Sentences with phrase «support teacher leadership initiatives»

This year, I am part of the inaugural Commonwealth Teach Plus Policy Fellowship, which allows me to work with outstanding teacher leaders, specifically in helping Massachusetts districts effectively use Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) funds to encourage and support teacher leadership initiatives.

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Such attacks are unlikely to be unleashed on Ms. Davids, an unemployed single mother, and the NYC Parents Union because they have been past allies of the UFT regarding parent leadership, supporting the community schools initiative, pushing charter schools to enroll more special ed students, and keeping teacher evaluations private.

Working conditions and teacher retention: Several new initiatives aimed to improve school leadership, the ability of school leadership to recruit and retain effective teachers, the school learning environment, and teacher supports.

The 2017 Yearbook evaluates states against nine policy areas, with this year's edition including, for the first time, information to reflect teacher diversity initiatives, principal evaluation and support systems, and state support for teacher leadership opportunities.

For example, multi-classroom leadership initiatives allow teachers to support a team of their colleagues, facilitating collaboration and professional development.

Principal support (or lack thereof) of teacher leaders» work will affect both the nature of leadership initiatives and the scale of their impact on classroom practice.

District administrators and other leaders of initiatives external to the school, need to develop principals» understanding about the kinds of support teacher leadership work requires and work with them to get that support in place.

Highlights of this initiative include the development and support of a collaborative framework that empowers administrators, coaches, and teacher leaders as they work together; the creation and implementation of school - level action plans and follow - up activities that integrate ongoing school - based professional development activities; and the institution of leadership learning meetings to share implementation efforts.

In the Teacher Practice Networks initiative, facilitated by the Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning, districts and outside organizations partner to leverage their combined expertise to develop teacher leadership skills; deepen content pedagogical knowledge; and support meaningful, teacher - to - teacher professional leTeacher Practice Networks initiative, facilitated by the Center for the Future of Teaching & Learning, districts and outside organizations partner to leverage their combined expertise to develop teacher leadership skills; deepen content pedagogical knowledge; and support meaningful, teacher - to - teacher professional leteacher leadership skills; deepen content pedagogical knowledge; and support meaningful, teacher - to - teacher professional leteacher - to - teacher professional leteacher professional learning.

It prepares district and school administrators and / or leadership teams to: • Make data actionable and competency - based • Use data to bring coherence across improvement initiatives & maximize their impact • Build a system - wide culture of data - literacy and student - focused teaching and learning • Create capacity to collect evidence needed to validate successful implementation and gauge impact on achievement Leaders will learn what it takes to initiate, support, and sustain the meaningful and productive use of data throughout an organization — with an emphasis on how to support teachers» use of data.

If teachers shared in administering the school, however, administrators could focus on more substantive issues of leadership, such as cultivating meaningful school - community relationships, supporting teacher initiatives, connecting their schools with the world, and cultivating partnerships with businesses and arts - related venues.

The Teach to Lead initiative — which aims to leverage teachers in leadership roles while allowing them to remain in classrooms — has grown through the support of 75 organizations, including ASCD.

Major milestones in Jason's work at Insight include co-authoring a book, Strategic Design for Student Achievement (Teachers College Press, 2009), serving as the chief architect of customized instructional frameworks for multiple school districts, providing leadership support for standards - based initiatives in schools across the country, and serving as the lead designer of a national teacher certification and training program for The New Teacher Pteacher certification and training program for The New Teacher PTeacher Project.

In the article Support Principals, Transform Schools, the authors describe the positive impact of a leadership coaching initiative in Oakland Public Schools on both teacher and principal turnover.

Teach to Lead is an initiative launched by Secretary Duncan and Ron Thorpe from the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards to elevate and support teacher leadership.

This support will help NCTAF refine and improve the STEM Learning Studios approach and enable us to build a strong technical assistance strategy for state and district leadership to engage teachers, students, and communities in collaborative teams,» said Elizabeth Foster, NCTAF's Senior Director of Strategic Initiatives.

At a recent conference for educators, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan unveiled a new initiative intended to support teachers who take leadership roles without leaving the classroom.

Chicago — The National Center for Teacher Residencies (NCTR) has been awarded an $ 11.7 million Supporting Effective Educator Development grant, the US Department of Education announced October 5, as part of a $ 50 million initiative to support great teaching and leadership.

$ 800,000 in continued support for our leadership development initiative; offering training, support and leadership development for our Teacher Leaders, Aspiring AP and Principal programs and new School Business Managers.