Sentences with phrase «read about educators»

If you don't already, please take a moment to follow WDE on Twitter and Facebook where you can view photos and read about educators from your district and around the state engaged in professional development.

Find out what the research says about the benefits of one - to - one computing, and read about educator concerns about the overuse of technology.

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Kent came to mind this week when I read about the resignation of Yale lecturer Erika Christakis, an early childhood educator at the Yale Child Study Center.

I read books about the female brain, met with science and math elementary school teachers and nonprofit educators who were doing programs to get kids interested in STEM.

The book includes a Reading Guide that provides helpful historical context, and a Note to Parents, Caregivers, and Educators about the importance of teaching LGBTQ history and culture to children.

When you read through Deci and Ryan's research on education, it quickly becomes evident that their discussion of motivational forces is very much connected to the conversations that educators have begun having about noncognitive capacities like self - control and grit.

Aside from reading his book, Kim John Payne's biography from his website speaks volumes about both his experience as a parent educator and his heart as someone who truly wants to help families to slow down so parents can enjoy their children and children can enjoy their childhood — and grow up to be successful adults in our society:

And it has become clear, at the same time, that the educators who are best able to engender noncognitive abilities in their students often do so without really «teaching» these capacities the way one might teach math or reading — indeed, they often do so without ever saying a word about them in the classroom.

I have always had a passion for working with children, from being a nanny to teaching — I would read constantly about how to be a better caregiver and educator.

It should be read by every medical student, every midwife, every childbirth educator, every sociologist of childbirth, every researcher, every woman who is picking her way through the minefield of decisions that need to be made about obstetric care.

As a parent and educator, Jenny enjoys reading up on new and different philosophies about raising and educating children.

Recently, I had the awesome opportunity to chat with Marianna Du Bosq, a bilingual mother, a former educator, and the creator of the informative website... [Read more...] about Interview: Get Your Toddler Talking!

As an educator, I read a fair bit of literature about educational reform and feel I take them with a grain of salt.

While reading Ungar, I could not help but think about Don McLeroy, a man who vexed scientists and educators for the first decade of this century in his roles as a member and then chair of the Texas State Board of Education.

About 20 percent of children in the United States have difficulty learning to read, and educators have devised a variety of interventions to try to help them.

We at Edutopia strongly believe that technology enables teachers, parents, and students to achieve new heights more efficiently, but with the NCLB clock relentlessly ticking, even saving time may not be enough to give educators a chance to read about tech and pass the word to parents.

Timothy Shanahan has been elected the president of the International Reading Association, a Newark, Del. - based professional organization that represents about 88,000 reading teachers and other eduReading Association, a Newark, Del. - based professional organization that represents about 88,000 reading teachers and other edureading teachers and other educators.

Be sure to read all five parts of this series to learn more about about the impact of social media and instant data access on teen life and the role of parents and educators in helping teens to navigate these realities.

Educators are connecting with like - minded individuals across the globe, reading about best practices and new trends in education, and sharing their experiences with friends and colleagues.

Once upon a time there was a thoughtful educator who raised some interesting questions about how children were traditionally taught to read and write, and proposed some innovative changes.

Calkins's insistence that students should focus mostly on writing about their lives rankles the many educators who believe that curriculum should be focused on content - rich material, and that students should read and write about information outside of their own personal lives.

Don't even think about hitting that Send button until you read this article in which author and educator Judi Harris shares what it takes to create a valuable on - line project.

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.

Read these teacher stories about personal experiences with impactful educators to find your writing inspiration.

To read more about the value of empathy, follow MCC's Tumblr blog for stories by educators and nonprofit leaders about impactful kind acts.

Nevertheless, the administration tried to persuade the public that the letter with 100 signatures outweighed the one from a mere seven reading scientists, as if an educators» plebiscite could resolve the evidentiary questions about the effectiveness of the reading program.

Now, I am not one of those educators that feel there is a hidden message about education in everything I watch, listen to, or read.

Other educators got in touch to share how they've begun to explore different topic areas and changed their practice after listening to a Teacher podcast or reading about a new piece of research.

Visit www.globalteacherprize.org to find out more about the Global Teacher Prize and read about all of the educators on the top 50 shortlist.

After you read the tips, we encourage you to use the comment field below to offer suggestions and to start a dialogue with educators from SOF about this topic and their work.

Brendan Dotson learned about Urban Scholars Program while teach eighth - grade language arts and reading in SeaTac, Wash. «I was interested in the opportunity to spend time with educators who had been doing amazing work in urban schools all over the country,» he says.

Later this week you will be able to read my interviews with other New York educators who figure in my story about the Race to the Top and what it meant for New York.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

«I think it has great potential if people use it to track inputs around specific topics — say, educators in a Twitter group who share tidbits from ed - tech books they are reading, talk about great purchase deals, or even do simple tech Q&A.»

You will learn about: • Searches • Topical Pages • Trending Issues • Teacher Channel — News and insight for teachers • Digital Directions — A hidden gem on IT and ed tech news • Blogs — what do educators read?

She joined me to talk about her research exploring the impact of fathers reading to their children, and why it has implications for educators in the classroom.

I encourage school leaders and educators to read the source material to learn more about the views of parents and guardians on these and other issues, including school choice, diversity, wraparound services, and more.

Educators should read Wrongs of Passage or High School Hazing to see what experts on groupthink have said about hazing.

You will learn about: • Searches on vital K - 12 topics • Topical Pages • Teacher Channel — News and insight for teachers • Digital Directions — News on IT and ed tech news • Blogs — what do educators read?

Just 39 percent of Maryland students in grades three through eight met the reading standard set by a governing board of educators from Maryland and about 10 other states.

This is a must - read book, not just for educators, but for anyone who cares about education or, indeed, lifelong learning.

Among the books educator Lisa Signorelli has read about teaching children in high poverty schools, she finds Disrupting Poverty: Five Powerful Classroom Practices is the easiest to understand and contains very impactful strategies to use in the classroom.

It is a «must - read» for educators, policymakers, and others concerned about the future of our country in a «flat» world.»

The guide provides instructional materials to help educators explore background information about the Holocaust, understand manifestations of historical and current day anti-Semitism around the world, delve into the moral themes of courage, justice and truth presented in the film and expand possibilities for young people to deepen their understanding of the film with reading, writing and other extension activities.

Last summer, I did some reading about other schools where educators are asking the same questions.

For educators and education policymakers Cohen's lengthy misadventure should be read as a cautionary tale: If anything, the controversy about Moynihan's 40 - year - old report — and the subsequent «comeback» — is less a story about political correctness than it is about intellectual lethargy.

Every educator can find something new to try every time they read it, and learn something new about pedagogy and best practice.

Encourage all educators and staff — not just language arts teachers — to talk about what they're reading, ask kids what they're reading, be seen reading, and share their favorite reads.

Educators need to take notice of new learning and communications paradigms being adopted by today's learners, how they are modifying traditional notions about literacy, and whether they are directly affecting how basic reading and writing skills are acquired (Leu, 2000).

An educator for 26 years, she is passionate about inspiring her students and finds innovative ways to encourage and motivate them to read.