Sentences with phrase «education teachers using»

According to a study conducted in 2008 by physical education teachers using the curriculum, 75 percent rated it as excellent and 23 percent as good.

Chapters address: (1) an overview of the whole language approach; (2) examples of how special education teachers use whole language to teach children with learning disabilities; (3) suggestions on how to create a child - centered classroom; (4) the role of the teacher in a whole language classroom; (5) examples of democratic classrooms; (6) assessment procedures that are compatible with a whole language philosophy and how assessment data can be used to respond to individual needs; (7) examples of different strategies teachers use to teach students with learning disabilities reading and writing; (8) literacy development in students with disabilities and how to foster self - directed learners; (9) how teachers develop learner - centered curriculums and how to move toward an inclusive environment; and (10) one teacher's move to the whole language approach.

Special education teachers use their knowledge to positively impact learning in children who have autism, dyslexia, developmental delays, and more.

Jarrod travels the world helping physical education teachers use technology more meaningfully in their classes.

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Though it operates with the mission of providing high - quality, low - cost education for all, Bridge has drawn criticism from some education experts and teachers unions for the model it uses to make good on that mission.

Developers can also use a new so - called Classroom API to create education software for teachers and students.

Used in over 20,000 schools worldwide, Chalk.com solves the problems of lesson planning, assessment, and collaboration designed to ease teachers» pain, facilitate personalized education, and help drive student success.»

«Education used to be thought of as a teacher sort of opening up a kid's brain and pouring in the knowledge,» Dr Meghan Groome, Executive Director of Education and Public Programs at the New York Academy of Sciences, said.

We're helping with education through the rebuilding of schools and by using technology to support teachers and students.

«The most important book published by the Holy See in this generation for Catholic education,» says Bishop O'Donoghue, «is theCatechism of the Catholic Church, and its summary, the Compendium of the Catechism of the Catholic Church»; he says that «it is vital that both the Catechismand the Compendiumare used by teachers in our schools and colleges, who can guide pupils in how to make best use of them»; that «the key to unlocking this treasury of Church teaching....

You've heard the horror stories about the schools: kindergartens with a dose of amoral sex education; teachers sowing gender confusion with the hearty support of administrators; violence and widespread drug use in the tony prep schools that train tomorrow's elites; depression, eating disorders,....

Direct involvement of parents in religious education occurs through home assignments, teacher - parent and teacher - parent - child workshops, and through the use of parents as rotating «helpers» in classes.

That may be going a bit far, but the National Education Association (NEA), together with the American Federation of Teachers (AFT), used teachers» dues to bankroll the Democratic Party to the tune of aroTeachers (AFT), used teachers» dues to bankroll the Democratic Party to the tune of aroteachers» dues to bankroll the Democratic Party to the tune of around $ 35

Cynthia is a retired teacher and academic who has written extensively on animal issues, including the use of alternatives to animals in education, and provided substantive submissions on government legislation relating to animals.

My friend of similar income level, career choice (teacher), marital status (married) and education level chooses not to use WIC, and also breastfeeds her 9 month old baby.

Each year, our 60 faculty and staff members work with more than 6 intern teachers, 25 student teachers, researchers, and visitors to perform the major functions associated to Laboratory Schools: the development of innovative practices in education, research, the preparation of new teachers, professional development for practicing teachers, and the education of children using best established principles of education.

Education is a powerful tool that can be used by parents just as much as school teachers.

As a way to support environmental education beyond Mass Audubon - led school programs, we offer professional development workshops for teachers, free online teaching units to use year - round, and other resources.

In fact, according to the Education Market Association, an estimated 99.5 percent of all public school teachers» use their own money to equip their classrooms - to the tune of over $ 400 per year out of their own pocket.

LINCOLN, MA — Mass Audubon, New England's largest conservation organization and a leader in nature - based education for more than 60 years, this month debuts a new, easy - to - use online program catalog for teachers, science coordinators, administrators, and others looking for educational enrichment programs and field trips.

Teachers use homework for different purposes, says Gwynn Mettetal, an associate professor of education at Indiana University South Bend.

To help remedy the need, we parents band together every year to collect Box Tops for Education, which can be used by the school to buy whatever the teachers need.

According to the contract, «The Hamburg Teachers Association shall be able to use the district mail service, teacher mailboxes, and email for communications to teachers provided, however, that said use shall not interfere with the communication between the Board of Education and / or the administration and employeesTeachers Association shall be able to use the district mail service, teacher mailboxes, and email for communications to teachers provided, however, that said use shall not interfere with the communication between the Board of Education and / or the administration and employeesteachers provided, however, that said use shall not interfere with the communication between the Board of Education and / or the administration and employees.»

A moratorium on using test results in teacher evaluations remains in place for this year, but the teachers union has continued to press the State Education Department to reset the testing benchmarks.

Early in his term in office, Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state's former top education officials all championed a policy to use the test results to rate teacher performance.

But the state's current education commissioner, Mary Ellen Elia, would be required to come up with alternative assessments to be used to measure teacher performance.

«Whilst we welcome extra money for Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales, it is important that extra money is used to recognise, reward and support teachers in delivering the high quality education that pupils need and deserve.

General News of Sunday, 13 May 2018 Source: Enock Akonnor Teachers are being encouraged to use indigenous languages to help students Chief for Atwima Kwanwoma Nana Amponsa - Kwaa IV has appealed to the government through the Ministry of Education to consider setting in motion policies that will ensure that Akan language (Twi) is strictly used by teachers as the communication channel in the teaching of students in the Teachers are being encouraged to use indigenous languages to help students Chief for Atwima Kwanwoma Nana Amponsa - Kwaa IV has appealed to the government through the Ministry of Education to consider setting in motion policies that will ensure that Akan language (Twi) is strictly used by teachers as the communication channel in the teaching of students in the teachers as the communication channel in the teaching of students in the country.

At the very heart of the beast Cuomo created in education law last spring is language that links a complicated and demonstrably unreliable mathematical formula called a growth score as the tool to be used in evaluating teachers.

The delegates approved two resolutions: one calling for the proper use of assessments to further education, and the other calling for the state Board of Regents to hold public hearings on the implementation of the required changes to the teacher evaluation system.

Just as Mr. Cuomo was unenthusiastic about permanent mayoral control, Mr. de Blasio was unenthusiastic about Mr. Cuomo's education reform agenda, particularly his push to increase the use of standardized testing to measure teachers and his plans to take state control of struggling schools.

But the state's current education commissioner, MaryEllen Elia, would be required to come up with alternative assessments to be used to measure teacher performance.

Education advocates and teachers» unions have questioned the use of the test scores in the teacher and principal evaluations, saying they are unreliable.

It is unclear whether federal acting secretary of education John King — New York's former state education c ommissioner who championed the Common Core and helped usher in the use of teacher evaluations tied to state assessments under No Child Left Behind and the federal Race To The Top grant program — will give his blessing.

A New York appeals court ruled last year that a less comprehensive form of teacher evaluations used by New York City's Department of Education — known as Teacher Data Reports — must be disclosed under the state's Freedom of Informatiteacher evaluations used by New York City's Department of Education — known as Teacher Data Reports — must be disclosed under the state's Freedom of InformatiTeacher Data Reports — must be disclosed under the state's Freedom of Information Law.

Typically, schools use the governor's budget proposal as a working point for crafting budgets, but this year Cuomo has proposed tying $ 1.1 billion in school aid increases to his education reforms, including teacher evaluations.

Cuomo's plan reportedly would seek about $ 200 million from budget education funds, place them among other state taxpayer funds in the budget and then use them to implement his teacher evaluation program.

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Gov. Andrew Cuomo's accusation this morning that school districts and their allies are playing politics with kids by using the threat of teacher layoffs to try to scare lawmakers — and the public — into opposing the governor's education funding cuts hasn't stopped them from doing... well... just that.

The state Education Department's review of teacher evaluations and how student tests scores are used in that process will continue into 2016, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said.

Commenting on the statement by the Secretary of State for Education setting out proposals to reform the system of primary assessment, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT - The Teachers» Union, said: «It is important to recognise, and as the NASUWT has stated consistently, that many of the concerns expressed about statutory primary assessment are the direct result of their use in the current high stakes school accountability regime.

But her stance on Common Core could factor into Rosa's relationship with state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia, who has supported the move toward higher standards, as well as the use of student test scores in teacher evaluations.

The demonstrators touted a study by the teachers union - backed Alliance for Quality Education, which used a formula developed by Gov. Eliot Spitzer's administration to determine that the state still owes New York City schools $ 2.5 billion, or $ 2,667 per student.

ALBANY — State education commissioner John King said Tuesday that a call from teachers» unions for a three - year moratorium on using state exam results for «high - stakes» decisions is a «distraction» from the goal of improving New York graduates» outcomes in college and careers.

Alhough students» scores on the Common Core - aligned state tests won't be used for teacher and principal evaluations, the growth scores will still be calculated and used for school accountability to comply with federal law, a state Education Department official said.

The support for it was not forthcoming as quickly as the rigors of Common Core, and the training wasn't there for a lot of the teachers that are charged with using it as the basis for their education.»

But members of Community Board 1's Youth and Education Committee have expressed skepticism that using teacher's cars as barricades is wise, and the group's vice chairman said any deterrent that includes a tank full of gasoline should be considered less than ideal.

According to the mayor, the state budget reduced education spending next year by $ 1.2 billion, while the city also lost $ 850 million in federal stimulus money that's used to support teachers» salaries.

ALBANY — American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten said Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob Astorino is using an anti-Common Core campaign to «cloak» his other positions on education issues that would be far less palatable to public school advocates.

Billy Easton of Alliance for Quality Education said he thinks teachers are being used as scapegoats.