Sentences with phrase «teacher freedom»

The new standards are meant to give teachers freedom when designing the learning — more choices in the text and content they use, and the context in which the lesson is taught.

But don't count on teachers unions allowing teachers these freedoms without a fight.

While our new, less rigid curriculum gives teachers the freedom to invest in resources, procurement and delivering results in the most cost effective way remains a key focus.

All recognized the importance of allowing teachers the freedom to choose what they think is best.

This additional flexibility will help schools improve faster, and give head teachers the freedom to hire the person best suited to their school.»

Together we can promote teacher freedom across the nation — for teachers at your school, and for the millions teachers across the nation who are impacted by compulsory unionism.

That's why one of our core goals is to give teachers the freedom of time, in not just one way but many...

Alexandria, VA — In a historic move for teacher freedom and local control, the teachers of Deerfield, Kansas voted to decertify their local teachers association from the Kansas National Education Association (KNEA) and the National Education Association (NEA).

Proponents argue that providing teachers the freedom to customize lessons allows teachers to build off of their existing knowledge of students» content understanding and modify the content to meet the needs of different types of learners (Apkinar & Ball, 2006; Boschman, McKenny, & Voogt, 2014).

The student directed nature of positive interdependence allows new teachers the freedom and flexibility to differentiate their instruction and a much higher level then they would otherwise be capable of.

08.15.16 National Employee Freedom Week: Association of American Educators Spreads the Word about Teacher Freedom of Choice

A few months ago the California Public Policy Center, in partnership with the California Teachers Empowerment Network, launched the California Teacher Freedom project.

Because most of them aren't unionized, they argue that one major «appeal» is that they can also fire bad teachers — and due to their looser regulations, they can give good teachers the freedom to be innovative.

Extra flexibility was introduced by Education Secretary Nicky Morgan in September 2015 which allowed head teachers the freedom to give larger pay rises to the best or most experienced teaching staff.

Our teachers are the key to this success, and Butler College Prep allows teachers the freedom to do what they do best: teach.

Both cases promote teacher freedom and choice at the expense of union bullying and hegemony.

By giving teachers the freedom to innovate and try new ways to improve student achievement, public charter schools can be more responsive and create an environment tailored to the needs of individual students, while still being held more accountable for student learning.

To give teachers the freedom to choose between the various substances in the future, Dr Hennig Steff and PhD student Thomas Philipp Schröder have developed a new apparatus for the experiment.

We have also replaced the overly prescriptive curriculum with a new slimmed down version that gives teachers the freedom to use the methods they know best that will inspire their pupils.»

Whole school policy needs to allow teachers the freedom to teach self - regulated learning skills rather than content only.

This gave teachers freedom and when the occasion suited they were free to ask students to use their own devices for research or other suitable applications.

We give teachers the freedom to teach.

We allowed teachers freedom to truly voice their beliefs.

Kenny's schools were founded on the principle that teacher quality is paramount, and that giving teachers freedom and accountability produces greater teaching.

Arizona was among the pioneers of the American charter school movement when it passed its law back in 1994, and has led the way ever since, in no small part because of its high scores in the areas of school autonomy, teacher freedom and the wide latitude it allows for freedom to innovate.

We've rebuilt the program from the ground up to be as user - friendly, intuitive and supportive as possible, giving teachers the freedom to cater for the diverse needs of the classroom.

What is needed now in our schools across the nation is a return to allowing teachers the freedom and autonomy to be the sole determiners of student progress.

Charter schools empower parents to choose a public school with mission - driven curriculum and strong school culture that best fits their student, and allows teachers the freedom to be innovative in their classroom to tailor instruction to the needs of their students.

Wisconsin, Michigan and Indiana, having become «right - to - work» (RTW) states over the past several years, have given teacher freedom a big boost.

«UWF gives teachers the freedom and flexibility to push students to develop as both individuals and as scholars.

«This is why we are not only tackling excessive teacher workload but have also given head teachers the freedom to pay good teachers more, meaning the best teachers can access greater rewards earlier in their careers.»

Mills Teacher Scholars gives teachers the freedom to admit they don't know something that they find crucial to their students» success, and then provides them with the time, space and resources to attempt to find answers.

MSLA's Teacher Leadership Model We've created our own school called the Math and Science Leadership Academy that really came up with the belief system that it wasn't the contract that was in the way or that it really wasn't the district curriculum mandates — it was to give teachers the freedom to do what's right for the kids.

The curricular homogenizing that generally follows from standardized tests and state (or national) standards represents an undesirable usurpation of school autonomy, teacher freedom, and local control by distant authorities.

Give teachers the freedom to put students first.

By giving teachers the freedom to innovate and try new ways to improve student achievement, we've seen that charter schools can literally change lives.

Charter public schools give parents and teachers the freedom to choose.

These and other teachers around the country believe that this legal structure is anathema to teacher freedom and a violation of First Amendment rights.