Sentences with phrase «teachers and community members for»

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Along with the rainbow in the sky Monday morning, teachers heading into work to prepare for Wednesday were greeted at the school's entrance by parents and members of the Parkland community showing their support with signs.

The group should meet regularly with each other and perhaps quarterly with the school district leader, explains lead author Elizabeth Budd, M.P.H. Tapping into existing committees and resources (like the Parent Teacher Association, physical education teachers, and parents and community members with pertinent knowledge or skills) for help also can be key.

Other Ideas for Getting Involved The Food Trust's Healthy School Toolkit - This toolkit guides teachers and other members of the school community in implementing The Food Trust's highly successful Comprehensive School Nutrition Policy Initiative.

A school - wide event for students, teachers, and faculty — and even parents and members of the community — is a great way to motivate everyone to make healthy, lasting changes through the Fuel Up to Play 60 program.

By: Joe Newman In my last blog I said that our culture had swung its emphasis from teaching children that respecting others (parents, teachers, community members, etc.) to teaching them that respecting themselves was most important, and that either extreme was unhealthy for children.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kelsey Thompson PHONE: [phone] EMAIL: [email protected] ATHENS - CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL GARDEN CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED [ATHENS, GEORGIA, March 21] The Athens School Garden Network is celebrating local schools, staff, teachers, and community members for their contributions to farm - to - school and garden - based learning in Athens - Clarke CounFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Kelsey Thompson PHONE: [phone] EMAIL: [email protected] ATHENS - CLARKE COUNTY SCHOOL GARDEN CHAMPIONS RECOGNIZED [ATHENS, GEORGIA, March 21] The Athens School Garden Network is celebrating local schools, staff, teachers, and community members for their contributions to farm - to - school and garden - based learning in Athens - Clarke Counfor their contributions to farm - to - school and garden - based learning in Athens - Clarke County.

Open to all, but especially relevant for new and prospective Waldorf community members (teachers, parents, grandparents, staff, board members) and lovers of education, our popular Waldorf Weekend workshop is designed to provide an in - depth and experiential survey of the basis and the basics of Waldorf Education.

The other categories, for which one award each will be presented later this month, will recognize a classroom teacher for Instructional Excellence, an employee with a support role for Instructional Support and an employee or community member for Instructional Advocacy.

The Alliance for Quality Education has launched a video contest dubbed «Dear Governor Cuomo» in which students, teachers, parents and other «concerned community members» are being asked to go on camera to explain how the governor's proposed spending cuts directly impact them and their school districts.

Around 150 parents, teachers, students and interested community members turned out for a March 23 meeting of the city's Panel for Educational Policy held at Brooklyn Technical HS.

«The near - unanimous approval of school budgets reflects the trust, appreciation and respect that parents and community members have for the teachers and the education professionals who work tirelessly each and every day to ensure our students receive a quality education.»

We equally appeal for a bus to facilitate movement of staff and students for competitions and field trips,» the headmaster requested in front of an electrified crowd of teachers, students and members of the surrounding communities many of whom said they had not seen the president face to face until that day.

Also tonight, de Blasio and NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray will attend the United Federation of Teachers holiday party, and host a holiday party at Gracie Mansion for elected officials, community and labor leaders, and senior members of the Administration.

Five Buffalo teachers — supported by NYSUT — filed legal papers today with the State Education Department seeking the removal of school board member Carl Paladino for «racially inflammatory statements» about Obama, the first lady and African - Americans that have violated his duty to serve as a role model for the school community.

April 19 — May 8 — Presidents, Treasurers, and Recording Secretaries of Parent Associations and Parent - Teacher Associations vote for the new Community and Citywide Education Council Members for the 2015 - 2017 term.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

New York State United Teachers, which filed the petition on behalf of five Buffalo teachers, made the same argument, but also argued that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school coTeachers, which filed the petition on behalf of five Buffalo teachers, made the same argument, but also argued that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school coteachers, made the same argument, but also argued that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school community.

New York State United Teachers, meanwhile, filed the petition on behalf of five Buffalo teachers, arguing that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school coTeachers, meanwhile, filed the petition on behalf of five Buffalo teachers, arguing that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school coteachers, arguing that Paladino's comments violated his duty as a board member and role model for the school community.

«As a New York City public school teacher for 25 years, I've seen what our children need to succeed: smaller class sizes, more parental involvement, and balanced input in the education process from all members of the community,» Dromm said in a statement.

Teachers, parents and community members crowded into Long Island City HS for the monthly Panel for Educational Policy meeting on May 18 and made it clear they had a lot more on their minds than the Department of Education agenda items.

State legislators addressed members at the convention center just before the educators fanned out to lobby their local elected officials to call for an increase in school funding, more Teacher Centers, an end to the charter equity gap and further expansion of the Community Learning Schools initiative.

For years our complacent community has come to accept as reality the lie that the complicity of members of the Board of Education and its executive staff with you, as President of the teacher's union, is good for the kiFor years our complacent community has come to accept as reality the lie that the complicity of members of the Board of Education and its executive staff with you, as President of the teacher's union, is good for the kifor the kids.

It's different from conventional intervention programs in that teachers and staff along with parents and community members are the key players in promoting healthy eating and a physically active environment for kids.

As a member of a vibrant and recovering community, as a teacher of gentle and restorative yoga, as a student and soon to be master gardener, the knowledge and application of ayurvedic principals could enable me to grow and teach others to grow our own food; to amend our flooded and sewage damaged soil for growing edible foods; to learn and teach others to eat seasonable foods that will sustain not only our bodies, but provide for others.

Sacramento school district officials met with parents, teachers, and students — as well as community members and business and industry leaders — for months to discuss the school - to - career approach for their high schools.

The main activities implemented in the program by the students, under the coordination of their teacher, are: (1) analysis of the problems of the local Roma community; (2) selection of a problem for in - depth study by the class, a problem that can be solved through local public policies; (3) collecting information about the problem from various sources, including members of the Roma community, public institutions, NGOs, specialists, and analysis of possible solutions; (4) drafting a public policy that could solve the problem; (4) developing an action plan to influence public authorities to adopt the public policy proposed by the students; (5) organizing a showcase at local level in which students present their projects; (6) reflecting on the learning experience.

New research, special programs, and dedicated teachers and community members are helping to make a solid case for putting music «Bach» into our schools!

Principals should ask students, teachers, parents, and community members what they want teaching and learning to be for students in their schools.

Principals must guide their stakeholders — students, parents, teachers, and community members — in thinking about what they want teaching and learning to be for their students.

They are accountable for student learning; they form strong and lasting relationships with students and families; and they are known to all members of the Match community, from full - time teachers to administrators.

Fewer than 40 of the district's 194 schools volunteered to participate in the program, in which teachers and other staff members, parents, and community members form school - community councils to provide oversight for school policy in consultation with the school principal, according to Rodney Davis, director of information services.

«This is an opportunity for tens of thousands of middle and high schools students, teachers, parents and community members across the country to begin or continue their involvement in youth activism,» said Doug Pietrzak, Ed.M.»

Most importantly, we are bringing together community members, parents, school principals and vice principals, teachers, local authorities, officials responsible for emergency situations, media and national authorities to discuss the importance of taking joint and coordinated action on disaster risk reduction, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and biodiversity conservation, in a comprehensive manner and towards long - term solutions.

«As Teach For America's executive director in New Orleans,» Isaacson writes, «she attracted educators from across the United States and developed ways for reformers, community members, and veteran teachers to respect and learn from one another.&raqFor America's executive director in New Orleans,» Isaacson writes, «she attracted educators from across the United States and developed ways for reformers, community members, and veteran teachers to respect and learn from one another.&raqfor reformers, community members, and veteran teachers to respect and learn from one another.»

Sachs and his colleagues train members of the Community Partnership Councils to accurately administer surveys, so it is the members themselves (the working parents, the child - care employees, and teachers who are tending challenging populations of kids for little pay) who are actually collecting the data.

Cahill Discusses Education Reform Harvard Crimson, October 24, 2013 «Before an audience of teachers, students, faculty, and members of the community, Michele Cahill, a vice president at the Carnegie Corporation of New York, discussed possible paths for reforming American public education during the Harvard Graduate School of Education's Askwith Forum on Wednesday.»

Some current projects include: Cultures of Computing, an examination of how K - 12 teachers design learning environments to support novice programmers, focusing on teachers» design intentions and how those intentions are enacted; ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators who support computational literacy with the Scratch programming language, involving the development of a 25,000 - member online community, a network of in - person events, and curricular materials; and Cultivating Computational Thinking, an investigation of the concepts, practices, and perspectives that young people develop through computational design activities.

Teachers and school leaders could facilitate this opportunity by: a) setting aside specific time for students to engage in this form of design - based education, for instance, by establishing design and innovation labs; b) infusing in the curriculum opportunities for students to establish links to this activity; c) structuring opportunities to inspire students to study and solve a problem, for instance showcasing current and past students» exemplary projects; d) providing opportunities for students to present their projects to an authentic audience of peers and members of the community; and e) not telling students what projects to work on by staying hands - off.

Though there is never enough support for beginning teachers (or any educator), I'm hoping I can enlist the community of Edutopia.org visitors to engage in a discussion with new members of our profession and dish out some practical tips and a few morsels of advice, consolation, and encouragement.

Teachers Create Classroom Wish Lists Online Teachers spend a lot of out - of - pocket money on classroom supplies, so one company has created a free tool — similar to a bridal registry — where teachers can create a wish list of items from the registry listings that parents and other community members might purchase fTeachers Create Classroom Wish Lists Online Teachers spend a lot of out - of - pocket money on classroom supplies, so one company has created a free tool — similar to a bridal registry — where teachers can create a wish list of items from the registry listings that parents and other community members might purchase fTeachers spend a lot of out - of - pocket money on classroom supplies, so one company has created a free tool — similar to a bridal registry — where teachers can create a wish list of items from the registry listings that parents and other community members might purchase fteachers can create a wish list of items from the registry listings that parents and other community members might purchase for them.

All the standards are based on the five core propositions of the NBPTS: 1) teachers are committed to students and their learning; 2) teachers know the subjects they teach and how to teach those subjects to students; 3) teachers are responsible for managing and monitoring students» learning; 4) teachers think systematically about their practice and learn from experience; and 5) teachers are members of learning communities.

Working alongside specialist teachers the students have developed their skills in each instrument and have now formed bands which will perform for the first time at the event in front of parents, friends, other students, teachers and members of the local community.

Teachers, parents, administrators, and community members in general need to come together to ensure a quality education for every child.

In addition to always being on the lookout for ways to use the local environment, Crellin teachers and staff ask for input from community members, parents, and even the students.

As evidenced by established school makerspaces, it takes a team of educators including school leaders, teachers, and community members to create and support a space for making.

Notwithstanding the requirements of clause (b) of this subparagraph, members of the professional development team employed in or representing a school under registration review, pursuant to subdivision (p) of this section, including but not limited to teachers, administrators, curriculum specialists and parents, shall not be designated for appointment as prescribed in clause (b) of this subparagraph but shall instead be recommended by the chancellor for appointment by the board of education of the community school district in the case of community school districts, and appointed by the chancellor without being designated by any other party in the case of high school divisions, special education divisions and the chancellor's district.

Many community members are teachers, but a sizable population of NCEs is responsible for training and managing teachers.

Consistency in the words we use to describe services and supports for students with disabilities must be clear and consistent across the district for all children, parents, teachers, and community members.

Lunchroom supervision Classroom presenters Supply orderers / stockers Teacher assistants Field trip chaperones Career Day speakers Teacher Appreciation Week organizers Community ambassadors Room mothers Event coordinators Library assistants New family coordinators Back - to - School Picnic organizers Book Fair workers Family Night volunteers Picture Day helpers Bulletin - board creators Recess monitors Photocopiers and laminators After - school tutors Student mentors Nurse assistants for vision and hearing screenings Office greeters and phone answerers Committee members

Through an advisory council of business leaders, community members and educators, increased funding for professional development, the designation of teacher leaders to lead the work, and expectations of central office to partner with the school in development of the work (among other things), we created a model for other high schools to follow.