Sentences with phrase «teachers and educators out»

I really commend all the teachers and educators out there.

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There are plenty of deeper - learning skeptics out there, and one of their chief concerns is that while project - based learning in the hands of a well - trained educator can be used in the classroom in a highly effective way, it is also a technique that is easy for an unprepared teacher to do quite badly.

What a shame... and standardized testing, what a revolting way to judge the merit of a school system (more specifically ~ an individual educator) I was horrified to find out from a family friend who was a Special Education teacher a few years ago (who is now my sons 7th grade, general Ed., Language Arts teacher), that the BOE pays for the special Ed teachers to go to a 3 day long In Service, instructing them how to get their Spec.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

In the last days of the 2014 legislative session, Cuomo negotiated with New York State United Teachers for a temporary solution, introduced a program bill creating a «safety net» for educators whose ratings were detrimentally affected by students» low Common Core test scores and advanced the legislation with a «message of necessity,» allowing lawmakers to pass it before gaveling out for the summer.

The Movement of Rank and File Educators (MORE - UFT) voted unanimously at our last General Body meeting to propose that the United Federation of Teachers, instead of sitting out this gubernatorial race, endorse the pro-public education platform presented by Howie Hawkins for Governor and Brian Jones for Lieutenant Governor.

Hawkins and Jones have been endorsed by the New York Badass Teacher Association, United Opt Out, and numerous educators.

Local educators sound off, contributing opt out rates to teacher performance connection, state transparency and other factors

At an Educators 4 Excellence event last week Elia said she believed opt out was «unreasonable,» and called it «unethical» for teachers to participate.

«We're simply saying «no» to assessments that are tied to the teacher evaluation,» said Jeanette Deutermann, administrator of Long Island Opt Out and co-founder of NYSAPE, a coalition of more than 50 grassroots parents and educator groups statewide.

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.

Teachers play a vital role in our society and we must ensure that they are given the support they need — otherwise our schools may miss out on talented and inspirational educators, and in the end it will be the students who will pay the price.

There are countless examples, but two stand out: the Edcamp movement of educator unconferences; and the ScratchED online community for teachers who use Scratch in their classrooms.

Get out of educators» way: Federal statutes have spawned a paralyzing web of rules, regulations, and mandates that hamper teachers, principals, and schools.

The ARIA Awards are the Australian music industry's big night and this year, for the first time, four school educators are battling it out to become ARIA Music Teacher Of The Year.

I think the role educators can play is in the parent - teacher conferences, especially in pre-school and early childhood classes, when they can say, «Hey, check out this research.

Policymakers and educators are allowed to imagine that good schools can be woven out of existing bad schools and that the difficult politics of transforming schools and creating choice for families and teachers can be avoided.

Edcamp is a teacher - organized grassroots effort to re-imagine educator professional development, born out of a desire to make it more valuable, more educator - centered, and more democratic.

«Each year on National Teacher Day we thank the nation's hard - working public school educators and take time out to reflect on the future of the teaching profession,» said NEA President Dennis Van Roekel.

Voucher supporters, charter advocates, standards nuts, teacher - effectiveness fanatics — we all fundamentally believe that fantastic schools staffed by dedicated educators can help poor kids climb out of poverty and compete with their affluent peers.

«I feel that I am very well prepared to go out and engage in impactful work as a teacher - educator, researcher, and advocate for early childhood education.»

Educators can share the teacher's computer screen with students, black out student screens, block applications and more.

Our efforts to determine which students gain more than others — and thus which teachers and schools are more effective — turn out to depend on conventions (arbitrary choices) that make some educators look better than others.

The goal was to establish a program that reflected the diversity of the field itself, bringing artists, teaching artists, researchers, administrators, classroom teachers, and out - of - school educators together for a year of study on the foundational issues that inform all aspects of arts education theory and practice.

The two major teachers unions issued critical statements, with the National Education Association claiming «the Trump administration has demonstrated just how out of touch it is with what works best for students, parents, educators and communities,» and the American Federation of Teachers describing DeVos as «the most ideological, anti-public education nominee put forward since President Carter created a Cabinet - level Department of Educationteachers unions issued critical statements, with the National Education Association claiming «the Trump administration has demonstrated just how out of touch it is with what works best for students, parents, educators and communities,» and the American Federation of Teachers describing DeVos as «the most ideological, anti-public education nominee put forward since President Carter created a Cabinet - level Department of EducationTeachers describing DeVos as «the most ideological, anti-public education nominee put forward since President Carter created a Cabinet - level Department of Education.»

Visit www.globalteacherprize.org to find out more about the Global Teacher Prize and read about all of the educators on the top 50 shortlist.

Stay tuned: Tomorrow, Teacher will be speaking to one of the educators involved in the research project to find out how staff and students have been working with the robots to develop skills, knowledge and understanding in the new Digital Technologies Curriculum.

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.

As veteran educators retire and good young teachers drop out, incentive pay may be the answer to making the center hold.

In the second of two articles exploring how educators are using early years data to inform practice, Teacher finds out how one Adelaide primary is supporting students and parents during the transition and orientation to school.

The programme helps people develop digital and enterprise skills for free: https://idea.org.uk iDEA would like to thank everyone involved in the production of this film from the fantastic range of iDEA Pioneer learners who agreed to take part; and the brilliant educators and inspirers who are rolling out the programme in their communities and institutions (in the order they appear in the film): • Naomi Timperley Co-founder, Tech North Advocates and Wakelet Partnerships Consultant • Melanie Powell Associate Head for Student Employability, Manchester Metropolitan University • Alison McKenzie - Folan Deputy Chief Executive of Wigan Council and Director for Customer Transformation • Jeff McCarthy Senior lecturer, Digital Marketing, Manchester Metropolitan University • Jayne Sherwood Founder / Director, Joining Communities • Mark Rodaway Headteacher, Calday Grange Grammar School • Nicola Mounsey Computer Science Teacher, Calday Grange Grammar School Special thanks also to all the institutions and learners around the world who are participating in iDEA; and to Jooka who made the film to help us show iDEA in action.

Surprised By Reading — Confessions of a Math Teacher Time pressures and accountability have caused many educators to cut back on — or cut out — reading aloud to students.

We reached out to trauma - informed experts and educators around the country to get their recommendations for in - the - moment coping strategies and preventative measures to help teachers process vicarious trauma.

In part two of our Q&A with educator Renata Grudic, we find out about the tools and strategies being used to help teachers at Sydney's Northern Beaches Secondary College (NBSC) build their resilience and wellbeing.

Check out Cultivating Social Justice Teachers: How Teacher Educators Have Helped Students Overcome Cognitive Bottlenecks and Learn Critical Social Justice Concepts (Stylus, 2012), the new book edited by Paul C. Gorski, Kristien Zenkov, Nana Osei - Kofi, and Jeff Sapp.

Putting her in charge of the Department of Education really is an insult to all of the many teachers and educators and principals and so many Americans who have come through our public schools, who have had a chance in this economy to make it in their lives in part due to this commitment of America to public schools, which we need to invest in more versus the sort of alternatives that Betsy DeVos has pushed, including charter schools that have sucked billions out of our public education system and that have resulted in hundreds of millions of dollars of fraud.

Together, PASA, the Providence Public School District, partner schools, and the community of program partners have developed shared goals, a collaborative practice of community educators within the school day, and joint accountability through a PASA / District shared learning model that includes teacher and community educators co-teaching, a data - sharing agreement, and the creation of an expanded learning model that offers high school credits for high quality out - of - school experiences.

After four days of non-stop conversation with Finnish and US educators about teacher preparation, student voice, curriculum development, special education and parent engagement, I can't help but feel a bit disappointed that I know so little about the habits of leadership that have grown out of Finland's self - named education «miracle.»

Many educators decided to strike out on their own to find materials to supplement standard textbooks, with some enterprising teachers even creating lessons, quizzes, and other instructional materials and allowing other teachers to use them for free.

With Wagner's help, Vander Ark sought out educators who wanted to help small schools adopt teacher - developed curriculum and project - based learning.

Similarly, each must develop a common way for reporting of new educator data, defining terms like «inexperienced» and «out of field» teachers.

People in public education unwittingly destroy school cultures all the time by treating educators as interchangeable cogs, transferring principals and teachers without regard for a school's approach and operating assumptions, by creating one - size - fits - all mandates that suggest a school's distinctiveness is a nuisance, not a value, and by sending mixed messages and edicts from the central office until people are burned out and resentful.

As the education director, Sand has many responsibilities, including «talking to educators interested in or already using the program and doing coaching, teacher trainings, workshops, and conferences; doing research for and helping produce curricula; supporting the group's regional directors around the United States; and getting out the word about the project.

The Tennessee Education Association, which represents 55,000 teachers and other educators in the state, had originally held out for using only up to 35 percent...

(Oh, and a third relevant premise is that teacher education programs and school districts generally do a mediocre job of preparing educators and a pretty awful job of screening out lousy educators.)

New mandated evaluations are rolling out this fall for New York teachers and a local teachers union official says educators are likely nervous.

New Jersey public schools will begin grading teachers and principals using a new evaluation system this fall, and educators received their first look last week at proposed regulations spelling out in greater detail exactly how they will be judged.

Hillary Rodham Clinton is a dear friend of a fiery teachers union leader, she speaks out against the bombardment of standardized testing that dismays educators, and she never misses a chance to say how enamored she is with those who teach.

That's why some Danbury teachers are working to get the word out to their fellow educators about Connecticut State House and Senate candidates who are truly pro-public education.

Facilitating this process is a «cognitive coach,» a fellow educator who helps the teacher get his or her thinking out in the open so it can be explored and refined.»