Sentences with phrase «other local educators»

Members of Deans for Impact joined U.S. Secretary of Education John King, Jr. and other local educators to discuss the importance of the new Title II...

This outreach afforded other local educators the opportunity to share in this learning experience, but it also gave teachers and administrators a chance to engage with educators outside their own school.

Members of Deans for Impact joined U.S. Secretary of Education John King, Jr. and other local educators to discuss the importance of the new Title II regulations around educator preparation.

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It extended other expiring tax provisions, including the deduction for state and local general sales taxes, the above - the - line deduction for education expenses, and the educator expense deduction, through 2011.

One was the work of a sociologist, Earl Brewer, who, with the aid of a theologian and a ministries specialist, sought by an extensive content analysis of sermons and other addresses given in a rural and an urban church to differentiate the patterns of belief and value constituting those two parishes.67 The second was the inquiry of a religious educator, C. Ellis Nelson, who departed from a curricular definition of education to envision the congregation as a «primary society» whose integral culture conditions its young and old members.68 James Dittes, the third author, described more fully the nature of the culture encountered in the local church.

Organize local midwives, doulas, childbirth educators, and any other advocates of natural childbirth in your community into a birth network.

You might expect your child to join local swimming and soccer teams and to mix easily with others at home educators» gatherings — and yet find he would rather be curled up in his room reading a book.

There are also many other local resources and certified childbirth educators that hold childbirth education classes in multiple locations.

Social media has made it far easier to connect with other home educators, make friends, find answers to your questions and learn about all of the local events and meet - ups.

Some Local Authorities will write to a new home educator requesting details of timetables, tutors, hours of study and other unnecessary items.

You may also want to contact a local Waldorf elementary school or nursery / kindergarten to learn what events they may have to offer fledgling Waldorf educators and others interested in finding out about Waldorf Education.

Woolwich — Senate President Steve Sweeney, Assemblyman John Burzichelli and Assemblyman Adam Taliaferro joined with local officials, educators and others today in a community forum to mark the increase in school funding for the Kingsway Regional School System as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE»

Bridgeton — Senate President Steve Sweeney and Assemblyman John Burzichelli joined with local officials, educators and others in a community forum to mark the increase in school funding for the Bridgeton School District as the result of the successful effort to include the school funding reform plan in the new state budget.READ MORE»

Local educators sound off, contributing opt out rates to teacher performance connection, state transparency and other factors

National and local governments can create healthy environments through taxations and laws, but businesses and other organisations have important contributions to make to health as employers, designers, educators, service providers, and manufacturers.

The Call is open to a wide range of people and organisations, including mediators and practitioners of science communication; STEM festival organisers; universities and institutes of technology, science centres, museums and other cultural attractions; artists; educators; industry professionals and academics in science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM); arts agencies; production companies; schools; local authorities (libraries, city / county councils etc.); youth clubs; community groups; and research institutes.

You don't have to travel thousands of kilometres to learn from other educators - local schools are often a rich source of expertise, and they're right on your doorstep.

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.»

Belonging to a deliberately small group of academic educators, each with a strong practitioner history, members of Sustainability Frontiers have agreed to collaborate in different combinations as they undertake local, national and international projects, consultancies and initiatives at the leading edge of sustainability education, often in partnership with other organizations.

These experts, many of whom are state and local educators of the year, teachers with National Board Certification, Milken Award winners, and recipients of other teaching honors, have wisdom and insights to share that seldom surface in national education - policy debates.

What happens when teachers and other educators in a district are supported by a superintendent willing to make tough calls and a local company willing to invest money for ongoing PD?

While the national discourse focuses on the merits of school choice initiatives in their own right and for their own sakes, as leaders of state and local education systems, as educators of diverse regional, political, and professional backgrounds, we believe that these policies are better thought of as means to critical ends, and that the goal of these and other education policies should be, above all else, the enhancement of skills for America's youngest generation and expanded opportunity for children to thrive as adults.

The AFT represents 1.7 million pre-K through 12th - grade teachers; paraprofessionals and other school - related personnel; higher education faculty and professional staff; federal, state and local government employees; nurses and healthcare workers; and early childhood educators.

RANDI WEINGARTEN is president of the 1.7 million - member American Federation of Teachers, AFL - CIO, which represents teachers; paraprofessionals and school - related personnel; higher education faculty and staff; nurses and other healthcare professionals; local, state and federal government employees; and early childhood educators.

The United Teachers Los Angeles, United Teachers of Dade, Broward Teachers Union, and United Educators of San Francisco were the other four top locals to experience deficits.

A Minneapolis - based consortium, the Catholic Schools Center of Excellence, got its start when a local foundation gathered principals from the region's Catholic schools and found that the educators had never met most others in the room.

But I'm also eager to learn from the state's educators, Superintendent Lowery and her team, the other board members, state and local leaders, and the kids and families our schools serve.

While not all administrators are former educators and only serve an administrative position for a few years, many have come into the profession as a former principal or teacher or other administrative pathway, often with years within the same state and local system.

Leaders in the House and Senate education committees are holding oversight hearings with the U.S. Department of Education (USED), state and local leaders, and other stakeholders to discuss how states and districts will tackle adjustments to state accountability systems, educator support initiatives, and implementation of other programs now offered through the largest federal education law.

On Monday, April 3, we would like to encourage parents, students, community members, educators, etc. to gather in front of one of their local public schools and encourage others to #GoPublic.

Across the country, the number of community schools continues to grow, as local educators, community leaders, and others look for equitable, efficient, and effective ways to provide the broad range of supports and services that allow young people to become truly well - prepared to enter college or a career.

In many cases, the community school serves as a neighborhood hub, bringing together educators, families, business leaders, elected officials, and many other local partners to ensure that students have real opportunities to succeed in school and in life.

Work collaboratively with local school districts and educators, including other MAISD departments to improve student achievement for each and every child through the implementation of multi-tiered systems of support;

Proponents say charter schools allow local educators to escape the smothering bureaucracy that entangles other public schools and to find creative solutions that help struggling students.

The Local Wellness Committee will represent all school levels (elementary and secondary schools) and include (to the extent possible), but not be limited to: parents and caregivers; students; representatives of the school nutrition program (e.g., school nutrition director); physical education teachers; health education teachers; school health professionals (e.g., health education teachers, school health services staff (e.g., nurses, physicians, dentists, health educators, and other allied health personnel who provide school health services), and mental health and social services staff (e.g., school counselors, psychologists, social workers, or psychiatrists); school administrators (e.g., superintendent, principal, vice principal); school board members; health professionals (e.g., dietitians, doctors, nurses, dentists); and the general public.

«Local philanthropists, educators, judges, clergy and others around the country are starting local residential schools rather than just despair of the conditions so many youth live in, and fail in,» said Heidi Goldsmith, founder and executive director of the Washington - based Coalition for Residential EducaLocal philanthropists, educators, judges, clergy and others around the country are starting local residential schools rather than just despair of the conditions so many youth live in, and fail in,» said Heidi Goldsmith, founder and executive director of the Washington - based Coalition for Residential Educalocal residential schools rather than just despair of the conditions so many youth live in, and fail in,» said Heidi Goldsmith, founder and executive director of the Washington - based Coalition for Residential Education.

Other educators have turned to civil rights advocacy organizations such as their local American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) as a potential knowledge base.

Local educators, in partnership with other stakeholders, can then use an ongoing data based decision - making model utilizing secondary transition data related to graduation (Indicator 1), dropout (Indicator 2), transition compliance of the IEP (Indicator 13), and post-school outcomes (Indicator 14) to improve in - school transition programs for youth with disabilities.

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.

The agenda, which was unveiled at ASCD's 2009 Annual Conference, is designed to help the Association, its members, and other educators influence policy discussions and decisions regarding federal education legislation as well as reforms at the state and local levels.

Learn about the changes in federal requirements under ESSA in assessments, accountability, professional development, and others, and how educators can influence the decisions about new state and local policies.

Other groups include NewTLA, a caucus within Unified Teachers Los Angeles, the city teachers union, and the New Millennium Initiative, a network of educators in five cities that tries to influence local and state education policies.

NASSP believes that the success of any incentive pay system depends partially on the local district clearly communicating the purpose of its system to principals, other educators, parents, and community members and actively seeking their input.

We believe that you — the local practitioners, educators, and policymakers — hold key resources and expertise that will benefit others working on community school development and improvement.

The groups are seeking endorsements from other local, state and national organizations as well as individuals concerned with the rapid increase in time, money and energy devoted to exams used to make major decisions about students, educators and schools.

Roberts and Mobley agree that one of the organization's main selling points is the opportunity to hear from other educators across the state about what they're doing in their local districts.

In addition, the plan's mental health recommendations focus on helping educators recognize children who may need help and connecting school districts with law enforcement, mental health agencies, and other local organizations to help ensure that students with mental health or behavioral issues receive the services they need.

+ Provides coaching experiences for teachers, including review of lesson delivery, providing feedback, and modeling demo lessons + Develops / curates quality instructional resources to share with teachers, including lesson plans, unit plants, and assessments + Facilitates professional development workshops for group sizes ranging up to 100 participants + Designs rich and meaningful professional development sessions aligned to math instruction + Continues own learning through research and self - driven PD to stay current of latest trends in math education + Maintains open communication with supported teachers to nurture a professional learning community of educators + Communicate actively with key stakeholders on progress of teacher development + Provides reporting documentation of services delivered, as required EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: + BA / BS Degree in Education or related field + 4 + years of work experience teaching math in a K - 12 setting + Expert in math content at least across a 5 year grade level band (g. grades 4 — 8) + Record of result in effectively coaching teachers + Experience designing and delivering professional development for adults + Experience working in blended learning classrooms is a plus + Master's degree preferred + Excellent communication skills are essential OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS: Some local traveling required.

The new law prohibits the federal government from mandating teacher evaluations or defining what an «effective» teacher is and calls for many decisions for local schools and states be determined by collaboration between educators, parents and other community members.