There are many ways in which technology can improve education,
as schools and educators are demonstrating worldwide.
Not exact matches
As schools transition away from paper, textbooks,
and projectors, there's a growing opportunity for startups to create new tools geared toward
educators.
The MDR division of Dun & Bradstreet works to help companies engage with the best
educators for their brands through online communities such
as WeAreTeachers, WeAreParents, EdNET,
and School Leaders Now.
She has previously worked
as a public health
educator and crisis counselor at Washington, DC nonprofits,
and as an ESL teacher for primary
school & university students,
as well
as working adults.
During his career
as an
educator, he was a teacher with the Roman Catholic
School Board in St. John's, a Supervising Vice-Principal with the Port - au - Port Roman Catholic
School Board
and a Supervising Principal of the Placentia - St.
As an
educator, Wendy is an adjunct professor at the University of British Columbia's Sauder
School of Business, where she leads programs for business families
and their advisors in the Business Families Centre.
Gesing
and Demers started their careers
as educators, so working with The Monarch
School has special resonance for them.
Teachers in Arizona
and Colorado turned their state Capitols into a sea of red Thursday
as they kicked off widespread walkouts that shut down public
schools in a bid for better pay
and education funding, building on
educator revolt that emerged elsewhere in the U.S. but whose political prospects were not clear.
Some
educators in Arizona are volunteering to care for students
and holding food drives
as a historic teacher strike that has closed
schools stretches on.
If a dozen different public
school systems were to embark on a five - year experiment
as part of a larger nation - wide experiment encouraged by federal dollars, local teams of
educators, parents
and community leaders would need to devise appropriate local models.
If the family really is the domestic church
and parents the primary
educators and protectors of their children, then we must be more creative in promoting
and supporting them
as the first
and best of teachers in the home, the
school of human virtues.
Bad
school memories were the hot topic at a recent party hosted by David Dancer for GLSEN, the Gay, Lesbian
and Straight Education Network, with guests such
as New York's, a social worker
and educator of the year for 2009.
Every parent has a right
and a duty to ensure that their primary role
as educators of their children is not sub-contracted out to
schools.
I have never been happy with this situation, just
as I have never been satisfied to be known solely
as a Christian
educator, restricted to predominantly applied courses training professional
educators and ministers for parish education understood fundamentally
as church
schooling.
Here, under «Home,
School and Parish», a spirit of «collaboration» is mentioned
and the «Church» teaching that parents are the «first teachers» (not «primary
educators») is explained
as «underlin (ing) the role
and responsibility of parents within the home
as the place where faith is formed
and nurtured.»
Likewise, homeschooling seems to mitigate the negative effects of low levels of parents» education on student achievement — a finding that's especially intriguing since these parents are the
educators —
as well
as the negative effects of family socioeconomic variables
and race displayed in public
schools.
After all, it was through political
and legal struggles over many years,
and as a result of compromises, that other Western democracies recognized the pluralistic nature of a free society
and adopted policies protecting the rights of parents
and of
educators to maintain
and receive public funding for faith - based
schools.
As my research indicates, where the leadership of the diocese is theologically orthodox, there are more vocations that could fill the role of
educators in these
schools, the altars of the Churches,
and a wide array of needs, both practical
and spiritual, of the Church, at large.
Both
schools use Project Re-ED's «Re-Education» principles, developed by renowned psychologist,
educator and university administrator Nicholas Hobbs,
as the basis for their methods of reaching out to students.
Recognizing parents
as the primary
educators of children, OLPH
School supports, supplements,
and enriches your family life.
Kathryn Hatter is a veteran home -
school educator,
as well
as an accomplished gardener, quilter, crocheter, cook, decorator
and digital graphics creator.
Waldorf
School of the Peninsula was established in 1984 by parents and educators motivated by the great need for a school that would address the heart and will — as well as the mind — of the
School of the Peninsula was established in 1984 by parents
and educators motivated by the great need for a
school that would address the heart and will — as well as the mind — of the
school that would address the heart
and will —
as well
as the mind — of the child.
She began her career in education
as a museum
educator, a teacher,
and later a
school administrator in New York City.
My career has included working
as an after -
school program director, healthy relationships / sexual health
educator, community connector for an elementary
school, homeless shelter co-facilitator
and leading teen mission trips.
She's back home living in North America,
and is blogging about French
school lunches
as a way to engage parents,
educators, culinary professionals
and francophiles on the subject.
These are just a few examples of how breakfast - in - the - classroom has been used
as a creative tool for administrators
and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness
and absenteeism,
and trips to the
school nurse —
and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat
school breakfast!
At the urging of his wife — a lifelong
educator,
and Greenville County
Schools employee — Joe began working
as a Food
and Nutrition Supervisor with Greenville County
Schools in 2007, working his way up to his current position of director.
This is a unique opportunity to hear from
educators,
as well
as school nutrition professionals,
and to get different perspectives on BIC from a variety of stakeholders.
SciChem — This site has a range of specifically educational supplies, but will sell to individuals or home
educators as well
as schools and colleges.
An
educator since 1985, Tommi has worked
as a class teacher, subject teacher,
and block teacher for grades K - 8
and, prior to pursuing Waldorf Education, taught kindergarten
and first grade in the public
school system.
After 28 years working to get kids into college, Thacker left his job
as a high
school counselor in 2004 to write «College Unranked: Ending the College Admissions Frenzy»
and found the Education Conservancy, through which he is building a broad - based reform coalition of
educators at both the supply (high
school)
and demand (college) sides of the equation.
Licensed
as a parent
educator and early childhood teacher, she has pioneered efforts to bring topics such
as temperament, neurobiology, the importance of sleep,
and emotion coaching into homes,
schools, medical practices,
and businesses.
As you may know from the many times I link to her writing on TLT's Facebook page, Dana Woldow of PEACHSF (Parents,
Educators & Advocates Connect ion for Healthy
School Food) writes a regular and informative column in Beyond Chron, an online daily in San Francisco, in which she tackles all manner of food - related topics, from school food reform to childhood h
School Food) writes a regular
and informative column in Beyond Chron, an online daily in San Francisco, in which she tackles all manner of food - related topics, from
school food reform to childhood h
school food reform to childhood hunger.
Just
as when I write about
school food reform, I welcome comments
and guest posts from
school food service workers sharing their unique perspective, it's been illuminating to hear from
educators about this issue.
As you may know from the many times I link to her writing on TLT's Facebook page, Dana Woldow of PEACHSF (Parents,
Educators & Advocates Connect ion for Healthy
School Food) writes a regular
and informative column in Beyond Chron, an online daily... [Continue reading]
As a
school counselor, consultant,
educator,
and private family counselor, his work has taken him around the world,
and he is a longstanding participant in the Waldorf movement.
«Based on research
and experience, more
and more local districts are rejecting the use of ineffective strategies like corporal punishment
as an acceptable form of
school discipline in favor of effective techniques, like the Positive Behavioral Support system favored by most
educators,» said Vitaglione.
Educators or high
school and university student groups of more than 10 people should pre-register
as a group visit, by calling (312) 464-8249.
With more than a decade of experience
as elementary
school teacher
and parent
educator, Amanda Morin has discovered that teaching is more than just lesson plans, it's an interactive process that involves parents, teachers
and students working together to create a base of knowledge.
As a teacher,
school director, child development
and behavior specialist, parent
educator, multiple birth parenting consultant, best - selling author,
and parent (of adult triplets), she has developed a unique style in delivering her advice to parents.
She has worked with hundreds of parents of all aged children (prenatal to adult),
as well
as educators and staff of preschoolers through high
school.
Prior to joining Savvy Parents Safe Kids, she enjoyed working with moms groups, parents
and early
educators in the Seattle area
as a preschool teacher, center director
and school administrator.
She has served
as an
educator and instructional leader in inner - city public, bilingual
and charter
schools.
As a professional movement
educator, Will brings his skills in mentoring
and consulting to help developing teachers in Waldorf
schools worldwide.
The Waldorf
School of Princeton's comprehensive program begins with the observation of children
and also may include child studies, consultations with parents
as well
as additional
educators and / or specialists, various assessments,
and individual
and / or group lessons with other students.
This toolkit is designed to help
school nurses communicate with impact, in order to better serve
as educators and advocates for
school and community health,
and raise...
The Georgia PTA, which is led by Cherokee County's own Lisa - Marie Haygood
as its President, presents statewide awards to outstanding
educators and school PTAs at its summer conference.
As the head of the Peggy Notebaert Nature Museum's education department, she oversees programming
and resources that reach 65,000
school children, 2,000
educators and hundreds of thousands of visitors each year.
As a special
educator I helped families transition their children to new
schools, to community settings, to jobs, into friendships,
and into the world.
After culinary
school, Mary had been working
as a sommelier
and wine
educator,
and as such, she was experienced in matching wines to food.