Sentences with phrase «classroom educators on»

Our guests will discuss how to work with district leaders and classroom educators on ed - tech initiatives, what it takes to balance innovation with technological realities, and how to evaluate the impact of ed - tech programs.

The government also created the What Works Clearinghouse to provide a database of results for classroom educators on everything from reviews of particular curricula to evidence - based teaching techniques.

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Math education software DreamBox provides educators with recordings and data into how students are learning and progressing so that educators can focus on the areas where their classrooms need the most help.

She mentors new and in - training Lamaze childbirth educators to put them on their path to holding their own in a classroom.

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!

We know that teachers need choices and flexibility, so we're excited to give Nature on the Go teachers a choice for the second part of the program, which takes place after a Nature Museum educator visits the classroom.

My perspective on guiding children comes from years of practice as a mindful educator, and draws from my experiences teaching in the classroom, working one - on - one with families, and as the Early Childhood Specialist at the Children's Creativity Museum in San Francisco.

These are just a few examples of where breakfast - in - the - classroom has become a tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardies and absences, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!

This policy brief outlines the reasons educators need to learn more about adoption issues, explains the negative consequences of a lack of knowledge, and proposes steps that teachers, schools, curriculum developers and institutions of higher education can make progress toward placing all children and families on a level playing field in the classroom and beyond.

«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.

While many educators embraced Common Core when it was first introduced, they've since demanded that the state hold off on implementing the new student assessments based on Common Core and the APPR plan until the rigorous curriculum is properly implemented inside the classroom.

It came after a cascade of dissent from parents and teachers, steadily growing since tests aligned with the Common Core academic standards were introduced into classrooms in the 2012 - 13 school year and since the state toughened its evaluation laws, with an increasing amount of educators» job ratings linked to student performance on exams.

As educators, we are dedicated to ensuring our students learn in classrooms and on campuses where the values of respect and civility are paramount,» she said.

At 12:45 p.m., Educators 4 Excellence releases a statewide poll of classroom teachers on the state's evaluation system, LCA Room, LOB, Albany.

There is already over-testing in our classrooms - a greater emphasis on testing, in my opinion, will not yield an accurate or fair assessment of our educators» or children's abilities.

A broad coalition of educators and organizations have gathered resources to provide interested teachers a program on plastic pollution education into their classrooms.

We often report on the struggles of Common Core Learning Standards in the classroom, but in this Focus on Education report WBFO»S Eileen Buckley takes us inside JFK Middle School in Cheektowaga to hear about how educators and students are embracing it successfully and how future teachers are gearing up for the challenge.

Funding for the program, which reimburses educators for out - of - pocket spending on classroom supplies, received a 63.5 percent increase in the final city budget passed on June 6.

Beyond Satisfactory: A New Teacher Evaluation System for New York Educators for Excellent (E4E), 2011 After five months of research and debate, E4E's Evaluation Policy Team issued this report detailing an evaluation framework for New York teachers based on what actual classroom teachers would recommend.

Teacher's Choice received a 63.5 percent increase in the final city budget, passed on June 6, bringing funding for the City Council's popular program that reimburses educators for out - of - pocket spending on classroom supplies back up to its pre-recession high of more than $ 20 million.

The state Assembly Minority Education Forum in Baldwinsville on Monday night brought out parents and educators who are concerned about the controversial new Common Core educational standards enforced in New York state classrooms.

Bill de Blasio's selection of Carmen Fariña as the new schools chancellor has raised hopes among classroom educators for an end to the obsession with high - stakes testing and a renewed focus on teaching and learning.

John Concannon, a retired police captain who has unsuccessfully challenged City Councilman Mark Weprin (D - Oakland Gardens) and state Sen. Tony Avella (D - Bayside), said Cuomo had not pushed to get enough educators with classroom experience on the state Board of Regents or otherwise placed them at the helm of Common Core implementation.

He also describes educators who have discovered that in gender - neutral classrooms, where children take on both male and female roles, gender stereotypes largely disappear.

But Nadeau, a Ph.D. student at the University of Connecticut, with a passion for science education, has run into trouble over how to make his research on Daphnia magna water fleas relevant to educators in the classroom.

To cultivate that untapped talent, Singer said, educators have solid evidence of methods that work in STEM education — such as focusing on conceptual learning, problem - solving, and use of representations such as diagrams and evolution trees — but those methods are used in very few undergraduate classrooms where STEM teachers receive their training, Singer said.

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.

BTI scientists and educators will also visit participants» classrooms to talk with students about careers in plant science and assist them in lab activities based on BTI research.

Teresa is thrilled to offer a workshop on how early childhood educators can use yoga in their classrooms as part of the CalTAC Early Childhood PBIS Summer Symposium.

They have traveled and trained over 6,000 others around the world, and also expanded their offerings to include the Yoga 4 Classrooms program focused on empowering educators and schools to integrate yoga and mindfulness into the class day.

She started ClassTechTips.com to provide a resource for educators and administrators on implementing EdTech in the classroom.

That's why we have an increased emphasis on workable solutions for average educators and administrators in typical budget - crunched classrooms and school districts.

The National Board Certification process focuses on your particular area of expertise, giving you the opportunity to share what you have learned as an educator and to show how you implement that knowledge in your classroom.

New teacher evaluation systems, meanwhile, judge educators on their students» performance on statewide standardized tests, or the pre - and post-assessments they've devised to determine how much their students have learned that year in their classrooms.

For some extra tips and tricks, U.K. - based educator Joe Dale expounds on the many boons of Skype in the foreign language classroom on his blog, JoeDale.typepad.com.

Instead of focusing solely on social media, connected educators should stay tuned into their classrooms, meet other educators face to face, and model real - world engagement.

«The Review panellists are ideal advisers on the best evidence - based practices for our students that will help guide how our schools and educators focus resources in classrooms.

An Interview with Senior Lecturer Kay Merseth Katherine K. Merseth, senior lecturer on education and director of the Teacher Education Program led a team of mathematicians, teachers, and teacher educators, and edited the cases in the recently published Windows on Teaching Math: Cases of Middle and Secondary Classrooms (Teachers College Press).

Those educators say that focusing on manners in the classroom is not an option — it's a must!

«Access to tools and resources is a key factor in education, and by providing Spark with premium features to K - 12 (primary and secondary) schools and colleges for free and by offering single sign - on, Adobe is empowering educators to teach the critical skills their students need both in the classroom and when they enter the workforce.»

«As a former Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, New York City teacher, licensed sea captain, and head educator of an ocean classroom prior to coming to HGSE, Timothy O'Brien is a «stealthy leader» who truly embodies the values, energy, and breadth of the Learning and Teaching (L&T) Program through his focus on student work and professional development of teachers,» says Lecturer Sally Schwager, Learning and Teaching program director.

Although awareness of dyslexia is steadily growing due to campaigns by grassroots movements like Decoding Dyslexia and national organizations like the International Dyslexia Association (IDA) and the National Center on Learning Disabilities (NCLD), many educators are still unfamiliar with what dyslexia is and how to accommodate it in the classroom.

In our elementary schools, educators capitalized on our existing responsive - classroom model, which has built - in social and emotional conversation time and established routines for safe and open conversations with children.

To do this requires that educators build community on multiple levels — across the school, in the classroom, and on an individual level — before a harmful interaction occurs.

Think Tank on Global Education invites educators to be at the forefront of testing and developing cutting - edge curriculum to advance global competence in global studies, in classrooms, schools and districts.

In the second of two articles on flipped learning in senior secondary classrooms, Victorian educator Paul Bernetzke shares how he's using the method for a Year 12 Specialist Maths course and what he's learned along the way.

ESSA, however, allows states to focus on what's within the control of educators: how much students learn while in their classrooms.

Instead of just focusing on the academic preparation found in a higher education classroom, we need to equally emphasize the clinical experience and whether prospective educators can successfully apply the concerns learned in the classes they take while leading classrooms of their own.

Commenting on the STEM support now available to educators in Australia, AIG Chief Executive Innes Willox says there are «phenomenal resources» beyond the classroom that are just waiting to be tapped.»

Details on how educators can get Spark for Education with premium features for free for their school and universities, along with Spark training and professional development complete with a guide to using Spark in the classroom, can be found on the Spark for Education website.