Sentences with phrase «decision about each educator»

The principal must defend his or her decision about each educator.

Our forthcoming results from a series of school level studies at the middle school level produced similar results and raise questions about the appropriateness of using state test results to rank or evaluate teachers or make any potentially life - impacting decisions about educators or children.

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I think that change has to come as part of returning education decisions to educators and parents — people who care about and work with kids.

They may believe team members perceive them as less knowledgeable about teaching or as obstacles to the decision - making process, especially if they disagree with the educators.

It should be read by every medical student, every midwife, every childbirth educator, every sociologist of childbirth, every researcher, every woman who is picking her way through the minefield of decisions that need to be made about obstetric care.

Childbirth educators and doulas will also find this book helpful since each chapter includes, Especially for Mothers, a section with helpful guidelines, questions, and numerous resources for making informed decisions about birth professionals, hospital interventions, and place of birth.

As a childbirth educator, birth and postpartum doula, she became well informed about the topic of circumcision before making her own decision to not circumcise her infant.

The Decision Counseling Program © developed by Dr. Myers and colleagues differs from previous decision aids in that a nurse educator uses the program not only to provide information about options, but also to identify and weigh the importance of things that matter to the patient (e.g., worry about treatment side effects, concern about developing aggressive Decision Counseling Program © developed by Dr. Myers and colleagues differs from previous decision aids in that a nurse educator uses the program not only to provide information about options, but also to identify and weigh the importance of things that matter to the patient (e.g., worry about treatment side effects, concern about developing aggressive decision aids in that a nurse educator uses the program not only to provide information about options, but also to identify and weigh the importance of things that matter to the patient (e.g., worry about treatment side effects, concern about developing aggressive cancer).

How can educators make informed decisions about the quality of curriculum materials?

Educators will thus be confronting inescapable decisions about how they should respond to students» inclinations to write with dictation technologies.

The narrow decision by the Supreme Court was not surprising for many educators considering the complexity of affirmative action cases, but it still raises questions about how this may impact admissions.

Educators need specific skills to participate in meaningful discussion about curriculum and instruction, make decisions about resources, and recognize when change is happening (and when it isn't).

It is quite clear that policymakers, as well as educators, place considerable value on economic evaluation in their decisions about educational decision making (Greenstone, Harris, Li, Looney, & Patashnik, 2012).

Levinson's team has posted a number of other case studies on Justice in Schools and published still more in Dilemmas of Educational Ethics, specifically to help educators, administrators, parents, and even students themselves have productive conversations about hard decisions.

is to inform parents, voters, taxpayers, and educators about the performance of their kids and schools, then let them make their own decisions as to whether anything needs to be done.

To help educators teach about the Supreme Court's decision in the case of Brown v. Board of Education, Education World offers this special lesson planning resource.

«With today's concerns about growing educational disparities, we carry an even greater responsibility as educators to make decisions and take actions that contribute to more equitable educational opportunities for children and families in and out of school.»

«That information then can be used as a starting point to make decisions about the next steps in the learning process [and] what kinds of learning opportunities [educators] need to provide.

These findings, Dryden - Peterson says, should inform decisions of U.S. educators about children's grade placement, remedial assistance strategies, and ongoing learning support.

Job embedded professional development by definition values adult experience, involves educators in decision about their learning, is applied in work settings to real issues, occurs over time, engages educators in dialogue and reflection, and provides educators the practice and feedback necessary to implement knowledge and skills.

The current reality is that most education reporters have more in common, racially and otherwise, with educators (still mostly white, college - educated women), and with well - educated parents who are making decisions about their own children's education.

Job embedded professional learning honors adult experience, involves educators in decisions about their learning, is relevant and can be applied to immediate issues directly related to educators practice, occurs over time, engages educators in dialogue and reflection, provides educators the practice and feedback necessary to implement knowledge and skills, and occurs in a healthy school culture characterized by trust, collaboration, and continuous learning.

Our goals will be to deepen our own understandings of educational justice, to engage with others about complex ethical judgments across multiple lines of difference, and to learn how to enhance educators» and policymakers» capacities to make ethical decisions under challenging conditions.»

We enable educators to make informed decisions about their students to create maximum impact.

Connecting and supporting educators across urban, rural and suburban districts to make research - based decisions about school improvement.

Further, AMLE has a history of valuing adult experience by encouraging educator input into school and individual decisions about learning activities through shared decision - making (NMSA, 1995, 2003, 2010, 2011).

This system would empower and motivate educators to make better, more cost - effective decisions about how to run their schools, ultimately leading to improved student performance.

This will give the operators a free hand with regard to personnel decisions, and will challenge IPS to make tough calls about how it will handle educators who don't make the cut at the contract schools.

Of course standardized tests can be used as part of a comprehensive assessment system but they should not make up the majority of the system, nor should their results be used as the deciding factor to make important decisions about students and educators, as is being done in NJ.

In addition, teaching prospective special educators about the specific types of decisions and actions that reflect TPACK components prevalent in special education settings can promote the use of this knowledge in teaching practice (Jaipal - Jamani & Figg, 2015).

«And by analyzing data from administration to administration, educators and policymakers can identify trends and make informed decisions about instruction and accountability.»

Educators shared a variety of perspectives and ideas regarding the current shifts and changes within the OUSD budget, as well as thoughts and feelings about the best way to budget for impact so that children are held at the center of financial decisions.

Second, few educators of the gifted would argue with the core tenets set forth in Turning Points (Carnegie Task Force on the Education of Young Adolescents, 1989) that middle school programs should: (1) create small communities of learning within larger school settings, (2) teach a solid academic core, (3) ensure success for all students, (4) enable educators closest to students to make important decisions about teaching and learning, (5) staff middle schools with teachers trained to work effectively with early adolescents, (6) promote health and fitness, (7) involve families in the education of learners, and (8) connect schools with communities.

We will continue to learn about the budget — and share those findings with fellow educators so that we can change the narrative from teachers who simply complain without providing solutions, to teachers who intelligently advocate for budget decisions that positively impact Oakland's students and families.

Another resource, Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO; http://www.facinghistory.org/), is an initiative to train American educators to engage students in conversations about the Holocaust and forms of «intergroup conflict» such as racism and prejudice in order to foster «perspective taking, critical thinking, and moral decision making and to help students develop into humane and responsible citizens» (Schultz, Barr, & Selman, 2001, p. 5).

Data about educator practice and student learning obtained from evaluation systems helps inform district - wide and individual decisions around recruitment, development, and retention of educators.

CO ASCD's efforts to support teacher voice in education decision making include hosting online conversations with policymakers (see Education Issues in Focus at www.coascd.org), conducting policy summits, inviting policymakers and educators to write policy - related blogs or articles for our newsletter, connecting with other organizations in the state that promote education advocacy (for example, Commissioner Anthes» Teacher Cabinet http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdecomm/teachercabinet), providing information about policy priorities in Colorado (for example, State Board of Education priorities (http://www.cde.state.co.us/cdeboard/sbe2017legpriorities), and participating in ASCD education advocacy activities.

Project Tomorrow's annual Speak Up survey held October through December provides an easy way for students, parents, and educators to participate and inform local decisions about technology, as well as contribute to the state and national dialogue about educational technology.

The DESSA - mini is a shorter version of the DESSA and provides quick and easy benchmark reporting to help educators make informed decisions about ongoing student needs.

Their avowed goals include less testing, an end to high - stakes uses of tests (that is, making decisions about students, educators, or schools solely or primarily on test scores), and implementation of other, educationally sound assessment practices.

Decision makers in education — students, parents, educators, community members, and policymakers — all need timely access to information from many sources if they are to make informed judgments about student learning and the success of education programs.

But what really distinguishes New Orleans is how government has redefined its role in education: stepping back from directly running schools and empowering educators to make the decisions about hours, curriculum and school culture that best drive student learning.

And what these policymakers have learned is that when it comes to making decisions about the future of teaching and learning, about the next «state» of learning, it's best to listen closely to the people who are most directly engaged in the work — students, educators, and the communities they serve.

The Foundation for Blended and Online Learning works to support student and educator success through blended and online learning experiences and ensure education leaders have real - time, real - world data and insight to inform thoughtful decisions about education policy and practice.

Education advocates, though, say they have noted the concerns about teacher background checks and, for the most part, they believe educators» right to protest will continue unabated, particularly if hiring decisions are left to local school boards and administrators, rather than state officials.

How can educators gain a voice at the tables where big decisions about curriculum, testing, and the profession are made?

The Mind Trust today announced that it will award $ 50,000 grants to support leaders of high - performing schools within the Indianapolis Public Schools (IPS) in developing plans to convert their schools into Innovation Network Schools, which empowers building - level educators to make key decisions about their schools and ensure schools retain this autonomy that is critical to success going forward.

Kevin Courtney, the general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said early - years educators were concerned about the pilot and he criticised the government's decision to take part without consulting teachers and researchers.

Learn about the changes in federal requirements under ESSA in assessments, accountability, professional development, and others, and how educators can influence the decisions about new state and local policies.

Still, the United States seems to be heading towards taking the decisions about American education out of the hands of American educators and instead placing that sacred trust in the welcoming arms of an industry run entirely without oversight and populated completely with for - profit companies chasing billions of dollars in business