Sentences with phrase «engaging teachers and community members»

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The school district will engage a committee composed of students, parents, teachers, (including teachers of physical education), administrators, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing district - wide nutrition and physical activity goals.

• The School Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, and more.

The DOE truly listened over the course of several engaged meetings and discussions, taking into account our concerns — including that of over 1,200 parents and community members who signed the I.S. 109Q Parent Teacher Association's effective petition against the proposal.

Baltimore school officials are standing by their decision to use popular magazines and other nontraditional texts as part of a strategy to engage middle school students, despite criticism from some teachers and community members that the new language arts curriculum lacks rigor and downplays formal grammar lessons.

Teachers and school leaders could facilitate this opportunity by: a) setting aside specific time for students to engage in this form of design - based education, for instance, by establishing design and innovation labs; b) infusing in the curriculum opportunities for students to establish links to this activity; c) structuring opportunities to inspire students to study and solve a problem, for instance showcasing current and past students» exemplary projects; d) providing opportunities for students to present their projects to an authentic audience of peers and members of the community; and e) not telling students what projects to work on by staying hands - off.

Though there is never enough support for beginning teachers (or any educator), I'm hoping I can enlist the community of Edutopia.org visitors to engage in a discussion with new members of our profession and dish out some practical tips and a few morsels of advice, consolation, and encouragement.

It is a forum for leaders and teachers to participate and engage as members of a collegial community, helping themselves and each other improve in their professional practice to increase student achievement.

I believe that parent and community members must be engaged similarly to my description above for empowered teachers.

By meaningfully engaging student teachers with ASCD resources and involving them with members of the ASCD community, future educators and leaders gain an edge that energizes and raises their professional performance level.

Locating an Authorial Voice: Engaging a School Reform Debate Through the Roles of Mother, Teacher, Community Member, and University Professor, Cynthia C. Reyes

Clearly that relies on leaders, teachers and support staff taking ownership to drive through and sustain new systems and processes, and that is only possible where all members of the school community are engaged in and contributing to the process.

This lopsided no vote was mainly accomplished by a unified grassroots effort, led by thousands of teachers, parents, and community members rallying their communities — telephoning, canvassing, knocking on doors, and engaging the public in conversation.

As teachers and administrators on the front lines, we have a deep responsibility to engage with those who shape education policy in this country and share the stories we live out with our kids and school community members every day.

In the online discussions and face - to - face meetings, the members of the learning community, the teachers and the university educators, engaged in numerous conversations about how to overcome these barriers (e.g., lack of access to technology).

Teachers encourage students to live out the faith, and students engage with members of the community during weekly Masses and service projects.

effective elementary schools have dedicated strong Local School Councils, strong but inclusive principal leadership, effective teachers who are engaged in school - wide improvement, active parents, active community members, and students deeply engaged in learning and school improvement.

Students take an active leadership role and engage others such as their peers, teachers, parents and other community members, to address issues that are important to them.

These effective elementary schools have dedicated strong Local School Councils, strong but inclusive principal leadership, effective teachers who are engaged in school - wide improvement, active parents, active community members, and students deeply engaged in learning and school improvement.

School staff, families, and community members are all teachers; their actions determine the degree to which students feel healthy, safe, engaged, supported, and challenged.

Facing History and Ourselves and The Allstate Foundation have hosted 116 Community Conversations around the U.S., engaging more than 70,000 teachers, parents, and community members in meaningful dialogue about today's most profound issues, including respecting diversity, promoting tolerance, and creating sociaCommunity Conversations around the U.S., engaging more than 70,000 teachers, parents, and community members in meaningful dialogue about today's most profound issues, including respecting diversity, promoting tolerance, and creating sociacommunity members in meaningful dialogue about today's most profound issues, including respecting diversity, promoting tolerance, and creating social change.

Led by the Charter Community of Silicon Valley (CCSV)- which represents Santa Clara County's charter public schools and serves as the voice for over 30,000 charter public school students in the region - CCSV members, collectively engaged principals, teachers, parents and students to call, write letters and personally meet with Senator Beall to share their positive experiences with charter public schools and concerns about the bill itself.

We strive to engage parents, teachers, and community members because each group is actively involved on our students» learning process.

«We are able to engage our entire community, board members, teachers, parents, students and business and civic leaders, in our work to define a PoG.

It takes hard work, engaged family members, compassionate communities, and dedicated teachers and school leaders.

A true school community is one in which all members - students, teachers, families, and community partners - not only have the opportunity to participate, but also feel welcome to actively engage in school life.

The ultimate goal of this moratorium is to reduce the reliance on all forms of exclusionary discipline and to replace them with best practices that support students, teachers and all members of the school community in creating safe and engaging classroom environments.

States and districts should work together to build the capacity of principals and all teachers — especially content area teachers and career and technical education teachers — to align curriculum and assessments with the expectations of colleges and employers; to offer counseling services that prepare students for high school graduation, college admission, and career success; to engage and motivate students to meet higher standards; and to create positive relationships with parents and community members.

CPD is committed to ensuring that all children have access to strong public schools that provide high - quality education, address the full - range of student needs, engage parents, teachers and community members in decision - making and are both transparent and accountable to the communities they serve.

Engaging Teachers and School Staff: Teachers and school staff members, who all play an enormous role in helping to create a safe school climate and culture, are becoming more deeply involved in the planning and implementation of community schools.

Commmunity Needs Assessments Community Needs Assessment: Overview Community Needs Assessment: All 4th - 8th Grade Student Needs Assessment High School Student Needs Assessment Student Wish List Survey Teacher Assessment Parent Interest Survey Community Focus Group Design School & Community Demographic Data School & Community Conditions Analysis Community Asset Mapping Community Asset Mapping: Overview Community Resource Assessment Overview and Community Resource Assessment Advisory Board Development Planning Community School Advisory Boards: How Resource Coordinators Can Engage Community Members in Shared Ownership of the Community School Step 1: Identifying Potential Members Step 2: Prioritizing Potential Members Step 3: Identifying Strengths of Potential Members Step 4: Inviting Advisory Board Members Creating an Engaging Environment Sample Advisory Board Meeting Agenda Out - of - School Time Planning Afterschool Lesson Plan Database Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities Consumer Guide to Afterschool Science Resources Newsletter Templates General Community Schools Newsletter Template General Community Schools Newsletter Template - Spanish Addressing Complex Challenges Common Core Transition Community schools and resource coordinators, in particular, have an important role to play in supporting student learning that is engaging, collaborative, fosters critical thinking AND is aligned to the Common Core Learning Standarand Community Resource Assessment Advisory Board Development Planning Community School Advisory Boards: How Resource Coordinators Can Engage Community Members in Shared Ownership of the Community School Step 1: Identifying Potential Members Step 2: Prioritizing Potential Members Step 3: Identifying Strengths of Potential Members Step 4: Inviting Advisory Board Members Creating an Engaging Environment Sample Advisory Board Meeting Agenda Out - of - School Time Planning Afterschool Lesson Plan Database Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities Consumer Guide to Afterschool Science Resources Newsletter Templates General Community Schools Newsletter Template General Community Schools Newsletter Template - Spanish Addressing Complex Challenges Common Core Transition Community schools and resource coordinators, in particular, have an important role to play in supporting student learning that is engaging, collaborative, fosters critical thinking AND is aligned to the Common Core Learning StEngaging Environment Sample Advisory Board Meeting Agenda Out - of - School Time Planning Afterschool Lesson Plan Database Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities Consumer Guide to Afterschool Science Resources Newsletter Templates General Community Schools Newsletter Template General Community Schools Newsletter Template - Spanish Addressing Complex Challenges Common Core Transition Community schools and resource coordinators, in particular, have an important role to play in supporting student learning that is engaging, collaborative, fosters critical thinking AND is aligned to the Common Core Learning Standarand resource coordinators, in particular, have an important role to play in supporting student learning that is engaging, collaborative, fosters critical thinking AND is aligned to the Common Core Learning Stengaging, collaborative, fosters critical thinking AND is aligned to the Common Core Learning StandarAND is aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards.

This longitudinal study combines two related ethnographic data sets to examine how teachers and students at a public magnet elementary school coconstructed a discourse of inquiry that supported students as thoughtful, engaged learners and community members.