Sentences with phrase «complex role of the teachers»

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What can we do as educational and cultural workers, at this crucial moment in history, when corporate revenue expands as the job market shrinks, when there is such a callous disregard for human suffering and human life, when the indomitable human spirit gasps for air in an atmosphere of intellectual paralysis, social amnesia, and political quiescence, when the translucent hues of hope seem ever more ethereal, when thinking about the future seems anachronistic, when the concept of utopia has become irretrievably Disneyfied, when our social roles as citizens have become increasingly corporatized and instrumentalized in a world which hides necessity in the name of consumer desire, when media analyses of military invasions is just another infomercial for the US military industrial complex with its huge global arms industry, and when teachers and students alike wallow in absurdity, waiting for the junkyard of consumer life to vomit up yet another panacea for despair?

Against this complex backdrop, what role can civics teachers play in the lives of the immigrant and undocumented students in their classrooms?

The role of the principal is complex, particularly in relation to support for new teachers.

«The role of a teacher has become much more complex and subject to scrutiny than we've seen in the past.»

«It's been really interesting watching both teachers and students learn the different roles of text in their classroom and really coming to appreciate the role of complex text in their classrooms.»

Below I offer just a few of the numerous roles and benefits associated with this simple but complex and compelling teacher...

Teachers» pedagogical content knowledge requires time to develop as novice teachers transition into the complex role of teaching (Mullholland & WallaceTeachers» pedagogical content knowledge requires time to develop as novice teachers transition into the complex role of teaching (Mullholland & Wallaceteachers transition into the complex role of teaching (Mullholland & Wallace, 2005).

As we move into 2017, the role of the teacher continues to become more complex and laden with extra demands that impinge on their time spent teaching.

In particular, the problems of identification and distribution of teacher - learner roles in virtual learning processes seem to form the key factors in this complex set of problems.

While the causes for this disparity are complex and multifaceted, the situation inevitably results in insufficient leadership opportunities and support for women, and a paucity of role models for female aspiring teacher leaders and students.

[2] These reasons include that teaching preschool should be considered a career as important and complex as teaching K - 12 classes, and so this role is deserving of the same educational requirements; this degree requirement would create greater consistency between the preschool and K - 12 workforces; and preschool teachers would benefit from a foundation in liberal arts coursework that gives them a firm grounding in a range of content that they will teach, much like what elementary teachers need.

When considering how adept state educational systems have to be in order to appropriately prepare their teachers and students for demanding 21st century expectations, Susan Follett Lusi's book, The Role of State Departments of Education in Complex School Reform, necessarily calls into question states» organizational capacity for orchestrating an integrated approach to reform.

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Given the complex needs and challenges that Lampron's students face, it's a huge and important question to tackle — and it's led to a core team of teachers, district staff, support staff, and administrators engaging in conversations around topics such as discipline policies, classroom management, staff roles, forming relationships with students, and shifting school culture to understand the impact of trauma.

As we continue the conversation about teacher quality, let's listen to the voices of educators who have a deep and nuanced understanding of teaching and learning: to Pam Grossman on the essential role of teacher retention in the development of teacher quality; to Linda Darling - Hammond on the importance of treating teachers as professionals, providing them with opportunities to learn with one another: what keeps good teachers in schools; to Anthony Cody on the complex nature of learning, and of the relationship between great teaching and dynamic learning.