Sentences with phrase «of teachers and parents»

Both the classroom - centered and family - centered interventions were designed to reduce the risk for later conduct problems by enhancing the child behavior management practices of teachers and parents, respectively.

Aggression in children may be demonstrated through verbal intimidation of other children, disruption of their classes in school, defiance of teachers and parents, outward displays of anger or resentment, or physically aggressive actions.

Managed teams of teachers and parents to coordinate special programs within the school and community.

TALLAHASSEE — Saying Florida's reliance on the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test to grade public schools has hurt education more than helped, a group of teachers and parents has formed a new statewide organization to battle the exam.

«We «ve heard the growing concerns of teachers and parents about the higher standards that kids need to meet with the Common Core State Standards and, with input from our teacher advisors, we've created a practical solution.

In School Book Clubs, higher engagement levels of both teachers and parents, evidenced by a higher number of orders, drove a $ 10.0 million, or 17 %, increase in revenues to $ 70.2 million, compared to $ 60.2 million in the prior year period.

There were no punishments, and they won the admiration of teachers and parents across the nation.

I have repeatedly asked Melodie Peters, President of AFT - CT, to take a stand in support of teachers and parents against the corporate education reform industry and the SBAC tests (indeed, all standardized testing).

For example, ESY services may take the form of teachers and parents working together by providing materials for home use with progress monitored by the teacher, supports needed just in occupational therapy, social skills / social emotional learning supports, or support in multiple areas that may or may not include academics.

Substance photo by George N. Schmidt.The more than 200 people heard from a variety of teachers and parents from schools facing closing or «turnaround» under plans released early in December by Jean - Claude Brizard, Mayor Emanuel's hand - picked «Chief Executive Officer» of Chicago's Public Schools.By early afternoon Chicago Teachers Union editor Kenzo Shibata had posted the first lengthy report on the events and a video that is nearly 15 minutes long.

As external evaluators for the project, our methods included observations of teachers» professional development, classroom activities, and family engagement activities, as well as interviews with parents, teachers, and project team members, and surveys of teachers and parents, including family forms to track project resource use.

The symposium is designed to enhance awareness and identify strategies for responding to mental health and learning disabilities in children and young adults from the perspective of teachers and parents.

While magnet and pilot schools are popular options, the Mann team — with the input of teachers and parents — chose to become a «local initiative school,» becoming the district's 22nd such school.

At the school level, stories of charters founded by groups of teachers and parents recall the early days of the movement, but increasingly, private companies and management entities are taking responsibility for opening and running charter schools.

We hope that the hundreds of teachers and parents who helped submit those applications will continue to participate in the Public School Choice process, and continue their work to fight for the needs of their communities and children.»

Dr. Chan was already a veteran educator and administrator in the Los Angeles Unified School District (LAUSD) when, in 1993, with the support of teachers and parents, Vaughn Learning Center in Pacoima became the first traditional school in the state to convert to a charter school.

For example, the principal created a community relations committee composed of teachers and parents whose role it was to bring to attention any emerging issues about the school and district.

«Ensuring we have a primary assessment system that is fit for purpose and has the confidence of teachers and parents is vital to raising standards and ensuring all children leave primary school as accomplished readers, fluent in arithmetic and with good general knowledge.

In the pre-2013 statute, a curriculum committee could be composed of teachers and parents for a particular school.

School site councils include equal numbers of teachers and parents to help decide how to spend discretionary money coming to the school.

Focus groups and surveys of teachers and parents were used to collect data from pilot schools and these responses guided revisions.

A group of teachers and parents are now suing him, saying that school is starting in a few weeks and they have no idea what to teach the incoming children now.

With the general election on the horizon, political parties are seeking to win over the education vote of teachers and parents.

Our inspection findings backed up the conclusions of an Ofsted - commissioned survey of teachers and parents last year which found that pupils in England were potentially losing up to an hour of learning each day because of low - level disruption — that equates to 38 days of teaching lost every year.

«To make our case that this is worthwhile, we'll have to be able to overcome the skepticism of teachers and parents,» he says.

Which isn't to say that the millions of teachers and parents who flooded social media and the Congressional switchboard to urge her rejection had nothing to worry about.

The affiliated charter schools have governance councils made up of teachers and parents, but the councils act only in an advisory capacity.

Chris Smith, head of Target Tracker at EES for Schools said: «The lives of both teachers and parents are becoming increasingly busy and they are on the move more often than not.

To date, the feedback we have received from thousands of teachers and parents is that our programs make a dramatic difference in their lives.

In Shanker's view, these schools should be set up by groups of teachers and parents who wanted to try innovative educational approaches.

He believes that this person, who would need to have «excellent education credentials including teaching experience, understand a systems approach to education, and have the trust of teachers and parents» and «the respect of both political parties,» could be appointed by the NGA and CCSSO to «oversee the implementation, call out bad practices, and recommend policy changes to the politicians.»

A local architectural firm volunteered to do the design, and spouses of teachers and parents with construction experience lent technical expertise and tools.

A report titled Below the Radar: Low - level Disruption in the Country's Classrooms discusses the issue as it affects 95 state schools and academies inspected between January and July this year, and includes data from a YouGov survey of teachers and parents.

«We have a whole generation of teachers and parents who have not had the advantage of arts in their own education,» says Sandra Ruppert, director of the Arts Education Partnership (AEP), a national coalition of arts, business, education, philanthropic, and government organizations.

As well, the sweeping portrayal of teachers and parents as uncaring, negligent or overly demanding, also warrants discussion.

«The program's structure in which volunteers from within the school receive brief training and then follow a standard curriculum can overcome the concerns of some teachers and parents that they don't have the knowledge to help kids be more active.

The Baltimore - based National Federation of the Blind, a project partner, also will help with distribution through its network of teachers and parents.

Hawkins» opposition to Common Core and Race to the Top, as well as his platform to fully fund schools in an equitable manner has caught the attention of teachers and parents around the state who are distressed about the state of their schools due to high stakes testing, unworkable and narrow standards and a lack of funding.

Hundreds of teachers and parents from across western New York got their chance to address concerns about Common Core testing standards with New York State Education Commissioner John King.

At 11 a.m., United Federation of Teachers President Michael Mulgrew hosts UFT Lobby Day lunch for hundreds of teachers and parents from New York City who will meet with the local members of the Legislature to lobby for more education funding and other issues.

The swimming instructor I found came highly recommended from some of the teachers and parents at his preschool.

The interaction of teacher and parents also can become more deep and meaningful over time, and they can cooperate in helping the child.

By alternately playing the roles of teacher and parent, prospective teachers can gain a better understanding of each perspective.

During National Autism Awareness Month, the NEA is highlighting some of its teacher and parent resources for reaching and teaching students with autism.

At present, she is focusing her research on the effects of teacher and parent storybook reading on children's reading and language development.

The teachers were introduced to a range of identification procedures including above - level testing, the use of standardized achievement tests, and a range of teacher and parent nomination checklists.

The project has three components: 1) A three hour PBS documentary series; 2) A ten - hour college, university, and professional development DVD series; 3) A series of teacher and parent presentations and workshops.

The film, starring Oscar nominee Viola Davis and Maggie Gyllenhaal, reportedly portrays the struggle of a teacher and a parent who work to transform a low - performing Pennsylvania school, despite resistance from the local union — cast as the enemy of reform.

buzzle.com The role of a teacher is extremely important and it is the joint effort of the teacher and parent which ensures growth of the student.

An adoption study of the etiology of teacher and parent reports of externalizing behavior problems in middle childhood.