Sentences with phrase «good teachers and leaders»

He zeroed in on a critical policy weakness in our efforts to recruit, retain and reward our best teachers and leaders, even though research has shown the quality of a child's teacher and school leader are the two most important school - based factor impacting a child's success.

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He says, «Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves talk, or speak,» and he goes on to say, «The ability to lock in and listen is a skill that has served me well in life,» says Branson, «Although, it seems to be a dying art, I believe that listening is one of the most important skills for any teacher, parent, leader, entrepreneur, or just about anyone who has a pulse.»

Then instead of attacking all Catholics in all of the ranting, attack the men who have committed these crimes, the boy scout leaders, teachers, coaches, next door neighbors as well as the priests, pastors and deacons of whatever church they are part of.

A church leader would have a good following of people in a particular town or city, and some other teacher would arrive in town, and begin to teach Scripture in a different way or with a different emphasis.

How can profoundly deep agreement occur between David Bohm, an important quantum - physicist, and Krishnamurti, a world - teacher on philosophical spirituality, as well as with the Dalai Lama, the spiritual leader of Tibetan Buddhism?

It requires leaders and teachers who can challenge us to think critically about our culture and what is going on in the world, as well as engaging Scripture in an active way, and living it out radically.

Merle M. Ohlsen describes group counseling of adolescents and children in schools.9 Helen Driver reports on two groups for high school seniors, three groups for college students, and four leaderless teachers» groups.10 The second part of Driver's book reports on forty - four projects using small groups in elementary, high school, college, and graduate professional schools (as well as mental health settings), as described by the leaders of each group.

We prayed that school teachers would be role models and leaders and good educators for our children.

And so she remains a leader and teacher to us Protestants as weAnd so she remains a leader and teacher to us Protestants as weand teacher to us Protestants as well.

We need something that can fire contemplatives and other religious, priests, preachers, teachers, catechists, theologians, parents, youth leaders, «the men and women in the pew» and the youth of today's Church as they all do their bit to learn from God's Word and announce the Good News revealed by Jesus Christ in His words, miracles, Passion and Resurrection.

Our fearless leader, teacher, and chef / owner at Sweet Cassava, Susan Taves, led our group of eight down an unforgettable path of new discoveries, interesting factoids about food and the world of professional cooking, and best of all -LSB-...]

Again on Thursday, Lewis called on CPS to sit down with union leaders to negotiate better terms for teachers if the school day and school year is extended.

Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field - tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, and mother of three grown children.

Launched at the National Parent Teacher Association convention in Orlando, the How to Be a Good Digital Parent program, sponsored by Facebook and Google, will give parents and PTA leaders the tools and resources they need to successfully host an online safety learning event.

To be a good babywearing leader and teacher, you have to know that you DO N'T know everything.

While she loves attending conferences and learning about lactation from many of the leaders in the field, her best teachers were her three children: Svea, Rory, and Tait.

«She is an outstanding educator whose dedication is evidenced beyond her commitment to students in the classroom; a true teacher leader consistently modeling and sharing best practices, an inspiration to all.»

We need good teachers and not just any teacher who will groom and train our future leaders into robots who only act on instructions.

Cuomo's veto of a bill that would have protected teachers at risk of losing their jobs for two years is being described as everything from a case of «angry sour grapes» to «strange» to «a brave and good move» by teachers, union leaders, administrators and reform advocates.

The IDC unveiled their push at a Capitol news conference outside of the Senate chamber flanked by leaders of the state's politically active teachers unions, UFT President Michael Mulgrew and New York State United Teachers union Vice President Andy Pallotta as well as the «Patriotic Millionaires» who support increasing taxes on tteachers unions, UFT President Michael Mulgrew and New York State United Teachers union Vice President Andy Pallotta as well as the «Patriotic Millionaires» who support increasing taxes on tTeachers union Vice President Andy Pallotta as well as the «Patriotic Millionaires» who support increasing taxes on the rich.

Rosa has garnered support from the state's teachers unions as well as test refusal leaders, but Common Core advocates are fearful that Rosa will undo the work of her predecessor, Tisch, who championed the Common Core and the use of student test scores in evaluating teachers.

The speakers include PEF President Susan M. Kent, American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Civil Service Employees Association President Danny Donahue, New York State AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento, Executive Vice President of the New York State United Teachers Andrew Pallotta, United University Professions President Fred Kowal, NYSCOPBA President Donn Rowe, as well as other labor leaders, members of community groups and members of the New York State Legislature.

In the interim, the federal government has set up an advisory board of business and education leaders — including American Federation of Teachers president Randi Weingarten, SUNY chancellor Nancy Zimpher and Stan Litow, an IBM executive and former deputy chancellor of New York City schools — assigned to look at current community college funding programs and formulate the best strategies for the national program.

«Despite all these shortcomings in way in which GCSEs have been reformed, teachers and school leaders have continued, as ever, to ensure that pupils receive high quality learning experiences and can secure the best possible chance of exam success tomorrow.

A coalition of education leaders joined DonorsChoose.org founder Charles Best to announce the effort, including state Education Commissioner Stefan Pryor; Newtown Superintendent of Schools Janet Robinson; U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan; Randi Weingarten, president of the American Federation of Teachers; Melodie Peters, president of AFT Connecticut; and Tom Kuroski, president of the Newtown Federation of Teachers.

PEF President Ken Brynien and other PEF leaders will speak, as well as representatives of the Civil Service Employees Association and the NYS United Teachers.

The bill would also require the city to regularly provide state leaders a trove of information on student and teacher data and expenditures as well as develop a facilities capital plan that identifies the 10 most overcrowded and underutilized school buildings.

The 2 percent per year property tax cap does not technically expire until next year, but leaders of cities, towns, and counties, as well as teachers and public worker unions say they fear an early renewal of the law might be part of any end of session deal.

Attendees at today's kickoff included: City of Buffalo Mayor Byron Brown, Buffalo Public Schools Interim Superintendent Donald Ogilvie, SUNY Trustee Dr. Eunice Lewin, University at Buffalo President Dr. Satish K. Tripathi, SUNY Buffalo State President Dr. Katherine Conway - Turner, Erie Community College President Jack Quinn, Regional Economic Development Council Co-Chair, businessman and developer Howard Zemsky, Staff Scientist Mwita Phelps of Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific, Director of the Buffalo and Erie County Public Libraries Mary Jean Jakubowski, Dr. Norma J. Nowak, Director of Science and Technology, UB's NYS Center of Excellence in Bioinformatics and Life Sciences, as well as a number of invited guests, including elected leaders, teachers and students.

He is a well - known figure in education circles both locally and nationwide, earning a reputation as a tough union leader whose hard - nosed — and strategic — bargaining style has netted Buffalo teachers strong contracts.

Teachers are increasingly frustrated that district and union leaders can not reach a new agreement to replace their long - expired contract.Business officials consider the city school district the greatest obstacle to the region's economic development.Political leaders are worried as well about the direction of the still - struggling city schools.Throughout the city, stakeholde...

«It is unfortunate that DOE is trying to stifle the autonomy of charter schools when their time would be better spent on evaluating what great teachers and leaders in the very best charter schools, traditional district schools and nonprofit providers are doing to make pre-kindergarten an investment that pays off in increased student achievement,» Merriman said.

At Washington University, he felt pulled in too many directions: striving to be a good leader, an inspirational teacher and a grant winner, to name a few.

In the last the discussion of the meeting there were 4 conclusions about improving education in science: to motivate and pay teachers well (primary and secondary levels), to promote science via the media (government back up), to inspire leaders to start the change, and to develop a good mentoring system so the student can study at home and go back to the professor with questions.

Shannon Kaiser is a best - selling author, international speaker, retreat leader, and teacher.

Not only is she the best yoga teacher I've ever had, she is an exemplary leader in the health and wellness community as an entrepreneur and teacher.

Rebecca Butler is a humble and happy yoga teacher, writer, inspirational speaker and retreat leader, as well as a homemaker.

An all around fitness and martial arts training expert, Ken Blackburn is the Head Master Trainer International Team Leader and Director of Kettlebell Sport Competitions for the IKFF (International Kettlebell and Fitness Federation) In this role, Ken travels all over the US and internationally teaching strength and conditioning workshops, the very popular IKFF CKT (Certified Kettlebell Teacher) course and hosting the most well attended kettlebell sport competitions in North America.

They are all active members and contributing leaders in their hometown as well as in the NGY Teacher Community.

The Integral Yoga global community includes over 5,000 Integral Yoga teachers — many of whom have become leaders in the changing paradigm of modern Yoga and healthcare, as well as founding successful programs for specific populations.

We offer the BCRPA approved Yoga Fitness Leader (YFL) program as well as Yoga Alliance approved Yoga Teacher Training at the 300 and 500 hour level (RYT200 and RYT300).

Sacramento school district officials met with parents, teachers, and students — as well as community members and business and industry leaders — for months to discuss the school - to - career approach for their high schools.

As such, decisions to «give» teachers more devices tend to originate from the wrong starting place; teachers should be designing their classrooms and schools and then discussing, with leaders and technologists, what devices can best support that design.

Moreover, leadership and learning are important areas when it comes to people's beliefs; political, symbolic and business leaders have a major impact on our lives, as well as the school and university leaders, and — not the least — those who lead the learning that takes place in those organizations: the teachers.

Christian Blower, the union's leader, said that the «excessive focus on exam results is bad for pupils, bad for teachers and it is clearly the antithesis of what NUT members believe to be a good education».

The changes we are making will put control back in the hands of teachers and school leaders - those who know their pupils best - making sure every single child has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.»

To better understand this phenomenon, Gardner and Davis conducted 40 in - depth interviews with teachers, convened seven focus groups of educators and leaders, analyzed visual and literary works, and surveyed over 2,000 youth to gain insight into the question.

Some leaders do this well as they understand appreciation brings out the best in people, while others, sadly, take teachers for granted and fail to excel in this area.

One of the teenagers, listening to the pitch for Deeper Learning Collaborative — a consultant group that brings instructional leaders together to spread deeper learning through their school via coaching and teacher collaboration — pointed out that many systems have teachers with little interest in getting better.

A NSW department program called Early Action for Success had provided better tools to assess learning; more time for teachers to collaborate; and access to an expert instructional leader to show how use of small data could improve teaching.