Sentences with phrase «working at independent schools»

At the end of the week, we'll be exhibiting at the American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages (ACTFL) Annual Convention in Nashville, hoping to meet foreign language teachers who are interested in working at independent schools.

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Major construction works at the new independent public secondary school Fremantle College is set to be performed by Perkins Builders under a $ 22.9 million contract.

It took some concerned parents to get together and push for changes, maybe easier to do this at an independent school, but it worked.

Michael was educated at both state and independent schools, in England and Scotland, and his mother worked at Aberdeen School for the Deaf and Aberdeen University.

Maya Wiley stepped down from her role as chairwoman of the NYC Civilian Complaint Review Board, the city's independent police oversight agency, to focus on her work at The New School, where she is a professor and senior vice president.

«If you've been hired because of your connection to a powerful person, you don't have to be working directly for that person to receive special treatment,» said Richard Briffault, a professor of legislation at Columbia Law School who chairs New York City's Conflicts of Interest Board, the city's independent ethics oversight panel.

Hello my name is Amie.I use to work for Independent Bank but now I stay with my brother and I take my 9 year old to school and I help out.Right now I'm trying to get a job at the new casino in Battle Creek working as a teller!

When she started working at a small independent school in Newport, R.I., in 2006, as director of technology, she also told her students not to use Wikipedia.

Alex Hill: I mean it was actually part of a big study looking at 160 academies [independent but state - funded schools], where we were given remote access to their systems so that we could actually observe what they did and how they operated, and we worked with them for seven to nine years, and during that time there was 411 different leaders who led those schools.

Chase Grammar School students arrived at the Cannock - based independent school this morning to receive the outcome of months of hard work spent revising and sitting those all - important examinaSchool students arrived at the Cannock - based independent school this morning to receive the outcome of months of hard work spent revising and sitting those all - important examinaschool this morning to receive the outcome of months of hard work spent revising and sitting those all - important examinations.

Tablets were also found to greatly improve independent learning, with 100 per cent of pupils reporting that their tablets helped them to do research for school work, and 88 per cent reporting that tablets enabled them to work at their own pace and not worry if others are working faster or slower than them in lessons.

I'm a learning specialist at an independent school in New York City, and the students I work with in small pullout groups have all been identified as needing extra reading support.

More talented students would pursue careers in science and engineering if they could engage in laboratory work and independent research while in high school, according to at least 70 percent...

HDP graduates are putting their Harvard degree and experience to work at all levels of the education sector — public and independent schools, nonprofit organizations, and government agencies — as well as pursuing careers in public health, social services, child advocacy, and social policy.

It's a nice transition from «welcome» to «work,» and it's a positive interaction for teacher and students,» added Sessions, who teaches at Olle Middle School in Texas's Alief Independent School District.

Each faculty adviser works with seventeen students, helping them create unique personal learning plans (a mix of classes and internships designed to address a student's needs and interests) and supervising their independent studies over the course of their four years at the school.

At most universities, according to Jennifer Husbands, founding director of the HTH Graduate School of Education (GSE), one unit or credit equals 10 or 15 hours of class time and 5 hours of independent work.

The IOG Apprenticeship Scheme offers apprentice work placements at independent schools and can offer prospective employers the correct guidance to successfully employ and train an apprentice.

Certain techniques were flagged up «no hands rule; use of mini-white boards, Kagan, learning environments that are supporting; bolstering self - esteem; positivity; curiosity; creativity; identify students to lead plenary at end of lesson at the beginning; Get class blogging — quadblogging; tallies for whole class rewards; encouraging independent learning; wait time when questioning; talk about their thinking and reasoning; conversational learning; talk with learning partners before answering any questions; pair and share; Glazer learning model structure for lesson delivery — a good mix of interaction and independent work; offering choice to pupils; cross class working; allowing time to play; list / describe / explain / evaluate; new audiences beyond the school; project based learning and philosopy; swapping age - groups; cross-curricular working; read to them every day; invite varied guests in; learning by discovery using pupils» interests; stand back and watch with purpose.

This work is supported through residential workshops with local and international experts, an international study tour including a customized seminar at Harvard University, site visits and meetings with international business leaders, and the ongoing support from both the Harvard team and Independent Schools Victoria.

Currently she is completing her doctoral studies at the University of Pennsylvania and is working on a dissertation that examines the gendered nature of leadership in independent schools.

Ben Austin, former executive director of Parent Revolution who is working for an independent expenditure committee supporting reform candidate Melvoin, said he hears parents talking about this issue when he drops his daughters off at school.

Following a move to New Jersey, she worked at the American Boy Choir School, an independent middle school, and at Princeton University as the director of experiential education and assistant director of the premedical prSchool, an independent middle school, and at Princeton University as the director of experiential education and assistant director of the premedical prschool, and at Princeton University as the director of experiential education and assistant director of the premedical program.

A teacher works with students at the BASIS Independent School of Silicon Valley school, which uses an internationally benchmarked test for 15 - year - olds to see how students measure up to peers worlSchool of Silicon Valley school, which uses an internationally benchmarked test for 15 - year - olds to see how students measure up to peers worlschool, which uses an internationally benchmarked test for 15 - year - olds to see how students measure up to peers worldwide.

I had one friend who — when she was getting her teaching certification while also working full - time at an independent school — not only lived on Ramen noodles, but often found herself, at the end of her busy day, too impatient to wait for the noodles to soften.

On the morning the dance video was presented, the meeting opened with a lengthy discussion inspired by an art teacher and a writing teacher who work together at a Boston - area independent school.

WTTW in Chicago takes a look at Intrinsic Schools, a Chicago charter school that uses blended learning and puts lots of students in one big pod, a large classroom with flexible furniture that a teacher can reorganize to create spaces for independent work, collaboration, instruction, and 1 - on - 1 time with teachers.

As learning grows more collaborative, mirroring many contemporary work settings, teachers can't ignore the pressures that tempt young people to cheat, say three researchers at the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) in a recent essay for the National Association of Independent Schools.

He previously worked at Dallas Independent School District, Educational Testing Service, the American Institute for Certified Public Accountants (AICPA), and the College Board.

We work with leaders at all types of schools in every sector — MPS, independent charter, and private Choice — at every point along the path to high - quality.

As independent learners, students can to work at home or school to complete their assignments.

The leaders said they prefer to work with lawmakers on a compromise that would allow for at least a handful of charters — public and free but independent schools that use unconventional techniques.

At the Dallas Independent School District he was a Principal Evaluator working with K - 8 school teachers to develop end of year tests to provide information to both the current teacher and the teacher in the next School District he was a Principal Evaluator working with K - 8 school teachers to develop end of year tests to provide information to both the current teacher and the teacher in the next school teachers to develop end of year tests to provide information to both the current teacher and the teacher in the next grade.

Prior to working in the Highly Skilled Educator Program with the Kentucky Department of Education, I was assistant principal of academics at Elizabethtown (Independent) High School.

As private school placement experts Cornelia and Jim Iredell of Independent School Placement suggest, the best candidates, and teachers, at private schools have experience working in classchool placement experts Cornelia and Jim Iredell of Independent School Placement suggest, the best candidates, and teachers, at private schools have experience working in clasSchool Placement suggest, the best candidates, and teachers, at private schools have experience working in classroom.

And, collectively, we're going to have to work at finding ways to make it easier for independent charter schools to open and flourish.

Addressing top educators in his speech on Monday, Mr Buchanan, who is Headmaster of Ashford School in Kent, said: «Independent and state schools can not make our relationships work with a gun pointing at our heads.

Jamilah also worked at Hartford Youth Scholars as a placement manager, where she helped low - income families access independent secondary schools.

So, I think that Virginia's feeling like a real breath of fresh air is rolling through the state in terms of really looking at things like more opportunities for kids to get out of school, particularly their junior and senior year, to be able to do internships or work experiences or independent studies or community - based project work.

The government has previously said that school - led nurseries are at the heart of government plans, and schools have been urged to «consider teaming up with private, voluntary and independent nurseries to share the best ways of working».

our work at management and staff level with the secondary schools and academies in our independent - state schools partnership, and a volunteering programme which took place in timetabled time on Friday afternoons.

High school seniors at Academia Avance, an independent public charter school in northeast Los Angeles, show up to school looking like they're headed to work.

and she works in school operations at the public independent charter schools, Partnerships to Uplift Communities, or PUC schools.

Her name is Elizabeth Tinajero Melendrez and she works in school operations at the public independent charter schools, Partnerships to Uplift Communities, or PUC schools.

Our school uses a Montessori - style Independent Work period where students complete assignments, such as math and spelling practice, at school.

«Parents want to know how to read to their children, and this is perfect to use,» said Deb McKinney, a kindergarten teacher at Baty Elementary in Del Valle Independent School District, where Project ELITE has been working.

From her office in Washington, D.C., Henderson now works as a senior consultant for the Institute for Education and Social Policy at New York University and as an independent consultant with parent and community groups, school districts, foundations, and national organizations.

«Since implementing the read - aloud routine in my classroom, my students» reading comprehension and vocabulary skills have truly grown,» said Amanda Wilkie, a second - grade teacher at Baty Elementary School in Del Valle Independent School District, where Project ELITE has been working.

At an independent school that only has one «division» (a grade 9 - 12 boarding school, for instance), the title «dean» will usually correspond to senior administrators who work under and report to the Head of Sschool that only has one «division» (a grade 9 - 12 boarding school, for instance), the title «dean» will usually correspond to senior administrators who work under and report to the Head of Sschool, for instance), the title «dean» will usually correspond to senior administrators who work under and report to the Head of SchoolSchool.

If you believe that you possess the foresight, leadership skills, and creativity to further improve the quality of education and community at an independent school, then consider working with CS&A to take the next step in your career path — as a division head or dean at an independent school.