By creating new tests each year the state can release the questions after the tests are given to be used
as instructional tools for teachers, he said.
A music educator and technology teacher / coordinator for the Richwoods School District in Richwoods, Missouri, King uses bulletin boards
as instructional tools in many ways.
CEI partners with schools, districts, the state department of education, and institutes of higher education to sustain and scale
LDC as an instructional tool for implementing the Colorado Academic Standards.
SFUSD has loads of school gardens, but as I am sure you know, these serve
better as instructional tools than as sources for fresh produce in the cafeterias.
These ongoing sessions provide teachers first with the basics of using interactive
whiteboards as instructional tools, then move on to more advanced topics such as downloading and creating flip charts.
Kohn concluded that research fails to demonstrate homework's
effectiveness as an instructional tool and recommended changing the «default state» from an expectation that homework will be assigned to an expectation that homework will not be assigned.
New York City Schools Ask Students to «Bring Your Own Device» WNYC: The Department of Education now encourages schools to leverage students» devices — such as smartphones, laptops and tablets —
as instructional tools by asking students to «Bring Your Own Devices,» a program referred to as «BYOD.»
Students are keenly aware of the behaviors that teachers model in class, and researchers, such as Albert Bandura (1977), have documented the importance of
modeling as an instructional tool.
The intervention had the most significant impact on two areas: teachers» knowledge and skills of how to use data to drive instruction and how to use questions as an instructional tool
For these two teachers, the disconnect between their pedagogical approach and their understanding of how the device could be used in the social studies, led them to largely abandon the
IWB as an instructional tool.
Additionally, the development and use of computer laboratory facilities similar to the Verizon Interactive Classroom at Texas A&M serve not
only as an instructional tool for science and mathematics content courses, but also provide a means for demonstrating appropriate pedagogical methods and building technological literacy in preservice teachers.
Based on the qualitative responses of the preservice elementary teachers, we identified four major themes related to use of the
iPad as an instructional tool in an inquiry - based science setting.
«We made staff development a major component of the grant competition to ensure that our teachers and school library media specialists work together to use educational technology
effectively as an instructional tool.»
The teams overarching goals are to provide excellent customer service to all of our end users and work with teachers to empower them to effectively and appropriately utilize technology
as an instructional tool while providing opportunities for PGCPS students» to master and enhance their use of 21st century skills.
Should schools encourage students to use Facebook, Twitter, and
Snapchat as instructional tools — or should they forbid them because they serve as such seductive distractions from traditional and demanding disciplines like physics, chemistry, and foreign languages?
«teachers should determine whether or not students have computer and internet access at home before assigning
edublogs as instructional tools outside of the school environment.»
An investigation into the use of
DLTs as instructional tools within the mathematics units at ACU seemed warranted after students expressed concerns about the mismatch between the use of DLTs at ACU and their practicum schools.
Ayyoub Ajmi, who is the digital communications and learning initiatives librarian at the University of Missouri - Kansas City School of Law, uses 360 - degree
video as an instructional tool for law students.
But when
utilized as an instructional tool, these otherwise informationally cosmetic accessories could encourage students to consider the emotional tapestry and perspectives of figures from history had they been provided the communication tools and platforms of today.
Lisa has a passion for curriculum, instruction, and assessment; her early work in her own classroom with both curriculum mapping and formative
assessments as instructional tools has led her to her current role as a leader of assessment in her district.
Does Dr. Perry believe that a valid reason for moving schools between governing bodies is to
act as an instructional tool for the rest of the country?
NACA's Experiential Education program is designed to enhance students» understanding of the NACA core values and wellness philosophy by using the
outdoors as an instructional tool.
The teacher can introduce the
blocks as an instructional tool (e.g., introducing letters of the alphabet) or begin by including them as a free choice toy (e.g., for building or stacking).
The Fund for Transforming Education partners with teachers, leaders, consultants at the state department of education, and professors at institutes of higher education to sustain and scale
LDC as an instructional tool for implementing the Kentucky Core Academic Standards.
Colegio Panamericana in Columbia was also granted a free 6 - month trial to utilize
as an instructional tool for their international student population.
Collaborating with colleagues from MIT and the University of Wisconsin, Madison, the two are completing analysis of a learning exercise they designed to use augmented reality (AR)-- real world activities with a superimposed virtual simulation —
as an instructional tool both to build middle - schoolers» math and language arts skills and to spark excitement about learning.
Despite access to technology and despite the fact that novice teachers are entering the classroom with far more advanced technology skills than their counterparts of an earlier age, only 39 percent of teachers report «moderate» or «frequent» use of technology
as an instructional tool (Grunwald Associates, 2010).