For example, think
about a classroom of students (a population made up of a group of individuals).
The story is
about a classroom of students who are trying to kill their new teacher.
Not exact matches
To do that, the team built what Ellis calls «the largest metal 3 - D printer in the world» —
about the size
of a
classroom.
«We've been very conscious
about going after specific markets to attract the balance that we want in the
classroom,» says Greg Richards, director
of the MBA program at Telfer.
It may sound far from what traditionalists would define as
classroom learning, but it's all in service
of getting students excited and passionate
about education, Baker says.
Instead
of sitting in
classrooms learning facts
about how to start a company, they are learning - by - doing and building real skills to reach the next level
of performance.
Whether it is through study and work experiences abroad, learning more
about Asia in the
classroom, or even engaging with newcomers in our local communities, our government needs to help us be more proactive in stepping out
of our comfort zones.
It's
about negotiating a
classroom and working with people and facilitating discussion and mentorship as an emotionally complicated form
of emotional labor.
I couldn't stop thinking
about the layout
of my sister's elementary school, worrying that her
classroom was too close to the school's entrance.
There were no test tubes or Bunsen burners, but a courtroom turned into a science
classroom Wednesday for a U.S. judge considering lawsuits that accuse big oil companies
of lying
about the role
of fossil fuels in the Earth's warming environment.
Becoming a Golden Hawk means more than just cheering on our (really good) varsity teams — it means being a student who cares
about your community, who works hard in the
classroom, and who takes advantage
of all the learning opportunities that can happen outside the
classroom, too.
Mitacs researcher Ali Zareian from U
of C talks with Danielle Smith
about how are PhD's moving out
of the
classroom and working in Alberta businesses...
It turns out the kids are almost as afraid as parents
about the chance
of a gunman opening fire in their
classrooms.
Many youngsters say one
of their biggest worries
about heading back to the
classroom is how they look, a poll suggests.
This spring, the foundation's staff attorney sent a lawyer representing the district a letter
about complaints
of alleged discriminatory hiring and religious promotion in another county high school and praise music being played in an elementary school
classroom.
@SeanNJ, I would think the meetings would primarily be
about educating the public on the separation
of church and state and opposing religious encroachment on the public / government arena, e.g. creationism / ID in the science
classroom, ten commandments displays in government buildings, school sanctioned prayer or religious activities.
And to the folks that would rather take these «professors» over us real world folks, you're either very insecure
about your own intelligence and can't think on your own, or you are a part
of the very same
classroom smart, real - world - dumb class.
Raising her 12 - year - old daughter, Maenwen, as a witch is not easy either, Capnerhurst says, especially around this time
of year, when just
about every
classroom turns into a coven
of construction - paper crones and black cats.
One sure sign that this has begun to happen will be a shift in informal out -
of -
classroom conversations from talk
about course work, or even from talk
about people in the school, to talk
about the school itself.
It is distressingly banal to reduce Paul's language
about sin and grace,
about disobedience and love, to the level
of cultural attitudes (toward, for example, «imperial ideology»), though such a reduction often passes itself off as theology in some seminary
classrooms today.
These groups, which encourage students to grapple with bold truth - claims
about the nature
of God and the meaning
of life, are tapping into a hunger for truth too often ignored in the
classroom.
Listeners clung to every word, but the more they heard
about war's seductive allure, the more some expressed their fear — as lunch was served beneath gilded chandeliers and in freshly renovated
classrooms at one
of Massachusetts's wealthiest churches — that they too might be too comfortable to break free.
I'll never forget feeling the tension in the
classroom as he went into detail
about the real meaning
of the poem.
The modern university's emphasis on academic specialization and its skepticism
about the possibility
of discerning moral truth have deprived students
of opportunities to pose and ponder life's biggest questions in the
classroom.
Professor Negy sent a sharply worded email to some 500 students, complaining
about the «bigotry» demonstrated by Christians who had «argued the validity
of Christianity» in his
classroom.
When U.S. News & World Report ran a story in 1996
about the decline
of civility, it opened with what it must have considered the man - bites - dog vignette — an account
of a
classroom where young people were taught to be polite.
The faculty
of two esteemed divinity schools have been asked to use more inclusive language to talk
about God in their
classrooms.
The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework
of life, and the student should raise questions
about the meaning
of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit
of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity
of the student by avoiding undue imposition
of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the
classroom presentation
of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.
She also points to the revolutionary educational possibilities: «Other applications involve things in the
classroom, where students are able to not just see a picture
of Niagara Falls or some alien world like Venus — we have maps from our various spacecrafts
of Mars and Venus that would allow students not just to hear
about far - off places, but will allow them to scroll around the world at will.»
While religious perspectives have nothing to do with the technical content
of a lecture, they are relevant to a number
of aspects
of the academic situation.1 Where appropriate to the objectives
of the course and closely connected with the subject matter, some
of the questions which we have raised
about the effects
of an invention on society or the ethical dilemmas faced by the scientist can legitimately be mentioned in the
classroom.
That the building had a gymnasium and an elaborate kitchen, surrounded by a few
classrooms, said a great deal
about our concept
of what a church is.
If you are absolutely convinced a fetus is truly the full moral equivalent
of an extant human baby, then any political or ideological qualms you have
about helping out with things like birth control and child care, or including se - x education in school
classrooms.
I admire the open mind you have
about it, but if Praise Allah were written in
classrooms in parts
of the US, there would be quite the uproar.
I wonder how she would feel
about seeing the cross in her son's
classroom if this were the only place her son's were being fed a decent meal or only meal
of the day and if they were being clothed by the generosity
of the same establishment and so on.
Our recent discussions around here
about the» Stepping on Jesus» exercise in some college
classrooms reminded me
of an occasion when the power
of a symbol hit me hard and left a mark.
The main lesson here is that we must not only teach and learn
about a «new heaven and a new earth,» but must create in our
classrooms and activities the kind
of small - scale cosmos where these are more nearly realized and approached.
I associated Ice Cube with a horrifyingly ridiculous speech I heard in a
classroom by some handsome full -
of - himself black 12th - grader,
about how Ice Cube was his hero because he had inspired him to avoid crack and gangs, as if it were some heroic thing for this guy who apparently had pretty middle - class parents to avoid falling into those, and as if Ice Cube had not in fact glamorized the gang life, overt misogyny, etc..
The
classroom also offers remarkable moments
of interreligious exchange, as when a Hindu student queries a Muslim classmate
about various aspects
of the Islamic tradition, and vice versa.
One
of the best ways to learn
about filmmaking is to watch great films; Sundance provides a unique
classroom for that.
Or maybe you think that what makes a university Christian today is real concern
about a student's life outside
of the
classroom.
When I walk into work every day now, I look out at a
classroom of students in their khaki pants and crew - neck sweaters, and all I can do is think
about Newtown.
Last year I had tons
of ideas on the blog
about catering your
classroom to the common core.
«This organization has given me an opportunity to not only get involved volunteering in my community, but also learn more
about how to be a better leader, in my community,
classroom and on the soccer field, which I am hoping to bring to the University
of Colorado.»
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classroom teachers and their students.
We talk
about this in the locker room as football players and leaders, how you want everyone around you to feel like they can be great for having played with you, sat in a
classroom with you, been a friend
of yours.
Students in schools populated mostly by middle - class - and - above children were
about equally likely to find themselves in a
classroom with engaged and interesting instruction (47 percent
of students) as in one with basic, repetitive instruction (53 percent
of students).
But in my reporting for How Children Succeed, I noticed a strange paradox: Many
of the educators I encountered who seemed best able to engender noncognitive abilities in their students never said a word
about these skills in the
classroom.
Here you will find articles
about information on the latest research
about the long - term effects
of concussion on an athlete's cognitive function, articles on whether the new state concussion safety laws are increasing concussion safety, advice on the academic accomodations concussed student - athletes often need when they return to the
classroom, and
about the latest in concussion research.
Peter Poutiatine began teaching 25 years ago in the backcountry
of Washington State, and the early lessons he learned
about experiential education, the expeditionary model, and real - world connectedness have guided his
classroom pedagogy for nearly two decades.
More important than the labels
of «play - based» or «academic - focused,» though, is what actually happens in the
classroom and how teachers respond to emotional situations, so ask
about specific scenarios when you're considering a school.