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That means we want something fair for not just the teachers at City Honors, but teachers all throughout the district,» said Sam Radford, District Parent Coordinating Council president.

This online resource is a highly organized repository of pacing calendars, classroom - tested lesson plans, presentations, and activities shared by teachers throughout the district, as well as 40 other partner districts and charter schools across the state.

Hinshaw is in the third year of using the tool; this year about 100 teachers throughout the district volunteered to try it.

The PTO posted the resources on a shared folder accessible to teachers throughout the district.

The Chicago Guide provides the scope and sequence for arts teachers throughout the district.

Washington said many teachers throughout the district have received Great Expectations training and use those practices in their classrooms.

When the bell rings and schools in Rhode Island's capital city open their doors for another school year Tuesday morning, teachers throughout the district will be focusing on more than just math and English.

This fall, professional development days focussed on digital literacy; a number of teachers throughout the district have become comfortable with creating similar class spaces for their home reading programs.

As a district effort, grade - level teachers throughout the district met regularly for training and collaboration to map out pacing guides and lesson plans.

By showing that teachers throughout the district were coming up with creative ways to meet the needs of ELLs, they built a sense of urgency behind the efforts underway within each school, and they highlighted the expertise of nearby teachers who were having success working with ELLs.

Teachers throughout the district are reporting that with the pressure to handle increasingly needy kids, and to do more with less, they are routinely working well beyond their contract hours, often starting an hour early, staying a couple of hours late and taking work home at night that involves prepping for projects or grading papers or tests.

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The company's SaaS platform is used by school districts, schools, teachers, and students throughout the country.

Similarly, I once met a dynamic culinary arts teacher in my district, Kellie Karavias, who worked with the principal at her former school to completely integrate health and nutrition programs throughout the day, including the building of an in - school, instructional kitchen, «Five a Day Fridays» where children bought fresh fruit and vegetables from a cart each week, and an after - school program that offered counseling and exercise to obese children and their families.

While Pollack said there are many districts throughout Illinois with outstanding elementary science teachers and programs, she said she had not heard of any other elementary districts that have gone to the expense of equipping and staffing a full - time lab for young students.

Jane is very well received by school district, teacher organizations, conferences, and parent education networks throughout the world.

Throughout Santa Barbara County School Districts, superintendents, teachers, and staff have embraced the idea that campuses can be centers of health and wellness.

Indeed, mailers had circulated throughout the 142nd District in recent days sponsored by groups with teacher union ties.

A letter to the Staten Island Federation of Parent Teacher Associations explains New York's lax child sex abuse laws and rips Sen. Andrew Lanza for «doing everything he can to protect sexual predators in this district and throughout New York State, by actively blocking a common - sense piece of legislation that would bring them to justice.»

A letter to the Staten Island Federation of Parent Teacher Associations explains New York's lax child sex abuse laws and rips Lanza for «doing everything he can to protect sexual predators in this district and throughout New York State, by actively blocking a common - sense piece of legislation that would bring them to justice.»

Prepared the curriculum Our 101 class literally started with the basics: How to navigate the district website, How to find your school's website (for this was offered to parents throughout the whole district), How to set up a free gmail account, How to email your student's teacher, How to respond to an email, What is Facebook, How to set up basic parental controls.

Throughout the spring, VOISE designers have been up to their laptops in the typical challenges of opening a new school in a large urban district: community outreach, teacher recruitment, student enrollment, fundraising, and a bit of bureaucracy, to boot.

Hopefully, students will be given an independent educational pathway (titled differently in different school districts) after which the teacher can follow the plan and help the student throughout the year.

Throughout his long career as an education journalist for PBS Newshour and NPR, John Merrow, Ed.D.» 73, spoke to many people in education — from policymakers to district leaders to classroom teachers — and he was impressed by the dedication most had to improving the field.

Teachers at Fuller Middle School wanted a wellness theme throughout the building and noted that students were getting less physical activity, says James Carey, the Framingham district's director of health and physical education.

EdTechTeacher hosts a series of summer workshops on the campus of Harvard University for teachers and school leaders and works with schools and districts throughout the year in the Teaching for the 21st Century program.

Throughout the duration of the urban district's failed career, we've focused incessantly on the classroom — giving its teachers more money, reducing the number of kids sitting inside its four walls, adjusting what's taught, how it's taught, how we assess what's taught, and on and on and on.

What is notable about the version of teacher evaluation systems currently evolving in districts throughout the nation, however, is the continued emphasis on classroom observations, with many systems employing the same observation tool used in CPS under the EITP initiative.

Connecticut raised salaries to one of the highest levels in the nation and then equalized salaries throughout the state, making it easier for poor districts to attract certified teachers.

Reaching that goal requires establishment of a curriculum that has rigor and coherence; alignment of curriculum, instruction, and assessment; incorporation of internationally benchmarked performance standards that are understood by students and teachers; a system of professional development; and a culture of continuous learning throughout the district.

The California Department of Education has awarded Bilingual Teacher Professional Development grants — each in the amount of $ 625,000 — to four school districts and four county offices of education throughout the state.

She has served as a former Literacy Specialist, Learning Strategist, and elementary classroom teacher throughout the 5th largest school district in the United States.

Teachers, for example, are observed in their classrooms five times throughout the year and rated on nine explicit criteria that the district uses to define effective instruction, including how well they explain concepts and if they check for student understanding.

Rather, these teachers were scattered throughout the district.

Districts like New York City scrambled to replace 10 to 15 percent of their teachers each year throughout the 1990s.

New York State Resource and Computer Training Centers are the largest professional learning communities in New York State with more than 125 Teachers Centers located throughout the state, working with 675 public schools districts and nearly 1000 non-public and charter schools.

Although districts throughout the state and in many parts of the nation are struggling to find enough teachers to cover all classrooms, the numbers from California are at least encouraging after the recession years when interest in the teaching profession waned.

Chicago public school teachers and their supporters demonstrated throughout the city bringing attention to the school district's funding crisis while Chicago Public Schools provided 250 «contigency sites» for students.

Join the thousands of teachers and school districts throughout the U.S. and internationally who are using these innovative resources to engage students in thinking about important fundamental ideas in science and mathematics that make up the building blocks of enduring understanding.

Districts throughout Michigan were now able to tie student achievement, school improvement, professional development, and staffing decisions to the outcome of teacher evaluations.

In my building, I blocked certain weeks throughout the school year and requested that teachers make it their responsibility to schedule the pre - and post - conferences and the observation according to the district guidelines and timelines.

States, districts, teacher preparation programs, and nonprofit organizations throughout the United States are recognizing the importance of modernizing and elevating the teaching profession as a strategy for improving schools and student outcomes.

Throughout the year the superintendent and directors met and coached the principal on regular monthly and weekly schedules; district curriculum personnel worked with teachers on their instructional needs; and the district supported efforts to improve after - school programs for low - performing students.

Our team is dedicated to supporting district and school leaders and teachers throughout the iObservation implementation process to improve instructional leadership practices that connect to teacher effectiveness and student achievement.

For nearly 40 years, SSA has partnered with hundreds of schools, districts, and state education organizations throughout the United States and Canada to provide high - quality professional development for teachers, administrators, and school leaders.

That passion has stuck with him throughout his career in K - 12 education: first as a bilingual social studies teacher and principal and then in various administrative roles, including a stint as a regional superintendent in Clark County, Nev., before becoming superintendent of the 53,000 - student San Francisco district in June 2012.

Teachers from districts throughout the Eastern Upstate TC Network practice specialized strategies designed to build students» cognitive capacity in this distance - learning enabled collaborative action research project.

Charter schools» business models, and competition between themselves, don't allow for the sharing of successful techniques throughout the district, said Larry Carter, president of the United Teachers of New Orleans, the local union.

Mathematics teachers (theoretically throughout Tennessee) are, overall, more effective than Tennessee's English / language arts teachers, regardless of school district; hence, mathematics teachers are generally better than English / language arts teachers in Tennessee using the TVAAS / EVAAS model.

Safe & Civil Schools offers professional development for administrators, teachers, and support staff throughout your school and district.

Superintendent Giacobbe knows the name of every student, and it's clear her passion is shared by the teachers, principals and administrators throughout the district.