Sentences with phrase «by social studies students»

It was only spotted in the text books by social studies students during a lesson on the United Nations, The historic photo showing the late King Faisal signing the UN charter in 1945 has become iconic, so the addition of the little green «Jedi master» should have been easily spotted before the book went to print.

Public Speaking & Debate was requested by my social studies students a year ago as an extension of discussions we hold at the end of each year's History classes in a current events unit.

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Almost a century and a half after Clement of Rome, Clement of Alexandria and his brilliant student Origen were self - consciously affirming, not that Christianity was like paideia, not that it could simply make use of received paideia, but that Christianity is paideia, given by God in Jesus Christ, turning on a radical conversion possible only by the Holy Spirit's help, and taught only indirectly by study of divinely inspired Scriptures in the social context of the church understood to be in some ways a school.

The study — conducted by Hio Wa Mak, doctoral student of human development and family studies — examined how parental rejection, as well as the overall well - being of the family unit, were related to changes in adolescents» social anxiety, friendships and feelings of loneliness over time.

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«We know that substance abuse is highly affected by social influence; in other words, who you are friends with,» says Aida Rahmattalabi, a USC computer science graduate student and lead author of the study.

«Although acceleration is widely supported by research as an effective strategy for meeting the needs of advanced learners, it's still rarely used, and most schools do not systematically look for students who need it,» said study co-author Paula Olszewski - Kubilius, director of the Center for Talent Development at the Northwestern's School of Education and Social Policy.

«College Selectivity and Degree Completion,» by Scott Heil of the City University of New York (CUNY), Liza Reisel of the Institute for Social Research in Oslo, and Paul Attewell of the CUNY Graduate Center, is the first study on this topic to use nationally representative data and to account for the higher graduation rates of highly selective institutions in terms of their ability to attract and enroll higher achieving students.

Results of new study led by Linda Pagani, professor at the University of Montreal's School of Psychoeducation, show that young children who watch too much television are at risk of victimization and social isolation and adopting violent and antisocial behaviour toward other students at age 13.

The aim of the study, led by PhD student, Helen Rockliff, from the University of Bristol's School of Clinical Sciences, was to find out what types of coping strategies, social circumstances and personality traits — called psychosocial factors — help people through IVF treatment, and which types are linked to especially high stress levels, and can lead to depression and anxiety disorders.

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From a general summary to chapter summaries to explanations of famous quotes, the SparkNotes The Bell Jar Study Guide has everything you need to ace Schools and Online Social Networking By Nancy Willard Most educators working with middle and high school students are aware of the

In «Learning from Rudolf Steiner: The Relevance of Waldorf Education for Urban Public School Reform,» a study published in 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized tests.

The study, conducted by an independent consultant, concluded that by the end of the school year, the Jumpstart students had caught up to or surpassed their peers in language, social, and adaptive skills.

At the Askwith Forum, «Powering Social Change with Data: A Bully Case Study, «Nancy Lublin, CEO of DoSomething.org and Jeff Bladt, data scientist at DoSomething.org, will present initial findings on perceptions and trends of bullying in US secondary school by current students.

I am a San Marino High School (CA) social studies teacher and for the past several years I have increasingly required my US Government students to think critically by engaging in a semester - long group project that culminates with an end - of term - presentation.

Separation of Powers and Checks and Balances 3/2/2000 [Social Studies, Civics, Current Events, Government Grades 9 - 12 Submitted by Glenn Day] In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of government.

At the end of a social studies or science unit, Coley breaks the class into groups of two or three students so they can develop podcast scripts by discussing and summarizing what they've learned.

(Women's History) 3/6/2000 [Language Arts, Social Studies Grades 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Submitted by Terrie Lynn Bittner] Students learn about women who fought for change and explore the current status of the battles they fought.

Moreover, the history curricula promoted by social studies experts insisted that teachers ought to encourage their students to look more critically at U.S. policy in the Middle East in the hopes of understanding the terrorists» motives.

My students are so engaged by the topic — in our end - of - year reflection it is hands - down the most mentioned unit we study — that we have branched out naturally over the years into exploring other forms of persuasion, such as speeches, print text, and various aspects of social media.

Nevertheless, studies have found that, after controlling for the size and structure of the school and the social background of its students, schools in provinces with external exams taught their students a statistically significant one - half of a U.S. grade - level equivalent more math and science by 8th grade than comparable schools in provinces that did not give curriculum - based external tests.

By adjusting for the effort students are putting into their studies, I do my best to separate the social consequences of achievement from those of effort to achieve.

2/14/2000 [Social Studies Grades 9 - 12 Submitted by Bonnie R. Ott] Students learn about cultural diversity as they plan a trip to another country.

(Women's History) 3/6/2000 [Social Studies, Language Arts Grades 6 - 8, 9 - 12 Submitted by Terrie Lynn Bittner] In this introductory lesson, students will recognize the importance of understanding how the separate powers of the three branches of government work together, in a checks and balances system, to form a single unit of government.

Under the wing of principal Solomon, eighth grade English and social studies teacher Tracy Goodman and her colleagues found a way to help their students understand and appreciate the immigrant experience by becoming «immigrants» themselves.

05/05/2000 [Ed Technology, Social Studies, Special Ed Grades 6 - 8 Submitted by Heidi Slavin] Students put together puzzles created from pictures of items related to current courses of study.

By the end of this lesson, students will be able to: consider different types of online behaviour and whether they are acceptable or not; understand the possible offences that can be committed online and apply these to case studies; explore the importance of freedom of expression in social media.Age Range: KS3 or KS4 Timing: This unit is designed to be run across a lesson, lasting approximately one hour.

03/02/2000 [Language Arts, Social Studies Grades K - 2, 3 - 5, 6 - 8 Submitted by Tasha Noe] Students create a «Welcome to Our Community» brochure to display in the classroom.

Then moving to IIE (International Institute of Education) to work as program specialist where he was responsible for delivering training to specific number of universities» students who have been offered a scholarship by IIE to study in private universities in Egypt about career development and social entrepreneurship.

Prior to the event, I gave my students a scoring guide that listed some 15 different social skills, such as eye contact, handshaking, smiling, questioning, and posture and had them study the techniques by practicing at home.

CTL's approach truly dunks its students in content areas by studying one topic per year in both Science and Social Studies.

A second important outcome was that the lower - performing students, so these were students who were about the bottom third of our sample, these were students who were earning Grade Point Averages (GPAs) of a C or below in the semester prior to the intervention [and were] most likely going to be struggling in school; for these students, the intervention increased their GPAs and also increased their likelihood of passing core courses like Math, English, Social Studies and Science - and increased that by around 6.5 percentage points.

The most important and powerful breakthrough in Common Core is the standards» clear guidance that «by reading texts in history / social studies, science, and other disciplines, students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all content areas.»

This fall, in seven classrooms in three states, the guide served as the basis for an exploratory study by Selman and Elizabeth seeking to delve into how a transmedia curriculum may affect students» motivations to read and learn and how it may affect their social and ethical development.

Social studies teachers Karl Atkins and Scott Deckelmann take on a very serious subject by giving their students a very amusing challenge: Win a computer game.

He sticks it in whenever he can: doing role - playing during social studies, acting out vocabulary during language arts, and having students interpret math problems by demonstrating answers with, for example, the correct amount of jumping jacks.

The following case study, compiled from information provided by educators and social - service professionals in one school district, illustrates the educational dilemma of a student whose journey through the foster - care system took him back and forth through several different counties and school districts.

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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.

No matter your class demographics or grade level, ELA and social studies teachers should integrate similar projects in their own classrooms, because every student will benefit from learning to craft a compelling visual story backed by persuasive facts and ideas.

In the eleven countries that we studied, we compared the numbers of top - and bottom - quartile students (using a measure of social and economic status formulated by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development) who made it into the high - scoring ranks on PISA in 2012.

The study, led by Jerome Johnston of the Institute for Social Research at the University of Michigan, found that high school students at «exemplary» Channel One schools — defined as schools where teachers make good use of the 12 - minute daily show's content — scored 5 percent better on current - events tests than students at control high schools, where the program was not used.

By embedding vocabulary instruction in social studies and science units, and by having students read multiple texts about a single topic (for instance, coral reefs or the Great Depression), students may ultimately acquire more academic wordBy embedding vocabulary instruction in social studies and science units, and by having students read multiple texts about a single topic (for instance, coral reefs or the Great Depression), students may ultimately acquire more academic wordby having students read multiple texts about a single topic (for instance, coral reefs or the Great Depression), students may ultimately acquire more academic words.

Deming's study found that «winning a school - choice lottery reduces the average social cost of the crimes committed by middle school students by $ 7,843, or 63 percent.

Prompted by reports showing that American students knew little about the modern civil rights movement, Teaching Tolerance launched an investigation into the social studies standards states expected teachers to teach and students to learn.

Top Teacher Ties History to Current Events By tying the lessons of history to the issues of the day, Deirdra Grode, a seventh - and eighth - grade social studies and language arts teacher at Hoboken Charter School in Hoboken, New Jersey, is teaching her students to be analytical and socially aware.

Future success is better predicted by students who have exercised an element of choice and autonomy in their learning and a broad curriculum focused on literacy, numeracy, social studies, science, and the arts.

The supplemental blended instructional curriculum developed by our partner, Middlebury Interactive Languages, allows students in grades 4 — 10 to learn the fundamentals of academic English while completing projects that relate to English language arts, social studies, mathematics, and science.

They are: «By reading texts in history / social studies, science, and other disciplines, students build a foundation of knowledge in these fields that will also give them the background to be better readers in all content areas.