Sentences with phrase «greater need for teachers»

Using technology as a tool creates a greater need for teachers and provides more time for student - teacher interaction.

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Other reasons [barre fitness] is a great workout for everyone is that you don't need prior experience to take the class, there isn't any bouncing or jumping throughout the class and teachers can provide modifications for clients if necessary.
As this Age of Great Enlightenments contnue onwards the Kingdom Domains of God does progressively teach one and we are taught from its outward creviced distances toward almost absolute finiteness or the very very smallest of distinguishable degrees, God will allow our students and teachers of such studies to meaningfully create manly made biologic mechanisms for the betterment's welfare of all our physical needs and trade orientated desires.
In contrast, teachers were more controlling, had lower expectations, got angry more often, and showed less nurturing toward the children with difficult attachments — and who, sadly, had a greater need than the securely attached kids for kindness from adults.
When I look into the eyes of my children I can see a reflection staring back at me that trusts that I will be available... that I will take care of them... that I will do the work that is needed to surrender into me, into the moment, into who they are so that I am present for each of them to blossom into the great teachers that they are and will continue to become.
Babysitters, nannies, preschool teachers provide many different services as well: counseling / behavioral therapies (think children fighting in a sand box who need to be directed to «use words» rather than hit one another), nutritional guidance (our son's teachers have given us great ideas and resources for healthy meals), arts training (music class, creative arts class), occupational therapist (correct hand hold for four year old grasping a pencil), physical therapist (Hop on one foot, kids!
She was a regular parenting expert on Great Day St. Louis for years and has presented on attachment to both national and international organizations including Parents As Teachers National Convention, Children's Hope International, First Steps Program and Youth in Need.
No Child Left Behind was not great for us either, but certainly Race to the Top» ratcheted everything up, because it became clear that for districts in need to get money that they would have to make all these kinds of measure and punish ideas that they'd put across, like the teacher evaluation piece and all of that.
«Teachers do a great job in often very difficult circumstances to meet the needs of all their pupils, and for Ofsted to suggest otherwise is both insulting and wrong.
Students also shared stories of great teachers who helped them succeed and who needed to be retained and rewarded, as well as ineffective teachers who have been failing students for years.
«The numbers are undeniable that charter schools haven't done well in serving those students, who have a great need for school access,» explained Lasher, who is also advocating to eliminate the state income tax for public school teachers.
Joe Williams, executive director of Democrats for Education Reform, said «It shocks the conscience that we continue to look the other way while we permit our schools to pair our most ineffective teachers with the children most in need of great classroom instruction.
StudentsFirstNY's Acting Executive Director Glen Weiner recently discussed the great need for meaningful teacher evaluations in The Buffalo News.
Other educational issues in the interview include the difficulties in getting experienced teachers into troubled schools, programs to aid outside professionals with a desire to teach, and the need for greater accountability in school leadership.
Just as the founding of the NHS in 1948 was a great national movement creating a health service for everyone, today all sectors of society — from employers, teachers, designers, manufacturers, as well as citizens, community groups and government — need to come together to improve the health of the nation.
Also, there is a great need for male teachers in primary grades; they have always been in demand.
In the survey, Science Buddies discovered that only 5 % of teachers use crowdfunding, or online fundraising platforms, to raise money for classroom needs, even though teachers who use crowdfunding have had great success.
We believe it responds to a need that Yoga students and teachers have for greater connection and community.
Yin is also great for teachers looking for a niche, as yin classes are few and far between, but absolutely needed.
Whenever I need to write a note for a teacher or I want to thank someone for great service, I can pull a note out and quickly write it.
What is needed is a competitive certification process that establishes key criteria for entry into the teaching profession; gives public schools greater freedom to hire and fire teachers; and treats teachers like professionals and their schools like professional institutions by allowing them to tailor professional development to meet the needs of teachers.
Even great athletes need coaches, and the same goes for teachers.
But the great challenge for such a teacher has forever been the difficulty of meeting the needs of every student because of circumstances beyond his or her control.
It will take a lot to make public schools more effective for all students: greater academic rigor, higher standards of conduct, more parental involvement, meaningful professional development for teachers, stronger incentives for the students themselves, and, of course, more access to health and social services for the many students who are in need of such.
The staff at Manor Hill Elementary School in Liberty, Missouri, recognized a great need in their school: «Our school consists of kids with hard - working parents who sometimes aren't able to provide everything for their children,» recalled teacher Marty Kelsey.
We all know that you need to take risks as a mathematician, and it's not until you start to ask kids to rate themselves in terms of contributing ideas or how comfortable do you feel asking a teacher a question or how comfortable do you feel telling your peer that they got it wrong, and you really start to break down what does it mean to take a risk in mathematics, that if you don't know your students and you don't apply teaching strategies to make an impact on those actual kids that you're doing the research for, then your impact is not going to be that great.
However, we do know that clear communication, better alignment of parent volunteer roles to teacher needs, and convenient online scheduling make for a great place to start.
We urgently need a proper strategy for teacher recruitment including of veterans for whom this could make a great second career.»
It's not enough for students to simply pay attention — they need to be active participants to generate one of those great discussions that end far too quickly for both the teacher and students.
The bottom line, as phrased by Education Next's Paul Peterson, Martin West, and Michael Henderson, is that «everyone wants more emphasis on just about everything in school, except athletics, though the general public is especially eager for more emphasis on reading and math, while teachers see greater needs in history and the arts.»
Google Docs is not really about whistles and bells so much as filling basic needs — it's a great way for teachers and students to back up, access, and collaborate on spreadsheets, word processing documents, and presentations.
Those districts are turning to Kaplan for a range of services — from intervention services for students with the greatest need to professional development for teachers.
For more in - depth discussions of the multitude of reasons students need a greater understanding of international issues, I strongly recommend that teachers, parents and students go to International Ed.
We shared five Reach Extension Principles for the new school models they would craft or tailor to their needs; they call for reaching more students with excellent teachers in charge of their learning, for more pay, within budget, while boosting development opportunities for all teachers and clarifying authority / credit for great teachers.
Wendy Kopp, the founder of Teach for America and a personal hero of mine, speaks of the ingredients (frequent assessment, high energy, vision, etc) teachers need to achieve great success with poor, urban students, yet there is nary a mention of special ed in her latest book.
In sum, the use of teacher - collected video in classroom observations did seem to improve the classroom observation process along a number of dimensions: it boosted teachers» perception of fairness of classroom observations, reduced teacher defensiveness during post-observation conferences, led to greater self - perception of the need for behavior change and allowed administrators to time - shift observation duties to quieter times of the day or week.
A Maryland school district's curriculum and classroom assessments represent what teachers need to help students reach ambitious academic goals and succeed on state tests, concludes a report issued by a group pushing for greater student achievement.
Chris Keates, general secretary of the NASUWT, said: «Teachers and school leaders take very seriously their duty of care to their students and it is clear there is a great deal of concern in the profession about the gulf in the availability of expert psychological support and counselling for pupils with mental health needs.
REC Education identified the need for more teachers in 2012 as the school system struggles to cope with present levels of demand and faces up to even greater challenges in the coming years.
It is also great for higher education professors who need a lesson for preservice teachers.
Over 100 pages with whole numbers and some great ideas from current teachers, teaching assistants, home school parents, private tutors, special needs tutors providing excellent examples for successfully using these resources in developing students» skills, confidence and academic buoyancy, aiding soft skills and other life skills, generating students» thinking, talking, listening, reflecting, writing and reasoning.
For that, I think we need compassion to an even greater extent than ever, when teachers» incomes may be linked to children's achievement and the children do not appear to be motivated or responsive to greater and greater efforts to boost their scores.
«Clearly, there is a great need for rigorous evaluation research, which should focus both on the impact of school discipline reforms and on their potential unintended consequences,» the authors note, emphasizing that reducing suspensions is a starting point in effective school discipline reform but that changing school culture can have «spillover» effects on teachers and peers which raise important questions for further study.
«We are seeing learners taking a greater responsibility for their work and if there is one little kernel that is right back to what we are on about it, it is that they own their own learning — teachers don't own it for them, they are not transmitting to students what they need to learn, it is learners having an environment; the constructivist idea of education where they grow themselves, self - directed.
«Firstly, even though the Australian Curriculum places some value on an aesthetic response to books, reading for pleasure is not something it strongly promotes, so if we want teachers to place a greater emphasis on reading for pleasure in the classroom, this needs curricular support.
But these teachers consistently described their need for robust support from their schools and principals — and here, researchers found a great degree of variety in how school leaders responded to the complexities of their environment.
This resource is great for any math teacher needing a reference tool for the divisibility rules... so calling all third, fourth, and fifth grade math teachers... this resource is for YOU!
Enjoy this short video example of great EDUCATIONAL SATISFACTION for both TEACHER and PUPIL when INDIVIDUAL NEEDS are MET.
«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.
However, while there are already Australian Professional Standards [iii] in place, there is a pressing need to reconceptualise the nature of professional experience for contemporary times, and ensure that there is greater consistency in delivery and the quality of engagement with teachers.
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