Sentences with phrase «time educators began»

«It's about time educators began using music to positively influence how children see themselves in this world.»

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In 1987 educators, program directors and experienced midwives in the field of direct entry midwifery decided it was time to begin developing a national credential, the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential, which is administered through the North American Registry of Midwives and has rigorous standards for knowledge, skills and experience.

Although much of the stock information here is out of date, the simulation is usable, and the site is perfect for educators who want to teach a unit on the stock market but who don't have time for a lengthy project; for students to use before beginning a stock market competition; or for individual students to use on their own.

Policymakers are beginning to see their importance as part of a formal education, although educators and employers have known this for a long time.

But as time went on, some educators began casually to conflate «multiple intelligences» with «learning styles» — to sub out «spatial intelligence» for a «spatial learning style» or «bodily - kinesthetic intelligence» for a «bodily - kinesthetic learning style.»

Over time, as online assessments can begin to track students» «moves» during an assessment or performance task, rather than simply spitting out the students» correct or incorrect answer, educators may gain greater insights into what students do and don't grasp.

If I could go back in time and begin my stint at an SEA all over again, I'd dedicate more energy to educator - preparation policy for three reasons.

Beginning with the 2015 - 2016 school year, the board may elect not to conduct an evaluation of a teacher who is participating in the teacher residency program established under section 3319.223 of the Revised Code for the year during which that teacher takes, for the first time, the majority of the performance - based assessment prescribed by the state board of education for resident educators.

That program began by using test scores to evaluate students, schools and educators (and, for a time, custodians and every other adult in a school building), and included a groundbreaking performance pay system paid for by philanthropists, the spread of charter schools and vouchers, and a chronic churn in teachers and principals that Rhee saw as healthy (even though research shows children, especially from low - income families, need stability).

With a new school year about to begin, I hope policymakers will take the time to recognize all educators for their hard work by enacting these changes.»

AP: Educators should be involved in conversations, beginning with each other, in honest discussions about the negative consequences of hyper - focus on testing, including loss of learning time, creativity, critical thinking and innovation.

A commission formed by Assembly Speaker Robin Vos, R - Rochester, headed by two GOP lawmakers with a longstanding interest in K - 12 education and composed of Democrats, Republicans, school officials, advocates and educators met for the first time Thursday to begin the first serious review in 20 years.

Moreover, one might wonder whether the threat conditions we've created for many schools with high - stakes accountability are serving us well, or if it may be time to begin to reframe accountability in terms of a challenge condition that encourages educators to harness their collective ingenuity to create better learning environments for all students.

To begin with, Brill extrapolates unfairly and too much from his time spent in the rubber rooms with some of New York's worst educators.

Educators, pointing to high - performing education systems in some European and Asian countries, have pushed for teachers to spend more time at work learning, not just teaching, so starting back in 2004, New York State began requiring teachers to complete 175 hours of professional development every five years.

CT3 began training Beecher educators in the No - Nonsense Nurturer approach supported with Real Time Teacher Coaching.

Some evidence suggests that this pressure, coupled with the reality of operating a school or district on a limited budget, meant educators often began to focus more time on those tested subjects at the expense of others, like social studies, science, and the arts — a logical response to the incentives created by the accountability system and tough budget choices.

Her 35 years of experience as an educator began with 11 years of classroom teaching experience and include time serving as a middle school assistant principal, middle and high school principal, and assistant / area superintendent in Gwinnett County Public Schools.

Isn't it about time for someone... anyone to begin looking into a class action regarding the undermining of the certification that 45,000 CT educators and administrators spent hundreds of thousands of dollars obtaining.

Note to beginning educators joining CEA, take the time to get involved, make your voices heard and rally those who can critically and creatively think outside the box.

As states and school districts begin to prepare to implement the Every Student Succeeds Act, it is imperative that magnet school leaders and educators understand the implications of this comprehensive law and know what to expect as it is rolled out for the first time next school year.

As the next candidate cycle begins on April 1, 2016, many educators around the country will ask themselves, «Is now the right time to consider National Board Certification?»

To this end, Apple has listened to feedback aimed toward their iPads in Education program and is making more than a few changes (at just the right time, when educators are starting to make plans for the next school year beginning in the autumn).

Students who meet loan forgiveness obligations will have their loans forgiven beginning after the first two years of full - time teaching, up to $ 6,000 for each year of teaching if the student teaches in a school district impacted by critical educator shortages.

In an act of eccentricity and defiance during the time, he began handing out business cards declaring himself an educator, ex-actor, mesmerist - prophet, and mystic.

The educators then began sharing stories of when they have been vulnerable in ordinary life situations like after the birth of a child, the death of a family member or other challenging times.

Part of the job of early childhood educators is to connect really fundamentally with a family in that beginning stage and work really hard over a period of time.

We began with 21 early childhood educators taking courses to earn ECE associate degrees, providing them with (1) comprehensive scholarships to support tuition, books, and paid release time, (2) a scholarship counselor, (3) a wage increase, (4) a retention requirement, and (5) mandated employer buy - in.