Sentences with phrase «reward schools and teachers»

But when policy intervenes to reshape the teacher's priorities, it is invariably on behalf of the laggards, for they are the beneficiaries of major governmental efforts — such as NCLB and IDEA — to advance the education of youngsters who face difficulties and to reward schools and teachers that accomplish this.

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teachers and students see senior year as a break before college and a reward for 11 long years of school, even though it may not be that difficult.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

The TeamUp initiative includes a novel rewards scheme for schools and teachers with a goal to ensure 150,000 7 -13-year-old girls have more access to team sport.

They had all done so well in school and out of school activities the teachers wanted to reward them, how cool is that?

Certainly there are not parties every day at school or birthday cupcakes but candy is actually handed out quite often at my daughter's school as a reward by her teacher and this may be enough to make the kids not eat their fruits and veggies.

Children are being indoctrinated at school into the culture of overeating and teachers are part of this too when they use food as a reward.

Another notable feature in both the proposed and final rules — one likely to be of special interest to elementary school parents — is a requirement that wellness policies set nutritional standards for foods and beverages that aren't sold but instead made available to children at school, such as offerings at classroom parties or treats given out by teachers as a reward.

Each month students are selected by teachers and rewarded for «random acts of kindness» with a special breakfast («Breakfast of Champions») with school principal Deb Powell.

Hello Bettina, I am a teacher who has attempted to advocate for our at - risk students in requesting that colleagues stop giving candy as a «reward» to our middle and high school students.

To recap, the reader's child has just entered public school and she's dismayed by the cafeteria food, the snacks in the kindergarten classroom (Rice Krispie Treats and Cheetos), and the fact that her son is receiving Dum - Dums as rewards from the gym teacher.

I've written a lot over the years (really, A LOT - see the Related Links below) about junk food in school classrooms, whether distributed by teachers as rewards for good behavior and academic performance or served as part of birthday or classroom... [Continue reading]

And if you're particularly concerned about the junk food offered to your kids in their school classrooms, such as food served at birthday celebrations, class parties and as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.&raqAnd if you're particularly concerned about the junk food offered to your kids in their school classrooms, such as food served at birthday celebrations, class parties and as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.&raqand as teacher rewards, be sure to check out «The Lunch Tray's Guide to Getting Junk Food Out of Your Child's Classroom.»

In my kids» school, I see a growing number of teachers getting on board with healthy parties and non-food rewards.

I responded to the reader in a series three posts: Part One offered advice for bringing about change at the classroom level (e.g., teacher rewards and snacks); Part Two dealt with changing the school - wide food culture (fundraisers, wellness programs, etc.); and Part Three talked about change at the district level.

Ask if copies of the Center for Science in the Public Interest's Constructive Classroom Rewards can be distributed to teachers and other school staff.

He was rewarded with extra funding to cut class sizes, and subsequently there has since 1997 been a massive increase in literacy and numeracy, and there are 42,000 more teachers than in 1997, with doubled spending per pupil in frontline [clarification needed] schools (and over 100,000 teaching assistants) through to 2010.

«The Common Core Parental Refusal Act protects the rights of parents to have their children refuse to take these high stakes tests and it ensures that students, teachers and schools are not penalized or rewarded for participation — or lack thereof — in the exams.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

Cuomo's policies will punish teachers, students, and schools in communities disadvantaged by poverty, segregation, and under - funding, while they will reward the hedge fund managers who invested more than $ 10 million in last year's election and stand to profit from their charter school investments,» Hawkins said.

These reforms — accompanied by an unprecedented financial investment — will put students first by bringing accountability to the classroom, recruiting and rewarding our best teachers, further reducing over-testing, and finally confronting our chronically failing schools,» Mr. Cuomo said in a statement.

And there have been proposals to make NAPLAN results the basis of teacher performance pay and financial rewards for school improvemeAnd there have been proposals to make NAPLAN results the basis of teacher performance pay and financial rewards for school improvemeand financial rewards for school improvement.

And in order to foster talent, we're planning to give schools more freedom to set their own pay structures, giving the teachers who add the most value the biggest rewards.

A study carried out for the National Union of Teachers (NUT) said both parents and schools were falling victim of manipulative behaviour from children and offering rewards to keep them quiet.

«There is a growing culture in too many schools of seeking to pay teachers on the basis of what you can get away with, rather than rewarding them for their skills and expertise.

«There needs to be publication of headteachers» pay and rewards, proper scrutiny by local authorities and a detailed review of the system by the School Teachers» Review Body.

«We must reward donations to support public schools, give tax credits to teachers who pay for classroom supplies out of pocket, and ease the financial burden on families who exercise choice in sending their children to a nonpublic school.

Cuomo included $ 75 million in the budget for reform initiatives, including expanding pre-K as well as creating community schools, extending the school day or year, and rewarding high - performing teachers.

One Comment about Obama's speech today on testing students and rewarding teachers for the performance of the students: The Chicago Tribune recently ran an article stating that the Chicago and Illinois schools were RECLASSIFYING JUNIORS AS SOPHOMORES SO THEY WOULD NOT HAVE TO TAKE THE TESTS.

And according to Gerald Stancil, a Johns Hopkins physical chemistry Ph.D. who recently retired from a teaching career at New Jersey's Orange High School, the benefits and salary earned by a high school teacher with a doctorate compare favorably with median earnings at colleges and universities — although teacher salaries and reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the countAnd according to Gerald Stancil, a Johns Hopkins physical chemistry Ph.D. who recently retired from a teaching career at New Jersey's Orange High School, the benefits and salary earned by a high school teacher with a doctorate compare favorably with median earnings at colleges and universities — although teacher salaries and reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the coSchool, the benefits and salary earned by a high school teacher with a doctorate compare favorably with median earnings at colleges and universities — although teacher salaries and reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the countand salary earned by a high school teacher with a doctorate compare favorably with median earnings at colleges and universities — although teacher salaries and reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the coschool teacher with a doctorate compare favorably with median earnings at colleges and universities — although teacher salaries and reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the countand universities — although teacher salaries and reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the countand reward for advanced degrees vary greatly in different parts of the country.

Teachers, librarians, and the school reward kids with junk food and candy.

About Blog To supply teachers with math resources that will make every learning experience a challenging, rewarding and successful one for all middle school students.

Teachers in 21 Kentucky schools and five districts are now eligible for cash rewards for improved student performance as a result of corrected scores on the 1996 state assessment.

«Teacher retention and a reward systems that values staff rather than penalising them are key to the long term and sustainable success of a good education system and more Trusts, as well the Secretary of State, should take note of the approach introduced at TSAT schools.»

Adele has a keen interest in working closely with universities and schools to ensure that our new generations of teachers are ready to tackle the challenges and enjoy the rewards that a teaching career can offer.

Teaching lower - achieving students — whether because teachers find it more difficult or less rewarding — is a strong factor in decisions to leave Texas public schools, and the magnitude of the effect holds across the full range of teachers» experience levels.

As a Professor of Global Education Leadership at Lamar University in Texas — the largest teacher training university in United States — I also believe that teachers and school leaders should be rewarded for entering into professional development, and my role as a Microsoft Professor of Advanced Learning Technology and an Apple Distinguished Educator allows me to do this.

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The partnership with Vivo means that teachers subscribing to Mobento's school accounts can now achieve a higher level of engagement, motivating their students to use multi-media content, with Vivo's gamification and system of rewards.

The teachers say rewards — free time, school supplies, or tasty treats — can help kids master the expectations of acceptable classroom behavior and scholastic achievement.

RoseMary, an elementary teacher at my school, has «use a funny pen» and «go barefooted» rewards.

The Los Angeles city school system is planning to form a cadre of 200 «master teachers,» both to reward outstanding teachers and to serve as models for others in the profession.

In our zeal to measure educational output and teacher quality — to reward those who do it well and punish those who don't measure up — we remain resolutely incurious about what exactly kids do in school all day.

Budget includes $ 100 million for teacher - quality initiatives, half of which will be directed toward raising teacher salaries and half designed for financial rewards for teachers at low - performing schools whose students show marked academic gains.

Although the federal government, states, school districts, and private foundations already have invested nearly $ 200 million in producing and rewarding National Board - certified teachers, this is the first study assessing whether the National Board has actually succeeded in identifying «expert» or «master» teachers who perform better than their uncertified peers.

That's why we need an education agenda that strategically recruits, retains, and rewards the most effective teachers and principals; that builds incredibly high standards; that develops rigorous and useful assessments to measure progress against those standards; that builds data systems that allow teachers, principals, students, and parents to quickly and conveniently access those data for everyday use; and that focuses on dramatic intervention within our country's lowest - performing schools.

Good schools and successful teachers ought to be rewarded for their success.

The internal debate has serious implications for the organization, several of its leaders say, because any changes in the way teachers are rewarded would inevitably affect how instruction is delivered, how schools are organized, and what role teachers» unions play in such areas as collective bargaining.

However the point is taken that opportunities to reinforce teachers expectations both in an out of the classroom either on the way to class or the staff room, moving from site to site around the school and the nature of playground duty, does provide lots of opportunites to reinforce and reward expectations around behaviour.

First, it should be conceded that Duncan has a great idea, rewarding states willing to undertake reforms such as launching high - quality charter schools (while closing bad ones) and using data to evaluate teacher effectiveness.