Sentences with phrase «strongest teachers at my school»

That's not to say that none of these teachers become good teacher - I hope that some day I will be able to count myself among the strongest teachers at my school.

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The teachers at two different Catholic schools, as well as many years of Cathecism taught me that questioning your faith is a natural and desirable trait, since when your faith wins, it will have grown to be that much stronger.

To make the point more strongly, I know of at least four priests who have come from families who were not practising when they were brought for baptism as infants, but who through the influence of a school, or priests, teachers or grandparents were led to strong and deep faith and then to ordination.

And like many other teachers at high - poverty schools, those at M.S. 45 had come to believe that with students as potentially disruptive as theirs, strong, dominant teacher control was the only way to keep the classroom calm and orderly; handing over the reins would mean chaos.

Admission is based on a review of many factors, including strong prior academic performance, positive teacher reports, a successful interview at our School, and the student's ability to give something back to our School community.

Separation anxiety may still be an issue for some 6 - year - olds, but it will become less intense as children naturally form stronger bonds with friends and teachers at school and become accustomed to spending more time away from home.

Cuomo has had an at - times truculent relationship with teachers unions, especially when it comes to support for charter schools and other concerns of the education reform movement, such as stronger teacher evaluations.

At the time of that agreement, the public mood seemed to back stronger evaluations, at the expense of public school teachers, whose job protections had long been a punching bag for Republican politicianAt the time of that agreement, the public mood seemed to back stronger evaluations, at the expense of public school teachers, whose job protections had long been a punching bag for Republican politicianat the expense of public school teachers, whose job protections had long been a punching bag for Republican politicians.

Finally, that yoga school is best for yoga teacher training that can help you to lay a strong foundation in practice as well as yoga philosophy especially right at the start when you undertake the foundational 200 hour teacher training course.

The scenes between her and Lady Bird are the film's strongest, and the brief glimpses into her professional life (she is seen counseling a priest and a teacher at Lady Bird's school who suffers from depression) are intriguing.

Research conducted by GreatSchools (and others including the Fordham Institute and Education Research Alliance at Tulane University) shows that parents want nearby schools that provide safe environments, but also strong teachers, a solid academic curriculum, and enriching experiences for their children.

The central idea here is that teachers could face relatively strong or weak incentives under the same merit pay program as a result of the number of teachers at their school.

Schools should be ready to equip their pupils with a strong set of digital skills to succeed in the workplace, says Aisling Hagan, senior teacher and director of e-learning at St Mary's Grammar School in Northern Ireland.

Gail Graham, principal at the Whitney Institute Middle School in Bermuda, agrees that a candidate's enthusiasm and their involvement and interest in outside activities can be strong indicators of their success as a teacher.

At a time when government testing of spelling, punctuation and grammar can lead to less creativity in the teaching of writing, the project provides compelling alternative approaches for schools and their teachers which will engage children and give them a strong investment in their writing, whilst also being able to satisfy curriculum demands and statutory testing.

This approach to professional learning, developed in collaboration with academic partners from Western Sydney University (WSU), has built a strong culture of teachers as «practitioner - researchers» at a whole school level.

Teachers will gravitate to hard - to - staff urban campuses if they have a strong leader, Peltier - Glaze told an audience at the recent Association of School Curriculum Development (ASCD) conference.

Speaking at the House of Lords Social Mobility Select Committee, Wilshaw suggested too many head teachers are focussed on keeping school budgets strong rather than providing the best opportunities for pupils.

At Nobel School in Stevenage, the head teacher, Alastair Craig, embedded his learning programme into the local neighbourhood, with an on - site community centre and strong connections to the parish church and adjacent primary sSchool in Stevenage, the head teacher, Alastair Craig, embedded his learning programme into the local neighbourhood, with an on - site community centre and strong connections to the parish church and adjacent primary schoolschool.

A stronger focus on classroom and relationship management in professional development may give teachers better means to connect with their students and support their engagement at school.

Having strong family support and, particularly in the case of early career teachers, a supportive culture at school (including mentoring) are seen a factors influence individual resilience.

The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...

For instance, one study of the 345,000 - student Miami - Dade County, Fla., school system finds that the most effective principals appear to be particularly adept at weeding out weak teachers and keeping strong ones.

At the end of my project, I hope to offer Character Lab a strong recommendation about which method will help schools and teachers to best internalize and integrate character development into their practices.

To sum up: 1) low - stakes tests appear to measure something meaningful that shows up in long - run outcomes; 2) we don't know nearly as much about high - stakes exams and long - run outcomes; and 3) there doesn't seem to be a strong correlation between test - score gain and other measures of quality at either the teacher or school level.

These schools relentlessly supervise and monitor the behavior of their students, and yet at the same time there is strong sense of personal, family - like connection between teacher and student,» Whitman said.

If a school leader balances the teaching talent on each team so that there are no discernable differences between teams at different grade levels, then parents don't worry so much about «poor» teachers, because they know that there will be strong and less - strong teachers on every team that their child could be on.

Now that the technological foundation for the use of robust systems of longitudinal education data has been laid in most states and school districts, experts say the focus needs to turn to making such data more useful for teachers, administrators, parents, and students, That will require a mix of strong leadership at the state and districts levels, greater collaboration across state agencies, and much better professional development and ongoing support for teachers and administrators.

«We have a wide variety of kids who come to the club, even those who are not strong spellers,» said Alison Charbeneau, an English teacher at Belmont Middle School in Belmont, New Hampshire.

«Teachers love the idea of teaming, but it is very important to remember that any team is only as strong as its weakest link,» warned Dr. Layne Hunt, principal at Monroe (Michigan) High School.

At Lausanne, a pre-K-12 coeducational, independent school with a strong commitment to technology, both students and teachers have constant access to technology in their classrooms.

The Guide includes key items that children should be learning in English language arts and mathematics in each grade, once the standards are fully implemented, activities that parents can do at home to support their child's learning, methods for helping parents build stronger relationships with their child's teacher, and tips for planning for college and career (high school only).

At the Los Angeles Unified School District, the largest in California, Bryan Johnson, assistant director of human resources, said the district had hired 350 teachers on provisional credentials, still a tiny fraction of the 25,000 - strong staff.

In addition, for the first time it includes a look inside these schools through the eyes of principals and teachers, as reported in interviews and focus groups held at the 25 SSCs with the strongest evidence of effectiveness.

We find strong evidence that this system causes meaningful increases in teacher performance,» said James Wyckoff, professor of education at the Curry School and co-author of the study.

Secondary Teaching students combine their strong academic preparation, hands - on classroom experience and their passion for working with adolescents to excel at jobs as secondary school teachers.

If schools did a better job at keeping their best teachers, they would be in a stronger position to let go of their worst.

Although it didn't get much attention at the time, the Coleman Report actually identified a possible answer: «the quality of teachers shows a stronger relationship [than school facilities and curricula] to pupil achievement.

If you have a great idea that will improve teacher satisfaction and retention at your school site, we want to support you to plan a strong grant project and to write a strong grant proposal.

And unlike teachers at private schools, charter school teachers don't get the shield of the National Labor Relations Act, which contains some of the nation's strongest protections against unfair labor practices.

«Among them: partnerships between school districts and colleges to help communities grow their own teachers and align recruitment to high - need fields; competitive salaries as well as incentives, financial and otherwise, for hard - to - fill positions; the creation of strong mentoring programs and professional learning communities that make schools places teachers want to be; and effective leadership at the school level to maintain a supportive, collaborative school environment.»

Stephens et al. raise the question of whether reform aimed at teacher empowerment can coexist with external accountability when school culture exerts such a strong influence on teachers» practice.

I am a black man and strong advocate of charter schools, as a founder and full - time teacher at one in New York.

As an independent nonprofit, we engage, inform, and mobilize the business community and community - at - large to provide every student in Wake County Public Schools with excellent educational opportunities, highly effective teachers, and strong leaders.

The commitment to a positive, supportive culture is so strong that a team of teachers from the Oak Street School is pursuing a Graduate Certificate in School Climate and Social and Emotional Learning at William James College.

In fact, when we looked at high school teachers who teach different classes, the student composition of the class was a much stronger predictor of the teacher's value - added score than the teacher.

At Conservatory Lab, teachers quietly launched their union drive in the fall of 2008, seeking a stronger voice in school decision - making and equitable standards for pay and performance reviews, and they quickly received state certification.

The top performing school systems in the world have strong teachers unions at the heart of their education establishment.

For example, positive effects on reading achievement have been associated with collaboration and community building (Briggs & Thomas, 1997); targeted professional development (Frazee, 1996); curriculum and assessment alignment (Stringfield, Millsap, & Herman, 1997); clear and agreed - upon goals and objectives at the state and school levels (Rossi & Stringfield, 1997); high expectations for students (Foertsch, 1998); early interventions and strategies for struggling readers (Lein, Johnson, & Ragland, 1997; Legters & McDill, 1994); common planning time for teachers (Miles & Darling - Hammond, 1997); and strong school leadership (George, Grissom, & Just, 1996; Shields, Knapp, & Wechsler, 1995).

At the time of that agreement, the public mood seemed to back stronger evaluations, at the expense of public school teachers, whose job protections had long been a punching bag for Republican politicianAt the time of that agreement, the public mood seemed to back stronger evaluations, at the expense of public school teachers, whose job protections had long been a punching bag for Republican politicianat the expense of public school teachers, whose job protections had long been a punching bag for Republican politicians.