Sentences with phrase «building better classrooms»

The competition generated hundreds of ideas for building better classrooms around the world — from upgrading overcrowded urban schools in India to re-imagining smarter, more sustainable portable classrooms here in the United States.

Not exact matches

Local colleges and training centers are good options, but you're likely too busy building your career to take time out for classroom learning.

Some of the Haredi population, which has many children and a shortage of classrooms of its own, can not stand to see a new, well - supplied school building go to another group.

A good start is to help volunteers overcome the «edifice complex» by downplaying the notion that what's most important for the group is the classroom or clinic or house that they're going to build, and emphasizing that the real purpose is pastoral accompaniment.

COACH ALEKSANYAN: In the short term, I'm looking to build out a full roster of wrestlers who perform well in the classroom and enjoy being on the mat.

«There is no better way to build community in the classroom — about table manners, about good conversation, and about sharing and caring with one another.»

Heating and cooling for the classroom buildings and residential farmhouse is supplied by geothermal wells.

To make the process easier for you and to get the best match for both chefs and schools, Chefs Move to Schools is built around three tracks — the classroom, the cafeteria, and culinary training / demos.

The York Montessori School Toddler, Pre-Casa, and Casa classrooms were built specifically to accommodate each age group as well as their need for movement, and facilitate expanded exploration opportunities.

Let me remind you of just a few: I have donated an ambulance and a 17,000 ltr water storage tank to the Ga South Municipal Hospital, I have built a three - classroom block for the constituency, bridges to facilitate movement of people and goods, bought pipelines to connect Wiabomah to the national lines for them to access potable water for the first time in over two decades as well as built a mosque among others.

But Kremer says the portion of the Bond Act that would go to build new classrooms for pre-K programs and get kids out of trailers would be a good use of the money, because it would be a long - term investment with long - term benefits.

The Bond Act, as it reads on the November ballot, would provide access to classroom technology and high - speed internet connections, as well as offer funds to build more pre kindergarten classrooms, and replace the trailers that some overcrowded schools in New York City have been using to teach students.

The COREMatters Project is a multi-dimensional classroom experience focusing on social emotional learning, empathy and respect building instruction utilizing cooperative learning activities, role playing, classroom discussions, individual work, as well as physical activities.

The commenting feature is great within classrooms, but it also allows other classes — in the building or from another school — to add their comments as well.

If done well, it raises the level of discourse, builds professional culture and community, and models the pedagogical philosophies we want to see in classrooms.

The schools and classrooms where I've seen the strongest relationship - based cultures are ones where students have input on establishing norms and processes, where team building happens throughout the year so that students and teachers know each other well, and, on the teacher level, where teachers have regular opportunities to collaborate to design meaningful PBL experiences for students and discuss student supports.

Just like good classrooms are built on reliable systems and structures, a positive faculty meeting should utilize protocols and processes that ensure all voices are heard, that no single voice dominates, and that discussion stays focused and productive.

I wanted to build what I now call a thinking classroom — one that's not only conducive to thinking but also occasions thinking, a space inhabited by thinking individuals as well as individuals thinking collectively, learning together, and constructing knowledge and understanding through activity and discussion.

«Externally the layout of the buildings has been carefully designed so our children can learn outside the classrooms as well as inside.

After eight years in the classroom, I feel I'm in a position to offer some advice for how teachers can build and sustain positive relationships with parents — as well as appropriately handle difficult circumstances.

«We've had five very successful years with 24 coaches because we built our model on the feeling that teachers know best in deciding what they want to work on and use in their classrooms.»

Most schools the company works with have at least one ongoing issues around ICT, whether that's around reducing costs or keeping a tighter rein on the IT budget without any financial surprises, recruiting and retaining good technical staff, developing an effective strategy, or building trust in ICT with your teachers so they feel more empowered to use technology in the classroom.

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.

With TeacherKit, teachers can build classrooms with student and course data, take attendance with the tap of a touchscreen, as well as take quick behavior notes to monitor classroom performance and participation.

The school sits in a nearly 100 - year - old public school building, and classrooms look like, well, classrooms.

This Community Buildings photo poster display pack can be used for classroom displays, as well as being a super visual resource to engage students...

Community building doesn't have to wait until a problem arises — it can be a time of offering positive encouragement as well or at the beginning of the year to help build bonds of commonality within the classroom.

«Bringing these teams together within the Department will enable us to build on the work already underway to invest in the profession and better support teachers in the classroom.»

, digging in the dirt (good for building strong bodies and minds), and making a classroom garden.

Pack complete with three different design sheets for children to complete before building their houses, as well as two decorative speech bubbles to be framed in the classroom, or cut out and laminated to further support the story.

LA's Getty museum offers professional - development programs to help teachers integrate the study of art into their classrooms, as well as materials for building visual art lessons.

Whether you are looking for an introduction to our degree programs, a better understanding of a particular program, information about opportunities outside the classroom (e.g., internships), or tips on how to build your application, small group sessions are a great way to learn about the school, programs, admissions process, and more.

Yet, despite all the negatives, purchasing a portable classroom costs roughly one - half what it costs to build a new permanent classroom, and so, good or bad, budget - crunched school districts are likely to continue making the «portable» choice.

Building school community: Miyake - Trapp observes that administrators in the classroom «can also openly engage in reflective processes by sharing moments of classroom success as well as challenges.

And these evaluation systems are strikingly better than what they replaced: slapdash approaches involving a couple of classroom visits by a building principal for some teachers in some years that resulted in virtually all teachers being classified as high performing.

However, we are also able to cross-reference that inference with context: how does the student usually respond to lessons, what is going on at home, what are you noticing in the general social dynamics of the classroom, did they get in an argument with their best friend this morning, did they eat breakfast, did they sleep well, was a new video game released yesterday, is it particularly humid in the building today, what's going on in the general school culture right now, has this student been taking tests all day, are elements like depression or anxiety potentially relevant, or is it just an «off day» for a great student?

Educators from everywhere will share best practices for project - based learning, improving classroom participation, and building professional learning networks.

Rehn and colleagues Dorit Maor and Andrew McConney, from Murdoch University in Australia, have studied how educators delivering school lessons by videoconference can best build a classroom presence and rapport with their remote students.

The nine design teams in Reeder's freshman - sophomore geometry class presented their school designs, plans, and budgets to Seattle architects Kirk Wise and Mark Miller, who were charged with selecting the project with the best concept, best use of site features, and best building and classroom design; cost was also a factor.

Target standards in these areas: - recognizing high - frequency words - building print awareness - building up their reading fluency Use the sight word file - folder game the way that best suits your individual circumstances and classroom needs!

Many authorities turned to temporary solutions, otherwise fondly known as «huts», and whilst the huts of 2015 provide good classrooms, there is still the tendency to send either the Newly Qualified Teacher (NQT) or the long service teacher out to the hut but they do not solve the problem of needing to integrate them into the school as a whole and so they often stand detached and forlorn at extremes of the playground with teachers and pupils having to brave the elements to gain access to the main building.

Then the internet came along, and I realized I could build a school online and let selection bias draw the students I could best serve: those who thirst for a greater challenge than they're finding in their classrooms.

Inside the classrooms really are as good as a traditionally - built building.

The School moved into an extensively remodelled building in April 2012 and is proud of its excellent facilities and light, spacious, well - equipped classrooms.

While every student responds differently to trauma, there are tons of resources out there for better understanding impacts of trauma, ways to be supportive in and out of the classroom, and how to build positive social and emotional skills.

Many teachers already do good work in building resilience and promoting wellbeing in their classrooms, but for others, knowing what to do can be extremely difficult.

As well as building the confidence of young people, a stay at YHA also providers teachers with the opportunities to build relationships with children in their class or school in a more informal out of the classroom setting.

We helped them lay the foundation, but they'll build that house over the next 30 years in the classroom, using the tools we gave them and mostly it's all on them to do it and do it well.

As educators, incorporating empathy into instruction can have positive results for your immediate classroom, as well as for the community outside of the school building.

The orientation and design of the building will help to create the best possible natural lighting for all the classrooms.