Sentences with phrase «changing needs of the classroom»

This is seen in our well - respected products — such as Vocabulary Workshop and Progress in Mathematics — that we've improved over time to support the ever - changing needs of the classroom.

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If the idea is that you can teach kids «to handle it», then you don't need to educate the teachers or change the root cause of the anxiety source: the classroom engagement.

In the case of severely food allergic students, a FAPE usually includes the provision of «related aids and services» such as administration of medication, changes to the classroom environment, menu substitutions, or other health - related needs that require attention during the school day.6

They will need a new level of organization to change classrooms during the day, keep track of homework, and use a locker.

I still remember being in denial of how my vision had changed my freshman year of high school, insisting I only needed glasses to help see the chalkboard from the back of the classroom and also how incredibly shocked I was after being fitted to my first pair.

You may only want to use four or five of the rules or change the rules out to suit the needs of your classroom and the challenges that it presents!

However, is there anything that can be done to improve classroom training to suit the ever - changing training needs of an organization and rollout holistic training?

Arne Duncan, the Obama administration's secretary of education, having previously served as schools superintendent in Chicago, one of the nation's most troubled school districts, gave back - to - back speeches early in his tenure decrying the state of the field: «By almost any standard, many if not most of the nation's 1,450 schools, colleges, and departments of education are doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st - century classroom,» and «America's university - based teacher preparation programs need revolutionary change, not evolutionary thinking.»

It won't be until several companies and MATs come together and work collectively, combining their knowledge, experience and ideas, that we will get really well - designed classroom resources that meet the very specific needs of the changing education landscape.

Classrooms must change to fit the needs of the learners.

In sum, the use of teacher - collected video in classroom observations did seem to improve the classroom observation process along a number of dimensions: it boosted teachers» perception of fairness of classroom observations, reduced teacher defensiveness during post-observation conferences, led to greater self - perception of the need for behavior change and allowed administrators to time - shift observation duties to quieter times of the day or week.

The school districts have also failed to require detailed documentation of the need for a bilingual education classroom, as the initiative requires, and they have changed the requirement of a year in a sheltered English - immersion classroom from a maximum to a minimum.

Radical change is needed to transform the learning environments of juvenile justice classrooms.

When a simple majority of waivered students is obtained for a given teacher and classroom, the other parents can be told by phone that their child would need to change teachers if they do not sign a waiver.

«One of the things I learnt very quickly in the maths classroom is that a lot of the kids in high school didn't have that mathematical literacy, that numerical thinking that they needed,» she tells Teacher, adding that it was after reading a research paper about numeracy moments she was inspired to implement change across the school.

Jennifer: The content ranges from introducing the common core standards in assignments - for newer teachers - to adapting technology and implementing modified instruction / assignments to fit the needs of today's changing classroom populations.

District performance - based assessments in reading, writing, spelling, and math are given, on average, three times each year, and numerous staff development hours are spent reviewing results and discussing ways in which the findings can be used to inform and change classroom instruction to meet the needs of individual students.

In addition, expert teachers are more likely to be able to respond to the needs of any particular classroom, recognising students who are struggling and changing the way the information is presented in order to make it more understandable.

But if your internet connection is slow or unreliable, or you have plans to grow your use of tablets, you need a connection that can provide you with right speeds; it's a good idea too, to get a contract that offers ease of flexibility so it's easy to change as your use of technology grows in the classroom.

When a child bristles against the patterns of the classroom, it is indication that something needs to change — and not always with the child.

But as society changes and web and internet - based activities take an increasing proportion of our children's time outside of the classroom, there is an even greater need to provide a learning environment where green infrastructure plays an intrinsic part.

We need dramatic change to reduce the amount of money being spent on bureaucracy and unnecessary mandates and increase the flow of dollars into the classroom.

I believe parents, community leaders and the business communities expect educators to change their classroom practices based on the needs of the students, which is ever - changing.

When the state decided to switch from its old expectations to the new, nationally - crafted standards, the Department of Education mapped out the changes teachers would need to make in their classrooms.

When you are developing your first lesson plans, bear in mind the opportunities and limitations of your classroom environment and any changes you may need to make to facilitate the proposed work.

To scale this kind of change broadly, we need tools to help educators visualize and implement these practices in their classrooms.

Preservice teachers who may have had negative or poor experiences with online or distance learning in the past would certainly have preconceptions that need to be addressed through field experiences specifically for VS. Moreover, changes in roles in virtual classrooms, such as the complementary roles of the VS teacher and the VS site facilitators can not be observed in traditional field experiences.

Properly used, data can make a difference in meeting the needs of every student and can be a powerful ally in stimulating positive change and improvement from the central office to the classroom.

Love ya Brutus — good on ya for pursuing that law degree — you will be great — but where you got it wrong — and you know me — is the New haven teachers union is giving power to teachers more than ever before — and TFA has run its course (but has provided bodies in classrooms where none were there before)-- no nonsense my friend — only a vision and creed that will change the lives of our children, families and school community for the better — we need you to be a part of this as you should be — no more negativity, for this is our time — the stars are aligned and the proper people are in place to make this magical — and we will — T

In her new role overseeing the marketing, product management, and sales groups, she is strengthening the company's focus on the district and classroom assessment markets, and increasing awareness of states» changing assessment needs.

Written as a series of candid dialogues between the author and K — 12 students, teachers, counselors, and administrators, Activating the Desire to Learn covers everything you need to know to change the dynamics of learning in your classroom or school:

They wrote on big pads in magic markers: a need for bilingual staff with an influx of Hispanic students in town, classrooms meant for early childhood classes now housing middle schoolers who are cramped, and a lack of guidance from the schools on the changes in instruction happening under the Common Core State Standards.

A collection of life changing short stories from Guitars in the Classroom written by educators and specialists using classroom music making to improve the lives of their students with special needs

Differentiated instruction are strategies that teacher apply in the classroom to adjust to students» varying readiness levels, interests, and preferred mode of learning through changes in content, form or scope of student work, time or supports needed to compete the work.

How can I ensure that while I am in the midst of the lesson I am paying sufficient attention to the students to be able to change what I intended to meet the needs that are before me in the classroom?

«Transformational leadership,» on the other hand, draws attention to a broader array of school and classroom conditions that may need to be changed if learning is to improve.

They conclude with policy prescriptions, starting with the need to change from a focus on standardized tests to what is still the «black box» of actual student learning and to changing classroom practices, particularly formative assessment.

[19] School systems should also list the factors that should change with a new evaluation system, such as the number of classroom observations performed or the alignment between the type of professional development chosen and teachers» needs.

Besides giving the evaluation process a much - needed shot of objectivity and rigor, this change could help administrators target assistance for struggling teachers and recognize those who are most effective in the classroom.

Participants were trained to design interdisciplinary, concept - based curriculum units consistent with state standards, infused with Building Thinking Skills and Gifted Intelligent Behaviors, and to change their dispositions and classroom environments to meet the learning styles and needs of all students.

Brain - based learning with students from poverty involves having an understanding of how poverty changes the brain and then using that understanding to implement teaching strategies in the classroom that meet the specific learning needs of those impoverished students.

In fact, in an administrative role I could effect much greater change for my students than if I were in the classroom; however, everything comes with a price and the price that I see paid is that administrators become out of touch with the genuine needs and wants of the very students and teachers whom they manage.

Carol is author of more than 250 books, book chapters, articles, and other educational materials including (for ASCD): How to Differentiate Instruction in Mixed - Ability Classrooms; The Differentiated Classroom: Responding to the Needs of All Learners (2nd edition); Fulfilling the Promise of the Differentiated Classroom: Strategies and Tools for Responsive Teaching; Integrating Differentiated Instruction and Understanding by Design: Connecting Content and Kids (with Jay McTighe); The Differentiated School: Making Revolutionary Changes in Teaching and Learning (with Kay Brimijoin and Lane Narvaez); and Leading and Managing a Differentiated Classroom (with Marcia Imbeau).

To help everyone in the school community see themselves as a change agent, school leaders need to remove barriers to the change process, eradicate the fear of failure, provide autonomy, and empower teachers to drive change at the classroom level.

Collaborative inquiry groups have been shown to not only change teacher practice because they can meet teachers» psychological needs of competence, relatedness and autonomy, but also serve as a model of the type of autonomy supportive conditions that teachers can implement that would lead to increased engagement in the classroom.

It is clear that, in order to change these preservice teachers» perceptions of classroom technology use, more was needed, namely technology being infused into one or more of their teaching methods courses.

The other change to the book club flyers, though, addresses a much longer - running issue, namely trying to meet the reading needs of a wide variety of classroom learners, all in one monthly book club flyer.

I always feel inspired and empowered when I leave a classroom (with normally one of my rescued dogs in hand) and the kids see things differently; they see animals differently... they suddenly realize that animals need many of the same things that the kids need and feel the same feelings the kids feel... it is that change in understanding that is needed to change the future of animal welfare.

This situation is what leads a growing call for a much broader energy quest, from the laboratory to the light socket, that starts with the «no brainers» delineated by many studies, particularly a McKinsey analysis of ways to cut energy waste, but also includes a direct, increased and sustained American investment in pushing the frontiers of knowledge on energy — and boosting efforts, from the classroom to the boardroom, to build the community of technological, financial and social innovators necessary to drive the needed change.

The wide range of studies conducted with the ISCCP datasets and the changing environment for accessing datasets over the Internet suggested the need for the Web site to provide: 1) a larger variety of information about the project and its data products for a much wider variety of users [e.g., people who may not use a particular ISCCP data product but could use some ancillary information (such as the map grid definition, topography, snow and ice cover)-RSB-; 2) more information about the main data products in several different forms (e.g., illustrations of the cloud analysis method) and more flexible access to the full documentation; 3) access to more data summaries and diagnostic statistics to illustrate research possibilities for students, for classroom use by educators, or for users with «simple» climatology questions (e.g., annual and seasonal means); and 4) direct access to the complete data products (e.g., the whole monthly mean cloud dataset is now available online).