Sentences with phrase «school teachers interested»

More than a dozen national or regional organizations exist to provide guidance and lesson plans to high - school and middle - school teachers interested in teaching students about social justice......

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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.

Students who participate in school garden projects discover fresh food, and teachers report that students become increasingly interested in eating what they grow.

Wagner offers no broad policy prescriptions in the interview to fix these problems in America's schools, but if you're an individual parent or teacher interested in encouraging an innovative outlook in your kids, he has lots of ideas (less scheduled time, more unstructured play or self - driven exploration, for instance).

My high school teacher Dora Di Rocco - Smith was particularly interested in doing enriched math in the classroom for students who didn't have access to enrichment activities.

In this spirit, almost everyone can name a teacher they had in school who played an important role in inspiring, encouraging and challenging them to further their interests and studies.

«Our treasury rifled; our credit shaken; the poor laborer asking vainly for his honest wages day after day; the rich official reveling in disreputable gains; an enormous debt heaped upon us we know not how; our schools decaying, our teachers cowering before their Catholic masters; our press, when it ventures to complain, threatened with violence or insulted by offered bribes; the interests of the city neglected, its honorable reputation gone.»

Of course I was never a teacher at a religious school, but its interesting though not surprising to me that his organizations could not support his experiment.

The curricula of such schools is designed to be of particular usefulness to teachers, physicians, clergymen, social workers, law enforcement and probation officers, industrial leaders, directors of alcoholism programs, and other persons interested in alcoholism education, research, and rehabilitation.

Sparks of interest will fly in a church school class when this spirit is present in the teacher's attitudes toward the Bible and the magnificent ideas of our religious heritage.

You can ask high school teachers or youth workers about this if you like, but you really need look no further than your own teen years, when your interests and attention seemed to spiral out in a million directions that could be mistaken for having no direction at all.

But a heartening sign in the present situation is the increase of interest among these librarians in their work as teachers and the increase of concern among faculties for the development of school libraries as teaching centers)-- to enter into conversation with a continuous if not identical group of thinkers.

School administrators could change the textbook's cover or format, or replace the teacher, but unless the students are interested, none of these actions will accomplish much.

They make clear that all we need for first - rate education is a thoughtful teacher well schooled in his discipline, a genuinely interested student, and important texts.

In the United States, while it has become more problematic for teachers to interest themselves in the personal development of their students, we have broadened the responsibility of schools in other directions, using them to improve the physical and mental health of children.

There are few theological schools where these groups do not compete for the students» interest and time, where some members of the former group do not feel that the scholarliness of theological study is being impaired by the attention claimed for field work and counseling, where teachers of preaching, church administration and pastoral care and directors of field work do not regard much of the theological work as somewhat beside the point in the education of a minister for the contemporary Church.

«I am angry that a man who was a violent, aggressive bully, a drunkard with an unhealthy interest in children, and that was obvious, was allowed to be a principal of a school, was allowed to be teacher in a school over a long number of years, allowed access to young boys.

If you are a teacher or student interested in bringing the MFM message to your school, then be sure to check out our schools section.

They're perfect for brunch, end - of - school gifts for teachers, or just because you want something more interesting than your usual granola for breakfast.

There was great interest in our RSCT teacher education program, and request to come back to continue intensive work in the schools.

«At this point, they're most interested in the environmental questions,» says Klunk, a former biology teacher at the school.

We welcome teachers, school nurses, counselors, school administrators and staff, school board members, school nutrition staff, and others who work with schools interested in learning to cultivate healthier and more successful students.

Interesting article:» «Overloaded and Underprepared» joins an increasing number of voices expressing concern about the future of the stereotypical high school student of today â $ «the one with the non-stop schedule who is overstressed, anxious,» Anxiety is comorbid with suicide, and yet PAUSD teachers criminalize anxiety through everyday worst practices in the classroom: excessive homework, test stacking, project stacking, inflexible deadlines, and uncaring response to pleas for relief.

The school district will engage a committee composed of students, parents, teachers, (including teachers of physical education), administrators, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing district - wide nutrition and physical activity goals.

This site has been created to provide useful information in English and now also in Spanish for Waldorf teachers, parents, home schoolers, and anyone interested in Waldorf education.

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.

Many schools are willing to allow students to start their own clubs or intramural sports teams as long as there is an interest, the club is open to everyone, and a teacher or other adult is willing to support or supervise the group.

Again in British Columbia, it is equally interesting to look at the awards and honors given to a high - school teacher and basketball coach, who according to investigative journalist Robert Cribb's March 2015 article, «Teachers» bullying scarred us say Student Athletes,» in the Toronto Star had multiple athletes report that he was bullying them (3).

The head teacher of the school takes a keen interest and often pops into the group's sessions.

School teachers have to spend hours preparing work because they have to teach an entire class, at different ability levels, and keep them all interested for fixed times.

You may also be interested in one of these workshops taking place June 29 - July 1, immediately proceeding the start of your course: Singing & Dancing Together in Grades 1 - 6: Musical Activities for Your Class, or (for new, untrained teachers) Waldorf Weekend: Foundations and Fundamentals of Waldorf Education from Early Childhood through High School.

Make it a priority for your school district that every single family must return a free meal application, even if the family already knows that they won't qualify for government subsidized meals; those families can write «not interested» on the form, but their child MUST return the form to their teacher.

CCSD's annual Job Fair on Saturday drew more than 600 people interested in positions as teachers, bus drivers or school nutrition workers.

Stephanie Caruana is a secondary school teacher and writer with too many interests and hobbies than she has time...

1 out of 5 STEM college students decided to study STEM in middle school or earlier because their interest in the subjects was sparked by a teacher or interest in a subject matter.

We also have resources for teachers who are interested in creating a program at their school based on the Oriole Project.

When I complained I heard a lot of teachers say that they too stopped eating school lunches after putting on pounds... and that is interesting when you have adults gaining weight after making what they thought were healthy decisions in the school lunch line.

It was so disconcerting to me that Selective Mutism was virtually unknown about, not only to the majority of lay - people but also to those professionals such as teachers, social workers, school counselors, pediatricians, who in their best interests, should probably know more about the disorder.

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.

«The question that we should ask is how can you inherit a budget deficit of 9.3 % of GDP, proceed to reduce taxes, bring down inflation, bring down interest rates, increase economic growth (from 3.6 % to 7.9 %), increase your international reserves, maintain relative exchange rate stability, reduce the debt to GDP ratio and the rate of debt accumulation, pay almost half of arrears inherited, stay current on obligations to statutory funds, restore teacher and nursing training allowances, double the capitation grant, implement free senior high school education and yet still be able to reduce the fiscal deficit from 9.3 % to an estimated 5.6 % of GDP?

The governor is likely to get push back from many in the legislature, who are close to education interests like the teachers unions and local school leaders.

Cheater school interests are heavily outspending teacher unions.

The UFT is hitting the airwaves today with a 60 - second radio spot that slams for - profit charter school management companies as «more interested in making money and ducking accountability than fighting for our kids» and spending «millions on false attacks against teachers and public schools.»

My mother, who was originally a teacher at the same school, was also interested in cricket and had established a well - deserved reputation for providing some of the best cricket teas in the country.

«Strong PTAs Make Strong Schools» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz will host a workshop for Parent - Teacher Associations (PTAs) as well as for parents interested in becoming more involved in their sSchools» QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz will host a workshop for Parent - Teacher Associations (PTAs) as well as for parents interested in becoming more involved in their schoolsschools.

As many charters do not have unionized teachers staff, some of these schools believe the UFT's interest lies mainly in maintaining dues - paying members.

«I applaud those students for speaking up, I applaud the students for taking action and I think the calls of the students and parents have captured the attention of the administration of the Buffalo Public Schools and the teacher's union and I'm hoping that those two entities can come together in the best interest of the education of the children at City Honors,» he said.

In New York, charter school interests and the teacher unions each have pumped millions of dollars in recent years into state races, particularly in the Senate, where Republicans hold a slim majority and are strong charter - school backers.

«This is a tremendous victory for our kids, because now we will have a school board that is interested in finding ways to work together to improve education rather than showing it's my way or the highway,» said Rumore, Buffalo Teachers Federation president.

Independent expenditure committees have grown in influence in recent years in New York, especially in battleground state Senate races, where interest groups ranging from the teachers unions, charter school advocates and real - estate entities have sought to flex political muscle.