«I went into the first meeting with my own agenda, thinking I knew what we'd discuss, but it quickly turned into a «Three Cups of Tea» moment,» says Glendale's Assistant Principal Jennifer Mayer - Glenn, who convenes the monthly meetings in collaboration with
other educators at the school.
Not exact matches
He and Nicole Hockley, who lost her 6 - year - old son Dylan
at Sandy Hook, pressed Mr. Trump to consider prevention programs that train
schools and
educators to identify students in crisis and intervene before they attempt to harm themselves or
others.
Our
schools send teams of
educators, parents, and students to our annual fall conference
at Stanford University where they hear the latest research on best practices in education and learn from each
other how to create effective
school reform.
In partnership with the Museum Institute for Teaching Science (MITS) and
other institutions, Mass Audubon may offer teacher workshops
at different times of year for elementary, middle, and high
school educators.
In her
other books and DVDs and in national and international workshops, Carol explains to parents,
educators, and
other professionals how sensory issues play out and suggests enjoyable strategies for addressing them
at home and
school.
In writings and workshops, she explains to parents,
educators, and
other early childhood professionals how sensory issues play out — and provides fun and functional techniques for addressing them
at home and
school.
The Society of Health and Physical
Educators, among
other groups, recommends
at least 150 minutes of PE a week for elementary
schoolers — that means an average of 30 minutes a day.
In her writings and workshops, she explains to parents,
educators, and
other early childhood professionals how sensory issues play out — and provides enjoyable sensory - motor techniques for addressing them
at home and
school.
At 11 a.m., NYS
Schools Chancellor Betty Rosa, state Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia and
other educators announce the first - in - nation curriculum materials to teach children about sepsis prevention, P.S. 150, 40 - 01 43rd Ave., Queens.
At 6 p.m., parents, community leaders,
educators; the Rev. Mike Walrond; Manhattan BP Gale Brewer; former NYC Councilman Robert Jackson and
others attend an AQE - organized town hall meeting criticizing Cuomo's education budget proposals, Wadleigh Secondary
School for the Performing & Visual Arts, 215 W. 114th St., Harlem.
Other legislators and
educators worry about how it will affect enrollment
at state
schools.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew and
other educators at the Changing
School Climate breakfast discussion on March 23 at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning Schools are proven methods to help students cope with emotional issues and improve school disci
School Climate breakfast discussion on March 23
at union headquarters in Manhattan said the Positive Learning Collaborative and Community Learning
Schools are proven methods to help students cope with emotional issues and improve
school disci
school discipline.
As the Oct. 7 deadline fast approached,
educators at almost 350 public
schools across New York City prepared themselves and their
school communities for the crushing loss of more than 700
school support staff — including
school aides, parent coordinators, lunchroom workers, crossing guards and
others — who were set to be let go by the city in the largest layoff
at a single city agency since Mayor Michael Bloomberg took office in 2002.
Senator John Flanagan addresses superintendents and
other educators at Saturday morning's annual Regional Legislative Breakfast
at Longwood Middle
School.
At Success Academy Harlem 4, like
other schools in the Success Academy network,
educators demand excellence and orderliness from students.
Alas, it is very much a Hollywood treatment, full of glossed - over characterizations and trumped - up conflicts (the
other school educators are painted as the villains), and,
at best, we are given everything we expect, delivered tidy and sterile like a formula film always tends to.
To move their 765 - plus students onto a more promising track, like their counterparts
at other YES Prep campuses,
educators at North Central run the
school day from 7:30 to 4:30, Monday through Friday, and hold sessions on certain Saturdays for community service and extra instruction.
They're all examples of ways that a growing number of
educators — in
school and out,
at libraries, museums and
other cultural institutions,
at home and
at community gatherings — are engaging in making things and leveraging the learning associated with that very human impulse to create.
This series examines education in China today, the classroom strategies
at work in
schools, and the strengths and weakness Chinese
educators and
others see in their education system.
At London EdTech Week event, organised by BESA in June, Mark Dorling,
educator and founder of the Digital
School House project, discussed with
other panellists the possibility that an independent agency, or a partnership of existing bodies, could help rectify the situation by informing
schools of the best EdTech out there.
Hundreds of thousands of students, parents,
educators, and
others swarmed demonstrations in Washington and nationwide to press for stricter gun laws in the wake of last month's massacre
at a Florida high
school.
Despite the increasingly impressive performance of many charter
schools nationally and some stunning charter - driven turnarounds
at Sacramento High in California and
other sites, the Prudent Expansionists doubt that charter folks know any more than traditional
educators do about turning around failing
schools en masse.
But not for all the usual reasons that people raise concerns: the worry about whether we've got good measures of teacher performance, especially for instructors in subjects
other than reading and math; the likelihood that tying achievement to evaluations will spur teaching to the test in ways that warp instruction and curriculum; the futility of trying to «principal - proof» our
schools by forcing formulaic, one - size - fits - all evaluation models upon all K — 12 campuses; the terrible timing of introducing new evaluation systems
at the same time that
educators are working to implement the Common Core.
Since Perrotti started the Safe
Schools Program in Massachusetts in the early 1990s, he's seen more interest in offering targeted training on transgender issues
at both the university level in the programs that prepare teachers and
other educators and
at the
school district level.
According to
educators at the conference, more minority students are turning away from existing private
schools in favor of African - American academies and
other schools that focus...
The report by the nonprofit research organization urges, among
other recommendations, that states align high
school exit exams with entry - level college coursework, that
educators at the high
school and college levels collaborate more, and that high
schools prepare students for the independence they will experience in college.
In 35 U.S. states and
at sites around the world, Dr. Wilson has led professional development for more than 60,000
educators and has presented
at conferences with the Singapore Teachers» Union, Jamaica Teachers» Union, The Feuerstein Institute, Jerusalem, Israel, Hawker Brownlow Education (Australia), University of Cambridge (Implementation Science Conference), Leiden University, United Arab Emirates, American Educational Research Association, International Association for Cognitive Education and Psychology, American Association for Colleges of Teacher Education, National Association of
School Psychologists, National Association of Federal Education Program Administrators, Title I, Center on Enhancing Early Learning Outcomes, Nova Southeastern University Conference on Global Leadership, Learning, and Research, ASCD, National Association of Elementary
School Principals, National Association of Secondary
School Principals, Learning Forward, and many
others.
When Nemaha Valley Superintendent of
Schools Jack D. Moles and
other educators got together last year to decide which Cook, Neb., elders would be honored
at a town celebration in April, 85 - year - old substitute teacher Ruth Weber immediately came to mind.
Please Stop Laughing
at Me, by Jodee Blanco: A «must read» for
educators dealing with bullying and
other violent situations in
schools.
Academia has a set of standards that you move up based on the number of articles that you get published in the highest ranked publications, which cater to an exclusive audience of
other academics that doesn't include the general public, community
educators, and the people on the ground
at local
schools.»
When asked to reflect upon these conversations ~ held
at 16 different
schools ~
educators responded by affirming the value of the process ~ Cathy explains: They want to meet with each
other at a time and in a place devoted to professional learning ~ and they want to learn from and inspire each
other in ways that result in improved teaching and learning across all participating
schools.
Whether or not girls in single - sex
schools are more likely to pursue science degrees or political careers, whether or not boys in single - sex
schools are more likely to write poetry or pay attention in class, single - sex
schools can allow
educators to address the particular interests, strengths, learning styles, and developmental stages of a single sex while allowing boys and girls to concentrate on something
other than the opposite sex —
at least for a few brief hours each day.
Can
educators — in charters and in
other types of
schools — say that their students are well prepared for life and further learning if they can't read or do math
at grade level?
The heart lesson Button teaches is part of the curriculum of the Resolving Conflict Creatively Program (RCCP), an initiative of
Educators for Social Responsibility, which started
at Daly and two
other New York City
schools in 1985.
Getting involved in a robotics program has added another dimension to STEM learning
at Queensland's Grace Lutheran College, but it's not just students who are benefiting — the college also provides free training to
educators from
other schools to help build teacher capacity.
School teams of four or more people comprised of a principal,
at least two teachers, and one or more
other educators in leadership roles.
At Haut Gap Middle and
other Charleston, S.C.,
schools,
educators say PBIS has transformed student behavior and increased academic performance.
Indian Island Principal Reflects On Native
School's Goals, Challenges Linda McLeod, principal of Indian Island
School, reflects on the challenges reservation
educators must overcome, and how those challenges are often similar to those
at other rural public
schools.
The key is making sure that
schools and
educators have the tools to provide students with the kind of education they need to clear the bar, including resources, the ability to build teams of excellent
educators, and enough flexibility
at the
school level to adjust the length of the
school day and year (among
other things).
At places like the famed Central Park East Secondary
School in Manhattan, Deborah Meier and
other progressive
educators began to experiment with judging low - income inner - city students on the basis of collections of their best work and oral examinations.
In honor of Washington state's new Seal of Biliteracy law, a group of
educators, lawmakers, and
other stakeholders who are dedicated to the academic success of English learners gathered
at the Kent
School District office on June 9.
In this action research study, I engaged with a group of five
other AMPUHS
educators in a collaborative and reflective process to improve writing instruction
at our
school.
At the invitation of China's National Center for
School Curriculum and Textbook Development, several U.S. education leaders and I participated in the China Teacher Leaders Forum and a series of
other meetings with Chinese agency heads,
educators and teacher
educators, and business and philanthropic representatives.
For example, research reveals that
educators who work
at schools with fewer than 150 students are significantly less likely than teachers in larger
schools to participate in mentoring and coaching, to collaborate regularly with
other teachers, and to take college courses.
Wechsler joined
other researchers and
educators in two panel discussions, including representatives from the Bay Area Quality Early Learning Partnership, the Early Learning Lab, Educare California
at Silicon Valley, First 5 California, First 5 Santa Clara, the Fresno Unified
School District, Los Angeles Universal Preschool, New America, the Opportunity Institute, and the San Francisco Unified
School District.
Community members included
educators at other local
schools, former
educators, members of education nonprofits, and
other friends of the
school.
The IDRA EAC - South is one of four federally - funded centers that provide technical assistance and training
at the request of
school districts and
other responsible governmental agencies to build capacity of local
educators to ensure a more equitable learning environment for all students.
As the City Council holds a hearing this afternoon on three resolutions aimed to cap and slow the co-location of public
schools, district and charter
school leaders who share facilities are speaking up about their experience co-locating with
other public
schools; collaboration, community building and putting kids first are recurring themes among all of them, demonstrating that
educators know to check politics
at the door.
AAE, the premier national professional association for
educators, will offer teachers and
other employees of TCSA member
schools full AAE membership
at a low monthly rate in an effort to advance best practices and advocacy opportunities for public charter
school teachers in Texas.
As head of the Partnership for Los Angeles
Schools, he led a system of 17 urban public schools, serving over 15,000 students — and worked with parents and educators to raise graduation rates by 60 % and improve student achievement at a faster rate than any other school system in California with more than 10,000 stu
Schools, he led a system of 17 urban public
schools, serving over 15,000 students — and worked with parents and educators to raise graduation rates by 60 % and improve student achievement at a faster rate than any other school system in California with more than 10,000 stu
schools, serving over 15,000 students — and worked with parents and
educators to raise graduation rates by 60 % and improve student achievement
at a faster rate than any
other school system in California with more than 10,000 students..