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	Teachers for Our Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		Nevertheless, many school districts who responded expressed concern that candidates interviewed for positions in their districts needed significant mentoring, greater knowledge of Minnesota's graduation standards, better skill with the use of technology in classrooms, and a greater sense of professionalism and commitment to careers in teaching.
		We have high standards for preparing and licensing teachers, a well-developed set of standards for school children's achievement, a testing and accountability system associated with achievement standards, a large percentage of teachers in teaching assignments specific to their fields of preparation, and, in comparison to other states, high levels of student achievement.
		Ideally, well-qualified teachers are fully prepared and licensed in their field of teaching, have completed a formal program in education at a college or university which includes appropriate coursework, early and frequent school experiences, and a semester or more of student teaching.
	education.umn.edu /research/teachers-schools.html (1917 words)

	Time to Rethink the High School Experience
		Personalizing the high school is very difficult when students move throughout the building from course to course, from scheduled time to scheduled time, and basically have their "place" in the school in a metal locker located in the hallway.
		Schools that have implemented sequences of courses where teachers stay with groups of students for more than a single semester or academic year have found that student achievement gains are significant.
		Successful schools are schools where teachers are treated as professionals, where teachers work in teams, and where professional development in the implementation of successful strategies is a common part of the experience of the professional educator.
	www.nde.state.ne.us /COMMISH/HSexperience.htm (1457 words)

	Teachers-preschool, kindergarten, elementary, middle, and secondary
		Teachers may be licensed to teach the early childhood grades (usually preschool through grade 3); the elementary grades (grades 1 through 6 or 8); the middle grades (grades 5 through 8); a secondary-education subject area (usually grades 7 through 12); or a special subject, such as reading or music (usually grades kindergarten through 12).
		Many school systems are presently moving toward implementing performance-based systems for licensure, which usually require a teacher to demonstrate satisfactory teaching performance over an extended period in order to obtain a provisional license, in addition to passing an examination in their subject.
		Preschool teachers usually work their way up from assistant teacher, to teacher, to lead teacher—who may be responsible for the instruction of several classes—and, finally, to director of the center.
	stats.bls.gov /oco/ocos069.htm (3932 words)

	FAQs for government entities regarding Schools and Teachers
		School coaches, like teachers, are subject to sufficient control that they are typically employees under the common law.
		The school district has a right to control the manner and means by which coaches and athletic directors perform their functions.
		In the case of school boards, consultation of state statutes, and their annotations, is likely to provide ample evidence that school board members are public officials.
	www.irs.gov /govt/fslg/article/0,,id=112715,00.html (969 words)

	Small Schools teacher
		Teachers in a small school support each other and work together to design projects, discuss student work and progress, and make decisions about how the school should be run.
		Teachers in a small school often feel like they have more opportunities to make a real difference in their students' lives.
		Small schools teachers also report a higher level of trust within their schools and a greater openness to change versus non-small schools, according to a 1997 Consortium on Chicago School Research's teacher survey.
	smallschools.cps.k12.il.us /teacher.html (665 words)

	Why Assess Teachers? - Vol 13 No 4 - Rethinking Schools Online
		A "socially critical view of teacher evaluation," as the Australian critical educator John Smyth argues, needs to be grounded in a broader range of issues involving not only teaching and curricula, but the connections between the classroom and the society in which schools operate.
		It is not the schools and teachers who moved their factories to other countries and thereby destroyed stable communities.
		And it is not the schools and teachers who have caused the levels of economic despair and the racially segregated division of labor that their students face.
	www.rethinkingschools.org /archive/13_04/assess.shtml (1637 words)

	ONLINE@CIERA article #99–01
		To secure an index of overall school effectiveness, we created a composite score based upon the overall school mean for students’ gains on the individually administered reading measures (words correct per minute, reading words in isolation, and retelling of a passage) and the school’s average on whatever standardized test was used for grade 3 students.
		However, what really set the teachers in the most effective schools apart from their counterparts was their use of coaching kids in how to apply the word identification skills they were learning in phonics while they were reading everyday texts.
		In all four of the most effective schools, teachers mentioned that reading was a priority in their building and that this was a factor contributing to their success.
	www.ciera.org /library/archive/1999-01/art-online-99-01.html (2035 words)

	Teachers Council
		The teacher is pre-screened by Teachers Council and then goes through an extensive interview procedure with the school to present their English fluency as well as knowledge of subject matter, teaching methods and experience.
		Teachers Council goes to great lengths to ensure that the hiring process for your school is efficient and effective.
		Eligibility After the teacher has been conditionally accepted by your school, TC assists the teachers to become evaluated by the SDE or other agency to determine their eligibility and that the teachers meet your state requirements for eligibility as well as the regulations of the No Child Left Behind law.
	www.teacherscouncil.com /schools/program.html (1533 words)

	AboutOurKids.org \| Children's Responses to Hurricane Katrina: Tips for Schools and Teachers
		Schools throughout the country were affected by Hurricane Katrina in varying ways and, with the event happening just as schools are scheduled to open, schools will likely have to act quickly and without much planning to respond to the events that took place.
		The school crisis team and community leaders can educate students, teachers, and staff on the common reactions to a traumatic event, create opportunities for students and staff to talk to crisis counselors one on one, and hold memorial services and other culturally appropriate activities.
		Teachers and school staff may want to involve students in activities such as planting a tree, writing poems, or creating cards for those most affected.
	www.aboutourkids.org /aboutour/articles/katrina_tips_for_teachers.html (1415 words)

	A Dollar a Day :: Schools and Teachers
		The bottom line is that in many Third World countries, education is simply not a priority issue for the government: developing countries spend an average of $40 per student each year in their education systems, compared to about $4,000 per student in developed nations.
		Unfortunately, attracting high-quality teachers to schools in developing nations is an increasingly difficult challenge.
		The HIV/AIDS epidemic is one of the biggest causes of this lack of teachers, especially in Africa.
	library.thinkquest.org /05aug/00282/edu_schools.htm (785 words)

	IIIIIIIIII Accelerated Schools Center Teachers ...
		School communities ordinarily explore the accelerated schools philosophy and process for approximately one to three months before making an informed decision to apply to become part of the Accelerated Schools Project.
		While a unanimous vote/consensus is optimal, a school will not be accepted without at least 80% of full-time staff and school community representatives willing to transform their school into an accelerated school.
		When a school is larger than 700 students, the amount will be adjusted according to the school needs and number of coaches that need to be trained.
	www.teacherscollege.edu /accelerated/becomming.html (1243 words)

	Resources and information for schools and teachers
		Offers school nurses and other health professionals the opportunity to earn continuing education credit via the web, on their own schedule, from the comfort of their home or office.
		A free service to King County schools to help them manage their hazardous chemicals through site visits, fully scripted lesson plans for least-toxic chemistry labs, ways to reduce chemical stockpiles in biology labs, and a list of chemicals whose risks outweigh their educational utility.
		Concrete suggestions for schools working to improve the health and school attendance of children with asthma.
	www.metrokc.gov /health/asthma/schools.htm (1083 words)

	CNN.com - Report: Plodding pace costs schools top teachers - Sep. 15, 2003
		A nationwide report released Monday supports her view: Urban schools are losing high-qualified candidates because of dysfunctional personnel departments and sluggish hiring timelines.
		Some teachers are allowed to provide virtually no notice that they plan to resign or retire, leaving schools in the dark about coming vacancies until the fall.
		Often, the report said, schools must hire union-protected teachers who want to transfer from other schools, which slows the process and prevents principals from hiring whomever they want.
	www.cnn.com /2003/EDUCATION/09/15/sprj.sch.teacher.hiring.ap/index.html (790 words)

	AsianWeek.com: National News: Schools Recruiting Teachers from Philippines (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		The Virginia Beach city school system is going to the Philippines to find math, science, special education and foreign language teachers — educators in school divisions across the nation are struggling to hire.
		For Filipino teachers who often grapple to find quality textbooks for their students, U.S. schools offer financial and social promise, said Angelita Napies, an assistant principal at Salem Middle School who is accompanying Platt on the weeklong trip.
		For 12-year-old Roseanne Santo Domingo, a seventh-grader at Salem Middle School, the prospect of having a Filipino teacher one day is a “really cool idea.” Both her parents are from the Philippines.
	www.asianweek.com /2001_11_16/news_philippines.html (505 words)

	STA - Schools Seeking Teachers
		Most private/independent schools will consider uncertified teachers who are teaching in their major (e.g., the school will hire a math major to teach math).
		Independent schools are independently governed by a board of trustees, practice nondiscriminatory policies, and hold not-for-profit 501(c)(3) status.
		The primary mission of most independent schools is to prepare students for success at the college level, and in general the teaching environment in independent schools is very good.
	www.southernteachers.com /FAQs.html (753 words)

	Pasco: Schools plan to reshuffle teachers
		The school district announced plans to transfer some teachers from schools where teachers are plentiful to schools it considers less well staffed.
		Another factor in the teacher switches is the class size reduction amendment approved by 52 percent of Florida voters in a 2002 referendum.
		She told the United School Employees of Pasco, the teachers union, that she would try not to move them across the county, if possible.
	www.sptimes.com /2005/09/15/Pasco/Schools_plan_to_reshu.shtml (510 words)

	Columns: Failing schools have dedicated teachers
		the commitment of the teachers in those other schools, to suggest that my colleagues and I are less so is a slap in the face and lacking in common sense.
		I do not know who has to be more dedicated to go to work each day -- teachers at A schools or teachers at F schools.
		Her school, Dillard High in Fort Lauderdale, received an F. I know her as a former 10th grade classmate at Dillard in 1961.
	www.sptimes.com /2002/06/19/Columns/Failing_schools_have_.shtml (780 words)

	Jackson Public Schools — Teachers
		Each year, 100 finalists are selected to receive a $2,000 award, payable to both the winning teacher and his or her school.
		Passport to Teaching is a new route to teacher certification for professionals who want to change careers to become teachers.
		Teachers: Many JPS teachers are beginning to establish their own web pages and have requested a copy of the JPS logo.
	www.jackson.k12.ms.us /teachers/teachers.htm (434 words)

	Schools, teachers behind in technology use - Education - MSNBC.com
		Virtually all U.S. schools are connected to the Internet, with about one computer for every five students, according to an Education Department report on school technology.
		Yet students of almost any age are far ahead of their teachers in computer literacy, according to the report, which is based on comments from thousands of students, teachers, administrators and education groups.
		Teachers can filter the data the way federal law requires — such as by ethnicity or limited-English ability — to compare achievement and identify weaknesses.
	www.msnbc.msn.com /id/6799363 (824 words)

	Public schools=bad teachers? \| Progressive U
		Some teachers are just to old to be teaching anymore and their negitive attitude grates on the kids.
		I think a lot of parents are also moving their kids to public schools because they have advanced classes etc that public schools dont have.
		I wanted to go to a private school, but it wasnt because I had bad teachers, its because there were no AP classes and I wasnt being challenged enough in the gen ed classes that I was in.
	www.progressiveu.org /194902-public-schools-bad-teachers (763 words)

	Ciber@prendiz: Schools and Teachers
		From July, 2002 to October 2003, 36 science and math teachers from six schools (six per school) and six principals participated in three intensive week-long training sessions totaling over 120 hours of professional development and each teacher has completed an additional 360 hours of classroom implementation to impact a total of 6,000+ students.
		Initially, the national coordinating agencies (see Partners) selected one public and one private school from each of the three countries to initiate and support ongoing cooperation and collaboration among educators from public and private schools.
		Under a train-the-trainer model, each teacher was responsible for and conducted training to an additional two teachers per school in the use of the the curriculum and training materials over the course of the of the implementation of the project.
	www.k12science.org /ciberaprendiz/en/schools.html (174 words)

	Mind: Less Fortunate Schools ... or Teachers??!
		Teachers do not know how to teach students how to prepare essays and how to extract information from books.
		when a teacher has 50 students in the class and has to control them and teach them at the same time; this is like a mission impossible.
		My sister: what I think is that when the ministry wants to implement new technologies at schools; they should give some time for the teachers to cope and be confident to pass the knowledge to students.
	anolita.jeeran.com /mind/archive/2005/12/5207.html (930 words)

	LHS \| Schools and Teachers
		Every year more than 22,000 teachers participate in LHS professional development programs.
		Instructional materials developed at LHS are in use in all 50 states, in over 20% of the country's elementary schools, and have been translated into 27 languages.
		LHS school programs, on-site and through the Hall's extensive outreach efforts, bring workshops, assemblies, festivals, and classes to more than 350,000 students annually, in California and beyond.
	www.lawrencehallofscience.org /edresources (185 words)

	Characteristics of Schools, Districts, Teachers, Principals, and School Libraries in the United States: 2003-04 Schools ...
		The Schools and Staffing Survey (SASS) is the nation’s most extensive sample survey of elementary and secondary schools and the teachers and administrators who staff them.
		It is intended to give the reader an overview of the SASS data for the school year 2003-04 through tables of estimates for public, private, and BIA-funded schools and their staff.
		For example, one of the findings from the data is that 77 percent of public school districts required full standard state certification in the field to be taught when considering teaching applicants.
	nces.ed.gov /pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2006313 (352 words)

	SFMOMA \| Education \| Teachers and Schools (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-10)
		SFMOMA offers professional enrichment programs for teachers that help teachers expand their knowledge of art history or provide specific training on how to use the Museum's resources.
		Teachers who are SFMOMA members can borrow materials from the Teacher Resource Space in the Koret Visitor Education Center to supplement class curricula or to prepare students for visiting the Museum.
		The Education Department also maintains ongoing partnerships with several Bay Area public schools, reflecting the Museum's mission to serve as an educational resource for the local community.
	www.sfmoma.org /education/edu_teacher_schools.html (137 words)

	Schools and Teachers
		Education staff and docents work with teachers to design tours that are age appropriate and fulfill curriculum needs.
		Beginning in September and ending in May, the year-long program comprises an in-school orientation and guided visits to three CAC exhibitions, followed by a visit to an artist's studio in the spring.
		The CAC Teacher Program explores the potential of contemporary art as a learning tool and gives teachers useful ideas and resources to bring back to their classrooms.
	www.contemporaryartscenter.org /education/schoolsteachers.html (440 words)

	Homeopathy Schools and Teachers
		The Five Elements School of Classical Homeopathy, directed by Jane Cicchetti, RS, Hom(NA) is dedicated to the systematic and organized teaching of homeopathy and the development of the individual practitioner.
		The New England School of Homeopathy (NESH) was created in 1987 to translate homeopathic philosophy into the successful and predictable practice of medicine.
		The New York Luminos School of Homeopathy directed by Susan Sonz, CCH, offers a 4 year professional training course designed to give students a strong understanding of homeopathic philosophy coupled with a working knowledge of homeopathic methodology and its clinical application.
	www.wholehealthnow.com /homeopathy_info/weblinks2.html (1698 words)

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