Sentences with phrase «which challenged teacher»

As mayor, he attempted to take control of LA Unified and supported Vergara v. California, which challenged teacher tenure laws.

Not exact matches

This Catholic structure defended itself proudly against doctrinal and moral compromise; it was, above all, obedient to the authority which was exercised for generations without any serious challenge by its bishops and clergy and other religious teachers.

Each religion can be a teacher to the other, providing ethical suggestions for common learning growth, as a prophet challenging the other, as a mystic intriguing the other, shedding new light, hinting at new directions, provoking the other to a breaking up from that which has become congealed and hardened.

In many ways, the school chaplain or the religion teacher is doing much of what the church should be doing with young people — namely, taking them seriously, reflecting with them on their moral priorities, sometime challenging their values, offering them a greater perspective in which to deal with their pain, their hopes, their questioning.

Baking cookies also teachers math & patience, which is always a challenge in our busy family.

With the help of Challenge Success, JLS Principal Sharon Ofek several years ago created a «Shadow Day,» during which teachers would go through a full school day shadowing a student and then attempt to do the student's homework afterward.

Teachers like the program, but found challenges in distributing reimbursable meals, prompting Hodge to move to an offer - versus - serve format which has proven very popular.

We are challenging the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions» decision to change the basis on which certain public sector pension benefits, including teachers» pensions, are up - rated from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).

«The NASUWT is continuing to support its members in challenging these injustices, but much more action is needed by Government to affect the systemic change which is needed to ensure that no pupil or teacher is held back because of their ethnicity or faith.

«The NUTs Breaking the Mould project, in which the National Union of Teachers has worked with a small group of primary schools to consider how «traditional» gender stereotypes could be challenged in the classroom through reading materials, is a really useful resource.

Cuomo has been pushing for such a tax ceiling since his campaign, and the Assembly had been seen as one of his most challenging hurdles, since the New York City Democrats that lead the body have close ties to teachers» unions, which have opposed the cap.

Commenting on the proposed National Funding Formula for Schools and High Needs, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The delay in publishing the consultation on the national funding formula for schools indicates that even the Government recognises the scale of the challenge involved in creating a funding formula which enables schools to secure the educational entitlements of all children and young people.

But the judge stopped short of making a permanent decision about the city's plan, which is being challenged in lawsuit filed by the teacher's union.

There should be no presumption that teachers will conduct these searches and schools will need to make very clear to parents the circumstances in which searches will be conducted to avoid legal or other challenges.»

«However, it is important that Ministers take stock carefully of the current situation and avoid compounding the very serious challenges, including in respect of teacher supply, which have been the product of the last six years of reform.»

Nolan also expressed her dismay over the recent decision by a SUNY committee that allows some charter schools to certify their own teachers — a move that is being challenged by the statewide teachers union, NYSUT, and its NYC affiliate, the UFT, both of which are longtime allies of the Assembly Democrats.

«Governing bodies in too many cases fail to discharge their responsibilities to provide appropriate support and challenge to headteachers, which is why many teachers regard their governing body as the headteacher's governing body rather than the school's.

That system, which gave increased weight to test scores, was challenged successfully in court by New York State United Teachers.

Members, including chancellor Merryl Tisch, argued the new evaluation system, which was largely prescribed in law by Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state Legislature, would penalize teachers who work in the most challenging environments and with the neediest students and even prevent talented individuals from entering the field to begin with.

Also noticeably missing was any in - kind support from the regional office of New York State United Teachers, which lead the way in filing petition challenges.

But really better training of science teachers, better pay for teachers, more investment in school infrastructure, building, science equipment — that's a huge challenge for the nation, in which we are clearly losing internationally just by every ranking; we do much less well than we should.

New teachers deal with a multitude of challenges during their first year in the classroom, which is why many school districts develop mentoring programs to ease that transition.

The 500 hour yoga teacher training in India is challenging because it equips yoga teachers with expertise in hatha and ashtanga yoga practices, which includes physical as well as theoretical knowledge of yoga.The 500 - hour course is a perfect choice for those of you, who wish to complete your entire yoga teacher training in one go.

My husband and I try to go on at least one date a week, which during the school year, as teachers, can be challenging, but we make it a priority.

We also talk about why her desire to also be a producer on the HBO series was non-negotiable; the necessary use of violence and exploitation of women to show the reality of the character; and another role in the upcoming Netflix Sundance acquisition The Kindergarten Teacher, which she says is the most important and challenging of her career to date.

Haneke remains one of the few European practitioners of the morally serious, challenging art movie, of which The Piano Teacher is very much an example.

Citizen Schools, which has 3,500 volunteer teachers and 400 full - time and part - time staffers and «team leaders,» offers its 4,500 students one of the nation's most innovative and challenging after - school courses of study.

They even stage an annual «observation challenge,» in which teachers pop into each other's classrooms to observe and offer feedback.

Even when these challenges are met, one can not be entirely sure of the results, as exit exams may influence student and school performance even before they come into effect, if teachers and students know that they will soon be introduced, which is usually the case.

«Instead of devising testing schemes, which commonly lead to more retention and dropping out, policymakers should focus on providing all students with appropriately certified teachers, challenging curriculum, high quality facilities, and ample supplies of up - to - date books and materials.»

Zaption allows the teachers to survey the students» typed answers in real time, which permitted them to immediately address any questions and misunderstandings, and to tailor the discussion to the students» demonstrated interests and challenges.

In this new report, which was funded by the Joyce Foundation and released by Education Sector, the presidents of 30 local unions in six states speak candidly about their views on issues including reforming teacher pay, coping with the No Child Left Behind Act, new competition from charter schools, and the challenges of leading multiple generations of teachers who don't always see eye to eye.

Finally, counselors can encourage teachers to emphasize a growth mindset in their teaching, which can help students to embrace challenges, rather than feel overwhelmed by them.

After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1) classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning based on standardized test scores over multiple years.

'' In challenging times such as this, the government must take care to maintain the teacher supply base provided by university / school partnerships on which schools depend.

This view of a teacher's role as transformational is not wrong, as teachers often serve as the means by which children overcome challenges inherent in their backgrounds.

We find primary schools teachers are taking more risks, which allows them to learn what works and what doesn't at a faster rate, but they also don't face the same challenges as secondary teachers.

We've talked to teachers that acknowledge there's nothing like real world challenges and case studies which allow students to apply the knowledge skills and dispositions they will need to succeed in an interconnected world.

We recruit and develop teachers to work in the most challenging schools, which means we work hard to find the right people.

«Teaching in the Fourth Industrial Revolution takes passion and initiative, and along with the challenges come the exhilarating opportunities,» writes Elisa Guerra Cruz (@ElisaGuerraCruz), who shares the good, the bad, and the best, which include Stop Motion Studio, Weebly and Paths to Math (created by our very own Top Teacher Blogger Maarit Rossi).

This student - teacher bond is more challenging to develop and sustain through online learning, which by its design is constructed through distance and the tubes of the Internet.

She has been working with young people for the past ten years and founded The Educators» Lab, which supports teacher driven solutions to educational challenges.

The challenge teachers face is compounded, Meyer says, by the new standards movement, which demands that every student clear the same bar.

According to her, the major concern in the training of arts teachers is to introduce them to challenging work in the arts on issues of racism, sexism, homophobia, disability, and other identity - based areas in which injustice still happens.

We are also excited about our innovative teacher career ladder and professional development systems in which we recruit talented educators, provide them with opportunities to develop their craft, and retain them through formal recognition of their expertise, generous compensation, and a manageable yet challenging workload.

And he answers, «certainly not because I have any direct self - interest — no... I'm not profiting from my involvement in charter schools (in fact, I shudder to think of how much it's cost me), and I have little personal experience with the public school system because I'm doubly lucky: my parents saw that I wasn't being challenged in public schools, sacrificed (they're teachers / education administrators), and my last year in public school was 6th grade; and now, with my own children, I'm one of the lucky few who can afford to buy my children's way out of the NYC public system [in] which, despite Mayor Bloomberg's and Chancellor Klein's herculean efforts, there are probably fewer than two dozen schools (out of nearly 1,500) to which I'd send my kids.»

Yet the court reasoned that it is the administrative decisions of district leaders — rather than the challenged statutes — which bear the ultimate responsibility for how teachers are distributed across the state.

The idea being considered by Cambridge Assessment, which owns the OCR board, would involve getting teachers to submit questions that have worked well in class at challenging pupils.

It advised the government to draw up a clear plan for teacher supply covering the next three years, detailing how targets will be met and based on better data; to set out how it will talk to school leaders about the recruitment challenges they face; to report back on the extent of teachers taking lessons in which they are not qualified; and to ensure there is clearer information on where applicants may train to become a teacher and how much it costs.

The approach gives teachers a chance to understand the individual learning styles of their students, which means it can be especially beneficial for kids who have challenges in the classroom.