Sentences with phrase «development for teacher educators»

I am interested in articles to do with these three areas: - leadership in education - sustainable professional development for teacher educators - professional development for English as second language teacher educators

· To improve the nature, quality and availability of professional development for teacher educators; and,

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Mass Audubon's Endicott Wildlife Sanctuary educators offer professional development opportunities for teachers.

The New York State Teacher of the Year Program is administered by the New York State Education Department and sponsored by New York State United Teachers (NYSUT); United Federation of Teachers (UFT); New York State Parents and Teachers Association (NYSPTA); New York State Association for School Curriculum Development (NYSASCD); New York State School Boards Association (NYSSBA); School Administrators Association of New York State (SAANYS); New York State Association of Teacher Educators (NYSATE); New York Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (NYACTE); Voya Financial; the SMARTer Kids Foundation; SMART Technologies and the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO).

Members interested in this area of work aim to identify, compile and develop resources and create opportunities for exchange in order to establish a stronger foundation for productive, collaborative human rights efforts, and contribute to the professional development of science, engineering and health teachers and human rights educators.

«PhDs prepare the medical doctors for a healthy society; the engineers to build the roads, bridges, dams, hospitals and schools; the agriculturalists to ensure food security; the educators to shape the next generation of teachers, not to mention economists, lawyers, scientists, business specialists — all contributing to the development of a «knowledge» society,» he writes.

The responsibilities will include leading efforts to improve the diversity of students entering scientific fields, creating professional development workshops for K - 12 teachers, expanding collaborations with other science educators, and mentoring student research projects (plasma physics or education) in our Science Education Laboratory.

Professional development for maker educators should introduce the materials and methods involved so that the teachers understand what students can learn from making.

The school is committed, therefore, to creating in - depth and ongoing professional development for VOISE educators, starting with three weeks in the summer, two preparation periods per teacher per day, and a whole - group professional - development session each week, in addition to periodic staff - development days the school district sets aside.

Whenever someone suggests accountability for the educators, the furor that follows combines OTL concerns (what if the teachers didn't have enough professional development?

There is also a separate section for K - 5 educators that includes presentations, slide sets, teacher resources and professional development appropriate for elementary teachers.

Whilst quality and accountability is essential to teacher and principal development, and the notion of professional standards is supported in principle, it is of concern to many educators that the complexity of professional growth, development and training has been reduced to a set of basic competencies that may not truly reflect the complex nature of teaching, the principalship, teacher education and the preparation of teachers and educational leaders for contemporary times and a challenging future.

The central focus of professional development and training for teachers and principals should be the educator (teacher or principal) who as a person lives and works within an educational, social and political context in differing ways and engages in curriculum decision making and leadership in unique ways that must be respected and celebrated — there is no sense in a «one - size fits all» approach to training and development;

He was a public school educator for 22 years and is a co-founder of Powerful Learning Practice, a unique professional - development program that has mentored over 3,000 teachers worldwide in the past three years.

Online Professional Development for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods — featuring authors from across a range of organizations, including HGSE — examines how educators can utilize online technology to make the most of professional dDevelopment for Teachers: Emerging Models and Methods — featuring authors from across a range of organizations, including HGSE — examines how educators can utilize online technology to make the most of professional developmentdevelopment.

The Opportunity of Bilingualism is a new online professional development program for teachers, early childhood educators, literacy coaches, parents, and community - based professionals.

The principles of professional learning and training for teachers and principals that were advocated valued the centrality of dialogical conversations with educators as the core of professional development.

Nationally recognized programs that train teachers, mentor new educators, and provide professional development are all vulnerable as administrators look for ways to slash $ 10 million permanently from the 1999 - 2000 budget, said Jan Leslie, a spokeswoman for the district.

Castor: The National Board anticipates offering, by early next year, examples of accomplished entries as professional development tools for teachers and teacher educators.

However, scholars and educators have voiced support for coaching teachers as the way to facilitate professional development.

In an attempt to curtail criticism of college - based teacher - training programs and improve the quality of their graduates, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student perfoteacher - training programs and improve the quality of their graduates, the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student perfoTeacher Education is calling for a national evaluation system for prospective educators, as well as the development of a database that links their alma maters to pre-K-12 student performance.

In addition to presenting games and activities for kids, the institute offers professional development in which its scientists and master educators team up to develop workshops for training K - 12 teachers to teach about the telescope and about space science in general.

Improving Math Instruction Through Feedback is an online professional development program for K - 12 educators looking to improve instructional coaching for math teachers.

Key elements included a new principal evaluation system, a pay - for - performance teacher evaluation system, a Leadership Development Fellows Academy for principals, an Accelerating Campus Excellence plan that seeks to attract educators to «struggling» schools, and an emphasis on dramatically boosting the number of students earning career certifications.

The leader and inspiration for this teacher study tour offered for professional development credits is Dr. Mary Ann De Mello, Assistant School Superintendent in Hopkinton, MA who recently completed her doctoral dissertation titled: «The Impact of Study Tours in Developing Global - Mindedness Among PK - 12 Educators» (2011).

Some current projects include: Cultures of Computing, an examination of how K - 12 teachers design learning environments to support novice programmers, focusing on teachers» design intentions and how those intentions are enacted; ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators who support computational literacy with the Scratch programming language, involving the development of a 25,000 - member online community, a network of in - person events, and curricular materials; and Cultivating Computational Thinking, an investigation of the concepts, practices, and perspectives that young people develop through computational design activities.

With recent figures from The Prince's Trust showing that 31 % of teachers consider the development of soft skills more important than achieving good grades, teaching specialists TeachingAbroadDirect.co.uk analysed findings from global education technology company Promethean World, who surveyed over 1,600 educators from across the UK to see if teachers believe technology has hindered the ability for students to learn and acquire soft skills.

Parents and teachers are tired of America's «time - bound, lockstep school systems,» Grant says in an interview from his offices at Staff Development for Educators, a provider of professional - development training and resources in Peterborough, NewDevelopment for Educators, a provider of professional - development training and resources in Peterborough, Newdevelopment training and resources in Peterborough, New Hampshire.

Traditional professional development for educators isn't exactly winning rave reviews; in 2006, for example, the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher found that only half of teachers thought that «providing more opportunities for professional development would help a lot in keeping good people in teaching.»

In 35 U.S. states and at sites around the world, Dr. Wilson has led professional development for more than 60,000 educators and has presented at conferences with the Singapore Teachers» Union, Jamaica Teachers» Union, The Feuerstein Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, Hawker Brownlow Education (Australia), University of Cambridge (Implementation Science Conference), Leiden University, United Arab Emirates, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of School Psychologists, National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators, Title I, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, Nova Southeastern University Conference on Global Leadership, Learning, and Research, ASCD, National Association of Elementary School Principals, National Association of Secondary School Principals, Learning Forward, and many others.

29 - July 1 — Character education: «Midwest Character Education Conference,» sponsored by the Network for Educational Development, for teachers, administrators, school board members, teacher educators, and parents, to be held at the Hyatt Union Station in St. Louis, Mo..

25 - 26 — Technology: «Introduction to Hypercard,» workshop, sponsored by the Greater Cleveland Educational Development Center, for teachers, administrators, teacher - educators, and curriculum directors, to be held at Cleveland State University in Cleveland, Ohio.

Though the article suggests that the school divisions (and governments) should invest in training and professional development for all teachers, and I support that, a level of the responsibility should fall on the shoulders of the educators.

Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers are the authors of more than 40 books and professional articles for educators, including, most recently, Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains: Metacognitive Strategies, Activities, and Lesson Ideas (ASCD, 2016), Smarter Teacher Leadership: Neuroscience and the Power of Purposeful Collaboration (Teachers College Press, 2016), Positively Smarter: Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well - Being (Wiley Blackwell, 2015), Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to Classroom Practice (Teachers College Press, 2013) and Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Implications from Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013).

«There have been waves of merit pay initiatives in the past, and every time someone recommends it anew, it's as if it's never been done before,» says Johnson, who recently coauthored Redesigning Teacher Pay: A System for the Next Generation of Educators, a book garnering much attention in the education world by advocating a radically different approach to teacher pay that encourages teacher career development through a four - tier system of proTeacher Pay: A System for the Next Generation of Educators, a book garnering much attention in the education world by advocating a radically different approach to teacher pay that encourages teacher career development through a four - tier system of proteacher pay that encourages teacher career development through a four - tier system of proteacher career development through a four - tier system of promotion.

A well - designed and clearly communicated teacher development process is essential for driving measurable and lasting change for schools, educators, and the students who learn with them.

The school's principal, Kevin Mackay, says mentoring is the main focus for the development of early career teachers into effective educators.

RULER emphasizes systematic professional development for educators (school leaders, teachers, support staff) and families so that emotions become central to learning, teaching, and parenting.

What might the future hold for the development of teacher trainees, as well as the educators that «train the trainees»?

As educators, we must offer core principles that inspire teachers, parents, and communities to move beyond modern notions of success — to instill abilities that matter most for healthy youth development.

In addition to research - based recommendations, it offers insights on establishing or improving programs based on the author's many years of experience as a mathematics teacher, mathematics teacher educator, and professional development provider for mathematics education.

Designed to be used by preK - 12 educators for professional development, this Focus On will help teachers develop the skills to recognize, address and prevent bullying.

Our ultimate goal is to highlight the importance of ongoing adolescent language development for educators, researchers, and policy makers by revealing how teachers» and students» ways of using language support advances in students» text comprehension, academic writing, and school achievement.

Similarly, we welcome the commitment to the development of specialist qualifications and will continue to work closely with government to champion a career path for teacher educators as part of this development work.

So what might the future hold for the development of teacher trainees, and also those educators who «train the trainees», look like?

As educators of teachers, providing the time, space, and supportive climate for active, efficient staff development reaffirms that education is not preparation for life, it is life.

As an experienced teacher educator, Hobbs offers staff development programs for school districts and educators across the United States and around the world.

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.

She does this with her colleagues by providing teacher professional development for K - 14 educators in science, mathematics, reading and writing, and modeling and testing new designs within college outreach programs — including statewide Early Academic Outreach Programs (EAOP) and federal TRIO programs such as Upward Bound.

Developing a large pool of highly effective educators requires building aligned human resource and development systems for attracting, preparing, developing and retaining educators so that all kids have access to effective teachers and leaders.