Sentences with phrase «as classroom meetings»

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«Removing these monies from classrooms, and redirecting them to private sector entities such as Encana, directly affects our ability to meet both our educational and environmental goals,» said McEvoy in a letter to the education minister.

From the classroom reading of My Princess Boy, a book meant to normalize «gender expansive» behavior, to the adoption of a «gender inclusion» policy, parents and administrators at Nova were told that the Edwardses» demands had to be met as quickly as possible.

It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

There is excitement and anxiety in equal measure for our children (and ourselves) as they set out, once again, to meet the challenges of the classroom, the lunchroom, the playground and the playing field.

This event, where parents visit their child's school shortly after school starts in the fall, is a chance to tour the classroom and meet the teacher as well as other parents.

In my community, we created a policy that requires classrooms to offer non-food parties and celebrations (in part b / c of food allergies), recess can NOT be taken away as a punishment, and our elementary schools can't sell a la carte «snack» items at lunch unless they meet certain criteria.

A sheltered pavilion will serve as an outdoor classroom and meeting space, and the site will provide efficient flow for pedestrians, cars, and school buses, and incorporate outdoor gathering spaces for school groups and other participants.

They need to experience democracy as an ethos and way of life today - in their homes, classrooms and communities - if they are to meet tomorrow's challenges.

The program has been controversial in New York, where parents and teachers have confronted the state's Education Commissioner, John King, in public meetings, saying the children are stressed from all of the new tests being administered as part of the transition, and that too much time is being taken away from classroom learning.

Parents and teachers have confronted state Education Commissioner John King in public meetings, saying children are stressed from all of the new tests being administered as part of the transition, and that too much time is being taken away from classroom learning.

Speaking on lack of infrastructure hampering effective implementation of Free SHS Policy, he said national and regional houses of chiefs have held several meetings and they have pledged their support to the government to expedite the process to get the dormitories and classrooms completed as soon as possible.

These challenges need to be met via regular mindfulness practices as norms in the following areas: school administrators, school union leadership, school structure and process, teacher and classroom structure and climate, effective mindfulness curriculum and QUALIFIED trainers, effective teaching skills, and optimal motivated learning by students.

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a I will share what one of my female relationship psychotherapy trainers said to me once in classroom..

Dating is a stage of romantic relationships in humans whereby two people meet socially with the aim of each assessing the other's suitability as a A list of questions you can use to generate conversations in the ESL / EFL classroom.

In other words, it is akin to what the teacher feels each day as she stands in front of a classroom full of new students — or a site leader opening up the first staff meeting of the year.

Teachers began employing aspects of Responsive Classroom practices, such as Morning Meeting and Logical Consequences — in their classrooms.

We need to see real - time data on a daily basis to ensure that the way that we are spending our time as teachers is actually meeting the goals of all the kids that are in our classrooms.

Although these surveys are online, we have the TIS meet face - to - face with teachers to talk about their classroom needs, and have them collaborate with other teachers if they want to choose the same goal as a grade level or department.

«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.

Reports published by the Neag Center for Gifted Education and Talent Development at the University of Connecticut have shown that most general education classroom teachers are poorly equipped to meet the needs of the gifted, and that gifted students can spend as much as half the school repeating curriculum and waiting for classmates to catch up.

Burns, a longtime fan of QR codes as classroom tools, is now applying them as a way of meeting Common Core expectations to differentiate instruction.

They can direct parking to smooth parents» arrival, they can act as guides and greeters to lead parents to meeting places and classrooms.

They can be configured as learning clusters, standalone teaching blocks and even single classroom buildings to meet a school's precise requirements.

We participate in regular classroom activities as morning meeting co-teachers and members of lunch, recess, and student dismissal duty teams, allowing for interactions and observations outside of our own classrooms.

In fact ~ gifted education concepts can really assist general classroom teachers ~ as well as those who work with higher performing students ~ in meeting their learning goals by differentiating instruction and helping to build upon students strengths and interests.

It also had scope to meet many maths and English objectives and to use the trip as a stimulus to work back in the classroom.

Many teachers are excited about the ability to create a group on Facebook as a private way of interacting with their students in ways that a) not only meet the students where they already are and integrate their lives into the classroom more holistically, but also b) shows that school can be a lot cooler than the students thought by being on Facebook in the first place.

Similarly, in a case study of four middle school math teachers who participated in a yearlong series of ten video club meetings to reflect on their classrooms, teachers in the video club «came to use video not as a resource for evaluating each other's practices, but rather as a resource for trying to better understand the process of teaching and learning» in a supportive, nonthreatening setting (Sherin and Han, 2004).

The virtual classroom as we know it was born in the mid-1990s, alongside virtual meeting software, broadband internet speeds, and the Furby.

Other science teachers have used this lesson to introduce evolution in their classrooms and has been used as a template to help science teachers create lessons that are differentiated to meet the needs of diverse student learning styles at a science teacher conference day.

In her role as Principal for the program, Simpson supported mentors and interns in the implementation of project - based assessments, facilitated planning meetings between mentor and intern teachers, and made daily observations in classrooms and provided feedback and support based on those observations to both mentors and interns.

Modular classrooms create such a bright, welcoming environment that they are very popular as meeting spaces for parents» evenings or open events too.

Don't be afraid to schedule multiple meetings with your department, as this classroom need can often feel exceedingly daunting to the naturally empathetic educator.

She discovered that Malawian teacher voices and the official literacy instruction of the country required conditions not being met in the classrooms, especially considering large class size, limited time, as well as insufficient and inadequate reading materials.

New Leaders usually requires its applicants to have two years of classroom experience in order to meet guidelines for certification as a public schools administrator.

«She opened up the school by making the morning announcements, visited classrooms and teachers, and also met with a group of eighth graders to discuss social issues, current events (such as Kosovo and Littleton, Colorado), and the challenges of being teenagers in this day and age.

In the second and third year of the project, teachers and researchers met weekly, developed case studies of their classroom experiences, and helped to refine the theory and framework as it emerged from the collaboration.

In each category, the parent is adjudged as «meeting expectations» (green), «approaching expectations» (yellow), or «not meeting expectations» (red)-- a color - system that echoes the behavior chart in every Success Academy classroom.

For iPads used in the classroom, the Survivor All - Terrain is recommended, as it has been tested to meet military standards making it super tough.

As a classroom teacher, I personally would rather meet with my administrator online prior to a classroom observation instead of having to rework my weekly lesson plans.

Solution: Describe how the upcoming week's curriculum meets state standards, and offer the parents a textbook to use as an at - home reference (almost all classrooms have a few extra copies lying around).

The classroom layout of the American high school PTECH in Johnstown, New York, was designed as a collaborative space for a start - up or a company meeting room.

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 schedule.

Further, educators should discuss policies with students both in large - scale presentations such as assemblies and in classroom meetings.

As a resource teacher who works with gifted elementary students inside general classrooms, I've been on a never - ending quest for tools to differentiate and meet the needs of my students.

And it's this total lack of maintenance that will prove very compelling to its intended classroom / meeting room market where it distinguishes itself as a strong, bright performer with a suite of innovative audio, video and BYOD interactivity features.

And even before it's unpacked, there's no ambiguity as to where this product is aimed: classrooms and business meeting rooms.

As a sophomore transitioning from female to male, he was met with comments in the classroom from whom one might least expect it: a teacher who voiced his disapproval of Kerr's gender change.

The Commission will examine state and local policies to increase parent and family engagement, including: how the school calendar meets the needs of students and families to optimize engagement such as parent - teacher conferences and half - days; district and school - level policies to address student attendance issues; access to information regarding teacher effectiveness; and parental involvement in school policies such as placement of students in low - performing schools and in the classrooms of ineffective teachers.

Meeting like - minded teachers through organisations like Musical Futures and connecting with Industry bodies such as APRA and Music Victoria who endorsed our classroom approach meant I have received a lot of great advice on classroom practice and how to link it effectively with the music industry.