Sentences with phrase «wider issue of teacher»

Flores «urged her colleagues to reject any settlement that did not take on the wider issue of teacher evaluation,» the Times reported.

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Ms Keates also raised the context in schools of this failure to protect women teachers from online abuse, highlighting that it is simply part of a much wider issue of gender inequality.

Tuesday evening, CUNY Institute for Education Policy (CIEP) will host a one - on - one conversation with the President of the United Federation of Teachers (UFT), Michael Mulgrew: «This unscripted conversation will cover a wide range of pressing issues facing New York State's teachers and their studentsTeachers (UFT), Michael Mulgrew: «This unscripted conversation will cover a wide range of pressing issues facing New York State's teachers and their studentsteachers and their students.»

The inspector would also be required to evaluate and make recommendations on a wide range of issues, including how funds are distributed, disciplinary actions against students and teachers, and the co-location of charter schools.

The England - wide search will see children and young people nominate teachers and school staff who go above and beyond the call of duty to support students around issues such as bullying, relationships, family life and mental health.

The issue with that is that if we have students in a classroom who are ranging from below Low, barely able to read and make sense of their text, to students who are reading at this Advanced level, it is very difficult for a teacher to be able to teach to a class with that wide a variety of literacy levels, and the problem is that these children who are not reaching the Low benchmark or are at the Low benchmark are, if you like, starting the race quite a long way behind all of these other kids.

Many teachers associate a wide variety of challenges and concerns with group work: kids goofing off, copying from each other, and letting one student do all the work, as well as issues around the teacher not feeling in control.

The gap of 40 percentage points in support between teachers and the broader public is the widest that we observe on any issue in our 2016 survey.

We need to create a school - wide culture and curriculum that enables us to utilise the full capabilities of our teachers and by tapping into their vision, passion and discipline we can help them to build partnerships with the children and parents to prevent mental health issues.

The wide range of responses to this question reflected a tense dynamic: Parents are concerned about many, many issues regarding their kids, and teachers, whose primary concern is supposed to be education, are frequent targets of parental anxiety.

Teachers versus the Public Michael Henderson, Paul Peterson, and Martin West In Teachers versus the Public, Henderson, Peterson, and Associate Professor West examine the first experimental study comparing public and teacher opinion, showing a wide divide on a number of issues, including merit pay and teacher tenure.

Our goal is to offer a worldwide connection between teachers, students, researchers and lecturers, from a wide range of academic fields, interested in exploring and giving their contribution in educational issues.

«That's a critical difference for us in terms of the agreed process, that it doesn't unfairly over-emphasise a particular data source, that it embraces a wide range of data sources, and teachers and principals cooperatively have developed an approach that will see those real - time issues built - in to whatever process is undertaken,» Bates told Education Matters magazine.

The fifth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance and Education Next magazine on a wide range of education policy issues uncovered growing divisions between teachers and the general public.

National Survey also reveals increased support for virtual schooling, support for charter schools rises sharply in minority communities CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

Teachers in new immigrant destinations — places that are seeing rapidly increasing numbers of immigrants — often find themselves dealing with a host of unexpected issues: immigrant students» unique socio - emotional needs, community conflict, a wider range of skills in English, lack of a common language for communication with parents, and more.

The STF can help teachers with a wide range of issues, freeing up their time to focus on the needs of the school and individual pupils taking the trip.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - The fourth annual survey conducted by Harvard's Program on Education Policy and Governance (PEPG) and Education Next on a wide range of education issues released today reveals that the broader public and teachers are markedly divided in their support for merit pay, teacher tenure, and Race to the Top (RttT).

(February 23, 2018, Washington, D.C.)-- Lynn M. Gangone, President and CEO of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (AACTE), today issued the following statement regarding the school shooting that took place in Parkland, Florida, a week ago and the nation - wide conversations that have occurred since the incident:

As the district embraces the Common Core and National Core Arts Standards, visual arts teachers have been invited to the table to participate in district - wide conversations and initiatives aimed at addressing issues of access and quality.

In terms of general education - related topics, participants shared links on a wide variety of matters, including diversity and social justice issues, and to articles on education news and policy matters, such as the Common Core State Standards and the Chicago Teachers Union strike that unfolded during the semester.

The conference featured nearly two dozen workshops on a wide range of topics from teaching in a changing Cyberworld to co-teaching and even a session on pension issues for early career teachers.

With the increasing complexity of teaching and learning in today's classrooms, teacher educators consciously incorporate a wide range of important issues in teacher preparation, technology being one of many.

Those issues came up again yesterday at the state board meeting as Cerf's staff, led by assistant commissioner Peter Shulman, presented the new GPA requirement as part of a wide - ranging package of changes in regulations for teacher preparation.

CEPA researchers examines a wide range of issues, including how to best measure student success, what factors predict and promote student success, and how different types of teacher instruction, school programs, and education policies can improve student achievement.

This includes forming a literacy leadership team, creating a collaborative learning environment, developing a school wide plan to address the professional development needs of teachers, and develop their own capacity around the issue.

After mentioning NCTQ's plans for a nation - wide review of teacher preparation programs, McKee suggested that in order to improve teacher effectiveness the federal government should provide funding for high - performing teacher preparation programs, issue state teacher preparation report cards, and research best practices, while states should strengthen their oversight practices, and require rigorous licensing tests that do not act as a rubber stamp for all teacher candidates.

The issue - unhappiness about a reduction in personal planning time in exchange for school - wide staff development in the new teacher contract - mobilized the kind of teacher turnout not seen at board meetings since the mid-1990s when labor strife was more common.

The honest attempt to find common ground on the crucial issue of improving public education deserves wide support and participation from diverse interests, including the skeptical teachers union.

The Targeted Schools include 25 underperforming and difficult - to - staff schools that have suffered from staff retention issues and that have demonstrated growth over time based upon several measures of school - wide teacher performance and overall academic growth.

Access to the map through an interface specifically designed for teachers, parents and students can effectively bridge the gap between research and practice, allowing a wider audience of practitioners and families to apply lessons learned in educational research to practical learning issues in classrooms and homes.

The wide range of gains within classrooms supports the idea that the Scantron test results are not valid or reliable for some students... The Scantron issues raise important concerns for teachers, parents and administrators.

A 2013 review of research bearing on SLO / SGOs documented unresolved issues in the validity, reliability, efficiency, and fairness of these measures for high - stakes evaluations of teachers in a wide range of subjects and job assignments.

He conducted numerous national and regional workshops for administrators and teachers on a wide range of instructional, management, and leadership issues and was a frequent guest on television and radio talk shows.

In his consulting work, Theron designs curriculum and teacher training materials and works with educators on a wide range of instructional issues, including project - based learning, school and small learning community design, assessment, leadership development, asset mapping, strategic planning documents, and whole - school reform coaching.

From teacher pay to charter funding to a bitterly controversial reform bill for North Carolina's low - performing schools, the state legislature covered a wide range of education issues this year.

Observed and assessed student performance and kept thorough records of progress.Implemented a variety of teaching methods such as lectures, discussions and demonstrations.Established clear objectives for all lessons, units and projects.Encouraged students to persevere with challenging tasks.Set and communicated ground rules for the classroom based on respect and personal responsibility.Identified early signs of emotional, developmental and health problems in students and followed up with the teacher.Tutored children individually and in small groups to help them with difficult subjects.Taught after - school and summer enrichment programs.Established positive relationships with students, parents, fellow teachers and school administrators.Mentored and counseled students with adjustment and academic problems.Delegated tasks to teacher assistants and volunteers.Took appropriate disciplinary measures when students misbehaved.Improved students» reading levels through guided reading groups and whole group instruction.Used children's literature to teach and reinforce reading, writing, grammar and phonics.Enhanced reading skills through the use of children's literature, reader's theater and story time.Differentiated instruction according to student ability and skill level.Taught students to exercise problem solving methodology and techniques during tests.Taught students in various stages of cognitive, linguistic, social and emotional development.Encouraged students to explore issues in their lives and in the world around them.Employed a wide variety of fiction and non-fiction textual materials to encourage students to read independently.

The IRIS Center is funded to develop learning modules for teachers, school administrators, and others on a wide range of disability - related issues.