Sentences with phrase «great teachers in areas»

Ambition two is closing the attainment gap by raising standards for every pupil, supporting teachers early in their career as well as getting more great teachers in areas where there remain significant challenges.

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Bonnie has taken many courses and workshops in Waldorf, she has been an early childhood teacher, preschool director, and founding member of the Great Oaks School in the Chicago area.

At this time I have mostly stopped teaching myself as there are some really great Bradley teachers and Birth Boot Camp teachers in the area.

As I thought about how to approach this elephant of a subject, my mind meandered back to great teachers I have known — there were many I could recall because I have been fortunate in having teachers in all areas from physics to poetry who, almost physically it seemed, infected me with their enthusiasm — and I asked myself: Why did I find them inspiring?

Each of these teachers are truly «walking the walk» in their area of expertise and I learned a great deal from all of them.

If you are visiting Montreal, be sure to check out the great studios and teachers in the area.

Even if new teachers have certification, they are frequently not certified in areas of greatest need, such as math, science, and special education.

«This is an area which does need much greater focus, so while budgetary pressures are the main driver to an ICT support service, freeing up much - needed time to help develop teachers» skills and give them more confidence with technology in the classroom is also becoming a priority.»

There is an emphasis on teachers in STEM subjects, such as maths and physics, as these areas are facing the greatest shortages.

AskERIC Lesson Plans Another great site, The Educator's Reference Desk (previously known as AskERIC Lesson Plans), contains more than 1,000 lesson plans in many subject areas written by teachers from all over the United States.

Pearse says the college hasn't had a big problem with teachers teaching out of their subject area, but it's been great to have recruits with specialist knowledge in their fields.

Remote instruction: For schools with severely limited numbers of excellent teachers, like many rural and urban areas, bringing in great, live (though not in - person) teachers through videoconferencing, holographic technology, or other means could give students access to great interactive instruction they'd otherwise miss.

While this might be uncomfortable to consider, it's a great area to stretch yourself as a teacher in giving up control and allowing students to take more of that control.

It's a very different story in the greater - Phoenix area, where school administrators involved in three highly publicized cases of alleged sexual abuse by teachers are being investigated by Arizona education officials for possible mishandling of the incidents.

Pages of Download Grade 2 Practice Sheets: 1 - Cover 2 - For the Teacher 3 - 6 - Measurement Length 7 - 11 - Measurement Height 12 - 15 - Place Value 16 - 20 - Ordinal Numbers 21 - 25 - Smallest / Largest Number in a set of numbers 26 - 29 - Greater than 30 - 33 - Less than 34 - 36 - Greater than / Less than 37 - 39 - Add or subtract write the sign in the blank 40 - 45 - Adding using place value (example: 4 + 13 + 5) 46 - 51 - Adding with words - Example - what is 150 more than 200 52 - 55 - Skip Counting 56 - 59 - Skip Counting - Missing Numbers on a Number line 60 - 65 - Reading Graphs 65 - 71 - Solving Word Problems 72 - 76 - Time 77 - 83 - Coin Identification and Coin counting 84 - 88 - Counting Dollars and coins 89 - 92 - Geometry 93 - 96 - Fractions 97 - 115 - Answer Keys 116 - 118 - Terms of Use and Credits Pages of Download Grade 3 Practice Sheets: 1 - Cover 2 - For the Teacher 3 - 6 - Measurement Length 7 - 11 - Measurement Height 12 - 19 - Place Value 20 - 24 - Find the smallest / largest number from a set of numbers 25 - 28 - Number Words 29 - 32 - Skip Counting - complete the sequence 33 - 37 - Counting dollars and coins 38 - 48 - Reading thermometers - temperature 49 - 53 - Reading graphs 54 - 57 - Reading Calendars 58 - 62 - Numerators and Denominators 63 - 67 - Fraction Circles 68 - 72 - Fractions of a solid 73 - 78 - Word Problems 79 - 83 - Data Tables 84 - 88 - Multi-Step Word Problems 89 - 92 - Rounding to the nearest ten 93 - 96 - Rounding to the nearest hundred 97 - 100 - Rounding word problems 101 - 103 - Probability 104 - 107 - Geometry - identifying shapes 108 - 110 - Height of a triangle 111 - 113 - Angles identifying right, acute, and obtuse 114 - 117 - Symmetry and Angles 118 - 121 - Perimeter 122 - 125 - Area 126 - 129 - Elapsed Time 130 - 155 - Answer Keys 156 - 158 - Credits and Terms of Use Pages of Download Grade 4 practice sheets: 1 - Cover 2 - For the Teacher 3 - 6 - Measurement Length 7 - 11 - Patterns 12 - 15 - Parallel and Perpendicular Lines 16 - 26 - Reading Temperature 27 - 31 - Reading Graphs 32 - 36 - Coordinate Graphs 37 - 41 - Skip Counting - complete the sequence 42 - 46 - Place Value 47 - 50 - Number Words 51 - 55 - Powers of 10 56 - 60 - Adding using Place Value 61 - 70 - Fractions 71 - 75 - Fraction Word Problems 76 - 80 - Convert Fractions to Decimals 81 - 85 - Convert Decimals to Fractions 86 - 90 - Height of a figure 91 - 95 - Missing Number in an equation 96 - 100 - Balancing Equations 101 - 105 - Data Tables - ordering numbers 106 - 110 - Data Table Addition 111 - 115 - Data Table Time 116 - 120 - Data Table Subtraction 121 - 125 - Estimation Word Problems 126 - 130 - Ratio Word Problems 131 - 134 - Probability 135 - 140 - Spinner Probability 141 - 145 - Arrays 146 - 173 - Answer Keys 174 - 177 - Credits and Terms of Use Pages of Download Grade 5 Sheets: 1 - Cover 2 - For the Teacher 3 - 7 - Units of Measure 8 - 12 - Reading Graphs 13 - 17 - Number Words 18 - 22 - Place Value 23 - 27 - Decimal Place Value 28 - 32 - Rounding Numbers 33 - 37 - Complete the sequence, skip counting 38 - 42 - Solving Equations 43 - 47 - Variable Equations 48 - 52 - Simplify Expressions 53 - 57 - Finding the Mean 58 - 62 - Mean, Median, Mode 63 - 67 - Greatest Common Factor 68 - 72 - Fractions 73 - 77 - Comparing a set of Fractions 78 - 83 - Comparing Multiple Fractions 84 - 93 - Fraction Word Problems 94 - 98 - Estimating / Estimation Word Problems 99 - 103 - Possible Outcome Problems 104 - 108 - Distance Word Problems 109 - 113 - Division Word Problems 114 - 118 - Ratio Word Problems 119 - 124 - Coordinate Graphs 125 - 130 - Perimeter 131 - 135 - Area 136 - 145 Elapsed Time Clocks and Watches 146 - 171 - Answer Keys 172 - 175 - Credits and Terms of Use

Schools that face tougher competition have greater demand for teachers who attended well - regarded colleges, majored in subject areas (especially in math and science), and who put in more effort and show more independence.

Also in line with current studies is the report's finding that «for any groups whether minority or not, the effect of good teachers is greatest upon the children who suffer most educational disadvantage in their background, and that a given investment in upgrading teacher quality will have most effect on achievement in underprivileged areas.»

A few major areas I hope will receive attention during reauthorization are college / workplace readiness, including the promotion of more rigorous standards; greater accountability at the secondary level; more sophisticated policy and greater accountability for improving teacher effectiveness, particularly at the late elementary and secondary levels; a broadening of attention to math and science as well as to history; and refinements in AYP to focus greater attention and improvement on the persistently failing schools by offering real choices to parents of students stuck in such schools.

«On a personal level I think Jane and I have just learnt so much from the teachers and have been so impressed by their skill and expertise - I think it's been genuinely motivational for us and I think we've learned a great deal more in our area in the research interest,» Murray adds.

Given the greater focus being placed on LTLT competencies in national policy frameworks, curriculum, teachers and of course, at the international level, it seems this may be an area for further development across all ten countries.

We therefore warmly welcome the National Teaching Service and hope it will have a clear focus on attracting and developing talented teachers and leaders in areas where there are the greatest challenges, enabling young people from low - income backgrounds to realise their full potential.

BPS was burdened by a turnover rate for new teachers of 50 percent in the first three years and, despite an abundance of university - based teacher preparation programs in the greater Boston area, lacked teachers of color, teachers equipped for urban school challenges, and those certified in the hard - to - staff areas of math, science, and special education.

Stride has been working with teachers and pupils in the South East and Greater London area to encourage an entrepreneurial mindset by giving young people the skills, knowledge and aspirations they need to be successful in our fast - changing world of work.

Board Chair Looks to Continue Urban Schools» Gains Despite underfunding and the challenges of recruiting qualified teachers in key subject areas, urban schools continue to make gains, according to George H. Thompson III, this year's chairman of the Council of the Great City Schools» board of directors.

Teachers who report living in poverty during childhood (that is, they report being eligible for subsidized lunch) report greater economic stress, while those that primarily attended San Francisco Bay Area schools as a child report lower economic stress, perhaps due to greater support networks or having family who bought property prior to the dramatic rise in housing costs.

Teachers in the San Francisco Bay Area report far greater financial anxiety than do samples of adults and workers from across the nation.

The other $ 4 billion was intended by Congress to fund grants to help states improve in four key areas: building data systems, adopting «career - and - college ready» standards and tests, hiring great teachers and principals, and turning around low - performing schools.

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In addition to strong pedagogical knowledge, great teachers must also be masters of their individualized content area.

Grow - your - own programs could be delivered in rural areas using distance - learning options provided by higher education institutions and district - provided coaching and mentoring — giving prospective teachers greater access to high - quality training while remaining in their local community.

Especially in the areas of setting discipline policy and establishing curriculum, private school teachers in 1993 - 94 were more likely than public school teachers to report that they had a great deal of influence.

The commission wants the government to focus future contracts for teacher training providers, including with Teach First, on «areas of greatest need» and highlighted ten areas where more than one - fifth of children were in failing schools: Blackpool, Knowsley, Northumberland, Doncaster, Reading, Stoke - on - Trent, Oldham, Bradford, Telford and Wrekin, and Central Bedfordshire.

The commitment to invest # 42 million in a Teacher Development Premium pilot to enable teachers and leaders working in areas of greatest need to access high quality professional development, and drive school improvement; and

«Many schools all over the country report great difficulties in recruiting trainee teachers of the right calibre, newly qualified teachers in specialist subject areas and also recruiting people into more senior posts, especially heads of departments in core subjects.

Sign up for one of these free webinars to hear about strategies for meeting the requirements of Assurance Area D: Great Teachers and Leaders in your district's scope of work.

Support for future school leaders and development opportunities for talented teachers were on the agenda as School Standards Minister Nick Gibb visited Greater Manchester for the launch of a government funded programme to help schools in areas of greatest need.

Those organizations provide key supports to schools we launch — as well as other schools in the city — in areas such as helping students advance during the summer, retaining great teachers, and more.

Prior to joining ReNEW, Disha served as a Program Director with Teach For America — Houston where she supported a cohort of 35 first and second year teachers in the Greater Houston area for two years.

The training in this area enables teachers to engage with our syllabuses and curriculum frameworks in greater depth and build confidence in their delivery.

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In shortage areas, demographic trends and school - enrollment changes tend to combine with other factors to spur greater demand for teachers.

Teachers who want to make the greatest possible impact in deprived areas and can not under the current system.

Mediscan is currently accepting applications and interviewing for full - time special education teachers in the greater Chicago area.

I attended a Faculty Focus Meeting with Oakland Unified School District Superintendent Antwan Wilson where he expressed a desire to make Oakland the best and most desirable school district in the Bay Area for both teachers and students, but right now, as one veteran OUSD teacher told me, «Oakland does a great job of training teachers for other districts.»

ESSA gives states greater flexibility to design their own accountability systems and provides funding for those innovating in areas such as teacher recruitment and retention in hard - to - staff schools, teacher evaluation, and teacher - led professional development.

The combination of focused feedback and targeted professional development enables teachers to become stronger in the areas of greatest need.

One result has been wealthier districts having a greater ability to offer compensation packages that include regular bonuses or paying moving expenses to teachers licensed in hard - to - fill subject areas, regardless of their experience or education level.

The average compensation for full - time teachers at 10 of the largest school districts in the Greater Sacramento and Central Valley area is displayed below:

The program began with 16 founding teachers from urban district and charter schools in the Greater Boston area.

The result has been wealthier districts having a greater ability to offer compensation packages that include regular bonuses or paying moving expenses to teachers licensed in hard - to - fill subject areas, regardless of their experience or education level.