Sentences with phrase «decisions by other teachers»

The methodological approach separates the effects of teacher characteristics from school characteristics by modeling the relationship between the assessments of school contextual factors by one set of teachers and the turnover decisions by other teachers within the same school.

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Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Commenting on today's decision by the Lord Justice that last year's GCSE English results will not be regraded, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has beTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has beteachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has been done.

«With the Board of Regents having become so political and dominated by NYSUT (New York State United Teachers), I wouldn't expect any other decision,» Quinn said.

Baltimore school officials are standing by their decision to use popular magazines and other nontraditional texts as part of a strategy to engage middle school students, despite criticism from some teachers and community members that the new language arts curriculum lacks rigor and downplays formal grammar lessons.

Extended day and year, a relentless focus on academic achievement, value - added evaluations for teachers, data - driven decision - making, and others were scooped up by schools impelled to keep up with the Joneses» College Prep.

Barnum argues that this and other decisions made by Education Secretary Arne Duncan «helped lead to a politically disastrous opt - out movement, a radicalization of teachers» unions, and ultimately a loss of political support for federal education policy.»

Until schools and teachers prioritize interoperability over other features in their software purchasing decisions, standards will continue to fall by the wayside with technology developers.

Though the decision received wide coverage (per above) and throws New York school districts a curve (they are supposed to have an evaluation policy in place by September 1), it's not clear that the decision will have any major implications for other states that are considering linking teacher evaluations to test scores (except as inducement to make sure their regulations correspond to their laws).

The school consulted with students, teachers and parents, explored research (including the work of Alfie Kohn and John Hattie), read articles by Joe Bower on abolishing homework, and looked at policies in other jurisdictions — all of which informed the decision to stop setting formal homework.

For instance, teachers might be observed several times but also allowed to complete portfolios that featured video - recorded lessons, student work, reflections, and other information that could be used by observers to make informed decisions.

When decision making about resources, chiefly personnel, is decentralized to the school level, the principal and other site - based leaders can further their improvement efforts by hiring teachers and staff with qualifications that match the school's needs.

Emboldened by the California decision, reformers are challenging teacher protection laws in other states.

Our data collection resulted in rich case studies revealing the decisions made by these early career teachers to remain in their schools, move to other schools or leave teaching and the extent to which other members of the profession played a part in their professional growth.

Principals and teachers reported increasing efforts to develop the capacity of teachers to engage collectively in data analysis for instructional decision making, supported by but not dependent on other experts.

An estimated 150 teachers, school administrators, parents and others from around the state came to the conference at the University of Washington Tacoma to learn about charters, which are public schools that permit significant decisions to be made at a school level, rather than by a school district or state officials.

Nor did the Republican - controlled Senate take up a proposal from Hunter and other House Democrats that would have set a timeline for fixing the problem by 2018, but deferred decisions on key elements, such as whether to limit collective bargaining of teacher salaries and how to pay for it all.

A recent study by The New Teacher Project found that more than 70 percent of teachers believe that factors other than length of service should be considered in layoff decisions.

In other words, a teacher has a right to know why he or she is being dismissed as well as a right to have a decision by an impartial body.

The new law prohibits the federal government from mandating teacher evaluations or defining what an «effective» teacher is and calls for many decisions for local schools and states be determined by collaboration between educators, parents and other community members.

«The first half of his tenure was marked by a series of reforms: closing more than one dozen failing schools and programs and creating several others that have thrived; decentralizing the system by cutting the headquarters staff by more than half; giving principals power over budget decisions; creating choice for city families, and competition among middle and high schools; and signing a landmark pay - for - performance teachers» union contract that was hailed as a model in the nation.

Using techniques backed up by rigorous research in child development, teachers in SEL schools help students learn to recognize and manage their emotions; demonstrate care and concern for others; develop positive relationships; make good decisions; and behave ethically, respectfully, and responsibly.

When presented with opportunities to make significant decisions in their schools, students almost always test adults through parroting teachers and others; saying only what they think adults want to hear; and testing adults by offering the most outlandish possibilities.

The intervention selected by the preservice teachers invoked an outcome, and the scenario played out so the preservice teachers understood how the decisions they make affect themselves and others.

A new study shows that, despite the increased use of value - added data and other forms of teacher evaluation such as student or teacher surveys, first - hand principal observation of teachers remains the most trusted and used means by which decisions are made about teacher improvement.

On the other side there is a letter written by Artist - Teacher Antonia Perez to council members encouraging them to change their decision in regard to after - school funding for the upcoming school year.

The other clear distinction, both with the TWU teachers case and the dangers you cite with other administrative tribunals, is that this is an administrative law decision made by the legal community itself.

My professional goal is to become the facilitator for an organization and implement my leadership skills with various intra and interdisciplinary teams; affect healthcare by achieving positive outcomes through advanced practice roles of a clinician, teacher, manager, researcher, and consultant, and integrate theories from nursing and other disciplines for better long term decision - making.

The decision about separation should be made by several informed persons, including current and former caretakers, therapists, counselors, teachers, physicians or any others who have played an important role in the children's lives.