Sentences with phrase «as reflect on their practice»

Having other teachers to work with beginning teachers as they reflect on their practice might enhance this reflective exercise.

The SOAR frames give us a common language for engaging in meaningful conversation around instruction, and the rubrics are a useful tool that will help teachers plan instruction as well as reflect on their practice.

Research on effective school reform and teacher professional development is consistent with the research on effective schools in general, in that it stresses the importance of teachers learning and changing together over an extended period of time, as they reflect on their practice and implement new teaching strategies (Fullan, 2000; Fullan & Hargreaves, 1996; Louis & Kruse, 1995; Richardson & Placier, in press.)

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«The process forces employees to reflect and to jot out a forward - looking plan for getting stuff done, all while requiring a minimal disruption in the employee's actual work,» writes Chen, who adds that as employees can compose their Snippets on their own schedule, the practice is maker friendly, i.e., it doesn't break up long blocks on concentrated work.

Each year as we say «goodbye» to the old and «hello» to the new, many of us have made a practice of reflecting on the year past.

Exxon board member Bill George led a National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission on «Executive Compensation and the Role of the Compensation Committee,» which included recommendations such as not offering contracts to executives (giving the board more flexibility in how it deals with the CEO's pay and tenure), which is reflected in the pay practices at ExxonMobil.

Rather than a means of removing suffering, prayer (and today I would add, meditation) seems to me to be a practice which can assist in navigating the inevitable challenges and sorrows of our lives, and act as a vehicle for thoughtfully reflecting on the joys and goodness we experience in an attitude of thankfulness.

It is likely that this grew steadily as something freely embraced and the later rupture of traditions between East and West reflected the diverse practice that went on earlier.

On ceremonial occasions, scholars do not so much practice their discipline as reflect on its aims from a distancOn ceremonial occasions, scholars do not so much practice their discipline as reflect on its aims from a distancon its aims from a distance.

well just thinking about these wars in the muslim / mid-east world over religious differences (which may reflect mental states in many ways) in a world where most realize that living in the present moment is best way to happiness and being in the moment in non-strife and awareness through the teachings of masters such as found in the buddhist, taoist, zen, etc., etc., etc. spriritually based practices of religious like thought and teachings, etc. that to ask these scientifically educated populace whom have access to vast amounts of knowledges and understandings on the internet, etc. to believe in past beliefs that perhaps gave basis and inspiration to that which followed — but is not the end all of all times or knowledges — and is thus — non self - sustaining in a belief that does not encompass growth of knowledge and understanding of all truths and being as it is or could be — is to not respect the intelligence and minds and personage of even themselves — not to be disrespected nor disrespectful in any way — only to point out that perhaps too much is asked to put others into the cloak of blind faith and adherance to the past that disregards the realities of the present and the potential of the future... so you try to live in the past — and destroy your present and your future — where is the intelligence in that — and why do people continually fear monger or allow to be fear — mongered into this destructive vision of the future based upon the past?

The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»

I have argued that theology and theological education must be conceived as a transformative discursive praxis that critically reflects on the concrete historical — political configurations and theological practices of Christian communities which have engendered and still engender the exclusion and dehumanization of «the others» of free born, educated and propertied men in Western society.

As has been defined by Arvind P. Nirmal, religion, for me, is a «symbol - system» that not only reflects the world - view of the adherent community in talks and rituals but also has a profound influence on the very value - system of the community.9 And since the data consists mostly of observations by others I would pick up cultic practices like festivals and related rituals.

The theological school, for its part, would assume responsibility for course work that studies Christian congregations in all their variety, as well as course work that focuses on models of practice, thus cultivating students» capacities to reflect on ministerial practice (cf. 121 - 25).

What little they have to say in their ancient texts on this topic (and many other topics) reflects their distate for the practices of all foreign peoples and cultures, as well as their discomfort with all things pertaining to the erotic, such as nudity, intimacy and bodily fluids — things that they themselves kept hidden and quiet about.

Our mission now, as it was in 2000, is to do everything we can to minimize the short - and long - term risks that concussions, if not properly managed, pose to athlete, and to provide objective and practical concussion information to parents, coaches, and athletic trainers that reflects the latest consensus of medical experts and advances in research and technology on best concussion safety practices, all in the direct, concise, easy - to - read, practical format that has always been MomsTeam's hallmark.

Apparently, her view reflects the dominant practice in modern baby diapering as evidenced, by the boom of disposable diapers on the market.

So practice sharing your observations and «wondering aloud» to help your child reflect on why she's acting as she is, and also on the results of her actions.

On the basis that the context of practice in BC would be important in relation to the challenges that midwives would experience and the strategies that they would use, midwives with at least 5 years» experience as a midwife in BC were selected from a list of registered midwives, to reflect possible variations in experiences between midwives working in urban and rural locations across BC (lower mainland, Vancouver Island, the interior and Northern BC), and between those working as solo, midwifery group and collaborative practitioners (midwives and family doctors sharing a caseload).

«Although I wholeheartedly agree that rare variants play a substantial role in human diseases, I also think that the section on GWAS reflects misunderstandings of the concept of GWAS, ignorance of standard practices in GWAS, misinterpretation of published primary research data, and as a result, is misinforming the general readership of Cell,» wrote Kai Wang, a postdoc at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia whose papers were cited in the Cell article.

As 2017 winds down, it's a nice practice to reflect on all the new things we learned over the last 12 months.

Journaling helps you notice and reflect on the benefits of your practice over time, builds your self - awareness, and gives you insight as to when to adapt and modify your practice.

Having said that, it is equally important for yoga teachers to allow for moments of silence as silence is equally important in yoga learning and allows an opportunity to the learners to reflect and focus on their individual practice.

In my own life, I've been practicing different styles of yoga, embracing time away from social media more often, practicing meditation and prayer more, journaling, reflecting on nature, and have been exploring new health ideas along with reading books and blogs that nourish this part of me as well.

There is still a level of caution — obviously, as schools are now investing more wisely, which reflects the code of practice offered by our BESA member organisations; buy from trusted suppliers, who offer good value for money, which will ultimately have an impact on improving education standards.

When I describe this scenario to other middle school teachers, they regularly nod in agreement as they reflect on their own practices.

You are required to look at yourself as a teacher and analyze and reflect on your own practices.

As a teacher, how often do you reflect on your own practice and discuss this with colleagues?

Similarly, in a case study of four middle school math teachers who participated in a yearlong series of ten video club meetings to reflect on their classrooms, teachers in the video club «came to use video not as a resource for evaluating each other's practices, but rather as a resource for trying to better understand the process of teaching and learning» in a supportive, nonthreatening setting (Sherin and Han, 2004).

There are follow up activities that include * recognising the influences on our prejudices * reflecting on each person * defining prejudice * defining discrimination * Quick look at Galatians 3:28 * Consideration of lyrics from songs about prejudice NB all images are either personal images or selected using BING where license has been selected as Free to modify, share and use commercially * I designed this lesson on my teaching practice and it has been a staple of my teaching every year since, when used for inspection or performance management observations (it has been used for both and interview) it has always been rated as an excellent lesson.

The lesson is really an organizer that the teachers use as they engage in the real work of lesson study: studying teaching materials, discussing content and instruction, reflecting on their practice, and investigating student learning.

As part of the core business of a school, we offer opportunities for SLTs and Governors to reflect on their unique context and to consider together how policies, practices and behaviours might further enhance an emotionally healthy culture for the whole school.

As the summer drew to a close, Senior Lecturer James Honan, one of many HGSE faculty members who devote their time to guiding these administrators through the many challenges in their work, reflected on how the Ed School is making a difference in the professional practice of scores of higher education leaders from across the country and around the world.

The accounting officer should be able to rely on the CFO to ensure that financial statements are prepared promptly and meet the reporting requirements: the law, financial reporting standards and professional standards as reflected in Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).

She empowered us to reflect on our practice as teachers and engaged us as critical coinvestigators of the underlying principles of what it means to be an effective teacher and learner of the English discipline.

We will focus on applications to the practice of education, from classroom teaching to school leadership, so that we are equipped to reflect upon and improve our work as educational practitioners, scholars, and activists.

So if we need phenomenal schools willing to constantly reflect on and improve their practice, let's build the alternative system as quickly and thoughtfully as we can.

This reflects the call by government for a more clinical focus on teacher preparation whereby would - be graduates are required to observe and be engaged in classroom practices in a systematic and sustained manner with quality teachers; teachers who are identified and upgraded as lead or mentor teachers.

As interns» responsibilities deepen, advisors act as coaches, observing and providing constructive feedback while developing interns» ability to reflect on their practicAs interns» responsibilities deepen, advisors act as coaches, observing and providing constructive feedback while developing interns» ability to reflect on their practicas coaches, observing and providing constructive feedback while developing interns» ability to reflect on their practice.

«I feel more confident as a teacher, not because I have a piece of paper telling me I'm Highly Accomplished, but because now I feel I have a toolkit to support me in reflecting on and developing my practice and helping others with theirs.»

For example, in our improvement of pedagogy we were really looking for a way for teachers to reflect on their practice and it took us a while to look at how we could do that in a streamlined fashion; how we could use collegial observation and feedback as well as supervised observation and feedback.

[We're also] annotating electronic documents, which of course is pretty easy to do and worth it anyway as it helps you reflect on the teaching and learning for future practice.

By learning a new language, or learning to use an existing language in new domains and contexts, students are able to notice, compare and reflect on things previously taken for granted; to explore their own linguistic, social and cultural practices as well as those associated with the target language.

Over the course of this lesson, students will practice important skills such as summarizing, inferencing, and presenting material orally as they learn about LGBTQ history and reflect on how that history is represented in their textbooks and curricula.

As a general rule, I recommend that teachers should not give feedback to their students unless they plan time for students to respond — to build on the feedback, put it into practice, or reflect on how it can improve their work.

In particular, they emphasize the context - specific nature of teaching and the need for teachers to integrate knowledge of subject matter, students, and contextual conditions as they make instructional decisions, engage students in learning, and reflect on practice (Wayne & Youngs, 2003).

As we consider how participants in TIN reflected on their teaching practice, we must frame the work as researchers, instructors, and designers of this online environment (McKenney & Reeves, 2013) in the context of reflective practicAs we consider how participants in TIN reflected on their teaching practice, we must frame the work as researchers, instructors, and designers of this online environment (McKenney & Reeves, 2013) in the context of reflective practicas researchers, instructors, and designers of this online environment (McKenney & Reeves, 2013) in the context of reflective practice.

The coach noted this as a change in leadership practice but also pushed Ms. Garcia to reflect on whether the conversation had produced positive change.

This level of our training encourages teachers to reflect on, and take greater responsibility for their teaching as well as become more innovative in their classroom practice.

«Their framework is not a one - size fits all approach, but rather a foundation for building capacity and reflective practice in order to carefully meet the needs of students living in poverty... While reading, I made frequent notes of ideas that I want to continue to consider and reflect on as my colleagues and I continue to collaborate and think outside of the box for the benefit of the students in our school.»