Leaving behind dodgeball and other games that use kids as targets, the program instead emphasizes personal fitness plans and activities that accommodate different student strengths.
“There [has been] barely a ripple of a suggestion that there are people who want to disenfranchise all unions, and going after teachers is a fashionable...thing to do," said U.S. News & World Report's Susan Milligan.
The company will work with Arizona State University to offer part-time and full-time staff the opportunity to finish their bachelor’s degrees with full tuition reimbursement.
The funding will support training of teachers and staff in evidence-based strategies that reduce violence and bullying. Video surveillance, school safety officers, metal detectors and stronger security measures are also key tactics to be... 06/16/2014 - 5:06pm ago
One program strategy is giving students more time to "wrestle" with math problems before providing hints or the answer, said an article in DailyCamera.com.
The 16 percent who missed more than 18 days on average were responsible for one-third of all teacher absenses in the survey, which was done among 40 large metropolitan school districts.
Although burnout is common among both new and veteran teachers, key prevention tactics include keeping the classroom interesting and the student-teacher bond strong.
"It can take teachers as long as four to six weeks at the start of a new school year to help kids brush up on skills they had previously mastered," said Pearl Chang Esau, the head of an education advocacy group called Expect More Arizona.
Schools can build early-warning indicators based on students' attendance, course failure and behavior in order to predict dropout, on-time graduation, and college and career readiness.
The Court decided not to reconsider a federal appeals court ruling that a public school district was wrong to hold high school graduation ceremonies in a church.
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Students need a minimum "B" GPA to enter a teacher training program and to receive certification, and they must pass a performance test upon certification.
Critics say Namita Dwarka has neglected students with special needs, taken away math and science programs and altered the grading system to improve graduation rates.
"Teaching colleges are too lenient in their admissions criteria and have failed to prepare their students to teach subjects like reading, math and science," said a report by the National Council on Teacher Quality.
We should expect to see increasing focus on open education resources, as well as more experimentation with blended learning models that combine time on the computer with face-to-face instruction.