Sentences with phrase «local classroom teachers»

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They include the «chilling effects» of libel suits, the perennial conflicts between property and access, the three out of four publishers who intervene in news decisions affecting their local markets, the advertisers» freedom to move their money to where their interests are, industry self - regulation in broadcasting and advertising, the backlash against conveying under duress (as in a hostage crisis) points of view that are never aired as directly without duress, the flareups of book banning and censorship of textbooks, the rout of the civil rights movement, the retreat from principles of fairness and equality (even where never implemented), the attack on scientific and humane teaching, the threat of self - appointed media watchdogs to also spy on teachers in the classroom, and the general vigor of ancient orthodoxies masquarading as neo-this and neo-that.

The Head teacher of Obanjom Memorial Primary School, Ugep, Yakurr Local Government Area of Cross River Mr. Obongho Linus Ikpi has been demoted to a classroom...

The chancellor said lawmakers should «reopen» a section of the law that increases to about 50 percent the maximum weight that local school districts can assign to so - called «growth» scores in judging teachers» classroom performance.

The new evaluation system will provide clear standards and significant guidance to local school districts for implementation of teacher evaluations based on multiple measures of performance including student achievement and rigorous classroom observations.

In a radio interview on Friday, Mr. Bloomberg noted the spreading financial woes of local governments, saying, «Towns and counties across the state are starting to have to make the real choices — fewer cops, fewer firefighters, slower ambulance response, less teachers in front of the classroom.»

I have some homeschooling friends whose classrooms are awe - inspiring, but I didn't have the time / energy to create everything from scratch and opted for some basics from the local teacher supply store.

Chelsea conducts trainings for yoga instructors and classroom teachers at local yoga studios, community centers, and schools and continues to contribute research findings to educational journals and contemporary publications.

The screenplay by Brin Hill and director Daniel Barnz lays the blame almost solely at the feet at the local teachers union, which, in this scenario, protects a teacher who sits in her classroom and uses her cell phone throughout class and ensures that no teacher will make the effort help Jamie's (Maggie Gyllenhaal) daughter Malia (Emily Alyn Lind), who has dyslexia, because school ends at 3 p.m. and so does the teacher's workday.

Each unit pack includes: - 7 engaging lesson plans (one for each 10 - word section, plus a revision / sentence - building lesson for the end of the unit), written by qualified teachers and covering all 4 key skills - Ideas for adapting each lesson to suit your class, including extension activities, suggestions for differentiation, homework activities and substitutions for low - tech classrooms - Full timings and guidance for teachers to help you access all the resources easily - Printable resources to complement the lessons and save you time This unit pack is for Languagenut's Unit 3 - Where I Live 1, covering countries, local area, houses, rooms, furniture and home activities.

Voters understood that passage of this proposition would mean more money in their classrooms, better pay for the teachers in their schools, more control at the local level, and more information for parents.

By setting high, clear learning goals and giving teachers and local officials full control over how best to achieve those, the Common Core ensures educators have autonomy over what is taught, and how it's taught, in their classrooms.

To master the digital classroom, K - 12 teachers can tap into resources at local colleges and universities.

Anecdotal evidence suggests that the take - up of kindergarten was not completely immediate because of shortages of classrooms and teachers rather than because of a gradual increase in local demand.

STIR is working with state and national governments to build local teacher networks aimed at increasing teacher motivation and professionalism, leading to mastery of classroom practice and improved student outcomes.

Lesson plans and classroom activities, organized by grade level and thematically related to the exhibits, enable local teachers to extend their field trip experience with activities before and after the visit.

Historic England has worked with a wide range of local heritage services including museums, galleries, libraries and archives to develop local heritage resources that teachers can use in the classroom.

When the mother of child # 600 (out of 600) arrived at the school office to drop off the students meds before heading back to the local shelter, the schools assistant principal sprinted to cover the teachers classroom so she could meet face - to - face with the mother.

The state does not use performance assessments, such as local team evaluations or classroom observations, to evaluate the performance of teachers already in the classroom, but it is now considering such requirements.

SOLV's Green Team program brings experts into classrooms and puts tools into student hands, helping students and teachers restore local streams by collecting garbage, eradicating nonnative plant species, and planting thousands of trees, among other projects.

A teacher in our local school district recently posted a question on one of our discussion boards: «I'm having a difficult time coming up with ideas on how to give my students more responsibility and freedom in my classroom.

By testing students, releasing the results to the public, and attaching rewards and sometimes a few weak sanctions to those results, accountability reformers have attempted to tighten the screws on local school boards, administrators, and classroom teachers.

Each unit pack includes: - 7 engaging lesson plans (one for each 10 - word section, plus a revision / sentence - building lesson for the end of the unit), written by qualified teachers and covering all 4 key skills - Ideas for adapting each lesson to suit your class, including extension activities, suggestions for differentiation, homework activities and substitutions for low - tech classrooms - Full timings and guidance for teachers to help you access all the resources easily - Printable resources to complement the lessons and save you time This unit pack is for Languagenut's Unit 17 - On the way to school, covering directions, journeys, buying tickets, local area, town features, crossing the road and asking for directions.

These well - endowed academic think tanks — located at universities such as Indiana University, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Ohio State University, and the University of Chicago — are creating local projects they hope will close the gap between students» frequent use of multimedia tools and the barriers that prevent teachers from employing these tools in the classroom.

For instance, a teaching intern, who attends a classroom management course I teach at the local university, explained that after an elementary student misbehaved, her mentor teacher had the student move her clip down on the chart (a classic reward / coercive move).

«In addition,» she explained, «the local Wal - Mart store sponsors teacher projects and gives a special annual donation to a teacher or classroom.

All beginning teachers in the state also take part in an initial - licensure program that includes three years of mentoring, two of which the state pays for, as well as an evaluation of each teacher's classroom performance by a team of local experts.

A continuing dispute between the local teachers» union and school administrators has some education officials in Detroit worried that several alternative schools that opened in August to lure high school dropouts back to the classroom will be forced to close.

Through local collective bargaining agreements, teachers have a say in district salary schedules, the number and type of sick and personal leave, the length and timing of the school day and year, the number of students per classroom, the amount and type of support services offered to students, and the professional development provided for teachers.

If school boards, superintendents, and local teacher unions put top priority on raising standards, narrowing gaps, emphasizing quality in the classroom and running world class schools, America wouldn't be where it is.

He said, «Rethinking policies around seat - time requirements, class size, compensating teachers based on their educational credentials, the use of technology in the classroom, inequitable school financing, the over placement of students in special education — almost all of these potentially transformative productivity gains are primarily state and local issues that have to be grappled with.»

Since the law was signed January 8, 2002, we have had countless conversations at virtually every level of education decision - making in this country — from state to local to classroom, with state officials, local officials, parents, teachers, and students.

Under the direction of a panel made up of schools administrators and members of the local teachers union, qualified veteran teachers — usually called consulting teachers — take sabbaticals from classroom teaching to mentor new teachers during their first years and to support other experienced teachers who are struggling.

Consequently, by that year's end, we launched a district video - hosting website that featured 26 classroom clips of local teachers sharing lesson ideas and best practices.

With digital record keeping, phones in the classroom, and access to local networks to communicate with parents, administrators, and colleagues, teachers can spend more time teaching and less on paperwork.

For others, CCSS interferes with local control of schools, limits teacher creativity, and diverts classroom time and energy away from instruction to test preparation.

Through this, leaders can search for specific skills, specialisms, and classroom year groups, establish direct contact with potential teachers in the local area and confirm work with them, rather than relying on the word of an agency that «they'll show up at 8 am tomorrow!»

Premier League and professional football clubs will support Super Movers through their work in local schools, helping teachers use the Super Movers videos in classrooms and encouraging an active ethos.

As the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee (UWM) considered authorizing charter schools for the first time in 1999, the local teachers union and top administrators in the Milwaukee Public Schools threatened to ban the college's student teachers from obtaining required classroom experience if UWM approved any charter schools that would be managed by the for - profit firm Edison Schools.

Some offerings are led by classroom teachers and others by local community members.

«In place of rewards in the classroom, we have suggested that the teachers visit the local dollar store or use a vendor like Oriental Trading to purchase inexpensive items like pencils, erasers, and toys,» Heinemeyer told Education World.

The Commission will examine state and local policies to increase parent and family engagement, including: how the school calendar meets the needs of students and families to optimize engagement such as parent - teacher conferences and half - days; district and school - level policies to address student attendance issues; access to information regarding teacher effectiveness; and parental involvement in school policies such as placement of students in low - performing schools and in the classrooms of ineffective teachers.

Technology can be used to advance learning by bringing exciting curricula based on real - world problems into the classroom, providing scaffolds and tools to enhance learning, such as modeling programs and visualization tools, giving students and teachers more opportunities for feedback, reflection, and revision, and building local and global communities that include teachers, administrators, students, parents, practicing scientists, and other interested people expanding opportunities for teacher learning.

First, all fellows will receive eight months of training before they set foot in the classroom in the fall, as new teachers: this includes coursework in their senior spring, a three - week teaching laboratory in local schools that July, summer classes at HGSE, and mentored teaching at the Cambridge Harvard Summer Academy (CHSA).

Teachers who often don't live in the area of the school are provided with information on the local historical environment, classroom resources and are encouraged to make more use of local archives, libraries and heritage services.

Websites that let teachers post their classroom «wish lists» for donors to fulfill have been around for more than a decade, but now one of those sites — Digital Wish — has added a new fundraising feature that could help schools raise support from their local communities.

Everyone — policymakers, unions, state leaders, local administrators, teachers, parents, you name it — seems to agree that the amount of testing and its role in America's schools and classrooms merit reconsideration.

We agree with this conclusion, and New Jersey, like other states, must develop such policies over time through a confluence of national and local research, lessons learned from our classrooms, and an unwavering resolve to provide our students with high - quality teachers.

Local and state agencies struggle with recruiting and retaining minority teachers in the classroom, for a number of reasons, and we will not solve this problem overnight.

State and local authorities require students to take certain courses, minutes of classroom instruction are specified, limits on the ratio of students to teachers are set, textbooks are approved, and teachers leading instructional activities are certified by the state.

Free schools have triple the number of unqualified teachers in their classrooms compared to local authority - maintained schools.