Sentences with phrase «vision of a good education»

But what if we want something other than the state vision of a good education encapsulated in state standards and testing?

I think they are very likely to fail in that effort (because teachers are powerful and don't like being bossed around), but they may at least partially succeed and in so doing restrict the range of differing visions of a good education much more than is desirable in a free society.

They have their own visions of a good education and should develop standards, curriculum, pedagogy, and assessments as they think best.

You might respond that choice schools need to comply with the state's vision of a good education if they want state funding.

So, the state only pays for its own vision of a good education but you have to pay extra if you want to pursue something else.

Not exact matches

-- Christof Wiechert Social Emotional Intelligence: The Basis for a New Vision of Education in the United States — Linda Lantieri Rudolf Steiner's Research Methods for Teachers — Martyn Rawson Combined Grades in Waldorf Schools: Creating Classrooms Teachers Can Feel Good About — Lori L. Freer Educating Gifted Students in Waldorf Schools — Ellen Fjeld KØttker and Balazs Tarnai How Do Teachers Learn with Teachers?

Based on a shared vision from DASH, Healthy Schools BC, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Education, the grants support education and health - sector professionals to collaborate and build relationships, create a plan for identifying and addressing priorities and taking collaborative action regarding mental well - being to create healthyEducation, the grants support education and health - sector professionals to collaborate and build relationships, create a plan for identifying and addressing priorities and taking collaborative action regarding mental well - being to create healthyeducation and health - sector professionals to collaborate and build relationships, create a plan for identifying and addressing priorities and taking collaborative action regarding mental well - being to create healthy schools.

Okanlawon, who was the chairman at the triennial congress of the Ansar - ud - deen Society of Nigeria (Osun Branch), held in Iwo between Friday and Sunday, said Aregbesola's government's vision in education tallied well with the mission of the Islamic society which he said began as a movement to give Muslims quality education without surrendering their faith.

«Our message is going to be that we share everyone's vision of turning around the state's economy and we believe the best way to do that is to invest in education,» Korn said.

Gifted Hands: The Ben Carson Story A young boy who grows up to become a brain surgeon realizes he owes his success to his single mother, who had a vision of what he could do if he acquired a good education.

As part of the World Education Forum 2015, the 2015 NGO Forum, 18 - 19 May, provides a space for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to meet among themselves and agree on a collective civil society vision for education post-2015 as well as reflect on strategies for civil society engagement in the post-2015 educatioEducation Forum 2015, the 2015 NGO Forum, 18 - 19 May, provides a space for Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to meet among themselves and agree on a collective civil society vision for education post-2015 as well as reflect on strategies for civil society engagement in the post-2015 educatioeducation post-2015 as well as reflect on strategies for civil society engagement in the post-2015 educationeducation agenda.

One of the sorrows of supporting Common Core is that it has estranged many allies who have long championed Hirsch's work, yet do not see the connection, or who — for political, pedagogical, or other reasons — have opted to fight implementation, rather than to insist that schools make good on those words and Hirsch's deeply egalitarian vision of education.

«What made this convening so impressive is that while so much in education reform can divide activists into warring camps, expanding learning time unites reformers around a shared vision of bringing excellence and breadth to our nation's most impoverished and struggling schools,» said Lecturer Chris Gabrieli, cofounder and chairman of the National Center on Time & Learning, a nonprofit dedicated to expanding learning time to improve student achievement and enable a well - rounded education.

Kane's vision for the future of education research is intriguing, and state leaders would be well - served to reflect upon these policy options.

«At a time when the recruitment of headteachers is exceptionally challenging with many posts attracting at best single figures this kind of sensationalist report does nothing to help us to achieve the ambitious vision headteachers are working so tirelessly to turn into a reality for our education system.»

Part of Edutopia's Mission and Vision is «growing a movement of change agents who share best practices and professional development to bring innovation to education and improve student achievement.»

Tom Payzant, the veteran superintendent who heads up Boston Public Schools, says large school districts get funding from a variety of philanthropic organizations, but he has had to work hard to persuade these funders to align their efforts to support a system - wide vision of how to improve education and avoid contributing to what he calls «project-itis,» which is just a series of ad hoc donations that make givers feel good but have little impact on students.

Where teachers and headteachers have a different vision — including more music, more outdoor activity, bilingual lessons, a longer school day, all - through education or using different models of teaching — the policy allows them to realise their ambitions and change children's lives for the better.

From LearningLovers.org we have contacted Elena Casero, Director of Marketing of the Siena Group, to tell us the history, projects, and future plans of this institution in depth, as well as its vision of innovation and new technologies applied to Education in Spain.

«My experiences as a junior college teacher (grade 12) in Singapore, as well as my interaction with leaders within the Ministry of Education as a preschool education officer, helped shape my belief that instructional leaders are not merely those with a vision for the future but those who also remain rooted in ground realities,» says Suet Ling JulEducation as a preschool education officer, helped shape my belief that instructional leaders are not merely those with a vision for the future but those who also remain rooted in ground realities,» says Suet Ling Juleducation officer, helped shape my belief that instructional leaders are not merely those with a vision for the future but those who also remain rooted in ground realities,» says Suet Ling Juliet Chia.

In this edition of the EdCast, Johnston reflects on his convocation speech (and the protests), his vision for American education, and best practices for thoughtfully communicating in broader education discourse.

But, before the eight states that have signed onto the NCATE vision get too far ahead of themselves, and before districts, colleges, or the U.S. Department of Education start jumping on this bandwagon, I sure hope everyone will take a deep breath and make sure they've got a vision to for making sure this well - intentioned effort has a happy ending.

Drawing on their observations of best practice, Chapman and Vivian set out a vision for STEM education in Australia driven by five key components for a successful strategy:

We believe the field of arts education is growing and developing and that this development will be well served by educators who have a «big picture» of the field and a vision of how it can — and should — further evolve.

Space is too short to highlight every noteworthy feature, but here are a few that have stood time's test: E. D. Hirsch's placement of progressive education within the Romantic tradition (first issue), Joel Best's skeptical view of school violence (2002), Michael Podgursky's discovery of the well - paid teacher (2003), Bruno Manno's and Bryan Hassel's takes on the charter movement (2003), Brian Jacob and Steve Levitt's technique for catching teachers who cheat (2004), Barry Garelick's jeremiad against progressive math (2005), Frederick Hess and Martin West's exposé of school «strike phobia» (2006), Roland Fryer's identification of «acting white» (2006), Clay Christiansen and Michael Horn's vision for virtual learning (2008), and Milton Gaither's authoritative look at home schooling (2009).

Along the way, reformers have casually abandoned more ambitious visions of democratic education, as well as the credo that every child deserves an opportunity to fulfill his potential.

This district procedure may also include diagnostic screening for vision, hearing, and physical disabilities pursuant to article l9 of the Education Law, as well as screening for possible limited English proficiency or possible disability pursuant to Part 117 of this Title.

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This district procedure may also include diagnostic screening for vision, hearing, and physical disabilities pursuant to article 19 of the Education Law, as well as screening for possible disability pursuant to Part 117 of this Title; or

Forum on Thursday evening, Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos outlined her vision for the future of school choice and for how federal policy could, in her view, empower parents to create the best opportunities for their individual children.

Our vision for Education is to improve learning outcomes across all stages, by bettering access to education and training and the highest levels of teacherEducation is to improve learning outcomes across all stages, by bettering access to education and training and the highest levels of teachereducation and training and the highest levels of teacher quality.

The fact that Kingsland and others fail to embrace an expansive vision of choice fitting of our children and families is one that must be overcome in order to transform American public education for the better.

Supporting every student to become a strong reader and writer is one of the priorities in the State Collaborative on Reforming Education (SCORE)'s new report, Excellence For All: How Tennessee Can Lift Our Students To Best In The Nation, that sets a collaborative vision for student achievement to continue over the next eight years.

Recently, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and representatives from other organizations committed to finding and keeping better teachers in their «shared vision for the future of the teaching profession,» which included recommendations to provide teachers with continuous growth and professional development, a professional career continuum with competitive compensation, and other suggestions that will produce better teachers and express America's respect, support, and pride for our educators.

In the end, it is only when we graduate all of our students with a profound sense of commitment to equity, social justice, and taking action in ways that better the world that we will be attaining Horace Mann's vision of public education.

Each school bus driver must be of good moral character, of good vision and hearing, able - bodied, free from communicable disease, mentally alert, and sufficiently strong physically to handle the bus with ease, and he or she must possess other qualifications prescribed by the Commissioner of Education, including those qualifications described in 49 C.F.R. s. 391, relating to physical qualifications and examinations, and 49 C.F.R. part 40 and part 382, relating to controlled substance and alcohol use and testing, and he or she must hold a valid commercial driver's license with a passenger endorsement.

However, this vision of citizenship and citizenship education is also somewhat narrow, especially if the experiences do not engage students in well - structured problems (Bellan & Scheurman, 1998).

«As set out in our White Paper we are determined to continue with our vision to ensure every single child has the best possible education, as well as raising the status of the profession.

This includes offering a new vision of structuring public education, based largely on the portfolio model Hill and his successor at CRPE, Robin Lake, have advanced for the past decade, as well as crafting a new approach for financing education that expands high - quality school options for children and their families.

«We must recommit ourselves to the vision that all students have the right to equitable opportunities to learn at high levels,» said Helen Mountjoy of Daviess County, a former education cabinet secretary and chair of the State Board of Education as well as a current Prichard Committeeducation cabinet secretary and chair of the State Board of Education as well as a current Prichard CommitteEducation as well as a current Prichard Committee member.

«And as set out in our White Paper we are determined to continue with our vision to ensure every single child has the best possible education, as well as raising the status of the profession.

As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.

She has received the Red Apple Award, Teacher of the Year twice, four Alliance for Education Grants, Lowe's Charitable and Educational Foundation Grant, Best Buy Teach Grant, three Landmarks of American History Grants, Shreveport Regional Arts Council Grant, two Kids in Need Grants, the AEP / SWEPCO Teacher Vision Grant, and a Louisiana History Grant.

The California Department of Education should create and articulate a clear vision for how districts and schools should increase access to technology to better understand and serve unique student populations.

Guided by an objective data map and a clear community vision, the E3 Alliance proposes to better align the practices of our regional education system and allocate investments and services more efficiently to dramatically and sustainably increase educational outcomes.

The national group, Alliance to Reclaim Our Schools, issued a statement explaining: «As public schools are increasingly threatened by a view of education that supports privatization, zero - tolerance discipline policies, less funding, and high - stakes standardized tests, AROS is fighting back with a broad vision of American public education that prioritizes racial justice, equity and well - resourced, world - class, public community schools.»

We have a better vision for the future of public education than the old expensive, unproven reforms meant to hurt children and privatize our public schools.

Brian Whiston was on Stateside in March, where he discussed his vision for the future of education in Michigan as well as his thoughts on his then - impending medical leave.

Therefore educators and policy makers in the Arab world should communicate these concepts pragmatically as well as theoretically, starting with formulating a new vision for education in the Arab World, a deep and continuous revision of their curriculums, setting standards for equal chances in professional development, and making serious efforts in creating an educational philosophy not only for gender equity, but rather for human justice.

Through the expertise and collaboration of experienced public school leaders with a vision of public school education that could bring these improvements to life, Alliance schools are among the best performing in the nation.