Sentences with phrase «address teacher concerns»

Candidate will address teacher concerns related to potential course errors and inconsistencies.

It would rise to a maximum 33 % only if the district takes specific steps to address teacher concerns over the data's reliability — such as protections against cheating.

«We believe the union leadership orchestrated an uninformed «no» vote by failing to provide information to teachers in our schools and by withholding from them a proposal that would have modified the plan in a manner designed to address teacher concerns raised by a poll in March,» the statement said.

The tight timetable for approval and implementation of the plan may not have left enough time to address teacher concerns — such as the possible loss of pay for some veteran teachers if they had lower evaluation scores.

Notwithstanding its national dispute with the Scottish Government, which is ongoing, the NASUWT is now also embarking on a programme of action in local authorities who fail to address teachers concerns.

In Los Angeles, UTLA has held several meetings addressing teacher concerns about their schools being «targeted» by parent - trigger organizers.

«Either improving a principal's skill set in addressing teacher concerns, providing useful feedback, or establishing a feeling of mutual respect and trust at the school might enhance teachers» perceptions of the working environment in a meaningful way,» the study says.

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As a grandfather, I don't have to attend parent - teacher conferences or get pedantic notes sent home with my son or daughter addressing the latest concerns of a bunch of thumb - sucking, politically correct, out - of - control idiots.

That was meant to address black lawmakers» concerns that teachers with guns might discriminate against black students in deciding when to use them.

«the care and dedication of individual teachers»...» the loving approach of the teachers»...» the personal attention my child receives in the classroom»...» the depth in teaching the developing human being»... «that the teachers and staff are well - acquainted with my child and every concern I've had about my child has been met with the staff's full attention, concern, and capability to professionally address the matter at hand»... «how the teachers «hold» each child and class»...» mindfulness toward the children's needs»... «love that the teacher stays with the child through 8th grade»

Once you establish what his specific fears are you will be better able to address his concerns and work with your child and his teacher to find ways to handle them.

Minor concerns can be addressed through after school time with a teacher or tutor.

Most teachers are great about sharing their email addresses and phone numbers so that parents may express their concerns outside of regular school hours.

Early problems included addressing concerns about additional work from the custodial staff and teacher concerns that that in - classroom breakfast would take away from instructional time.

«Workload and pay are racial justice issues and the Government needs to take action to address the concerns of BME teachers.

The additional exam would address concerns about teachers being rated based on a student's work on one day or over one test - administration period, the administration official said.

The Regents, which are elected by a joint session of the State Legislature, approved a slate of regulatory and policy changes last week that are meant to address teachers», parents» and lawmakers» concern about the rocky rollout of the more difficult curriculum guidelines.

As a result of the testimony given, the report recommends the state Department of Education immediately address several concerns, such as expediting waivers from the U.S. Department of Education «to relax onerous and rigid testing restrictions placed on certain students,» especially with English as a Second Language students and students with disabilities; producing all missing or incomplete curriculum modules; aligning assessments proportionally to curriculum actually implemented; and increasing funding for the professional development of teachers.

The NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, is marking Workers» Memorial Day today (Tuesday) by highlighting the continuing concerns about the Coalition Government's approach to health and safety, in particular its failure to address the hidden killer in our schools - asbestos.

Rev. Bettey said the GES was happy with the good composure displayed by the various teacher unions, while negotiations and the other processes took place to address their concerns.

Some GOP Senators were concerned that the bill would inadvertently disclose identities of teachers in small rural schools, Senator Skelos says those concerns were addressed, but the bill might have to be amended later.

In a statement Tuesday, they pledged to recommend changes next week that would address parents» and teachers» concerns while moving forward with implementation and adhering to the state evaluation law.

Rev. Valerie Faust, Senior Pastor of Rhema Power Ministries, Inc. and Assembly member Fahy both shared the concerns of parents and teachers who fear their children are no longer being provided with the education they need to succeed and CSEA Capital Region President Kathy Garrison addressed the impact of bad budget choices on communities.

Also expected to speak at the event are Rev. Valerie Faust and Assembly member Patricia Fahy who will both share the concerns of parents and teachers who fear their children are no longer being provided with the education they need to succeed and CSEA Capital Region President Kathy Garrison who will address the impact of bad budget choices on communities.

Assemblywoman Pat Fahy, a Democrat from Albany, said she wasn't convinced, either, that the new model addressed her conference's concerns about the reliance on student test scores to rate teachers.

A group of Suffolk County school district superintendents have sent a letter to state education commissioner John King urging him to address their concerns about over-testing, the fast pace of mandating Common Core standards inside the classroom and issues with new teacher and principal evaluation programs, according to Friday's Newsday cover story.

Hundreds of teachers and parents from across western New York got their chance to address concerns about Common Core testing standards with New York State Education Commissioner John King.

Christian Addai - Mensah also challenged the education minister, Professor Jane Naana Opoku Agyemang who was onetime a lecturer to be proactive in addressing teachers» concerns.

The workers under the umbrella of various unions including Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) while addressing a press conference in Ibadan on Monday expressed concern over what they termed the poor condition of their members in the state.

One innovative program to address these concerns is the «mentoring ladder» used at Louisiana State University (LSU) in Baton Rouge, where postdocs mentor grad students, grad students mentor undergrads, undergrads mentor high school and middle school students, and everyone is mentored by (secondary and college) science teachers.

Wendy Craig, PhD, a professor of psychology at Queens University in Kingston, Ontario, says that bullying and obesity are both major public health concerns that teachers and schools — and not just parents — need to address.

Central to this is our work to empower teachers to make more decisions about how their schools are run; ensure schools are funded more fairly; address workload concerns and de-clutter guidance so teachers have more time in the classroom to teach.

In my conversations with teachers, I've noticed some common concerns that are worth addressing.

Teachers can immediately make adjustments, offer feedback, and address any concerns.

«So that's why I'm delighted to announce today that we'll be setting up new working groups to address the three biggest concerns that teachers raised in the workload challenge - marking, planning and resources, and data management.

It's vital that teachers help shape these systems, but that requires the teachers at the table acknowledge and address the concerns of policymakers and system leaders who are charged with footing the bill and being responsive to a mass of interested parties.

More than half of the 50,000 members of the Washington Education Association have voted to authorize a strike if the state legislature does not adequately address teachers» concerns in its current session.

The basic problem with the teacher professionalism agenda, as currently constructed, is that it rests on a shaky evidentiary and research base concerning its ability to boost student learning or to address either the quality or quantity challenges of the current teaching force.

Over the years, she has tried to talk to the principal and her son's teachers, but it always felt as though no one was listening to her concerns or willing to work with her to address them.

The concern predated NCLB, of course: «Clinton Addresses U.S. Teacher Shortage» was a headline from August 2000.

I attempted to compare public and private school teachers» salaries in a way that would address these concerns.

To address this concern, we take advantage of the fact that some teachers were evaluated by TES multiple times.

To address this concern, we use observations of student achievement from teachers» classes in the one or two school years prior to and following TES measurement, but we do not use student achievement gains from the year in which the observations were conducted.

The two consortia have worked to address concerns expressed by teachers, schools, and district administrators by reducing testing time, shortening the time periods over which tests are administered, limiting the number of units covered, and reducing the number of required testing sessions.

One held that problem policies like zero tolerance, general abuse of administrative power, class size, and concerns over having qualified teachers, etc., all need to be addressed — that, basically, the system needs to be reformed.

Techniques like the «Method of Shared Concern» provide a process for the teacher to address concerns through a series of low - key conversations with individual children involved (Rigby & Griffiths, 2009).

In light of these findings, Plan UK is calling for greater support for teachers to prevent incidents of unwanted sexual contact, as well as high - quality statutory sex and relationships education to teach young people about issues of consent and healthy relationships, and ensuring bullying policies address gender and sexual violence, providing a safe environment for pupils to report concerns.

During that time he became involved in the first use of computers in schools (in the 1980s) and at that time first questioned the effectiveness of cpd provision for teachers and began to produce materials to reflect on and address his concerns.

Fortunately, recent California legislation demonstrates a concern for addressing the worsening teacher shortages through funding recruitment efforts, 4 - year integrated bachelor degree and teaching credential programs, and up to 5 years of postsecondary and teacher preparation training for classified staff.2016 — 17 state funded grant programs: Announcement of awards.

On February 11, 2014, the Board of Regents adopted emergency regulations to address concerns that have been raised by the field and by stakeholders to adjust and improve the implementation of the Common Core Standards and teacher / principal evaluation.