Sentences with phrase «from classrooms across the country»

The projects — models of high - quality student work in subjects across the disciplines, from classrooms across the country — were the focal point of a workshop for arts - inspired educators, part of a three - day professional development summit earlier this month called Arts and Passion - Driven Learning.

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Lockport native Chris Sacca, a Silicon Valley venture investor and owner of Lowercase Capital with ties to Buffalo, was among some 60 celebrities, business leaders, athletes and philanthropists from across the country — including Stephen Colbert — who joined forces for #BestSchoolDay to fund classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org.

Fourteen teachers arrived from schools as close as Ithaca and as far as Anaheim, Calif. to attend the BTI Plant Biology Curriculum Development Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the country.

As part of an extensive education outreach campaign to heighten awareness of Thurgood Marshall in classrooms and homeschools across the country, BazanED, a leader in motion picture education, is working with officials ranging from city council members to congressional representatives and mayors to organize the initiative.

The program — for and about teachers — will focus on the most important challenges and opportunities facing America's teachers, and feature examples of great teaching from various schools and classrooms across the country.

From what I've seen in classrooms across the country, today's educators make going beyond the call of duty their everyday call of duty.

Kirsty Wainwright - Noble, from Towergate's Education Division said: «Stress levels in the classroom are reaching tipping point, and it is taking its toll on retaining and recruiting teachers across the country.

The American Institute of CPAs has developed a curriculum package for grades 4 - 6, and volunteers from state CPA societies are available to teach it in classrooms across the country.

To help keep your classroom running like a well - oiled machine in the coming year, we've collected some successful — and often fun — classroom management techniques from teachers across the country and around the world.

Over the past decade, school districts across the country have invested billions in creating wired classrooms and schools, with significant financial and moral support from government at all levels.

Aspiring teachers across the country are set to benefit from a number of changes designed to allow them to begin training, and make a difference in the classroom, more quickly.

Current speakers include: Ken Corish (SWGFL), David Weston, (Teacher Development Trust) David Mitchell (Deputy Mitchell, QuadBlogging), David Horton (Orwell Park School) Presenters who are class teachers and practitioners are drawn from across the country and will inspire you with the work they are doing in their schools and classrooms.

Over the next few weeks, I invite you to join me and my colleagues at the Knowledge Matters Campaign as we tour schools across the country to see the many ways knowledge - building curriculum is enhancing classroom instruction — by asking students to read, write, and speak to high standards, but to do so from a wide range of topics that enrich students» understanding of the world around them — ranging from water conservation to the Revolutionary War to Renaissance architecture.

With funding from the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, WestEd is exploring how teachers make decisions about which instructional materials to use in their classrooms to inform efforts aimed at improving the quality and consistency of instructional materials across the country.

From classrooms with modern broadband connections to state - of - the - art science laboratories and energy efficient green building design, such legislation would help upgrade the number of outdated school buildings across our country.

«The evidence from across the country is clear and compelling: Our nation must dramatically change the way that educational resources are distributed so that there is true equity in America's classrooms.»

CEL has formed multi-year district partnerships with school systems across the country, from Alaska to Louisiana, helping administrators, school leaders, teachers, students, and communities build a shared language, vision, and mission for improving the quality of classroom instruction.

The forms of technology in her classroom range from online geography lessons that allow students to interact with other classes across the country, to apps that warn the class when they're making too much noise.

And with one out of every four ed schools allowing students to practice their teaching abroad or across country far away from local classrooms, far too many aspiring teachers aren't getting the supervision they need to either stay on course or get additional tips for improvement.

Our team has interviewed and observed hundreds of teachers from across the country to learn where technology is falling short in their classrooms and where teachers need additional support to take their instructional practice to the next level.

Known as the Common Core, the new standards adopted across the country and in New York City classrooms this year have become a platform for opponents of school reform to sound off on everything else they dislike about the current education landscape, from teacher evaluation to testing.

Districts across the country, from Washington, D.C. to Denver to Charlotte and San Jose are trying different things to address the desire of teachers to stay connected to their classroom, while also expanding their influence.

«The Teaching Ambassador Fellows play a critical role in ensuring that we hear directly from classroom teachers across the country and helping us to understand their needs and hopes for students.

Thanks to a new plan from the U.S. Department of Education, teachers across the country could be getting report cards of their own before they get to hand out any to students in the classroom.

Drapp, the only administrator from Connecticut, joined more than 100 school superintendents from across the country to discuss the importance of technology in the classroom.

In its design and goals, the fellowship clearly differs from Teach for America, the 25 - year - old highly selective program that recruits college seniors on elite campuses such as Harvard, gives them five weeks of training and places them in two - year teaching jobs in some of the most challenging classrooms across the country.

That students can be barred from the classroom for such minor infractions only contributes to the overuse of and misuse of out - of - school suspensions across the country.

Experts from across the country contributed to the field guide, which contains examples and illustrations for each recommended practice to help educators understand and then implement these practices in their classrooms and schools.

In 2013 The United States Department of State and New York Foreign Press Corps toured representatives from 40 countries across Stephen's worksites and classrooms.

Students at Santa Fe High School in Santa Fe, Texas, joined others from across the country last month in walking out of classrooms to protest gun violence at American schools during the National School Walkout.

The TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement is implemented in school districts across the country, affecting approximately 15,000 teachers and 200,000 students.46 With support from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, school districts create multiple career paths for teachers, including career, mentor, and master teacher.47 Teacher leaders participate in school leadership teams with administrators, provide colleagues with regular professional learning opportunities and individualized coaching, observe and provide feedback for instructional improvement, and are compensated for these additional responsibilities.48 Trained teacher leaders in schools using the TAP System have demonstrated an ability to evaluate classroom instruction with accuracy and consistency, and their observations are closely aligned to student learning gains in classrooms.49 According to Lori Johnson, a participating TAP master teacher in Phoenix, «It was the best decision I ever made professionally.

In the safe, supportive environment of the institute, you'll connect with people from all across the country who are committed to integrated schools and classrooms.

Rather, it seems that educators across the country from all different roles, grade levels, and content areas are talking about classroom video and what it could mean for their growth, and more importantly, the growth of their students.

A report out today from the National Council on Teacher Quality rates more than 1,100 elementary and secondary programs at just over 600 institutions of higher education across the country and concludes that the bar is set too low for entrance into professional training, future teachers are not being adequately prepared for the classroom or new requirements such as the Common Core State Standards, and the nation's expectations are far below those for teachers in countries

Leading up to oral arguments for Friedrichs v. California E4E conducted a survey of over 1,000 members — current classroom teachers from across the country — and found that a majority of teachers support paying fair - share fees and were opposed to the plaintiffs» position in this case.

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As it expands to reach more elementary school classrooms across the country, the program will rely on direct financial support from the pet industry.

In fact, KidWind offers everything from do - it - yourself kits that teachers can use in the classroom, to all kinds of curricular materials, lesson plans, science fair ideas, and in - school seminars specifically for teachers to improve their own knowledge that have been given across the country.

In its wake, Cowspiracy has prompted much interest from teachers across the country looking for educational material for their classrooms.

But in case they didn't, Hogg wanted the public and lawmakers across the country to know what it was like to be a high school student, hiding from a school shooter in a dark classroom closet.