Sentences with phrase «on teacher beliefs»

In its international survey on teacher beliefs, the OECD reports that UK teachers believe that their role is to enable their pupils to be ingenious — to think of solutions to practical problems themselves and to promote their students thinking and reasoning processes.

A Course on Effective Teacher - Child Interactions: Effects on Teacher Beliefs, Knowledge, and Observed Practice

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Unless it was meant for us as a new system to drop Republican systems for the Royalist systems that are taking place now that Jordan and Morocco both Royelists are planed to join GCC as one with a change to the name of the GCC since the Royalist empire will be extending to countries outer of the Arabian Gulf Countries... What ever it is all we need is freedom of rights, justice, peace, equality and to live in prosperity... Egypt is not in the heart of Egyptions only but as well in the heart of every Arabic nation, Egyptions were our teachers in our schools and Egypt was the university of our Yemeni students... Egypt was the source of islamic educations, Egypt was the face of all arts, books, papers, TV plays and movies to all of Arabian speaking countries... Egypt is our Arabian Icon so please please other nations are becoming larger and stronger in the area on your account as a living icon for the Arabian Unity what ever our faiths or beliefs are we are brothers in blood, culture and language, God Bless to All.Amen.

I thought so highly of John MacArthur and gave for years to GTY, but when I heard John MacArthur's beliefs on the blood of Christ (that when the Bible speaks of the blood of Christ, it's a «metaphor» of His death), and his belief that those in the Tribulation can take the mark and still be saved, I knew I had to obey the command in 2 John 1:10 - 11 not to even give false teachers a greeting, for whoever greets him takes part in his wicked works.

In an interview with Premier Christianity, Monsignor Halík, who is committed to engaging in dialogue with people of different beliefs and cultural traditions, said he received the award on behalf of his teachers, many of whom suffered under the Soviet regime.

Again, the meaning of 1 Timothy2: 8 - 15, which places various restrictions on women's dress and speech, depends not on our context, but on the double background of Paul's Judaism (where women were exempted from learning) and the situation at Ephesus (where untrained women who had submitted to heretical teachers seem to have been seeking to spread their beliefs, perhaps like the hierodules in the service of the temple of Diana, cf. 2 Tim.

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

Shi`a is based on the belief that to reach truth one must have an infallible teacher in the person of the Imam, the carrier of the divine light - spark transmitted from Adam through Muhammad and his cousin and son - in - law, Ali, and the descendants of Ali.

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?

We give thanks for our troops and our veterans — and their families — who give of themselves to protect the values we cherish; for the first responders, teachers and engaged Americans who serve their communities; and for the chance to live in a country founded on the belief that all of us are created equal. . . .

The new methodology is already challenging widely held beliefs by finding that teachers can not be judged solely on the basis of their academic credentials, that classroom size is not always paramount and that students may actually be more engaged if they struggle to complete a classroom assignment.

YA settled on this benchmark with the belief that 200 hours is the minimum amount of time it takes teachers to learn how to keep their students safe.

Promoting the concept of learner - led design, the initiative was established to help schools thrive based on the belief that a vibrant space can help inspire teachers and students alike.

Moreover, leadership and learning are important areas when it comes to people's beliefs; political, symbolic and business leaders have a major impact on our lives, as well as the school and university leaders, and — not the least — those who lead the learning that takes place in those organizations: the teachers.

In reality, where an individual course falls on this continuum is greatly influenced by the teacher's depth of knowledge and experience teaching the subject, as well as by his or her beliefs about what is most important to learn and what students are capable of.

In these and other lessons, the teacher is directed to place the burden on the student to «construct» his or her own understanding of civil disobedience - a notion that contradicts the beliefs of the most profound protesters.

Perhaps the biggest challenge for math educators is not only training teachers differently, but changing society's beliefs on how math should be taught.

Despite the widely held belief that pensions entice teachers to stay on the job, we find that states base the financial health of their plans on the opposite assumption.

[They] are seen as complex sites in which instructors work simultaneously with prospective teachers on beliefs, teaching practices and creation of identities — their students» and their own.»

We've worked one - on - one with hundreds of students over the last decade, and while they always start from «my teacher hates me» or «I'm just bad at this subject,» a change in their own behaviors and beliefs consistently leads to a turnaround in grades.

I've always been skeptical of society's oft - held belief that student scores on standardized tests are an indication of teacher quality.

This narrowing of the curriculum can have an effect on teachers» stress levels because it clashes with their beliefs, according to Brian Apter, chair of the division of educational and child psychologists at the British Psychological Society.

Not surprisingly, perhaps, board members who are or were educators (27 percent of the total surveyed) believe that funding is a barrier and that the focus on student achievement is misplaced; these beliefs were held «regardless of the actual level of funding in the district,» «regardless of the actual teacher salaries» in the district, and «even after controlling for the type of student population that the district serves and the actual rigor of academic standards» in the district.

Teaching toward understanding depends on what your beliefs are as a teacher.

Carnegie's view of teaching and teachers could coexist with one or two of the Excellence Commission's teacher recommendations, but on the whole it was rooted in dramatically different core beliefs about who should make key education decisions, and it advanced a markedly different view of the organizational and policy framework within which teachers work - or should work.

There is a deeply entrenched belief among many educators and parents that the role of teachers is to teach the curriculum for the year level; the role of students is to learn that curriculum; and the role of assessment is to judge and grade students on how well they have learnt what teachers have taught.

This assignment gave me an opportunity to reflect on my most fundamental beliefs about education and my role as a teacher.

Research coming from Europe (Dignath - van Ewijk and van der Werf, 2012) based on teachers» beliefs and behaviours relating to self - regulated learning has shown that teachers believe in the value of teaching self - regulated learning skills to their students, but do not know how to.

This belief is grounded in all that we've seen in the field, and emerging research on how and why students benefit from teachers with whom they share a background.»

Readiness for Kindergarten: Parent and Teacher Beliefs, an October 1995 report of The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), found that parents of preschoolers and kindergarten teachers don't always agree on what skills are necessary for kindergarten success.

The belief that principals need to have taught rests on two articles of faith: that only former teachers can monitor classroom personnel or mentor teachers.

Some years ago, I signed on as an editor at a major publisher of elementary school and high school textbooks, filled with the idealistic belief that I'd be working with equally idealistic authors to create books that would excite teachers and fill young minds with Big Ideas.

Of course, this is not an opportunity for a teacher to impose his or her beliefs on the students.

Both teachers and administrators describe systems built on a belief in bottom - up initiatives and top - down support.

In School 21's history lesson on Ancient Greece, teachers used the talking point, «Beliefs were not important at all in Ancient Greece,» and had their students talk in trios.

BL: Teachers who were seeing themselves as effective, were very aware that at the core of effective teaching practice was placing emphasis on developing positive relationships that demonstrated their beliefs in students.

The doctoral study had three broad aims: to start with it was to understand the practicum experiences of pre-service drama teachers; then to identify the key issues and challenges of the practicum; then finally I wanted to understand the influence of past experiences of drama on the pre-service teachers» beliefs and expectations of the practicum.

On Wednesday, March 28, 2013 a Google Hangout took place at the University of Helsinki's Teacher Education Center (Minerva Plaza), bringing together US and Finnish students, teachers, parents and leaders from multiple timezones to articulate the core beliefs behind the Finnish Education System.

Asked about Rangel's blossoming charter love, spokeswoman Hannah Kim said he «has been consistent in his belief that the focus should be not on the system, but on the students and equipping the teachers with adequate tools.»

The effect of student - teacher demographic match on teachers» beliefs.

«That the response to this good news is yet another attack on our teachers is beyond belief,» he said.

The influence of school social composition on teachers» collective efficacy beliefs.

Cognitively Guided Instruction (CGI) is a professional development program based on an integrated program of research focused on (a) the development of students» mathematical thinking; (b) instruction that influences that development; (c) teachers» knowledge and beliefs that influence their instructional practices; and (d) the way that teachers» knowledge, beliefs, and practices are influenced by their understanding of students» mathematical thinking.

Teacher education can not preserve freedom of conscience and speech while at the same time assessing students on their beliefs.

With the movement toward research - practitioner partnerships, educational agencies can collaboratively develop effective interventions targeted on improving teachers» discipline practices — exploring their beliefs and raising expectations for minority students.

But in a new article for Education Next, Chad Aldeman and Kelly Robson of Bellwether Education Partners find that despite the widely held belief that pensions entice teachers to stay on the job, states base the financial health of their pension plans on the opposite assumption: they rely on high rates of teacher turnover in order to balance the books.

All are based on the belief that teachers can teach more effectively if their skills can be improved, their tools can be better, and their efforts can be more energetic.

The following section reviews the literature on professional development for technology integration as well as the literature on how teacher beliefs and other forms of support interact with teachers» ability to integrate technology.

Rather than simply dismiss the beliefs that were focused on compliance, Jody embraced bringing staff voice to the forefront to build a shared language instead of trying to create one for her teachers.

Dr. Anthony Muhammad contends that in order to transform school culture, we must understand why teachers continue to hold on to models or beliefs contrary to those put forth by their school or district.