Sentences with phrase «before using it in the classroom»

I tried this before I used it in the classroom.

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Other possible changes may include a greater use of technology in the classroom or at home, or increased student responsibility (often the grade levels in preparation before transitioning to middle or high school).

We have experienced this negative phenomenon first - hand by having had a district - wide contract rescinded before the program even started due to fear caused by media attention generated from a single parent in single school who took offense to a classroom teacher leading mandala coloring and using the term, «Namaste,» with her students.

We can send them actual science kits plus online resources and lesson plans to use in the classroom before and after a class visit.

If you're using a new tool or website, model it in the classroom before your scheduled time.

However, at this early phase in the technology adoption life cycle, schools must carefully consider all aspects of the use of mobile solutions in the classroom before investment.

If your school has a public folder or your students have access to a class folder, model in the classroom how to hand in their work using this method before your scheduled time and / or create a screencast that shows them how they can view it during the scheduled time.

The study, Reducing Absenteeism From Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Illness in Elementary School Students, published in the June 2008 issue of Pediatrics, showed that absenteeism rates for GI illnesses were lower in classrooms where teachers used disinfecting wipes once a day on desktops and helped students use alcohol - based hand sanitizers before and after lunch.

Teachers will want to read through the information in the Instructions for Teachers section before using the site in the classroom.

Here are three free online resources — and some tips from an education expert — about how to get going with project learning in your classroom, even if you've never used it before:

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Justin Smith, founder and CEO of EducationalAppStore.com believes teachers should embrace technology in the classroom: «It's super important that teachers research the educational apps they're going to use before bringing them into the classroom.

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Before heading back to the classroom, Edwards asks students to explain what happened and how they could use what they learned in the game to learn faster in the classroom (only having to listen to the teacher's directions once, asking on - topic questions, staying focused on what is being asked of them).

Both setups have the potential for efficient, thoughtful use of space, but before making the decision, consider the kind of learning that will be happening in the classroom.

High school social studies teacher Emily Block had used design thinking in her classroom before, but wanted to take it one step farther and have her students learn by making.

Before we share some non-tech ways to use collaboration in writing — apart from its more common usages in the classroom like think - write - pair - share — we want to distinguish collaborative learning from cooperative learning.

Today's mobile phones provide much more than phone calls, with even the most basic models containing a bundle of fancy extras — but before I got carried away and started exploring all of the potential ways in which these features could be used in a classroom, I decided to survey my students.

Besides using the platform in the classroom, I was asking students to practice at home and send me a snapshot of their dashboard just before every class.

Before our first assembly, we primed our teachers by having them watch Carol Dweck's TED talk «The Power of Yet» and coached them to use that language in their classrooms.

Before this project, Kostka had already begun to use more technology and digital resources in her classrooms.

This can be used in the classroom as a formative assessment where the teacher than evaluates all student submissions, determines who requires review, groups the students by review level requirements, carries out review activities for all students before Step 8 is carried out which is the Summative Assessment.

Teachers who did not set SGO (s) before the deadline due to an extended absence should set the SGO (s) as soon as possible after returning to the classroom and use an assessment that makes sense for the learning goals they set for their students in this timeframe.

One of my favorite phrases is tasks before apps — how can you put the learning first in your classroom and use technology to elevate and energize learning experiences for students?

The populist attack on Common Core isn't always fair: Some of the most widely mocked examples of so - called Common Core math were featured in textbooks and used in classrooms long before the standards were introduced.

We've written before that the coming Common Core standards put a greater emphasis on reading nonfiction and could change the kind of texts teachers use in their classrooms.

By doing so, students were given an arena to showcase effort that might otherwise be seen only by the teacher educator (in many cases, years before the students were to use the lessons in an actual classroom).

Their students are achieving at a higher level than before they used DreamBox in their classrooms.

Whether it is «no - excuses» schools sucking up most of the charter school movement's oxygen (and funding, and cap space) or the rush to adopt new classroom technologies before teachers are ready (or want) to use them, reformers often get ahead of themselves in their quest for scale.

Enhance the virtual field trip experiences in your classroom with these lessons and activities intended for use before, during, and after viewing.

It's just easier to do what you did before... An update on Internet use in secondary social studies classroom in Indiana.

Maryanne Kiley, Executive Director of Educators 4 Excellence - New York, said, «Educators have been more involved in this year's tests than ever before, both in selecting the questions and using the results to inform classroom learning.

Before teachers can be expected to use varied media and media production effectively as student learning tools in their classrooms, teacher educators need to provide teachers with opportunities to learn and think deeply about media and media production for their own purposes and find ways to support teachers» ongoing instructional needs (Miller, 2007).

They acknowledged that in some situations black box use was detrimental to helping students develop mathematical understanding, but also gave examples of classroom situations where students can use graphing calculators to make sense of mathematical concepts before doing hand computations.

All of these evidence - based methods share certain common features, including (a) intentional matching of students to teams, (b) instruction about the tutoring routine before it is used by students, and (c) regularly scheduled daily or weekly time blocks when peer tutoring is used in the classroom.

After completing the first methods class, before teacher candidates entered any classrooms other than through the cyber-conferencing experience, 90 % of the respondents said they employed the following technology - enhanced methods in their lessons: word processing; rhetorical, digital text analysis; digital commentary; Internet research; found and concrete poem creation generated through digital sources; image collage to analyze text; online chat; discussion boards; PowerPoint presentation; word processing and graphic organizers to facilitate multistage writing workshop; email; and multimedia projects using digital camera and video for some type of analysis.

Educators should use their own discretion before using these types of resources in their classroom, weighing both the merit and engagement of the program prior to use.

Turn them into trick or treat bags with crayons or cutouts (or buy some at the dollar store) and use them as a centerpiece in your classroom before Halloween.

Most teachers were adept at using the technology in the classroom, even if they had not done so before this trial.

Districts leaders say all Mentor teachers will get the training and space they need to figure out what works on a small scale, before they use blended learning in every classroom.

Simulations have intuitive appeal — they give prospective teachers practice with student avatars before practicing with real students, and they can be used to ensure licensing decisions are based on prospective teachers» actual skills interacting in simulated classrooms.

But a review of the best evidence on teachers» sentiments shows that educators are not unhappy because they resent the new emphasis on teacher evaluations, a key element of President Obama's Race to the Top program; in fact, according to a separate survey of 10,000 public school teachers from Scholastic and the Gates Foundation, the majority support using measures of student learning to assess teachers, and the mean number of years teachers believe they should devote to the classroom before being assessed for tenure is 5.4, a significant increase from the current national average of 3.1 years.

Accommodations should be integrated into classroom practice before use is expected in assessment situations.

«We tried to have those conversations before, but were never successful until we showed how technology could be used to supplement what teachers wanted to do in the classroom,» said Alexander.

California's visual and performing arts standards were approved in 2001 before much of today's technology had been developed or used in the classroom, and before the state had adopted the Common Core State Standards in English language arts and math.

Save this resource set to use right before one of these classroom visits and you will be able to quickly walk your students through completing this assignment and posting it as a display in your classroom.

Teacher residencies similar to those used by doctors can offer new teachers opportunities to learn the skills of teaching before they are solely responsible for an entire classroom.72 In many of these programs, teacher candidates co-teach under the supervision of a mentor who provides feedback on both classroom management and instruction.73 A transition period affords new teachers the chance to get their feet wet with assistance from a more seasoned teacher.

Recently, Rebekah and I spoke about how video can be used to improve classroom feedback in some pretty exciting ways — sometimes right before a teacher's eyes — as part of an Education Talk Radio podcast with host Larry Jacobs.

Although there is some variation in how diverse stakeholders define the skills that are essential for new teachers, there is general consensus that educators should have excellent organizational skills; be able to plan comprehensive and thorough lessons; know how to positively manage classroom behavior; be capable of using diverse instructional strategies; and know how to check accurately for understanding and assess student learning on a daily basis.17 Teachers should have the opportunity to practice these basic skills before they are held solely responsible for student learning.

Facing History has not been used in Bedford classrooms before.