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The low percentage of social studies educators who used Twitter for communication and class activities might be partially explained by school policies or cultures that discouraged or prohibited social media use.

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His other professional acknowledgments include: Institute for Management Studies — Lifetime Achievement Award (one of only two ever awarded), American Management Association - 50 great thinkers and leaders who have influenced the field of management over the past 80 years, BusinessWeek — 50 great leaders in America, Wall Street Journal — top ten executive educators, Forbes — five most - respected executive coaches, Leadership Excellence — top five thinkers on leadership, Economic Times (India)-- top CEO coaches of America, Economist (UK)-- most credible executive advisors in the new era of business, National Academy of Human Resources — Fellow of the Academy (America's top HR award), World HRD Congress — 2011 global leader in HR thinking, Fast Company — America's preeminent executive coach, and Leader to Leader Institute — 2010 Leader of the Future Award.

It is important and relevant, and I hope that the group of us who are presently committed to its study will be joined by many other educators and philosophers, and that — as Plato's hope ends his Republic — «we shall fare well.»

Just a childbirth educator who studied «the anthropology of childbirth pain» at the University of Massachusetts.

This free membership is being offered to students of diversity and to those students who are pursuing certificates, certifications, and degrees in the fields related to maternal / child and family studies: doulas, childbirth educators, somatic healing, midwifery, nursing, child development, medicine, pediatrics, sociology, mental health, psychology, public health and related fields.

A systematic review of 22 studies [40] found women who had continuous support in labour (either from a nurse, midwife, doula, childbirth educator, family member, partner, or stranger) were more likely to have a spontaneous vaginal birth, a shorter birth, and to be satisfied with their birth.

Local social - studies educators, who have been briefed on the design of the new exam, generally agreed with the concept.

Early research opportunities are critical, many science educators believe: A 2007 study found that undergraduates who participate in laboratory research are significantly more likely to pursue advanced degrees in science and engineering than those who don't get hands - on research experience.

Eileen McKusick is a researcher, writer, educator and practitioner who has been studying the effects of audible sound on the human body since 1996.

From highly learned practitioners, educators and experts across the globe to those who have toiled for years and studied through the deep recesses of Ayurveda, imbibing conscious learning straight from the ancient Sanskrit texts and gaining experience in treating patients of all kinds in India, we bring to you an array of the very best.

Teacher educators who guarded entry to the profession used the techniques of science to study, measure, and evaluate the teacher candidate as do those who guard entry today.

The conference, sponsored by The Cultural Agents Initiative, the Provost Office at Harvard University, the David Rockefeller Center for Latin American Studies, and the Harvard University Committee on Human Rights Study, attracted 96 artists, educators, and researchers, who identified and exchanged best photography practices to promote children agencies and civic participation.

These are the kinds of problems — murky, time - sensitive, and without clear roadmaps — that educators, school leaders, and parents know well, says Professor Meira Levinson, a former teacher who now studies ethical dilemmas in the classroom.

As educators who have spent over 20 years researching, observing and studying classroom practice, we are even more convinced that many of the past practices in classroom observation relied on snapshot observations made by supervisors with little professional or academic learning.

Educators who use ocean - studies lessons believe it is a shame not to incorporate the subject in lessons.

Rebecca Leech spoke with educators who have returned to study.

I would commend this memo to just about anyone in our field, but particularly groups like TNTP that do this work day in and day out, officials at USED interested in witnessing the difficulty of bringing an Administration priority to life, the Gates Foundation MET team (who I've been pestering about next steps), academics who study policy implementation, and anyone else with an interest in today's work on educator effectiveness.

Studies suggest that teachers with bachelor's degrees and specialized training in early education are more effective than those educators who don't hold such credentials, says a report on early - childhood education and teacher preparation.

I can't summarize her immense impact in such a short space, but I can say that her class content [in Ethnic Studies and Education] was inspiring and thought - provoking, and she epitomizes an educator who loves, cares for, and helps heal her students.

Plenty, according to experts on a Harvard panel, who among other things suggested educators should study the team dynamics of the National Football League (NFL).

He's spent years studying great educators, creating a taxonomy of techniques they use to manage common challenges (like defiant kids or tired kids or kids who need a lot of time to learn something that other kids learn quickly).

The leader and inspiration for this teacher study tour offered for professional development credits is Dr. Mary Ann De Mello, Assistant School Superintendent in Hopkinton, MA who recently completed her doctoral dissertation titled: «The Impact of Study Tours in Developing Global - Mindedness Among PK - 12 Educators» (2study tour offered for professional development credits is Dr. Mary Ann De Mello, Assistant School Superintendent in Hopkinton, MA who recently completed her doctoral dissertation titled: «The Impact of Study Tours in Developing Global - Mindedness Among PK - 12 Educators» (2Study Tours in Developing Global - Mindedness Among PK - 12 Educators» (2011).

Those first - through twelfth - grade teachers and administrators, who will be selected by a panel of educators in March 1998, will participate in three - week study visits as guests of the Japanese government.

The No Child Left Behind Act imposes the wrong kind of testing on schools, educators need better systems to interpret the test data they get, and the federal government should help pay for the mandates it imposes, according to several advocates who last week addressed a private panel studying the education law and how to improve it.

Price, a nonresident Senior Fellow in economic studies at the Brookings Institute and John L. Weinberg / Goldman Sachs visiting professor of public and international affairs in the Woodrow Wilson School at Princeton University, wrote Achievement Matters: Getting Your Child the Best Education Possible «for educators who wish to mobilize their own communities to support student success,» he wrote.

The initiative establishes the Carnegie Forum on Education and the Economy — a group of educators, policymakers, scientists, and business leaders who will study educational issues and their relationship to the U.S. economy.

Planning the lesson — this often starts with the teacher looking at books and articles by other educators who've studied a similar problem.

Enthusiasm alone isn't enough of a justification to advocate project - based learning, but the results of that enthusiasm argue in its favor, say educators and researchers who have studied or used project - based learning.

One set of useful resources comes from Project Zero research director Carrie James, a sociologist at the Harvard Graduate School of Education who studies ethics and citizenship online and works with a network of educators.

However, Mr. West, who is also affiliated with Mr. Balfanz, cautioned that researchers and educators must study these risk factors in the context of a specific school system.

The California Performance Assessment Collaborative represents educators, policymakers, and researchers who are working to study and advance the use of authentic approaches to assessment, such as presentations, projects, and portfolios, which require students to demonstrate applied knowledge of content and use of 21st century skills.

Design a school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now What?

Atlanta — Recent developments in the study of brain growth will allow educators within the next five years to look at the reasons youngsters do and do not learn and to be much more responsive to their needs than ever before, according to an educator who worked with biophysics researchers in the area of brain growth and education — a relatively new and still controversial field.

If a significant fraction of the AP courses in Texas are, as critics charge, just preexisting courses that were relabeled by educators eager to please government and business leaders who have been crusading for more AP participation, it would not be surprising that the studies found that simply taking a course labeled AP did not boost preparedness for college.

«He is, from initial study design to the bringing of interventions to scale, an exemplar for any scholar who sets out to do high - quality experimental work in education, and to do it in partnership with educators.»

In this follow - up, we speak to one of the teachers involved in the study about adopting the approach for his Year 12 Specialist Maths course, how he went about creating hundreds of video resources, and his advice for educators who want to give flipped learning a go.

As noted in the Empowered Educators study of teacher quality, teachers in Finland are seen as professionals who receive a top - notch education.

Our study is strong and comprehensive due to the incredible generosity of over a thousand educators and policy - makers who participated.

The current study illustrates one way that teacher educators can provide preservice special educators with opportunities to develop the knowledge and skills they need to implement technology effectively with students who have mild disabilities.

Social studies educators Ron Peck and Greg Kulowiec were early #edchat participants who believed a subject - area social studies chat could help them apply their learning to their social studies classrooms.

Eric Bethel, who taught fifth - grade math and social studies until this year, when the district appointed him as a master educator to evaluate teachers, said he was initially wary.

Effective schools are staffed with educators who realize that the commitment to be professional is life - long and does not stop after completing a university course of study.

Afreen Gootee is a middle school math and social studies educator at the Georgetown School in Mechanicsville, VA. who was recognized for her work with special needs students.

These include: The Undereducation of American Youth, a study of the 16 - to 24 - year - old population in the 50 states; The Answer: Valuing Youth in Schools and Families, which presents strategies for communities, educators and parents working to keep young people in school and to educate those who have dropped out; and Hispanic Families as Valued Partners: An Educator's Guide, which provides background information about minority families and recommendations for involving them in their children's schools.

Other researchers on this webinar were Finnish researcher Pasi Sahlberg, who helped lead the Empowered Educators case study on Finland, and A. Lin Goodwin of Teachers College, Columbia University (NY), who worked on the Singapore branch of the study.

Designed to promote the development of cultural and global awareness of preservice educators through a variety of methods, these resources can be used to support students who are fortunate enough to study abroad as well as those who are place - bound.

Developed by the Florida Department of Education as an online experience, this independent study module is designed to provide a professional development opportunity for educators who want to enhance their skills in working with students with disabilities.

This commentary represents the perspectives on the revised guidelines of a social studies education university faculty member who is deeply entrenched in the preparation of both preservice and in - service social studies and elementary educators and an instructional design and technology university faculty member who works closely with preservice and in - service teachers of all subject areas on the effective and appropriate integration of technology into the K - 12 classroom.

One of those educators was Connie Beson - Steger, an advanced placement (AP) social studies teacher who taught English overseas for five years before returning to the United States where she has been instructing for the last 13 years.

Given the unique needs of this population, we are conducting a study to determine the training needs of teachers when working with students who are deafblind, and to identify the professional competencies these educators view as necessary to provide appropriate educational services.