
Gerard Randall is the executive director of the Milwaukee Education Partnership (MEP), which aims to enhance the quality of teaching and learning in Milwaukee Public Schools; bring every student to grade level or beyond in reading, writing, math and science; improve access to higher education opportunities; and advocate for public education.
Teaching that focuses on the development of the six deeper learning competencies yields increased graduation rates, more engaged thinkers, and increased equitability in opportunities to access high - quality learning experiences.
Based in Chapel Hill, N.C., CTQ is a national organization with a mission to ensure that all students have access to high - quality teaching.
Together, the Arizona K12 Center and Hope Street Group believe that all students deserve access to high - quality education that equips them for success, and all educators deserve to work in an environment that is highly conducive to teaching and learning.
Big Thought's Thriving Minds initiative promises that all young people will have access to arts education and that the teaching and learning will be of the highest quality.
The U.S. delegation at the 4th International Summit on the Teaching Profession committed publicly to increasing access to high - quality early learning opportunities, increasing opportunities for teacher leadership, and supporting labor - management collaboration to improve learning for all students.
WHEREAS, the San Diego Unified Vision 2020, long - term strategic plan, Quality Schools in Every Neighborhood, supports and provides for quality teaching, access to broad and challenging curriculum for all students, closing the achievement gap with high expectations for all, and is committed to using multiple formative measures of success that go beyond standardized achievement tesQuality Schools in Every Neighborhood, supports and provides for quality teaching, access to broad and challenging curriculum for all students, closing the achievement gap with high expectations for all, and is committed to using multiple formative measures of success that go beyond standardized achievement tesquality teaching, access to broad and challenging curriculum for all students, closing the achievement gap with high expectations for all, and is committed to using multiple formative measures of success that go beyond standardized achievement tests; and
Among other benefits, promoting sex and gender equity can help schools ensure equal access to rigorous coursework, a healthier and safe learning climate, and high quality teaching.
And, through the new professional development fund, we will provide more teachers with access to the types of high - quality professional development opportunities that teachers and school leaders have told us they want and that will place the teaching profession in England on a par with the best in the world and ensure our children get the best possible education.
Topping the plan's list of seven «guiding strategies» is the need to «facilitate high quality professional learning opportunities for educators to ensure that every student has access to teachers who are prepared to teach to the levels of rigor and depth» required by the common core standards.
Last but not least, the report presents a number of policy - relevant recommendations to enhance teacher professionalism and equity in access to high - quality teaching in OECD member countries.
It recognizes that public schools (often neighborhood hubs), have a unique opportunity to provide access to effective and integrated service delivery that support conditions for high quality teaching and learning by partnering with organizations representing youth development, academic enrichment, mental and physical health, human services, foster care, early education, adult education, and family engagement.
These early career educators will receive rigorous training, mentoring by trained teacher mentors, access to current research, peer support and targeted high - quality professional development to help create teacher leaders who will help new teachers achieve expertise in curriculum planning, assessment, and using data and reflection on practice to improve teaching and learning.
PD In Focus ® — The award - winning PD In Focus online application provides educators around the globe with anytime access to high - quality, on - demand professional learning videos that show effective teaching in action.
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My time as a teacher in the public school system, educational consultant, and mother of three children who attend a Denver area charter school has taught me that charter schools and the autonomy, choice, and diverse models of education they represent play an important role in making sure that each student and family has access to a high - quality school that is most suitable for them.
Firstly, recognition that access to high quality professional development for teaching staff, both in their early careers and throughout their working lives, should be an entitlement and not a lottery based on if the school in which they happen to work values professional development.
High quality staff provides students with access to staff that combine excellence in teaching, scholarship, research and clinical service.
All students, faculty, and staff have free access to Lynda.com, an online subscription library that teaches the latest software tools and skills through high - quality instructional videos taught by recognized industry experts.
The primary goal of the EdGCM (Educational Global Climate Model) Project is to enhance the quality of climate - change science teaching and learning at the high school level through broader access to actual GCMs, and to assist teachers by providing the appropriate technology, materials and support to use these research - quality climate models effectively in the classroom.
Not a big surprise because after all not only do they have access to high quality early education, but now they have access to the extraordinary technology of teaching incorporated with early childhood special education and related services.
Accessed through MyTeachingStrategies ™, GOLD ® automatically links teaching and assessment, making it easier to connect the dots across the most important aspects of high - quality early childhood education.
MyTeachingStrategies ® is a unique online platform that provides access to digital tools and resources for supporting each of the critical components of high - quality early childhood education: teaching and assessing, reporting, ongoing professional development, and family engagement.
A single online location for accessing many of the digital tools, resources, and support that together, make up what we know to be the essential pieces of high - quality classroom practice: teaching and assessing, reporting, ongoing professional development, and family engagement.
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