Sentences with phrase «learning conversations with colleagues»

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I've learned much after long conversations with my colleague Trillia Newbell, who has shared her struggles as an African - American woman in an interracial marriage.

Consisting of three two - week courses (to be taken one at a time), this online certificate program provides you the opportunity to examine historic and contemporary research, learn the steps for practical application in your life, and be better prepared to engage in productive conversations with friends, colleagues, clients, or patients about the science and philosophy behind plant - based nutrition.

Difficult conversations take us out of our comfort zone and require courage, but there are huge rewards: not least a solution to the problem, but often also a stronger relationship with your erstwhile nemesis, not to mention more confidence and respect, and both you and your work colleague may learn things you didn't know before.

Many of you, like this primary principal, are using articles as conversation starters with colleagues in the staffroom: «The articles have formed part of our staff meeting professional learning sessions.

Ann and Jeanette's colleague Jeffrey Bernadt (@JeffreyBernadt) elaborated on the concept and shared how he leveraged blended learning to provide his high school social studies students with multiple options for acquiring content knowledge — video, digital text, paper or e-books, or face - to - face conversation.

When discussing student learning with teaching colleagues what do you base the conversations on?

Examine four collections of protocols to support professional learning conversations, and use them with your colleagues or with students in the classroom.

Beyond our regular content learning as adults, we have also had teams practice challenging conversations with their colleagues in order to push the envelope for our school culture.

When staff members encounter ideas that they agree or disagree with, discover information that can be used to move their learning goals forward, or access resources that can be shared with parents and colleagues, this can prompt conversations among colleagues on a variety of topics.

«From our conversations with E4E - Chicago members, we've learned that teachers are eager to connect with colleagues across the district, share experiences, and have solutions - driven conversations,» said E4E - Chicago Executive Director Acasia Wilson Feinberg.

Based on our proven Taking Action with Data methodology, educators learn how to apply research - based practices to pinpoint student strengths and needs, develop and implement targeted instruction, assess effectiveness, and reinforce learning through ongoing conversations with students, families, colleagues, and the community.

Together with colleagues, we'll access, engage, and be challenged through sustained conversation about what matters most — improving teaching and learning experiences, through a lens of equity, to make schools better places for every learner.

Teacher leaders are often right in the middle — at the crux of important conversations about teaching and learning that can feel like they are between a rock and a hard place as they talk with colleagues and friends about altering long - standing practices and challenge established beliefs.

Harshman says what he learned from the conversations that emerged while working with his Turkish colleagues, much like his previous experiences in Spain, South Korea, and Japan, has informed how he plans and leads professional development workshops, as well as his own teaching around global education in the U.S..

Functions The teacher leader: a) Increases the capacity of colleagues to identify and use multiple assessment tools aligned to state and local standards; b) Collaborates with colleagues in the design, implementation, scoring, and interpretation of student data to improve educational practice and student learning; c) Creates a climate of trust and critical reflection in order to engage colleagues in challenging conversations about student learning data that lead to solutions to identified issues; and d) Works with colleagues to use assessment and data findings to promote changes in instructional practices or organizational structures to improve student learning.

Through regular collaborative conversations with colleagues, they learned to surface the uncertainties that are inherent in teaching in confident, professional ways.

Daniel Duplantier, head teacher of the special - education classroom, says his year, in part, has been about learning to have difficult conversations with his supervisors and his colleagues.

This month, NWEI's Director of Learning Lacy Cagle had a conversation with our colleagues at Simple Living Works about our newest course book, A Different Way: Living Simply in a Complex World.

By doing this, you will be able to contribute meaningfully to conversations with your law firm colleagues about cutting edge legal information, you will be first to learn of developments in the law that may impact your firm or your firm's clients, and you will be building a foundation for locating and connecting with potential clients in the future.

And in doing so, I learned a lot: I learned how to work with various personalities, be effective and efficient, do presentations, speak up in meetings, carry on personal and professional conversations with colleagues and clients, and trust my instincts.

Through conversations we've held with peers and colleagues, we've learned that for some, this means going deeply within, examining personally held beliefs, experiences, and behaviors.

I took in everything around me, including the conversations my colleagues were having with their clients, as best I could and went about my business having meaningful client interactions and learning how to handle objections.