Sentences with phrase «also improve student learning»

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«Healthy meals with fresh, local food improve student learning and student health while also helping local farmers,» Billig said.

He said, «Opon Imo has improved method of teaching and learning interface between students and tutors as it also helped in so many ways because students results have improved positively since its introduction.

Giving the rats oestrogen implants not only improved their performance in learning tests but also helped to preserve the brain cells, reported Meharvan Singh, a graduate student at Gainesville.

The papers also describe key decision points in the curriculum development process and how the pilot test data on student and teacher learning and classroom enactment were used to revise and improve the unit.

NSF is also phasing out its Science of Learning Centers, which funds several large centers that focus on research to improve student lLearning Centers, which funds several large centers that focus on research to improve student learninglearning.

Nootropics, also known as «smart drugs», became fairly popular among students looking to improve their capacity for learning.

Smart Sparrow also includes real - time analytics to monitor student learning behavior, allowing teachers to identify common mistakes and misconceptions, as a way to constantly adapt content and improve learning outcomes.

Beyond opportunities to observe and analyze instructional practice and student work, participants also worked together to apply effective protocols and build teamwork to improve teaching and learning.

Although smart technologies can help improve a student's learning, they can also become a distraction, but what's certain is that they aren't going to be abandoned in the classroom any time soon.

PLCs go a step beyond professional development by providing teachers with not just skills and knowledge to improve their teaching practices but also an ongoing community that values each teacher's experiences in their own classrooms and uses those experiences to guide teaching practices and improve student learning (Vescio et al., 2008).

Tools for Teaching: Escaping the Paper Grading Trap The paper - grading ritual, says Dr. Fred Jones, not only fails to improve student learning, it also cannibalizes the after - school time available for planning tomorrow's lessons with yesterday's clerical work.

Residentials also are proven to improve students» resilience, self - confidence and wellbeing, students» engagement with learning, support students» achievement and improve students» knowledge, skills and understanding.

Americans with more accurate knowledge of school spending also tend to be less confident that increased spending will improve student learning.

To me it's also about accepting that students will make mistakes as part of the learning process to improve their learning behaviours.

They may also be appropriate for schools characterized by a high degree of staff cohesion, in which teachers work collaboratively to improve student learning and it is difficult to isolate the performance of a single teacher.

The aim is to identify promising school - based initiatives that build social and emotional learning and resilience skills in Victorian students, and which also improve academic achievement.

Students can also be given the freedom to retake a quiz or exercise to improve their scores or enhance their learning.

Students are to focus on including both key historical terminology learnt in lesson 1 but also improve their vocabulary using some of the words provided.

The top reasons for implementing blended learning were also strong and in line with our observations across the country: create / facilitate personalized learning (73 percent), provide more course choices (58 percent), and improve student academic outcomes (53 percent).

Ideally, improved assessment practices will show us not only what students are learning but also how they are learning and why they may or may not be gaining particular skills or knowledge.

What is unique about National Board Certification is that it assesses not only the knowledge teachers possess but also the actual use of their skills and professional judgment in the classroom as they work to improve student learning.

We've also learned that if we teach structures on the side, we can help students improve their accuracy, particularly in writing, but only once they reach intermediate fluency, so that they have enough language to which they may apply their improved accuracy.

To help these kids make the kind of gains they need to master the Common Core State Standards as well as Envision's competencies and leadership skills, students must learn to receive feedback and also how to use it to improve.

There are also more specific standards that point to student knowledge of our nation's founding, important in improving the civic learning of students.

In the interview, Megan explains how blended learning has allowed her to give her students more support in building their cognitive and non-cognitive skills and also improved her relationships with her students.

Florida Virtual School also created the first - ever full online video - game based course called Conspiracy Code — initially an American History course — for which it did rigorous research to learn how it improved student outcomes and for which students and teachers it worked best.

Coaching supports teachers to improve their capacity to reflect and apply their learning to their work with students and also in their work with each other.

There are a number of phonics activities building up through the alphabet, key graphemes, tongue twisters and an unknown text to say out loud accurately (a famous French song) • Powerpoint of the lesson • Sound file for the song • Strategies for students to help improve their pronunciation • Self and peer assessment I have also included a doubled sided colour learning mat that can be laminated to support students in writing longer and more complex sentences.

Escaping the Paper Grading Trap The paper - grading ritual, says Dr. Fred Jones, not only fails to improve student learning, it also cannibalizes the after - school time available for planning tomorrow's lessons with yesterday's clerical work.

For example, within a community - or service - based learning experience, students may plan and conduct a project that improves their local community or helps the people in it, but they may also do other activities that are not part of a project.

Since improved AP outcomes may not necessarily reflect increased learning and could come at the expense of other academic outcomes, I also looked beyond these immediate effects to the broader set of outcomes, such as high school graduation rates, SAT and ACT performance, and the percentage of students attending college.

Strong arts programs are also linked to improving certain communication and critical - thinking skills, as well as student motivation for learning and school climate, the analysis released last week found.

If we improve the working conditions for principals and teachers, we also improve the learning conditions for students, as the two are inseparable.

The paper - grading ritual not only fails to improve student learning, it also cannibalizes the after - school time available for the teacher's highest level job function — planning tomorrow's lessons — with the teacher's lowest level job function — yesterday's clerical work.

To help these kids make the kinds of gains they need to master the Common Core, students must learn to receive feedback and also how to use it to improve.

Findings from a recent American Institutes for Research study shows arts integration also has great potential for improving student learning in multiple disciplines.

The social and emotional learning programs also reduced aggression and emotional distress among students, increased helping behaviors in school, and improved positive attitudes toward self and others (Durlak et al., 2011).

Topics to be covered include: • The # 1 reason hospitalized or homebound students often fail in traditional models • How a targeted online homebound education program can be less costly while improving educational outcomes • How K12 provides homebound students access to the same rigorous learning experience as their in - school classmates • How this model also works effectively in alternative learning environments, such as addiction centers or juvenile detention facilities

The plan also calls for «connected teaching,» in which educators connect to «resources and expertise that improve their own instructional practices and guide them in becoming facilitators and collaborators in their students» increasingly self - directed learning.»

The data collected really helped to consolidate this practice and also identified some areas where we were not meeting the learning needs of the students and we needed to improve our practice.»

The same feedback that improves student learning success is also good for teachers.

The exhibition also features a main stage that hosts free professional development seminars that not only improve how students learn but how educators teach.

But our commitment to improving access to technology for faculty and students also makes for a better working and learning environment.

Implementing VoiceThread is not only designed to help teachers improve their formative feedback, but also make their students able to notice and learn their teacher's formative feedback afterward.

The recommendations of the Blue Ribbon Panel on Clinical Preparation, Partnerships, and Improved Student Learning, which will be unveiled this spring, also will serve as a template for the Washington - based organization to upgrade its clinical - fieldwork accreditation standard.

The pre-K money, called the Early Learning Challenge grants, would amount to $ 8 billion over eight years and would encourage states to improve their early learning standards, provide comprehensive professional development, and assess students» readiness for success in school, among other outcomes.There would also be $ 10 million for grants to challenge community colleges to improve programs like transfer agreements, dual enrollment, and remeLearning Challenge grants, would amount to $ 8 billion over eight years and would encourage states to improve their early learning standards, provide comprehensive professional development, and assess students» readiness for success in school, among other outcomes.There would also be $ 10 million for grants to challenge community colleges to improve programs like transfer agreements, dual enrollment, and remelearning standards, provide comprehensive professional development, and assess students» readiness for success in school, among other outcomes.There would also be $ 10 million for grants to challenge community colleges to improve programs like transfer agreements, dual enrollment, and remediation.

But the draft standards also encourage programs to set a high candidate - entry bar («Candidate quality, recruitment, and selectivity,» 3.4) and require that program graduates improve student learning (4.1).

For secondary science teachers, the team has also developed guidelines for four «entries» that a science teacher might place into their professional portfolio: Building conceptual understanding in science; Conducting a whole class discussion in science; Engaging students in science investigations; and Engaging your professional community in a project to improve teaching and learning in science.

While public policy and community opinion increasingly put pressure on principals to improve student performance, it is equally important to expect that principals also take actions that support instructional and shared leadership which lead to improved student learning.

How Leadership Influences Student Learning www.conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/2035 This report suggests that, to improve schools and student success, there should be a focus not only on teachers, but also on principals and administStudent Learning www.conservancy.umn.edu/handle/11299/2035 This report suggests that, to improve schools and student success, there should be a focus not only on teachers, but also on principals and administstudent success, there should be a focus not only on teachers, but also on principals and administrators.