Sentences with phrase «challenges for teachers who»

Those schools have the greater struggle — more challenges for teachers who are stretched too thin, and increased reliance on scant federal and state funding.

Incorporating the Digital Technologies Curriculum may post many challenges for teachers who do not already have a background in computational thinking.

Designing projects and systems that require or allow for collaboration is a key challenge for teachers who wish to integrate technology effectively.

Children experience conflicts and growing pains that can be challenging for a teacher who is balancing instruction with individual learning and group dynamics.

However, the one size fits all approach was challenging for teachers who were trying to engage all students at different levels of understanding and to meet the agility desired.

But Kropinack says that individualizing instruction can be challenging for teachers who routinely instruct as many as 100 students at widely varying skill levels, including ESL learners at port - of - entry to more advanced proficiency stages.

Not exact matches

In your article around Baltimore's technology gap («Computer - based tests a challenge for low - income students, some Baltimore teachers say,» April 22), we read that students who took the PARCC scored lower when they took the test on a computer than when they used paper and pencil.

The challenge for those of us who've left Christendom to seek a more free flowing spirituality is to not enter the «religious rivalry spiral» but to lovingly disengage like our teacher Yeshua.

For instance, a hypothetical public high school teacher who advanced New Age ideas and attitudes under a neutral or secular wrapping would be far less vulnerable to legal challenge than would be a teacher who spoke of God by name or who expounded on the biblical foundations of Western thought.

The teacher who is «open» to his students will often sense their needs for reassurance, confrontation, appreciation, challenge, or affection.

J. Dwight Pentecost, who has spent his life studying and teaching Scripture, writes that «The parables of Jesus have long challenged expositors and stimulated teachers, for in their simple form the deepest truths have been revealed.»

When poor children grow up in an environment marked by stable, responsive parenting; by schools that make them feel a sense of belonging and purpose; and by classroom teachers who challenge and support them, they thrive, and their opportunities for a successful life increase exponentially.

Overall, it can indeed be challenging and disheartening for a parent to have a child who does not easily or happily leave each day for school because of their sensitivity or adaptability to a formal classroom setting; you'll feel better if you and your child's teacher can work together as a team.

This interactive workshop is designed for teachers, counselors, school staff and administrators who want an effective discipline approach that integrates social and emotional learning while reducing challenging student behaviors.

Tom Schiliro, Assembly District 2, Suffolk County (Challenger)-- Schiliro, an active two - decade veteran of the Suffolk County Park Police and a teacher, is challenging Anthony Palumbo, who won a special election last November, for the Assembly seat representing this North Fork district.

Schiliro, an active two - decade veteran of the Suffolk County Park Police and a teacher, is challenging Anthony Palumbo, who won a special election last November, for the Assembly seat representing this North Fork district.

Also listed is a talk on «challenges and opportunities» for teachers, who are invited to attend.

Benning Wentworth III, a science teacher at the Colorado school who arranged for the book's evaluation, says the biggest challenge was making the complex Hubble images simple enough to understand by touch.

The 500 hour yoga teacher training in India is challenging because it equips yoga teachers with expertise in hatha and ashtanga yoga practices, which includes physical as well as theoretical knowledge of yoga.The 500 - hour course is a perfect choice for those of you, who wish to complete your entire yoga teacher training in one go.

Increasing each teacher's capacity to redesign and assess their own practice demands new ways of thinking, opportunities for deep collaboration and the willingness of school leaders to engage with academic and professional partners who will challenge, reflect and provide evidence for each school to create its own evidence - informed practices and protocols.

There were also in - school challenges, such as limited funding to support professional learning, difficulty in taking time away from teaching, and leadership or management not supporting teachers who wanted to access subject - specific learning rather than something that was a strategic priority for the school.

Strategies That Work: Motivation The most successful ways teachers can motivate students who are not intrinsically motivated to learn include engaging their interest; demonstrating the relevance of what they're learning; displaying enthusiasm for what we're teaching; establishing challenging, but achievable expectations, and employing a variety of instructional strategies.

Keeping track of all the components of digital PBL can be a management challenge, especially for teachers who are new to this approach.

This is particularly relevant for new teachers, who need intensive inoculation in their first years of teaching from the stressors and challenges of the profession.

Here, the basic lesson is that such teaching has always been difficult — constrained by political forces, legal challenges, parental objections, limited class time, and understandably hesitant teachers who are ill - prepared for the complex task of teaching divisive issues.

The payoff can be students who are happier and more open to learning and to accepting challenges — not to mention an easier classroom - management situation for the teacher.

For those who aren't familiar with the School of One, it's a middle school math model that challenges conventions of the traditional teacher marching 30 kids through the familiar 180 day curriculum.

Wood, who began his career as a social studies and history teacher in South Carolina, says he didn't really understand the impact of policy on what he did in the classroom until U.S. Secretary of Education Richard Riley invited him to Washington in 1993 to write the guidelines and serve as chief reviewer for the department's new Technology Innovation Challenge Grants program.

The teacher who challenged the state of Mississippi in a landmark court case to win equal pay for black teachers has been honored by the National Conference of Black Mayors.

Sachs and his colleagues train members of the Community Partnership Councils to accurately administer surveys, so it is the members themselves (the working parents, the child - care employees, and teachers who are tending challenging populations of kids for little pay) who are actually collecting the data.

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Teachers need manageable technology that does not distract from teaching and learning; they need instructional coaches who can effectively use the footage for professional learning; and they need a supportive school climate for sharing challenging moments in the classroom.

The new curriculum's focus on more intensive ICT lessons for children means that teachers who find technology a challenge are at something of a disadvantage.

«When teaching about space, the biggest challenge is presenting the content in a way that makes it real for the students,» says Jamie Welebob, a science teacher at the Odyssey School, a learning environment for dyslexic students in Stevenson, Maryland, who has used Amazing Space resources.

However, getting to that point is a challenge for many early childhood teachers, who often receive little educational support and manage up to 12 children in a classroom at a time.

As director of education for a tribal nonprofit organization in Anchorage, Ala., where she oversaw teachers, counselors, and family advocates who served more than 1,100 Native American K — 12 students, Loyd felt challenged and rewarded every day.

The approach gives teachers a chance to understand the individual learning styles of their students, which means it can be especially beneficial for kids who have challenges in the classroom.

Whilst there is no doubt that EFA staff are working extremely hard in this challenging context, so are teachers and school leaders, who have had pay rises of a maximum of one per cent a year imposed on them for the duration of this parliament.»

Donna Lovetro, an adaptive - PE teacher who started the walking challenge five years ago, said she was looking for a sport that would be suitable...

Teachers see the competition as an opportunity to supplement their delivery of STEM subjects, either for those who seek an extra challenge or those who may otherwise struggle to engage.

This is particularly challenging for primary school teachers who must teach all subjects, but equally for some secondary school teachers who teach all science domains but may have studied only one or two in depth.

Moreover, the plaintiffs challenged the due - process requirements for teachers who have been given tenure.

I'm not a gambling person, but if I had to place a bet on one sure - fire method for engaging students, increasing test scores, reaching students who fall below standards, challenging students who exceed grade - level standards, accessing students» creativity and originality, maximizing brain connections formed, applying concepts to new situations, and making the learning process more fun for the students and teacher, I would place that bet on... teaching the core curriculum through the arts.

Adam Steiner (@steineredtech) recommends the blog post of social studies teacher Jay Barry, who notes the trend that «many boys stop reading for pleasure in middle school and those that are reading often choose books that do not challenge them as readers.»

Neil Carberry, CBI Director for People and Skills policy, said: «The drop in England's overall performance will be a concern to businesses as well as to thousands of school teachers across the country who are doing a very challenging job.

«We joined collaborative planning teams, where we sat and chatted to teachers, had observations in classrooms, informal walkthroughs... [and] a teacher inquiry group which ran for a semester where a group of teachers who were looking into their practice in mathematics engaged in challenging some of the things that they were doing.»

The challenge, Gaynord adds, is that for the primary curriculum to work in England it has to be taught, in the main, by generalist teachers who don't have degrees or any background in Computer Science.

How can the media help the public understand the extent of the stretch that students who have been unprepared for expectations of the standards will have to make to meet the standards and the challenges for teachers trying to help them?

It can be a challenge for teachers to find reading materials that are engaging to older immigrant students who are learning to read in English.

Carol Midgett, leadership - program coordinator at the North Carolina Partnership for Improving Mathematics and Science and also a board - certified teacher who entered teaching through alternative certification, says she learned that «without focused, formal preparation, the challenge to succeed is much greater and the chances for survival are limited.»