Achievements: Received positive feedback from parents both verbally and written almost on a monthly
basis about the classroom instruction I provided and the success of their children.
Not exact matches
More important than the labels of «play -
based» or «academic - focused,» though, is what actually happens in the
classroom and how teachers respond to emotional situations, so ask
about specific scenarios when you're considering a school.
-- Christof Wiechert Social Emotional Intelligence: The
Basis for a New Vision of Education in the United States — Linda Lantieri Rudolf Steiner's Research Methods for Teachers — Martyn Rawson Combined Grades in Waldorf Schools: Creating
Classrooms Teachers Can Feel Good
About — Lori L. Freer Educating Gifted Students in Waldorf Schools — Ellen Fjeld KØttker and Balazs Tarnai How Do Teachers Learn with Teachers?
program that lets kids and their adult caregivers learn
about the park first hand by using fun, self - guided worksheets; the NewYork Historical Society, where she developed curriculum guides to help
classroom teachers incorporate primary sources into their instruction; the American Museum of Natural History, where she developed a series of teacher guides for the Moveable Museum exhibits and several temporary museum exhibits; and MOUSE, a New York City
based non-profit organization that works to train middle and high school students to initiate and manage technology help desks, where she developed curriculum and educational support materials for students, faculty advisors, and MOUSE trainers.
But I don't think it's an accident that many of the interventions I write
about aren't
classroom -
based, but are the work of mentors or psychologists or pediatricians or coaches.
For educators with limited time, the SMA online library provides handouts with information
about SM, including suggested accommodations and
classroom -
based intervention strategies for maximizing learning.
Based on six components, their framework would give teachers information
about their own strengths and weaknesses in the
classroom and provide them with actionable steps to improve their practice.
BTI scientists and educators will also visit participants»
classrooms to talk with students
about careers in plant science and assist them in lab activities
based on BTI research.
While yoga instructors and some
classroom teachers might be excited
about the prospect of implementing school -
based yoga, and want to do it quickly, not all stakeholders will feel the same way.
Read more
about how schools and districts can move beyond these «pockets of excellence» to create a broad -
based approach — and how to support teachers as they expand their
classroom practices, as well as their confidence and capacities.
Based on this expertise, they are expected to engage in scholarly endeavors, such as consuming and producing research, and are provided tremendous autonomy to make decisions
about curriculum, instruction and assessment in their
classrooms.
They spoke
about the support needed for learners» psychosocial well - being, language support,
classroom management and positive discipline, culturally responsive pedagogical training, host country curriculum support, and mitigating physical, sexual and gender -
based violence in schools.
«Beyond barriers to learning outside the
classroom in natural environments» reported that environmental -
based education makes other school subjects rich and relevant and gets apathetic students excited
about learning.
After extensive research on teacher evaluation procedures, the Measures of Effective Teaching Project mentions three different measures to provide teachers with feedback for growth: (1)
classroom observations by peer - colleagues using validated scales such as the Framework for Teaching or the
Classroom Assessment Scoring System, further described in Gathering Feedback for Teaching (PDF) and Learning
About Teaching (PDF), (2) student evaluations using the Tripod survey developed by Ron Ferguson from Harvard, which measures students» perceptions of teachers» ability to care, control, clarify, challenge, captivate, confer, and consolidate, and (3) growth in student learning
based on standardized test scores over multiple years.
The survey was conducted online in April, with participation from
about 700
classroom teachers and school -
based instructional specialists who are...
I think teachers make choices
about classroom content
based on what ideas and skills are important for children and what they can offer by way of support for reasoning and learning, and without a feeling for Science, they tend to focus elsewhere.
On Twitter (@effortfuleduktr), he tweets mostly
about the practical application of evidence -
based learning strategies in the
classroom.
Learn
about School 21 — a public, urban school in London, U.K. — and how educators there bring cross-curricular, arts - infused project -
based learning into the
classroom.
Here, one of our brain -
based teaching graduates,
classroom teacher Diane Dahl, blogs
about how she introduces metacognition to her second graders.
There are a number of people who are worried
about the swift adaptation of cloud -
based technologies at the
classroom level, simply because of its inherent vulnerability.
The study, which started in January and will end in three years, is
classroom -
based and is expected to involve
about 5,000 students in grades five to nine.
Sometimes learning can be frustrating, and with eLearning students not getting the same daily support in person as
classroom -
based students are getting, it can be easy to think
about giving up!
This award is in addition to the
base salary, which starts for
classroom teachers at
about $ 42,000, according to Assistant Principal Brian Young.
Learn more
about project -
based learning,
classroom management techniques, how to use new media tools in the
classroom, and more this summer!
What I'm going to talk
about is how you could use robots for project -
based learning, both within say a
classroom for maths or science, like what we've just talked
about, or as a standalone project.
Another factor, not only in a cluster -
based arrangement, another thing that needs to be thought
about is a more differentiated communication out to sites and out to schools, cognisant of the fact that in some schools teaching principals have significant
classroom contact and yet have to address systems issues as well, and surely there are ways to have a better targeting approach to things.
WebQuests are probably the most talked -
about and widely used Web -
based activities in today's
classrooms.
Collectively, the 12 Design Challenges seek to attract the most talented students to teaching, providing them and their practicing peers with support and actionable information
about what good teaching looks like; ensuring introductory and ongoing training that provides them with the requisite skills and knowledge for
classroom and student success; identifying certification methods that are rigorous and performance -
based; and forging new career pathways where master teachers both anchor teacher training and ongoing knowledge development.
By
about the same ratio, the public also thinks that if tenure is awarded, it should be
based in part on how well the teacher's students perform in the
classroom.
Learn what technology teachers who work with students with special needs have to say
about illustration -
based classroom materials for all kids.
The researchers developed a hands - on curriculum and professional development lessons teaching basic physics using the popular toys, then conducted a randomized controlled trial in
about 60 fourth - grade
classrooms in a California school district comparing student learning under the project -
based and traditional textbook
based instruction over three weeks.
Done well, as in Massachusetts, standards -
based testing encourages strong teaching in the
classroom and gives parents and taxpayers reliable information
about school performance.
By instructional leadership, we mean the principal's capacity to: 1) offer a vision for instruction that will inspire the faculty; 2) analyze student performance data and make sound judgments as to which areas of the curriculum need attention; 3) make good judgments
about the quality of the teaching in a
classroom based on analysis of student work; 4) recognize the elements of sound standards -
based classroom organization and practice; 5) provide strong coaching to teachers on all of the foregoing; 6) evaluate whether instructional systems in the school are properly aligned; and 7) determine the quality and fitness of instructional materials.
Some educators are nervous
about using games in the
classroom or fully implementing all aspects of game -
based learning (GBL).
As a parent, it's critical that you know
about alternative types of
classroom -
based assessments, in addition to traditional tests and the standardized tests mandated by your school district or state department of education.
When we talk
about corporate training, it is tempting to conflate it with traditional forms of education: Classroom formats (whether digital
classrooms or physical), lecture -
based delivery, pass - fail evaluations, distributing credentials to document progress, etc..
For 12 years, eMINTS, which stands for Enhancing Missouri's Instructional Networked Teaching Strategies, has been educating teachers and other learning professionals
about how to use technology to enhance inquiry -
based learning in K - 12
classrooms.
This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school -
based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes
about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes
about school), improvement in prosocial school and
classroom behavior (e.g., following
classroom rules), decreased
classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).
In short ~ it means thinking
about your teaching approach and
classroom ~ making adjustments
based on what works and doesn't ~ then applying those insights.
Members of The Ecology Consultancy's team of expert ecologists visit local primary schools to deliver wildlife themed,
classroom based workshops to educate pupils
about how the development is being carried out in a way that protects local wildlife and in conjunction with members of the developer's project team they also provide a broader view of the project's environmental activities.
Read an article by Suzie Boss
about using web -
based resources to help your
classroom go global, and here's an article with links to wonderful virtual field trips.
The
classrooms will be a permanent
base for 35 students in Years 7, 8 and 9, with that number expected to rise to
about 50 over the first 10 years.
Join this webinar to learn
about: • Improving quality of life for students and educators through blended learning • Stretching existing or limited resources and staff • Adding project -
based learning and authentic assessments into
classrooms • Selecting the right learning management system and online curriculum • Keeping pace with global evolutions in technology and education • Maintaining the human element in face - to - face and online course work
A principal should have in - depth conversations on a regular
basis with their teachers
about the happenings in their
classroom.
There has been a lot of buzz
about the benefits of incorporating simulations and game -
based learning activities into
classroom instruction.
Aggregate child - level assessment data means the data collected by an agency on the status and progress of the children it serves that have been combined to provide summary information
about groups of children enrolled in specific
classrooms, centers, home -
based or other options, groups or settings, or other groups of children such as dual language learners, or to provide summary information by specific domains of development.
This year, the New York City Department of Education (DOE) is partnering with Panorama Education to offer the Student Perception Survey, a research -
based, confidential student survey used across the country to provide teachers with students» feedback
about their
classroom experiences.
In this series of Strategy Guides, you'll learn
about different methods and activities to encourage inquiry -
based learning in your
classroom.
The state has become a leader in the «competency -
based» education movement — in which success is less
about «seat time» in a
classroom or passing traditional tests and more
about students showing they can apply skills and knowledge to complex challenges.
Jason Kamras, deputy to D.C. Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee in charge of human capital, talks with Education Next
about the new teacher evaluation system put in place in D.C. Beginning this year, teachers in D.C. will be evaluated
based on student test scores (when available) and
classroom observations (by principals and master educators), and poorly performing teachers may be fired, regardless of tenure.