Sentences with phrase «for pilot teachers»

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The pilot program is already underway and the results have been positive for both students and teachers.

A pilot programme will pay participants up to $ 5,000 per year for doing things such as attending parent - teacher meetings, going to a doctor and opening bank accounts.

But on visiting each of the three classrooms, I brightened — seeing the joy and hope on the girls» faces as they talked about what they loved studying (e.g., Amharic, English, science, math), what they hoped to be (e.g., pilot, doctor, engineer, driver, teacher, community mentor for BiruhTesfa), and what the best / worst parts of their days are (unanimously, best = being at school, worst = work hours).

In his State of the State speech on Jan. 9, Gov. Cuomo announced an ambitious education agenda for 2013 that includes full - day pre-kindergarten in the poorest areas, community schools such as those being piloted by the UFT this year, and a «bar - like exam» to qualify future teachers that was first proposed by the AFT.

The Master Teachers pilot test the materials with their students, providing feedback for improvement.

Evaluation of a pilot AIDS education package for schools showed teachers» inhibitions to be the main stumbling block: some teachers ignore all modules that deal with sex and condoms, leaving pupils misinformed, anxious and frustrated.

It has been a busy year for the duo who landed four pilots, Trophy Wife and Pulling at ABC, Bad Teacher at CBS (based on the hit feature written by them) and Hello Ladies at HBO, three of which — Trophy Wife, Bad Teacher and Hello Ladies — went to series.

For example, at the start of the pilot, Linda Rogers, a teacher at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., was already practicing the move of helping students hold themselves accountable, but found that the things she was doing weren't translating into increased learning gains for all of her studenFor example, at the start of the pilot, Linda Rogers, a teacher at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., was already practicing the move of helping students hold themselves accountable, but found that the things she was doing weren't translating into increased learning gains for all of her studenfor all of her students.

For the prototype phase, Intrinsic staged two pilots during school holidays, borrowing the multipurpose areas of neighborhood schools, where teachers could interact with students who volunteered to participate.

So each classroom teacher, after completing the Pilot Program training, received five networked student stations for his or her classroom.

Secretary da Silva called this method of teaching «teacher - present high school with technological mediation,» and he wanted to know: Would the IDB be willing to make an investment that would help the program transform from an experimental pilot into a radically new, statewide model for education?

Heralded as a chance to relieve the paperwork burden for special education teachers, two federal pilot programs are getting tepid reviews over the proposed rules for carrying them out.

A year ago, Public Impact began working with school design teams of pilot schools in the Charlotte and Nashville public school districts to choose and tailor school models for extending the reach of excellent teachers to more students.

For one thing, in getting a waiver from the federal No Child Left Behind Act, Indiana (like other states) promised the Obama administration it would adopt standards that met federal criteria; align curricula and teaching; select, pilot, and administer new tests aligned to the standards; and integrate the standards into both school - and teacher - accountability systems.

Districts and charter schools have begun to embrace Public Impact's vision of an Opportunity Culture, creating pilot schools that use job redesign and age - appropriate technology to extend excellent teachers» reach, directly and by leading other teachers, in fully accountable roles, for more pay — but within budget.

The hallmark of the Pay for Performance pilot was paying teachers $ 1,500 bonuses for meeting measurable objectives set collaboratively with their principals and based on the academic growth of the students they taught.

Santa Rita's McGonagle said it was «crucial» to have pilot teachers like Cadwell who can act as avatars for the rest of the district as it expands its blended learning.

When asked in the spring of 2003, just as the pilot program was ending, to rate whether setting measurable objectives for bonuses of up to $ 1,500 had an impact on «cooperation among teachers,» 53.2 percent of the participating teachers said the impact was positive; only 2 percent said the impact was negative.

The Denver Public Schools, with the collaboration of the teacher union, launched a Pay for Performance pilot program in 1999 and, when it ended in 2003, started a more comprehensive Professional Compensation System for Teachers (ProComp).

Teacher groups went after and won most of the schools, with some opting for the pilot model, embracing the idea of autonomy with all the trappings, «except a thin labor contract,» Hill said.

The government is also piloting a new programme to reimburse student loan repayments for teachers in the early years of their careers.

Education statistician John Howson criticised the pilot for limiting funding to EBacc subjects, claiming this will not address a number of other subjects also suffering from teacher shortages.

Teacher recently spoke to Assistant Professor Katie Dawson, Director of Drama for Schools at the University of Texas at Austin, who successfully established the program in the United States and is now overseeing the pilot program in Australian schools.

In a Consortium for Policy Research in Education (CPRE) study of the new evaluation system's 1999 — 2000 pilot, 75 percent of teachers said the new teaching standards were valid descriptions of good teaching.

Meanwhile, the Denver Public Schools and the Denver Teachers Association have captured attention for agreeing to a two - year pilot of a program that ties pay for all teachers in participating schools to student performance and to further teacher edTeachers Association have captured attention for agreeing to a two - year pilot of a program that ties pay for all teachers in participating schools to student performance and to further teacher edteachers in participating schools to student performance and to further teacher education.

Around 800 modern foreign language and 1,700 science teachers a year will be eligible for this pilot scheme.

That means for now, Iowa is not piloting a performance pay system for teachers and California is dropping its bonus pay program, Griffith told Education World.

He successfully led the charge for the overhaul of the state's outdated tenure statute and launched a new teacher - evaluation pilot program.

The pilots, which will start in May, will build on existing evidence and help teachers re-acclimatise to the classroom and support continuous professional development through a range of measures, including funding for National Professional Qualifications.

In its NCLB waiver initiative, the administration matched the timeline for teacher and principal evaluation systems to that for Common Core: pilot in 2013 — 14 and implement in 2014 — 15.

A new one - year pilot sabbatical scheme for primary teachers to develop their Welsh - language skills will be delivered.

All the teachers in the pilot praised the initiative for making a 100 % difference in improving road safety awareness and stated they would recommend it to others.

«The pilots are currently supporting over 100 schools with dedicated support for headteachers and teachers.»

For example, during an initiative to revolutionize STEM learning across the Los Altos School District in California, assistant superintendent Alyssa Gallagher tapped math teacher Courtney Cadwell and three others to be part of a blended learning pilot team tasked with integrating online learning tools.

Boosted by a recent study linking Arizona's career - ladder program for teachers to higher student achievement, some state lawmakers are trying to expand the five - year - old pilot program.

The district nonetheless moved forward with the pilot to implement formative, ongoing assessments for teachers that would provide them with structured feedback on their instructional practices.

Efforts to Improve Teacher Quality: Utah is one of six states that do not test teachers at all before they are certified, but it is piloting subject - matter tests for prospective teachers.

The designers of a nationally watched pilot project in Denver say they're ready to link pay to student performance for every teacher in the district.

After being asked by lawmakers to clarify plans for a pilot program that would provide teachers with merit pay, the North Carolina Board of Education has submitted its proposal for the program to the legislature substantially unchanged.

He also supported a boom in new charter schools with diverse models, from military academies to single - sex schools, and piloted a program to pay teachers bonuses for top performance — two controversial innovations Obama supports.

The government will also be piloting a new student loan reimbursement programme for science and Modern Foreign Language (MFL) teachers in the early years of their career, targeted in the areas of the country that need them most.

In their work at the Project for Policy Innovation in Education, Kane and his colleagues have been working with school districts around the country, using data to evaluate hiring and certification policies for teachers, public school choice systems, and the effect of charter and pilot schools on student outcomes.

That approach is called for in the science - education - reform efforts undertaken by the American Association for the Advancement of Science and the National Science Teachers Association, both of which have pilot...

As they piloted the change, these teachers saw a big difference in the levels of engagement for both parents and students.

In a bid to get teachers into the classroom, a new pilot student loan reimbursement programme for science and Modern Foreign Languages (MFL) teachers in the early years of their career has been noted in the measures.

Murphy - Brewer saw Summit's model as a good fit for Pomeroy: Because of the school's blended - learning pilot, its teachers already had some experience with self - paced learning.

Two fifth grade teachers explain how the driving question and the need to know list are a naturally fit for their PBL pilot program.

The research, carried out for the Association of Teachers and Lecturers (ATL) and the National Union of Teachers (NUT) by UCL Institute of Education, carried out in - depth interviews with staff in five primary schools piloting the assessments and questioned 1,131 NUT and ATL members in a snapshot survey.

Justine Greening announces a series of measures to support more schools to attract the best staff, including a pilot for new style bursaries for maths teachers

We did some whole school sample work and some pilot studies and, in a nutshell, our kids weren't writing enough — which meant that our teachers weren't planning enough low stakes writing for opportunities for them to actually develop their skills.