Sentences with phrase «teachers in grades pre-k»

The program, which provides teachers in grades pre-K through 8th with grants to fund a classroom pet, awarded more than 19,000 grants during the 2015 - 16 school year.

More than 17,000 grants were awarded to teachers in grades pre-K through eight to obtain a classroom pet and the supplies needed to properly care for the animal.

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The school has over 1040 students Pre-K to 8th grade and 220 teachers and in the adjoining school PS 168 with grades K to 5 located also at 3050 Webster Avenue in their Annex where they have an additional 200 special needs students with 108 additional teachers.

The Alliance for Quality Education, United Federation of Teachers and New York State United Teachers recently started a petition calling for a ban in New York on standardized testing in pre-K through 2nd grade.

Fourth graders from another participating school, St. Margaret Mary School, also a pre-K to grade - six school in Ottawa, wrote poems using the words «I have a dream» as the opening and closing lines, computer teacher Noelle McCabe said.

Renaissance uses a «looping» model, in which most teachers remain with students for two years across all grades, including high school, so pre-K teachers generally follow their students into kindergarten.

To help teachers in their efforts to integrate technology and science, Greece provides students and teachers with a number of technology resources: At the elementary level, each school contains a wired computer lab, capable of serving an entire class; a wireless, mobile computer lab; five student computers in each grade 1 - 5 classroom; and three student computers in each pre-K and kindergarten classroom.

«The whole idea that there are things going on in kindergarten and pre-K that would be very good for teachers in second and third grade to understand is pretty powerful,» Tozer said.

Illuminations — Created by the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics, Illumination provides more than 100 interactive math games and activities for students in grades pre-K through 12.

Through data collection, teachers and caregivers are able to work to mirror practices in public pre-K and primary grade schools.

A small subset of those TFA teachers — ones in pre-K through second - grade classrooms — were found to be slightly more effective in teaching reading than the national average in those grades.

The Office of Academics is responsible for the development and leadership of the district's academic goals and policies, directing the instructional program pre-K to grade 12 across all content areas and special programs, and it engages constituent groups, teachers, principals, other staff, parents, and community in the ongoing process of educational reform, curriculum planning and implementation, and program development.

With more than 1.5 million members in more than 3,000 local affiliates nationwide, AFT provides leadership in the ongoing development of pre-K through 12th - grade teachers, paraprofessionals, and other school - related personnel.

Chicken: From the Egg to Your Table is a teacher resource manual that includes information and activities for use in Pre-K to third grade.

The four - story, 114,000 - square - foot school serves more than 700 students in grades pre-K through 8 with more than 100 teachers and staff members.

Personalized Learning Approach Proven Effective in Advancing Foundational Reading Skills for Students of All Abilities in Grades Pre-K — 5 BOSTON — Feb. 10, 2014 — As educators strive to strike the right balance between technology and traditional teacher - led instructional methods, KIPP Delta Elementary Literacy Academy in Arkansas and E.L. Haynes Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., are joining thousands of schools nationwide who have turned to Lexia Reading Core5 ™ to help students accelerate the development of critical foundational literacy skills and help empower higher levels of teacher effectiveness.

Tracy McGovern has been a Pre-K and second grade teacher for more than 15 years at St. Ann School in the Bronx.

Matching principals» new responsibilities, such as aligning pre-K through grade 3 learning and new teacher evaluations systems, with proper levels of support «would be a dream,» says principal - in - residence Susan Holiday, also from Prince George's County, Maryland.

Nevertheless, Committee members found the evidence on the impact of high - quality pre-K and third - grade reading so compelling that members recommended making difficult choices to prioritize these areas even at the potential expense of other K - 12 funding priorities, such as lowering class sizes, investing in teacher professional development, and improving classroom technology, that have not been shown to correlate as strongly with improved student outcomes, particularly for high - need students.

Dallas ISD employs 13,000 teachers and serves approximately 160,000 students in 227 schools pre-k to 12th grade.

Realizing this goal, school by school, from pre-K to grade 12, requires principals who nurture comprehensive learning communities, lead and inspire teachers and students, and make schools portals to 21st century learning where creativity, collaboration, and critical thinking are as valued as basic skills in reading and math.

Each year, Teach For America places more than 5,000 pre-K — 12th grade teachers in high - need rural and urban schools across the United States through a network of 53 regional centers.

The special discounts offered during Educator Appreciation Days are available to pre-K to grade 12 teachers and administrators enrolled in the free Barnes & Noble Educator Discount Card Program.

«We are delighted to have this opportunity to co-promote Mr.Storad's wonderful book and our grant program,» said Steve King, executive director of The Pet Care Trust — the non-profit organization that established the Pets in the Classroom program, which gives grants to pre-k through eighth - grade classroom teachers to buy small pet and pet - care supplies for the classroom.

Oklahoma About Blog I'm an early childhood teacher with experience in 1st grade, Kindergarten and full - day Pre-K.

Launching the use of the Early Development Instrument, a population based measure of school readiness, with Pre-K through 4th grade teachers in the District to track the impact of early learning policies and programs on child development over time.

About Blog A Blog Dedicated to Providing Creative Resources to Fellow Teachers and Parents.Most of my teaching experience has been in early primary — grades Pre-k to second!