Sentences with phrase «of other actions teachers»

Of course there are a host of other actions teachers can take to develop students» surface level learning.

Not exact matches

Students, teachers and lawmakers have urged Trump and other Republican lawmakers to take action on guns in the wake of the Parkland shooting.

abortion as a standard part of health - care provision, insisting on programmes of sex education that promoted a range of sexual activities and downgraded marriage... all this and more gave great cause for concern and brought together a group of doctors, teachers, social workers and others anxious to take some action.

Decisions had to be made from time to time as to where or when services of the church would be held; the church needed to be told of the impending visit of an apostle, or of some prophet or teacher from abroad; a question has been raised as to the good faith of one of these visitors, and there must be some discussion of the point and a decision on it; a fellow Christian from another church is on a journey and needs hospitality; a member of the local congregation planning to visit a church abroad needs a letter of introduction to that church, which someone must be authorized to provide; a serious dispute about property rights or some other legal matter has arisen between two of the brothers and the church must name someone to help them settle the issue or must in some other way deal with it; a new local magistrate has begun to prosecute Christians for violating the law against unlicensed assembly, and consideration must be given to ways and means of meeting this crisis; charges have been brought against one of the members by another member, and these must be investigated and perhaps some disciplinary action taken; one of the members has died, and the church is called on for some special action in behalf of his family in the emergency; differences of opinion exist in the church on certain questions of morals or belief (such as marriage and divorce, or the resurrection), differences which local prophets and teachers are apparently unable to compose, and a letter must be written to the apostle — who will write this letter and what exactly will it say?

Commenting on today's decision by the Lord Justice that last year's GCSE English results will not be regraded, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has beTeachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has beteachers» union, said: «It is very clear to the NUT and the other organisations who brought this action that a great injustice has been done.

Union leaders have relied on mandates for action that lack authority — the National Union of Teachers ballot was run nearly two years ago, while other ballots had extremely low turnouts.»

«In the face of this and other attacks on teachers and headteachers, the NASUWT is balloting its members for industrial action.»

The Senate's statement Tuesday hedged its push for the moratorium as action lawmakers will take «unless the Board of Regents acts to alleviate the concerns of parents, teachers and other educators» — a phrase that's different from the Assembly's otherwise nearly identical position.

«We should not expect teachers or other members of school staff to also serve as armed guards,» said Nicole Lesser, volunteer co-leader with the New York chapter of Moms Demand Action for Gun Sense in America.

Cuomo's national strategy also explains other high - profile actions, including his belated embrace of a «women's agenda,» his refusal to permit «fracking» for natural gas even after repeatedly promising to do so, his anti-gun Safe Act, his embrace of the teachers unions he had once sharply criticized, and his recent high - profile crackdown on Korean - owned nail salons in the city that, according to a deeply flawed report in the New York Times, were exploiting their immigrant workers, said the source.

Up to 750,000 teachers, lecturers, civil servants and other public sector workers are expected to walk out in the largest day of strike action since the 1980s.

It also was no coincidence that NYSUT coordinated «Days of Actions» that allowed them to organize rallies, forums and other events at schools, giving them access to teachers in the critical weeks before the election.

Whether it's a simple arrangement between colleagues to observe each other in action, or a more formal approach like teacher rounds (an iterative, inquiry - based cycle of observations between larger teacher teams), schools are turning teachers into lieutenants of their own learning.

The U.S. Department of Education intends to pay for research to study online professional - collaboration communities for teachers and other educators, according to the action plan in the final version of the Obama administration's National Education Technology Plan.

As mentioned earlier, high - stakes testing poses the risk that it may cause teachers and schools to adjust their effort toward the least costly (in terms of dollars or effort) way of boosting test scores, possibly at the expense of other constructive actions.

This includes actions such as test papers being incorrectly opened, pupils cheating, over-aiding of pupils by test administrators, changes being made to a pupil's test script by someone other than the pupil or «inflation / deflation of teacher assessment judgements».

When Michigan officials suspended six teacher education programs at Lake Superior State University in 2012, citing falling licensing - test scores and other problems, the action prompted a period of deep soul - searching for the university's top brass.

In many of Global Action Plan's programmes students deliver «pitch to switch» presentations to their head teacher and other senior staff to encourage them to support their cause; students can be powerful and convincing advocates.

Now teachers and safeguarding leads will be able to extend their safeguarding provision to a wider group of students, as the packs allow them to see and monitor phonetic representations of what students are typing in languages other than English; alerting them to activity by any student who is potentially open to physical or emotional harm — and allows them to take the appropriate action.

Other recent projects include: a California - based action research project on the implementation of Seth's Law and the FAIR Education Act (www.centralcoastinclusiveschools.org), a Montreal - based action research project on empowering gender creative kids and their families (www.gendercreativekids.ca), and a national survey of Canadian K - 12 teachers» training and experiences with Gender and Sexual Diversity (GSD) education.

I was listening to a Yoga Summit the other night and a teacher on there (Laura Cornell) outlined 5 steps to «move in the direction of your desires» and one of these steps has stayed with me — a refrain that I have oft since repeated internally and even out loud in my team meeting... Continue reading Inspired Imperfect Action

Insight in action As part of community - engagement work that accompanied district reform efforts, teacher leaders worked on district mathematics committees, facilitated grade - level meetings, presented at school board meetings, led professional development sessions and took on many other leadership roles.

What to watch: While the IDOE's theory of action represents a promising vision for teacher pipeline reform in the state of Indiana, policymakers should consider what other supports districts may need as they implement new systems to better support their teachers.

Consistent with the TeachStrong coalition's ESSA guidance for state actors, these states are leveraging ESSA's flexibility to support efforts around recruiting teachers of color; improving the teacher preparation experience; providing induction and mentoring to novice teachers; increasing teacher pay; and creating or encouraging career pathways, with the goal of ensuring that all students — and especially students in low - income schools — are taught by high - quality, prepared, meaningfully supported teachers.2 The author also notes what other initiatives and actions policymakers and advocates should watch for and consider as they work to modernize and elevate the teaching profession.

However, data from other sources (i.e., lesson plans, journals, and observations) provided a fuller picture of the preservice teachers» thoughts and actions while planning for and implementing iPad apps in the tutoring sessions.

Some of these principals, mostly at the secondary level, wrongly assumed that if a vision of high - quality instruction was well articulated, then high - quality instruction would happen — without much further action on their part or through the delegation of necessary actions to department heads and other teacher leaders.

But Richard C. Iannuzzi, the president of the 600,000 - member New York State United Teachers, which is affiliated with both the NEA and the American Federation of Teachers, said a special session or other legislative action isn't necessary because, in his view, New York does not have a data firewall.

Other research has pointed to the possibility that top - down and bottom - up approaches need not be viewed as alternatives, but can be combined.235 Recent research on the district role in school - improvement activity has focused increasingly on the identification of specific district - level policies, actions, and conditions that are related to improvement in teachers «and students «performance.

Others have said O'Brien is going to bat for the MEA for the teacher's union allegedly staying out of her competitive 20th District Senate race, even though the MEA's political action fund gave $ 20,000 to her opponent, according to state records.

Most teachers are working in excess of 60 hours and in my case inexcess of 70 hours a week and if they took strike action would lose a days pay (significant when you are paid so little) I do not know of any other professional career where professionals work in excess of 70 hours a week at 50 + with over 15 years experience.

Much of the literature on adolescents» experiences with online discussion boards and other forms of technology is presented as anecdotal evidence from individual teachers» experiences (Rowen, 2005), or as action research rooted in specific teachers» practices (Grisham & Wolsey, 2006).

Except in the case of excessive force or cruel and unusual punishment, a teacher or other member of the instructional staff, a principal or the principal's designated representative, or a bus driver shall not be civilly or criminally liable for any action carried out in conformity with State Board of Education and district school board rules regarding the control, discipline, suspension, and expulsion of students, including, but not limited to, any exercise of authority under s. 1003.32 or s. 1006.09.

The states party to this agreement, desiring by common action to improve their respective school systems by utilizing the teacher or other professional educational person wherever educated, declare that it is the policy of each of them, on the basis of cooperation with one another, to take advantage of the preparation and experience of such persons wherever gained, thereby serving the best interests of society, of education, and of the teaching profession.

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Action is long overdue on improvements to teacher preparation, write E4E and a coalition of other organizations in a recent letter to Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

«These simulation videos could be used with other teacher leaders and principals to give insight into how their actions could affect the outcome of a situation.

According to the organizations's latest numbers, 70 percent of incoming teachers in the metro LA area, which includes LA Unified and other surrounding districts, identify as non-white; nearly half received federal Pell Grants, which are given to low income students; half are the first in their families to graduate from college, and 10 of the new teachers are recent immigrants who earned federal Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals status, which means they are eligible for employment.

BPE also convenes networks of teachers to focus on areas of instructional improvements, conducts action research with students, among other activities.

Possessing insights into others (including others different values and points of view)-- As classrooms have become increasingly multicultural, effective teachers have developed a consciousness to stop and consider how their words and actions and those of their students can be viewed through different lenses.

Frequent readers of this blog know that I have often written about creating opportunities for teachers to observe student behaviors in other classrooms to develop a clear picture of «what student behaviors / actions are needed to gain the student achievement they seek».

''... Public university leaders working through the Science and Mathematics Teacher Imperative will catalyze action across sectors — state and federal governments, the business community, the K - 12 community, and others to seriously undertake the challenging effort of adequately preparing teachers to teach science and mathematics in the 21st century..»

Lucy Rycroft - Smith (pictured above), co-author of «Flip the system UK: A teachers» manifesto», told the conference that she had been «forced into action and activism» by threats to her rights as a teacher, and encouraged others to speak up.

Education Leaders of Color, Hilary Beard, Abigail Henry, Vivett Dukes, Oakland Unified School District, National Network of State Teachers of the Year (NNSTOY), and many others have used recent incidents, including Charlottesville, to provide people with access to tools that can be instrumental to moving towards action.

Despite what the lack of action on this issue suggests, however, there is widespread public support for increasing the selectivity of teacher preparation programs: 60 percent of Americans believe that preparation programs should make their entrance requirements more rigorous.11 While there has been some recent evidence of a shift, the average SAT scores of college students pursuing education degrees have historically been lower than those of students entering other professions.12

CHICAGO — Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) President Karen Lewis criticized the Chicago Public Schools (CPS) list of schools targeted for closures and other school actions by pointing out that not only does the policy do little to improve student achievement, but the District has a poor record of improving academic achievement among the city's most vulnerable students.

The Department of Education's action signals to those and other states that the consequence of failing to meet the actions of a waiver — particularly in the area of teacher evaluation — will result in a return to No Child Left Behind and its prescriptions.

Action research begins with a teacher's practical question, proceeding in a spiral of planning, action, observation, and reflection to learn from personal experiences and make those accessible to others (Kemmis & McTaggart, Action research begins with a teacher's practical question, proceeding in a spiral of planning, action, observation, and reflection to learn from personal experiences and make those accessible to others (Kemmis & McTaggart, action, observation, and reflection to learn from personal experiences and make those accessible to others (Kemmis & McTaggart, 1988).

There's been plenty of one - to - one conversations, too, where teachers are encouraging other educators to have districts suspend all harmful actions and consequences caused by VAM.

In order to do this, it utilizes a diversity of approaches including participation in courses, conferences and workshops, professional reading, fostering professional inquiry through action research and other approaches, and mentoring new teachers, to name a few.

In this section of CIERA's Web site, you will ultimately find lesson plans, a collaborative workspace, and project concepts that help our constituents to understand how other teachers and teacher educators are translating CIERA's research findings into action.