Sentences with phrase «less teacher talk»

Less teacher talk and more student - centered learning makes for a happy, healthy, and productive learning environment.

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I've known many yoga teachers stay behind for half an hour talking to students, guiding them and advising them and coaches who will take less than half the price of a normal session in order to make it more affordable for someone who could really use their help.

«We know from research from years back that if a teacher goes to a conference or workshop and they don't have anyone to talk to about it, they're less likely to put the practice that they learned back into their classroom,» observes Collins.

Back in the 1980s, according to the American Freshmen Survey, not even 40 percent of them spent less than one hour a week talking to a teacher outside of class, but by the mid -»90s the rate surpassed 50 percent and has stayed there ever since.

In this podcast, Guido Schwerdt talks with Ed Next's Paul Peterson about his new study finding that students learn more math and science when their teachers devote more time to lecturing and less time to problem - solving activities.

A common talking point is that they are paid far less than teachers nationwide.

As long as reformers are talking about curtailing teachers» benefits, or making their jobs less secure, or evaluating their instructional practices, there is going to be some anger and resentment.

All the numbers I've talked about so far reflect averages across the entire teaching profession, but pension plan benefits are so backloaded that most short - and medium - term teachers get far less.

Podcast: Guido Schwerdt talks with Ed Next about his new study finding that students learn more math and science when their teachers devote more time to lecturing and less time to problem - solving activities.

In fact, for all the talk about the «democratic values» implicit in local control, the decibel level of the past few years has been caused less by a legitimate debate about the merits of the work than an internecine fight over which faction would control the local teachers union, a mayor's race pitting «old» vs. «new» Newark (read: Sharpe revanchists vs. Cory defenders), and the aspirations of what Curvin calls the «resource distributors» — those who view the power and wealth allocation opportunities of the school system as an end in itself.

It's important that teachers have accurate information so that when students ask them about or talk about «I couldn't go to university...», perhaps there's the option then for teachers to say «well, actually, did you know that although of course it will take some money to be able to afford the text books and all the other things, there are options that can really support people with less economic resources to make it to university.»

External assessments in maths and reading had been «much less criticised» by the teachers his panel had talked to, and these would be retained, he said.

Organized by the Learning Policy Institute (LPI), «Walking the Talk: Teacher Preparation for Deeper Learning» highlighted findings from a national study of seven teacher preparation programs that are organized in ways that align with deeper learning approaches — meaning less emphasis on rote learning and more on experiential, innovative, collaborative, and equity - focused peTeacher Preparation for Deeper Learning» highlighted findings from a national study of seven teacher preparation programs that are organized in ways that align with deeper learning approaches — meaning less emphasis on rote learning and more on experiential, innovative, collaborative, and equity - focused peteacher preparation programs that are organized in ways that align with deeper learning approaches — meaning less emphasis on rote learning and more on experiential, innovative, collaborative, and equity - focused pedagogy.

Alecia Cobb (@AcobbCobb): The lesson I learned from my teachers was to listen more and talk less.

During the speech (which featured a talk show host - style walk - through and a less - than - sincere effort at folksiness with her «welcome home» to the crowd), Weingarten complained that reformers and cost - cutting governors have made «threats» to the lives and livelihoods of teachers and others within AFT membership.

Biology teacher Heidi Bernasconi talks about the changes that Google's new Classroom app have created in her classroom — and how it has made grading less daunting.

60 % of parents in struggling schools talked to their child's teacher less than five times in a school year.

But eventually, even they will have to step back into the realities of a new and less open way of talking to and working with teachers and their unions.

When people and the community talk negatively about a school, administrator, or teacher it undermines their authority and makes them less effective.

Collett talks a lot about standards and principals and leadership, but less about special or general education teachers and the challenges they face in the classroom.