Sentences with phrase «teacher research projects»

As this teacher research project ended, I reflected on the implications of this study for others in the field.

My intention with this teacher research project was to bring the concept of co-inquiry to the lead teachers and give them the opportunity to engage in reflective dialogue with each other, building community and strengthening their practice.

Not exact matches

Different stakeholders, such as farmers, policy makers, students and teachers, research and development professionals, medical and health practitioners, and media and public information officers, including those from women's groups and the religious sectors were briefed about the project from July to September 2017.

The research that Tough explores also undercuts claims by Klein, Rhee, and other signers of the Education Equity Project manifesto that we can get impoverished students where they need to be educationally through higher standards, stronger teachers, and other academic reforms alone.

The partnership has finished dozens of research projects and has more than 30 now under way, as well as providing ongoing professional development programs for principals, top - level administrators, teachers and student teachers.

* Day 1 Monday, February 22, 2016 4:00 PM -5:00 PM Registration & Networking 5:00 PM — 6:00 PM Welcome Reception & Opening Remarks Kevin de Leon, President pro Tem, California State Senate Debra McMannis, Director of Early Education & Support Division, California Department of Education (invited) Karen Stapf Walters, Executive Director, California State Board of Education (invited) 6:00 PM — 7:00 PM Keynote Address & Dinner Dr. Patricia K. Kuhl, Co-Director, Institute for Learning & Brain Sciences * Day 2 Tuesday February 23, 2016 8:00 AM — 9:00 AM Registration, Continental Breakfast, & Networking 9:00 AM — 9:15 AM Opening Remarks John Kim, Executive Director, Advancement Project Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California Tom Torlakson, State Superintendent of Public Instruction, California Department of Education 9:15 AM — 10:00 AM Morning Keynote David B. Grusky, Executive Director, Stanford's Center on Poverty & Inequality 10:00 AM — 11:00 AM Educating California's Young Children: The Recent Developments in Transitional Kindergarten & Expanded Transitional Kindergarten (Panel Discussion) Deborah Kong, Executive Director, Early Edge California Heather Quick, Principal Research Scientist, American Institutes for Research Dean Tagawa, Administrator for Early Education, Los Angeles Unified School District Moderator: Erin Gabel, Deputy Director, First 5 California (Invited) 11:00 AM — 12:00 PM «Political Will & Prioritizing ECE» (Panel Discussion) Eric Heins, President, California Teachers Association Senator Hannah - Beth Jackson, Chair of the Women's Legislative Committee, California State Senate David Kirp, James D. Marver Professor of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley Assemblyman Kevin McCarty, Chairman of Subcommittee No. 2 of Education Finance, California State Assembly Moderator: Kim Pattillo Brownson, Managing Director, Policy & Advocacy, Advancement Project 12:00 PM — 12:45 PM Lunch 12:45 PM — 1:45 PM Lunch Keynote - «How Children Succeed: Grit, Curiosity, and the Hidden Power of Character» Paul Tough, New York Times Magazine Writer, Author 1:45 PM — 1:55 PM Break 2:00 PM — 3:05 PM Elevating ECE Through Meaningful Community Partnerships (Panel Discussion) Sandra Guiterrez, National Director, Abriendo Purtas / Opening Doors Mary Ignatius, Statewide Organize of Parent Voices, California Child Care Resource & Referral Network Jacquelyn McCroskey, John Mile Professor of Child Welfare, University of Southern California School of Social Work Jolene Smith, Chief Executive Officer, First 5 Santa Clara County Moderator: Rafael González, Director of Best Start, First 5 LA 3:05 PM — 3:20 PM Closing Remarks Camille Maben, Executive Director, First 5 California * Agenda Subject to Change

The Widget Effect: Our National Failure to Acknowledge and Act on Differences in Teacher Effectiveness The New Teacher Project (TNTP), 2009 Extensive research of teacher evaluation systems in 12 schools districts highlights our pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of our teTeacher Effectiveness The New Teacher Project (TNTP), 2009 Extensive research of teacher evaluation systems in 12 schools districts highlights our pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of our teTeacher Project (TNTP), 2009 Extensive research of teacher evaluation systems in 12 schools districts highlights our pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of our teteacher evaluation systems in 12 schools districts highlights our pervasive and longstanding failure to recognize and respond to variations in the effectiveness of our teachers.

The governor's budget, which is meant to close a projected $ 7.4 billion budget deficit, eliminated funding for UFT Teacher Centers, a nationally recognized, research - based professional development program.

A research teacher from OHS, along with his two students that were interested in doing neuroscience projects, visited the lab and briefed us about their research program.

Over the course of the three - year curriculum project, the research team will design materials for students along with a professional development program and materials for teachers and a set of assessments for evaluating students» understanding of the energy concepts and science practices that are targeted in the new unit.

With more than 2500 science teachers expected to attend, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Baltimore Area Conference in October offers Project 2061 researchers a chance to showcase their latest research findings and curriculum and assessment reteachers expected to attend, the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) Baltimore Area Conference in October offers Project 2061 researchers a chance to showcase their latest research findings and curriculum and assessment reTeachers Association (NSTA) Baltimore Area Conference in October offers Project 2061 researchers a chance to showcase their latest research findings and curriculum and assessment resources.

As a scientist who has never had extensive ethics training, the other of us (Wendy Law), an SEP postdoctoral fellow, attended ethics courses at the University of Washington and Georgetown University, as well as teacher professional development workshops on using ethics in the classroom offered by the Washington Association for Biomedical Research and by UW's High School Human Genome Project.

In this way the teachers gain the fundamental skills needed to participate in their mentor's research project.

One of Gaab's newest projects, which she is developing in collaboration with at least one Boston - area school for children with dyslexia, is a blog that will provide useful information about emerging research to parents, teachers, and community workers.

Now, with a $ 2.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education, AAAS's Project 2061 and the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) are embarking on a project to develop chemistry and biochemistry materials for middle school students and teachers, based on the latest research in leProject 2061 and the Biological Sciences Curriculum Study (BSCS) are embarking on a project to develop chemistry and biochemistry materials for middle school students and teachers, based on the latest research in leproject to develop chemistry and biochemistry materials for middle school students and teachers, based on the latest research in learning.

The Society awarded $ 120,000 in grants to science research teachers to purchase much - needed equipment and $ 55,000 to 13 innovative organizations supporting community - based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects through our STEM Action & Research Grant research teachers to purchase much - needed equipment and $ 55,000 to 13 innovative organizations supporting community - based science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) projects through our STEM Action & Research Grant Research Grant Program.

I facilitate research projects and support the teachers who bring classes here.

Examples of SEPA projects that have been funded include CityLab, a Boston University mobile teaching laboratory, and the University of Washington's Brain Research in Education Program, an online distance learning project to enhance the neuroscience skills of K - 12 teachers.

The Antarctica Project has brought together staff from Stanford University, teachers from the San Francisco Bay area and researchers from the Institute for Research on Learning (IRL), a nonprofit - making organisation based in Palo Alto and founded by Xerox in 1987 to «rethink learning».

[BOX 3: Grants and Contracts] Financial Statements, 1957 - 1959 Financial Reports, 1957 - 1959 Financial Statements, 1958 Financial Reports 1960-1961 1962 1963 1964-1965 1966-1967 Report on Review of Source Data Preparation for Accounting Purposes, Oct. 1961 AAAS Budgets, 1968 - 1969 Financial Reports, 1968 - 1969 Financial Statements and Accountant's Opinion, 1969 Financial Statements and Accountant's Opinion, 1970 Financial Reports, 1970 - 1971 Financial Reports, 1972 Financial Reports from Operations, 1979 Budget Proposal for Fiscal Year 1974 and Projections to 1963 Report for Examination of Financial Statements and Additional Information, 1983 - 1984 Closed out Funds and Stocks AAAS Grants Committee, 1955 AID Audit - Mexico City, 1974 Asia Foundation, 1955 - 1975 Boston Concerts Carnegie Corp. - Grant to AAAS for Science Teaching Improvement Program Graham Chedd - Contract [3 folders], 1973 - 1977 DOS - AID Irene Tinker, 1973 - 1977 RISM Research for the Study of Man, 1973 - 1977 Smithsonian, 1971 - 1977 Audit, 1973 - 1977 Close Out, 1976 - 1978 GE Grant - Regional Consultants on Science Teaching, 1956 Gordon Marshall, Exhibits Contract, 1952 National Endowment of the Arts, 1973 NSF Grant - Soviet Science, 1952 Training Talented Students, 1955 Travelling High School Library, 1956 Gordon Conference on Teacher Education, 1956 Junior Academies Workshop, 1957 Proposal to NSF for Development of Science Teaching Materials for Elementary and Junior High Schools, 1961 Progress Report to the NSF on the Holiday Science Lecture Program, 1963 Proposal to the NSF for 1964 Visiting Foreign Staff Project, 1963 NSF - US - Japan Comparative Science Program, 1963 NSF - US - Japan Cooperative Science Program, 1964 WGBH, 1972 Willis Shapley, Contract Agreement, Oct. 1978 DHEW - Barrier Free Meetings, Oct. 1977 CBS News - Conquest Program Series, 1959 MISCO Contract - original, 1972 Basic Books Publishing - New Roads to Yesterday, 1963 - 1966

Many under - utilized crops could be sequenced and domesticated if other teachers worked together on similar real - world or «authentic» undergraduate research projects, Cullis noted.

The Maine State Science Fair is a wonderful opportunity for Maine high school students to present original research and engineering projects to a state - wide audience of their peers and mentors including scientists, engineers, mathematicians, teachers, and other STEM professionals.

Fourteen teachers arrived from schools as close as Ithaca and as far as Anaheim, Calif. to attend the BTI Plant Biology Curriculum Development Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the country.

Through a program called IISME, or Industry Initiatives for Science and Mathematics Education, 12 high school science teachers from throughout the Bay Area spent part of their summer working with Berkeley Lab scientists on ongoing research projects, conducting and designing experiments and helping to collect and analyze data.

The Airborne Astronomy Ambassadors project is aimed to measurably enhance student STEM engagement and achievement in selected school districts via professional development for teachers consisting of: (1) STEM Professional Development in astrophysics and planetary science delivered via webinars & in - person workshops; (2) a week - long STEM immersion experience at NASA's science research aircraft facility in Palmdale, California, including participation in research flights on the Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA); (3) follow - through involving continuing webinars fostering reflection and connections with astrophysics & planetary science subject matter experts.

14 science centres / museums created mini-networks involving schools, pupils, teachers associations, research laboratories, educational authorities, education and science communication specialists to run «pilot projects» on new ways to conduct science teaching.

The responsibilities will include leading efforts to improve the diversity of students entering scientific fields, creating professional development workshops for K - 12 teachers, expanding collaborations with other science educators, and mentoring student research projects (plasma physics or education) in our Science Education Laboratory.

She currently oversees projects and proposal review panels for Advancing Informal STEM Learning, Discovery Research preK - 12, Innovations at the Nexus of Food, Water, and Energy Systems, Innovative Technology Experiences for Students and Teachers, and Makers EAGERS.

Find teaching materials, recent discoveries in science, education projects, interviews with young scientists and teachers, education research, book reviews, and European events for teachers.

The Residential Teacher Institutes provide a research experience for K - 12 teachers and pre-service teachers through projects on the 40 Foot Radio Telescope under supervision of the Green Bank staff.

After graduating with a Master's degree in Marine Biology from UiO in 2006, Rune worked part - time as a high school teacher in biology, and on projects related to marine environmental monitoring and consultancy work at institutions, such as, UiO, Norwegian Institute for Water Research, DNVGL and the Norwegian Defence Research Establishment.

Project: Using methods of researching for exploring the Sun and other objects from the Solar System Authors: Tsvetoslav Nikolaev Nikolov; Ivan Nikolaev Velchev, Adrian Ivanov Grigorov Teacher: Tsetsa Tsolova Hristova School: PG po KTS, Pravets BULGARIA

The teachers develop a science project for the classroom based on their summer research experience.

Sixteen students and two high school teachers from 16 different institutions across the United States lived on the university campus and worked in teams with professors on various research projects as a part of NIMBioS» Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary Studentresearch projects as a part of NIMBioS» Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary StudentResearch Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) and Research Experiences for Veterinary StudentResearch Experiences for Veterinary Students (REV).

BTI hosts professional development programs linking high school science teachers and students with BTI researchers in collaborative research projects.

Teachers have always had students pursue their own research projects on their own questions.

A new paper from the Harvard Family Research Project (HFRP) aims to help, providing tips on how teachers and schools can safely and productively discuss student data with families.

SIX (6) stand - alone lessons for days when there is a substitute teacher including: a. Lesson Plan: Creative Writing Using MS Word b. Lesson Plan: Exploring a Career of Interest (MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher or Web 2.0 tools) c. Lesson Plan: Famous Engineer Research Project (MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher or Web 2.0 tools) d. Lesson Plan: Web Scavenger Hunt — Internet Technology (MS Word)-- includes answer key e. Lesson Plan: Issues in Biotechnology (MS PowerPoint, MS Publisher or Web 2.0 tools) f. Lesson Plan: Robotics Applications (MS PowerPoint) 3.

The Teacher team spoke to poster presenters at this year's ACER Research Conference to find out about their projects.

An early intervention program for Kindergarten students, a program involving professional learning teams working together to increase teacher knowledge, and an action research project looking at how to use data to support student learning and feedback.

Files Included with this Lesson • Teacher & Student Notes and Resources • Research and Presentation Project (Microsoft PowerPoint)-- Student Project Expectations and Grading Rubric

Teachers told me that anywhere from 60 to 90 percent of the work in their classrooms is done online, with work sheets, projects, one - on - one meetings, and, for seniors, a research report and presentation accounting for the rest.

After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.

WebQuest Sends Students Back in Time Three middle school teachers in Greece, New York, combined technology, research, and creative writing skills in the Back in Time project in which students imagined themselves at historical events.

«This project will follow science teachers through real astronomy research experiences in collaboration with scientist mentors as part of their professional development.

Twenty teachers opted into classroom inquiry projects, in association with Ron Ritchhart and Mark Church from the Harvard Graduate School of Education's research group Project Zero.

Also, in meetings, make an effort to ask new teachers what they think as often as you can and offer to be their partner on group projects and action research.

TES has reported that 120 schools are to be recruited in a research project to analyse how teachers can use feedback to improve students understanding of maths.

Let's help STEM teachers and their students access real research projects — that's the best way to protect the future of science and minimise the UK's skills gap.

The Project on the Next Generation of Teachers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education released today new research showing that Teach For America (TFA) corps members teach in their low - income placement schools considerably longer than the TFA two - year obligation.