Sentences with phrase «classrooms of excellence»

IDRA's Reading Early for Academic Development (READ) project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, established in preschool classrooms of excellence in specific Head Start centers in San Antonio.

We congratulate UTLA for moving swiftly to ratify the contract and encourage the Board of Education to follow suit and empower teachers to create classrooms of excellence.

Not exact matches

We should strive for excellence in the celebration of the liturgy and in what surrounds it: excellence in our liturgicalmusic and well trained readers; beautiful and noble vestments and vessels; an oratory that is well kept and clearly identified as a place of worship, a place that is set apart and not a spare classroom.

They like us in the measure people like something they think has a natural default, something they know is good but will not pass their rating for excellence, something deep down in their minds they don't really want to be the best, because it represents to them the classroom example of something one level short of perfect.

«Our ultimate goal here at the department is for communities to take ownership of their school cafeterias, similarly to how we all push for excellence in the classroom, the arts and athletics,» said Georgia Agriculture Commissioner Gary W. Black.

The proclamation recognizes the bureau for receiving seven Silver Key Awards, from the New York State Farm Bureau, for exhibiting excellence in a variety of categories relating to effectiveness in policy implementation, promoting agriculture among the public and in classrooms, leadership development, and membership building.

Withholding seats and robbing kids of classroom space supports neither equity nor excellence.

After many years of teaching yoga to hundreds of teens in the classroom, she currently serves as Executive Director, oversees all aspects of the organization and ensures excellence in the organization's operations and program.

Read more about how schools and districts can move beyond these «pockets of excellence» to create a broad - based approach — and how to support teachers as they expand their classroom practices, as well as their confidence and capacities.

It advises this should be done through involvement in part - time Masters courses, encouraging them to share excellence with other schools and defining new career paths for teachers who wish to remain in the classroom instead of taking on management roles.

«This is not the time for schools and classroom practices to be viewed through the rear - view mirror, and a useful start for the panel could be to determine whether The Melbourne Declaration on Educational Goals for Young Australians still represents the full compass of our aspirations for educational excellence in schools.»

As a long - time classroom teacher, and as an advocate for excellence in teaching, I am very excited to serve as the Faculty Director of L&T.

What if, instead, change started where excellence already lives — in the classrooms and minds of excellent teachers?

James A. Peyser, managing partner at the NewSchools Venture Fund, writes that his investigation of the eighteen charter management organizations (CMOs) in the NewSchools Venture Fund portfolio reveals that these common ingredients include «an unflagging attention to detail and an uncompromising commitment to excellence in all things, from the classroom, to the hallway, to the principal's office.»

These separate measures of teaching excellence allow us to address empirically whether those faculty who do particularly well in the classroom pay a price in terms of their scholarship.

If the resources in our schools and classrooms do not match the excellence of our teachers and young people, we do them a great disservice.»

Achieving a vision of excellence for all students continues to elude most districts, even as we learn more about what such change looks like at the classroom level.

If you are dedicated to and excited about working with today's diverse adolescent population; committed to pursuing equity and excellence in urban classrooms; and deeply curious about curriculum, teaching, and learning, then we hope you will join us as you prepare to enter one of today's most critically important professions.

What markers of excellence do educators and administrators look for in the actual activities of art learning and teaching in the classroom?

Teachers can use the Models of Excellence collection — which contains videos, writing samples, and other downloadable tools and prompts — as a foundation on which to create their own projects, raise questions, provoke thinking, and inspire excellence in their classrooms, says Ron Berger, Ed.M.»

Schools that are genuinely inclusive and that promote excellence for all require leaders who understand the intersection of race, identity, power, and privilege in society and in the classroom.

Harbottle Church of England First School, Thropton Village First School, and Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School, all in the greater Morpeth catchment area, are the newest members of the Trust, which exists to achieve excellence and greater efficiency in all its classrooms.

Built by Teachers, for Teachers, we offer free lesson plans, the latest in education news, professional development and real teacher blogs plus the tools and applications modern Educators need to maintain a level of excellence in their classrooms.

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

These learning laboratories give educators the chance to try new models and methods that can encourage excellence in the classroom and prepare more of our children for college and careers.»

To illustrate, the Milken Educator Award, given in the United States, identifies and selects outstanding elementary and secondary school teachers «as evidenced by effective instructional practices and student learning results in the classroom and school» or as evidenced by «accomplishments beyond the classroom that provide models of excellence for the profession» (Milken Family Foundation, n.d.).

We feel now, as we felt then, that until we value, support and accredit the sorts of in - classroom excellence at least as much as we do leadership and management, teaching will never enjoy equal levels of status or success as other professions.

Unfortunately, teacher compensation has not kept pace with increases in salaries in other sectors.38 According to a 2016 nationally representative survey of more than 3,000 teachers, nearly half of teachers would leave teaching «as soon as possible» if they could find a higher - paying job.39 Furthermore, most teachers are not rewarded for working in hard - to - staff schools, in shortage areas, or for their excellence in the classroom.

We accomplish this through a strong human - centered focus on organizational culture, the collective efficacy of teachers and leaders, and instructional excellence in the classroom.

For a long time, pursuing a high level of excellence and expertise was a major factor that kept me engaged in the classroom.

Join Adolph Brown on an engaging journey of teaching and learning excellence as he celebrates the unique opportunity adults have to make a meaningful, lasting difference in the lives of students - students who deserve the highest quality education in every classroom.

I Am Because of You Join Adolph Brown on an engaging journey of teaching and learning excellence as he celebrates the unique opportunity adults have to make a meaningful, lasting difference in the lives of students — students who deserve the highest quality education in every classroom.

Ms. Vanzura is a growth - focused instructional coach with a passion for supporting the use of high - quality, authentic literature in classrooms, development of engaging and dynamic professional development for teachers, and serving as an advocate for excellence in literacy instruction.

Featuring special education expert Lee Ann Jung, this channel offers an inside look at inclusive excellence in a variety of elementary and high school classrooms.

Focusing just on proficiency can be a misleading sole indicator of academic excellence, especially considering many Oakland students enter the classroom far behind grade level.

Creating classrooms that support equity of access to excellence requires that educators at all levels focus on seven interrelated principles.

The New Mexico Teacher of the Year promotes excellence in teaching, is a source of inspiration to other teachers to strive for improving the quality of education within their own classrooms, therein providing the tools necessary for New Mexico students to succeed.

«We are very proud to acknowledge these awardees for their commitment to public theme - based magnet schools that promote diversity, innovation, and academic excellence in the classroom,» said Magnet School of America, Executive Director Todd Mann.

«We are proud to acknowledge these awardees for their commitment to creating extraordinary theme - based magnet schools that promote diversity, innovation, and academic excellence in the classroom,» said Magnet School of America, Executive Director Todd Mann.

Management software must help excellent teachers lead teams of professionals who play varying roles to meet the leader's standard of excellence for several classrooms, what we call Multi-Classroom Leadership.

The working draft of the framework defines teacher leadership as follows: «Teacher leaders transform their classrooms, schools, and profession, activating teacher growth and achieving equity and excellence for students.»

Withholding seats and robbing kids of classroom space supports neither equity nor excellence.

Cushman describes «deliberate practice,» lists the habits of excellence that interviewees identified, and explores how classroom teachers can set up learning conditions that motivate the kind of effective practice and the sense of «flow» that students experience in their out - of - school pursuits.

Then the observation checklist is presented to teachers ahead of classroom observations — setting a clear expectation for instructional excellence.

Teachers will buy into this culture of instructional excellence if they see that the focus is on student success and the techniques are based on classroom - tested research.

Once the entire staff has mastered the language of instructional excellence and knows the expectations, administrators and coaches begin doing regular, random classroom observations looking for the specific strategies and using their observation checklist to document what they see.

AUSL drives instructional excellence to create transformative teachers engaged not only in driving student achievement in his / her classroom, but also in the classrooms of others and in the school building overall.

Deliver high - quality instruction and create a culture of excellence in your classroom and school.

This Black History Month, Ed Trust honors the rich legacy of Black excellence in the classroom: Black teachers.

It's time to take students» rights to a quality public education off the bargaining table and start maintaining a standard of excellence so that every child, in every classroom, has the opportunity to succeed.»