Sentences with phrase «with powerful teachers»

In response, state legislatures across the country are pushing to reform tenure and seniority rules, sparking battles with powerful teachers unions.

The real problem, in Magee's eyes, is that wealthy New Yorkers are trying to dismantle the publicly funded school system — complete with the powerful teachers unions — because they don't want to pay their «fair share» in taxes to support the education of all children, not just the «elite.»

Researchers are now studying the impact of The 4Rs combined with a powerful teacher coaching process called My Teaching Partner.

Researchers are now studying the impact of The 4Rs combined with a powerful teacher coaching process called My Teaching Partner.

We have partnered with leading researchers on a federal Goal 3 research program to examine the impact of our 4Rs Program combined with a powerful teacher coaching process developed by the University of Virginia called My Teaching Partner.

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Peer pressure is a powerful motivator, and if the stigma of still wearing a diaper amongst a preschool crowd clad in Dora and Bob the Builder undies isn't traumatic enough, children late to potty train can sense the disapproval of their teacher who may be annoyed to have to deal with a diaper, or clean up messes.

These traits (self - awareness, mood management, motivation, empathy, and social skills) can be fostered in children and taught in classrooms, making them powerful strategies for parents and teachers to model when working with children.

Reardon, a high school teacher with limited resources and minimal political juice, says he never could have dispatched such a powerful incumbent were it not for the help of a relatively new political force in Oregon: the Working Families Party.

Legislative leaders, under pressure from the politically powerful teachers union to restrict access to the information further than would occur under Cuomo's plan, have yet to come up with proposals of their own.

But many of his proposals — such as toughening up evaluation systems teachers barely agreed to in the first place, firing teachers with bad ratings, tying tenure to evaluations, and increasing the cap on charter schools — are sure to be met with ire from politically powerful state and city teachers union.

The Alliance for Quality Education, a school advocacy group that helped unseat some incumbent senators in November, is joining with the powerful New York State United Teachers union to protect school funding.

But the state United Teachers and the state AFL - CIO, two powerful labor organizations with thousands of members, aren't taking the same route.

The governor is also expected push for a tougher teacher evaluation system by linking some, if not all, of the promised 4 percent increase in education aid while also overhauling the state pension system — two moves that will put him on a collision course with powerful labor unions.

Kink, who led the Democrats» policy office, will head the Strong Economy for All Coalition, which, according to a recent Times report, will soon open with a $ 5 million budget, backed by SEIU / 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the UFT, the New York City teachers union.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia's ruling that Superintendent Kriner Cash can circumvent the union contract to make changes at receivership schools will likely end in a court battle with one of the most powerful teachers unions in the country.

Upset with a state Senate Republican budget plan to boost charter schools, the powerful city and state teachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools.

ALBANY — Unions and their legislative allies are increasing the pressure on New York State education commissioner John King, with state lawmakers calling for his resignation and a powerful teachers» union planning public forums to «fill the void» created by the ones the commissioner canceled.

Along with other powerful state lawmakers, Perkins has benefited from the teachers union's largesse.

The bill would also do away with a requirement that those abused in a public institution like a school must file a notice of intent to sue within 90 days of the incident occurring — something that in the past has been vehemently opposed by the public sector and powerful teachers union.

He said he views his school aid proposals with the most optimism because powerful teacher unions will make the case on both sides of the aisle.

One such group, the Strong Economy for All Coalition, will formally open next week with a $ 5 million budget, backed by S.E.I.U. 1199, the powerful health care workers» union, and the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City teacherTeachers, the New York City teachersteachers union.

Upset with a state Senate Republican budget plan to boost charter schools, the powerful city and state teachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools, a city United Federation of Teachers spokeswomteachers union bombarded GOP senators last week with nearly 20,000 faxes and 1,500 phone calls warning the plan would damage neighborhood public schools, a city United Federation of Teachers spokeswomTeachers spokeswoman said.

According to state campaign finance records posted Monday evening, the Democratic State Central Committee of CA accepted a total of $ 1.59 million in campaign contributions on Sept. 19 — with the overwhelming majority of those funds coming from the state's powerful labor unions, representing teachers, firefighters, engineers and nurses.

In the final days leading to the primary, the New York State United Teachers, a powerful teachers» union with ties to the left - leaning Working Families party, used its independent expenditure political action committee to fund $ 178,000 in mailers and ads claiming Grisanti wasn't conservative enough for the dTeachers, a powerful teachers» union with ties to the left - leaning Working Families party, used its independent expenditure political action committee to fund $ 178,000 in mailers and ads claiming Grisanti wasn't conservative enough for the dteachers» union with ties to the left - leaning Working Families party, used its independent expenditure political action committee to fund $ 178,000 in mailers and ads claiming Grisanti wasn't conservative enough for the district.

Convincing: University teachers are a powerful group within the university, certainly with respect to mentoring PhD students.

But games are a powerful learning tool when combined with other exploratory, hands - on activities and ongoing instruction from a teacher acting more as a coach than a lecturer, he adds.

She's shared the stage with many of the most powerful teachers in the world.

Have you had a powerful teacher or moment with yoga that changed your life?

Jessa has studied with a group of wise and powerful teachers, including Rosemary Gladstar, Peeka Trenkle, Phyllis Light, Hilary Garivaltis, and Nancy Phillips.

Paring down your speech as a teacher will make your instructions that much more powerful while communicating only the essential and positive outside of the studio will bring consciousness to how you connect with others, adding power and efficacy to each word you use.

The SmartFLOW Teacher Training offers you a strong foundation, yet remains in - depth with its emphasis on methodology: powerful principles — physical and spiritual — lead to inspired and creative teaching.

Linda, you mentioned that you just became a certified yoga teacher where you spent thirty - one days with eighteen hours a day of focusing on yoga and obviously exercise and the things that go with yoga, the meditative side of things, right in the middle of being a powerful consultant and right before publishing a book.

Our goal is to present parents, grand - parents, teachers, and educators with the wonderful opportunity to teach children a powerful art form, mindfulness outlet, and physical activity that they can enjoy for the rest of their lives.

As a registered yoga teacher and therapist, I sensed that yoga combined with psychotherapy might be a very powerful tool in the treatment of mood disorders and anxiety.

Since 2008 I have worked with Yoga teachers, Spiritual Gurus, Shaman elders, great wisdom teachers and healers, studied and practiced a variety of holistic modalities and ancient teachings, from those found within the pages of the Bhagavad Gita and in Vedic Culture to working with the powerful healing properties of crystals, and have expanded and experienced healing on deep and profound levels.

Ashtanga Yoga Intermediate Series with Kino MacGregor DVD (2 - disc set)- The first disc in this DVD set begins with Kino's insights on this powerful practice and then moves directly into the first segment demonstrating the Intermediate Series as Kino learned it from her teachers in India.

January 23, 2018 — Kate gave a powerful speech about mental health to a crowd of teachers and students at Roe Green Junior School in London wearing a royal blue Seraphine frock with matching shoes.

Cate Blanchett's turmoil as a teacher caught in an affair with a student is palpable, and her sparring with Dench is powerful.

It's at first at coy device, though it becomes less so as the series goes in its machinations from D.C. abstracts to grounded details, ones involving the Teachers Union, a powerful oil lobbyist and former colleague named Remy (Mahershala Ali), Claire's water nonprofit and an ambitious blogger named Zoe Barnes (Kate Mara) who develops a mutually beneficial relationship with Underwood.

Set after the war, with Ip Man relocated to Hong Kong, it replaces the foreign devils that were the occupying Japanese Army with the colonial British foreign devils ruling Hong Kong in 1950 and sets the honorable sensei against a corrupt cabal of martial arts teachers lead by Sammo Hung (who is also the film's fight choreographer) and a champion boxer called The Twister (Darren Shahlavi), a British brute with a powerful punch and a killer instinct.

A powerful way to support the development of growth mindsets among teachers is for them to experience a positive impact in their classrooms, and teachers have shared with us the positive impact they have seen when they have an opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and work on projects, such as creating more effective lessons.

Ever since the Learning Outside the Classroom (LOtC) manifesto was launched in 2008, highlighting the powerful educational value of school trips, when asked whether the benefits of taking pupils on educational visits outweigh concerns over cost and safety, teachers and instructors have always answered with a resounding «yes».

Believe it or not it is a starting point for teachers and as they move forward they can create their own folder and add materials to the tool box making it their own very powerful resource that can be used to help students and other teachers deal with bullying issues in their school.

HCSS Budgeting is a powerful budget planning and forecasting tool that automatically updates with the latest financial information from the Department for Education (DfE), HMRC and the Education Funding Agency (EFA) that schools need to be aware of such as rises in teachers» pension contributions.

If a teacher hasn't experienced powerful collaboration with his colleagues, how equipped is he to facilitate collaborative learning among his students?

Florida teacher Kelly Rose introduced brain movies to a literature circle of fifth graders, beginning with the powerful language of poetry.

He shows how reform after reform has gone forward with the same assumptions: that students are passive recipients of instruction, that teachers are all - powerful molders of inert student clay, and that students have no responsibility for their own academic success.

This is where Theisen met one of her classes» foreign correspondents; it's a powerful, quick way to connect with teachers across the globe.

I am very confident that passionate teachers coupled with time to collaborate and produce content will lead to some exciting and powerful outcomes for teaching and learning in our school.

I agree with Stuart's comment on feedback - one of the most powerful influences on student learning - and best from the teacher