Sentences with phrase «meaningful student connections»

Before Explicit Teacher Modeling, you should build meaningful student connections between what students already know and what they are going to learn through an advanced organizer.

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Its proponents sought to re-establish the vital connection between the student and the curriculum and thus to make the effort of learning meaningful, by relating studies to the student's own actual life situations.

Based in Houston, TX, the Recipe for Success Seed - to - Plate Nutrition Education program is helping Houston students find a deeper, more meaningful connection to the food on their plates.

Homework is much more meaningful when students can see a connection between what they're doing and their own lives.

In fact, many younger users are «pruning» their accounts to remove some of the casual student acquaintances they've added to focus on their more meaningful connections.

For if texts are too difficult, learning becomes impaired: Working memory is overloaded and students have difficulty to form meaningful connections between text elements and the information the text wants to convey, resulting in problems to comprehend the text.

We found that underneath the stress that students are experiencing is a deep desire to appreciate life and feel meaningful connections with other people.

She incorporates visualization, conscious breath, eastern and western mindfulness traditions, and experiential physical practices to provide a meaningful connection for every student.

Colorado Public Radio (CPR) produces and curates in - depth and meaningful news and music, establishing thoughtful connections to Colorado for listeners Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for

2018-04-07 16:56 Colorado Public Radio (CPR) produces and curates in - depth and meaningful news and music, establishing thoughtful connections to Colorado for listeners Designed for high school and college teachers and students, History Matters serves as a gateway to web resources and offers other useful materials for

In my own classroom, I've had to fight the magnetic pull of statistics, grades, and metrics that have drawn me away from meaningful connections with my students.

Mark is committed to preparing students for success in the 21st century by designing and implementing curriculum that forges interdisciplinary connections, embeds global competencies, and requires students to utilize technology in a meaningful way in order to solve real - world problems and address authentic audiences, as exemplified by his design of the Global Challenge.

In June, I spoke at the National Underground Railroad Network to Freedom conference, a passionate group of teachers, park rangers, and nonprofit educators who are giving students a deeper, more meaningful connection to the history of slavery in our nation.

In both our classwork and our outside workshops, we needed to create more meaningful connections to the sciences, and incorporating literature allowed students to engage in a different way.

From my time as a teacher, I learned how challenging and rewarding the teaching profession is, how meaningful real connections with students can be (I'm still in contact with quite a few of my students from St. Jude), and how important it is to take a growth mindset to this work.

And our students deserve an opportunity to own their learning for themselves and to make deep, meaningful connections through the curriculum.

You'll foster a sense of community while challenging students to draw meaningful connections between subjects.

It's all about creating meaningful connections for students.

Many educators are finding innovative ways to use this tool during instruction not only to provide a platform for expanding students» communication skills, but also to allow for meaningful connection and exchange of ideas with diverse populations and audiences.

While expressing their authentic selves, students make meaningful connections and help others in the process.

When teachers move from the front of the room to working besides students, students begin to take a deeper ownership of the learning process and produce a meaningful connection with the material.

Relevant, meaningful activities that both engage students emotionally and connect with what they already know are what help build neural connections and long - term memory storage (not to mention compelling classrooms).

Helping students make a connection to how they can use ratio, data collection, and statistical questions to problem solve in their everyday lives makes for an engaging and meaningful learning experience.

We believe that, by making these connections in a meaningful way, our students will be motivated by seeing the longer arc of their learning, which, of course, stretches into the future after graduation.

«For most teachers, learning means to understand by making meaningful connections between what is to be learned and what already exists in students» minds.

In «The Logic of Interdisciplinary Studies,» a research report by Sandra Mathison and Melissa Freeman presented at the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association in 1997, the authors wrote, «Interdisciplinary, integrated, and integrative studies represent an opportunity to have more meaningful relations with students; teach cognitive skills associated with «real life» (e.g., cooperation, problem solving, ability to see connections); motivate students; increase student achievement; promote positive attitudes toward subject matter; create more curricular flexibility; diminish scheduling problems; and integrate new and rapidly changing information with increased time efficiency.»

Reading comprehension corner bookmarks help students use questions and strategies to make meaningful connections to any book.

Step 1: Develop a compelling topic that covers state standards, has an authentic connection to the local community, and provides opportunities for every student to do meaningful, independent research.

Robust classroom discussions can bring learning to life for students, but these discussions require careful planning, clear purpose, strong question design, and meaningful connections to ensure they have a lasting impact beyond the classroom.

«Two big reasons students leave school are that they have no meaningful connection to an adult in the building, and no one knows their name or how to pronounce it,» said Trish Shaffer, the district's SEL coordinator.

Instead of me tweeting about my students, my students are now tweeting about their learning and have created their own meaningful connections with peers, as I had, through my personal learning network.

Integrating technology is a tough journey, but teachers who implement the tips in this book will see how taking that journey transforms their practice and helps them make meaningful connections with their students.»

Higher Level students have an extra requirement for The Comparative Study... criterion F, which gives context to their own work in relation to the artwork studied, by making meaningful connections.You can reference the full CS Assessment Criteria here Criterion F. Making Connections to Own Art Making Practice (HL only): 12 points possibleHL students reflect on how the work chosen for consideration...

Rather than assuming students have never experienced meaningfulness, teachers can help them plumb their school experience through critical reflection and meaningful connections.

These included feelings of safety and connection, caring relationships with adults, meaningful student participation, and low rates of bullying, drug use, delinquency and discrimination at school.

TechBoston Academy students and teachers work together to make meaningful connections and contributions to the school community and the world.

Oakland Kids First accomplishments include winning: a Meaningful Student Engagement policy and office within OUSD (2006); an increase in funding from 2.5 % to 3.0 % for OFCY (2008); a Code of Respect policy reforming discipline at three sites (2013), and a number of other victories that improved retention rates, lowered suspensions and fostered greater connections to school.

Our teachers develop the skills to help students build their knowledge by making meaningful connections between challenging, meaningful content and students» unique values and experiences.

Our innovative Culture Change strategies result in higher graduation, college attendance and retention rates, more class participation, the creation of more meaningful youth leadership opportunities, and a greater sense of connection and responsibility students have towards their peers and their education.

Students are engaged in academic and discovery lessons with many community partnerships where they make personal connections; take part of meaningful projects that bring excitement to their learning.

Meaningful Student Involvement can substantiate community connections throughout the education system.

This calendar is an organizational tool for the leadership team and staff, captures the work that supports student achievement efforts and teacher growth, and highlights meaningful connections to keep the focus on teaching and learning.

This is an effective way to culminate a lesson because students make their own personal connections to what they are learning through meaningful discussions based on their ideas and questions.

A climate of success is often driven by highly engaging learning experiences that provide students the content and support they need without being insulting, and the connections they often require to the real world to make the lessons meaningful.

(Thiessen, 2007) Meaningful Student Involvement requires specific skill building that can lead to important learning connections for young people.

How did PTP educators scaffold instruction to make meaningful connections to students» home culture and language?

Get involved in this next chapter of the student voice campaign by joining CFJ's Twitter chat on why meaningful connections matter.

With increased awareness for teachers and districts and meaningful connections to higher education we plan pull together districts of our region, NYSED, NYSUT, BOCES, SUNY Cortland and local Teacher Centers to positively impact students by recruiting and retaining Board Certified teachers.

Youth envision schools that believe in the potential of all students, that have a culture of connections — building healthy and meaningful relationships between youth and staff and that empower youth and staff to lead change

Making connections to the classroom ensures that students and teachers are making the most of their time and maximizing deep, meaningful learning.