If you want to see
a big change in classrooms and schools, be prepared to design much stronger supports for teachers and students.
This has been
a big change in my classroom, and it has really given my students a chance to explore their creativity.
New Jersey schools are in the throes of some pretty
big changes in the classroom, some forced on them by the federal government, others by the state, and some coming from the districts themselves.
Not exact matches
Maarit Rossi
in Finland wonders if all
classrooms might need a common «global curriculum,» and Carl Hooker
in the United States writes, «if we were starting the American school system from scratch today, knowing what skills our students will need, we could
change the subjects and not base them on what
big - time publishers want us to focus on with our students.»
Creating an equitable
classroom can feel daunting, but I find it helpful to think of small
changes that can make a
big difference
in increasing student voice.
Teachers are arguing that efforts to
change student - disciplinary practices — largely
in an attempt to address
big racial disparities
in who gets suspended and expelled — are making their
classrooms harder to manage.
Three
big factors - research,
classroom innovation and advances
in technology are driving the
change.
For many educators, using standards
in the
classroom is a
big change.
Many veteran teachers and principals say the
biggest change this year is the amount of time principals are now spending
in classrooms.
High on motivation but short on time, teachers can sometimes struggle to make those
big changes they dream of
in the
classroom.
They wrote on
big pads
in magic markers: a need for bilingual staff with an influx of Hispanic students
in town,
classrooms meant for early childhood classes now housing middle schoolers who are cramped, and a lack of guidance from the schools on the
changes in instruction happening under the Common Core State Standards.
When they return,
classrooms will have been enlarged, hallways will be widened, termite damage will be repaired and wooden - floors restored, the school will be made handicapped - accessible and,
in the
biggest change, a modern full - court gym will be placed
in the center of the campus.
Consider the prominent invitations for teachers to be
change agents
in society and their own
classrooms: Click Here to Tell Winston How to Fight
Big Brother!
From the
big picture, Mrs. Jenks has embraced multiple curriculum transitions, various testing format
changes (local, state, and national), and a number of accountability measures during her time
in the
classroom thus far.