Sentences with phrase «issue of teacher»

Now it is showing additional leadership by moving aggressively on issues of teacher quality.

Guidelines may also address issues of teacher or peer involvement in revising draft work or in deciding on what to identify as a best piece.

Past research has shown that mentors can help to address the persistent issues of teacher shortages and job dissatisfaction, preventing new teachers from burning out and leaving the profession.

The contract talks have been particularly tense in recent weeks as the two sides attempted to find common ground on the key issues of teacher salaries, work rules and health insurance.

The public and policy debate around education has also changed dramatically — particularly around issues of teacher quality and charter schools — due in large part to the work of these individuals.

Now before you roll your eyes or accuse me of oversimplifying the very complex issue of teacher evaluation and monitoring, hear me out.

California voters will go to the polls this fall to decide controversial issues of teacher tenure and school funding in a special election that will test the strength of the state teachers» unions in their ongoing conflict with Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

It has to focus on the critical issues of a teacher recruitment crisis and severe funding pressures instead of pursuing a proposal which is a dangerous distraction.»

Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Kay Hagan and her Republican challenger Thom Tillis have traded barbs over issues of teacher pay and education funding, while similar conversations are playing out in legislative races throughout the state.

Doctor had already homed in on issues of teacher quality when he came to the Ed.L.D.

The paper appears in a special issue of Teachers College Record, for which Warren was lead editor.

Ortiz's wiki looks at the complex issue of teacher preparation and how to prepare higher quality teachers in American schools.

Against this backdrop of educational reform in the United States and China, and along with intensified global economic and educational competition, this is an opportune time to conduct an international comparative examination that sheds new light on and shares new perspectives about the complex issue of teacher effectiveness (Crossley & Waston, 2003).

Democrats, on the other hand, remain divided on issues of teacher accountability, such as tenure, merit pay and linking evaluations with test scores.

On the critical issue of teacher evaluation, our members support delaying the implementation of the new system so that lawmakers can take extra time to devise a meaningful set of measures that can serve as a tool for professional growth.

73 percent of respondents said they would be more inclined to support the requirement if the subject choice was more flexible, and 74 per cent indicated that their school does not have enough teachers in the EBacc subjects, highlighting the current issue of teacher shortages across the country.

Teacher education programs at HBCUs — much like those at other Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs)-- are not only our nation's major contributors to the pool of teachers of color, but they are actively trying to solve issues of teacher retention and attrition as well.

Highlighted in the report are issues of teacher workload and stress.

Instead, this seeming contradiction can be explained by the fact that fixing within - district disparities would inevitably touch on issues of teacher compensation and teacher placement that are under the purview of locally negotiated teacher labor contracts.

«We wish to also remind you that the last incident relating the same issue of teachers where the organize labour union staged what was supposed to be a peaceful protest turned out to be a near breach of the public peace in the state which resulted to chaos and destruction of some properties of government especially at the State House of Assembly.

In New York, parent leaders of the anti-testing movement observed that Washington's retreat from issues of teacher accountability would leave Albany with sole responsibility.

In this week's show, Governor Cuomo has finally reached a deal over the contentious issue of teacher evaluations.

The inaugural meeting of the Teacher Recruitment and Retention Advisory Board (TRRB) has been held in order to consider issues of teacher recruitment and retention.

[11] Too often, schools make structural or organisational changes in the hope that these will lead to improved teacher and student performance, without addressing the bigger issue of teacher quality and its impact on learning.

The Spring 2012 issue of the Teacher PD Sourcebook highlights instructional efforts that, against difficult odds, are showing signs of success in bringing reading and writing to life for today's students.

Gretchen Givens Generett, Ph.D. has spent the last fifteen years in academia researching and teaching on issues of teacher professional development, educational leadership, and cultural diversity.

3 Special MI Issue of Teachers College Record, January, 2004.

Violence in the Schools A special issue of Teacher Talk, from the Center for Adolescent Studies at Indiana University

Nagro's study, which also is published in the current issue of Teacher Education and Special Education, investigated the effects of offering guidance and feedback to special education teacher candidates as part of their reflection and video - analysis activities.

E4E members see issues of teacher quality, evaluations, pay and incentives, pensions and tenure to be top - of - mind among teachers nationwide, with those issues and others including the expired teachers contract taking center stage in the complex Los Angeles education debate.

We are back to a tinkering and fiddling approach to the serious issue of teacher recruitment, education, and retention.

Writing for Education Week, Sarah D. Sparks uncovers the troubling issue of teacher absence: More than 6.5 million students in 2013 - 14 attended a school where at least half of teachers missed 10 days of school or more, according to the most recent estimate from the U.S. Department of Education.

«If we can do that, this whole issue of teacher evaluation would become a trivial issue.»

The 25 articles weave together issues of teacher unionism, classroom reform, working with local communities, and social justice.

We need not get into the complicated issues of teacher ratings to notice that a student in District 2 is three times as likely to have a better than average teacher than a student in the South Bronx.

That day, on the fundamental issue of teacher tenure, academic freedom and the right of teachers to have due process, Malloy said,

Overwhelmingly, they bypassed issues of teachers or safety and chose their schools» «lack of financial supports.»

Flores «urged her colleagues to reject any settlement that did not take on the wider issue of teacher evaluation,» the Times reported.

Michigan politicians have touted Senate Bill 103 as a workable solution to the divisive political issue of teacher evaluation standards.

Then there is the understudied issue of teachers in charter schools.

A team - oriented approach to teaching, one that encourages educators to think about the success of a student well beyond the year they spend in a particular classroom, is a vital part of education, agreed panelist Tim Daly, president of the education nonprofit TNTP, which addresses issues of teacher quality.

The National Education Union welcomes the DfE's new emphasis on policy co-ordination around issues of teacher recruitment, retention and development.

It addresses the importance of empowering schools rather than mandating school improvement through legislation, as well as comments on issues of teacher compensation.

We welcome the chance to respond to Nelson Smith's review of our book, particularly on issues of teacher voice, diversity and achievement.

And the critical issue of teacher / classroom fit — looking beyond competence to compatibility — is often overlooked, especially by school districts that scramble to fill spots even after the school year has already started, the author wrote.

In their article, «Lost at Sea: New Teachers» Experiences with Curriculum and Assessment,» which appears in the current issue of Teachers College Record, researchers from HGSE's Project on the Next Generation of Teachers reported that few of the 50 first - and second - year teachers who participated in the study began teaching with a clear, detailed curriculum in hand and even fewer received curricula that aligned with state standards.