Sentences with phrase «as teachers of all grade»

As teachers of all grade levels know very well, it is extremely difficult to teach students higher order math algorithms when they are not fluent with their basic facts (addition, subtraction, multiplication and division).

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It could be something as simple as saying «I'm going to respond to the email at the middle of my inbox to start with,» or if you're a teacher, «I'm choosing to grade these papers because grading these papers would help my university earn money, and that money helps me do cancer research.»

«The mother told us that she sees Teddy [a CHP] as a kind of doctor to her and that she has known her for a long time because Teddy was her teacher in grade school.»

Vivian Adams, a fifth - grade teacher at Tamarac Elementary, said she rushed out of her house as soon as she saw on the news he was going to be in near her neighborhood.

Each of them should then be sentenced to a three - year hitch as a seventh or eighth - grade teacher.

He called you by your last name (a practice I use to this day), he had a way of instilling fear into kids who would goof - off and cause distractions in other classes (a practice I was very much unable to duplicate during my one - year stint as an 8th - grade English teacher), and you had to run the gauntlet of sentence - diagramming grammar, which advanced to a pretty complex level, before the more «cool - teacher» aspects of Mr. Pacilio were unveiled — and even then, the tests on those rock songs were no joke!

Although Malcolm was an outstanding student and extremely popular among his peers, he dropped out of school when his white eighth grade English teacher discouraged him from becoming a lawyer and suggested carpentry as a more «realistic goal for a nigger.»

As a bookish kid struggling to find a place in a world of hunting, fishing, and athletics, I was offered refuge in art, literature, and music my ninth - grade English teacher.

This feeling of duty to stay was not limited to, say, rabbis; I felt it strongly as a teacher in a Jewish grade school, and also as a son.

As my teacher in grade 10 used to say, assuming makes an «arse» of you and me

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

The following principles guide and define our approach to learning and teaching: • Every child is capable and competent • Children learn through play, investigation, inquiry and exploration • Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7 - 12.

Finally, in Houston in 2010 — 11, he gave cash incentives to fifth - grade students in 25 low - performing public schools, as well as to the parents and teachers of those students, with the intent of increasing the time they spent on math homework and improving their scores on standardized math tests.

This workshop examines the tension that parents, students, and teachers often experience over issues such as homework, grades, and the culture of competition, and offers tools for creating a healthier school climate.

We argue with the teacher about our kids» less than perfect grades in middle and high school, as if the teacher has made a mistake instead of our perfect kid.

Mr. Bucher spent 12 years as a class teacher at the City of Lakes Waldorf School in Minneapolis where he took a class through grades 1 - 8.

Working as an Early Childhood Assistant for a reading specialist and later in grades 1 - 3, Pam became more aware of the pressure on teachers to push children to learn subjects faster and earlier than perhaps their development warranted.

As a teacher (6th grade), I find that a lot of my students lack these basic skills.

The Canvas LMS provides a seamless environment for students, teachers, and parents to access course content, assignments / assessments, grades, and attendance, along with the integration of additional technology tools such as OneDrive and Office 365.

Second, teachers were giving both our kids candy, sweet treats, etc. as rewards or as methods of doing work (jelly beans for counting — in 3rd grade!!).

The staff at the grade school didn't take her allergy very seriously though until a child died the next county over and then my child had a serious reaction to candy a teacher gave out at the end of the day as the kids were getting on the bus.

High school teachers are frequently left wondering about GT identifications, when they see no evidence of higher performance as kids enter 9th grade.

Isaac Battle, a 4th grade teacher at Ralph Bunche Elementary School at 6515 S. Ashland Ave., Donell Daniel, and Randis Clark, who describes himself as a former marketing executive, rounded out the patrol of the 200 - acre park, which has fallen on hard times.

As a parent of three children and as a second grade teacher, I found this book was speaking to mAs a parent of three children and as a second grade teacher, I found this book was speaking to mas a second grade teacher, I found this book was speaking to me.

Barilla, who works as a first grade teacher at Pittsburgh Public Schools, believes her work hours will change — no more late nights of lesson planning at school.

At the end of October, the WSP community will say goodbye to 6th grade teacher Cynthea Frongillo as she heads into retirement, and plans new adventures with her husband Alex, our former math and recorder teacher.

The health - giving importance of drama in the Waldorf grade school and the role of the class teacher as playwright, director, and producer

If you find your child's teacher is the one focusing too much on grades and academics, try asking questions that address the parts of your child that can't be measured by test scores and homework, such as character and friendships.

In its review of the contract, Educators 4 Excellence, an advocacy group of teachers that often was aligned with the Bloomberg administration's goals, gave the contract a barely passing grade and said it «overlooked several critical issues,» such as class sizes and a tenure - granting process that the group believes ought to be more closely linked to teacher performance.

Saugerties High School senior Austin Beaudette and Saugerties Junior High School eighth grade student Kira Daniels were selected as Mid - Hudson / Westchester region honorees by the New York State Association of Foreign Language Teachers (NYSAFLT) earlier this spring.

Cuomo has sought a two - year moratorium on using test scores in students» grades, but wanted to use the testing as part of the job evaluations of teachers and principals.

In light of reports in today's Albany Times Union that a 10th grade teacher at Albany High School asked students to make a persuasive argument blaming Jews for the problems of Nazi Germany as part of a writing assignment, Councilman David G. Greenfield is calling on the school district to immediately terminate the teacher in question.

These are children of school teachers, nurses, administrative grade civil service jobs and high level technicians — jobs which did not require a degree 20 to 30 years ago but which are now regarded as graduate or middle class jobs.

He says he finds it «incredible» that more than 95 % of teachers were rated as performing properly, while two thirds of New York's school children in grades 3 through 8 have been deemed inadequate in math and reading standards.

Dr. Vanden Wyngaard and district staff will provide an overview of state exams and how the Common Core Learning Standards are changing instruction for students at all grade levels, as well as information about how the tests are used in the new statewide evaluation systems for teachers and principals.

The debates over standardized testing, teacher evaluations and opting out of the tests by students with the backing of their parents were all renewed recently as New York released the results of the math and English language exams for grades three through eight.

Brian Skinner, a fifth - grade teacher at Orenda Elementary School, was shot and killed when he stormed out of his Pashley Street home with a knife as officers arrived to investigate a 911 call about 11 p.m. on July 28.

At the same time, teachers were being told they would be graded as professionals based on the results of scores from these flawed — and really, still experimental — assessments.

Opt - out activists have said the number will continue to grow, citing reasons such as the perceived «over-testing» of students using exams that are not age and grade appropriate, as well as the use of test scores on teacher evaluations.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

«As an at - risk teacher my entire career,» Mulgrew said, «I am telling you this will make a difference in thousands of children's lives so they can get back on grade level.»

Interestingly, whatever percent is assigned to standardized testing will only affect a small minority of teacher evaluations as only 20 percent of teachers are in subjects and grades that have state testing.

He says he finds it incredible that more than 95 percent of teachers were rated as performing properly, while two thirds of New York's school children in grades 3 through 8 have been deemed inadequate in math and reading standards.

Students in kindergarten through third grade at nine low - income New York City schools will receive more than 24,000 books they can take home, as part of a pilot literacy project launched Tuesday by the United Federation of Teachers, the New York City Department of Education, First Book, The American Federation of Teachers and The New York Community Trust.

In January, arguing to increase the weight of test scores, Mr. Cuomo cited the small number of teachers who were rated ineffective, noting that at the same time only about a third of students were reading or doing math at grade level, as measured by state tests.

The tests — required as part of this year's new teacher evaluations — inspired a boycott at one school and a union - led drive to ban standardized tests for pre-kindergarten through second grade.

They highlighted the remarkable achievements of the governor that have impacted positively on their lives such as «prompt payment of monthly salaries / pensions, other allowances to state public and civil servants; absorption of 54 % of total cost of 100 housing units at Elim Estate allocated to workers; payment of outstanding arrears of salaries / pensions / allowances to Local Government Staff, through prudent utilization of 100 % of LG share of the Paris Club Refunds; promotion of teachers and recruitment of over 4000 school teachers as well as elongation of terminal grade of qualified primary school teachers to level 16».

On average, teachers improve as they gain experience, Ost said, but the rate of improvement is faster if they continue to teach in the same grade.

As a public school teacher of 18 years, I have been dismayed by the reduction of recess time and by the pushing down of inappropriate curriculum into kindergarten and first grade.

It turns out that even in the world of scientific writing, your eighth - grade teacher was right: how you write can matter as much as what you write.