Sentences with phrase «by opening the classroom»

If that is so, then both the teaching shortage and the paucity of minority teachers can be alleviated by opening the classroom door to all college graduates, not just to those who have taken the required courses associated with state certification.

Among these factors were building collaboration and trust by protecting time for teachers to work together and developing a team - oriented culture; making teaching public by opening classroom doors and engaging in frequent observation, feedback, and support; and persisting in improvement efforts by celebrating progress and overcoming inevitable setbacks.

However, today many of the over 1,000 members of Coalition of Essential Schools continue to focus on such progressive ideals and the use of non-authoritarian practices originally exemplified by open classrooms.

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If my own experience is anything to go by, by bringing him up a Catholic I may be condemning him to fights in the playground, bullying in the classroom, being endlessly baited at parties / lectures / social gatherings [always by self - professed open - minded liberals] and to seeing his faith lied about and depicted in wholly negative terms by every possible media outlet.

By now you've probably attended more than your share of classroom open houses and «back to school nights» but here's one more that might be of interest, especially if you have questions about this fall's new school food regulations and how they might... [Continue reading]

By the time she was three months old and we were ready to open our classroom yet again, Elliot was that much older and more mature.

A new study shows how the patterns of online communication change by implementing teacher leadership techniques, which opens possibilities for better online classroom design.

One potential culprit captured by the study: Faculty may lack the training necessary to take advantage of smaller class sizes, open classroom layouts and other strategies meant to reduce the reliance on conventional lecturing.

And if that is the approach taken by schools, then she's right to question the validity of making more of a push for technology in schools, to fall in line with President Obama's call to prepare students for an «increasingly competitive world,» through «a free and open internet» that «extend [s] its reach to every classroom and community.»

I assume these fears are held by those who have not witnessed the power of a well - designed and well - executed classroom - performance task to open wide the doors on new insights, ground young adults on a foundation of sound thinking habits, and engender the confidence that comes from successfully rising to a challenge.

The classroom is an open space that runs the length of the building wing, but is subdivided by bookshelves into workspaces where small groups of students work with the teacher or individually with laptops.

Open to 13 -15-year-olds students across the UK, the competition — a collaboration between BBC Learning, BBC Comedy and the National Literacy Trust - called on secondary school students to become classroom jokers and was given backing by some of the UK's top comedy talent, including Charlie Higson, Kerry Howard, Marcus Brigstocke and David Walliams.

An elementary teacher builds community and covers core language arts standards by holding weekly open mics in her classroom.

Remaining open to learning who your students are by the words that come from their mouths will establish an environment of trust in your classroom.

Here are 19 ideas — ideas tried and tested by Education World readers — to help develop classroom camaraderie during the opening days of school.

Whether editing wikis, turning in homework for a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), or learning Arabic by chatting with their language partner from Marrakesh, students know that what happens in the four walls of their classroom is only one part of their academic life.

In a 2010 study, James Kraushaar and David Novak found that students using laptops in class had non-course-related software open and active 42 percent of the time, and a 2008 study by Carrie Fried found that students report increased multitasking when laptops are in the classroom.

By being open, inviting and personable your students» parents will be impressed with you and the way you manage your classroom.

By organising visits to theatres and other arts experiences, or inviting artists into the classroom, schools open a door for their students not just to inspirational learning experiences but to lifelong opportunities.

K - 12 Open Campus: The Open Campus facilitates teachers, and impacts students who are participating in online literature circles, classroom specific courses facilitated by teachers, and more.

«She opened up the school by making the morning announcements, visited classrooms and teachers, and also met with a group of eighth graders to discuss social issues, current events (such as Kosovo and Littleton, Colorado), and the challenges of being teenagers in this day and age.

Promote transparency by uncovering windows into classrooms and offices, and consider leaving classroom doors open.

By integrating technology into the classroom, schools are opening windows to a new set of challenges, which they would never have been tasked with dealing with in years gone bBy integrating technology into the classroom, schools are opening windows to a new set of challenges, which they would never have been tasked with dealing with in years gone byby.

The Ørestad Gymnasium (designed by 3xn) is completely free of the traditional, walled - in classrooms, in favor of an open space where all activities are visible to everybody in order to «facilitate communication and inspire each other.»

Simon Nelson, Chief Executive at FutureLearn, said: «Gender equality is widely discussed in today's workforce, so it's critical to address this issue as early as possible by opening up a dialogue in the classroom too.

Internal spaces like hallways, classrooms, and cafeterias — typically separated from each other by opaque structures like walls and doorways — have given way to open layouts that emphasize glass partitions and uninterrupted lines of sight, borrowing from cutting - edge work environments like Google's and Apple's campuses.

So each classroom is separated by glass sliding doors that can be opened to create large teaching spaces.»

Crellin finds opportunities for place - based learning lessons or projects by simply stepping outside of the classroom and keeping an eye open for ideas.

The greatest classroom we have is the great outdoors, so our students are outside at least 50 % of each and every day, learning all types of academic subjects in the open air, supported by lessons within classroom environments in the afternoon.

by Lynn Newmyer Last week a few of my former students were peering into my partially open classroom door.

It featured an essay by Clay Christensen and Michael Horn (C&H) that anticipated a full - length account of the best way to disrupt a classroom, opened its forum to Terry Moe and John Chubb (M&C), who made a case later fleshed out in Liberating Learning, and ran an excerpt from my Saving Schools: From Horace Mann to Virtual Learning.

The paper, by researchers Christopher Dede, Tina Grotzer, Amy Kamarainen, and Shari Metcalf, describes the ways in which EcoXPT can support classroom practices that the NRC connects with deeper learning: case - based approaches; self - directed, open - ended, and collaborative inquiry; apprenticed learning; interdisciplinary learning; and learning that's embedded with diagnostic assessments based on many sources.

Through this project, the feds are promoting open resources both in classroom practice and by awarding grants for research projects focused on the development of open resources.

More than 100 classrooms in Stockton Unified were taught by long - term substitutes when school opened July 29 and that continued to be the case for weeks.

By creating an open - door policy in your classroom it will give parents the opportunity to help out, or observe their child whenever it is convenient for them.

Since VPI + augments the already existing state - funded VPI, the number of additional slots available for at - risk four - year - olds in a preschool setting has increased by 1,230 new slots across 65 newly - opened high - quality preschool classrooms for Year 1 of the grant (2015 - 2016).

They broached the topic by quoting a student who described herself as open to including moving image and changing technology in her classroom, but the student did not reveal how she would include such literacies (p. 56).

Driscoll opened the meeting by expressing his excitement over the changes and reforms he is seeing play out in classrooms and schools around the state.

In the midst of this cultural shift, some teachers and teacher educators have become more open to its use in the classroom, as well, judging by the increasing number of journal articles and conference presentations on the topic (see, e.g., Kearney & Schuck, 2005; Pace & Jones, 2009; Shea, 2000).

When the walk - through program expanded, administrators decided that all classrooms were open for visitation, and teachers would look for examples of effective practices as defined by experts.

The summer reading camps will be funded by the state, but serious questions exist concerning whether funds that have been allocated for the program are adequate for districts to open and operate schools and classrooms, hire teachers, provide materials, and arrange for busing across the state's 115 school districts.

A recent re-read of «From Contracts to Classrooms: Covering Teachers Unions,» a primer for education journalists published by the Hechinger Institute on Education and the Media, unearthed an eye - opening story.

Most tests in other countries are open - ended measures scored by teachers, usually internal to the classroom or, occasionally, standardized across schools (typically in one or two grade levels).

By opening up her classroom policies and procedures to debate, Maura made herself vulnerable.

The «open - door policy» created by the walk - throughs provided access to instruction, which helped ensure that high - quality SIOP teaching was being implemented in classrooms.

In fact, about 91 % of teachers in the U.S. have access to computers in the classrooms, according to data highlighted in a new infographic by Australian - based online course company Open Colleges.

Shift schedules where you've got to squeeze in twice as many kids into a building as can fit there, by putting them on shifts, and having the teachers, you know, teach for three months, and close down a classroom for a month, and then open it for three months.

I would still like to get at least one more classroom set of laptop computers to be shared by our sixth - grade teachers in order to maximize students» exposure and give them the opportunity to work on some basic keyboarding skills that will be necessary for typing open - ended responses.

By providing thought leadership, a critical voice and an open mind, the Center has impacted how educators teach and lead — from the classroom to the board room — so that district goals can be met.

In addition, they pontificate that students learn best when schools are mandated to use the ill - conceived Common Core standards so classrooms become little more than Common Core testing factories and the teaching profession is opened up to those who haven't been burdened by lengthy college based education programs designed to provide educators with the comprehensive skill sets necessary to work with and teach the broad range of children who attend the country's public schools.