Sentences with phrase «what about educators»

But what about educators who teach subjects like art and music, where students don't take statewide tests?

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«This system was designed decades ago,» Gates continued, «and it doesn't reflect what educators have learned about helping students and teachers do their best work,» namely, that students learn far more effectively when their instruction is tailored to their specific needs.

What do those scientists and educators know about science and education anyway, right?

This book is written for Christian educators, trainers, teachers, and lay people who are facing the question: «How can we say what we mean about God so that our assertions will be understood, accepted, and responded to?»

We are proposing a new paradigm, one that is more closely aligned with what research tells us about child development and the best practices of educators.

I am fortunate to have a wonderful longtime partner (who, as an educator, knows all about small salaries), but I sometimes wonder what would happen if I lost my job and was looking for love — would I be marriage material (assuming I even wanted to marry again, that is, which I don't), or even dateable?

De-registering a child from school — what to do if your child is in school Getting started — what to expect in the first months of home educating Different styles — These will depend on your personality and preferences Mailing list information — links to home educators» online mailing lists General links — links to general sites about home education Local group sites — links to mailing lists or sites related to British home educators» groups GCSE guide — how can home educators take GCSEs if they wish to?

After decades of failed education policies, scientists, economists and educators are beginning to rethink their basic ideas about what it takes to succeed in school.

And that is what Latch On Memphis is all about; bringing together the health professionals, lactation educators, moms, and their support teams to strengthen these bonds and continue to open the lines of communication about why breastfeeding is best for babies.

Tanja Martinson, a certified babywearing educator took issue with Samuels» statement: «While the loss of this baby was a tragedy, what bothered me most about the article were the scare tactics unnecessarily sounding the alarm against all slings.»

I think teaching children food literacy (especially how what we eat is connected to so many things we all care about, including the environment, health and poverty) is one of the most important things we can do as parents and educators.

«This award confirms what we in Cherokee County have known for years: Ms. Chambers is a skilled nurse, dedicated educator and outstanding administrator, who cares deeply about her community,» Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said.

The Orfalea Fund helped to bring about new standards in early childhood education, school food, and disaster readiness by doing in - depth research, taking risks to discover what works, bringing together dedicated partners to execute programs, and helping families, educators, and policy - makers raise their expectations for a healthier, more resilient community.

I am just a lowly stay - at - home mom who must rely on websites, doctors, and educators to have a clue about what my own children need...

You may also want to contact a local Waldorf elementary school or nursery / kindergarten to learn what events they may have to offer fledgling Waldorf educators and others interested in finding out about Waldorf Education.

I've taught nearly 500 students and we as educators constantly hear parents talk about how their child is gifted but the implication they make is that their child is gifted over others, well guess what... every child's ability isn't better than another although each is uniquely gifted.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

Supported by NASA and NOAA, this effort is also producing assessments that educators can use to get a better picture of what students know and don't know about weather and climate concepts.

Despite the clashing opinions about what it means to «do it right,» educators agree that an assessment is no trivial matter.

Educators can promote news media literacy in schools, Craft said, and journalists can play a part «by being more open about how they do what they do.»

Information provided by SMD - funded E / PO programs is disseminated via this section of the SMD E / PO Community Workspace (/ page / 5324) with the goal of providing information about what E / PO efforts are being carried out, the numbers of individuals reached, program effectiveness, and how program outcomes are benefiting students, educators, and the public.

Now as a nutrition educator and researcher, she is passionate about increasing the public's knowledge about all aspects of nutrition — including what is being done to our food supply, and its link to chronic conditions.

Listen to what my very wise friend Misty, a holistic nutrition educator, has to say about this very topic, «when beginning your new diet / lifestyle program, don't try to emulate your old favorites.

Join physician, yoga educator and yoga therapist Baxter Bell, MD for a 3 - part webinar (two lectures and a yoga practice) on what we presently know from research about metabolic syndrome and what we are discovering from recent yoga research on how yoga may help!

But what can we say, as educators, about living in the United States today when Congress unanimously passes The National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA), where Section 1021 (b)(2) of NDAA gives the military having the power to detain you on American soil, without due process, indefinitely, at the discretion of the President?

At the time, this kind of random contribution — by a regular Joe who was having fun, or at least who wasn't backing up his claim with scholarly research — was exactly what educators were worried about when it came to students using the free site for research.

What we now call school reform isn't the product of a gradual consensus emerging among educators about how kids learn; it's a political movement that grew out of one seed planted in 1983.

Guest blogger Tom Whitby, a 40 - year veteran of the teaching profession and an extremely connected educator, offers some basic, practical wisdom about what a PLN is and how to get one.

Thousands of educators are online, and you can tap into their collective knowledge to ask questions and have conversations about what you need to learn.

What should educators know about crowdfunding?

Most educators feel a sense of responsibility to talk with their students about what's going on in society and the world.

Rather than relying only on a numerical index or an A-F grading system that would obscure the critical information needed for improvement, the measures above should be part of a dashboard that informs educators and the community about progress in each area and allows for analysis of what's working and where attention is needed.

That's what the New York board of regents told educators last week about a policy it had hastily adopted 11 days earlier requiring the equivalent of three years of a foreign language to graduate from high school.

In the interest of igniting a dialog about what works in classroom management, we've gathered the following discipline tips from educators.

As educators and parents in any part of the world, we are always imagining the future as we think about what is important for our children to know and understand.

Only educators can truly piece together answers about what is needed to excite the global village of minds in American schools today.

EW: What are some of the concerns educators voice to you about meeting accountability and achievement standards?

Now, educators are beginning to discover what the business community is raving about.

But we've also had to consider what newcomers might want from an English language class, which could be as something as simple as talking to them about things they know and care about, say educators like Darren Chase, an ELL teacher with New Design High School in New York City.

Whitby, a 40 - year veteran of the teaching profession and an extremely connected educator, offers some basic, practical wisdom about what a PLN is and how to get one — including tips for interacting and collaborating on social media.

asked a handful of educators to offer their best ideas about what it will take to create meet the challenges of the 21st - century classroom.

The most revealing insight into what teacher educators believe to be wrong or right about the field is a lengthy 2006 volume published by the American Educational Research Association (AERA), Studying Teacher Education.

In 2015 and 2016, Corwin and ACEL co-hosted eight sold out symposiums enabling thousands of educators to learn more about the Visible Learning research, the world's largest evidence base on what works in K - 12 education, developed by Professor John Hattie of the University of Melbourne.

Rather than shielding children from news about hate, educators could prepare them for the real world by teaching what hate is and how to prevent it.

I teach at Hsinchu International School, in Taiwan, so I thought that maybe I should write about what it means to be an international educator and then move on to a technology topic.

«What worries me is that educators are worried about School Sucks.

So what is it about great educators, like the theatrical Michael Foley, that leaves such an indelible impression?

But if the science of best educator practice is combined with a national infrastructure of standards and testing, then local actors can not adjudicate among competing claims about what science says.

Local educators whose jobs are related to curriculum almost certainly have ideas about what constitutes good curriculum.

This month we spoke with Alan Daly, one of the authors of the new book, Future Directions of Educational Change, who believes that in the past, educators have taken a more «knowledge» or «human capital» approach to educational change and what's missing is the day to day interactions «between and among practitioners as they go about their important work.»