Sentences with phrase «professional learning efforts on»

To enable aspiring and practicing educational leaders to inquire effectively in order to identify a problem of practice that can focus a school's professional learning efforts on the needs of students of color and those situated in poverty.

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For those of us who have invested years of professional training in putting on the intrapsychic glasses, it usually requires strenuous effort to learn to also see people through the interpersonal - systemic glasses.

The report finds makes a list of recommendations for business, industry, professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons professional bodies and government, namely: Construction businesses · Focus on better human resource management · Introduce and / or expand mentoring schemes · Boost investment in training · Develop talent from the trades as potential managers and professionals · Engage with the community and local education establishments Industry · Rally around social mobility as a collective theme · Promote better human resource management and support the effort of businesses · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Support diversity and schemes that widen access to management and the professions · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons Professional bodies and institutions · Drive the aspirations of Professions for Good for promoting social mobility and diversity · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Promote and develop the UK as an international hub of construction excellence · Emphasise and spread understanding of the built environment's impact on social mobility · Provide greater routes for degree - level learning among those working within construction Government · Produce with urgency a plan to boost the UK as an international hub of construction excellence, as a core part of the Industrial Strategy · Provide greater funding to support the travel costs of apprentices · Support wider access to the professions and support those from less - privileged backgrounds · Place greater weight in project appraisal on the impact the built environment has on social mobility The report is being formally launched at an event in the House of Commons later today.

Initially, my efforts were focused on learning about the medical writing industry; defining the parameters of the company and developing a business plan; identifying government regulations and legal considerations; locating sources of professional, financial, and emotional support; finding other individuals with complementary skills and expertise (graphic designers, photographers, translators) that could work under the umbrella of my company as needed; and learning new skills or improving existing ones.

Funders are wise, then, to focus on new initiatives around curriculum development and adoption, student assignments and grading, next - generation professional development, and efforts to integrate technology and personalized learning into the classroom.

Submit a written reflection that requires you to analyze the connections and patterns among the first three components, focusing on challenges encountered as well as plans for continued professional growth and efforts to impact student learning.

The thing is that, as eLearning professionals, we can learn a lot from athletics about the mechanisms of motivation, as all athletic efforts and accomplishments are founded on motivation.

They designed districtwide in - service programs for principals, focused specifically on new curriculum initiatives (e.g., revision of the elementary mathematics program) or school - improvement initiatives (e.g., developing a professional learning communities effort, extending to all schools).

«What promises to increase the worth of districtwide professional development, especially if based within schools and involving teachers in the planning, are those efforts concentrating on prevailing beliefs among teachers about teaching and learning, current norms in the school community, and classroom practices.

Thus, this third learning activity engages learners in proposing a problem of practice that will focus the professional learning efforts within a school and the actions for vetting and reaching a consensus on that problem across the boundaries of school, academy and community.

We have learned much from this large body of work, but we are also the first to concede that our research and on - the - ground efforts do not answer many big questions about how to nurture professionals who can lead urban schools from failure to success.

It's about creating conditions where all staff, especially teachers, can rapidly increase their effectiveness through meaningful professional learning aligned with improvement efforts, receive actionable feedback based on data, and take advantage of increased time for collaboration and instructional coaching.

The KC - PIE program is based on the belief that teachers» professional learning is an essential component of any effort designed to increase the artistic literacy of young people.

High - quality professional learning is the foundation on which any improvement effort in education must build.

While much of the current focus on teacher evaluation systems is centered on accountability, many have argued that it is equally, if not more, important to design and use evaluation systems to inform professional development efforts and improve student learning.

«[A] school would do better to invest in promoting collaboration, learning, and professional accountability among teachers and administrators than to rely on VAMS scores in an effort to reward or penalize a relatively small number of teachers» (p. 122).

Reston, VA — For the first time, the nation's principals of schools across the Pre-K-12 continuum are planning to embark on professional learning together, as the National Association of Secondary School Principals (NASSP) and the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) combine efforts to conduct the inaugural National Principals Conference (NPC) in summer 2017 in Philadelphia.

We order new textbooks, address curricula, concentrate professional development efforts on ways to increase student achievement, investigate new strategies to enhance students» academic progress and improve their behavior, and meet throughout the year in our professional learning communities to discuss what is and is not working.

2) school systems redirecting their efforts to making the student the center of the learning process and committing to a purposeful / systemic focus on culturally responsive pedagogy for all professional development until it becomes a part of the school culture reflective in classroom environments, teacher practices, and curriculum adoptions / design.

As Darling - Hammond et al. (2009) argue: «The duration of professional development appears to be associated with stronger impact on teachers and student learning — in part, perhaps, because such sustained efforts typically include applications to practice, often supported by study groups and / or coaching.»

The Transforming Professional Learning (WA - TPL) project is working with school and district partners to build a professional learning system in Washington State that supports career - and college - ready efforts with a focus on implementing Common Core State Standards and Next Generation SciencProfessional Learning (WA - TPL) project is working with school and district partners to build a professional learning system in Washington State that supports career - and college - ready efforts with a focus on implementing Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science StLearning (WA - TPL) project is working with school and district partners to build a professional learning system in Washington State that supports career - and college - ready efforts with a focus on implementing Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Sciencprofessional learning system in Washington State that supports career - and college - ready efforts with a focus on implementing Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Stlearning system in Washington State that supports career - and college - ready efforts with a focus on implementing Common Core State Standards and Next Generation Science Standards.

She has been instrumental in facilitating professional development initiatives focused on standards - based learning and teaching, improved understanding and utilization of assessment data, interventions and differentiation that meets the needs of all learners, and strengthened efforts to ensure K — 12 literacy.

Obviously, feelings are important and should be solicited, but in a professional learning community the primary focus is on results — «How has this effort affected student learning?»

The Literacy Advisory Board members focus areas are to provide input on ways RIDE can more strongly support teachers in their efforts to implement good teaching based on Rhode Island content standards, review instructional resources and curriculum to determine their utility as foundations for good teaching and learning and serve as a vital channel of communication among RIDE, PreK - 12 educators, institutions of postsecondary education, and Rhode Island professional organizations.

Every first - year principal received one - on - one coaching, and we identified strong principals to form a professional learning community to support principals across the district and align efforts toward improvement.

CLASS can be an important part of professional development efforts to create high quality learning experiences for children in PreK - 3rd programs by providing a common metric for documenting what goes on in classrooms from grade to grade.

Ms. McDonald continues to coach and support school and district leadership teams in their efforts to create and maintain professional learning communities that support a focus on learning, collaboration and accountability for results.

In MPS, the Turnaround Arts effort will focus on three key areas: additional professional development for arts educators and arts integration education; integration of the five arts disciplines — visual arts, music, dance, theater and media arts — within all content area classrooms; and working with the district's arts partners to provide both in - school and after - school enrichment programs to foster student engagement in learning and incorporating the arts into academic supports.

To focus improvement efforts on the need of students, the association is also recommending a well - rounded approach to education that supports the whole child, safe and effective conditions for learning, and ongoing professional development to support educator effectiveness.

When participating in Lead Learn Excel, both instructional leaders and professional development providers will learn how to lead continuous quality improvement efforts in their program and how to facilitate ongoing, on - the - job learning with teachers to improve instrucLearn Excel, both instructional leaders and professional development providers will learn how to lead continuous quality improvement efforts in their program and how to facilitate ongoing, on - the - job learning with teachers to improve instruclearn how to lead continuous quality improvement efforts in their program and how to facilitate ongoing, on - the - job learning with teachers to improve instruction.

Our FAST intervention is based on what has been learned from research on effective professional development and directly addresses the shortcomings of past and present efforts at standards - based reform.

Few know how many options they really have and, if these options are weighed carefully, they can learn that with some effort on their part and the help of qualified professionals, they can get away from their problem with a good solution in hand.

In 2014, faculty and staff at Pratt Institute initiated a series of collaborative efforts focused on teaching, learning and assessment, with the goal of supporting student, professional and organizational learning.

Over 400 early childhood professionals and advocates joined with us at the Albuquerque Convention Center to celebrate and learn about the accomplishments of the Race To the Top - Early Learning Challenge (RTT - ELC) grant over the past 5 years, as well as look forward to what it's going to take to sustain these efforts into the future and to expand on the gains made.

CCSSO's Early Childhood Initiatives program works with chief state school officers, state education agencies and other partners to foster the healthy development, learning progress and school success of young children, birth to age 5, with a special focus on eliminating disparities in learning opportunities and outcomes for young at - risk children by supporting states in integrating early childhood, elementary, second and postsecondary education standards, assessment, data, and professional development efforts to form a more cohesive and powerful 21st century education system.