Sentences with phrase «based teacher development»

The experience of the network leaves us with new questions to explore are questions that we are continuing to explore together as a form of conversation - based teacher development.

They help create the enabling conditions for distributed leadership that allows teacher leaders to lead proven, content - specific, equity - based teacher development.

For example, the Ozarks Teacher Corps, a project of the Rural Trust's Center for Midwestern Initiatives, provides a promising place - based teacher development model.

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The artistic courses have a two-fold purpose: to enhance personal self - development and creativity, and to provide a basis for the work of the early childhood teacher.

I have an extensive knowledge base of child development and over 20 years of experience working with young children and families as a Certified Early Childhood Educator and Montessori Teacher.

Following her graduation from California State University at Chico with a degree in Child Development, Angela worked as the head teacher for a Montessori - based preschool for 16 years in Redway, California.

Tia is also involved in all aspects of the sanctuary's educational programming — developing curricula and interpretive materials, developing and implementing classroom teacher professional development, working on numerous grants in communities and schools, and developing and teaching natural history and food - based programming.

Both types of courses are professional development workshops that model, teach, and encourage teachers to use inquiry - based, hands - on methods of teaching STEM subjects in their classrooms.

The teacher works with a team of educators to implement a multi-sensory, hands - on / minds - on, nature - based science curriculum; incorporating emergent language and math experiences along with creative arts, music, cooking and the development of social skills.

«If the proposal for License to Practise signals a commitment by a future Labour Government to restore qualified teacher status (QTS) as a requirement for all teachers in state funded schools, to introduce, within a national framework of pay and conditions of service, a contractual entitlement for all teachers to continuing professional development and to re-establish a proper system of professional regulation which ensures that all headteachers have QTS and NPQH and are accredited to lead and manage schools, then this is a basis on which progress could be made.

Commenting on the launch of a consultation by the Secretary of State for Education on professional development for teachers and calling for expressions of interest in a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «This Government can establish whatever framework it likes for professional development but unless teachers are given a contractual entitlement to access such development, the current system of inequality and ad hoc arrangements will continue, with access being on the basis of grace and favour and the whims and preferences of individual employers.

«Nana Addo proposed Northern Development Authority (NDA) in 2008 and the NDC, kicked against it but, when they assumed office, they copied the policy idea and changed the name to Savannah Accelerated Development Authourity (SADA), the same with free Senior High School (SHS), cancelled nurses and teachers training allowances, now he has swallowed his own words, promising to pay the allowances, President Mahama, is ruling the nation based on Nana Addo's wisdom, «he stated.

The governor's budget, which is meant to close a projected $ 7.4 billion budget deficit, eliminated funding for UFT Teacher Centers, a nationally recognized, research - based professional development program.

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A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals» temperaments may lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional support to kindergarten and first grade students, and better classroom organization and less off - task behavior in first - grade classes, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

To this end we (1) partner with precollege science teachers to develop and produce innovative Internet - based curriculum supplement materials focused on genetics, biotechnology, and bioethics; (2) update and expand teachers» knowledge in these areas through professional development programs; and (3) engage precollege students in science enrichment experiences.

Early this year, Rubie - Davies published a study based on an experiment in which she randomly assigned 84 teachers to either the workshops or regular professional development.

Project BioEYES, based at Carnegie's Department of Embryology in Baltimore, MD, (www.bioeyes.org) uses live zebrafish to teach basic scientific principles, animal development, and genetics to underrepresented students, while training teachers in Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics

She has participated in numerous professional development opportunities to improve her astronomy teaching, including the National Optical Astronomy Observatory's (NOAO) Teacher Leaders in Research Based Science Education Program where Ms. Sepulveda learned to bring authentic astronomy research into the classroom.

ChildLight Yoga for Babies & Toddlers Teacher Training (18 hours, certification required) This training will cover infant and early childhood development and education on how practicing yoga can support the social, emotional and physical development, as well as overall contentment and comfort, of babies and toddlers, newborn through 2 years by providing tools and inspiration to successfully integrate yoga - based movement, songs, games, and relaxation into their day.

Lincoln, NE About Blog Whether you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, child care professional, babysitter, teacher, or just a caring adult involved in the lives of kids, TLC is committed to provide you with research - based strategies to help you support the development and success of kids.

Lincoln, NE About Blog Whether you are a parent, grandparent, guardian, child care professional, babysitter, teacher, or just a caring adult involved in the lives of kids, TLC is committed to provide you with research - based strategies to help you support the development and success of kids.

In this philosophy, teachers facilitate inquiry - based learning, student development of knowledge and thinking processes, and student interaction and sharing of ideas.

The Advanced Placement exam is but one example of a high - quality performance - based assessment, one that promotes authentic learning, provides substantial teacher development, and maintains test validity, reliability,...

Parents as Teachers National Center, a St. Louis - based organization that offers parent - education and early - childhood - development programs, recently received an $ 82,500 grant from the Bush Foundation and a $ 50,000 grant from the General Mills Foundation.

Five - year evaluation study on the effectiveness of A + arts - integrated school reform strategies in Oklahoma schools, based on a survey of students, teachers, and professional - development faculty.

Distinguished math and science faculty from Harvard College will assist in the development of the case studies, which will serve as the basis of a course that will be offered tuition - free to teachers from the partner districts.

It recommends evidence - based training and professional development is given to teachers in the delivery of the checks, data collection and interpretation of the results, and intervention programs for students.

The job advert outlines that applicants must be a classroom based teacher who has a current teaching contract, have at least five years teaching experience, and have an up to date knowledge of developments in the education sector.

With experience as a classroom teacher, Director of Staff Development and district - level administrator, Brandon has practical school - based experience that allows him to work closely with schools to aide their dDevelopment and district - level administrator, Brandon has practical school - based experience that allows him to work closely with schools to aide their developmentdevelopment.

In short, the competitive model would substitute meaningful professional development for what is essentially a guild system funded by levying a significant tuition - based tax on aspiring teachers before permitting them to enter the profession.

In our study, teachers had no prior experience using a project - based approach, and we had limited time to devote to professional development (about three hours initially, with brief videos introducing subsequent units and an average of 11 visits from coaches), so it was important for the unit and session plans to provide considerable support through explicitness and detail.

We emphasize several core strategies that educate the whole child: project - based learning, comprehensive assessment, integrated studies, social and emotional learning, teacher development, and technology integration.

At Bank Street College, teacher educator and director of research Barbara Biber extolled the virtues of a program that applied «the concept of the unified nature of cognitive and affective development... on the teacher - training level» and was based on «a process of integrating new knowledge with an old self.»

Summit's PLP (a free platform that comes with professional development tools and customizable, teacher - created, project - based curricula, including virtual textbooks, curated resources, and assessments) allows students to learn at their own pace, track their progress, and reflect on feedback.

And we're always interested in pitches on our core concepts: project - based learning, social and emotional learning, technology integration, teacher development, comprehensive assessment, and integrated studies.

This may have some basis in fact but it is probably more likely to be the lack of high quality training at both initial teacher education and within on - going continuing professional development.

Interactive Learning is based upon the Learning - Focused professional - development program, which teachers at Cochrane first began using in the 2007 - 08 school year.

In her synthesis of research on effective teacher professional development that has demonstrated a positive impact on student outcomes, Timperley (2008) identified 10 key principles, including: providing teachers with opportunities to drive their own professional development, allowing teachers to work collaboratively to learn and apply evidence based practices, establishing a professional learning culture that provides a safe and authentic environment for professional enquiry and ensuring school leaders take an active role in developing professional learning, and maintaining momentum within schools.

In Boston, MCAS is an important part of a seamless standards - based reform effort that includes clear expectations for what students should learn, curriculum aligned with the standards, high - quality instruction and professional development to help teachers improve their practice, and assessments that provide students with a way to demonstrate what they have learned and how they can apply it.

Q Design Packs from Institute of Play, based on the tools and methods used by teachers, administrators, curriculum designers and game designers at Quest to Learn and CICS Chicago Quest, provide detailed infographics, worksheets, and rich media resources to support school design, curriculum design, and professional development.

In Australia, a variety of school obesity prevention initiatives have been implemented, including mandatory healthy school canteen guidelines, professional development programmes for teachers, and curriculum - based programmes.

Whether individually or through facilitated professional development, teachers spend a lot of time unpacking the standardized tests and the targeted standards and learning on which they're based.

These include 16,000 booklets for teachers on computing - related thinking across the curriculum and further development of the Turtle programming system, which makes text - based programming easier to teach so that it is fully available online.

The Opportunity of Bilingualism is a new online professional development program for teachers, early childhood educators, literacy coaches, parents, and community - based professionals.

Jennings is a founder of CARE for Teachers, a «mindfulness - based professional development program designed to reduce stress and promote improvements in classroom climate and student academic and behavioral outcomes.»

The Science Teachers Learning from Lesson Analysis (STeLLA) project is a professional - development program that uses video - based analysis of practice to improve teacher and student learning at the upper elementary level.

Among the many issues that teachers and administrators in ABC have tackled together are curriculum development, textbook selection, recruitment and hiring, mentoring, teacher evaluation and support, and use of data - based decision making to improve student performance.

A former teacher and principal, Barth is also the founder of The Principals» Center, a professional development program based at HGSE for school principals, assistant principals, and other school leaders.

Most IEP students arrive with professional experience in international education and development, perhaps as teachers or administrators at international schools, Peace Corps volunteers, field researchers with NGOs, or policy analysts with U.S. - based aid organizations.