Connect the dots: How does this PD connect to what teachers are
already doing in their classroom?
To make matters worse, we often exacerbate a group of already jaded educators when we forget to celebrate the many great things they are
already doing in their classrooms on a regular basis.
Teachers and instructional coaches will recognize that these methods are designed to take only small amounts of time and energy above what they are
already doing in the classroom, and that many of these suggestions can be done in connection with other vocabulary learning and review methods.
How does it relate to my application of multiple intelligences theory, to differentiated instruction, and to everything else I'm
already doing in my classroom?
«It's great to see both the appetite from teachers who want to attend and from those who want to share common core - aligned lessons that they're
already doing in classrooms,» says John Lee of the mostly teacher - led conference.
He began reaching out to teachers, and working with model lessons that supported what they were
already doing in their classroom.
PD helps: «many educators would benefit from additional support for the SEL work
they already do in their classrooms without any assistance.»
Not exact matches
It's still possible to teach cooking — and many
already do — using electric hotplates and other temporary equipment, or creating foodstuffs that can be prepared
in the
classroom and then finished off at home.
A $ 223 million midyear budget cut — the amount that Gov. David Paterson is threatening to take from city schools
in January — will
do real damage to
classrooms if a union survey of the harm
already wrought by the $ 400 million
in city budget cuts this fall is any indication.
Carla Percia, director of grants for the Utica City School District, says those hours will be spent
doing activities that tie into what students are
already learning
in the
classroom.
«It's actually really very simple, it's the type of thing that many schools of course
already do but we are wanting to make sure that
in every school
in every
classroom every child gets the chance to be proven as meeting the type of standards of learning you'd expect.
It is important to remember that part of this teaching approach is to allow the process to operate
in the reverse order to the traditional way we
do this
in school maths
classrooms; practice some maths then apply that maths through a word problem — where the maths skills have
already been identified and formulated for the student.
So now maybe I'm
in this bubble and you all have
already considered this
in your
classroom or school — but I'm curious, how
do you handle a student wishing to opt - out of publishing their work?
Then we brought
in media - arts teachers — people
already doing cutting - edge digital work
in the
classroom.
The state
does not use performance assessments, such as local team evaluations or
classroom observations, to evaluate the performance of teachers
already in the
classroom, but it is now considering such requirements.
«I'm really enjoying learning the social theory behind my day - to - day practice — it's
already having an impact on what I
do in my
classroom,» Sarah says.
Edutopia's founder George Lucas has argued that visual literacy is a skill as important as reading literacy — but how
do we make time for it
in our
already - strapped
classroom hours?
Other techniques that may fall into «less relevant» include such ones as «Stretch It,» which is designed to help «meet students where they are and push them
in a way that's directly responsive to what they've shown they can
already do,» and becomes more embedded in a blended - learning environment; «Wait Time,» which is designed to help all students have a moment to answer a question, but isn't relevant when each child is working at her own pace online; «Do Now» to help focus students on a particular learning activity when they enter the classroom; and several tips around varying pacing for the entire classroom, which become more irrelevant when each student has a unique pacing schedul
do,» and becomes more embedded
in a blended - learning environment; «Wait Time,» which is designed to help all students have a moment to answer a question, but isn't relevant when each child is working at her own pace online; «
Do Now» to help focus students on a particular learning activity when they enter the classroom; and several tips around varying pacing for the entire classroom, which become more irrelevant when each student has a unique pacing schedul
Do Now» to help focus students on a particular learning activity when they enter the
classroom; and several tips around varying pacing for the entire
classroom, which become more irrelevant when each student has a unique pacing schedule.
Many teachers
already do good work
in building resilience and promoting wellbeing
in their
classrooms, but for others, knowing what to
do can be extremely difficult.
The state
does not use performance assessments, such as
classroom observations or portfolios, to evaluate teachers
already in the
classroom and determine whether they may move to an advanced stage of licensure.
While we
do not,
in this section, look for a relationship between district practices and student learning, we have
already established that instructional leadership by principals has an impact on teachers «
classroom practices, which,
in turn, affect student learning.
In those sections, the underlying question is what
does media add over and above the
already existing learning context --(a) the methods
classroom, (b)
classroom observations, and (c) internship experiences.
But there's a problem: we currently don't have enough STEM teachers
already in classrooms to get today's students interested and prepared for these fields.
When I enter a
classroom that's not mine, I don't know what anchor charts they have, what things they might
already know and use daily
in their Writer's Workshop.
On Friday 30th June, the ESU is hosting a free international event to bring together teachers from around the world to consider a variety of different ways
in which education professionals can, and
in some cases,
already do, use oracy - related skills
in classrooms and curriculums around the world.
This will allow users to confirm whether what they are
already doing is
in line with other schools» practice and to pick up some alternative strategies to try out
in their own
classrooms.
, «What have you
done with them
already in the
classroom?»
Many of the best teachers are
already doing a lot of these things
in their
classrooms.
A national push to improve the quality of teachers has focused largely on those
already in the
classroom, with the adoption new teacher evaluation systems and efforts to help struggling teachers and push out those who don't improve.
The new research, she says, is reassurance to teachers
already doing this work
in classrooms all over the country and an invitation for more to join the club.
Schools minister Nick Gibb said the government
did not recognise this picture of teacher training and was «disappointed» the report
did not recognise «the significant work
already done, and the vision set out
in the White Paper, to increase the number of people entering the
classroom».
In the
classroom setting we didn't speak about immigration status, because I knew my undocumented students
already felt excluded.
The existence of that lottery is sadly based on the premise that gifted students don't need an appropriate and challenging education; it is saying that gifted education is optional and gifted children should be able to sit
in a
classroom and learn what they
already know.
While you may
already do an outstanding job of that
in the
classroom, consider that the regulations surrounding school website accessibility ensure that the parents of every student have equal access to any information and communication your school provides to help them be involved and engaged
in the education of their child.
And if that can be
done correctly, traditional instruction delivered by the teachers
already in classrooms may turn out to be the most powerful lever we have for improving school performance after all.
One of the advantages to using a general
classroom app
in music lessons is that the students
already know how to use the app and therefore most times I
do not have to spend time teaching them all the skills needed.
The House wants to preserve their jobs (of which there are
already far fewer than pre-recession levels), while the Senate initially wanted to
do away with more than 8,500 TA jobs over the next two years
in favor of reducing
classroom sizes.
I guess my advice to teachers would be to take a deep breath and look at ways this might be compatible with what they're
already doing and what they want to
do in their
classrooms.
After only a few weeks back
in the role of
classroom teacher, I have a new appreciation for what our prep programs are
already doing well and a new understanding of some areas that need more attention.
So don't just say you're a supply teacher to get a cheaper quote, which if you've not
already spotted came up cheapest
in our data, if you've never stepped
in a
classroom.
Sitting
in a
classroom, like you
did all day
already, listening to a driving instructor ramble on about stop signs and traffic signals.
You
already spend 7 hours a day
in school, you don't need more time
in a
classroom.
Do you
already spend enough time
in a
classroom?
My friends that have
already taken it wish they had
done it with you guys rather than sit
in a
classroom for many hours.»
Whether you're
already in the
classroom and seeking an alternative or you're just learning about your interest
in the field, there are many things you can
do with a talent for teaching that don't involve the unique demands of a public school system.