Sentences with phrase «peer observation program»

So long as the staff was willing, he would also implement a peer observation program and provide professional development in peer observation.

Not exact matches

The NSF mandates that all of its telescopes, including Arecibo, must conduct a program of observations proposed and selected via peer review by the U.S. astronomy community.

Cincinnati's merit pay plan, proposed in 2002, was overwhelmingly voted down by teachers (1892 to 73), even though the program did not base bonuses on student test scores, but rather on a multifaceted evaluation system that included classroom observations by professional peers and administrators and portfolios of lesson plans and student work.

For example, teacher leaders could be given an observation protocol to use in peer observations or guiding questions to use in reflecting upon an activity in the preparation program.

According to the 2014 NBCT Survey, more than half of NBCTs are teacher leaders at the school, district, state, and national levels, leading Common Core State Standards (CCSS) implementation, STEM initiatives and programs, peer review and observations, data literacy, personalized learning, technology integration, and professional development.

Under the Toledo Peer Assistance and Review program, about a dozen «consulting teachers» on leave from their classrooms for three years mentor and evaluate Toledo's first - year teachers through frequent, informal classroom observations and as many as six (usually unannounced) evaluations each semester.

The program principals participated more frequently in district - supported professional development that fostered educationally rich peer observations and visits to other schools, in principals» networks and conferences, and in professional development activities with teachers.

«TORSH Talent's video - based observation and feedback platform was selected by the PAC program through a competitive bid process as a means of enabling the state of MA to quickly and efficiently scale its peer coaching model across the state at a reasonable cost.

From that propitious beginning, Janet launched a peer - coaching and collaborative - observation program that focused on the things people did well.

The pilot program focuses on providing first - year teachers with more support through mentorships, planning assistance, and peer observations.

• The Art Education Program introduced a new professional development initiative called Critical Friends Groups (CFG) to share teaching philosophies and do peer observations.

The Arc of the Ozarks, St. Paul, MN 9/2009 to Present Behavior Support Technician • Confer with school nurses and teachers to determine types of behavior issues certain students are facing • Assess each child for behavior issues by conferring with them individually and in groups • Determine strategic behavior support programs for each individual student • Conduct classroom observations to determine behavior intervention plans • Hold meetings with teachers and social workers to determine need for intervention • Plan intervention policies and provide guidance to school personnel on how to execute them • Take and record students» histories and document reasons that may have contributed to behavior issues • Supervise students» interactions with their peers and take notes to determine plans of action • Document progress of each student after careful observation

In addition, the PGC program is grounded in social learning theory, according to which students at risk of school dropout can learn positive skills and behaviors by observation and imitation of motivated and successful peer role models in a supportive, structured setting.