Sentences with phrase «by enthusiastic teachers»

In 1992 Brigham, Scruggs, and Mastropieri demonstrated that there was significant improvement in academic achievement for students who were taught by enthusiastic teachers.

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The ones listening have not been the «establishment», or the intellectuals but, by and large, the humble and grateful people of God — loyal priests desperately trying to hold the line in their parishes, seminarians despised by their professors, Anglican converts seeking the clear truth, devout teachers in our schools, prayerful parishioners, and members of the new movements have been enthusiastic for this teaching.

Glenn Ford is the dedicated new teacher, Anne Francis is his supportive wife, Louis Calhern is the faculty snob and Richard Kiley is the enthusiastic fellow teacher who gets his vintage jazz record collection smashed by his students.

Teaching is tailored to pupils» individual needs by specialist teachers and a broad and imaginative curriculum inspires creative and enthusiastic learners.

Teachers communicate their interest in a book's content by reading aloud in an enthusiastic voice that conveys excitement about reading and a fascination with the topic.

The toolkit also recommends ensuring all pupils are taught social and emotional skills, attitudes and values by enthusiastic and positive teachers using fun interactive methods and resources.

Researchers from RAND studying the first year of Vermont's implementation of portfolio assessments for fourth and eighth graders found that the development of portfolios (work was selected by students with input from classroom teachers) had several positive educational outcomes: Students and teachers were more enthusiastic and had a more positive attitude about learning, teachers devoted «substantially more attention» to problem solving and communication (two areas represented by portfolios), students spent more time working in small groups or in pairs, and teachers felt the portfolios afforded them a new perspective on student work.

They say examples of parent perceptions include teachers being «bogged down» by the curriculum and not having enough time to teach the basics, differing attitudes (some are enthusiastic and encouraging and others less so), and that they don't understand every child has their own way of learning so they can't provide the right support.

This, then, is the professional development world as related to me by 45 enthusiastic and committed young teachers from around the world in January 2014.

According to a survey recently published by Scholastic Corporation and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, 73 percent of teachers with direct experience implementing the Common Core State Standards are enthusiastic about using them.

Miner, who is mordantly attached to the status quo and quite enthusiastic about it, is associated with Rethinking Schools, an organization that believes real education reform will be led by the teachers unions.

We all have the image, carefully - calculated and promulgated by Teach for America, itself, and especially its anti-union supporters, of TFA teachers as young, bright, capable, intelligent, enthusiastic, fresh - faced EFFECTIVE teachers,...

Also, enthusiasm may act as a «motivational embellishment», increasing a student's interest by the variety, novelty, and surprise of the enthusiastic teacher's presentation of the material.

With good assessment data and a willingness to move away from «telling» to creating relevant and learning rich challenges appropriate to interests, a teacher can create enthusiastic learners who will develop the group and personal learning skills so much in demand by all forms of career.

Wright is an enthusiastic and effective presenter, but he said one consequence of the budget cuts is that in - house teacher leaders» efforts are rarely augmented by outside speakers who might be able to help teachers learn things more quickly.

Fewer teachers are enthusiastic about Common Core implementation and fewer think the new standards will help their students, according to a survey sponsored by education publisher Scholastic and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation.

The Ecseri Flea Market Tour is brought to you by Fungarian, a team of enthusiastic language teachers, offering various informal, tailor made language classes and city tours with an insight into Hungary's history, art and culture.