Sentences with phrase «for substantive conversation»

Larry has since become a featured blogger at EWT, where his Classroom Q&A weekly posts model the potential of blogs to become places for substantive conversation about practice and policy.

Not exact matches

As long as you keep the conversation substantive and make it clear that everyone loves and respects each other despite their disagreements, you'll help your children develop the critical thinking skills and mental toughness needed for real creativity.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo in an interview on NY1 Sunday said he plans to meet with several contenders for attorney general ahead of the state Democratic convention later this month in order to have «substantive conversations» with them about the office.

Sharpton said he's spoken to Cuomo once since the Nov. 2 election, and plans to meet with him as soon as next week for a «substantive conversation» about boosting the diversity in his ranks.

Star Michelle Yeoh gets a solo showcase for her thoughts on the «Conversation with Michelle Yeoh» featurette, in whose 13 minutes she makes more substantive comments than Schamus does in his two hours (totally unsolicited word of advice to Ms. Yeoh: rethink those hoop earrings!).

Given the public conversation about bias and injustice — especially recently — several prominent national education organizations including the NEA, AERA, NCTE and AFT have called for addressing equity in schools and society, specifically recommending that educators and school leaders «receive the tools, training, and support they need to build curricula with substantive exploration of prejudice, stereotyping, and discrimination.»

We trained ourselves as observers to reliably document instruction in the lessons we observed based on our modification of Newmann «s assessment of authentic instruction.313 We recorded what we saw and heard on an observation form that included two main sections: 1) basic information about the context, details of the lesson, how class time was used, how students were organized for instruction and learning, the kinds of technology used during the lesson, and a description of any positive or negative features in the classroom; and 2) assessments of instruction using four of Newmann's five standards of authentic instruction: higher order thinking, deep knowledge, substantive conversation, and connection to the world beyond the classroom.

The federal education space is currently engrossed in debates about the merits of the Department of Education46 and the need for federal protections against discrimination in schools.47 This is a departure from last year's substantive conversations around refining state accountability systems, modernizing the teaching profession, and lowering college tuition.

Rather it aims to provide common ground for understanding the current state of California school finance and governance and for a serious and substantive conversation about necessary reforms.

Unfortunately, these conversations rarely progress past sound bites regarding the shortcomings of charter schools to more substantive conversations regarding how to increase access and develop exemplary programs for students with disabilities.

«Then, instead of bickering over interest - group - driven politics, we could have a substantive, national conversation about how to refine the much - needed reforms so they create the best opportunities for kids who need them most.»

AIR will conduct and support coaching training to lead substantive coaching conversations with teachers relative to pedagogy, beliefs, and assumptions regarding teaching and learning and to identify next steps and action plans for instruction that will be collaboratively developed.

Substantive conversations are critical for English learners because they provide specific opportunities to practice and build on listening and speaking skills using academic language that coincides with language learning standards and converges common core and state standards.

At the receptions, during the White House tour, and while standing in line waiting to pass through security, I had substantive conversations with other attendees about how we might partner to mutual benefit while fulfilling the goals for education abroad that we all share.

Also for what it's worth, there are a number of open - minded and knowledgeable individuals who host and regularly comment here, who are willing to cordially engage in substantive conversations, and provide insights into some very technical and confusing areas.

The evidence for this is in precisely what happens in venues like E&E that have effectively dispensed with substantive peer review for any papers that follow the editor's political line — you end up with a backwater of poorly presented and incoherent contributions that make no impact on the mainstream scientific literature or conversation.

This means holding open space for the more substantive conversations.

Not only are there a plethora of good, substantive sessions (50 or more every day, for four days), but the conference also provides an opportunity for me to have good, in - depth conversations with my counterparts in large US and Australian firms.

And that is just the beginning - during the interview process, it should serve as a substantive tool for you to guide the conversation and negotiate your terms.