Sentences with phrase «of teachers in your subject area»

As my first year progressed I found it easy to collaborate with a couple of teachers in subject areas other than mine but for the most part I was alone — on my own when it came to learning, growing, and developing into the social studies teacher I wanted to be.

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The teacher meets the student in the area of the subject matter: he teaches him to cultivate the soil, and they work on the ground together.

The class teacher oversees the main lesson, while special subject teachers instruct in their areas of expertise.

Special Subject teachers bring their gifts in the areas of foreign language, Eurythmy (rhythmic movement), games (physical education), music, the arts, educational support, and an array of crafts and practical arts.

Speaking about Agricultural Literacy and Food System Education was Sue Knott of Minnesota Agriculture in the Classroom, an organization with a huge wealth of online resources for teachers to integrate nutrition education into existing subject areas.

Bringing their gifts and expertise in their area of specialization, subject teachers complete the breadth and depth of the Waldorf curriculum.

Captured in its recent manifesto launch, the policy will involve the acceleration of ICT education by training more teachers in the subject area while continuing the supply of computers to basic schools and establish ICT laboratories for selected schools.

«Districts continue to tell us they're having difficulty recruiting and retaining qualified teachers in certain hard to staff subject areas,» said Board of Regents Chancellor Betty A. Rosa.

As I thought about how to approach this elephant of a subject, my mind meandered back to great teachers I have known — there were many I could recall because I have been fortunate in having teachers in all areas from physics to poetry who, almost physically it seemed, infected me with their enthusiasm — and I asked myself: Why did I find them inspiring?

Teachers should look for opportunities to connect the principles of problem solving in a variety of subject areas and real - world experiences.

Some of the areas on which students are asked to comment are teacher preparation, knowledge of subject, organization and neatness, flexibility in accommodating individual student needs, and returning homework in a timely manner.

«Teacher prep programs spend a lot of time on the science of teaching and subject area content,» but little time on those other areas, noted Deborah Harbin, principal at Holbrook Elementary School, in Houston.

In all of the core subject areas and at nearly all grade spans, the state has academic standards rated clear and specific by the American Federation of Teachers and assessments aligned to those standards.

There are thousands of Web sites that provide teachers with pre-made rubrics in any number of subject areas.

In the book, Becoming One Community: Reading & Writing with English Language Learners, teachers Kathleen Fay and Suzanne Whaley describe ways classroom teachers can meet the needs of students learning English, and help them practice their skills in all subject areaIn the book, Becoming One Community: Reading & Writing with English Language Learners, teachers Kathleen Fay and Suzanne Whaley describe ways classroom teachers can meet the needs of students learning English, and help them practice their skills in all subject areain all subject areas.

In their article, «The Relative Equitability of High - Stakes Testing versus Teacher - Assigned Grades: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS),» Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers Robert T. Brennan and James S. Kim, and UMass Boston researchers Melodie Wenz - Gross and Gary N. Siperstein compared 736 student results on the MCAS with teacher - assigned grades in order to analyze the relative equitability of the two measures across three subject areas — math, English, and sciencIn their article, «The Relative Equitability of High - Stakes Testing versus Teacher - Assigned Grades: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS),» Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers Robert T. Brennan and James S. Kim, and UMass Boston researchers Melodie Wenz - Gross and Gary N. Siperstein compared 736 student results on the MCAS with teacher - assigned grades in order to analyze the relative equitability of the two measures across three subject areas — math, English, and sTeacher - Assigned Grades: An Analysis of the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS),» Harvard Graduate School of Education researchers Robert T. Brennan and James S. Kim, and UMass Boston researchers Melodie Wenz - Gross and Gary N. Siperstein compared 736 student results on the MCAS with teacher - assigned grades in order to analyze the relative equitability of the two measures across three subject areas — math, English, and steacher - assigned grades in order to analyze the relative equitability of the two measures across three subject areas — math, English, and sciencin order to analyze the relative equitability of the two measures across three subject areas — math, English, and science.

Not only is it important for students to have the benefit of art education, teachers in other subject areas can also benefit from the way art introduces wonder into any subject area.

«In history,» high school Webmaster Fred Holmes said, «a teacher might assign students to research different areas of a particular subject.

Pearse says the college hasn't had a big problem with teachers teaching out of their subject area, but it's been great to have recruits with specialist knowledge in their fields.

When questioned on the shortages, 84 per cent of the respondents claimed that it was having a detrimental impact, with 70 per cent having to use more supply staff, 73 per cent using teachers in subjects that are not their specialist areas, and 25 per cent merging classes.

Teaching positions that are filled by teachers who are certified, but who are teaching in academic subject areas other than their area of preparation

The case involves an attempt by Public Advocates in San Francisco to compel the state to satisfy the law's requirements that all teachers of core subjects be highly qualified, and if some are not, that less - qualified teachers not be employed disproportionately in poor and minority areas.

In the last few years I have come to realise the merit of asking students for feedback on my practise, but I determined that it should be increased in frequency, across multiple subjects or curriculum areas, and at various points of the teaching and learning cycle if I was to be the best teacher I could bIn the last few years I have come to realise the merit of asking students for feedback on my practise, but I determined that it should be increased in frequency, across multiple subjects or curriculum areas, and at various points of the teaching and learning cycle if I was to be the best teacher I could bin frequency, across multiple subjects or curriculum areas, and at various points of the teaching and learning cycle if I was to be the best teacher I could be.

Shortages can also mean a lack of teachers certified in a subject area.

Ask if you can drop in to watch a class, particularly of a teacher outside your own subject area.

This pattern strongly suggests that any efforts by Florida districts to provide better pay for teachers in the high - demand subjects of math and science are insufficient to offset the differences in outside earnings opportunities across subject areas.

In the 2007 Education Next - Program on Education Policy and Governance survey, my colleagues and I found that just 33 percent of Americans would prefer to offer a larger salary increase to teachers «in subject areas where there are shortages, such as math and science» rather than a smaller salary increase to all teacherIn the 2007 Education Next - Program on Education Policy and Governance survey, my colleagues and I found that just 33 percent of Americans would prefer to offer a larger salary increase to teachers «in subject areas where there are shortages, such as math and science» rather than a smaller salary increase to all teacherin subject areas where there are shortages, such as math and science» rather than a smaller salary increase to all teachers.

There is some evidence to suggest that school districts are choosing to retain teachers in subject areas with teacher shortages, with 13.3 percent of teachers that received layoff notices falling into such a category compared to 15.1 percent of teachers who did not receive a notice.

We create a measure of the selectivity of each teacher's college and code each endorsement a teacher holds in any of 10 subject areas.

Lecturer Sarah Leibel, HTF master teacher in residence (English) who worked to recruit the cohort, noted that the selected fellows know their subject areas well, have teaching experience, and believe in the assets of the communities where they teach.

In contrast, teacher candidates who took tests in 22 subject areas passed at an overall rate of 83 percenIn contrast, teacher candidates who took tests in 22 subject areas passed at an overall rate of 83 percenin 22 subject areas passed at an overall rate of 83 percent.

Twenty - eight percent of secondary math teachers lack a major or minor in their subject area, as do 18 percent of secondary science teachers and 55 percent of physics teachers.

The President challenged states to reduce the percentage of math and science teachers without a major or minor in their subject area.

The Instructional Leadership strand is designed for individuals who have taught at least three years, seek to increase their knowledge of instruction and curriculum in their subject area (science, mathematics or social studies) or English Language Arts (ELA) at the elementary and secondary levels, and are interested in finding ways to extend their influence beyond the classroom into areas such as coaching, curriculum development or teacher research.

She looked for people who could help with certain lessons in which teachers wanted extra support, or subject areas where the kids had a lot of interest.

Furthermore, to alleviate intense teacher shortages in areas such as mathematics, science, technology, and special education, school districts should supplement the salaries of qualified teachers who possess expertise in these subjects.

«I worked with teachers in one term and we looked just at numeracy — didn't want to see any of their other planning documents for other subject areas, didn't want to worry too much about their practices in those other areas.

In relation to teaching out of field, in Australia 8.7 per cent of foreign language teachers, 7.2 per cent of English teachers, 5.6 per cent of science teachers and 5.3 per cent of mathematics teachers have received no formal education or training in their subject areIn relation to teaching out of field, in Australia 8.7 per cent of foreign language teachers, 7.2 per cent of English teachers, 5.6 per cent of science teachers and 5.3 per cent of mathematics teachers have received no formal education or training in their subject arein Australia 8.7 per cent of foreign language teachers, 7.2 per cent of English teachers, 5.6 per cent of science teachers and 5.3 per cent of mathematics teachers have received no formal education or training in their subject arein their subject area.

The growing shortage of teachers in key subject areas is well - known but an overly long recruitment process is exacerbating the situation, according to new research.

First, we know that in the instruction of world languages, there are not enough teachers, so using technology to give students access to teachers proficient in other areas and other disciplines will be one way we get at the question, particularly in rural communities, on how we teach these subjects to all children.

An analysis of the size of the training pool as identified by the Department for Education (DfE) in their annual Initial Teacher Training census suggests that vacancies are eroding the pool fastest in some small subject areas, such as social studies and business studies.

It calls for flexible schedules, more project - based and interdisciplinary learning, a more engaging and real world — based course of study, increased opportunity for teachers to work in teams, and better integration of technology across subject areas.

Aimed at primary teachers, but also of help to secondary teachers looking to consolidate progress from Key Stage 2, we have provided a series of CPD PowerPoint presentations for use at staff meetings and with support staff to help refresh and secure subject knowledge in two key areas.

However, without the changes Massachusetts made to its entire system of teacher licensing (e.g., subject area licensing tests for all prospective teachers, criteria for achieving full licensure after beginning teaching, and criteria for license renewal for veteran teachers), it is unlikely there would have been enduring gains in achievement for students in all demographic groups and in all its regional vocational / technical high schools — gains confirmed by tests independent of control or manipulation by Massachusetts or federal policy makers.

Its academic standards for all four core subject areas at every grade span have been rated as clear, specific, and grounded in content by the American Federation of Teachers.

For example, many of the middle - school teachers who hold only elementary multiple - subject licenses do not have sufficient depth of knowledge in the content areas they teach.

Without a sector - wide view of teacher talent needs and a strategy to tackle them, charter schools with lesser - known brands or smaller infrastructures, like independent schools or regional networks, will struggle every year to find enough effective teachers in high - need subject areas.

It's true that Eisenberg failed to find a correlation between teachers» GPAs and their students» achievement, but GPA is considered a fairly crude measure of a teacher's subject - matter knowledge; teachers presumably take courses in college other than those in their subject area, courses that might drag their GPAs down.

JE: I'm thinking to myself, what would you say to those teachers listening, primary and secondary (we've touched on primary there but also secondary) who want to engage their students in this area, who want to engage them in Engineering — that aspect of STEM that we've talked about as underrepresented — but maybe they just don't feel comfortable with the subject area and the content knowledge.