Sentences with phrase «teachers groups at»

The United Teachers of New Orleans, an affiliate of American Federation of Teachers, petitioned the labor board for union elections on behalf of teachers groups at both International High and Lusher Charter School.

He currently teaches computer science and heads the technology resource teachers group at Punahou School in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Not exact matches

Another national walkout, organized by a different group of students, is planned for April 20, the 19th anniversary of the 1999 attack at Colorado's Columbine High School that killed 12 students and a teacher and left two dozen more injured.

Brandon Minoff, a student at Stoneman Douglas High School, said in an interview with CNN that a teacher assigned him to work with Mr. Cruz on a group project two years ago.

Before joining Alignvest, Mr. Mousseau was a Portfolio Manager in the Long Term Equities group at the Ontario Teachers» Pension Plan.

Without intending any any disrespect to your contention, I wonder how the use of a school building by a religious group at a time or day when students and teachers are not using it is likely to result in a situation in which the «religious group becomes identified with the school, which appears to be promoting that brand of religion».

Justin's Sunday school teacher connected him with Rick, and assistant pastor at Justin's church who introduced him to a group called Homosexuals Anonymous.

In 1874, Bishop John Vincent brought together a group of Sunday school teachers for a combined two weeks» training course and recreational period at an old camp meeting ground on Lake Chautauqua in New York.

A leader of one of these groups, I was told, could be found as a teacher at the Christian schools in Suranassi, a town perhaps four miles from Jullundur.

One seminary teacher tells of being at his greatest effectiveness during the days that he shared with his students the blow - by - blow account of his dealings with real estate people as he sold his house to a member of a minority group and tried, at the same time, to act responsibly toward his neighbors.

If that is too ambitious, we can at least organize groups of teachers who will develop innovative techniques in their classrooms.

And then, when the group's moderator was in the process of moving and we were struggling to gain equilibrium again if at all possible, the pastor handpicked a new teacher (to limit any «wandering theology»).

In explanation of the phenomenon it may be said that an unusually brilliant group of teachers happens to be at work today in this field; yet such reasoning does not carry very far for these teachers had their peers in previous generations.

Our fearless leader, teacher, and chef / owner at Sweet Cassava, Susan Taves, led our group of eight down an unforgettable path of new discoveries, interesting factoids about food and the world of professional cooking, and best of all -LSB-...]

Chefs love the wonderful challenge that comes with being excellent teachers and showing a group how to recreate masterful dishes at home.

Mattila, a 76 - year - old retired physical education teacher, established national short - course swimming records (75 - 79 age group) in six events — the 100 -, 200 - and 400 - yard IMs and the 50 -, 100 - and 200 - yard butterflies — at a meet in Fort Pierce, Fla..

Clyde Walker, her teacher at the Houghton Park public courts in Long Beach, thought teaching would help her game, so one afternoon she gave her first lesson to a group of younger children.

These experiments have their roots in a technique Cohen developed as an assistant professor at Yale in the late 1990s that he called wise intervention — brief, controlled interactions that served to counteract students» fears that their teachers were judging them not as individuals but as members of a stereotyped group.

Parent should ask whether the classroom is teacher - led or child - focused, and whether students can work at their own pace or if they must follow a schedule, and whether they are required to participate in group work or whether they can work independently if they choose.

Teachers at Waldorf schools are trained to focus on the individual child as well as the group.

Communicating your school's nutrition program effectively means reaching out to a number of key groups; not just students and their parents, but teachers, administrators, custodians, and the community at - large.

At the beginning of the school year, teachers could poll their class (either as a group or individually) to gather ideas — reasonable ones, of course.

At some point, a child would benefit more from interacting with peers in small groups as well as with a caregiver / teacher.

«We shared pros and cons in small groups, and then as a whole group, and it was unanimous among the teachers that [BIC] would be a great addition at our school.»

Otherwise, you can search the Internet (I use the Google search engine at www.google.com), you can ask at a home schooling or teacher's store, ask your local school authorities (if they are friendly), or ask on an Internet E-mail Discussion Group (see the next section).

To achieve this, we are now working with groups from across the teaching, training and academic spheres, to identify what additional provisions may be required for teachers at all stages of career development; from initial teacher training, to continuous professional development and emerging senior leaders.

At New Legacy, language arts and social studies are combined into integrated theme - based humanities courses; math is taught in a blended environment that enables teachers to effectively support and challenge a diverse group of learners; and science is taught in six - week modules that focus on scientific inquiry and the scientific process.

If your child suddenly seems unhappy at school or has problems with a group of friends, the teacher might know more about the situation than you do.

Be sure to check in with the teachers and administrators at your child's school for ideas on other friendships or groups.

That study, from researchers at the University of California, Riverside, the Oregon Research Institute and the University of Oregon, used personality ratings from elementary school teachers in an ethnically diverse group of children in Hawaii back in the 1960s, comparing those personality ratings to videotaped interviews of 144 of those people 40 years later.

Studies were excluded where the intervention (a) was aimed at prevention rather than treatment; (b) was aimed specifically at children, the whole family as a unit or at teachers; or (c) was non-structured, such as an informal support group or unstructured home visits.

Whether you're leading a scout group in search of badges, planning a birthday party, searching for an afterschool program, or looking for an in - depth homeschool program, the teacher naturalists at the Joppa Flats Education Center can assist you.

Waldorf teacher education at Sunbridge Institute includes a deep exploration of child and human development; development of a teacher's contemplative capacities; exploration of pedagogical approaches and skills; studies in the arts; courses that develop abilities for working in a group of colleagues; and practical learning or mentored teaching in the classroom with experienced teachers.

Already, Shedd offers free admission to Chicago Park District youth groups and staffs, Illinois school teachers and K - 12 groups, active duty military personnel and first responders, and families with children using Kids Museum Passports available at Chicago Public Library branches.

She has given presentations about breastfeeding and led support groups in various settings, including a half way house for incarcerated mothers, a crisis pregnancy center, a school for Montessori teachers, and at her church as part of the class attended by expecting and new parents in preparation for the baptism of their baby.

As the strike entered its 14th school day Friday the board came under pressure from at least one community group to begin using nonstriking teachers to conduct classes.

A group of 150 children and parents from the People «s Coalition for Educational Reform picketed the District 3 headquarters at 2021 N. Burling St. demanding that nonstriking teachers come out and teach.

Whether you're planning a birthday party, conducting a homeschool program, looking for a fun morning with your preschooler, or working with other organized groups (such as scouting groups, science clubs, etc.), the teacher naturalists at the Boston Nature Center and Wildlife Sanctuary can create interesting, hands - on inquiry - based programs.

But the entity was just one of several education - oriented groups that spent heavily on trying to influence legislation as issues ranging from teacher evaluations to charter school expansion stoked debate at the Capitol.

Expenses records filed with the state's lobbying regulator show the education battle show at least $ 757,093 was spent by both pro-charter school groups or the statewide teachers union during January and February.

Education Reform Now, a coalition of groups pushing for changes that would improve New York's chances at landing «Race to the Top» funds, launched a statewide TV ad that blasts the teachers union for the state's Round I failure.

Courses can be taken by groups of teachers at host schools or online.

The second largest lobbying spender was the teachers union, which reports spending far less than the charter school groups, at just over $ 3.2 million.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver spoke recently at a rally of the parents and students with Alliance for Quality Education, a lobby group that has backing from the teachers union.

At the moment, the New York State United Teachers Union and other top officials in teacher labor groups spoke highly of Elia.

NYSUT insisted politics played no role in its decision to honor Kennedy, but it's hard to ignore the fact that the teachers have been at war with her ex-husband, Gov. Andrew Cuomo, and were one of the few groups to actually advertise against him during the budget battle (not that it did them much good in the end).

At a recent conference held by the teacher's group Educators for Excellence, State Education Commissioner Mary Ellen Elia says she plans to try to convince parents not have their children repeat this year's boycott of standardized tests associated with the Common Core learning standards, which resulted in 20 % of students statewide opting out of the tests.

At a Syracuse Media Group editorial board meeting, he sounded his call to toughen the statewide teacher evaluation system and make it easier to remove poor teachers.

Most recently, he was a vice president at Educators for Excellence, a progressive non-profit group focused on public school teachers and school policy.

Hawkins is at 9 % in the polls, and has been picking up endorsements from teacher and education groups, in addition to these progressive Democratic clubs.