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.
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.
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.
Incorporating the Digital Technologies Curriculum may post many
challenges for teachers who do not already have a background in computational thinking.
Those schools have the greater struggle — more
challenges for teachers who are stretched too thin, and increased reliance on scant federal and state funding.
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.
Friendship
for Floating
Teachers Former «floater» Jodi McKay knows the challenges faced by teachers who have no classroom to call th
Teachers Former «floater» Jodi McKay knows the
challenges faced by
teachers who have no classroom to call th
teachers who have no classroom to call their own.
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.»