Sentences with phrase «came by the classroom»

They see us learning during the school day, they come by a classroom where it's a classroom of teachers and they see their teachers engaged in the same work that we ask them to do.

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It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

From methods taught in the classroom to techniques used by major retailers to bring in the big bucks, I've tested them all to see what works and what doesn't when it comes to selling handmade at craft fairs.

I have my university education, but by and large my education has come from independent research rather than classrooms.

By talking to your kids and helping them get excited about school, heading to the classroom won't become something that they dread, but actually enjoy for years to come!

The move comes after NYSUT pushed back this year against efforts by Gov. Andrew Cuomo to overhaul the state's teacher evaluation system, with the performance evaluations linked to both standardized test results and in - classroom observation, while also making it more difficult for teachers to obtain and keep tenure.

The off - color quip came in response to concerns by public - school dad Eric Greenleaf, who said at a meeting of parents and officials at state Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's downtown office that there will be «huge shortages» of classroom space in lower Manhattan in coming years.

The final city budget for the coming fiscal year will contain a 62 percent increase in funding for Teacher's Choice following a big social media and member - lobbying campaign by the UFT to show City Council members the direct impact that Teacher's Choice has on classroom learning.

«The governor has heard the message that we need to address the issue of overtesting, which is why he has asked the chancellor of SUNY system to come up with recommendations by June 1 on how we can minimize testing in the classroom,» said Hochul.

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 Pact, which is about teen suicide, came directly from my classroom experience, when a young suicidal girl was dealing with her depression by writing in a journal, and meeting with me to discuss it.

Next in line came Vernier's Logger Pro, thanks to its array of data - collection tools for science classrooms, followed by the addictively cool Google Earth.

Reported by the Shoreham Herald, on one particular day, pupils were allowed to come in wearing their own clothes in exchange for donating classroom necessities, which would have otherwise been funded by the school.

Rich Henderson, Director, Global Education Solutions at Lenovo commented, «The research highlights that tech and specifically VR offers endless possibilities when it comes to teaching, students are no longer bound by classroom walls and teachers are no longer bound by traditional lesson plans.

Now, a year later, not only do I consider it one of the best commitments to a classroom routine that I've ever made, but I also have a burgeoning collection of ideas about what flops and what flies when it comes to launching our class period each day by pairing a poem with quick, engaging, and challenging activities.

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.

They also come to an agreement on things like what sort of data could be collected for the teacher by the observer, when would be an appropriate time and what sort of duration they would need the observer in the classroom for.

Back when I was a classroom teacher, my principal — to whom I rarely spoke — came by one day to tell me that one of my math students had gotten the highest score in the school on a standardized math test.

If important ideas in a classroom only come from a teacher, or if ideas are evaluated only by a teacher, opportunities for amplifying and valuing student voice are limited.

Teachers often come to the classroom with an unclear understanding of attention - deficit / hyperactivity disorder, and they are rarely provided with strategies that detail how to work with students who have been diagnosed with ADHD, even though such students make up an increasingly large number of their students — 11 percent and growing as of 2011, according to data gathered by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The graph below comes from apaper by Josh McGee and Marcus Winters and shows the percentage of New York City teachers who stay in the classroom over the years and their corresponding pension wealth.

Rich Henderson, director of global education solutions at Lenovo (pictured) commented, «The research highlights that tech and specifically VR offers endless possibilities when it comes to teaching, students are no longer bound by classroom walls and teachers are no longer bound by traditional lesson plans.

As reported by Tes, only a third of classroom teachers feel «very confident» when it comes to assessing the work of pupils.

And it's fair to say, when it comes to managing a classroom, most of what we learn as new teachers is trial by fire.

Besides giving students a doorway to contemporary culture in the target language, many sites offer something that used to be even harder to come by in the classroom: videos and audio clips, including podcasts, that range from real news items to fictional entertainment and multimedia language lessons.

A new member of staff coming in is given this pedagogical framework and... it's a step by step guide about classroom management, monitoring, giving feedback to students.

We can start by holding up as exemplary lessons that represent a sharp break with the skills - driven, all - texts - are - created - equal approach has come to dominate too many classrooms.

In addition, it seems schools in Ireland are the most relaxed when it comes to allowing children to leave the classroom, with 14 % of parents in Dublin admitting their child goes on over 10 trips a year, followed closely by 11 % in Belfast.

Undertaken by Associate Professor Sivanes Phillipson and Associate Professor Shane N. Phillipson at the Faculty of Education at Monash University, the report reveals that parents want teachers to do more when it comes to teaching their child about social and life skills inside the classroom.

There are plenty of curriculum models (Tylers seminal 1949 work ~ Bruners definition of curriculum ~ Wiggins and McTighes Understanding by Design model ~ and Jacobs curriculum mapping instrument come to mind) ~ but none of these strategies help guide curriculum leaders to sit down teams of teachers to develop user - friendly curricula that can be institutionally implemented in classrooms across a grade - level or content - area and that are aligned with state or national standards.

This is why I am so encouraged by the vibrancy and growing spirit of innovation that comes with charter schools, new technology in the classroom and the demand for higher achievement.

By chance, a member of the computing staff had come across KRCS at a workshop and, following further investigation and a visit to BETT, the school saw the potential to totally change the way it created, presented, investigated and used technology in the classroom.

The STEM in Schools event, run by CSIRO, Australia's national science agency, forms part of National Science Week and will see classrooms across the country come alive with science as students participate in a virtual classroom discussion with STEM professionals working in the international space industry.

But when it comes to our troublemakers, it can be easy for their assets to be overshadowed by behaviors that disrupt the carefully cultivated cultures of our classrooms.

By the time students reach adolescence, many believe that every issue comes neatly packaged in a pro / con format, and that the goal of classroom discussion, rather than to understand your opponent, is to defeat him.

Recent years have also brought a principled critique by influential scholars — E.D. Hirsch, Grover Whitehurst, and Diane Ravitch come immediately to mind — of both standards - based reform and school choice, on the grounds that these changes neglect crucial issues of curriculum and instruction (and so neglect what actually goes on in classrooms between teachers and students).

An organization that promotes the use of technology in the classroom by putting teachers who have specific requests in touch with donors who can help make those wishes come true has launched a new service to link teachers with volunteers.

In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125 classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared for?

Many Trainers swear by the «flipped» classroom model, where the textual part of the lesson is shared before the classroom session, helping learners come better prepared into the class.

«As a full - time classroom teacher, I have spent the better part of fifteen years wrestling with failed policies, frustrated by the suggestion that practitioners are to blame for everything that is wrong with American schools and paralyzed waiting for meaningful change that never seems to come.

The classroom - observation report came out of a unique high school club called Best Practices, founded in the fall of 2004 by 10 students...

Whether this support comes in the direct form of mentoring or by simply sharing a lesson plan or instructional strategy, the veteran teacher can make a new or even novice teacher's transition into the classroom smoother.

It was made possible by the collaborative model used in all four schools, in which the classroom teacher, a resource teacher, an ESL teacher, and / or a special education teacher came together simultaneously and enabled every child, most typically, to have two blocks of small - group instruction.

Learning curves have been steep in Carrie Howell's classroom — for the students, for the teacher, and for the peers who have come to watch over the years as she worked side - by - side with Center for Educational Leadership coaches, tackling learning problems and trying on new instructional strategies.

by Josh Burker Insanely clever classroom technology projects come to life with innovative software and hardware, upcycled material, and your imagination.

New Jersey schools are in the throes of some pretty big changes in the classroom, some forced on them by the federal government, others by the state, and some coming from the districts themselves.

Many books taught in Facing History and Ourselves classrooms have been challenged at one time, including The Book Thief by Markus Zusak, I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings by Maya Angelou, Maus II by Art Spiegelman, and To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee (register on our website to receive updates on our new guide to the classic novel slated to come out later this fall).

Quality volunteers from the community come into your classroom to deliver proven, hands - on programming that inspires students to understand the opportunities provided by education.

That is when that vision comes alive and is shared by all of the learners in the classroom — teachers and students.

Kelly Fitzpatrick - Gonez exceeded expectations coming in first in a crowded field, demonstrating that voters in the Northeast San Fernando Valley are impressed by this classroom teacher who has dedicated her life to serving students in the community that she grew up in.