Sentences with phrase «taught by professional educators»

In closing, TCTA urged the committee to give consideration to how, in the upcoming legislative session, efforts could be made to resolve the situation to ensure students are being taught by professional educators who are well prepared to help them achieve academic success.

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The company works with professional educators, interactive designers, writers, artists, and parents to develop step - by - step learning systems that help teach children critical reading, math, and study skills.

Arts programming includes daily classes taught by professional artist - educators, special arts programming for babies, toddlers and preschoolers (Kids Create), and a wide range of performing arts programs and special art exhibitions.

If successful, she'll join the elite corps of her profession as an educator certified by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

Each summer, the Ed School offers a professional development course for educators, taught by Rose and Professor Tom Hehir, Ed.D.» 90.

Professional Conferences Reflect, Restore Passion Brenda Dyck reflects on the importance of teacher conferences — where educators by the hundreds share great ideas, best practices, and their passion for teaching!

When asked to reflect upon these conversations ~ held at 16 different schools ~ educators responded by affirming the value of the process ~ Cathy explains: They want to meet with each other at a time and in a place devoted to professional learning ~ and they want to learn from and inspire each other in ways that result in improved teaching and learning across all participating schools.

The problem, according to Hunter, a professor of sociology and religion at the University of Virginia, lies in the psychologically oriented pedagogy that character educators turn to in teaching values to children: «Dominated as it is by perspectives diffused and diluted from professional psychology, this regime is overwhelmingly therapeutic and self - referencing; in character, its defining feature is a moral framework whose center point is the autonomous self.»

In this webinar, Daniel Weisberg, CEO, The New Teacher Project, will be interviewed by Joanne Weiss, former chief of staff to former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan, about the key insights of The Mirage report, where the field of educator professional learning is headed, and what it means for districts to ask fundamentally different questions about what great teaching means and how to achieve it.

The idea — professional development summits organized in different parts of Nigeria and taught by experienced teachers from around the world — stemmed from Enechi's own experience as a new teacher at Brooke Charter School in the Mattapan section of Boston, where new teachers prepare for their own classrooms by spending one year learning from experienced educators.

The first book in the series, Professional Development Guide for Educators, features personal essays by educators who describe how multicultural education has transformed their Educators, features personal essays by educators who describe how multicultural education has transformed their educators who describe how multicultural education has transformed their teaching.

Multicultural Resource Series: Professional Development for Educators by Paul C. Gorski and Gene - Tey Shin National Education Association, 1999 Real multicultural education is ongoing, inclusive teaching that validates the lives and experiences of all children.

Support educators» learning opportunities by creating a district - wide professional learning network focused on trauma - informed teaching.

The goal of this new teacher evaluation system is to help New York educators improve their practice by aligning professional development and coaching to the specific needs and recognizing outstanding teaching.

Supporting initiatives, like those led by the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards, will equip educators with the training they need to deliver high - quality learning opportunities for all students,» said La June Montgomery Tabron, WKKF president and CEO.

A valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of Education; or

In 2012/13, the Whole Schools Initiative (WSI) received a contract by the John F. Kennedy Center for Performing Arts to provide professional development in arts integration and UDL to teaching artists and educators (which include inclusion and self - contained special education teachers).

The committee, which represents a diverse cross-section of educators from across the country, will follow the standards development process and protocols developed by National Board for Professional Teaching Standards.

A valid certificate issued by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards or a national educator credentialing board approved by the State Board of Education.

The Professional Learning Communities Facilitator's Guide is designed to assist teacher teams in applying the evidence - based strategies in the Teaching Academic Content and Literacy to English Learners in Elementary and Middle School educator's practice guide, produced by the What Works Clearinghouse.

For educators unfamiliar with it, the mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified TTeaching Standards is to advance the quality of teaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Tteaching and learning by maintaining high and rigorous standards for what accomplished teachers should know and be able to do; provide a national voluntary system certifying teachers who meet these standards; and to advocate for related education reforms that integrate National Board Certification in American education and to capitalize on the expertise of National Board Certified Teachers.

At the Smithsonian American Art Museum in Washington, D.C., the museum educators support teachers by creating resources and offering professional development opportunities to assist K - 12 educators in learning how to integrate art into their teaching.

Since professional standards defined by practitioners are a hallmark of professions, Educators Rising led the development of standards to define what teenage, aspiring educators need to know and be able to do to take their first steps on the path to accomplished Educators Rising led the development of standards to define what teenage, aspiring educators need to know and be able to do to take their first steps on the path to accomplished educators need to know and be able to do to take their first steps on the path to accomplished teaching.

Eliminate Expiration Dates for Teaching and Administrator Licenses — Provisional three - year licenses would be provided for new educators, administrators, and pupil service professionals, with a lifetime license granted after the completion of six semesters of successful experience, as certified by the school board (s) where the person worked.

Topics addressed in the open - ended questions included hardware and software purchases funded by the PT3 grant; ways in which students were using technology in learning; participation in grant - sponsored professional development activities; ways in which the knowledge and experiences from professional development activities were being used; ways in which the combination of hardware, software, and professional development affected the educators» professional, administrative, and instructional work; and their opinions of the importance of computers as tools for teaching and learning in K - 12 settings.

The model focuses on teaching strategies identified by research to both increase educator professional development and student learning gains.

Much of the work advanced the concept of a professional career continuum for educators, anchored by National Board standards for accomplished teaching.

Much of the work advanced the concept of a professional career continuum for educators, grounded in professional teaching standards and anchored by National Board Certification.

Professional Learning Communities, or PLCs, cover a wide spectrum; they can be any group of educators that meets regularly to share expertise and improve their teaching skills by learning from one another.

By coaching for cultures of continuous improvement and powerful professional learning communities focused on student achievement, CES worked with educators to support and promote innovative and effective teaching.

Alexandria, VA (03/28/2016)-- ASCD, a global community dedicated to excellence in learning, teaching, and leading, has announced three networked locations of the Building Teachers» Capacity for Success Professional Learning Institute, presented by Pete Hall and Alisa Simeral, which will be offered at no cost to educators from March 31 to April 1.

The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards is to advance student learning and achievement by establishing the definitive standards and systems for certifying accomplished educators, providing programs and advocating policies that support excellence in teaching and leading, and engaging National Board Certified Teachers and leaders in that Teaching Standards is to advance student learning and achievement by establishing the definitive standards and systems for certifying accomplished educators, providing programs and advocating policies that support excellence in teaching and leading, and engaging National Board Certified Teachers and leaders in that teaching and leading, and engaging National Board Certified Teachers and leaders in that process.

Designed to foster discussion among educators about what they are doing in the classroom, the FIT Teaching Tool can be used by teachers for self - assessment; by teacher peers for collegial feedback in professional learning communities; by instructional coaches to focus on the skills teachers need both onstage and off; and by school leaders to highlight their teachers» strengths and value.

Educators interested in applying for the Arizona K12 Center's funding assistance must meet the requirements set forth by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (i.e., hold a bachelor's degree, completed three full years of teaching / counseling experience, possess a valid state teaching / counseling license for that period of timeTeaching Standards (i.e., hold a bachelor's degree, completed three full years of teaching / counseling experience, possess a valid state teaching / counseling license for that period of timeteaching / counseling experience, possess a valid state teaching / counseling license for that period of timeteaching / counseling license for that period of time, etc.).

Topping the plan's list of seven «guiding strategies» is the need to «facilitate high quality professional learning opportunities for educators to ensure that every student has access to teachers who are prepared to teach to the levels of rigor and depth» required by the common core standards.

These early career educators will receive rigorous training, mentoring by trained teacher mentors, access to current research, peer support and targeted high - quality professional development to help create teacher leaders who will help new teachers achieve expertise in curriculum planning, assessment, and using data and reflection on practice to improve teaching and learning.

The national conference, hosted by the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, brought together educators from around the country.

This bill further provides that an educator is not: (1) Required to spend the educator's personal money to appropriately equip a classroom; (2) Evaluated by professionals, under the teacher evaluation advisory committee, without the same subject matter expertise as the educator; (3) Evaluated based on the performance of students whom the educator has never taught; or (4) Relocated to a different school based solely on test scores from state mandated assessments.

By providing the processes and protocols that empower educators to effectively reflect on their professional practice, teachers can actually improve their teaching.

Employ a curriculum informed by input from stakeholders (state accountability data and evidence collected from the Education Quality Review process) and aligned with standards, including Vermont's Professional Learning Standards, Education Quality Standards, and the Core Teaching and Leadership Standards for Vermont Educators.

The school is accomplishing this by offering a rigorous and challenging academic curricula taught by a highly prepared and committed cadre of professional educators.

TAP was launched in 1999 as a comprehensive educator effectiveness model that restructures and revitalizes the teaching profession by providing teachers with powerful opportunities for career advancement, ongoing professional development, a fair evaluation system and performance - based compensation.

All of our surf lessons are directed by professional educators with many years of experience both teaching and coaching all ages and skill levels.

All courses are taught by professional regional artists and educators and take place throughout the day into the evening hours, as well as at the weekend.

Therefore all of our courses are taught by certified and licensed professional educators, and provided in a totally professional environment.

The database can be used by parents, agencies, and parenting professionals to search for parent educators in Texas based on topics they are experienced in teaching, language, or parenting program.