Sentences with phrase «from teachers of other subjects»

To increase horizontal integration across subjects, teachers from certain subjects often gain insights from teachers of other subjects.

Not exact matches

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

The predictor that emerged as most powerful in both the UNC study and the UC San Francisco analysis was letters of recommendation from applicants» undergraduate teachers — in other words, subjective assessments from people who presumably knew both them and their subjects well.

In reality we don't really have any firm evidence one way or the other really, except from our own experience as teachers and practitioners and that is subject to a vast range of variables and interpretations.

Not only is it important for students to have the benefit of art education, teachers in other subject areas can also benefit from the way art introduces wonder into any subject area.

In other words, teachers under threat of dismissal were more likely to voluntarily leave than teachers not subject to this threat, and those who scored furthest from the «effective» threshold were even more likely to go.

• too much school time is given over to test prep — and the pressure to lift scores leads to cheating and other unsavory practices; • subjects and accomplishments that aren't tested — art, creativity, leadership, independent thinking, etc. — are getting squeezed if not discarded; • teachers are losing their freedom to practice their craft, to make classes interesting and stimulating, and to act like professionals; • the curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities; and • judging teachers and schools by pupil test scores is inaccurate and unfair, given the kids» different starting points and home circumstances, the variation in class sizes and school resources, and the many other services that schools and teachers are now expected to provide their students.

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.

From one - fourth to more than a third of young adults take and pass high - level exams in those subjects in other industrialized countries, says the report, which was released here last week by the American Federation of Teachers and the National Center for Improving Science Education.

The Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) carried out a review of «shortage occupations» and named secondary maths, physics and chemistry teachers as occupations that would be exempt from new rules, but claimed that other subject areas did not provide sufficient evidence of a shortage.

LEARNING FROM OTHER SECTORS Professor John Howson, chair of the REC's Education Steering Group has argued that «the increase in pupil numbers and decline in trainee teacher numbers heralds a period when recruitment will become more of a challenge, especially in certain subjects and phases».

The advert is the first ever campaign aimed at recruiting people from other professions and is part of a three month drive to stem the shortage of teachers in specialist subjects such as maths and science.

Other education experts, such as those from the National Council on Teacher Quality, dismiss the narrative of a national shortage, saying instead that the school staffing gaps are localized by subject area and geography.

Some argue that the real problem with annual state tests of grade - level reading and math skills is that they force teachers to narrow their focus, distracting teachers from other subjects and the more sophisticated academic skills they would otherwise engender in students.

The Claim Your College coalition has received extraordinary interest from the great majority of teachers consulted alongside unions, subject associations, universities, school improvement organisations, third sector organisations and others across the education sector.

This study represents a shift from the other studies in this section in two important ways: (a) It integrates expertise in subject matter, teacher change and assessment in the design, implementation and analysis; and (b) it integrates professional development with a study of new assessments and student learning.

It is based on a comparison of two different value - added scores for teachers: one derived from the regular state assessment (which varies by participating district) and the other from an alternative assessment that is specifically designed to measure students» depth of higher - order conceptual understanding in each subject.

Teachers of science, math, and other subjects are now taking on the challenge of integrating literacy into their curricula, she says, citing new practices from organizations such as the National Science Teachers Association, which is increasingly focusing conference offerings and resources on literacy instruction for members.

The volume of ready - made materials for other subjects, mathematics in particular, provided the teachers with an opportunity to weed out activities that did not fit their instructional approach, instead of having to create them from scratch.

As a Physical Education teacher by choice I also have certification in Biology and General science two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications in life.

Subject to proviso in the General Appropriations Act, the Commissioner of Education may use funds appropriated by the Legislature and funds from federal grants and other sources to provide incentives for teacher recruitment and preparation programs.

Citizenship attracts trainee teachers from more economic and socially disadvantaged parts of the country than other subjects and has more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) recruits.

The opt - out movement is borne of opposition to using the tests to measure teachers and schools, and the time testing takes away from other subjects, such as art or science.

«The standard - setting and writing of the standards included a significant number of people from the testing industry, but did not include a significant number of experienced teachers, subject - matter experts, and other educators from the outset, nor did it engage other informed and concerned interests, such as early childhood educators and educators of children with disabilities,» explained Ravitch.

Instead of teaching students in isolation from each other, teachers of the same grade level or subject matter share responsibility for all students, ensuring that every child succeeds.

«Subject to its obligations under pre-existing labor agreements... School Districts shall use reasonable efforts not to terminate any employed Teacher from his / her teaching position in the event of a reduction in force (RIF), layoffs, «leveling» or other elimination or consolidation of teaching positions within School District.

In No Small Change: Targeting Money Toward Student Performance, researchers analyze more than 100 variables before they grade states from A to F on four major categories: the rigor and clarity of the state's standards in core subjects; its efforts to improve teacher quality; its school climate as measured by absenteeism, school safety, parental involvement, character education, and other variables; and the extent to which it provides resources equitably.

Howard Gardner covers a great deal of territory in this interview, from the role of the federal government in education to teacher education to charter schools, but what stands out most to me is his statement: ``... education in the arts needs no justification in terms of «transfer» to other subjects or to its generation of wealth; it is a «good» in itself.»

Through professional development workshops, coaching, and in - class visits from artists, the program aimed to increase the capacity and confidence of the teachers to integrate arts with other core subject areas.

[10] Other subjects like environmental education, ecology, or spirituality, not often found in more traditional school curricula, often emerge from the interests of learners and teachers in a more open - ended learning community.

While his recent works are better than ever (with ambiguous creatures reminiscent of Theo Jansen's walking sculptures now emerging from the Surrealist junkyard wastelands), a review is not the subject of this article; Harsh's insightful comments, as we chatted over wine on his backyard patio, are informed by his forty - year study of Picasso, Max Beckmann, Giorgio di Chirico, his former teacher, Philip Guston, and many others.

But as a secondary school teacher in (among other subjects in physical geography) climate and climate change I wonder how far these records from permafrost boreholes are now being used in the general studies of the subject?