Sentences with phrase «student grades need»

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Economists such as Carleton University professor Frances Woolley note that we've moved to this rebate system because everyone wins: well - off students with mediocre grades (who wouldn't have gotten into university at all back when I went) are now effectively subsidizing the smart kids and the ones who need financial aid.

«College students who reported positive fantasies tended to report putting less effort into their coursework; this was, in turn, associated with lower grades and higher depression scores,» reports the release, though the study's authors caution more research is needed.

I am a student from a higher grade dealing with a younger one for whom one needs to simplify, with whom one has to speak «at his level.

I too have been reading since the beginning — who needs a story — you've got the man, you've got the happiness, and you've got the skills to make one hell of an empty stomach feel like the luckiest organ in the world — Besides, my husband, who was able to vote when I was born, just happens to be my professor from college... And when people ask what grade I got in his class, I become quiet and with a slight whisper say «I got a B» — And that was only 1 of 3 B's I got in college... Our story is wonderful for him since he nabbed the young student... Doesn't sound so good for me, but I love him and sharing it regardless... Happy Anniversary Deb and Alex!!!

ACLUNV encourages students in grades 9 through 12 to write a 600 - 750 word essay explaining their needs and perspectives about what sex education should be.

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 contrast, parents who value a performance orientation, focus on their student's achievement as mainly measured by grades and test scores — the need to score better than others in order to succeed.

In math: rather than a grading scale, ask students how many questions they believe they need to get right in order to feel they've mastered a particular skill.

«Oak Meadow crafts engaging, experiential homeschooling curriculum for grades K - 12, providing options to fit students» interests, talents, needs, and style; the flexibility to create a self - paced, joyful education at home (or on the road!)

Regardless of the grading system that your child's school uses to report on student learning, there are some universal truths about modern student report cards that every parent needs to know.

This need of authority leads to one of the most distinctive features of Waldorf education, the class teacher who ideally advances with the students from first through eighth grade.

Typically, the school administrators, such as the school principal or assistant principal, will survey the grade level departments in elementary or subject departments in secondary schools to come up with supplies that most students will need for the following school year.

Before Columbus Day, special needs students in kindergarten and first grade shared a classroom with students from second and third grades.

Students who wish to have all collegiate options down the road will need to take a rigorous course load, beginning in ninth grade.

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Her caseload includes students in grades K - 5 with a variety of social, emotional, cognitive, and academic needs, including students with selective mutism.

A student struggling with algebra in high school or middle school needs some gentle guidance in the right direction to avoid failing the class, bring up their grade, and maybe even actually enjoy math.

The East Bay Waldorf School offers an Aftercare Program for Preschool through 8th grade students to meet the needs of our families.

Currently, I work for the Orange County Department of Education, and train preschool transitional kindergarten and kindergarten at first grade teachers, and strategies that help students acquire the curriculum, and I do a lot of work with parents, looking at what do you need to know to help your child best and make sure your child is making the progress they need to make in school.

The school has over 1040 students Pre-K to 8th grade and 220 teachers and in the adjoining school PS 168 with grades K to 5 located also at 3050 Webster Avenue in their Annex where they have an additional 200 special needs students with 108 additional teachers.

He emphasized the need to shift the focus from the industry to student performance including good grades and test results.

We also need to reform how schools are graded to encourage higher expectations for every student.

The state Education Department dropped the number of raw points needed to hit proficiency levels in six of the 12 English and math exams given to students in grades 3 to 8, officials acknowledged.

State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia said Wednesday that students in grades three to eight will have as much time as they need to complete their state - mandated tests this year — as long as they are «working productively.»

In Yonkers, 4 out of 5 students can not read or do math on grade level — they need a Senator, too.

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.

New York State Senator Cecilia Tkaczyk, a Democrat from the 46th district, remarked that teachers, parents, students and administrators need to work together to bring up New York's Common Core passing grade.

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.

Those fighting to keep Jonathan Levin HS open acknowledge that its grades on the DOE's School Progress Reports have slipped, but note that Tweed has failed to give the school the support it needs to serve rising numbers of English language learners and special education students.

«That can meet frequently to decide what we needed to do for students in classrooms, on grade levels and for the whole school.

«We need to take action quickly against anyone who is rigging grades and we need to figure out what we are doing that leaves students without enough credits to graduate.»

If your Plan A is to teach science in a liberal arts college, you will need to get comprehensive teaching experience (developing a syllabus, delivering a lecture, engaging students in active learning, writing exams, giving grades).

As an undergraduate, Szilágyi made sure he obtained the university grades, research publications, student conference prizes, and fluency in foreign languages he knew he needed to enter grad school and win several prestigious scholarships and awards.

In addition to distributing exam wrappers, Xikes also devotes class time to going over the graded exam, question by question — feedback that helps students develop the crucial capacity of «metacognitive monitoring,» that is, keeping tabs on what they know and what they still need to learn.

The camp is designed to meet the needs of rising fourth - through eighth - grade students who are deaf or hard - of - hearing, and it also welcomes siblings of deaf and hard - of - hearing youth and children of a deaf adult.

Understand the physical, social - emotional and cognitive developmental issues specific to students in grades preK through 5, gain experience in creating age - appropriate yoga exercises that meet children's diverse needs, and design and develop lesson plans appropriate for this age group.

It's SPRING BREAK at UK!!!! Spring Break isn't just for students — this instructor is in need of a week without classes and papers to grade.

Providing a simple checklist of common grade - level errors is another way to give students who are not confident in self - editing the support they need to begin taking ownership of the editing process.

During the next two lessons I would expect this to last over an hour as students will need to be given folders, target grade stickers and a general introduction into the how to use the computer etc..

The test separates into grades and gives a breakdown of what the student needs to complete for each grade.

I document them in the grade book, because I need evidence of progress for students, parents and myself.

In a study of fourth - and fifth - grade students, we found that those randomly assigned to learn the WWWDOT framework became, as compared to their pre-test and to a control group, more aware of the need to evaluate information on the internet for credibility and better able to evaluate the trustworthiness of websites on multiple dimensions (Zhang & Duke, 2011).

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Using a backward - design approach, teachers at each grade level figure out the big ideas that students need to learn that quarter.

On the other hand, there is reason to believe that the approach to bolstering students» advanced literacy skills, and academic language skills in particular, need not be entirely different for different groups, particularly with increasing grade levels.

These differentiated task sheets allow students to self assess where they are at and identify what they need to do to improve their grade.

In Massachusetts and Virginia, where students are tested in key grades and will soon need to pass exit exams to graduate from high school, Cassandras predicted all kinds of pernicious results.

The first one I gave her was a Lewis Carroll problem that I'd had much success with, with students of different grade levels: If 6 cats can kill 6 rats in 6 minutes, how many will be needed to kill 100 rats in 50 minutes?

Traditional distance learning models can be effective, but they need to be adapted to ensure the experience is accessible for students that typically enter programs reading at the 6th - 10th grade level.

Turning Points 2000: A Blueprint For Middle Grades Education Reform A new report by the President's Advisory Commission on Educational Excellence for Hispanic Americans advises that groups need to work together to help Hispanic students close the achievement gap with students of other ethnic groups.