Sentences with phrase «for engaging teachers»

This guide proposes a framework for engaging teachers in evaluation reforms and proposes new roles that State and local education agencies (SEAs and LEAs) and State and local union affiliates can play to support their engagement.

«TALENT is a great platform for engaging teachers in reflective practice.

This finding supports the use of peer - led online discussions as a strategy for engaging teacher leaders in such discussions as part of online teacher leader preparation programs.

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This is thanks in part to a new wave of educational startups that offer innovative ways for school districts and teachers to engage with technology in the classroom.

«There are teachers with creative ideas on how to engage students, but they just need a little bit of money for more hands - on experiences,» Pine says.

This Jewish teacher frankly saw no compelling reason for Jews to engage in dialogue with Christians.

It is not clear, however, whether Brown's constant stress on high academic expectations simply assumes the canons of critical, orderly, disciplined inquiry that the research university model had made commonplace in the 1930s in American graduate education outside of theological schools, or whether he is rather calling for theological school teachers who are very learned but are not necessarily themselves engaged in original research.

By focusing on the day - to - day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and students to help them design learning communities where every student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to learn the skills necessary to succeed now and in the future.

Adding context to a topic or learning through a creative challenge is a fantastic way to engage and enthuse children.I'm very lucky in my job to have seen so many wonderfully creative teachers and massively admire what they do for the children they teach.

This workshop uses a «backwards design» model to help teachers plan engaging units and effective assessment techniques that bring learning to life for students.

• Shake up the parental leave system so fathers can spend more time with kids under two years - old • 25,000 more dads per year to sign their child's birth certificate, to reach international standards and halve the number of those who don't • Dads able to stay overnight in hospital with their partner when their baby is born • Modern and relevant antenatal education for both parents • Dads reading with their children in all primary schools • Family professionals — midwives, teachers, health visitors, nursery workers, social workers — confidently engaging with dads as well as mums, and supporting all family types.

Our mission is to educate the whole child for the future, equally engaging body, mind, and spirit.Our teachers foster a love of learning by enlivening the imagination, strengthening the creative will, deepening understanding, and awakening a sense of community.

Other works by this award - winning author include the children's picture books A Walk in the Clouds, Petey's Listening Ears, and the soon - to - be-released Grumpykins series for ages 2 to 6, which are humorous and engaging tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schools.

In addition to her work for Sunbridge, Molly is currently engaged in a yoga teacher training and a holistic health coaching program with a focus on food as medicine.

Bruce Viernow, a teacher and administrator at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn for 27 years, was an advocate of keeping each and every student engaged.

Does his sensory system allow for him to focus on the teacher's lessons, engage in classroom activities, and attend to tasks?»

She suggests that teachers think about the purpose of each assignment and she offers professional development and tools on how to create assignments that are relevant and engaging for the student — or «doable,» as she puts it — without the help of others.

Ask your child questions about school «The real key is communication,» says Guy Strickland, author of Bad Teachers: The Essential Guide for Concerned Parents, even with a preschooler who can't engage in long conversations about school.

Your child's teacher can tell you at what level he's reading, what improvements he needs to make and give you suggestions for books to engage him at home.

I'd let the teacher know that this kind of play isn't linked to violence, and isn't cause for concern unless a child is unable to engage in other activities, or is exhibiting other signs of aggression — repeated physical fights with other children or extremely violent play that can't be interrupted.

I see all of my work as an opportunity for engaging in enlivening discussions with teachers about how to embody and manifest the rare gifts that Waldorf education is able to offer our children.

It includes a conversation between the parents and the teacher, as well as a short period of time for the teacher to engage with the child.

Join us for our open house to discover our world - class curriculum, meet our engaging teachers, and explore our bright, inviting classrooms.

They are all developed by teachers, so they are developmentally appropriate and engaging for young learners.

Other works by this award - winning author include the Wisdom For Little Hearts and the soon - to - be-released Grumpykins children's picture book series for ages 2 to 6, which are humorous and engaging tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schooFor Little Hearts and the soon - to - be-released Grumpykins children's picture book series for ages 2 to 6, which are humorous and engaging tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schoofor ages 2 to 6, which are humorous and engaging tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schoofor parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schools.

More than 500 BME teachers from across the country gathered in Birmingham today (Saturday 3 December) for the NASUWT Annual BME Teachers» Consultation Conference to discuss the challenges facing them and to engage in professional development woteachers from across the country gathered in Birmingham today (Saturday 3 December) for the NASUWT Annual BME Teachers» Consultation Conference to discuss the challenges facing them and to engage in professional development woTeachers» Consultation Conference to discuss the challenges facing them and to engage in professional development workshops.

Hundreds of BME teachers from across the country gathered in Birmingham today for the NASUWT Annual BME Teachers» Consultation Conference to discuss the challenges facing them and to engage in professional development woteachers from across the country gathered in Birmingham today for the NASUWT Annual BME Teachers» Consultation Conference to discuss the challenges facing them and to engage in professional development woTeachers» Consultation Conference to discuss the challenges facing them and to engage in professional development workshops.

Responding to the departure of Michael Gove MP and the appointment of Nicky Morgan MP as Secretary of State for Education, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The NASUWT has always sought to engage constructively with the Secretary of State for Education and will continue to do so.

A temporary restraining order was issued against New Yorkers Together, and a preliminary injunction was initiated against both New Yorkers Together and Teachers for Todd, blocking them from engaging in any further activity on Kaminsky's behalf.

(Malloy drew some praise from American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten during the question - and - answer session, when she stood up to «give props» to Malloy for being an engaged partner in the negotiations.)

The governor has proposed making it harder for teachers to get the job protection of tenure and easier to remove educators who are incompetent or engaged in misconduct.

David Cameron has belatedly realised that Michael Gove's ideological drive is no substitute for measured, pragmatic reform of the education system.Time after time he has chased newspaper headlines rather than engage with teachers.

Newly qualified teachers from across the country gathered in Birmingham today (Saturday) for the NASUWT's Newly Qualified Teacher Seminar to discuss the challenges facing them as new teachers and to engage in professional development workshops.

Other candidates are Lorna Johnson, the honorary consul for Jamaica in Los Angeles; Latoia Jones, assistant director of human rights for the American Federation of Teachers and co-founder of Black & Engaged; Rick Palacio, chairman of the Colorado Democratic Party; and Adam Parkhomenko, co-founder of Ready for Hillary and was appointed by DNC Interim Chairwoman Donna Brazile to serve as the DNC's national field director for the general election.

We give thanks for our troops and our veterans — and their families — who give of themselves to protect the values we cherish; for the first responders, teachers and engaged Americans who serve their communities; and for the chance to live in a country founded on the belief that all of us are created equal. . . .

If Lib Dems, resourceful and determined activists and councilors some of them, decide they want to throw every spanner they can at the free schools movement they could be useful allies for the teacher unions and others already engaged in that campaign.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

Other areas the chime led administration is positively giving uncommon facelift to include; renovation of dilapidated school structures, provision of Ambulances and medical emergency response personnel in Enugu State which is under its Medical Emergency Response Scheme, recruitment of 2000 teachers for secondary schools and an additional 2000 volunteer teachers to fast track its Volunteer Service Scheme, a scheme whereby retired but not tired teachers are engaged based on personal volition in order to increase and complement the inadequate number of teachers teaching in the state's schools, provision of brand new tractors to encourage mechanized system of farming to add vim to the revolution going on in the agricultural sector etc..

Importantly, the study found that only teachers with high knowledge and skills for science — not literacy or math — created quality scientific opportunities for students, such as providing science materials and engaging children in science experiences in the classroom.

She handled day - to - day aspects for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching pedagogy.

2012 Baratunde Cola is honored for his commitment to an exceptional research career while sharing his passion for science and engineering by engaging in creative and collaborative outreach with teachers and students in underrepresented communities.

To support the development of young students — particularly in low - income schools, which are at risk for having less effective teachers and less engaged students — researchers are looking to classroom interventions focused on social - emotional learning.

Another is that parents of black students are more likely to engage with teachers and lobby to have their children evaluated for giftedness if their teachers are black.

Research has shown that effective teachers and behaviorally engaged students are vital for fostering learning in early elementary school classrooms.

Another recommendation called for reform of undergraduate science and engineering curricula — what is taught and how it is taught — arguing that too many university teachers and professors are ill equipped to present science and engineering material in an interesting and engaging manner for a wider variety of students.

When it came to professional qualities, «best» teachers were praised for being intelligent, engaging, dedicated, easygoing and strict but fair; «worst» teachers were described as incompetent, lacking in judgement, lazy, unfair and biased.

Providing training for early childhood education teachers, embedding direct instruction and practice of targeted skills into daily practice and engaging families in these efforts help to boost the success of these kinds of interventions, Oregon State University researchers suggest in a new paper.

Teachers can help students more safely navigate online spaces by talking about cybersecurity and engaging students in group activities and games that help highlight how easy it can be for private information to be stolen and for passwords to be cracked.

Furthermore, it provides opportunities for teachers to engage their students and motivate further research into this fascinating topic.

A yoga therapist and meditation teacher for over fifteen years, she creates space for change so that those living with illness can feel alive, dynamic, valued, engaged and connected.