Sentences with phrase «teaching and leadership decisions»

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«The program uses a variety of techniques, ranging from a powerful yoga - based breathing program called Sudarshan Kriya to decision - making and leadership skills that are taught via interactive group games.

«That court taught me hard work, sacrifice, teamwork, humility... and leadership,» he added, plus, «how to deal with people in social situations» and «responsibility off the court [because] if you made a bad decision, someone would see it.»

According to the News and Star, after Kirby Stephen Grammar School failed their report, headteacher Ruth Houston and chairman of the governing body, Simon Bennett, sent a letter to parents stating that they believed the decision was «a failing of the inspection system, not the school, if an overall judgement is defined by a lack of a fence or not enough locks on doors, rather than the excellent teaching, leadership, behaviour and outcomes of the school.»

Often the decision to take on leadership tasks has been accompanied by a decision to get out of teaching and into administration.

The Usable Knowledge website is organized around five topic areas that align with high priorities for educators: leadership and policy; learning and development; decisions through data; community and family; and teaching and curriculum.

The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features of classroom practice such as teachers «uses of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array of evidence about many things: key features of their school «s external context; the status of school and classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership practices; and the status of their students «learning.

I happened to be one of those proponents based first on my close understanding of the challenges she faced when she entered the job, the tough decisions she has made over the last two years, and the leadership direction of the district which is now rooted in the theory that in order to improve student learning we need most to improve the quality of teaching and leadership.

It takes courage to create a purposeful collaborative leadership team, serving as a member yet providing the authority that enables the team to make decisions that affect learning and teaching.

Mr. Conley has 20 years of experience in urban education, and has been deeply involved in classroom teaching, school leadership, and district - level decision making in Baltimore for more than 10 of those years Mr. Conley previously served two years as an assistant superintendent in the School District of Philadelphia, most recently overseeing 22 elementary, middle, and high schools serving 11,000 students with an annual budget of $ 74 million.

Course work within the department has an emphasis on leadership abilities and decision - making through in - class experience and student teaching.

In successful schools, teacher leadership developed when teachers were given ample opportunities to make decisions about teaching and learning, when they collaboratively engaged in action research to discover instructional practices that improved student achievement, and when they developed such internal leadership structures as team teaching and mentoring new teachers.

The six principles are (1) a common vision and goals throughout the district; (2) a comprehensive system for intervention and prevention with students; (3) collaborative teaming for teaching and learning; (4) data - driven decision making for continuous improvement; (5) engaging family and community members; and (6) building a sustainable leadership capacity.

The TAP System for Teacher and Student Advancement is implemented in school districts across the country, affecting approximately 15,000 teachers and 200,000 students.46 With support from the National Institute for Excellence in Teaching, school districts create multiple career paths for teachers, including career, mentor, and master teacher.47 Teacher leaders participate in school leadership teams with administrators, provide colleagues with regular professional learning opportunities and individualized coaching, observe and provide feedback for instructional improvement, and are compensated for these additional responsibilities.48 Trained teacher leaders in schools using the TAP System have demonstrated an ability to evaluate classroom instruction with accuracy and consistency, and their observations are closely aligned to student learning gains in classrooms.49 According to Lori Johnson, a participating TAP master teacher in Phoenix, «It was the best decision I ever made professionally.

The leadership role in implementing cooperative learning in the classroom, colleagial teaching teams among teachers, and school - based decision making.

E4E teachers take action in three different ways — we advocate for more teacher leadership and collaboration at our schools, push for district and state policies that include our ideas and get involved within our union and district to ensure that decisions elevate student achievement and the teaching profession.»

That authority should be present throughout learning, teaching and leadership as exemplified by Meaningful Student Involvement in education planning, research, teaching, evaluation, decision - making, and advocacy.

Actively involved in leadership roles such as Cheerleading Sponsor, Site Based Decision Making Committee, Leadership Academy, Aspiring Administrator's Academy, BUILD Committee, Odyssey of the Mind, DIVAS, Ready Set Teach Mentor, and Do the Write Thing Curriculum Writing Team.

About Blog Academy for Women Empowerment (AWE) launched in September 2013 with the hopes to teach young girls empowerment, leadership, decision - making, and well - being.