Sentences with phrase «effective teaching and leadership»

All but six states — Montana, Nebraska, Pennsylvania, Texas, Vermont, and Wyoming — have requested flexibility from meeting onerous NCLB requirements in exchange for developing and implementing their own reforms that prepare students for college and careers, improve the lowest - performing schools, and support effective teaching and leadership.

The Obama Administration today approved the State of New Hampshire for a waiver from No Child Left Behind (NCLB), in exchange for state - developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership.

Create human capital policies that support effective teaching and leadership leading to next generation student learning.

The Department of Education granted the waivers in exchange for state developed plans to prepare all students for college and career, focus aid on the neediest students, and support effective teaching and leadership.

iObservation identifies effective teaching and leadership practices based on the work of top researchers including Dr. Robert Marzano, Charlotte Danielson, and Dr. Douglas Reeves.

Access to assets is certainly critically important, but successful schools and programs are made possible only through effective teaching and leadership.

U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan announced the approval for New York this afternoon during a conference call with reporters, «In exchange for state developed plans to prepare all students for college and careers, focusing aid on the neediest students and supporting effective teaching and leaderships.

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It was my first time doing with unconscious competence what I teach in my leadership course and that effective leaders know to do:

According to Gordon, parenting is a type of leadership and part of parental effectiveness training is teaching the skills that have proven to be useful in effective leadership in other types of human dynamics.

And, although only time can tell whether CRG will be able to compete with top biomedical institutes around the world, the conditions are, in Graf's opinion, favourable: strong leadership, a critical mass of researchers, a fabulous location, close links to a university that teaches a graduate programme in English, an effective and nonbureaucratic administration, and, last but not least, the enthusiastic support of the Catalan authoritiAnd, although only time can tell whether CRG will be able to compete with top biomedical institutes around the world, the conditions are, in Graf's opinion, favourable: strong leadership, a critical mass of researchers, a fabulous location, close links to a university that teaches a graduate programme in English, an effective and nonbureaucratic administration, and, last but not least, the enthusiastic support of the Catalan authoritiand nonbureaucratic administration, and, last but not least, the enthusiastic support of the Catalan authoritiand, last but not least, the enthusiastic support of the Catalan authorities.

These challenges need to be met via regular mindfulness practices as norms in the following areas: school administrators, school union leadership, school structure and process, teacher and classroom structure and climate, effective mindfulness curriculum and QUALIFIED trainers, effective teaching skills, and optimal motivated learning by students.

Mark continues: «Central leadership on the importance of ICT in schools is sorely lacking, leading to far too many considering ICT a dispensable spend, when it is in reality the key to much more effective teaching and learning.

I haven't met you yet, and I don't know what kind of experience you have, but after 25 years teaching middle school, I've learned a little bit about what makes for effective school leadership.

Targeted teaching is most effective where it has evolved over time with the support of key individuals and the leadership group and the provision of targeted professional learning.

She teaches workshops on negotiation, difficult conversations, and effective feedback in a variety of industries, as well as at top teaching hospitals in Boston and as part of Harvard University's internal leadership development programs.

The goal of Leading 21st Century High Schools — being held on campus June 23 — 27 — is to help leaders cultivate effective teaching practices, enhance social dynamics, and implement innovative leadership approaches as key levers in the overall improvement of contemporary high schools.

Core courses and electives are taught by recognized leaders from across Harvard's graduate programs in fields like data - based education reform, organizational change and innovation, and effective leadership strategies for urban schools.

And then, built into that too... we've got five staff now involved in completing their Masters in regard to school leadership and effective school teachiAnd then, built into that too... we've got five staff now involved in completing their Masters in regard to school leadership and effective school teachiand effective school teaching.

Effective coaching distributes leadership and keeps the focus on teaching and learning.

A skilled and well - qualified school business management professional on the school leadership team can focus on ensuring the effective use of available financial and human resources, aligned to the school's pedagogical aims and development plan, whilst other members of the team focus on improving teaching and learning.

Like my research, the key belief that drives my teaching is that institutional structures profoundly impact faculty members and students, and successfully optimizing structures requires effective leadership.

No Child Left Behind is important in the efforts to continue this progress, and urban districts must continue effective practices that have brought about promising results: high standards, strong and stable leadership, better teaching, more instructional time, regular assessments, stronger accountability, extra resources, and efficient operations.

Effective schools have clear leadership roles, accountability and systems for ensuring that all teaching is at least good, has impact and is focused on learners» needs.

When national resources are used to minimise student residualisation, to ensure that every school has access to high quality teaching and school leadership, and to promote the use of effective, evidence - based practices in every school, it is more likely that every student will receive a high quality education regardless of the school they attend.

Our leadership model serves to strengthen a culture that promotes learning, data analysis and effective pedagogical strategies all while building an expert teaching team.

It requires headteachers and senior leadership teams who prioritise not only the operational aspects of teacher development but also, as Ofsted put it in their September 2015 handbook, «a motivated, respected and effective teaching staff» in «a culture that enables students and staff to excel».

Highly effective teaching entails not only the application of research - based methods, but also leadership, content knowledge, life experience, organization, commitment, wisdom, enthusiasm, and applied knowledge (including a practical sense of how schooling can be put to use).

Standards for Professional Learning is the third iteration of standards outlining the characteristics of professional learning that lead to effective teaching practices, supportive leadership, and improved student results.

Projects have included: teacher career pathway programs that diversified roles in the teaching force; teacher career pathways that recognize, develop, and reward excellent teachers as they advance through various career stages; incentives for effective teachers who take on instructional leadership roles within their schools; incentives that attract, support, reward, and retain the most effective teachers and administrators at high - need schools; rigorous, ongoing leadership development training for teacher leaders and principals, leadership roles for teachers aimed at school turnaround; and the creation of new salary structures based on effectiveness.

Their yearlong effort to build schoolwide civic learning illustrates how civics can be an effective conduit for connecting curriculum and leadership practices: School improvement becomes both a collective endeavor and a means for teaching active citizenship.

Hybrid teaching positions retain effective teachers in classroom positions, while providing them leadership opportunities, and keeping them from succumbing to burnout in high - poverty situations.

In fact, effective school leadership is second only to teaching in improving student outcomes, and strong leadership has the greatest impact in schools with the most needs.

The Graduate School of Education helps educators to grow their practice for effective teaching, learning and leadership in an immersive residency professional developm...

Our team of coaches meets for about three hours each week to delve into the latest research on school leadership, effective teaching strategies, the change process, and the craft of coaching.

Nominees must complete an extensive written and video application that demonstrates their mastery of mathematics or science content; use of appropriate instructional methods and strategies; effective use of student assessments to evaluate, monitor, and improve student learning; reflective practice and life - long learning to improve teaching and student learning; and leadership in education outside the classroom.

That's no huge surprise — the Developing Great Teaching systematic review suggests that any CPD mechanism is insufficient unless the pedagogical content is effective and that the whole process is supported with effective facilitation, expert input and a supportive leadership and culture.

It brings together effective communication in a modern foreign language (French or Spanish), cultural training, leadership skills, and language teaching methods.

Just as it is important for educators in a school district and in individual schools to have a shared vision and a common language around what quality teaching looks and sounds like, it is essential that district and school leaders have a shared vision and common language on both the definition of instructional leadership and the description of effective instructional leadership behaviors.

«It's clear that strong leadership, outstanding classroom teaching and effective support staff and governors are the crucial factors in transforming standards in struggling schools.

When its most effective, school reform infuses students into ongoing, sustainable school reform activities through deliberate opportunities for learning, teaching, and leadership throughout the educational system.

He has conducted a wide range of research projects (77 funded) in the areas of educational leadership and change, effective pedagogy / quality teaching, student achievement, postgraduate supervision, professional teaching standards, teachers» professional development, middle - level leaders in schools, and teacher satisfaction, motivation and health.

The School Principal as Leader: Guiding Schools to Better Teaching and Learning (January 2013): This Wallace Perspective summarizes a decade of foundation research and work in school leadership to identify what it is that effective school principals do.

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.

The HOT APPROACH is an innovative delivery system that provides teachers, teaching artists, administrators, parents, and arts organization educators vital professional development, resources, tools and strategies to develop, deepen and expand effective practices in standards based arts education, arts integration, school culture change and leadership development.

Use Title II funds to promote teacher leadership through hybrid teaching positions and incentivize an equitable distribution of effective teachers by rewarding high - performing teachers to teach in hard - to - staff subjects or schools.

A nationally recognized expert on policy that supports effective teaching and school leadership, she was instrumental in securing provisions that are now a part of ESSA.

During her fellowship, she will be developing her leadership skills and reflecting on her teaching practice within this learning community to become a more effective advocate for Black educators.

Comparative results from the first Teaching and Learning International Survey (TALIS) show that education systems can best support teachers by shifting public and governmental concern away from the mere control over the resources and content of education toward a focus on outcomes, by moving from hit - and - miss policies to targeted interventions, and by moving from a bureaucratic approach to education to devolving responsibilities and effective school leadership that supports teachers through targeted professional development, appraisal, and feedback.

Recognizing that effective schools must have strength and leadership among the teaching team, Blake works tirelessly with large districts — most recently Grant Public Schools, Swan Valley Elementary Schools, and Richfield Public School Academy — to develop these teams of professionals with a laser - beam focus on instruction and student engagement.

The HOT APPROACH is an innovative delivery system that provides teachers, teaching artists, administrators, parents, and arts organization educators vital professional development, resources, tools and strategies to develop, deepen and expand effective practices in arts education, arts integration, school culture change and leadership development.