Sentences with phrase «increasing numbers of educators»

With a preponderance of evidence that learning variability matters and increasing numbers of educators acknowledging the importance of inspiring optimism in the face of learning challenges, we find ourselves faced with the profound opportunity — and responsibility — to design learning that empowers all students for success.

An increasing number of educators and policymakers see blended learning as one of the most promising means of educating students with a wide variety of learning styles and abilities.

As students are claiming their rightful place in today's ongoing dialogues on gun control and school safety — leading powerful demonstrations such as March for Our Lives and National School Walkout Day — there are an increasing number of educators who urge schools to allow students to voice their opinions, and make these conversations a regular occurrence.

An increasing number of educators are incorporating experiential learning opportunities such as law clinics, capstone courses and simulations into their programs.

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In addition to providing female developers with experience, Toptal's goal is to increase the number of female educators and mentors in the industry.

Choose from an increasing number of interstellar and intergalactic tours guided by professional astronomers, and be sure to check out one for educators that explains how to use this remarkable resource in the classroom.

As a result, educators channeled increasing numbers of students into undemanding, nonacademic courses, while lowering standards in the academic courses that were required for graduation.

As an increasing number of schools and school districts adopt online learning as a way to boost graduation rates, address multiple student populations, expand their course catalogs, and personalize learning, understanding the challenges and obstacles that educators face as they introduce new programs is key.

As we increase the number of connected educators in our connected community, we are increasing our knowledge pool.

Meanwhile, Connecticut will hold a summit in partnership with educator preparation programs focused on increasing the number of teachers certified in priority shortage areas and recruiting more teachers from under - represented backgrounds.

The article reports that several school districts in the U.S. are revamping discipline as increasing number of experts and educators have found that zero - tolerance and widespread suspension and expulsion were ineffective and discriminatory.

Researchers and educators collaborated to create a substantial set of research - based instructional practices, performance management strategies, and student supports that middle schools should implement to increase the number of students prepared for success in high school and beyond.

Armed law enforcement officers are not educators, social workers, or counselors, and overwhelming evidence shows that when schools involve law enforcement in minor, non-violent behavioral infractions, students of color are disproportionately impacted.1 In our 2015 policy paper, Climate Change: Creating Safe, Supportive Schools for All Students, E4E - New York members pointed out that there are more police officers than school counselors in New York City schools and called on the NYC Department of Education to turn this shameful number on its head by increasing the amount of school counselors.

Middle School Matters provides educators with proven, research - based strategies to increase the number of middle grade students who are prepared for high school and postsecondary success.

Red State Or Blue State, Parents Want Good Education Options November 23, 2015 by Brett Kittredge Last week, hundreds of parents, educators, and students in Massachusetts marched across the Boston Commons and rallied near the State House as part of an effort to increase the number of charter schools available in the state.

The demand for bilingual educators is outpacing that of other teachers due to the continuously increasing number of students who are English language learners.

• AB 1078 (Assembly Minority Leader Kristin Olsen, R - Riverbank) would have increased the number of ratings teachers could be assigned and would require educators to be evaluated in part based on student test scores.

As increasing numbers of kids come to school wishing to take action, educators want to know how to teach in a way that fosters a love of nature and an understanding of the complexity and seriousness of these issues.

If by «handful of folks» she means «enormous and increasing numbers of professional educators and others» she is on the mark.

In the midst of this cultural shift, some teachers and teacher educators have become more open to its use in the classroom, as well, judging by the increasing number of journal articles and conference presentations on the topic (see, e.g., Kearney & Schuck, 2005; Pace & Jones, 2009; Shea, 2000).

Summary: The goal of the Tennessee Educators of Color Alliance (TECA) is to provide a platform for teachers of color to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training aEducators of Color Alliance (TECA) is to provide a platform for teachers of color to advocate for themselves and their communities, increase the number of people of color involved in conversations about education policy, and equip educators with advocacy training aeducators with advocacy training and tools.

In California, where the teacher shortage is particularly severe, the increase of under - prepared educators in classrooms is on the upswing, even the though the overall number is still quite small.

During her time in Wake County Public Schools, she has seen educators overwhelmed with the increasing number of students.

All of today's educators must have adequate technology knowledge and skills to serve the increasing number of students with disabilities who participate in inclusive general education classrooms (Wagner, Newman, Cameto, & Levine, 2006).

Market - oriented education reform refers to a series of initiatives that include educator evaluations based in large part on student standardized test scores, the closure of schools that are considered failing or underenrolled, and an increase in the number of charter schools, many of which are operated by for - profit companies.

Last week, hundreds of parents, educators, and students in Massachusetts marched across the Boston Commons and rallied near the State House as part of an effort to increase the number of charter schools available in the state.

Regardless of the qualifications one might add to this number, this represents the continuation of an increasing trend in graduation rates over the past 20 years of standards and accountability based reform in Texas public education, and we should applaud educators across the state for this achievement.

Many educators and other observers want to attribute the decline to the steady increase in the number of students taking the exam, particularly noting the increase in minority students who generally perform worse than their white counterparts.

Parents, educators, school administrators and support groups should petition school boards and state politicians to increase the numbers of charters that are granted.

Among the options Kleban presented were increasing the number of students per class, which will bring in more per - pupil funding from the state, or cutting some vacancies and spreading those duties among other educators — having some curriculum directors take on additional teaching duties, for example.

But a review of the best evidence on teachers» sentiments shows that educators are not unhappy because they resent the new emphasis on teacher evaluations, a key element of President Obama's Race to the Top program; in fact, according to a separate survey of 10,000 public school teachers from Scholastic and the Gates Foundation, the majority support using measures of student learning to assess teachers, and the mean number of years teachers believe they should devote to the classroom before being assessed for tenure is 5.4, a significant increase from the current national average of 3.1 years.

Increasing the number of Black male educators in our nation's teacher corps will improve education for all our students, especially African - American boys.

In response to concerns regarding an increasing number of teaching positions filled by educators without teaching credentials and educators who were teaching outside of their area of expertise, leaders from the San Mateo County Office of Education (SMCOE) engaged with local universities, community colleges, and district superintendents to pursue solutions.

Increasing the number of black male educators in our nation's teacher corps will improve education for all students, especially for African American boys.

«We must be concerned not only with increasing the overall number of students who plan to become educators but also with attracting more of the best and brightest students to the field.»

The California Commission on Teacher Credentialing found that enrollment increased 10 percent during the 2014 - 15 school year, likely due to a number of efforts put forth by lawmakers to recruit new educators.

Given the recent research showing that being suspended even once in ninth grade is associated with a twofold increase in the likelihood of dropping out, from 16 % for those not suspended to 32 % for those suspended just once (Balfanz, 2013), the high number of students suspended, as presented in this report, should be of grave concern to all parents, educators, taxpayers, and policymakers.

At this weekend's convening, approximately 300 educators from around the country will gather to discuss these issues, and to brainstorm ways to increase the number of black teachers in our schools.

As The National WWII Museum grows into a world class institution, the need to serve a rapidly increasing number of visitors, students, scholars, and educators also continues to grow.

Taylor)-- TCTA's efforts ensured that the required number of hours of classroom instruction in a new abbreviated educator preparation program for a trade / industrial certification candidate was increased from 25 - 50 to 80.

The findings come at a time when educators and policymakers are debating a new North Carolina law that could increase the number of older retained students.

With these leadership structures in place, educators and partners can increase the number and effectiveness of community schools across a school district.

External pressures to quickly increase the number of individuals who can read at grade level have forced many educators to continue simply focusing their efforts, as a path of least resistance, on how to code and decode words (Chera & Wood, 2003; Reinking, 2005).

Here's just one example: The number of log - ins to an online system allowing educators to track their students» progress will increase from 350,000 this school year to 2 million annually.

To facilitate those relationships, the panel suggested increasing the numbers of school counselors and mental health professionals who serve students; freeing those professionals from other administrative responsibilities so that they can focus on the core functions of their jobs; placing more school resource officers in schools; and training educators to create healthy school climates, use positive behavioral intervention and supports, and promote students» social and emotional skills.

Another recent publication is RISE4Montana, a joint initiative of Montana's education groups with the objective to increase the number of available educators interested in working in Montana's public schools.

And now that these lawyers have emptied those deep Roman Catholic pockets, Tillers writes, «we can expect to see — and I think we are seeing — an increasing number of sex abuse lawsuits against Protestant clergy and churches, Jewish clergy and organizations, other religious organizations and their clergy... and — eventually — educators (regardless of religious persuasion) and those who employ educators.»

Illinois has seen significant increases in both the number of educators with credentials and the level of professional credentials that educators earn.48 Moreover, in 2013, Illinois used its workforce registry data to inform credential requirements in its revamped QRIS.

Early childhood educators can undertake a number of measures to increase parent participation.

As an increasing number of early childhood educators include tablets in their programs, they are asking more questions about how to use these digital tools.