Sentences with phrase «new teachers interested»

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As the rule's new effective date approaches, will he protect the retirement savings of working people — carpenters and coal miners, teachers and technicians, firefighters and farmers — or allow a portion of the financial sector to continue to keep their clients in the dark about whose interests come first?

I have sometimes thought that if religious and moral teachers would only admit that sex is interesting, that it challenges to new discovery and is replete with unanswered questions, the confession would create a new climate for this critically important discussion.

Like Maki, Dan responds with the delight of a child whenever he encounters some new and interesting idea, and like Maki, Dan is no respecter of persons when it comes to seeking out teachers — whether it's the grocery bagger, a theoretical physicist, or an eleven - year - old nephew.

Our fearless leader, teacher, and chef / owner at Sweet Cassava, Susan Taves, led our group of eight down an unforgettable path of new discoveries, interesting factoids about food and the world of professional cooking, and best of all -LSB-...]

The close relationships between students and teachers enhance learning and the ability to explore new interests and take on new challenges.

Our teachers help the children develop new interests, learn good work habits, follow directions, socialize, share and establish self - direction.

Attention parents, parents - to - be, youth workers, childbirth educators, doulas, midwives, childbirth professionals, and those interested in personal healing and development: The next Birth of a New Earth Teacher Training begins June 22, 2016.

You may also be interested in one of these workshops taking place June 29 - July 1, immediately proceeding the start of your course: Singing & Dancing Together in Grades 1 - 6: Musical Activities for Your Class, or (for new, untrained teachers) Waldorf Weekend: Foundations and Fundamentals of Waldorf Education from Early Childhood through High School.

«Without a detailed and thoughtful exchange, it is difficult to craft an extension that is in the best interests of New York City's students and teachers.

In New York, charter school interests and the teacher unions each have pumped millions of dollars in recent years into state races, particularly in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority and are strong charter - school backers.

He also mentioned that other classic «special interest,» New York State United Teachers.

«Without a detailed and thoughtful exchange, it is difficult to craft an extension that is in the best interests of New York City's students and teachers,» said Senate Education Committee Chairman Carl Marcellino (R - Nassau County).

Independent expenditure committees have grown in influence in recent years in New York, especially in battleground state Senate races, where interest groups ranging from the teachers unions, charter school advocates and real - estate entities have sought to flex political muscle.

Groups representing teachers and environmental advocates launched two ad campaigns that singled out Katko and Tenney, accusing them of failing to represent the interests of New Yorkers.

He has argued that the meeting was «co-opted by special interests» in a systematic effort to circumvent constructive dialogue, a claim that New York State United Teachers and parents» groups call false and insulting.

The big - money free - for - all is pitting New York City real state, business, and charter school interests — which support the Republicans — against the teachers unions and other liberal activists backing the Dems.

New York City Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio is facing pressure to select a chancellor that will place the students» interests above the United Federation of Teachers and special interest groups.

«If he's really interested in improving the schools his administration has mishandled, he will send his negotiators back to the bargaining table to reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation process for these schools,» he said.

New York City Mayor - elect Bill de Blasio is facing pressure to select a chancellor that will place the students» interests above the United Federation of Teachers (UFT) and special interest groups.

UFT delegate Faith Williams of CS 200 in Manhattan was with six colleagues who were interested in learning more about the components that will be part of the new teacher evaluation system.

While the reform alliance provided data showing trial lawyers» campaign contributions were tops among influence blocs, the New York Public Interest Research Group put teacher unions far in the lead in combined lobbying and campaign donations.

The City School District of New Rochelle and various interested parties including the Mayor and the head of the teachers union have repeatedly claimed that there is no «inequality» issue in New Rochelle between North End and South End schools in the wake of an article in The Journal News last summer.

«It's interesting the governor can go to Cuba but he can't get to a classroom in New York State,» United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew told the Daily News.

While teachers» unions remain near the top of the list of the state's highest - spending interest groups, a position they've occupied for decades, they no longer dominate education lobbying in New York.

If he's really interested in improving the schools his administration has mishandled, he will send his negotiators back to the table to reach an agreement on a new teacher evaluation process.

Wieman told the committee that «powerful, vested interests» on college campuses discourage the adoption of new ways to teach science and train future science teachers, saying that most universities place a higher priority on research productivity than on student learning.

I then went to City College in New York City to study full - time, where I met two very influential teachers, Phil Ziegler and Danny Lehrman, who were both interested in bird behavior.

«A key element of the Science on Stage concept is to give teachers an up - to - date «insider's view» of what is happening in big science, to tell them about new, highly diverse and interesting career opportunities for their pupils, and to create a European atmosphere where bright young people can meet and interact», says Colin Carlile, Director General of the Institut Laue - Langevin and current chairman of the EIROforum.

Their interest was discovered by my home studio where I completed my yoga teacher training, Anahata Yoga, that created a brilliant means of launching their new YTT grads and supporting the local Hong Kong community in one go.

Meanwhile, my growing interest in yoga and holistic health later guided me to a Yoga Teacher Training Course program in Woodbourne in upstate New York; and I got my teaching certificate on June 27th, 2015.

She is a master teacher, and her skills and heart are woven throughout this new classic for therapists, clients, and anyone interested in inner strength and peace.»

I'm not new to blogging, having begun this blog back in 2008, and see it as a great way to communicate with students, teachers and members of the world community our joint passionate interest in Visual Arts.

Hannah's a gifted singer whose boyfriend wishes she were more sporty, Mila's got a serious crush on the new teacher whilst Kati is livid that spunky Brian shows more interest in Mila than herself.

They relocate and try to restart their lives, but discover new obstacles when they each meet potential new romantic interests — Bill with a French teacher (Julie Delpy) and his son with a vulnerable classmate (Odeya Rush).

If a teacher uses AR in the classroom, such as for a vocabulary word wall, showing the parents this new technology makes an Open House experience much more interesting and gives them something to do as they wait in that inevitable line to talk to the teacher.

One Smithtown, New York, teacher, whose students used the game, noted that it «piqued their interest in what is happening in our economy, as well as in life in general.

That enables teachers to take courses that are of interest to them and helps them stay current on new techniques in their own fields.

Adele has a keen interest in working closely with universities and schools to ensure that our new generations of teachers are ready to tackle the challenges and enjoy the rewards that a teaching career can offer.

Techbridge gatherings, says teachers, become a haven of sorts, where girls can explore their interests — or develop new ones — without worrying about being ridiculed or rushed.

Through teacher - student conferencing and student - student dialogue, they communicate their interests and apply their subject knowledge in new and interesting ways.

The best part of my work is finding new ways to connect teachers and students through interesting technology instruction.

In more than two - thirds of the states, teacher unions, school districts, and other interested parties have filed similar lawsuits that seek judgments resembling the stunning result handed down in New York.

Jay Mathews describes some of the reasons that interest in teaching may have grown among the best college students: fast - start teacher training programs like Teach for America, new teacher training programs that offer instruction tailored for teachers entering inner city schools, and teaching residencies in which candidates work with experienced teachers for a year.

That surprise reversal can be attributed to at least four factors: a wave of new research on teacher quality, philanthropic interest in boosting teacher effectiveness, efforts by advocacy groups and policymakers to revamp state laws on evaluation, and political pressure to dismiss poorly performing teachers.

She suggests that teachers lead a child into a new subject through his particular strengths and interests.

The whole deal was useful and interesting, especially given that I'm currently hip - deep in my new book project, The Cage - Busting Teacher (about which, I'm sure, RHSU readers will read more than they'd like in» 14).

Some activities which work well to introduce students to each other and to the teacher can be used again at later points in the year as students» interests change and as they gain new life experiences.

If you are interested to learn more, you can join me and a large community of innovative teachers from around the globe to Curtin's new edX MOOC on Analytics For The Classroom Teacher.

Not only does this new approach to substitute teaching make it easier on the regular teacher who doesn't have to prep a lesson, but also — and more importantly — it gets kids interested so they're not throwing paper airplanes or falling asleep in the back of the room.

Rigorous expectations yield impressive results at New York's School of the Future, where regular assessments help keep students on track, and teachers strive to tap into students» true interests to bring out their best work.