Sentences with phrase «of classroom leaders»

If Teach First and schools can nurture new recruits through the earliest, most critical stages of their career we create a strong new generation of classroom leaders.

To become a Teach First participant they must have a strong academic record and demonstrate the attributes of a classroom leader:

Not exact matches

We're now seeing Uber using a combination of classroom and online, virtual learning (with local office facilitators) to engage 6,000 leaders of an 18,000 - employee firm to accelerate a cultural shift.

VICTORIA — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a B.C. court decision which found that the Christy Clark government deliberately tried to provoke a strike with B.C. teachers for political gain while leaving children undersupported in overcrowded classrooms, says B.C. New Democrat Leader John Horgan.

I describe it as inviting anarchy (no leaders) and chaos (the yawning chasm and gap which contains our arbitrary random - to - order ratios) into the classroom: in complementary contrast to the purpose - drive of the academic environment in which we swim, so to speak, our Alma Matrix.

«This organization has given me an opportunity to not only get involved volunteering in my community, but also learn more about how to be a better leader, in my community, classroom and on the soccer field, which I am hoping to bring to the University of Colorado.»

Along with her pet lizard «Liz,» the excellently dressed Miss Frizzle was her classroom's intrepid leader, who used moxie and a bit of magic to guide her third - grade students in learning science.

«In the spirit of innovation, our vision for this program is to have a head coach who serves as a CEO and is the central leader with a collaborative staff around him that will elevate the performance of players and coaches on the field, in the classroom and in our community.

We talk about this in the locker room as football players and leaders, how you want everyone around you to feel like they can be great for having played with you, sat in a classroom with you, been a friend of yours.

In addition to almost two decades in the classroom, she has served as department chair, both academic and also grade level Dean, a parent and faculty educator, and a leader of curriculum reform.

Her uniquely effective parenting and teaching strategies were developed through her years of training in sociology, special education, and philosophy, as well as field - tested through her experiences as a classroom teacher, laboratory school instructor, university instructor, seminar leader, volunteer in Rwanda, and mother of three grown children.

In Hunters classroom, students take on the roles of presidents, tribal leaders, diplomats, and military commanders.

Dr. Hightower in his presentation cited Ms. McCarthy's stellar record as a classroom teacher, where she was recognized as a Teacher of the Year, and as a school administrator and district leader.

If approved by voters those propositions will: 1) Create a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Lockport native Chris Sacca, a Silicon Valley venture investor and owner of Lowercase Capital with ties to Buffalo, was among some 60 celebrities, business leaders, athletes and philanthropists from across the country — including Stephen Colbert — who joined forces for #BestSchoolDay to fund classroom projects through DonorsChoose.org.

«From leading the fight to get PCBs out of the classroom, to sponsoring the Council Resolution to prohibit fracking in New York State, to fighting to protect children from the deadly effects of lead both here in NYC and in the Dominican Republic, Robert Jackson has been a leader willing to take bold actions on the environment and get results.

There are three ballot propositions on the November ballot: 1) Creation of a redistricting commission to draw the new state legislative and House of Representatives» district lines every 10 years, with the commission members appointed by the state legislative leaders, 2) amend the current constitutional requirement of distributing paper versions of proposed bills to state legislators to allow for electronic distribution and 3) authorize New York State to borrow up to $ 2 billion for school funding, with a stated purpose of «improving learning and opportunity for public and nonpublic school students», including the purchase of equipment, expanding school broadband access, building classrooms for pre-K and replacing trailers and installing «high - tech security features.»

Mulgrew testified with three other city labor leaders, representing classroom aides, firefighters and health workers, who took the Bloomberg administration to task for spending billions of dollars on the corruption - plagued payroll system City Time and the problem - plagued Special Education Student Information System (SESIS) while failing to give needed raises to city workers.

The report listed «educational resource deficiencies» that were familiar to the platoon of school leaders — ranging from increased class size and libraries being repurposed for classrooms to staff cuts and the reduction of pre-K programs from full - day to half - day.

According to Stephanie Wood - Garnett, assistant commissioner of teacher and leader effectiveness in the Office of Higher Education at the New York State Education Department, the goal is to make sure new teachers are effective in the classroom before they are certified.

Following a visit to classrooms at PS 209 in Whitestone, Queens, UFT President Michael Mulgrew met with new District 25 chapter leaders on Sept. 20 in a discussion of their responsibilities in a time of challenges to public education.

Using pre - and post-course surveys, open - ended questions, self - reports of section leader teaching practices, and classroom observations, the researchers compared student examination scores and end - of - course evaluations from 150 Masters - level candidates in the «Principles of Epidemiology» introductory course.

Open - ended survey responses indicated a number of strengths of the flipped classroom approach, including the freedom to watch prerecorded lectures at any time and the ability of section leaders to clarify targeted concepts.

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As part of an extensive education outreach campaign to heighten awareness of Thurgood Marshall in classrooms and homeschools across the country, BazanED, a leader in motion picture education, is working with officials ranging from city council members to congressional representatives and mayors to organize the initiative.

In other words, it is akin to what the teacher feels each day as she stands in front of a classroom full of new students — or a site leader opening up the first staff meeting of the year.

Some school leaders and classroom teachers may not believe in the value of independent, for - pleasure reading, or that kids can read for as long as they truly can.

As a part of this professional development, a team of teachers is engaging with building leaders, district leaders, and other experts / thought leaders to help shape the vision for teaching and learning in our classrooms.

As a school leader, what are the professional learning needs of your staff in relation to classroom observation?

I am the leader of the classroom and, although I listen to their input and take their opinions into account, the final decision always rests with me.

We begin with a prominent question for many school and district leaders: What conditions must we create in order to promote the scaling of identified classroom innovations?

Suitable for school leaders and classroom practitioners of all stages in their careers, and in all educational settings.

Class Leader Boston Globe, May 22, 2011 «Harvard Graduate School of Education Dean Kathleen McCartney wants to get students out of the classroom as soon as she can.»

Caroline Wright, BESA director said, «British teachers are world - leaders in the use of educational - technology in the classroom so it is of great concern that pupils are being denied access to innovative and effective digital learning because of poor internet connectivity in more than half of the UK's schools.

Discovery Education, which provides digital content to half of U.S. classrooms, is now helping school leaders integrate innovative technology practices in their schools through a program called Digital Leader Corps.

It is human nature to feel defensive when being critiqued; it is our work as leaders (of districts, schools, classrooms) to move beyond defensiveness and embrace feedback as sustenance for our own ongoing learning, growth, and improvement.

Teams can be comprised of district or school staff, including classroom teachers, instructional leaders, teacher leaders, and administrators

Televic Education, a world leader in the development of digital, wireless and virtualised language labs, interpreter training labs and classroom control management software, can be found on stand H80.

What would the social - emotional environment of middle schools look like if school leaders, teachers, and reformers listened to 11 - year - olds as they looked at the nature of their schools and classrooms?

«As a former Peace Corps volunteer in the Philippines, New York City teacher, licensed sea captain, and head educator of an ocean classroom prior to coming to HGSE, Timothy O'Brien is a «stealthy leader» who truly embodies the values, energy, and breadth of the Learning and Teaching (L&T) Program through his focus on student work and professional development of teachers,» says Lecturer Sally Schwager, Learning and Teaching program director.

How can the classroom become a place where today's learners become the citizens and leaders of tomorrow?

When parents and community leaders understand why classroom technology is so important to the future of their children, they are more willing to support it.

For example, in Domain 3 — this idea of a culture that promotes learning and the idea of shared commitment to improving teachers, and the notion that teachers would invite leaders to observe them in their classroom.

These students are in classrooms in most school systems — and face some of the steepest odds for graduating from high school — yet only one - third of district - level leaders believe educators in their schools are prepared to effectively teach English - learners, according to an Education Week Research Center survey from late last year.

These are the kinds of problems — murky, time - sensitive, and without clear roadmaps — that educators, school leaders, and parents know well, says Professor Meira Levinson, a former teacher who now studies ethical dilemmas in the classroom.

His experiences as a classroom teacher, instructional coach, school leader, district administrator and consultant have provided him with the foundation necessary to understand first - hand the needs of students and educators.

Study authors Ben Backes of American Institutes for Research (AIR) and Michael Hansen of the Brookings Institution found that students in classrooms of team teachers led by Opportunity Culture «multi-classroom leaders» showed sizeable, statistically significant academic gains.

We found that the pathway to becoming the leader of a classroom starts in middle and high school, so we ask: How do we engage middle and high school students to think about teaching as a career?

Immediately, teacher leaders, with their willingness to share their technology - in - the - classroom knowledge, become the life saver instead of the bricks!

But while their attention has been concentrated on student performance based on standard intelligence tests, they have often overlooked the fact that vocational classrooms have their share of «gifted and talented,» said an educator who addressed a group of vocational leaders meeting here recently.