Sentences with phrase «make clear to teachers»

Experienced practitioners recommended a deep understanding of the philosophy and overall pedagogy of instructional materials, so that teacher leaders can make clear to teachers how the new materials contribute to student learning.
To ensure these classroom visits are positive and productive, principals should make it clear to teachers that they are not coming to critique them.
And so the rhyming riddle clue made it clear to teachers that one of the objects they needed to hunt down was a Matthew Cando puppet.
And he makes that clear to teachers, as Hassel recommends.

Not exact matches

The First Vatican Council included language like (the Pope) «is the true vicar of Christ and head of the whole Church and faith, and teacher of all Christians; and that to him was handed down in blessed Peter, by our Lord Jesus Christ, full power to...» This transfer of power depends on the Roman Church's understanding of the Office of the Keys which I do not agree with, but their statements make it clear that the Pope's authority as the Roman Church understands it is derived from Christ's.
The Bible made it clear that those consider themselves to be teachers of the Word will be judging more strickly then the student.
God makes it clear in the Bible that fathers need to be teachers for their children.
They make it clear that unless the preparation provided to teachers and the consultations we provide to parents are grounded in some form of definitional consensus, our field will undermine its ability to play a greater role at the table of school reform and policy development.
It's not the teacher's role to diagnose, but it is her role to share her observations, and make them specific enough that parents get a clear picture of their child's struggle, and what she's missing out on.
This makes it the perfect activity for busy parents and teachers who want to spend time crafting rather than clearing up at Christmas.
«We're going to be reviewing everything in our state so we can support those districts and leaders and teachers and make it clear the importance of testing,» Elia said.
No Child Left Behind was not great for us either, but certainly Race to the Top» ratcheted everything up, because it became clear that for districts in need to get money that they would have to make all these kinds of measure and punish ideas that they'd put across, like the teacher evaluation piece and all of that.
«NASUWT supply teacher members have today pledged their support to Protect the Right to Strike and made it clear that they will not be pawns in the Government's plans to undermine the vital work of trade unions on behalf of their members.»
«As Cambridge University has made clear, it has developed resources to support teachers and students of mathematics, but has not drawn up plans for a new maths A-level.
Cuomo made it clear long before he unveiled his 2015 - 16 budget — and even before the November 2014 elections — that he had the teachers unions in his crosshairs, and intended to break the so - called «monopoly» he believed is to blame for most of the public education system's woes.
Senate Education Chair John Flanagan calls it a «work in progress», and says the message of intent accompanying the bill will attempt to make clear the need to protect teacher privacy.
There should be no presumption that teachers will conduct these searches and schools will need to make very clear to parents the circumstances in which searches will be conducted to avoid legal or other challenges.»
When you add Cuomo's recent attack on public school teachers and their «monopoly,» the picture as to why he's done something less than the bare minimum to make good his promise to fight for a Democratic NY Senate become clearer.
Michael Gove, in an interview with The Independent to coincide with the start of the teacher union conference season, makes it clear that the priorities of a new Conservative government would be to restore respect for teaching.»
We must make our plan for meeting the needs of underfunded schools clear to parents, teachers, and administrators.»
But he obviously doesn't, as Gov. Cuomo made clear for all to see late Tuesday when he pulled the rug out from under a Bloomberg press conference called to crow about Senate passage of the mayor's bill ending «last in, first out» protections for underperforming city teachers.
«The governor has made it clear that he is determined to be a champion for our students — and that he will not allow the teachers union to drag its feet any longer on implementing new teacher evaluation systems across the state.
It also says that teachers should do a better job of making clear to students how science and engineering are relevant to their lives.
«We need parents, teachers, health care providers, and other influencers to help make it clear that e-cigarettes contain harmful chemicals and are not okay for kids to use,» Murthy said.
Repeat step three with the other arm (I know, common sense, but the teacher in me wants to make it extra clear for you all!)
The report makes four recommendations: Develop a new generation of school leaders by supporting career progression; Explore expanding the pool of candidates for non-teaching executive roles to those outside the profession; Support leaders more effectively and provide clear career pathways; Build positive perceptions of school leadership to encourage more teachers to step - up.
After it became clear that some of these outfits were making scandalous profits by offering minimal services, California legislators passed SB 740, which imposed strict financial guidelines on cybercharters, including a requirement that they spend at least 50 percent of public revenues on salaries and benefits to state - certified teachers.
In her testimony at the NCATE hearing, American Council of Trustees and Alumni president Anne D. Neal asked that the agency's reauthorization be denied «until it affirmatively makes clear that teacher preparation programs are not expected to judge the values and political beliefs of teacher candidates and asks that its members review and revise their standards accordingly.»
However, we do know that clear communication, better alignment of parent volunteer roles to teacher needs, and convenient online scheduling make for a great place to start.
Before we get to the detailed findings of our study, it is important to make clear the nature of the incentives NYC teachers and administrators faced over the period we examine.
This makes clear that the support provided by governors, local education authorities and academy chains to head teachers is equally as important as that provided to a teacher by line manager or head of department.
Courts have yet to reach a final verdict on teacher tenure and seniority rights, but the court of public opinion has already made a clear determination.
There is a clear economic rationale for deferred compensation, since it allows employers to recoup the investments made in hiring and training skilled employees, such as teachers.
«In its direct engagement with the Home Office and the MAC, the Union has made clear that the impact of a salary threshold on migrant teachers would create serious problems for schools, unfairness for migrant teachers and deny children and young people the opportunity to benefit from the expertise of these highly skilled professionals.
Moorcroft adds Norton made it clear for all teachers: «What are we investigating and how are we going to collect data and measure our progress?»
They also make it clear that teacher effectiveness is not just the most important factor in student achievement; it is the factor that can overcome most other impediments to learning.
Technology could make a powerful difference by administering tests, automating their grading, and displaying data — to district leaders, principals, teachers, and students — in a timely way that makes strengths and weaknesses clear and next steps more obvious.
We have strengthened teachers» powers to tackle bullying and have made clear that teachers can discipline and investigate cases of bullying outside school.
When changing such troubling habits raises objections, it's clear why it took several years to end open campus at lunch, require uniforms, have teachers greet each student with a handshake, make home visits routine, and place administrators beyond the school's gates so students could safely walk to catch city buses.
«Now that it was clear, not only to himself and his parents but also to his teachers, that he was intellectually special, the school made the remarkable proposal that he skip two grades and go right into seventh; it would be the easiest way to keep him challenged and stimulated.
As the Innovations in Education booklets made clear, parents are most likely to trust and act on information coming from their child's teacher and principal.
The first responsibility of the licensure process is thus to make clear, through the development of standards, what the license stands for — indeed, what it guarantees about the knowledge, skills, and dispositions of the teacher who holds it.
But it's also increasingly clear that the new generation of teacher evaluations have the potential to strengthen instruction, make teaching more attractive work, and raise student achievement on a wide scale — if states and school districts stay the course on reform.
The people with the clearest insight into how to make teacher evaluations or school turnarounds actually deliver are in schools.
Once the survey was done, Huntington and the other 50 middle and high schools that took part in the initiative were given reports in clear, accessible language that summarized the results, plus a set of resources and customized strategies that teachers and principals could use to make changes based on their results.
The disparity between the percentage of teachers and the percentage of students of a given racial or ethnic group varies considerably from city to city and state to state, and Lindsay, Blom, and Tilsley offer an interactive graphic that makes this clear.
Though the decision received wide coverage (per above) and throws New York school districts a curve (they are supposed to have an evaluation policy in place by September 1), it's not clear that the decision will have any major implications for other states that are considering linking teacher evaluations to test scores (except as inducement to make sure their regulations correspond to their laws).
And let's hope that he pushes to amend the law to make it clear that student performance measures remain central to the evaluation criteria for teachers.
If we can get plainer and clearer about what are PBL best practices, then we can make it easier for teachers to do really good work.
No test, grade, or teacher evaluation could have come close to helping her learn that deeply, and it made clear to me how important it is for teachers to reexamine why and how we grade our students if we truly care about their success.
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