Sentences with phrase «give teachers and staff»

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Institutions that must staff courses given at distant sites and odd hours are especially tempted to lean heavily on occasional teachers rather than regular faculty, many of whom don't like to move around or to teach after dinner.

Breakfast - in - the - classroom has given everyone more one - on - one time: students and teachers, teachers and school nutrition staff, school nutrition staff and custodians, school nutrition staff and students.

The staff at the grade school didn't take her allergy very seriously though until a child died the next county over and then my child had a serious reaction to candy a teacher gave out at the end of the day as the kids were getting on the bus.

Palos Heights is giving out - of - town teachers and staff at a local elementary school district a discount rate on fitness classes next year at the village Recreation Center.

You can give it to teachers, school nurses and after - school care staff.

You can give your plan to school nurses, teachers and after - school care staff.

If all children are to be given the chance of a good education, regardless of their background, the Government needs to ensure that classrooms are staffed by fully qualified teachers, class sizes need to be reduced and the poverty gap closed.

Commenting on an interview given to the Daily Mail newspaper by Children's Minister Elizabeth Truss in which she describes talks of «chaotic» pre-school provision and calls for them to take on more qualified staff, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said:

«We're giving head teachers the extra powers they need to make their schools safe for all pupils and staff.

«The NGSS represent a daunting challenge, but I think NSTA has the expertise on staff to give teachers the professional development and the course materials they need, as well as the opportunities to share information with their peers.

Paul gives presentations and classes on eastern philosophy, spiritual growth, and the Ancient Wisdom teachings in Las Vegas and nationally, and is a staff teacher on three separate 200 hr.

Our enrollment continued to grow, students gave positive feedback about their experiences, teachers continued to build out a curriculum that is aligned to our school competencies, case management and holistic service provision kicked in, and staff culture has been positive.

That is why we have given all heads much greater flexibility to set staff pay and reward their best teachers with a pay rise.»

Over half (51 per cent) say staff numbers at their school have decreased in the last two years, with nearly two - thirds (65 per cent) saying they are not able to give pupils as much individual attention in lessons due to the loss of support staff and a similar number (64 per cent) saying pupils are not always taught by a teacher trained for the subject or age range due to the loss of teaching staff.

«This year, staff members will be rewarded with weekly recognitions for outstanding lessons and activities, and awards will be given to a Teacher of the Month and Teacher of the Year,» said McNeely.

Harvard Gives Christie's Education Plans a Warm Welcome New York Times, April 29, 2011 «Speaking to almost 200 students and staff members at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the New Jersey governor drew rounds of applause with his talk of sharply limiting teacher tenure, rigorously evaluating teachers and administrators, curbing the power of teachers» unions and pledging to appoint more - conservative justices to the State Supreme Court.»

Discussing the funding, John Wood, head teacher at Queensferry Community High, said: «The school's staff, pupils, parents and partners are excited by the new build and the contribution we can make to its design.It will give us opportunities to make sure that the facilities are appropriate for the most up - to - date thinking around learning and the courses that we can offer our young people.

On any given day, the school staffroom at Vasse Primary School is filled to capacity with teachers, school leaders and support staff.

Given that substantial funding is needed to hire teachers and staff, purchase instructional materials, and maintain facilities, the lack of a positive relationship between school spending and student outcomes is surprising.

One of the lessons taught by Learning Lab staff teacher Lucilla Ralfa when I visited recently was about erosion: After a lesson about the concept, the students, inner city children in grades 4 - 6, were given dirt, sand, pebbles and rocks to make a model of a mountain that would stand up to a hurricane.

Parents should, through membership of parent teacher associations and as parent governors, hold the governance and management of the school accountable for the appropriate time, resources, facilities and value given to art and design on the curriculum and in the professional development of its teachers and support staff

Given the recent spate of violent acts in schools, what can administrators, teachers, and staff members do to keep their schools as safe as possible?

To give students, staff, and parents a break from the time and stress involved in creating typical science fair projects, teachers at Hollywood Elementary School in College Park, Maryland, decided four years ago to turn everyone into scientists for a day so they could try their hands at different experiments.

Each school will be given grades in six areas: (i) pupil academic progress (gain scores); (ii) pupil attainment (of particular academic goals); (iii) the narrowing of gaps of high and low pupils in particular categories (low SES, minority, gender); (iv) parent opinions of the school's quality; (v) teacher and staff opinions of the school quality; and (vi) pupil opinions of the school quality.

This PPT should help give an indication for teachers and staff.

«Overall, the whole kit bag of aligning staff performance plans with the annual implementation plan, [and] the professional learning program gives a strong focus to our work,» Rice tells Teacher.

Kevin Courtney, general secretary of the National Union of Teachers, said: «Every parent, teacher and school staff member knows the debilitating effect a chronic lack of money has for the quality and type of education schools can give to children and young people.

Teachers and staff are always seeking ways for the school to give back to the community, whether by planting a community garden or helping cook meals for a local community center.

In addition, I give them a chance to present at faculty or PTA meetings, encourage them to be mentors, invite them to be on the teacher leadership team, mention things they're doing in my weekly staff memo, and find opportunities for them to be on district committees or present at district events.

This will fit any subject and it will offer your teachers to reflect on any current schemes of work This worked really well last year and really helped me to identify gaps that needed sorting It also gave staff the chance to voice their opinions The document can be adapted to suit any year group

They shared smaller incentives among large numbers of teachers and principals rather than giving larger awards to the highest - achieving staff.

Emerge is the app offering schools access to data and processes on mobile devices, and has been extended to include Emerge Desktop, a teacher dashboard giving staff access to data and tools to streamline their administrative processes.

Whether you are looking to set the tone for the term or give teachers a much - earned respite during the year, faculty retreats not only can improve teaching techniques, but build staff morale and cohesiveness as well.

This gives teachers and support staff a clear platform upon which they can devise and facilitate truly inspiring, motivating, differentiated, and relevant starter activities, and hence promote student engagement in learning.

The schools were given a grant to establish herb and vegetable gardens and kitchen facilities, and to provide staff professional development to all interested teachers.

Participants will be giving one - on - one tutorials to teachers, staff and students.

Districts can move up timelines for teacher resignations and transfers and give principals in hard - to - staff schools first dibs on new entrants and transfers.

The survey of 6,350 students in Chicago, Houston, Oakland, Calif., Philadelphia, and St. Louis during the 2003 - 04 school year showed that students generally give their teachers high marks, but say they need stronger relationships with members of the school staff.

It follows that many of our staff work exclusively with us and have done for some time — schools that work with Key Skills Education as their education recruitment agency will have access to this exclusive network of teachers and considerably improve the schools chances of finding good to outstanding teaching staff for any given vacancy.

«The level of commitment from pupils, teachers and support staff continues to produce excellent results at both GCSE and A-level, helping to give York one of the best educated workforces in the North.

Teachers liked the idea of mentoring students and holding «office hours» to give students extra help, but, like Pomeroy's staff, they had trouble fitting it into the school day.

Michaelis also told staff members that she wanted Power Hour open to higher - performing students as well, and told teachers to give them enrichment projects.

Sixty - three per cent of the charity's grants were given to teachers and staff in primary and secondary schools, while 28 per cent were awarded to those working in further education.

Formal testing is a useful form of assessment for both teachers and Ofsted to keep track of pupil progress over the course of the whole year, but on a day - to - day basis, a light - touch approach complements traditional assessment methods to give the staff, and the pupils, what they need to shine.

During the visit the First Minister and education secretary were given a tour of the school by head teacher, Julie Kay and they also spoke with staff and pupils to hear their views on how they feel this Bill will help them.

The results, though not scientifically valid, gave Dr. Garcia and his staff helpful information from parents and teachers.

But one thing I do know is that principals and teachers are really quite sensitive to community views on schools and staff flourish when someone gives them a compliment that's due to them because of their hard work.

Very rarely is a training session or staff development workshop given a follow - up — a time when teachers and administrators can revisit the originating idea and re-assess its proper implementation with the person with whom it originated.

Staff members have opened themselves up to a deeper commitment of knowing the kids, and the focus on building strong student - teacher relationships and setting high expectations gives kids the tools they need to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.

Emotionally literate school leaders who engage teachers in partnership, trust them to do a good job and give positive feedback for their efforts get motivated, committed staff.