Sentences with phrase «many teachers and school leaders»

EL's whole - school reform model combines a highly detailed, interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on active learning, teamwork, and character education with training and coaching for teachers and school leaders.

He was instrumental in developing New York's successful Race to the Top application and key to designing a new system for the evaluation of teachers and school leaders.

Other schools and school systems use NAPLAN to hold teachers and school leaders accountable for improvement, including making test results part of performance reviews.

«The Secretary of State needs to take seriously the very deep concerns and anger of teachers and school leaders.

At 8:45 a.m., state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia will address the Fall Conference of NYSATE / NYACTE, and speak about the need to prepare and support teachers and school leaders, Gideon Putnam Hotel, 24 Gideon Putnam Rd., Saratoga Springs.

Commenting on the publication by the Department for Education (DfE) of «National Standards of Excellence for Headteachers», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «With increasing difficulties in recruiting new headteachers, and with record numbers of teachers wanting to leave the profession, the Coalition Government has failed to recognise the damaging effect of its policies on the morale and confidence of teachers and school leaders.

The Union therefore accepts that there is a need for an on - entry assessment to establish a benchmark for evaluating future pupil progress, but these assessments must be administered in ways that are manageable for schools and do not create additional workload burdens for teachers and school leaders.

That suggested the standardized test score ratings were tougher than the evaluations teachers and school leaders developed.

«Ed Trust — NY's «See Our Truth» report raised awareness about the critical role that strong and diverse teachers and school leaders play in student success and in closing achievement and opportunity gaps.

Commenting on today's announcement from Nicky Morgan, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «No - one is more committed to raising the standards of education than teachers and school leaders.

«There is also a clear expectation in the Report that all teachers and school leaders should receive an uplift of at least 1 %.

«Despite all these shortcomings in way in which GCSEs have been reformed, teachers and school leaders have continued, as ever, to ensure that pupils receive high quality learning experiences and can secure the best possible chance of exam success tomorrow.

«Ofsted must now take this opportunity to engage with teachers and school leaders to ensure that inspection can be reformed further so that it accurately reflects the full value that schools add to the quality of children and young people's lives and their future prospects.»

Entirely justifiably, teachers and school leaders remain concerned that inspection outcomes do not always give credit for the full extent of schools» achievements, especially those that are not readily captured by pupil performance data.

The Duchess of Cambridge has visited the new HQ of children's mental health charity @Place2Be to officially open their centre of excellence, and meet staff, counsellors, teachers and school leaders who'll be using the centre.

We know that teachers and school leaders must understand the importance...

Teachers and school leaders can take the course at a chosen university, become a «Microsoft Innovate Educator» and then create a paper and a video on how their classes have benefited from the use of mobile technology.

We must engage teachers and school leaders in the reflection process and use that outcome to build the next iteration.

«However, the government must now use the space it has created with today's announcement on assessment to ensure that the outcome delivers real progress in reducing, not increasing, the already intense workload burdens on teachers and school leaders, whilst also ensuring that schools are judged on the right things in the right way.»

The changes we are making will put control back in the hands of teachers and school leaders - those who know their pupils best - making sure every single child has the opportunity to fulfil their potential.»

As a Professor of Global Education Leadership at Lamar University in Texas — the largest teacher training university in United States — I also believe that teachers and school leaders should be rewarded for entering into professional development, and my role as a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do this.

In many cultures, families don't feel that it is appropriate to build relationships, albeit respectful ones, with teachers and school leaders.

Much learning in schools occurs in informal and unplanned ways as teachers and school leaders introduce new initiatives, try new approaches and learn from experience.

«Lisa brings to the role the requisite skills, experience and expertise to lead AITSL as it continues to deliver on its key priority of ensuring teachers and school leaders have the maximum impact on student learning in all Australian Schools.»

JE: And so, the implications of that for teachers and school leaders — obviously it's very early on isn't it, in the school «career» (if we can call it that).

There are many fantastic resources and professional development programs available to help teachers and school leaders get started with Digital Technologies.

There, he sat down with Teacher editor Jo Earp and shared some tips for teachers and school leaders who wish to change their practice.

The survey involved 2,193 teachers and school leaders across Australia, with 51 per cent located in NSW.

These are some of the vital elements that help new entrants become an effective teacher and school leader.

During the speech, Bousted offered her opinion on locally based teams of teachers and school leaders carrying out inspections instead of the government's current regulator force.

From time to time, all teachers and school leaders have the need to be inspired, to gather new ideas...

«We look forward to working with women teachers and school leaders throughout 2018, to support and inspire them and to help reduce the challenges and barriers they face.»

Professor Dylan Wiliam shares advice for teachers and school leaders changing practice.

All we need to do, as teachers and school leaders, is to perfect what we already know — and then we never have to learn to do anything new or differently.

Several states already provide «predictive analytics» to teachers and school leaders regarding students» likelihood of future success.

Have they consulted teachers and school leaders?

Teachers and school leaders are concerned about this increasing «creep» of commercialism into public schooling, a university survey conducted as part of CIPS shows.

AITSL's Professional Growth team supports teachers and school leaders, systems and sectors, to implement the Australian Teacher Performance and Development Framework and the Australian Charter for Professional Learning of Teachers and School Leaders.

And as teachers and school leaders, we are all in this endeavor together.

There is anecdotal evidence of teachers and school leaders moving towards more personalised, targeted and job - embedded professional learning (AITSL, 2014).

It also gives our teachers and school leaders the strength that comes from a mission greater than self.

I credit these qualities — along with the tireless dedication of our teachers and school leaders, who instill in our students the values of integrity, humility, hard work, and service — for our remarkable success.

Teachers and school leaders have been implementing the standards since 2010, and opponents can't wish this away any more than Obamacare critics can wish away the new landscape produced by the Affordable Care Act.

Teachers and school leaders have this same RIGHT TO KNOW early and often.

University researchers are conducting important laboratory and classroom research and there is a growing body of teachers and school leaders who recognize one of the great ironies of education in the United States today: that the organ of learning is the brain but few educators have ever had any training in how the brain works, learns, and most importantly for students, changes.

It is a story of collective courage, of teachers and school leaders coming together to hold each other accountable.

The Excellence in Professional Practice Conference (EPPC) is an opportunity for teachers and school leaders to be the presenters as well as the delegates.

The goal is to provide great resources for teachers and school leaders, ensuring outstanding value for money and quality.

With the help of a J - Term grant from the Harvard University Center for African Studies, Nalani investigated ways in which AYLE could better incorporate teachers and school leaders into its programs.

Of course now, as an adult with over 14 years of experience in the education field as a teacher and school leader, Camacho Lewis knows that the problem her teacher had is not unusual; not every educator can artfully and caringly address difficult social problems, especially matters of race and class, in the classroom.