Sentences with phrase «groups of teachers they support»

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The Center for Union Facts, an anti-union organization that is part of lobbyist Rick Berman's family of front groups, received $ 1.55 million between 2007 and 2010 from the Bradley Foundation and spent heavily to support Walker and smear teachers unions with an anti-union website during the 2011 fight over public sector collective bargaining rights.

Statistical studies of the frequency of sexual abuse of minors in the general population as well as statistics about abuse among other groups such as public school teachers lend support to MacRae's point.

Under ordinances forbidding discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, churches have been taken to court for refusing to hire a homosexual as church organist or as teacher in the church school, ministries to the poor have lost their funding when they refused to tolerate homosexual behavior within their programs, and a Jesuit university was required to give recognition and support to a gay rights group.

A middle - aged widow told how an informal support group (of former church school teachers) rallied round when they received word that her teen - age daughter had run away.

That improved behavior, combined with the support and counsel of the mental - health professional assigned to the class, helps teachers stay calm and balanced in the face of the inevitable frustrations of teaching a group of high - energy four - year - olds.

At New Legacy, language arts and social studies are combined into integrated theme - based humanities courses; math is taught in a blended environment that enables teachers to effectively support and challenge a diverse group of learners; and science is taught in six - week modules that focus on scientific inquiry and the scientific process.

She has given presentations about breastfeeding and led support groups in various settings, including a half way house for incarcerated mothers, a crisis pregnancy center, a school for Montessori teachers, and at her church as part of the class attended by expecting and new parents in preparation for the baptism of their baby.

The influential NYC principals union endorsed Mayor Bill de Blasio for reelection last night, joining the teachers union and a host of other labor groups supporting the worker - friendly mayor, campaign officials said.

There are plenty of teachers who are big backers of AQE, which, of course, is the foundation of Nixon's early support, though she has been branching out with other progressive groups of late.

A rally to call for the ouster of Carl P. Paladino from the Buffalo School Board drew support from a wide variety of community groups, from teachers and parents to labor groups and the local affiliate of Black Lives Matter.

[16] Kennedy received the backing of the New York State United Teachers and realtors, while Grant received the support of the Independent Democratic Conference, a breakaway group of state Senate Democrats who sided with Republicans in the Senate.

Magee, Pallotta and their slate gained the support of most major local unions, including U.F.T. and the groups representing university professors and teachers in Buffalo, Rochester and Syracuse.

Numerous groups like teachers and law enforcement unions support it, and my organization, the New York League of Conservation Voters, has enthusiastically endorsed it.

A group of parents and teachers from P.S. 116 in Kips Bay have gained the support of local elected officials and community boards in their fight against overcrowding.

Meanwhile, though, a diverse array of interest groups have found common cause in opposing the standards: the teachers union has withdrawn support from the Common Core as implemented, as have lawmakers, as have an eclectic mix of outside groups.

Education groups control the state's biggest super PACs, and while reformers and unions will likely take sides along most partisan lines in November, supporters of charter schools and tax credits for donations to private schools have focused on targeting eight incumbent Democrats in the primaries, forcing the New York State United Teachers to play defense in support of allies.

And one of City Hall's most reliable and influential allies — the United Federation of Teachers — shied away from the fight again this year since the union is one of the very groups that does not support the current system.

It's unclear why the teachers unions have pulled back support from AQE, but there are indications that daylight has emerged between the group's priorities and those of the unions.

Neither he nor most of the group's major donors would comment on their support, though Mr. Jones said in a statement, «Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable, and that's why StudentsFirstNY and others are fighting for reforms that can give parents more choices, ensure that only the best teachers are in the classroom and make sure that the best interests of the children in the system are put first.»

His competitor and Rep. Charles Rangel's chosen successor, Assemblyman Keith Wright, landed the support of the New York State United Teachers Thursday — a group that represents more than 600,000 members in education, human services and health care, a spokesman for the assemblyman said.

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A majority of members on the Board of Regents also tend to support the state teachers union, which is one of the groups seeking Paladino's removal.

The Campaign launched in June 2013, and is also already being supported by the Accord Coalition, the British Humanist Association, Professor Ted Cantle and the iCoCo Foundation, the Association of Teachers and Lecturers, British Muslims for Secular Democracy, the Campaign for State Education, the Centre for Studies on Inclusive Education, the Christian think tank Ekklesia, the Hindu Academy, the Green Party, the Liberal Democrat Education Association, Liberal Youth, the Local Schools Network, Richmond Inclusive Schools Campaign, the Runnymede Trust, the Socialist Educational Association, the General Assembly of Unitarian and Free Christian Churches and a number of local campaign groups.

The legislation, signed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo in August, received support from the Police Athletic League, civics education group Generation Citizen and the Association of Teachers of Social Studies.

So why is a prominent national charter group saying it will spend money this year to try to flip the chamber to Democrats — many of whom were elected with the strong support of teachers unions, charters» frequent nemeses?

Another key point that came through in the focus groups was that the support of principals and school administrators was absolutely vital for teachers to feel this sense of collective efficacy.

We support teacher trainings with a standing group discount and we also support individuals who have helped share our work by sharing a percentage of every sale.

The Project will provide follow - up support to the teachers who complete the course through the use of videotaping and school - based inquiry groups.

In our busy day of juggling papers, lesson planning and managing sometimes more than a hundred students, we can easily forget the group that could lend significant support in our charge as teachers — parents and families.

For younger students, you may have to help them think of some different groups of people to consider — teachers, office staff, custodians, school support staff, and aides.

We wanted the study to be realistic in terms of the degree of professional development (PD) support districts might be likely to provide to teachers, so PBL - group teachers received only three hours of initial PD in our approach to PBL and the first PBL unit.

If there's only one teacher supporting English learners, that teacher should be able to provide support in all the classrooms, or pull out groups of students for language support.

Strategies such as one - to - one or teacher aide support, working in small groups, calming or relaxation activities and the explicit teaching of prosocial behaviours were all cited as common ways to support students in this area.

Drawing on the expertise of teachers at other local schools, Yang has established a group of teachers who work to support psychology education lectures in schools and prisons — an initiative which has reaches more than 50 000 teenagers, teachers and parents.

Robyn Johnstone, Chief Executive Officer of Education Placement Group specialists in teacher recruitment, recently partnered with Education Support Partnership (ESP).

A second will see teaching assistants work with small groups of year 2 pupils for post office themes tasks, using letters, parcels and house numbers to support maths skills and write postcards to tell their class teachers about their achievements.

Anita Pal, event director at i2i Events Group comments: «The Education Show is dedicated to providing the best support and guidance to teachers and leaders, completely free of charge.

Im looking at it in terms of providing lots and lots of direct instruction early on — a template perhaps that students follow word - by - word — lots of support, lots of direct instruction, and then slowly removing those platforms over time so that eventually the student or groups of students can fly solo and be autonomous to the teacher in performing the task as described by the standard.

The Countryside Alliance Foundation, the site is packed full of teacher resources supporting the delivery of Geography and Citizenship lessons as well as linking to a wide range of other subjects in England and Wales, encouraging numeracy, creative writing, art and design, ICT skills and working both independently and in groups.

These functions include the ease with which teachers and other adults who are regularly around individual students can directly observe the soft skills they are expected to support, the clear implications for intervention suggested by low scores on a particular skill by a particular student or group of students, the signals sent to administrators about teachers and groups of students who may need additional help, and the usefulness in communicating with parents.

To make getting out there as easy as possible, and give teachers a break from having to do all the planning, some of our sites offer the option to book interactive, expert - led Discovery Visits (# 90 per group) that support national curriculum learning across a range of topics and key stages.

He said, I had a teacher, and then a social worker who gave me support, and they taught me the importance of reading and staying focused even in that group home.

In the Bronx, parent groups teamed up with the local teachers» union and the school district to tackle one of the most challenging issues facing struggling urban schools: supporting and retaining teachers.

This Presentation Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Learning Objectives and Outcomes Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — Spelling Bingo Overview of Vocabulary for a Spellings Lesson Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Learn Basic Spelling Rules Space for Peer Teaching - 10 Basic Spelling Rules Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Pronunciation Symbols Collaborative Group Tasks — Think - Write - Share, Pair - Share Mini-Plenary to Test Student Understanding — 3 Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Tasks Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Online Exercises Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - Find the Word Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Spelling Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Spelling Bee Site Map Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.g/L.8.2/L.8.2.c Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this presentation to give a complete knowledge and understanding of Spelling Rules to the learners, thereby helping them to enhance their spelling skills.

Two arguments support maintaining a connection between state requirements for licensure and the programs that prepare teachers to stand for licensure, whether those programs are housed in higher - education institutions, in school districts, in other organizations, or in collaboratives involving any combination of groups.

Mentoring for All provides funding for school boards to support collaborative professionalism and mentorship across a continuum of employee groups including Early Childhood Educators, Associate Teachers, Business / Support Staff, Vice-Principals and Principals, and other staff identified by support collaborative professionalism and mentorship across a continuum of employee groups including Early Childhood Educators, Associate Teachers, Business / Support Staff, Vice-Principals and Principals, and other staff identified by Support Staff, Vice-Principals and Principals, and other staff identified by boards.

The move in Boston to change the voting rules began with a small group of union members, and in less than a month more than 1,200 teachers had signed a petition in support of the change.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

Also launched in 1987 was the Interstate New Teacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), a group of state education departments, universities, and national education groups that seeks to reform teacher preparation, licensure, and professional develTeacher Assessment and Support Consortium (INTASC), a group of state education departments, universities, and national education groups that seeks to reform teacher preparation, licensure, and professional develteacher preparation, licensure, and professional development.

They created a student group, which attracted the support of other students interested in the subject, and by January, they had partnered with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, which is advising on ways to ensure open - access course materials for teachers on the internet.