Sentences with phrase «by teachers and educators»

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By the end of the four days, the educators know intimately about the monetary policy process, and they can teach other teachers and their students much more accurately.
In the churches, a major role of the Christian educator (and that includes the minister and lay teacher), is to help people understand what the media are really saying and doing to them - and how they can avoid being taken in by its worldview.
I'm currently taking a lactation support class (taught by RN and IBCLC Gini Baker, who trains many doctors, nurses, doulas, teachers and other breastfeeding counselors / educators), and it has really opened my eyes to many of the points you make — including the possible relationship between fertility issues and breastfeeding issues (and between breast augmentation and breastfeeding issues).
■ Resources: A Second Classroom: Parent Teacher Relationships in a Waldorf School by Torin M. Finser; Creative Discipline, Connected Family by Lou Harvey - Zahra Hellene Brodsky - Blake, MA has been a Waldorf educator for 22 years, serving in parent - tot, nursery, kindergarten and grades one through three.
In K - 12 education, teachers, educators, and school leaders can create environments in the classroom that change students» mindsets by implicitly and explicitly giving them messages around belonging and possibility.
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Attracting over 200 people, including members of the Waldorf Institute, Sunbridge College, and Sunbridge Institute communities; Waldorf teachers and other educators; and friends of Waldorf Education, our Weekend Conference offered a program of events presented by leading Waldorf and Waldorf - related educators, anthroposophists, artists, and innovators from around the country, all of whom hold deep connections to Sunbridge from across the decades.
Workshops are offered on a variety of birth and postpartum topics and can be run by childbirth educators, doulas, teachers or community members.
He «dissents strongly from the Bloomberg [education] legacy, starting with how teachers have been treated,» saying that educators have been «demonized and blamed» and that they «need to get the tools they need,» rather than «punished» by the «emphasis on high - stakes testing.»
The New York State Teacher of the Year Program is administered by the New York State Education Department and sponsored by New York State United Teachers (NYSUT); United Federation of Teachers (UFT); New York State Parents and Teachers Association (NYSPTA); New York State Association for School Curriculum Development (NYSASCD); New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA); School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS); New York State Association of Teacher Educators (NYSATE); New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NYACTE); Voya Financial; the SMARTer Kids Foundation; SMART Technologies and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).
In response to a question from a delegate about the Chicago Teachers Union strike, which led to a successful contract, and the UFT's current, long - running contract battle, Mulgrew contrasted the circumstances faced by educators in Chicago and New York City.
The New York State Master Teacher Program was established last year by Governor Cuomo to identify, support and reward exceptional STEM educators throughout New York State.
«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.
In the last days of the 2014 legislative session, Cuomo negotiated with New York State United Teachers for a temporary solution, introduced a program bill creating a «safety net» for educators whose ratings were detrimentally affected by students» low Common Core test scores and advanced the legislation with a «message of necessity,» allowing lawmakers to pass it before gaveling out for the summer.
Adopted by nearly every state and largely commended by educators, the standards were designed collaboratively by education leaders and teachers to prepare students for the challenges of the modern workplace.
The Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE - UFT) voted unanimously at our last General Body meeting to propose that the United Federation of Teachers, instead of sitting out this gubernatorial race, endorse the pro-public education platform presented by Howie Hawkins for Governor and Brian Jones for Lieutenant Governor.
Hawkins and Jones have been endorsed by the New York Badass Teacher Association, United Opt Out, and numerous educators.
The applications are then reviewed by a panel of state educational leaders from various professional associations, including the School Administrators Association of N.Y. State; N.Y. State United Teachers; the United Federation of Teachers; and the N.Y. State Parent Teacher Association, along with the assistant provost for educator preparation at the State University of New York (SUNY).
The victory, after weeks of cliffhanger budget negotiations and literally hundreds of protest actions by concerned parents and educators, was sweet indeed for teachers who can now close up their classrooms with the knowledge that they'll see their students again in September.
They also pushed for the full restoration of Teacher Center funding and more state aid to allow for the expansion of the UFT's Community Learning School Initiative and the Positive Learning Collaborative, a joint UFT - Department of Education program to create safe and supportive learning environments by providing educators with strategies to respond to challenging student behavior.
GMU's contingent teachers are «dedicated educators,» with 85 % of them motivated to teach by «passions for teaching and their subject area.»
But those results were widely criticized by educators and software makers for lumping together the outcomes from many different products and for testing their impact on student achievement in the 1st year the teacher had used the material.
It was developed by four teachers in the Wicomico County Public Schools» gifted and talented program with help from environmental educator Carrie Samis of the Maryland Coastal Bays Program.
A slew of awards, including being named teacher of the year by the Iowa Academy of Science, the Iowa Recycling Educators, and Wal - Mart, suggest that she's very good at it.
Educators, teachers, taxpayers, and bishops and clergy of nine religious denominations, including Roman Catholics, Methodists, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, and Jews, promptly challenged the «Balanced Treatment Act» in federal court in Little Rock, arguing that it was a violation of the separation of church and state as guaranteed by the First Amendment of the U.S. Constitution.
The program is taught by classroom teachers who train alongside educators from the Carnegie Institution and universities, as well as by «model teachers» who train with BioEYES staff for three years before running the program on their own.
These telescopes are available to teachers to use as part of their curricular or extra-curricular activities and are fully supported by a range of educational materials and a team of educators and professional astronomers.
Julia Child was a master chef, best - selling author, skillful teacher, and a passionate educator who touched the lives of millions by helping them discover that cooking can be exciting and fun.
Guided by Leanne Wierzbicki, intuitive Yoga teacher, healer, educator, holistic health and nutrition coach, and author.
Northern Ireland, United Kingdom About Blog Aikido lessons for all ages including private, corporate and organisational clients by Martin Acton, an educator, meditation teacher, massage therapist & Chief Aikido Instructor at Martin Acton's Aikido Institute Frequency about 3 posts per month.
Like the Staten Island educator at the center of this film, The Kindergarten Teacher pushes boundaries and crosses lines as it navigates its way through a tricky story of a five - year - old boy (newcomer Parker Sevak), who shows an unreal gift for poetry, and his teacher, Lisa (a career - best performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is also one of the film's producers), who struggles in her adult - education class to be a poet as well, if only to add a bit of culture to a home life that offers her little by way of intellectual stimuTeacher pushes boundaries and crosses lines as it navigates its way through a tricky story of a five - year - old boy (newcomer Parker Sevak), who shows an unreal gift for poetry, and his teacher, Lisa (a career - best performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is also one of the film's producers), who struggles in her adult - education class to be a poet as well, if only to add a bit of culture to a home life that offers her little by way of intellectual stimuteacher, Lisa (a career - best performance by Maggie Gyllenhaal, who is also one of the film's producers), who struggles in her adult - education class to be a poet as well, if only to add a bit of culture to a home life that offers her little by way of intellectual stimulation.
As a long - time teacher educator specializing in reading instruction, I was intrigued by your comments regarding «evidence» and education reform (see «Evidence Matters,» Letter from the Editors, Spring 2001).
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 Development Trust.
As part of the 2014 Alumni of Color Conference, Christopher Emdin — associate professor of science education at Teacher's College — explores the ways that hip - hop culture expresses an interest in, admiration for, and in some cases, deep knowledge of science that goes unnoticed by educators.
Most teachers feel that educators can address even major threats to safety, such as gangs, fights, and student conflict, only by building positive relationships within the school.
I've seen posts all over the place - including on Edutopia - outlining to teachers and educators what is meant by digital citizenship and how important it is for students to be aware of it.
An Internet training program for educators that was adopted by 50 states and has been used by more than 180,000 teachers has been struggling for survival because of the financial free fall of its primary benefactor, WorldCom Inc..
In the Loop: Students and Teachers Progressing Together Looping — when a teacher moves with his or her students to the next grade level rather than sending them to another teacher at the end of the school year — was initially advocated by early 20th - century Austrian educator Rudolf Steiner and since has been used successfully for years in Europe.
By setting high, clear learning goals and giving teachers and local officials full control over how best to achieve those, the Common Core ensures educators have autonomy over what is taught, and how it's taught, in their classrooms.
So with so many potential dilemmas faced by teachers and other educators, how did they choose the ones they did for the book?
Guided by research, educators at Cochrane Collegiate have honed in on ten top teaching methods, and teachers receive weekly PD to help them implement the practices.
Analysis of the figures by the Guardian found that of the 3,994 people referred through the strategy, 1,319 came from teachers and other educators.
«The certified teacher will provide instruction, and then the students will rotate through specific activities guided by each educator,» explains Nicole Tuttle, Charles R. Drew's director of literacy.
The educator suggests praise and positive reinforcement in the classroom are fundamental tools teachers can use to combat low confidence and low self - esteem experienced by their Indigenous students.
On these open - source sites, materials created and reviewed by educators are shared under a Creative Commons license, which means other teachers may use and adapt the content for free.
Seeking feedback from students, teaching with passion and striving for evidence - based practice are just some of the suggestions offered up by educators in this year's Teacher survey.
Seeking feedback from students, teaching with passion and striving for evidence - based practice are just some of the snippets of advice offered up by educators in this year's Teacher survey.
All Our Children Learning: A Primer for Parents, Teachers and Other Educators, by Benjamin S. Bloom (McGraw - Hill Book Company, 1221 Avenue of the Americas, New York, N.Y. 10020; 288 pages, paper $ 6.95).
Professors Develop Metrics for Teacher Performance The Dartmouth, 4/17/13 «Standardized test scores and student surveys successfully evaluate teacher effectiveness and identify the best educators, according to a study conducted by economics department chair Douglas Staiger and Harvard University education and economics professor Thomas Kane.Teacher Performance The Dartmouth, 4/17/13 «Standardized test scores and student surveys successfully evaluate teacher effectiveness and identify the best educators, according to a study conducted by economics department chair Douglas Staiger and Harvard University education and economics professor Thomas Kane.teacher effectiveness and identify the best educators, according to a study conducted by economics department chair Douglas Staiger and Harvard University education and economics professor Thomas Kane.»
Judy Willis, a neurologist, middle school teacher, and author of several books on the subject, says educators can achieve a lot just by designing lessons that appeal to multiple senses.
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