Sentences with phrase «teachers and community members understand»

Although the Common Core standards faced similar criticism in Florida as they have in New York, Elia — a proponent — tried to get ahead of that by hosting forums to help parents, teachers and community members understand the standards — and why they are being implemented.

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Whether you work as a teacher, a principal, or a health professional, the Knowledge Guide supports members of the school community to understand what has become an internationally recognized approach to health that has been demonstrated to improve students» health and academic success.

A common base of understanding about reform efforts, shared between teacher leaders, educators, and other community members, along with the community's recognition and value of their leadership expertise, helped teacher leaders to be successful in these roles.

We extend heartfelt thanks to the superintendents, principals, district administrators, teachers, school board and community members, and state leaders in education who welcomed us into their busy work lives, providing time to talk with us, to observe in classrooms, and to complete surveys, all of which gave us the most complete national data set ever assembled to better understand issues in educational leadership.

Your first - year teacher program might include home visits, neighborhood visits and interviews with community members who can help you better understand the world of your students and the possibilities they bring with them to your classroom.

«School board members are local leaders who understand the needs of their students, teachers, and school staff, and this guide shows how to tap into community resources to further enhance and strengthen their community's schools.»

In a guest editorial in Educational Leadership 20 years ago (April 1989), Art Costa suggested five approaches to «reassessing assessment»: (1) reestablish the school as the locus of accountability; (2) expand the range and variety of the assessment techniques used; (3) systematize this variety of assessment procedures by developing schoolwide plans for collection and use of information; (4) reeducate legislators, parents, board members, and the community to help them understand that standardized test scores are inadequate indicators of the quality of schools, teachers, and students; and (5) remind ourselves that the purpose of evaluation is to enable students to evaluate themselves.

The students, parents, teachers and other community members at the meeting understand the collective impact of speaking up for our students.

Facing History will also present it's inaugural Bill Gold Upstander of the Year Award in recognition of a teacher, student, or community member who exemplifies the qualities that guided Gold's life: humility, love, compassion, understanding, and courage.

Elmhurst Art Museum celebrates its 20th anniversary and its own sense of place with this exhibition, which honors the artists, teachers and community members who understood art's ability to help us see through the eyes of others, and the role of a shared place in which to create a civil society.

Objectives of the tournament are to: Teach students ethics, civility and professionalism; Further students» understanding of the law, court procedures and the legal system; Improve proficiency in basic life skills, such as listening, speaking, reading and reasoning; Promote better communication and cooperation among the school community, teachers and students and members of the legal profession, and; Heighten appreciation for academic studies and stimulate interest in law - related careers.