Sentences with phrase «by talking to teachers»

Adoption at School (PDF - 777 KB) Schoettle & Singer (2016) Center for Adoption Support and Education Addresses the role that teachers play in helping children process adoption and ways in which parents can promote the need for open, informative communication about adoption in schools by talking to teachers and providing them with information about resources for learning more about adoption on their own.

The network's founder, Steve Barr, formulated his vision for the Green Dot schools by talking to teachers.

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He says, «Nobody learned anything by hearing themselves talk, or speak,» and he goes on to say, «The ability to lock in and listen is a skill that has served me well in life,» says Branson, «Although, it seems to be a dying art, I believe that listening is one of the most important skills for any teacher, parent, leader, entrepreneur, or just about anyone who has a pulse.»

So if the public schools don't by default give the days off, parents should talk to the school (principals, teachers) about not having exams on days they plan to have their kids miss school.

By associating the false teachers with Paul's lawless past and inviting Timothy to emulate Paul's grace - filled present, Paul has set up the choice between faith and false teaching, between conscience and meaningless talk.

That Paul is clearly talking about traveling apostolic teachers is evidenced not only by his frequent references to «apostles» throughout the passage, but also the statements in verses 5 and 7 about taking a believing wife along with them, and going off to war.

* Note about this video: Celine is applying her feelings about teachers carrying firearms in schools to a TED Talk given by a kid who's «stoked» on activities like skiing.

Take one that's you know talks about latching, common concerns, how to know your baby is getting enough but also discusses local resources and is taught by a dynamic teacher who actually has a background in lactation and breastfeeding.

However, if you're concerned by your child's excessive clinginess, and it doesn't seem to be passing, talk to your pediatrician about it (as well as your daycare provider, school teacher or anyone else who serves as a caregiver to your child).

You may wish to begin by talking to your child's teachers or the school psychologist.

By reviewing homework with your child and talking to your child's teacher, you can identify any learning problems and tackle them early on.

Instead, we have 65 to 90 students at a time, who have been dropped at the door by the teacher, and are much more interested in talking (who can blame them!)

Start by acknowledging your child's desire, «Oh, so you would like it if your teacher just asked you nicely to not talk to your neighbor.

11:30 am & 12:45 pm — Introduction to Waldorf Kindergarten — Come to a talk by our Sunflower Kindergarten Teacher, Ruth Alden.

First - grade teachers will help foster your child's social development by encouraging her to talk about her feelings, work in groups with other children, and figure out creative ways to solve disputes.

Commenting on an interview given to the Daily Mail newspaper by Children's Minister Elizabeth Truss in which she describes talks of «chaotic» pre-school provision and calls for them to take on more qualified staff, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» unioTeachers, the largest teachers» unioteachers» union, said:

Marotta was participating in a roundtable discussion at Bulkeley High School, convened by Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and including state Education Commissioner Dianna Wentzell, Hartford schools Superintendent Leslie Torres - Rodriguez, a Newtown teacher who went to Parkland, Fla. to talk with teachers there, students, and others.

Other things to watch out for as the session comes to a close: The budget «clean - up» bill, a fight between Senate GOP Leader Dean Skelos and his co-leader, Jeff Klein, over a plan to lower NYC's speed limit, teacher evaluation talks, and the home health aide program bill backed by 1199.

Congressman Richard Hanna stopped by SUNY Cortland Monday to talk about federal legislation to help teachers

Talks are also still ongoing as whether to include a statewide health exchange in the budget and a controversial provision — sought by the teachers» unions — to forbid school officials from making teacher evaluations public.

The National Union of Teachers has backed a motion to ballot members over strike action if no progress is made through talks on the issue with the new government by the autumn statement.

WAMC's David Guistina talks with Mike Spain of the Times Union about an arrest of a former college student who threatened to commit a mass shooting at an unknown elementary school and a group to review teacher ratings system used by the New York State Board of Regents.

«I used to absolutely hate [public speaking]» she says, but having found herself volunteered to give a careers talk at Surrey University, she was «really chuffed» to be asked by a couple of sixth - form teachers in the audience to give her talk again.

In the next group, a second student learned how to make the tools by simply watching the first subject and trying to duplicate what he or she did with no interaction at all between them; in the third group, subjects actively showed each other what they were doing but without gesturing; in the fourth group, gesturing and pointing were allowed but no talking; and in the fifth group, the «teacher» was permitted to talk to the «learner» and say whatever was necessary.

Teachers can help students more safely navigate online spaces by talking about cybersecurity and engaging students in group activities and games that help highlight how easy it can be for private information to be stolen and for passwords to be cracked.

That's why he recommends that kids help protect their brain by maintaining a healthy weight, talking to parents and teachers about eating healthy foods, and getting enough exercise.

Each lesson plan contains an overview, a step - by - step guide to the activity, an explanation of the science behind the experiment, sample discussion questions and talking points, a downloadable teacher's guide, student worksheets or handouts, and suggested variations.

Once Red arrives at his class, he meets a few more outsiders that will be familiar to audiences who have played the app including Chuck, a yellow bird that is super-fast (Josh Gad, Frozen, 2013), Bomb, a black bird that can literally explode (Danny McBride, This is the End, 2013), Matilda, the group's new age teacher (Maya Rudolph, Sisters, 2015), and Terrence, a giant bird who doesn't talk (although voiced by Oscar - winner, Sean Penn, The Gunman, 2015).

That's only for actresses) THR talks to the director of Book of Life - though disappointed by the lack of an Oscar nomination, he cherishes stories from fans about how it effected their families Towleroad arts teacher in Texas does «Uptown Funk» with students.

It sounds like her own reverie, but in fact she's quoting an offscreen speech by her college - bound brother Curt (Richard Dreyfuss), who earlier in the film has a hushed alleyway talk with the «cool» teacher (Terence McGovern) who washed out of an artsy New England school and came back to shape young minds in his diesel - scented hometown.

Though Marco, a chubby chocolate doughnuts lover, flourishes in school and learns how to read, write and recite, his guardians are advised by his teacher that «people are talking».

I talked to his teacher about placing his desk in a location where he could stim (or make repetitive body movements that helped him manage stress) without disturbing others; where he would not be distracted by noise from the hallway or playground; and where he was close enough to the teacher to engage with him or her and refocus as needed throughout the day.

Asked to name a few, several people in the Ed School community talked about the academics — notably, the fact that she pushed through not just one but two new doctoral degree programs, and that she moved faculty and students to think about how their work will not only be admired by other academics, but will actually have an impact on real kids, real teachers, and real schools.

The simplest way for teachers to get to know their students is by talking with them on a daily basis.

For middle and high school teachers, I wonder if these questions could be asked by phone over a period of time, or through email or paper surveys, or in some kind of innovative Back to School Night where parents shared their thoughts and feelings rather than teachers talking to parents.

Such variation is related to the growth in numeracy skills over a year, with greater growth in numeracy skills related to greater maths - specific talk by teachers (Klibanoff, et al., 2006).

Teachers can follow up by building reflection time into their classroom practices, having students journal about or talk in circle about tough situations they face, and encouraging students to think deeply about their values and life goals, for example.

But we found out, by like 90/10, that if there were a federal contest, with seven hundred million dollars at stake, at a time when we're talking about laying off teachers in districts all over the place, New York State should be doing everything they can to win it.

Stay tuned: Tomorrow, in the second part of this special Q&A, Smithsonian Director of Exhibitions Kara Blond will be talking about the skills needed to stage and manage an exhibition, and how teachers can involve all students by assigning them these different roles.

Yet, many teachers at some point in their teaching career become frustrated by their students» inability to think creatively, and others — as best exemplified by Sir Ken Robinson's famous Ted Talk, blame schooling itself for killing the imagination.

A contract signed by parent, student, and teacher establishes a parental commitment to talk about school daily, attend conferences, limit television viewing, and encourage food study habits.

In a panel that was presented by students, they talked about ways they're collaborating with other students and a teacher mentor to learn about other cultures.

Her book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City (University of California Press 2010), challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture — the clothing, music, and tough talk — to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students and children of immigrants as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives.

I'm a pretty jaded guy but, in talking to hundreds of folks for The Cage - Busting Teacher, even I was surprised by the number of accomplished teachers who admitted to being hesitant to speak up because of scars they carried from when they had previously done so.

As talked to lots of teachers when we were launching ClassDojo, the big insight was the other half of education that's almost completely unaddressed by tech is the nonacademic half, the side that goes beyond facts to developing who you are.»

Suitable for use at GCSE, at KS3 to prepare for GCSE and by Primary teachers as a quick and easy guide to talking about and working from artworks.

What the student sees is something like this: They view lessons on the screen that the teacher often conducts in real time by showing slides or videos, and the teacher talks directly to the students through the computer.

Her forthcoming book, Balancing Acts: Youth Culture in the Global City (University of California Press 2010), challenges teachers, administrators, and parents to look beneath the outward manifestations of youth culture — the clothing, music, and tough talk — to better understand the internal struggle faced by many minority students and children of immigrants as they try to fit in with peers while working to lay the groundwork for successful lives.

As high school math teacher Dan Meyer said in his TED talk, «I sell a product to a market that doesn't want it, but is forced by law to buy it.»

Julie also stated that by working directly with schools, Groundwork can talk to teachers about the current curriculum.