Not exact matches
With the advent of the
professional youthworker, there also came the danger that the church as a whole and
parents of teens in particular would feel that they couldn't do the discipling job, that we needed people who watched the same films, wore the same clothes, could bear to listen to the same music, and could actually get as far as
Level 2
on a computer game.
I heard someone say the other day that after being a
parent on this
level when one returns to
professional life they are armed with a renewed set of skills that assists in their leadership abilities.
They expressed a lack of competence
on a
professional level in managing groups, identifying
parents» needs, individualizing the content to suit everyone and using the right teaching methods to help the
parents process the knowledge content.
Grade
Level: 6 - 12,
Professional Cyber Bullying is a site with useful information for
parents, teachers, students, and administrators
on the use of the Internet or other digital communication devices to be cruel or vicious to others.
This holistic approach has yielded results in places like Putnam City West High School in Oklahoma City, where educators have engaged
parents and the community to boost the graduation rate of Hispanic students by 70 percent; and Denver, where the teacher - led Math and Science Leadership Academy is taking a collaborative approach that focuses
on mentoring and
professional development to boost student achievement; and in Las Vegas, where a teacher empowerment program has led to remarkable gains, including at Culley Elementary School, a «high achieving» school where only five years ago, less than a quarter of students were at grade
level.
In Turning Points 2000, Jackson and Davis (2000) recommended that
professional development should focus
on «curriculum, instruction, adolescent development, classroom management, assessment, service learning, interdisciplinary teaming, and
parent involvement» (p. 114) to facilitate high
levels of learning for students.
For
parents who are raising their children, reentering the workplace gives the chance to contemplate whether to consider pursuing greener pastures
on a new horizon through a career change, or settle with a job that is way below their
professional level.
Many
professionals will attribute some
level of blame
on to the alienated
parent for having contributed to his or her rejection.
Investigated the impact of child ASD symptoms
on parent stress and the accuracy of
professionals in perceiving
parent stress
levels.