Sentences with phrase «classroom teachers grade»

This firewall between instruction and assessment theoretically eliminates the bias that can occur when classroom teachers grade their own students.

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, an educational gaming platform used by 50 million monthly users in grades K - 12, includes in its new report responses from 580 US teachers, primarily from public schools, who answered questions about technology in their classrooms.

For Protestants, a church school with teachers, subject matter, curriculum resources, age - graded classes, supplies, equipment, classrooms and, if possible, a professional church educator has been the norm; for Roman Catholics, parochial schools or some other form of catechetics.

I got this as a gift from my daughters 3rd grade teacher, as a thank you for helping out in the classroom this year.

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).

In the 1990s, a researcher named James Stigler coordinated a vast international project that involved videotaping the classrooms of hundreds of randomly selected eighth - grade math teachers in the United States, Germany, and Japan.

Waldorf Elementary Teacher Education at Sunbridge Institute is a low - residency program providing appropriate credentials and practical, artistic, and philosophical foundations for successful Waldorf teaching in grades one through eight classrooms.

-- Christof Wiechert Social Emotional Intelligence: The Basis for a New Vision of Education in the United States — Linda Lantieri Rudolf Steiner's Research Methods for Teachers — Martyn Rawson Combined Grades in Waldorf Schools: Creating Classrooms Teachers Can Feel Good About — Lori L. Freer Educating Gifted Students in Waldorf Schools — Ellen Fjeld KØttker and Balazs Tarnai How Do Teachers Learn with Teachers?

«the care and dedication of individual teachers»...» the loving approach of the teachers»...» the personal attention my child receives in the classroom»...» the depth in teaching the developing human being»... «that the teachers and staff are well - acquainted with my child and every concern I've had about my child has been met with the staff's full attention, concern, and capability to professionally address the matter at hand»... «how the teachers «hold» each child and class»...» mindfulness toward the children's needs»... «love that the teacher stays with the child through 8th grade»

During my tenure, I worked as a Early Intervention Program teacher, a Curriculum Support teacher, a Special Instructional Assistance teacher, a Reading Recovery teacher, and a Kindergarten through Fifth grade classroom teacher.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

If you'd like to voice your objection to the bill, please consider signing this petition from Food Policy Action and this one launched on Change.org by a second grade teacher worried about the hungry kids in her classroom.

Designed by Chicago Children's Museum's education experts, PWN provides teachers with engaging instructional strategies to introduce, reinforce and deepen the understanding of grade - level math concepts through innovative classroom activities, math work stations, and children's literature.

Previously, she was a grade 3 classroom teacher in Lake Bluff, grades 1 and 2 teacher in Schaumburg School District 54, and a classroom teacher assistant for grades K through 2 in that Schaumburg school district.

Finally, I'm happy that my new role will keep me active in the classroom, observing teachers and students at their work, and also that I will continue to teach American Transcendentalists in 12th grade and French in 11th grade.

Students in first grade teacher Veronica Petrillo's classroom carefully embellished brown bags with crayon illustrations, before assembling the ham and cheese sandwiches, bags of carrots, chips, Rice Krispie treats and juice boxes.

Educators claim that the testing limits the scope of teaching in the classroom and creates a detrimental level of stress for students an teachers alike, all of whom are subject to grading based upon the testing results.

«Teachers have enough to worry about between lessons, grading, managing their classroom, and the actual work of educating our children.

Jennifer Ronayne, a fifth - grade teacher at the Connetquot schools with 13 years of experience, said Cuomo has little understanding of how classrooms work — and of how harmful his policies have been for teachers and students, particularly those children who have special needs or who are English language learners.

Also at 10 a.m., Regent Roger Tilles will visit the classroom of fifth grade teacher Kate Hunter, National Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year, during his visit to the Three Village Central School Diteacher Kate Hunter, National Council for the Social Studies Outstanding Elementary Social Studies Teacher of the Year, during his visit to the Three Village Central School DiTeacher of the Year, during his visit to the Three Village Central School District.

Teachers are taken out of the classroom for at least 3 class days in the spring to do the grading, not to mention the days they had to miss in the fall to be trained to grade.

Elia said she is anticipating teachers, practitioners and parents will offer their feedback for standards from each grade level so the education department has a broad response from the classroom to families.

Under the larger evaluation framework, announced in Albany Thursday afternoon, teachers will be graded on a 100 - point scale, 60 percent of which will be based on evaluations of teacher performance, including classroom observations.

A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals» temperaments may lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional support to kindergarten and first grade students, and better classroom organization and less off - task behavior in first - grade classes, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Similarly, first - grade INSIGHTS classrooms had higher teacher practices of classroom organization and lower classroom off - task behaviors over the school year compared to control classrooms.

Whether it is helping a teacher to troubleshoot a kit in the classroom, helping a fellow scientist to find an age - appropriate science activity to do with an eighth - grade classroom, or telling funders why our programs are worth funding, writing and communication skills are key to our work.

Students whose teachers have not switched grades show greater improvement in test scores than students in similar classrooms with equally experienced teachers who switched grades frequently.

For nearly 30 years, the fourth - grade teacher has incorporated Native American beliefs, scientific research, music, and other educational tools into her classroom, especially in teaching science.

The outreach program has two main components: educating teachers through hands - on training and tours of our zebrafish facility, and bringing the zebrafish to K - 12th grade classrooms for hands - on experiments.

But all fifth grade teachers at Christi's school also now have classroom Scientific Method Posters in their rooms, thanks to support from Elmer's ® Products, Inc., which made a limited number of posters available to teachers last year.

We're hosting a luncheon for our deserving teachers today and I'll be volunteering in James» 2nd grade classroom while the teachers take a load off and enjoy some good food.

My roommate and one of my best friends Melanie (who you guys virtually met a week or so ago) is a first grade teacher and has the unique challenge of finding something stylish but also classroom friendly everyday.

Denver, CO About Blog Learning Adventures from a 6th grade teacher, sharing ideas, thoughts, and lessons I've learned from my 20 years in the classroom.

United States About Blog This beautifully designed blog is a great resource for teachers who work in looping classrooms or who are responsible for teaching several different grades throughout the day.

Courtney Sears is a second grade public school teacher in 1:1 classroom in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

They have the same schedule, the same classrooms, the same grade levels, the same teachers, and the same courses.

She spent seven years as a classroom teacher ranging from first to eighth grade.

«There should be many opportunities for student teachers to be exposed to classroom situations — at different grade levels — during their years in college.»

After reading this book, there are easily a handful of changes that I would make to my assessing and grading procedures if I were to return to the classroom as a teacher.

Planning lessons involves integrating more social learning into the classroom, said Flanders» first grade teacher Smith.

I have seen teachers in higher elementary grades and middle school special ed classrooms adapt the material to their age group and course of study.

«I am in my 13th year of teaching, but this is my first year to incorporate flexible seating into my classroom,» said first - grade teacher Ashley Rice Broomfield, before expressing a common sentiment: «I will never go back to traditional seating.»

Although these surveys are online, we have the TIS meet face - to - face with teachers to talk about their classroom needs, and have them collaborate with other teachers if they want to choose the same goal as a grade level or department.

Guest blogger Ross Flatt, a sixth grade teacher at Quest to Learn, demonstrates how studying geography with Galactic Mappers can be a viable strategy for embedding assessment in a classroom game.

That question was on teacher Stephanie Sleeper's mind as she contemplated a photo of Emily Polak's flexible classroom for ninth - grade English students.

She has been a classroom teacher for over 25 years and currently teaches third grade at a private independent school in Atlanta.

For example, I was visiting in a first - grade classroom where the teacher had cut flash cards in half.

«Weighted grading categories,» writes Fischer, «offer teachers the opportunity to tailor their assessment practices to the skills they believe are most critical to student success within their classroom.»

On a first - ever report card of its kind, 13 out of 20 states earned a grade of C or lower for the quality of the standards they have set to assess whether teachers now in the classroom have adequate knowledge of subjects they teach.

All three curricula have been piloted by teachers across America in a wide variety of K12 teaching environments, including rural, urban, and suburban; all grade levels; regular ed, special ed, and ESL classrooms.