Sentences with phrase «about classroom climate»

We use this extensively in the classroom — for out - of - class contests, research opportunities, extra-credit assignments, keeping absent students up - to - date, communication with parents about classroom climate, and much, much more.

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Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

The project's Web site is truly interactive: A weekly Q&A connects classrooms around the world for a live text chat with the team and scientific guest experts like Weather Channel meteorologist Dan Dix, who fielded questions about the climate during the 2008 leg.

These teachers care deeply about students, paying attention to the climate in the classroom, their students» engagement during instruction, or their response to feedback.

Teachers were also involved and asked about their preparation and experience, pedagogical practices, use of technology, assessment, assignment of homework, school and classroom climate, and their own attitudes towards reading.

School - Wide Rules Creation Learn about one school's efforts to improve school climate by developing a more consistent approach to discipline from classroom to classroom and in common school areas, such as the playground, lunchroom, and hallways.

Tripod has become one of the nation's leading provider of classroom - level survey assessments for K - 12 education, delivering valuable insights about teaching practices, student engagement, and school climate.

«Developing a warmer socio - emotional climate in the classroom... requires teachers... to believe that their role is that of a change agent — that all students can learn and progress, that achievement for all is changeable and not fixed, and that demonstrating to all students that they care about their learning is both powerful and effective.»

Learn more about the ASCD Whole Child approach and how it works in relation to school's climate and culture, building and teacher leadership, curriculum and instruction, assessment, classroom strategies, and more with ASCD's PD Online ® course, An Introduction to the Whole Child, currently available free to all educators.

Read more about how to create a positive classroom climate and check out our bullying prevention page, where you'll find free classroom activities, videos, and more.

My best advice for a first - year teacher is to be intentional about building a classroom culture and climate where scholars feel safe and challenged.

Your classroom is organized, you have thought about the climate to be established and the expectations you want to communicate, you've developed and taught your rules and procedures, and you have systems in place to manage student learning.

Educators in these schools challenge conventional thinking about student grades, standards and testing, the curriculum development process, leadership, school climate, student promotion and retention, classroom management, and parent involvement.

Various course activities will continue to explore the following: 1) the relationship between content - specific lesson planning, enactment, and reflection; 2) what it means to teach three - dimensional science content that is aligned to the Next Generation Science Standards and reflects what the profession currently understands about the learning of scientific concepts; 3) rethinking procedural laboratory and textbook activities; and 4) methodologies to foster and maintain a positive scientific classroom climate that incorporates all aspects of science proficiency.

A group of Iowa high school students helped report a statewide investigation into classroom science instruction that found that «nearly half of teachers surveyed by IowaWatch journalists teach climate change «as theory, informing students about the variety of thought that exists.

The organization representing more than 600 public school boards across the state says how science is taught in the classroom will influence how a generation of students think about climate change.

Talk about climate change is everywhere, from the classroom to the UN.

For young people concerned about their opportunities in a world shaped by the climate crisis, Campus Corps offers the chance to take their future into their own hands, starting in their college dormitories, classrooms, and campus quads.

But in districts without such resources, science teachers can use the ample instructional ideas available on the web to prepare classroom activities and lesson plans about renewable energy and climate change.

«The schoolteachers that peddle climate p ** n in the nations» classrooms are **** about their underlying motives and don't know **** from **** about global warming or what it takes to earn a living in the real world.

A separate Teacher's Guide by Carol Malnor suggests classroom activities that help students practice graphing, critical thinking and laboratory skills while learning about the principles of climate science.

And it's maddening when institutions like the Utah Board of Education fall for it — as they did last month, when they announced that their state's sixth graders would not be learning about climate change in the classroom after all.

This page is reserved for educators only who are interested in using Our Climate Our Future to teach youth about climate change in their classrooms and prClimate Our Future to teach youth about climate change in their classrooms and prclimate change in their classrooms and programs.

Read more about how to create a positive classroom climate and check out our bullying prevention page, where you'll find free classroom activities, videos, and more.

SEL STANCE IN THE CLASSROOM: Morgan talks about how he holds and SEL stance as a white male teacher and gives examples of how and why incorporating appreciations into each class is important to create positive climate.

Specific program objectives include (1) reducing violence and violence - related behavior, (2) promoting caring and cooperative behavior, (3) teaching students about life skills in conflict resolution and intercultural understanding, and (4) promoting a positive climate for learning in the classroom and school.

These interventions focused on changes within the school and classroom climate to increase awareness about bullying, increase teacher and parent involvement and supervision, form clear rules and strong social norms against bullying, and provide support and protection for individuals bullied.