Sentences with phrase «great benefit to teachers»

Review: Dropbox offers a great benefit to teachers.

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But having more money in the pool also improves the food that can be served, and while I believe some parents at these schools complain, I've also heard anecdotally that when every child and teacher is sitting down to the same meal, it can have benefits like a more cohesive environment, opportunities for informal nutrition education, and a greater likelihood that kids will try new foods.

The Empire Center and local taxpayer groups said the state needs to give districts greater leverage in negotiating teacher contracts by amending a law that deals with pay scales and benefits.

Speaking to the BBC, former head teacher and government consultant on the planned pilot project, Peter Walker said: «It doesn't cause any harm whatsoever, a child still has a right to say no, indeed so does a parent, it doesn't disrupt the running of the school, it's relatively cheap to do and brings great benefits like improved performances.»

Working out a successful event formula that you can simply repeat is a great boon to the busy scientist, and «the teachers keep coming back» with new groups of students, showing that they see the benefit to their charges.

While there is always a good reason to learn yoga for health benefits but if you really wish to learn more about the yoga as an ancient scientific practice then it's a great idea to do Yoga Teacher Training specially in India.

While there is always a good reason to learn yoga for health benefits but if you really wish to learn more about the yoga as an ancient scientific practice then it's a great idea to do Yoga Teacher Training.

The fact that Caronia is able to quiet her mind and drop any attachment to external senses — the practice of pratyahara, the fifth limb of Patanjali's eight limbs of yoga — is one of the reasons she experiences such great benefits from her acupuncture sessions, says Caronia's acupuncturist, Maria Villella, LAC, a vinyasa and Ashtanga Yoga teacher in Los Angeles.

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However, the NAO report also found that a greater number of qualified teachers are returning to state - funded schools, and the Department and schools have scope to attract back, even more, teachers who have left and benefit from the investment made in their training.

In other words, in the midst of the Great Recession and historic unemployment, teachers in the vast majority of urban districts continued to get raises and generous healthcare and retirement benefits.

The high - profile battle in Wisconsin over collective bargaining on public - sector benefits, as well as lower - profile battles in Ohio and Massachusetts, was to a great extent about health insurance costs for teachers.

Benefits: Greater accountability; Drawing teachers focus on what skills need to be taught; Identification of students who have not reached expected benchmarks in reading and numeracy, supported by evidence and data; Improved preservice teacher training and teacher professional learning.

When good teachers benefit developmentally and financially from having great peers, everyone has a reason to advocate for selectivity.

The policy's greatest benefits could result not from retention itself, but rather from increased efforts on the part of teachers and even students to avoid being retained in the first place.

For years the public has been led to believe — thanks, in large part, to union lobbying — that teachers were the most important part of the education process and the public has rewarded them with decent wages and benefits (wages and benefits which would be even greater if not for the assembly line problem).

Our results confirm that students in tracked classes seem to have benefited from more - focused teaching and perhaps also from greater teacher effort.

Guidance counselors had the impetus to advertise and inform students of the benefits of the AP program, teachers had the incentive to increase AP course enrollment, and students possessed greater motivation to take the courses and exams.

The main benefit that we found when we worked with the teachers at John Monash, was the ability to have a greater range of access points.

One of technology's greatest gifts to education lies in fast, instant assessment which benefits not only the teacher but the student themselves.

Greater educational freedom aligns the interests of teachers and students to the benefit of all.

It is no easy task, but there are significant benefits to good schools forming chains: pooling financial resources to develop high - quality central services; allowing schools to develop subject specialisms and fostering greater collaboration; providing proven teachers with varied opportunities for progression and career development.

Leaders, teachers, and other stakeholders will gain valuable insight into the process of using online learning to the greatest benefit of students, while avoiding missteps and potential pitfalls.

Such integration can also «bring political benefits and greater accountability,» through «a critical mass of active and engaged parents» who are «more likely to have the clout to fight successfully for resources,» to monitor «principal and teacher performance,» and contribute to the effectiveness of their child's school.

The report shows how to turn the great majority of federal funding distributed to states and districts — Title I and Title II grants — into investments likely to pay off in educational and economic benefits, by reinventing such formula grants as targeted tools that extend excellent teachers» reach in financially sustainable ways, and more effectively direct funds to the students who need them most.

I asked my Top 12 Global Teacher Bloggers what they think, and got a resounding sense from them that the negative stories about social media cover over a lot of really great benefits it can bring to the classroom — from global communication to a newfound delight in reading.

Not only is money that could and should go to great teachers siphoned away to overbuilt sportsplexes that benefit relatively few students, former teachers whom legislatures didn't save money to fund in retirement, and increasing numbers of non-teaching staff, the governments that employ them tax teachers» time and potential income pool with an ever - increasing and counterproductive pile of regulations atop the employment taxes and mandates I mentioned above.

Now into my second year as a blended - learning history teacher — meaning I have a group of students in my classroom every other day, assigning them to work online, at home, on the «off» days — I've found the scary parts less frightening than most fear, with far greater benefits than I expected....

Residents gain great coaching and a year to practice as part of a team of teachers or principals who provide a network of support — with pay and benefits.

With a focus on developing teachers in the classroom, the new Marzano Causal Teacher Evaluation Model establishes the direct cause and effect relationship between teaching strategies and student achievement that helps teachers and leaders make the most informed decisions that yield the greatest benefits to students.

Portfolios are appropriate for all students (Gomez, 1998), and can be of great benefit to secondary school teachers working with ELLs (Solis, 1993).

Great teachers are so critical to bridge that divide, but we also have a class divide operating with teacher support and teacher salaries / benefits.

Teachers are more likely to inflate the scores of high - achieving students on the margin, but low - achieving students benefit more from manipulation in aggregate due to the greater density of these students near the proficiency cutoffs.

Helps teachers and leaders make informed decisions to yield the greatest benefits for their students

In the United States, students who are fortunate enough to have a great teacher for even one year are more likely to matriculate to college, attend more prestigious colleges, and earn more later in life.40 Unfortunately, though they stand to benefit most from great teaching, 41 disadvantaged students are more likely to be taught by inexperienced or ineffective teachers than nondisadvantaged students.42 As a result, they far too often miss out on these benefits.

What I am saying is that American public education spends $ 593 billion ineffectively, with so much money tied up in antiquated concepts (tenure, for example) that have no benefit to students or even to high - quality teachers and principals who are doing great work.

Those with a more stable workforce are likely to reap larger benefits from the pension system, while districts with greater teacher turnover are likely to subsidize the pensions of everyone else.

«We want as many schools as possible to take advantage of the significant benefits academy status brings because it means more schools run by great heads and teachers, not local authority or Whitehall bureaucrats, and more children getting a first - class education.

Biggs and Richwine conclude that after taking everything into account, «teachers actually receive salary and benefits that are 52 percent greater than fair market levels, equivalent to more than $ 120 billion overcharged to taxpayers each year.»

To maximise the impact of the feedback, teachers would benefit from being given greater opportunity to review and discuss their practice with peers and managerTo maximise the impact of the feedback, teachers would benefit from being given greater opportunity to review and discuss their practice with peers and managerto review and discuss their practice with peers and managers.

As we strive to implement strategies that promote systemic change, we must do so with the goal that no matter where students are assigned, they have the benefit of the thinking, expertise, and dedication of all teachers in that grade level or subject area; that they are part of a school system that requires all teachers to participate in learning teams that are provided regular time to plan, study, and problem solve together; and that this collaboration ensures that great practices and high expectations spread across classrooms, grade levels, and schools.

This can be a great benefit for teachers, as it frees up additional time to work closely with students.

In addition to monetary compensation, public school teachers may also enjoy greater benefits (like health insurance) compared to other occupations.

We now have a much greater understanding of how schools can make a difference, and, although there are still too many young people failing to achieve their potential, by underpinning our national system of schools with the values and the five key points outlined in this report, we believe both the learning of pupils and the professional development of teachers will benefit greatly.»

The benefits of where I work are the excellent education, the customer - service focus of the highly qualified teachers, and greater accessibility to a child in any county, whether in a rural area in the southern part of the state or the urban neighborhoods of Atlanta.

Beyond just putting tools into the hands of teachers and students, they have also crafted the greater school community's culture to welcome new ideas, techniques, and pedagogies, so that all stakeholders benefit and share the meaningful use of technology in their schools.

If children's welfare is the highest educational priority, then teachers, parents, and administrators should work together to design assessment systems that bring the greatest benefits to children.

Prior to Act 10, employees could negotiate with their employers to contribute some or all of any statute - mandated employee share of retirement benefits.42 The bill eliminated that option, forcing employees to pay half of retirement plan contributions — which totaled 5.8 percent of teachers» salary for the 2011 - 12 school year — once collective bargaining agreements expired.43 Act 10 also set minimum employee contributions for state health plan enrollment, while in the past, teachers could negotiate for their employers to cover a greater share of costs, potentially in exchange for smaller salary increases.44

also suggests a similar defense of the fact that a great deal of teachers» financial compensation comes in defined - benefit pensions: It's one way that policymakers have been able to guarantee teachers decent compensation without having to get taxpayers to pony up for it.

Rampell also suggests a similar defense of the fact that a great deal of teachers» financial compensation comes in defined - benefit pensions: It's one way that policymakers have been able to guarantee teachers decent compensation without having to get taxpayers to pony up for it.