Sentences with phrase «teachers accessing current»

I realized that there were major stumbling blocks to teachers accessing current educational research.

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It is no longer acceptable that a teacher be a mere «guide, philosopher and friend»: the current role of a teacher is to break down the barriers which prohibit our young from gaining access to the one thing that will set them free - faith in Christ and His Church.

Commenting on the launch of a consultation by the Secretary of State for Education on professional development for teachers and calling for expressions of interest in a College of Teaching, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «This Government can establish whatever framework it likes for professional development but unless teachers are given a contractual entitlement to access such development, the current system of inequality and ad hoc arrangements will continue, with access being on the basis of grace and favour and the whims and preferences of individual employers.

I imagine every school superintendent, principal, and teacher would agree that it is in their best interest to provide their students with the best access to the most current, scholarly information available.

Significant changes have been made to the Teachers» Pension Scheme, but also there have been changes to the way that pensions can be accessed in the form of the Freedom and Choice initiative and also the new State Pension that replaces the current two tier Basic State Pension and Additional State Pension.

Second - level websites give teachers access to current and evolving models for historical thinking and instructional materials that can be used to prepare teachers to teach historical thinking in their future classroom.

Teachers often do not have access to sources presenting current information — journals and conferences are costly, and reading and attending them can be time consuming.

The salient points of the academic literature did not yet exist in the sources designed for practitioners, making it challenging for teachers to access current, relevant research and innovation.

By supporting current teachers, and putting our efforts into preparing the next generation of educators, we can ensure that students have access to the great education they need and deserve.

Every Child a Reader is particularly useful to new teachers, giving them access to current research in clear, concise language and practical activities to implement in their classrooms.

Teachers will have access to and be required to participate in professional development to learn about Native history, sovereignty, and current issues, with local Elders guiding curriculum development and implementation (see this Montana Education page).

to give all students access to excellent teachers and their teams with the school's current staff, without any new funding.

The principal must develop a plan to give all students access to excellent teachers and their teams with the school's current staff, without any new funding.

Dr. Parker's current research focus is twofold, focusing on teacher education and issues of equity and access in STEM education.

Watered down and gutted beyond recognition, the new AB 934 preserves the unconstitutional and unjustifiable disparities in students» access to effective teachers caused by the current laws.

Account Administrators can grant Premium account access to VocabularySpellingCity registered teachers and create new accounts for teachers who are not current members.

Access meaningful learning experiences (current theory, research, and developments in relevant academic disciplines, professional development opportunities, and ideas from colleagues and supervisors) and exercises judgment in accepting findings as valid for application in classroom practice and teacher improvement.

How did PTP teachers use current materials and technology to ensure that students have access to rigorous and appropriately challenging curriculum?

Launched in 2011, Project Leadership and Investment for Transformation, or L.I.F.T., is a five - year initiative in nine low - performing schools in Charlotte, North Carolina.35 The project focuses on innovative strategies to provide students with extended learning time and increased access to technology while supporting community engagement and excellent teaching.36 Project L.I.F.T. worked with Public Impact — a nonprofit organization that works with school districts to create innovative school models — to design hybrid teacher - leader roles that «extend the reach» of high - performing teachers to more students.37 These «multi-classroom leaders» continue to teach while leading teams of teachers and assuming responsibility for the learning of all students taught by their team.38 For this advanced role, teachers earn supplements of up to $ 23,000 annually, funded sustainably by reallocating funds within current budgets.39

The Broadband Imperative provides an up - to - date assessment of access to broadband by students and teachers (in and out of schools); current trends driving the need for more broadband in teaching, learning and school operations; and specific recommendations for broadband capacity needed to ensure all students have access.

With this trial teachers can access the video library, lesson resources and updated current events content.

K12 will provide comprehensive wraparound services targeted to individual student needs and for the benefit of the school community: development of strong community within the virtual academy; access to the best and most current virtual instruction curriculum, assessment and instruction based on solid research; customizing each student's education to their own individual learning plan; academic success at the school and individual student levels resulting from teachers» instruction and constant monitoring of student growth and achievement with interventions as needed; national and local parent trainings and networking; frequent (i.e., every two to three week) teacher / parent communication through emails and scheduled meetings; establishment of unique settings for students and parents to interact; connecting students on a regular basis with students across the United States in similar virtual academies and across the world through networking and K12 national competitions (e.g., art contest and spelling bees) and International Clubs; access to the entire K12 suite of services and instructional curriculum (currently including K12, Aventa, A +, and powerspeak12) to include world languages, credit recovery courses, remedial courses, and AP courses; participation in a national advanced learners programs; a comprehensive Title I program that will provide additional services for students; school led trips, for example, visits to colleges, grade level specific trips such as student summer trips overseas, etc.; School prom; school graduation ceremonies; national college guidance through a network of K12 counselors; school community service opportunities; student developed student body council; school extracurricular activities: possibilities would include the development of a golf club, chess club, bowling club.

On one hand, since teachers» work lives often leave little time for professional reading and professional community, social media may serve important functions by providing teachers with quick access to current events in education and crucial access to professional communities or political action campaigns that otherwise might not be available through their local schools, communities, or teacher education programs.

The federal government should restructure current Title V block grant funds instead as matching grants to states to expand access to high - quality PK programs and aligned PK teacher and curricular standards with elementary grades.

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.

St. Richard School also is working to remain competitive, emphasizing in their Executive Summary (2015) their extracurricular opportunities, professional development for teachers, and a current technology initiative that aims to provide every student access to iPads (St. Richard School, 2015).

No teacher shall establish, maintain, or use a nonwork - related internet site which allows exclusive access with a current or former student.

RTT - ELC also provides teachers, home visitors and intervention staff with access to the most current information and training regarding the latest evidence based practices to promote the development and learning of young children.

Here you will find information about communications technologies and social media and how to use them to support young people; reviews of current online services and interventions like ReachOut.com, MoodGym, and eCouch; interviews with mental health experts on their work; teaching resources and lesson ideas; and the Reach Out Teachers Network which gives you access to self - paced online training on youth mental health and wellbeing.