Sentences with phrase «by quality professional development»

We believe that great schools are guided by faith and values, grounded in rigorous content, supported by quality professional development, and animated by a clear vision.

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Investment professionals who have long relied on Bloomberg for its suite of financial data and analytics now have access to research from Glass Lewis on matters not well covered by traditional investment research: accounting policies, financial statement transparency, corporate governance, litigation and regulatory developments, related - party transactions, executive compensation and board of director independence and quality, among others.

In addition to supporting children's music development, our in - school curriculum raises the overall quality of a child's education by touching many important factors all at once: school readiness, family engagement, parent - child relationships, and teacher professional development.

We offer hope to educators by providing critical professional development and work toward the creation of a system of quality early care and education for our youngest citizens.

It also makes «high quality professional development» eligible for state aid if offset by savings in instructional materials through adoption of free online curriculum resources.

The organization has also assembled some 1,000 scientists, engineers and medical professionals at the ready to work on pro-bono basis to help non-profits and human rights organizations on issues as varied as studying the potential for oil development in Kenya by examining unique geological conditions and assessing the potential for detrimental effects on local water quality.

The Hot Trot 5K is fun event organized by the Professional Development and Education Fund Executive Committee for SNMMI members and the local community to serve a great cause: the SNMMI Technologist Quality Initiative.

IOMP is charged with a mission to advance medical physics practice worldwide by disseminating scientific and technical information, fostering the educational and professional development of medical physics and promoting the highest quality medical services for patients.

Plymouth, MN About Blog IIST is an educational and professional development organization that has been founded to advance the software test and quality assurance profession by promoting and recognizing professionalism through education.

Plymouth, MN About Blog IIST is an educational and professional development organization that has been founded to advance the software test and quality assurance profession by promoting and recognizing professionalism through education.

This year, the Education Show furthered its mission to provide educators with the highest quality free continuing professional development (CPD) and resources, by partnering with non-profit organisation, the Teacher Developdevelopment (CPD) and resources, by partnering with non-profit organisation, the Teacher DevelopmentDevelopment Trust.

The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher quality on the job.

But two RFTs funded by IES during Whitehurst's tenure, one on professional development in reading, the other in math, show the same thing: even prolonged, high - quality, in - service professional development programs for teachers produce nothing in the way of gains for students.

The key points from each strand are highlighted as follows: Early Identification and support • Early identification of need: health and development review at 2/2.5 years • Support in early years from health professionals: greater capacity from health visiting services • Accessible and high quality early years provision: DfE and DfH joint policy statement on the early years; tickell review of EYFS; free entitlement of 15 hours for disadvantaged two year olds • A new approach to statutory assessment: education, health and care plan to replace statement • A more efficient statutory assessment process: DoH to improve the provision and timeliness of health advice; to reduce time limit for current statutory assessment process to 20 weeks Giving parent's control • Supporting families through the system: a continuation of early support resources • Clearer information for parents: local authorities to set out a local offer of support; slim down requirements on schools to publish SEN information • Giving parents more control over support and funding for their child: individual budget by 2014 for all those with EHC plan • A clear choice of school: parents will have rights to express a preference for a state - funded school • Short breaks for carers and children: a continuation in investment in short breaks • Mediation to resolve disagreements: use of mediation before a parent can register an appeal with the Tribunal

We are working to achieve this by making it easy for teachers and others involved in STEM education to access subject - specific, high impact professional development and quality - assured resource.

We need to concentrate on assisting schools to improve the quality of teaching and learning by providing expert guidance, quality professional development, and the time necessary to use data to improve instructional practice.

23 - 27 — Professional development: «Total Quality Transformation: Train - the - Trainer,» conference, sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators — National Academy for School Executives, for staff members and others involved in leading total quality efforts at the school, district, or state level, to be held at the Mark Hopkins Inter-Contintental Hotel in San Francisco, Quality Transformation: Train - the - Trainer,» conference, sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators — National Academy for School Executives, for staff members and others involved in leading total quality efforts at the school, district, or state level, to be held at the Mark Hopkins Inter-Contintental Hotel in San Francisco, quality efforts at the school, district, or state level, to be held at the Mark Hopkins Inter-Contintental Hotel in San Francisco, Calif..

18 - 19 — Professional development: «The Seven Habits of Highly Effective People: The «Principle - Centered» Approach to Quality Schools,» conference, sponsored by the American Association of School Administrators — National Academy for School Executives, for superintendents, central - office administrators, board members, principals, teachers, and parents, to be held at the Mills House Hotel in Charleston, S.C. Contact: A.A.S.A. - N.A.S.E., 1801 North Moore St., Arlington, Va. 22209 - 9988; [phone]; fax: [phone].

These include reducing licensure barriers, improving the quality of professional development and teacher preparation, luring and retaining good teachers by recognizing and rewarding them, and so forth.

«We could start to tackle the teacher - quality problem not by finding more superheroes able to master a hugely demanding job, or by placing boundless faith in training and professional development, but by rethinking the way we define the role so that more people might do it well.

The proposal, which was made by the Trustees and endorsed by the association's 3,000 - strong membership base, will give the school business profession a more formal representative body with an emphasis on stronger professional development and quality assurance.

«I want high - quality professional development to be a fundamental part of a teacher's career and these new programmes — backed by government funding — will give them the skills, confidence, and knowledge they need to provide a world - class education for all children.»

provide staff ongoing, high - quality job - embedded professional development (e.g., regarding subject - specific pedagogy, instruction that reflects a deeper understanding of the community served by the school or differentiated instruction) that is aligned with the school's comprehensive instructional program and designed with school staff to ensure they are equipped to facilitate effective teaching and learning and have the capacity to successfully implement school reform strategies;

The purpose of the plan shall be to improve the quality of teaching and learning by ensuring that teachers participate in substantial professional development in order that they remain current with their profession and meet the learning needs of their students.

FRS Leadership Team of leading educational experts to create a research - based, two - day agenda that is action packed with personalized professional learning that models high - quality professional development practices lead by expert facilitators.

Second, professional development can promote quality technology integration and learning by minimizing the importance of computers within professional development and concentrating instead on the core areas of teaching: content, curriculum, instruction, assessment, and classroom management.

Learning Forward (formally the National Staff Development Council), an organization focused on effective educator professional learning, adopted and expanded the Guskey and Sparks (2002) model by developing a set of standards for high quality educator learning (Learning Forward, 2011; National Staff Development Council, 2001).

We must also support teachers in transforming their instructional practices by providing continuing professional development and supports, and that students are taught using rigorous, high - quality instructional materials.

It is also supported by the company Connect - i, which ensures total quality control over the development, as well as full compatibility of each of the available add - ons with Opigno's core.Connect - i also offers professional support for Opigno, available both as occasional troubleshooting, as support contracts, or as development of additional custom features.

She felt daunted, however, by the challenge of providing high - quality professional development to large numbers of educators spread across the farthest reaches of the 1,946 square - mile county.

The Professional Development Task Force, convened by state schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin, concluded that many students will not be able to measure up to new academic standards if the state doesn't focus more on the quality of the teaching corps.

The few hours (at most) of annual professional development spent on training teachers to educate gifted students are clearly not sufficient; we need more time and higher - quality training devoted to curricular and instructional differentiation by ability level.

So the white paper is clear that we will do more to support the provision of high - quality CPD by creating a new «Standard for Teachers» Professional Development».

High quality professional development designed for teachers by teachers to share teaching strategies in all content areas and grade levels.

Written into our Academy improvement plan is; «Create a culture of professional ambition through high quality professional development and whole school leadership opportunities» and this is not tokenistic by any means.

By explicitly incorporating training and professional development that supports assessment literacy into state ESSA applications, states can enhance student learning by leveraging funds to develop assessment policies and systems that are in balance and reflect quality assessment practiceBy explicitly incorporating training and professional development that supports assessment literacy into state ESSA applications, states can enhance student learning by leveraging funds to develop assessment policies and systems that are in balance and reflect quality assessment practiceby leveraging funds to develop assessment policies and systems that are in balance and reflect quality assessment practices.

Comprehensive induction, writes Headden, includes high - quality mentoring by trained mentors, common planning time, ongoing professional development, external networks of teachers, standards - based evaluation, dedicated resources and an adequate and stable source of funding.

Darling - Hamond (1998) makes a strong argument for quality professional development by stating that each dollar spent on improving teachers» qualifications nets greater gains in student learning than any other use of an education dollar.

One hundred thirty - five (135) Virginia Preschool Initiative (VPI) classrooms with 1,574 eligible children have been improved by providing additional comprehensive services to children and families and by providing high - quality professional development to teachers and assistants.

He has assisted school districts in 47 states and two foreign countries in developing and refining their educational programs by providing quality professional development and teacher in - services.

Douglas earned the most prestigious award given by MSA earlier this year, the Dr. Ronald P. Simpson Distinguished Merit Award for embodying all of MSA's Magnet School Pillars: diversity, innovative curriculum and professional development, academic excellence, high quality instructional systems, and family and community partner ships.

These goals serve as the primary tenants for advancing the high school renewal work to: 1) establish system coherence by aligning central office and site programs, and accelerating student learning by leveraging and expanding knowledge and skills among staff, parents, and community members; 2) improve the quality of instructional leadership by providing ongoing professional development for school leaders; 3) improve the quality of teaching throughout the district through embedded professional development; 4) increase student engagement in the learning process by personalizing learning environments to build on student interests; 5) increase community involvement in schools by giving principals ownership of the change process, expanding student voice, and bringing parents and students into the school renewal process.

TAP aimed to improve schools by increasing teacher quality, and provided multiple opportunities for professional development, school leadership positions, structured feedback, and mentoring.

On the other hand, 62 percent of principals thought teacher quality could be boosted «very effectively» by increasing professional development; 54 percent, by decreasing class size; and 45 percent, by raising teacher pay.

Professional / staff development — Training for teachers, principals, superintendents, administrative staff, local school board members and Board of Education members designed to enhance student achievement and is required by the Standards of Quality.

School leaders can influence the quality of teaching in their schools in many ways, including by providing relevant and timely professional development for teachers.

We are extremely proud of many of the results, whether it is supporting teachers to improve their on task engagement by 55 % (or more), or supporting the leaders at East Tech in Cleveland to raise their graduation rate from 46 % to 73 % and scoring in the top 1 % nationally for growth on the NWEA, or working with teachers unions to support their teachers with quality professional development to support new evaluations systems.

In our experience, almost all successful secondary literacy programs are distinguished by an investment in high - quality teacher professional development.

The grants are from the federal Mathematics and Science Partnership (MSP) program, which supports efforts by colleges and universities to provide high - quality professional development programs for teachers with the goal of improving instruction and closing achievement gaps in mathematics and science.

Congress, states, and districts must invest in STEM and CTE teacher quality by improving teacher recruitment, preparation, and professional development.