Sentences with phrase «educator development funding»

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Driven by a shared goal of creating jobs, increasing funding for schools and lowering property taxes, a broad coalition of business leaders, labor unions, economic development professionals and educators announced the formation of NY Jobs Now in support of Referendum # 1 on ballots in November, which would authorize up to four new casinos in upstate New York.

And it helped states fund strong new curricula, instructional materials, and professional development resources tied to these new standards, all now freely available to educators across the country.

Staff Book Clubs Enhance Professional Development When funding became available for staff book clubs, educators in Hamilton County, Tennessee, jumped at the chance to read professional literature.

Based at UCL's Institute of Education, and match - funded by the European Regional Development Fund and UCL's partners — UCL Engineering, the British Educational Suppliers Association (BESA), Nesta and F6S — EDUCATE offers a rigorous and comprehensive training programme focusing on pedagogical research to help EdTech start - ups, SMEs, entrepreneurs and educators develop, evaluate and improve their products and services with the use of research evidence.

Through an advisory council of business leaders, community members and educators, increased funding for professional development, the designation of teacher leaders to lead the work, and expectations of central office to partner with the school in development of the work (among other things), we created a model for other high schools to follow.

Adopting professional development standards to guide the design, evaluation and funding of educator professional learning.

These exclusive, members - only webinars are held twice monthly while Congress is in session so that you can stay up to date on federal policy, funding, and other national - level developments related to educator preparation.

The comprehensive review of research on effective professional development, conducted by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), comes at a time when federal support for educators» professional development (funded under Title II of the Every Student Succeeds Act) is under threat of elimination by the Trump Administration.

Now, educators attend training sessions twice a year, made possible through federal funds specifically for professional development.

As part of an Institute of Education Sciences (IES)- funded research project, our team (in collaboration with current middle school educators) is developing a professional development (PD) model specifically for middle schools to help them implement research - based reading practices in content areas, including English / language arts, science, and social studies.

ASCD's Virtual Learning Network, funded by a grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, provides educators with ongoing virtual professional development to assist them with curriculum building, assessments, and the instructional shifts required when implementing the Common Core State Standards.

Finally, «Next Generation» accountability systems should adhere to the following five essentials: «(a) state, district, and school leaders must create a system - wide culture grounded in «learning to improve;» (b) learning to improve using [the aforementioned informational systems also] necessitates the [overall] development of [students»] strong pedagogical data - literacy skills; (c) resources in addition to funding — including time, access to expertise, and collaborative opportunities — should be prioritized for sustaining these ongoing improvement efforts; (d) there must be a coherent structure of state - level support for learning to improve, including the development of a strong Longitudinal Data System (LDS) infrastructure; and (e) educator labor market policy in some states may need adjustment to support the above elements» (p. x).

The federal government designates approximately $ 2.25 billion annually towards teacher quality and professional development under Title II, some of which could be dedicated to developing teachers» skill in cultivating learning mindsets and skills.57 Title II under ESSA allows state and local educational agencies to allocate funds to train educators to help students develop the «skills essential for learning readiness and academic success.»

The bill also contains several other provisions that NAESP has been advocating for tirelessly on behalf of the nation's Pre-K-8 principals, such as authorization of the Preschool Development Grants for states to expand early learning opportunities, targeted programs to support literacy instruction, afterschool program funding, as well as the opportunity for funds to be used to address student mental health, arts integration and deeper professional learning for principals and other educators on use of technology in learning.

The Department of Education has promoted teacher leadership in multiple ways through grants such as Supporting Effective Educator Development (SEED), Teacher Incentive Fund (TIF) and Investing in Innovation (i3), as well as through programs such as the RESPECT Project, which engaged educators in a nationwide dialogue for transforming the teaching profession and resulted in a blueprint.

We also applaud Congress for maintaining the Title II funding that supports the professional development of educators and rejecting the administration's efforts to eliminate the only funding dedicated to enhance the effectiveness of teachers and school leaders.

Dr. Cipriano is the Principal Investigator of several funded research to practice projects and regularly disseminates her science in both academic journals and professional development workshops for pre-service and in - service educators and school personnel.

Topics addressed in the open - ended questions included hardware and software purchases funded by the PT3 grant; ways in which students were using technology in learning; participation in grant - sponsored professional development activities; ways in which the knowledge and experiences from professional development activities were being used; ways in which the combination of hardware, software, and professional development affected the educators» professional, administrative, and instructional work; and their opinions of the importance of computers as tools for teaching and learning in K - 12 settings.

SREB supported the development and implementation of Oklahoma's educator effectiveness strategy by funding leadership development trainings and the convening of five regional advisory groups.

Again in Fiscal Year 2019, the administration's proposed budget seeks to eliminate funding for the Community Learning Center, the chief federal funding stream for afterschool and summer learning programs, as well as Title II, Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program (investments in educator professional development programs), along with 27 other programs.

NAGC's Javits - Frasier Teacher Scholarship Fund for Diverse Talent Development recognizes passionate, innovative educators who work in districts that serve students from low - income and minority populations that are historically underrepresented in gifted education.

Rockman et al is the external evaluator for «Our Place in Space,» a professional development program for formal and informal science educators designed and implemented by the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, with funding from NASA.

REA has evaluated four of Youth Radio «s NSF - funded initiatives to provide training in science journalism and technology development to underserved young people, and to create digital media toolkits for educators.

With funding from NASA, the Astronomical Society of the Pacific (ASP) developed the Galileo Educator Network (GEN), which prepared teacher educators nationwide to design and deliver professional development workshops on astronomy content and science practices aligned with Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS).

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It also creates a new literacy program to fund comprehensive local literacy initiatives, support state literacy leadership teams, and provide educators with evidence - based professional development in literacy.

ASCD's latest Policy Points (PDF) provides an expansive list of federal programs that support and fund professional development for educators in a variety of areas.

To help support the growth of schools, grants will fund the identification and development of new charter school facilities, efforts to recruit and prepare public school teachers and provide support and coaching to public school leaders, and efforts to deepen conversations between educators and families to create more collaboration and public participation in creating more high - quality public schools.

Cuts $ 163 million of federal spending on Title II, funding designed to support teachers: Sen. Alexander's bill decreases funding levels and misses an opportunity to increase investments to help states improve the teacher pipeline, increase educator salaries, offer better training and professional development, and put the teaching profession on an overall higher pedestal similar to a doctor or lawyer.

However, Congress's plan to keep sequestration in place means no increased funding in any education program — including Title I, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and professional development for educators — regardless of need.

The bill would cut greatly - needed funding that provides professional development for educators, it would drastically underfund a new program designed to support a well - rounded education, and it would cut Title I funding that helps our country's students who need it the most.

CUEL is conducting a 3 - year impact and implementation evaluation of an innovative, job - embedded design for ambitious professional development for community - based early childhood educators in Chicago, based on the Ounce of Prevention Fund's highly - regarded EduCare early childhood education model.

Effective teachers are one of the most influential factors in helping students succeed, and for some cash - strapped districts, federal dollars for professional development is the only funding they have to help better train their educators.

In brief, SEAs and LEAs can use these funds towards hiring teachers and administrators, ensuring an equal distribution of quality educators (especially to lower income districts), professional development, family outreach, and providing training to better reach underserved populations such as ELLs and students with disabilities.

Under ESSA, the letter explains, «states and districts can use Title II - A funds to attract, support and retain high - quality and diverse educators by providing significantly more time for planning and collaboration, job embedded professional development that is aligned to student and teacher needs, coaching and mentorship.»

Bottger was instrumental in creating, funding and implementing STAND for Children and A+PEL's Instructional All - Stars Program, which provided powerful training and development for dozens of Louisiana's top educators.

Title 1: Improving the Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged — Family Engagement — Funds may be used for joint professional development inclusive of early childhood educators.

Named in honor of one of the industry's biggest proponents of education, long - time DATIA Board Member, lifelong educator, and long - time DATIA instructor; the Diana Bauske Educational Scholarship Fund fuels the growth and advancement of DATIA members by expanding opportunities for professional development through scholarships based on financial need.

Income from these funds provides salary and resources for program development that enable educators to pursue projects at the forefront of their fields.

The Arts Commission offers a variety of opportunities, including funding and professional development, designed to support the work of arts organizations, artists and arts educators who provide quality arts programming, activities and experiences to LA County residents, neighborhoods and communities.

In an effort to unify the early childhood workforce in Illinois and recognize the efforts of educators in their many forms, the Governor's Office of Early Childhood Development is requiring all MIECHV - funded Home Visitors to join the Gateways to Opportunity Registry by September 30, 2015.

Additional funding can be put towards hiring educators, training and professional development for existing educators, and implementing supporting technology, for example.

Though there are a growing number of learning opportunities for Early Childhood Educators, there is an ongoing need for adequate government funding and support for more flexible and accessible training and professional development.

However, the ministry must direct sufficient funding into professional development resources so that early childhood educators in every Ontario child care program are working with the principles set out in ELECT.

ZERO TO THREE priorities include maintaining local ability to use ESEA funds to support early childhood services; requiring data collection on how local educational agencies are using Title I funds for early childhood; promoting joint professional development for early childhood and early elementary school educators; ensuring literacy provisions include infants and toddlers; and requiring coordination between the K - 12 system and early childhood programs.