Sentences with phrase «teaching professional driving»

This instructor has been teaching professional driving lessons for 39 years.

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Good administrators and professional people can be driven out not solely because their salaries are lower than they can command elsewhere but also because they may be deprived of the challenge of teaching students and / or doing some research.

She has also started her training with the Institute for Functional Medicine which teaches healthcare professionals to get to the root cause of lifestyle - driven disease through a patient - centered, systems biology approach.

The book makes three recommendations: a much smaller, selective, intellectually engaged, and better compensated teaching force supported by technology; an open, transparent, and accountable system of preparation and professional development that drives out inferior providers and rewards success; and increased responsibility for teacher development in the hands of principals, who may be the strongest determinant of teacher quality on the job.

Hinds also announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers, working with teaching unions and professional bodies.

«Last week the education secretary announced a strategy to drive recruitment and boost retention of teachers, working with the unions and professional bodies, and we've been consulting on how to improve development opportunities for teachers, whether they decide to move into a leadership role or want to continue teaching in the classroom.

Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers are the authors of more than 40 books and professional articles for educators, including, most recently, Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains: Metacognitive Strategies, Activities, and Lesson Ideas (ASCD, 2016), Smarter Teacher Leadership: Neuroscience and the Power of Purposeful Collaboration (Teachers College Press, 2016), Positively Smarter: Science and Strategies for Increasing Happiness, Achievement, and Well - Being (Wiley Blackwell, 2015), Five Big Ideas for Effective Teaching: Connecting Mind, Brain, and Education Research to Classroom Practice (Teachers College Press, 2013) and Flourishing in the First Five Years: Connecting Implications from Mind, Brain, and Education Research to the Development of Young Children (Rowman & Littlefield Education, 2013).

Authors of Teaching Students to Drive Their Brains, Positively Smarter, Smarter Teacher Leadership, Professional Developers, & Co-Developers of Graduate Programs Applying Mind, Brain, and Education Science

«This statement drives the way that we teach and learn, the way we implement our professional development, and our day - to - day operations in our school,» explained David Dixon, the school's principal.

Last year one in five of the Teach First cohort were professionals who changed career to become a teacher, and the charity hopes to improve in this number with the new recruitment drive starting on 18 January.

Fischer and Blatt offer other examples of the range and depth of information on the Usable Knowledge site: how school systems can become «data wise,» by using test results to improve instruction; why education leaders need to overcome the universal «immunity to change» in order to move their organizations forward; how «teaching for understanding» is driving innovative use of distance learning for professional development; and what new insights from research brought a truce to the «reading wars.»

This online education conference will include a variety of sessions on the following leadership topics: Vision, Teaching and Learning, Professional Learning, Data - driven Reform, and Ethical and Responsible Use of Technology.

We assumed that it is possible to study aspects of what teachers learned from participating in the theory - driven professional learning community via analysis of their teaching as «knowing - in - action» (Schön 1983) or knowing as a disposition to act (Ryle 1949/2002).

When I see professionals like Colin Hegarty, a teacher nominated for the international Varkey Foundation Award for his ground breaking approach to teaching maths; and Luke Sparkes, Principal at Dixons Trinity Academy in Bradford whose focus is on seeking out what pupils don't know rather than affirming what they do, I know that the teaching profession is fizzing with bright new ideas as well as passionate teachers and leaders who are committed to driving up educational outcomes.

The flexibility provided by ESSA presented an opportunity for states to invest in pipeline - spanning changes that address several components of the teaching profession.48 While most states focused primarily on one or two aspects of the pipeline to improve in their ESSA plans or addressed challenges and solutions in broad terms, other states presented a more holistic theory of change with targeted strategies that address the entire pipeline — from the intentional recruitment of diverse teachers and more clinical teacher preparation experiences, to data - driven professional development and career advancement frameworks.

In addition to the assessment of professional practices documented through the frameworks, new teachers will also engage in workshops on data - driven instructional practices mid-way through their first year of teaching.

As one of the largest providers of learning spaces, including furnishings and professional development services, MeTEOR's focus is the integration of best practices for teaching and learning to drive increased student achievement.

Educational researchers and professional developers Donna Wilson and Marcus Conyers have been exploring and using the explicit teaching of metacognition for years, and in this book they share a practical way to teach preK — 12 students how to drive their brains by promoting the following practices:

For both new and veteran teachers this book will restore faith in what you know is «real teaching» over the consistent drone of data driven instruction and assessments that dominates most school led professional dialogue.

National Board Certified Teachers understand and exemplify the drive to improve teaching, and the value of working with professional peers.

+ Provides coaching experiences for teachers, including review of lesson delivery, providing feedback, and modeling demo lessons + Develops / curates quality instructional resources to share with teachers, including lesson plans, unit plants, and assessments + Facilitates professional development workshops for group sizes ranging up to 100 participants + Designs rich and meaningful professional development sessions aligned to math instruction + Continues own learning through research and self - driven PD to stay current of latest trends in math education + Maintains open communication with supported teachers to nurture a professional learning community of educators + Communicate actively with key stakeholders on progress of teacher development + Provides reporting documentation of services delivered, as required EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE: + BA / BS Degree in Education or related field + 4 + years of work experience teaching math in a K - 12 setting + Expert in math content at least across a 5 year grade level band (g. grades 4 — 8) + Record of result in effectively coaching teachers + Experience designing and delivering professional development for adults + Experience working in blended learning classrooms is a plus + Master's degree preferred + Excellent communication skills are essential OTHER JOB REQUIREMENTS: Some local traveling required.

She provides dynamic professional development in the areas of Organizational Leadership Development, The Principal Leadership Academy, The District Leadership Academy, Leaders Developing Leaders seminars, Data Driven Decision Making, Data Teams, Data Teams for Leaders, Accountability Planning and System Development, Power Strategies for Effective Teaching, Writing to Learn, Response to Intervention, Leadership Coaching and Development, Principal and Leaders Evaluation Frameworks, and Common Core.

It stated that «it is vital that serving teachers have access to on - going, high - quality opportunities to update and refresh their skills and knowledge» and that «evidence - driven, career - long learning is the hallmark of top professions»; also identifying that «teachers report that far too much professional development is currently of poor quality and has little or no impact on improving the quality of their teaching» (Department for Education, 2014: 10).

Meaningful professional development (PD) is critical to identifying and expanding teaching practices that drive student growth and achievement.

ARLINGTON, Va. — January 20, 2016 — During 2015, the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards helped drive important change in classrooms and legislatures across the US.

However, the essence of their respective educational policies are alarmingly similar: marketization and privatization of public schools; pockets of «success» valued over educational justice; teaching discounted as a profession; compliance trumping professional responsibility; free market competition as the arbiter of all; and test - centric, data - driven regimens that crush student - centered quality teaching and learning.

An informal classroom walkthrough of 3 5 minutes allows school - level leaders to gather information about teaching styles, instructional strategies, technology use, and other valuable information that can help drive professional development.

New Teacher Center describes strong induction programs as those that include instructional mentoring for new teachers by carefully selected, well - prepared mentors; formative assessment for teachers and support systems to drive continuous improvement; professional learning communities for mentors and new teachers; engaged principals; and supportive school environments and district policies.9 Research suggests that regular contact between beginning teachers and mentors over a period of at least two years can propel improved teaching and greater student learning.10

Principals» and teacher leaders» professional learning should involve opportunities to practice new skills and give immediate, thorough, and data - driven feedback.35 Some school systems have invested in specialized coaching for teacher leaders in developing and delivering high - quality, actionable feedback.36 With the support of professional development providers, such as Teaching Matters in New York City, these districts now recognize teachers who have mastered providing feedback as a component of professional learning with «micro-credentials» or «digital badges.»

The National Board for Professional Teaching Standards can drive individual teachers toward the development of good teaching practice across subjects and gradeTeaching Standards can drive individual teachers toward the development of good teaching practice across subjects and gradeteaching practice across subjects and grade levels.

Similarly, the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education, or NAATE, which provides specialized professional growth opportunities for educators, works to retain teachers and school leaders through opportunities to grow in data - driven instruction techniques, peer leadership, and communication and feedback.32 Building on past professional learning successes via its network of teacher leaders in 185 sites, the National Writing Project's, or NWP's, College Ready Writers Program demonstrated that teachers will commit to and participate in high quality professional development that helps them strategize approaches to teach argument writing using nonfiction texts and provided adaptable classroom materials.

«Data - driven professional development can provide the platform for educators to continually evolve, grow and master their teaching skills through their entire career,» said Lisa Andrejko, Ed.D., strategic education advisor at TalentEd and former teacher, principal, director of technology and superintendent.

Professional growth is best facilitated when you focus in on a set of instructional practices, especially those teaching practices that we know drive student learning.

To that end, we developed a Professional Development Intervention (PDI) that drives better child outcomes by strengthening the organizational conditions and leadership that surrounds teachers and teaching.

We set out to drive better child outcomes by conceptualizing and designing a Professional Development Intervention that cultivated instructional leadership and instilled cultures of collaboration that successfully impacted teaching and children's learning.

This attempt to undermine teaching as a professional vocation, puts ignorance, bull - headedness and charlatanry in the driving seat.

The Skip Barber Racing School was created in 1975, after Barber retired from professional racing and set about teaching high - performance driving as a coachable skill.

In this two - hour driving experience, participants sit alongside world - class professional racecar drivers who encourage them to test Jaguar's high performance vehicles to their limits and teach them about safe performance driving, such as accident avoidance, handling, braking, and acceleration, in several closed simulated driving courses.

By using professional comedy writers in a program that features video clips, cartoons and animation to teach valuable driving skills, drivers will retain more of what they learn.

We also offer more scheduled defensive driving classes taught by professional entertainers than any other safety school in Texas.

Comedy Guys hires professional comedians and actors to teach its driving safety classes.

Attitude controls our driving behavior, and only one company specializes in teaching professional drivers how to understand their driving attitudes and use them constructively for crash avoidance.

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Comedy Guys Defensive Driving has more classes taught by professional comedians than any other school in Texas so you can find one to fit your schedule.

Professional, patient and certified driving instructors are raring to teach you how to drive.

If you choose to take defensive driving and get the ticket dismissed, we can help you out. ComedyGuys.com provides classroom and online defensive driving classes, both taught by professional comedians.

Our patient and professional instructors will teach you the skills you need to drive safely and confidently and pass your DPS driving test.

After you complete drivers education and before you can take your drive test, if you are under 18, you have two drivers training options: 6 hours with a professional driving school followed by 40 hours of supervised driving with a licensed driver OR 40 hours of parent taught training with use of the DDS Parent - Teen Drivingdriving school followed by 40 hours of supervised driving with a licensed driver OR 40 hours of parent taught training with use of the DDS Parent - Teen Drivingdriving with a licensed driver OR 40 hours of parent taught training with use of the DDS Parent - Teen DrivingDriving Guide.

Waltham Driving School mission is to build, provide confidence and safety to our new drivers and that will be done with professional instruction, positive teaching techniques in a caring way.

Though I had been teaching my son to drive for 6 months, we needed the 6 hr of professional training.