Stand utilizes a multi-pronged advocacy strategy to elect education champions, lobby for legislative reform, and develop parent and
educator leaders who work to persuade elected officials and voters to support education reforms that will improve outcomes for students.
Mary McCray, a retired teacher and Charlotte - Mecklenburg Association of
Educators leader who chairs the Charlotte - Mecklenburg school board, said recently that she was aware of the proposal and concerned about it.
Not exact matches
His other professional acknowledgments include: Institute for Management Studies — Lifetime Achievement Award (one of only two ever awarded), American Management Association - 50 great thinkers and
leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years, BusinessWeek — 50 great
leaders in America, Wall Street Journal — top ten executive
educators, Forbes — five most - respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence — top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India)-- top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK)-- most credible executive advisors in the new era of business, National Academy of Human Resources — Fellow of the Academy (America's top HR award), World HRD Congress — 2011 global
leader in HR thinking, Fast Company — America's preeminent executive coach, and Leader to Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future
leader in HR thinking, Fast Company — America's preeminent executive coach, and
Leader to Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future
Leader to
Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future
Leader Institute — 2010
Leader of the Future
Leader of the Future Award.
This new component of SFWSC, the most respected and influential international spirits competition of its kind, features an all - star panel of judges, led by SFWSC's Director of Judging and leading bar professional, Tony Abou - Ganim, and including the likes of best - selling author and whiskey expert Fred Minnick and Ziggy Eschliman, award - winning radio and television personality and
educator,
who will blind taste cocktail recipes submitted by some of the industry's most respected
leaders including author and beverage consultant Kimberly Haasarud and James Beard - honored cocktail historian, David Wondrich.
The judging includes editors, authors,
educators and other food professionals
who are
leaders in their field.
Founded in 2009, the Chaffee County Breastfeeding Coalition (CCBC) is a volunteer organization comprised of community nurses, public health officials, midwives, mental health providers, child birth
educators, La Leche League
Leaders, nutritionists, lactation consultants, lactation counselors, and mothers
who have led the way for 92 % of Chaffee infants to initiate breastfeeding.
Applications from these honorees then are considered by a panel of retired
educators and community
leaders,
who select the CCSD Counselor of the Year.
We will need help from partners at all levels including parents, community
leaders,
educators, food service workers, and others
who are positioned to help.
Here's the explanation of the award: «Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award recognizes educational
leaders, pre-kindergarten through 12th grade,
who exemplify the professional work of thousands of outstanding, progressive teachers and innovative
educators striving to attain New York standards and success for all of their students.
In the 6th District, former
educator and labor
leader Edwin Vargas seeks a second term against Republican Michael Lupo,
who lost to Mr. Vargas in 2012.
The quality improvement team included surgeons, anesthesiologists, nurse practitioner, infection control specialist, quality coordinators, pharmacists,
educators, nurse
leaders, and staff nurses
who championed the changes with their peers.
I also want to thank our scientific colleagues and the coalition of community members,
educators, businesses, unions, political
leaders, and stakeholders in Hawaii
who have brought us to the point of the granting of the CDUP.
NJBIZ editors looked at legislators,
educators and business
leaders around the state to find those
who are affecting change and fostering growth in their respective fields.
As an
educator or school
leader,
who inspires you now?
Their backstories are worth considering by
educators who hope to inspire the next generation of
leaders.
The Zaentz Academy marks a large and important departure from traditional strategies that under - attend to the professional - learning needs of early
educators and early education
leaders, and in this sense, we think that the ripple effects of the gift will be most immediately and profoundly experienced by children via the changed practices and decisions of the adults
who participate in the academy's work.
With eight world
leaders gathering on Sea Island, Ga., early next month for the G - 8 economic summit — along with the many journalists and demonstrators
who will accompany them —
educators in the coastal counties of the state have had a once - in - a-lifetime opportunity to teach about different cultures and the United States» role in international affairs.
The event assembled community planners, civic
leaders, environmentalists, architects, museum curators, and
educators,
who covered topics such as the purpose and importance of design and how it permeates the way we think and live.
When a team of teachers operates effectively, there is one group
leader and usually five to six committed
educators who are all working together to meet student needs.
This four - day institute convenes
educators and school
leaders from around the world
who delve into research on family engagement and learn how to align family engagement initiatives with standards - based reform.
This special report examines how
educators and policymakers are cultivating principals
who can be the kind of political, managerial, and instructional
leaders the profession now demands.
«As a former Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, New York City teacher, licensed sea captain, and head
educator of an ocean classroom prior to coming to HGSE, Timothy O'Brien is a «stealthy
leader»
who truly embodies the values, energy, and breadth of the Learning and Teaching (L&T) Program through his focus on student work and professional development of teachers,» says Lecturer Sally Schwager, Learning and Teaching program director.
January is the Microsoft Education team's favourite time of the year as we meet with a wide range of the 35,000
educators and
leaders who come to London to connect, engage and be inspired by the latest developments in education technology, ideas and pedagogy.
These are the kinds of problems — murky, time - sensitive, and without clear roadmaps — that
educators, school
leaders, and parents know well, says Professor Meira Levinson, a former teacher
who now studies ethical dilemmas in the classroom.
During this two - day institute, you will hear from
educators who have been
leaders and innovators in implementing global education.
Meyer observes that it is in this six - month story of education reform leading up to the successful RttT finish — the equivalent of turning a battleship on a dime — that «we can see Steiner's brilliance — and understand the bittersweet feeling of many New York
educators who have lost their
leader before they got to the Promised Land.»
But while their attention has been concentrated on student performance based on standard intelligence tests, they have often overlooked the fact that vocational classrooms have their share of «gifted and talented,» said an
educator who addressed a group of vocational
leaders meeting here recently.
University researchers are conducting important laboratory and classroom research and there is a growing body of teachers and school
leaders who recognize one of the great ironies of education in the United States today: that the organ of learning is the brain but few
educators have ever had any training in how the brain works, learns, and most importantly for students, changes.
With the American Educational Research Association (AERA) Annual Meeting in San Francisco with thousands of education researchers, the NewSchools Venture Fund Summit in Burlingame with a
who's
who of education
leaders and entrepreneurs, the GreatSchools 2013 Summit in San Francisco, the National Education Writer's Association's 66th National Seminar in Palo Alto, ImagineK12's Demo Day in Palo Alto, and more,
educators, investors, policymakers, entrepreneurs, and researchers had plenty of opportunities to meet.
In a system where those at the top often have no teaching experience, I am convinced of the need for
educators who are highly effective as both
leaders and teachers.
Barbara Treacy is a nationally recognized
leader in online and blended learning
who works with states, districts, colleges and universities, and other educational organizations to enable them to build successful online and blended programs for
educators and students.
That's a big departure from the state - level Race to the Top competitions, which just looked at
educators who actually work in schools, not district - level
leaders.»
Yesterday's monumental buildings often bore the names of patriots, presidents, civic
leaders who promoted the improvement of local schools, or
educators.
«We work hard to provide IB
educators with enriching collaborative workshop experiences with
leaders and providers
who inspire and
who have reliable expertise to share.
Educators with this background will be the
leaders who translate this coming research to transform their classrooms.
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).
Those
who signed on to the project, a diverse group of
leaders in education, philanthropy, and public service, vowed to «challenge politicians, public officials,
educators, union
leaders and anybody else
who stands in the way of necessary change.»
A
leader and active member in many student groups while at the Ed School, including FIERCE (Future Indigenous
Educators Resisting Colonial Education) and the HGSE Rural
Educators Alliance, Barraza, as noted by a peer
who nominated her for the Intellectual Contribution Award, «never shied away from difficult conversations with peers and professors and she modeled what it means to stand up for what one believes in.»
«In its twenty - five year tenure, The Principals» Center has grown to be a central part of a large global community of
educators, including those
who convene each year at HGSE and bring the experience back to their colleagues, and those
who have started other principals» centers throughout the world to provide a place for education
leaders to gather together and reflect on their practice,» she said.
«Dr. Effie Jones was a stellar career
educator,
who used her considerable talents to maximize opportunities and successes for students and emerging system
leaders, with a focus on significantly augmenting the senior leadership pool with more woman and people of color,» Sherman said.
Many
educators and political
leaders warned that the passage of Proposition 227 would be a catastrophe for the one in four California students
who do not speak English as their primary language.
In PARCC's words, «There are thousands of state
leaders, local
educators and postsecondary
leaders, administrators and faculty
who are engaged in developing the PARCC assessment system.»
The initiative establishes the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy — a group of
educators, policymakers, scientists, and business
leaders who will study educational issues and their relationship to the U.S. economy.
This award recognizes
leaders who exemplify the qualities modeled by the late Dr. Effie Hall Jones, a veteran
educator and AASA associate executive director.
I want every child to have quality school choices, I want stronger (and broader) external standards, I want more open paths to becoming an
educator, I want empowered school
leaders (really empowered, in ways that would also break the union stranglehold)
who are compensated like CEOs, I want super pay for great instructors and no pay for incompetents, and I want a complete makeover of «local control.»
Team
Leaders (TLs): Talented, young
educators who support and train mentors while working as liaisions between the school, students» families, and the after - school program.
«This visit was an opportunity [for the Brazilian
educators] to learn from similar efforts in Massachusetts, in the city of Cambridge, and in the United States, and to engage in conversation with some of our
leaders of thought and practice
who share similar aspirations for our schools.»
Meanwhile, all of this raises barriers to promising new school founders
who aren't versed in the game and
who may already have busy day jobs as
educators or community
leaders.
«With support from the Walton Family Foundation, the CAEL will help us reach even more
educators in charge of districts, charter management organizations, state departments of education, and other systems —
leaders who will, in turn, have a tangible impact on the lives of literally millions of learners,» Ryan said.
So for 2015, our collective goal as
educators should be striving to innovate our projects, activities, and curriculum such that we empower our students to develop into creative, insightful, successful learners
who are prepared to become
leaders in their desired future.