Sentences with phrase «as school leader and teacher»

There is much need for professional development and leadership skills among South African principals, many who work double duty as school leaders and teachers each day among children who have been «infected» and «affected» by HIV / AIDS, Witten says.

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The Rotman School welcomes business and political leaders as teachers, mentors and speakers.

Back in the States we most recently had been part of General Baptist churches we were usually involved as worship leaders and Sunday school teachers, my husband a deacon.

Failure to act as direct teacher and dean or principal of a school of discipleship by its pastoral leader probably accounts more than any other single factor for a congregation's inability to mature in its ministry.

Merle M. Ohlsen describes group counseling of adolescents and children in schools.9 Helen Driver reports on two groups for high school seniors, three groups for college students, and four leaderless teachers» groups.10 The second part of Driver's book reports on forty - four projects using small groups in elementary, high school, college, and graduate professional schools (as well as mental health settings), as described by the leaders of each group.

Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field - tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, and mother of three grown children.

Dr. Hightower in his presentation cited Ms. McCarthy's stellar record as a classroom teacher, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district teacher, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district leader.

«The NASUWT will be considering the implications of today's announcement very carefully once the detail has been shared and as there has been no consultation prior to these provisions being introduced will seek to engage with the Coalition Government to identify what support teachers, school leaders and schools will require to enable them to protect fully the children and young people in their care.»

Democratic District Leader Daniel Dromm racked up one more endorsement this week as state Assemblyman Jose Peralta (D - Jackson Heights) broke ranks with the Queens Democratic Party and endorsed the community activist and public school teacher in the race for City Councilwoman Helen Sears» (D - Jackson Heights) seat.

After a video of a charter school teacher angrily scolded a student was reported by The New York Times, Success Academy leader Eva Moskowitz blasted the paper and defended the incident as an «anomaly.»

When he officially took the helm as leader of the city school system he certainly inherited a number of challenges: poor graduation rates, gaps in special education services, burned bridges between his predecessor, Jean Claude Brizard, and the teachers union and the school board, among a host of others things.

«Despite all these shortcomings in way in which GCSEs have been reformed, teachers and school leaders have continued, as ever, to ensure that pupils receive high quality learning experiences and can secure the best possible chance of exam success tomorrow.

Hasidic Satmar leaders in Brooklyn issued a decree proclaiming that women should no longer pursue special - education degrees after high school and that those who refused to obey would be denied positions as teachers.

Teachers, parents, union leaders and even some school superintendents and board members in New York are clothed in blue to show their concern for what they see as an overemphasis on testing, an under - emphasis on state education funding, and inequitable spending between districts.

The bill would also require the city to regularly provide state leaders a trove of information on student and teacher data and expenditures as well as develop a facilities capital plan that identifies the 10 most overcrowded and underutilized school buildings.

Attendees at today's kickoff included: City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo Public Schools Interim Superintendent Donald Ogilvie, SUNY Trustee Dr. Eunice Lewin, University at Buffalo President Dr. Satish K. Tripathi, SUNY Buffalo State President Dr. Katherine Conway - Turner, Erie Community College President Jack Quinn, Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chair, businessman and developer Howard Zemsky, Staff Scientist Mwita Phelps of Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Director of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries Mary Jean Jakubowski, Dr. Norma J. Nowak, Director of Science and Technology, UB's NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, as well as a number of invited guests, including elected leaders, teachers and students.

Teachers are increasingly frustrated that district and union leaders can not reach a new agreement to replace their long - expired contract.Business officials consider the city school district the greatest obstacle to the region's economic development.Political leaders are worried as well about the direction of the still - struggling city schools.Throughout the city, stakeholde...

Several education leaders, including Cash and Buffalo Teachers Federation President Philip Rumore, used a news event last month to promote community schools as a platform to call on the mayor to help pay for the programs.

Hope Scott, the parent association leader at P.S. 123, in Harlem, said she could not forget a summer day in 2008, when she saw desks and teachers» property thrown in the hallway as a Success Academy school was «moving in.»

Some school leaders and classroom teachers may not believe in the value of independent, for - pleasure reading, or that kids can read for as long as they truly can.

Sacramento school district officials met with parents, teachers, and students — as well as community members and business and industry leaders — for months to discuss the school - to - career approach for their high schools.

As such, decisions to «give» teachers more devices tend to originate from the wrong starting place; teachers should be designing their classrooms and schools and then discussing, with leaders and technologists, what devices can best support that design.

As schools move away from local authority control and the government gives them an increasing amount of autonomy to spend their budgets as they see fit the need for teachers, the reason for ICT heads and school leaders to visit Bett strengthenAs schools move away from local authority control and the government gives them an increasing amount of autonomy to spend their budgets as they see fit the need for teachers, the reason for ICT heads and school leaders to visit Bett strengthenas they see fit the need for teachers, the reason for ICT heads and school leaders to visit Bett strengthens.

Moreover, leadership and learning are important areas when it comes to people's beliefs; political, symbolic and business leaders have a major impact on our lives, as well as the school and university leaders, and — not the least — those who lead the learning that takes place in those organizations: the teachers.

The same folks who gave us a system that ranked 99 % of teachers as effective and which left teachers with no objective defense against politics at the school - leader level.

«AISD officials had to struggle with the competing agendas of numerous outside partners such as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work in «Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that..as Austin's business leaders, the «First Things First» program of the Institute for Research and Reform in Education, the University of Pittsburgh Institute for Learning's work in «Disciplined Literacy,» the Dana Center for Mathematics at the University of Texas, the Gates and Dell Foundations, and other organizations... As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that..As one upset veteran high school teacher put it: «We're getting this academy, and then... we're going to do this and that....

But just as importantly they will bring with them their practical tools and strategies for observation and feedback that will benefit other school leaders and teachers around the world.

How can students, teachers, and school leaders view this diversity as beneficial for their own learning and the school as a whole?

Practical tips These insights, useful as they are, do not offer the practical strategies and tools that school leaders and teachers have found to be successful and would love to share with others to improve observation and feedback in schools.

As a Professor of Global Education Leadership at Lamar University in Texas — the largest teacher training university in United States — I also believe that teachers and school leaders should be rewarded for entering into professional development, and my role as a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do thiAs a Professor of Global Education Leadership at Lamar University in Texas — the largest teacher training university in United States — I also believe that teachers and school leaders should be rewarded for entering into professional development, and my role as a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do thias a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do this.

Much learning in schools occurs in informal and unplanned ways as teachers and school leaders introduce new initiatives, try new approaches and learn from experience.

«Lisa brings to the role the requisite skills, experience and expertise to lead AITSL as it continues to deliver on its key priority of ensuring teachers and school leaders have the maximum impact on student learning in all Australian Schools.»

What would the social - emotional environment of middle schools look like if school leaders, teachers, and reformers listened to 11 - year - olds as they looked at the nature of their schools and classrooms?

One of the challenges facing school leaders right now is striking the right balance between pragmatism to make sure that every class has a teacher, and ensuring the bar continues to be set as a high as it should be in terms of teaching quality.»

A number of significant factors are well established: teaching is a high status profession in Finland; all teachers have a Masters degree; education is well funded by the state and free to all; school retention rates are high; and the country whose economic revival was led by companies such as Nokia had become a world leader in high level information technology applications, including in education.

Primary school leaders should «look to the positives» following controversial government academies announcement As the dust settles on the recent government academies announcement a leading educational resource and training provider has urged head teachers to «take stock and seek advice» before pushing ahead with «monumental changes».

School leaders can sometimes find it hard to recruit specialist teachers for certain subject areas and, as a consequence, end up asking staff to teach «out of field».

All we need to do, as teachers and school leaders, is to perfect what we already know — and then we never have to learn to do anything new or differently.

Teachers and school leaders are concerned about this increasing «creep» of commercialism into public schooling, a university survey conducted as part of CIPS shows.

A survey undertaken by the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) has revealed how schools are facing a growing teacher recruitment crisis, with head teachers saying they have vacancies in key subjects such as maths, english and science.

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Throughout her 25 - year career as a network leader, instructional coach, teacher and consultant, Hillary has drawn on her social and emotional skills to help organizations, schools, and teachers improve performance by framing issues, building teams, leading difficult conversations, and facilitating problem solving.

His experiences as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school leader, district administrator and consultant have provided him with the foundation necessary to understand first - hand the needs of students and educators.

And as teachers and school leaders, we are all in this endeavor togethAnd as teachers and school leaders, we are all in this endeavor togethand school leaders, we are all in this endeavor together.

As a school leader, when implementing an educational approach, how do you ensure teachers receive ongoing PD and supervision?

We at the Learning First Alliance recently interviewed two representatives of ABC to find out: Richard Saldana a high school teacher and department chair who also serves on the executive board of the ABC Federation of Teachers, and Tanya Golden, a sixth grade teacher who also serves as a teacher leader.

As the experiences of these three schools make clear, the use of data can help teachers and leaders stay focused on student achievement.

We spoke with El - Mekki about his educational background, his priorities as a school leader, and how he plans to inspire more African American males to become teachers.

«We have formed a Cyber Congress in our school which consists of School Leader, Teacher members, Student members and Parents as members,» notes Rashmi Kathuria in school which consists of School Leader, Teacher members, Student members and Parents as members,» notes Rashmi Kathuria in School Leader, Teacher members, Student members and Parents as members,» notes Rashmi Kathuria in India.

Prior to starting Envision Schools, I taught social studies, served as a student - activities director, and was a mentor teacher, a reform leader, and the head of a school within a school, Academy X, at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, Califschool within a school, Academy X, at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, Califschool, Academy X, at Sir Francis Drake High School in San Anselmo, CalifSchool in San Anselmo, California.