Sentences with phrase «of teachers support course»

94 % of teachers support course choice allowing students to craft custom educational plans via different providers.

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Of course I was never a teacher at a religious school, but its interesting though not surprising to me that his organizations could not support his experiment.

I thank Brent Slife for his support of my critique of the compartmentalization that prevails in the social sciences and humanities at BYU (as elsewhere, of course), and even more for his valuable work as a teacher and scholar in questioning this compartmentalization.

At New Legacy, language arts and social studies are combined into integrated theme - based humanities courses; math is taught in a blended environment that enables teachers to effectively support and challenge a diverse group of learners; and science is taught in six - week modules that focus on scientific inquiry and the scientific process.

The beginning of the school year is an incredibly busy time for everyone — teachers, students, administrators, support staff, and of course, school foodservice staffers.

There are plenty of teachers who are big backers of AQE, which, of course, is the foundation of Nixon's early support, though she has been branching out with other progressive groups of late.

Cuomo has supported the idea of tuition - free college in the past, providing scholarship funding for teachers and students going into science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) fields, as well as introducing the idea of the state paying for college courses for inmates, though that proposal met with hostility.

Younglings Taissa Farmiga (see on set pic above) and Ben Rosenfield (last year's Song One) topline the feature, while Sundance regular Joshua Leonard, Jennifer Lafleur, Peter Vack and Lindsay Burdge (who has appeared in Fidell's We're Glad You're Here (2010) and of course toplined A Teacher) are the supporting players.

The Project will provide follow - up support to the teachers who complete the course through the use of videotaping and school - based inquiry groups.

With support from McDaniel College in Western Maryland, MCPS developed a series of 12 - week courses that discuss topics ranging from the myths and misconceptions around race in the U.S. to the influence of teacher perception on student identity and performance.

In all seriousness, though, the need for a new teacher to be able to learn the fine art of incorporating Web 2.0 tools to support instruction with students is critical if we are to stay the course of 21st Century instructional reforms.

Initially, the 1:1 course would focus on helping every student and teacher learn to use an iPad, alleviating some of the support tickets assigned to the IT department which, at the time, consisted of three individuals.

The teacher in charge of this course will be a blind ex-alumnus of ISICANA, with the permanent support of non-blind teachers, whom are already part of the permanent staff of the English school.

To facilitate and support teachers in the implementation of the Australian Curriculum: Science, ASTA strongly advocates for a greater focus be placed on up - skilling teachers on the knowledge, skills & understandings that are required to teach and assess the new curriculum and senior courses of study.

Of course, we also encourage and support our teachers» international education.

Of course, whether educational preferences based on demographics or dissatisfaction with existing school performance manifest themselves in support for charter schools depends on other circumstances as well: notably, the political power of opponents to charter schools, the most prominent opponents being teachers unions; and the degree of school choice already available to parentOf course, whether educational preferences based on demographics or dissatisfaction with existing school performance manifest themselves in support for charter schools depends on other circumstances as well: notably, the political power of opponents to charter schools, the most prominent opponents being teachers unions; and the degree of school choice already available to parentof opponents to charter schools, the most prominent opponents being teachers unions; and the degree of school choice already available to parentof school choice already available to parents.

For Kathryn Boudett, director of the Data Wise Project and lecturer at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE), the course is a way to support teachers locally and worldwide.

Whether a teacher chooses to find a mentor on staff or take a course online, whether my wife and I choose to put our boys in specialized language support or believe over time they will naturally grow out of it — and there are folks in this audience who would support either decision — any of those decisions can be the right one.

I teach a required technology course designed for extending teacher candidates» technology skills, modeling classroom technology use, and providing a sense of how technology can be utilized to support effective student learning.

An Honorary Fellow of Melbourne University, he shares his expertise on behaviour management, effective teaching, stress management, colleague support and teacher welfare around the globe through lectures, seminars, professional development courses and, of course, with teachers in the classroom.

Of course, as with teaching, much of a tutor's training takes place on the job, and once on the job, Match Corps members receive academic content support from the teachers at the school, who design the content, along with constant feedback from administrators on how that it is being delivereOf course, as with teaching, much of a tutor's training takes place on the job, and once on the job, Match Corps members receive academic content support from the teachers at the school, who design the content, along with constant feedback from administrators on how that it is being delivereof a tutor's training takes place on the job, and once on the job, Match Corps members receive academic content support from the teachers at the school, who design the content, along with constant feedback from administrators on how that it is being delivered.

They created a student group, which attracted the support of other students interested in the subject, and by January, they had partnered with the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, which is advising on ways to ensure open - access course materials for teachers on the internet.

Despite the reluctance of teachers to support the idea, and despite its cost - saving implications, Democrats are more favorable to the teaching of high school courses online than Republicans are.

By marked contrast, Common Core asks teachers to think carefully about what children read and choose grade - level texts that use sophisticated language or make significant knowledge demands of the reader (teachers should also be prepared, of course, to offer students support as they grapple with challenging books).

Educational content and methods courses for teachers generally predate the highly engaged, interactive, and individualized classrooms now desired and the ways new technologies can be enlisted to support this kind of learning.

Over the course of sessions held at DCMS headquarters in Whitehall, as well as the offices of School Improvement in Liverpool, primary and secondary teachers will share their views on the general state of online safety in schools, the risks and opportunities for pupils, engaging parents and the support that schools can access.

The goals were to increase teachers» knowledge of the skills covered by the state's academic standards and tested on the algebra end - of - course exam and to provide support for teachers in the use of new teaching methods.

Professional learning support for the delivery of senior schooling courses is also available to enable teachers to have current knowledge about the delivery of ATAR and VET based certificates.

Backed with the support of the Principal, staff and community, the program was so successful that she was asked to deliver a TAFE certificate course, back at Wilkins Green to teach other community members, parents and teachers how to best implement it.

AVID accelerates under - achieving students who have potential into more rigorous courses ~ provides intensive support with in - class tutors and strong student / teacher relationships ~ and develops a sense of hope and personal achievement gained through hard work and determination ~ just to highlight a few components.

In addition, a new technicians training course has been developed to provide both new and existing workshop technicians with the essential knowledge and understanding of H&S that will help them to provide quality support to teachers and students in schools and colleges.

We know that mentors provide new teachers with much - needed support and guidance in their crucial first years, but there's a strong pass - through effect as well: Students of mentored teachers gained the equivalent of 3 to 3.5 months of additional learning in reading and math over the course of a year, a new study found.

And of course, the Gates Foundation helped bankroll the development of the Common Core State Standards (CCSS), which both unions continue to officially support (see «Teachers Unions and the Common Core,» features, Winter 2015).

Then of course there is the environment effect, which we do know about — the lack of support, a school culture which may require early career teachers to teach out of field (and we know that more early career teachers teach out of field than any other group), student behaviour, the workload, administration workload, all of those kinds of things are clearly issues.

One course of action would entail hiring support staff who have not undergone as much training as teachers and are relatively inexpensive.

The overall plan for the course is to introduce and train teachers in the concept of GoodWork and offer support as they implement their own initiatives in their own schools.

We run a one - day course for primary school teachers that uses the context of PE and sport alongside practical learning approaches to support the teaching of English and Maths.

In order to facilitate distance learning, teachers use electronic platforms such as Moodle and Blackboard, which support the management of online courses and activities while enhancing student exposure to the teaching subject (Wei, Peng & Chou, 2014).

In addition to his classroom work, Tim is Dean of Professional Growth at Waynflete School, an organizer of EdCamp Maine, Technology Liaison for Southern Maine Writing Project, and an adjunct at the University of New England, facilitating a course for pre-service teachers called Supporting 21st Century Learning through Technology.

If you're looking for a deeper understanding of the CCSS and the strongest alignment possible, our experienced standards consultants offer a variety of services, including conducting curriculum audits, assisting with CCSS implementation, analyzing gaps in teacher knowledge and skills, identifying opportunities to embed CCSS content into existing courses, and ensuring instruction and assessment support the standards.

This type of behavior isn't an outlier of course: so many teachers unions in cities and states all over the country are so disconnected from reality, so arrogant, and so used to bullying everyone that they do self - destructive things like this regularly, greatly diminishing whatever public support they might have.

Based on a cross-case analysis of online and on - campus courses, the results of the study indicate that while there was no significant difference between online and on - campus courses in terms of teacher acquisition of knowledge related to CLD instruction and assessment, questions remain about whether distance learning can promote critical self - reflection, culturally responsive teaching practices, and collaboration within schools, when teacher learning is not supported and situated in schools and communities in an ongoing and structured way.

It's important that teachers have accurate information so that when students ask them about or talk about «I couldn't go to university...», perhaps there's the option then for teachers to say «well, actually, did you know that although of course it will take some money to be able to afford the text books and all the other things, there are options that can really support people with less economic resources to make it to university.»

This article reports on an examination of a group of teachers who were supported in a graduate course that focused on new literacies and the integration of technology with literacy.

Melody (first author) developed the new literacies course to accomplish three main objectives: (a) to provide teachers with a scholarly foundation in literacy studies that recognizes how advances in technology influence literacy practices; (b) to support teachers in building their pedagogical knowledge of digital texts and tools as well as social practices influencing composing practices; and (c) to provide teachers with a setting for direct application of the theories and practices discussed in class as they worked with children in a writing camp.

We are a team of eight teachers who met over the course of four months to propose research - based supports for students with trauma.

Some examples are early childhood discovery programs, coding clubs, CSIRO resources, online courses to support application of the digital technologies curriculum, classroom re-design and museums that offer interactive STEM experiences for teachers and students.

Of course, having teachers support other teachers in their learning makes a lot of sensOf course, having teachers support other teachers in their learning makes a lot of sensof sense.

The union is opposed to the changed course for improving teacher quality — and a faster timeline — and still supports the round - one initiative to put that work in the hands of a governor's council.

The overall instructional goal for this course was to support teachers in developing particular mathematical insights, understandings, and skills needed to teach algebra from a functions - based perspective (Chazan, 2000) through analysis and extension of tasks and concepts from the school mathematics curriculum.