Sentences with phrase «more focused professional development»

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This Meeting offers Fellows opportunities to present their research, learn more about the research supported by the Office of Science and the scientific user facilities, and participate in seminars focused on professional development for careers in the sciences.

Utilise this exam to focus your professional development, keep up - to - date or learn more about the field.

More recently, Dr. Chuck has been working as an advocate in scientific education and workforce development and is a frequent presenter at regional and national conferences focusing on graduate and professional training.

In February 2006, CPA trainers conducted sessions at each participating school to assess staff needs and provide more - focused professional development based on school and student - specific data.

Mindfulness — a set of skills that helps us be more present, calm, and focused — can be a catalyst for social and emotional development and professional growth for educators.

Research on professional development for teachers has shifted in the last decade from delivering and evaluating professional - development programs to focusing more on authentic teacher learning and the conditions that support it (Webster - Wright, 2009).

Industry: Professional Training & Coaching Company size: 1 - 10 Level: Director Focus: Business Development Experience using the software: More than 1 year as Administrator, Member of the deployment / customization team, Member of the procurement team

There is also a heavy focus on in - school development through paired observations of practice, mentoring and coaching approaches (Teacher Training & Professional Studies is largely focused on new entrants whereas for existing staff it's more CPD focused).

After declaring, «there is no secret,» Friedman fell back on some stock explanations for high achievement, focusing in particular on changing how teachers are trained and re-organizing their work day to allow for less instruction, more professional development, and ample time for peer interaction.

Although the NCTM has always focused on ways to improve professional development for mathematics teachers, such as developing standards for mathematics, Stiff said, more needs to be done.

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

When asked about their spending focus for the school year 2014/15, the survey shows that primary schools are more likely to focus spending on continuing professional development (CPD), training, teaching aids, books and digital content than in 2013/14, while reducing the focus on staffing and building works.

Investing in stationery When asked about their spending focus for the school year 2014/15, the survey shows that primary schools are more likely to focus spending on continuing professional development (CPD), training, teaching aids, books and digital content than in 2013/14, while reducing the focus on staffing and building works.

Talent Development professional focused on guiding organizations to new strategies that drive ALL forms of formal and informal earning, create a more «frictionless» learning experience, and enable career - driven learning.

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

Results indicated professional development based in reform delivery methods (not workshops or short trainings), occurred over time with more than 25 hours of content involved groups of teachers learning together, was focused on the subject taught by the teacher, required teachers to be active participants in their learning, and cohorent, i.e., aligned with standards and teacher goals, was more likely to lead to increases in teacher knowledge and changes in practice.

The Professional Development Task Force, convened by state schools Superintendent Delaine Eastin, concluded that many students will not be able to measure up to new academic standards if the state doesn't focus more on the quality of the teaching corps.

Question: Do you think that the evolving focus on policies aimed at improving the quality of our teaching force will continue, and move from almost a sole concentration on professional development (in - service) to more stringent quality controls for preservice education (admission and exit requirements), together with...

The flexibility provided by ESSA presented an opportunity for states to invest in pipeline - spanning changes that address several components of the teaching profession.48 While most states focused primarily on one or two aspects of the pipeline to improve in their ESSA plans or addressed challenges and solutions in broad terms, other states presented a more holistic theory of change with targeted strategies that address the entire pipeline — from the intentional recruitment of diverse teachers and more clinical teacher preparation experiences, to data - driven professional development and career advancement frameworks.

This table indicates that district professional development and district targets both have a strong association with collective sense of efficacy (with pressure through targeted and data - focused expectations contributing more to collective efficacy).

To improve principal knowledge and preparation, the authors of the report recommended that the state require early childhood education - specific education or experience before granting certification, develop and expand course content at principal certification programs that focuses on pre-K, and provide more ongoing professional development for principals.

An added focus was on providing professional development to the ITL2s» caseload of teachers for more significant impact.

As you consider this partial list of what the content of professional development focused on CRP should include, you can learn more about some of these strategies by clicking on the ones that are underlined.

The report concludes that retaining more teachers in London should be a «key objective for policymakers and system leaders» and recommends a focus on lowering the cost of living, increasing teacher pay, increasing training subsidies and salaried training routes, introducing more flexible working and better support and professional development opportunities.

The more successful professional development programs last several days, focus on subject - specific instruction, and are aligned with instructional goals and curriculum.

She was the co-lead author of It's More Than Money; Tying Earning to Learning: The Link Between Teacher Compensation and Student Learning Objectives; Focus on Literacy: Professional Development Audit; Catalyst for Change (the summative Denver report on performance - based compensation); and New Directions in Christina (the summative report on systemic reform in Delaware's largest district).

One description I find useful is categorizing implementation into a 3 - part 3 - year rubric that schools / districts are in an Awareness or Transition or Implementation phase, with Awareness being activities becoming familiar with common core standards themselves, Transition being professional development on the more detailed curriculum frameworks and acquiring instructional materials focused on common... Read more detailed curriculum frameworks and acquiring instructional materials focused on common... Read MoreMore

If you would like to learn more about this three - step process or want to spend a day working through the process with colleagues and Eureka Math educators, Great Minds offers a two - day Professional Development session that focuses on preparation and customization.

For more information about the PD In Focus tool and ASCD's other professional development resources, visit www.ascd.org/pd.

Others are focused more towards content development professionals that need fast, workable solutions and technical skills.

Read more about Principal Professional Development: New Opportunities for a Renewed State Focus

Principals» groups and other educators have long Read more about Principal Professional Development: New Opportunities for a Renewed State Focus -LSB-...]

These include a renewed focus on student learning, greater assessment literacy, improved professional development, better use of data, and more teacher leadership.

At the heart of their recommendations, compiled in two separate policy papers, are the following strategies: empowering principals and educators with more autonomy over staffing; leadership and coaching opportunities for excellent teachers; student - focused professional development designed at the school site; direct investment in community engagement; and financial incentives to attract and keep teachers making progress with their students (based on a multi-measured evaluation system) in hard - to - staff schools.

While much of the current focus on teacher evaluation systems is centered on accountability, many have argued that it is equally, if not more, important to design and use evaluation systems to inform professional development efforts and improve student learning.

If, as research indicates and many teachers suspect, student achievement is more highly correlated with student interests than with cognitive ability, then we should make curriculum design based on human interests a primary focus for professional development during the next decade.

builds on what teachers learn in The High Performance Learning - Focused Lesson professional development and the Increasing the Rigor of Learning - Focused Lessons: Higher Order Thinking, Reading and Writing professional development by providing teachers with a process for identifying points in each lesson where students struggle or need more challenge, and strategies and practices for differentiating and personalizing each struggle and challenge point to ensure all students are successful.

Hearing the words «no more textbooks» was tough for some educators to hear, but the more we introduce teachers to Louisiana Believes and Zearn and offer professional development focused on implementation, the more our teachers are voluntarily giving up their textbooks and embracing this new era of teaching and learning.

We would have more professional development focused on equity and literacy.

We need programs that do a better job of recruiting them yes, but more than that we need professional development programs focused on the specific challenges of new second career teachers.

According to council members, a sampling of the positives generated by the new teacher evaluation system include administrators focusing more on teaching and learning, administrators visiting teachers» classrooms more frequently, and Professional Development and Evaluation Committee (PDEC) members often having a say in the local district evaluation process.

«Allowing educators to personalize and customize their on - site professional development experience, which they can do with PD In Focus, will allow for more sustained, meaningful professional learning over the long term.»

Analysis of the professional development sessions revealed the need for more professional development focused on enhancing teachers» ability to connect mathematical ideas using technology and on their pedagogical and content skills to work with multiple representations of mathematical ideas.

This approach comes with both challenges and opportunities: DPS will be able to focus more attention and central resources on its lowest - performing schools, improving its ability to provide contextualized supports, while still enabling turnaround leaders to choose the educational programming, curriculum, and professional development best suited to the school.

BloomBoard, the leading educator - focused professional development platform, and Columbus Municipal School District, have partnered to provide the district's more than 300 educators with BloomBoard's integrated competency - based professional learning program, supported by micro-credentials.

Over the summer, more than 400 teachers, counselors, and administrators from 52 schools redesigned or new Learn and Earn schools attended a professional development institute focused on leading innovative high schools.

«All of our strategies; which included early interventions, collaborative teaching teams, updated curricular resources, focused professional development, and more productive parent involvement hinged on our ability to derive better data from better benchmarking.

PALO ALTO — June 21, 2016 — BloomBoard, the leading educator - focused professional development platform, and Greene County Schools, have partnered to provide the district's more than 550 educators with BloomBoard's...

But, with the growing body of research backing up personalized models, and increasing focus on delivering these kinds of experiences to students, why aren't more districts considering a similar approach to professional development for teachers?

Bargaining is much more likely to focus on better professional development than salaries.