Two years later, he was a finalist for the national 2014 Fishman Prize for Superlative Classroom Practice, which is
awarded by The New Teacher Project, a national nonprofit organization.
Not exact matches
By Dorene Internicola
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Gale Gand, an American award - winning chef, cooking teacher and television personality is on a mission to make lunch the new dinn
NEW YORK (Reuters)- Gale Gand, an American
award - winning chef, cooking
teacher and television personality is on a mission to make lunch the
new dinn
new dinner.
He was presented with the Western
New York Regional Office's Leadership
Award at a ceremony attended
by American Federation of
Teachers President Randi Weingarten and
New York State United
Teachers President Karen E. Magee.
My «Busy Educator's Newsletter» not only keeps the book updated
by providing
new sites but also includes lesson tips and news on Internet projects and
awards for K - 12
teachers worldwide.
As part of a
new award given
by the dean's office, the Singer Prize for Excellence in Secondary Teaching - funded
by the Paul Singer Family Foundation - will recognize the extraordinary work of four
teachers in the world.
The
award, presented May 14, is the most prestigious honor bestowed
by the 140,000 - member
New York City affiliate of the American Federation of
Teachers.
STAYING SAFE & HEALTHY
New for 2014, the Excellence in Health and Safety
Award, sponsored
by IOSH, will celebrate best practice in operational health and safety concentrating on business as usual health and safety and recognising the valuable work the responsible managers do to create and maintain a safe and healthy environment for
teachers, pupils and the general public every day.
In mathematics and science, the number of preliminary credentials
awarded to
new, fully prepared
teachers dropped
by 32 percent and 14 percent, respectively, over the last four years.
In 1992, when the
new CLAS assessments were being implemented, the contract to develop national English language arts standards was
awarded by the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) to the Center for the Study of Reading at the University of Illinois, in collaboration with the International Reading Association (IRA) and the National Council of
Teachers of English (NCTE).
AACTE has chosen an article
by Claire Sinnema, Frauke Meyer, and Graeme Aitken of the University of Auckland (
New Zealand) to receive the 2018 AACTE Outstanding Journal of
Teacher Education (JTE) Article
Award.
But the four top
teachers who are in the running for the National
Teacher of the Year
award have a unique opportunity to have their voices heard
by the
new administration — and they hope to do so at the White House this spring.
In a recent piece
by Valerie Strauss, «Gates Foundation Puts Millions of Dollars into
New Education Focus:
Teacher Preparation,» she sketches how Gates is
awarding $ 35 million to a three - year project called
Teacher Preparation Transformation Centers funneled through five different projects, one of which is the Texas Tech based University - School Partnerships for the Renewal of Educator Preparation (U.S. Prep) National Center.
Under a
new contract competitively
awarded by the Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA), Education Northwest will work to support the academic success for students of military families through the improved implementation of professional learning communities for principals and
teachers at U.S. military schools across the globe.
The U.S. Department of Education has
awarded a nearly $ 13 million grant to a group of
New Orleans universities and non-profits to recruit, prepare, and develop nearly 900 highly - effective, culturally competent
teachers from diverse backgrounds
by 2020.
The
award - winning documentary «Waiting for Superman» puts to shame the claims of excellence touted
by the
teachers» union and others in the
New Jersey education establishment.
She won the NCTE
Award for Outstanding American Middle School English
Teacher; was honored
by the Library of Congress and River of Words Foundation as Poetry
Teacher of the Year; and was
awarded an honorary doctorate
by the University of
New Hampshire.
In 2010, Janis received the Phi Delta Kappa International Outstanding
New Teacher Award, and in 2014, she was nominated
by her school for the PGCPS Outstanding Educator
Award.
As Ocean City High School's
Teacher of the Year, Amy T. Andersen was featured in the
New Jersey School Board Association's School Leader and was recently honored
by the National Liberty Museum with the
Teacher as Hero: Exceptional
Teacher Award.
Supported
by librarians,
teachers, and, most important, kids, Graphix titles have become bestsellers around the globe and continue to receive
awards and critical acclaim, including multiple Eisner
Award wins and nominations, a Stonewall Book
Award Honor (Drama), a Boston Globe - Horn Book
Award Honor (Smile), an Edgar Allan Poe nomination (The Lost Boy), and 20
New York Times bestsellers to date.
«The Big Book of Nature Activities: A Year - Round Guide to Outdoor Learning» (384 pages,
New Society Publishers, 2016) is written
by outdoor education expert Jacob Rodenburg and
award - winning environmental advocate and
teacher Drew Monkman.