Sentences with phrase «asked student volunteers»

To find out, they developed a series of five experiments in which they asked student volunteers to plan for a variety of daunting goals — from acing a tough test to nailing a dream job interview — by mapping out each action they'd need to complete to succeed.

The team identified procrastinators by asking student volunteers to fill in a questionnaire that assigns people a procrastination score, on a scale of 1 to 60.

Ask student volunteers to draw a map of an imaginary land, using KidPix or Microsoft Publisher.

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Last week, we celebrated Student Volunteering Week by asking our volunteers to tell the world why they volunteer!

Researchers asked college student volunteers to think through a fantasy version of an experience (looking attractive in a pair of high - heeled shoes, winning an essay contest, or getting an A on a test) and then evaluated the fantasy's effect on the subjects and on how things unfolded in reality.

To understand the impulse, Greene and Amitai Shenhav, a doctoral student in his lab, asked volunteers to imagine piloting a rescue boat toward a drowning man when they get a call saying that another boat, in the opposite direction, has capsized and its passengers are also drowning.

He then asked over 900 volunteers, mostly college students, to wear the helmets while he monitored their brain activity and generated variations in the electromagnetic field.

For example, a Psychology 101 student, familiar with how scientists run experiments, might volunteer as a study subject in which they are asked to wear a backpack, and guess the incline of a hill.

The researchers showed pictures of children at ages 1, 10, and 20 to student volunteers and asked them to pick the real parents of each child from sets of three possibilities.

Around 100 student volunteers were asked to peer into a webcam.

Elmer's sponsorship will also help support an online community of professional volunteers who serve as science advisors to students and parents in Science Buddies» free Ask an Expert forums.

Volunteers in the Ask an Expert forums check in on a scheduled day once a week in a forum that matches their area of expertise and provide guidance to students working on science projects.

Last night local school counselor came to our church and ask for volunteers to be mentors for their students.

Im Ashlee, I'm a volunteer fire fighter, surgical tech student, and a 1st aid attendant / safety person at my job... need more just ask

I asked if someone would volunteer to scan it, and was delighted when a couple of students told me they already had.

Until then I had been running discussions in the familiar way: pitch a question to the class, ask students to raise their hands, and try to be equitable when selecting volunteers to answer.

Twice a year, before winter and summer break, email the class and ask for a parent volunteer to come into the classroom to document student reading recommendations.

Things you can ask for (and will likely get) include school supplies, volunteer hours (e.g., from senior citizens, high school students, clubs such as Kiwanis or Rotary), pro bono work (e.g., landscaping, graphic design), books, and free meals from local restaurants.

The student's reluctance to ask a question or volunteer an answer might be due to a lack of confidence.

Students were asked whether they engaged in «any community service activity or volunteer work at your school or in your community.»

Examples of authentic writing activities included a project to grow corn in the classroom — where students were allocated different tasks and then asked to write instructions to be used by a real volunteer who was looking after the corn during a school holiday.

If you don't get responses within 15 seconds, you can call on students, instead of asking for volunteers.

A few years ago, after a month in which more than 300 visitors came to tour and observe at our school, I asked for student volunteers from each class to attend a problem - solving meeting.

I always ask for volunteers in the same way, and I ask for the students» attention in the same way.

Then ask students in each group to create a list of facts about the climate they researched and have a volunteer from each group read those facts to the rest of the class.

Share the questions you've drafted with your students, soliciting student volunteers to ask one or more of the questions.

Oakland schools can't afford aides in mainstream classrooms, so Parnell has asked students to volunteer to coach their classmates.

School leaders need to ask questions to clarify partner roles, set expectations, and find out how volunteers are screened or trained to work with your students.

Make your volunteer time in the classroom effective by asking about specific skills the teacher is covering and finding out which of those skills are causing students the most difficulty.

Read it aloud or ask students to volunteer to read a stanza.

Create opportunities for oral reading on a one - on - one basis and only ask the student to read aloud in class if he feels comfortable doing so and volunteers to read

The government asked for 30,000 reading specialists and one million reading tutors, including AmeriCorps members, college students, and other community service volunteers, to join the initiative (Clinton, 1996).

Although no one asks for clarification, she asks for volunteers to provide examples of models in mathematics, to be sure that students understand the terminology.

I asked for a volunteer to be the teacher, while I was the student.

HOW — We will ask people in the community who would like to get involved with the school, but do not have children who are in school, to volunteer as part of a reading program for students with lower reading levels.

Before students begin reading ask for 4 - 5 volunteers who are willing to model a discussion while other students watch.

After this discussion, Vicki projected an online karyotyping activity from the Arizona University The Biology Project Web site and asked students to volunteer diagnosing patients based on their clinical symptoms and the digital images of their karyotypes.

Engage parent volunteers by asking them to assist with preparing a taste test by organizing materials, cutting fruits and vegetables and handing out samples or collecting student surveys on the day of the taste test

The school now only asks that parents volunteer if they're able, and student essays are no longer a requirement, said Vanessa Besack, the school's director of operations.

According to Dylan Wiliam, the traditional classroom practice in which a teacher asks a question, students raise their hands, and the teacher calls on a volunteer does not actually provide much useful information — and it may even impede learning.

At ABC we ask each student in the dog training certification program to volunteer ten hours at a local animal shelter or rescue to train shelter dogs.

Yoga4Cats founder, Jeanette Skaluba — a long - time cat - rescue volunteer and yoga practitioner — conceived of inviting adoptable cats to her yoga class and rather than charging students a set fee, asking them to donate supplies and funds for the featured animal shelter.

All students in the ABC certified dog trainer instructor program are asked to volunteer at least 10 hours of training time to an animal shelter, humane society or rescue organization.

I'm sure managers would simply ask for volunteers since it's not practical to just schedule someone to work past midnight, particularly with the level of employees that they would hire (students or younger people) 4.

Trained volunteers come to your school and lead experiences that encourage students to look closely at works of art, ask and answer questions, and make personal connections.

One of those would be asking for a student to volunteer in each tutorial to manage the speakers» list: taking note of people who raise their hands and using some combination of agreed rules and their judgment to choose who gets to speak next.

I had been asked to give a speech on my own pro bono and access to justice work with a view to motivating students to volunteer for one of the many interesting projects PBSC is coordinating this year.

Kathleen Bennett, instructor of the Medical Assistant program, asked «what volunteer opportunities are available for our students?»

«Ask me about Div 49» with Division logo for board members and student volunteers

• Post the Colorado early learning and development guideline videos to your social media channels earlylearningco.org • Raise awareness of child safety issues and helpful childproofing information • Organize a moms» or dads» night out • Put children's books in your lobby and waiting areas • Schedule family events at different times of the day and on different days of the week so that more families can participate • Add information about family - friendly resources on neighborhood websites like Nextdoor • Remind people it's okay to ask for help • Host a play group at a local recreation or community center • Collaborate with childcare centers and schools by joining PTOs, volunteering in classrooms, participating in fundraising and more • Recognize a child or family in distress and offer assistance • Provide parenting education classes for parents and for students before they become parents • Connect parents to one another and to important resources for support