Sentences with phrase «children in a given classroom»

According to NYC - favorite NPR, studies assert that over 50 percent of children in a given classroom are performing above grade level.

assert that over 50 percent of children in a given classroom are performing above grade level.

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Kids are encouraged to choose what to give based on what they've already used in their own classrooms, so that they can actively share their experiences with the children who will be receiving the gifts.

The building - blocks model is, at present, mostly a theoretical framework, but it gives educators and anyone else concerned with child development a different and valuable lens through which to consider the problems of disadvantaged kids in the classroom.

Just one experiment a week will help build children's confidence and excitement about the sciences, boost success in the classroom, and give them the tools to design and execute their own science fair projects.

Early reading in schools is necessary so that the teacher can give children classroom assignments rather than working individually with each of them, but at home it doesn't matter.

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Another notable feature in both the proposed and final rules — one likely to be of special interest to elementary school parents — is a requirement that wellness policies set nutritional standards for foods and beverages that aren't sold but instead made available to children at school, such as offerings at classroom parties or treats given out by teachers as a reward.

This gives your child a well - rounded experience they can not get in an institutionalised classroom in which 20 or 30 kids have to be looked after and taught at the same time.

Spending just an hour in the classroom once a month can give you a read on your child's feelings about school.

It's a gift that they will appreciate and one you can feel good about giving because it's something your child (and others after them) can enjoy using in the classroom for the rest of the year.

Giving the best teacher gift isn't impossible if you know your child's teacher but if you're feeling stuck, here's a list of favorite gifts from the teachers at my kids» elementary school, my former colleagues, and from my experience in the classroom.

Volunteer in class Spending just one hour in the classroom once a month will give you a read on your child's feelings about school.

«We are grateful to Partners for Breakfast in the Classroom and the Walmart Foundation for their partnership and support to ensure Ohio children are given the food they need to help them succeed in the classroom.»

What I liked best about this format for presenting information was the «360 degree» perspective it offered: Casey gave the issue a framework, with useful advice on how to persuade principals and administrators to implement in - classroom breakfast programs; Nora followed, sharing her personal story with using free / reduced programs when her children were young, and stressing the importance of taking care of «the whole child»; Rosario charmed the crowd with her experiences implementing in - classroom breakfast in her district, sharing a story about how excited her kids got about breakfast after a power outage — not how excited they were about the return of electricity, but about getting breakfast; Barry inspired the group by explaining how he took his successes as a school food director as a springboard to a new career as a consultant, replicating and spreading that success in other classrooms.

After some initial resistance, Mr. Brown says that his teachers now love breakfast in the classroom and the ability it gives them to bond with their students in a new way; the teachers like connecting the children to good nutrition.

It took some prompting in this rigid classroom, but the staff learned to tweak their expectations and appropriately loosen their requirements of the children, who were then given the choice to sit for circle time or not.

«Aid contributes to economic growth by giving millions more children an education: so far it has put 33 million more children in the classroom.

«We must reward donations to support public schools, give tax credits to teachers who pay for classroom supplies out of pocket, and ease the financial burden on families who exercise choice in sending their children to a nonpublic school.

Neither he nor most of the group's major donors would comment on their support, though Mr. Jones said in a statement, «Maintaining the status quo is unacceptable, and that's why StudentsFirstNY and others are fighting for reforms that can give parents more choices, ensure that only the best teachers are in the classroom and make sure that the best interests of the children in the system are put first.»

This winter in the San Francisco Bay Area, many children will sit in classrooms and play on the jungle gyms at recess and then go home to attentive parents who work hard to give them every advantage in life.

The data might help give teachers better tools to improve children's lives in the classroom and beyond.

Our classroom, located on the 12th floor, gives children a chance to continue their education while they are in the hospital.

Since I'm all about the collective classroom, if I allow a child to teach his or her favorite pose, I'll give him / her the mic in the form of the teacher's bell.

The scavenger hunts kept my children busy while I signed in and gave them something to discuss with me about their classroom.

«For children, AV tech in the classroom is a given.

He added: «Together with our reforms to improve behaviour and plans to crack down on truancy by deducting the cost of unpaid fines from child benefit, we have put heads and teachers firmly back in charge of their classrooms so they can extend opportunity and give the pupils the best start to life.»

Charters that succeed with low - income children go full bore: all - out culture building in the classroom, students and staffers willing to endure longer school hours, bright teachers willing to adapt to precise training regimens and relinquish a fair amount of privacy (giving out their cell - phone number for afterschool homework questions, for example).

The Harvard Teacher Fellows program will be an innovative and important contribution to strengthening K — 12 education by giving new teachers the tools to succeed in the classroom and offering children throughout the country the transformative benefits of high - quality instruction.»

«This is not a test, this is a in - school, in - classroom skills check that won't be publicly reported or anything like that that relates to NAPLAN, but will give teachers, principals and parents a consistent platform to say: is my child, is my student actually meeting the type of standards we would expect after around 18 months or so at school?

For Claire Warden, it's about giving children an opportunity to learn in and with the natural world; inside the school, outside the classroom and into the wild beyond.

Children are captivated by nature and the nest box cameras quite literally bring the nesting season to life in the classroom and allow us to follow the stories of the nesting birds, giving children a front row seat to the world hidden within the nChildren are captivated by nature and the nest box cameras quite literally bring the nesting season to life in the classroom and allow us to follow the stories of the nesting birds, giving children a front row seat to the world hidden within the nchildren a front row seat to the world hidden within the nest box.

Sitting in a classroom at the Yearning For Zion ranch's school, Rozie, left, and Nancy, who declined to give last names, become emotional as they talk about the state investigation into allegations of abuse that have left the ranch's children in state custody in Eldorado, Texas.

Giving children talk time with their partner or small group is crucial in promoting discussion, reflection and engagement in the classroom.

Secondly the child should leave in classroom to dry and give to mother in MOTHER»S DAY...

In a survey on LOtC in 2010 (NFER Teacher Voice), 87 per cent of teachers felt it was important to give children experiences beyond the classrooIn a survey on LOtC in 2010 (NFER Teacher Voice), 87 per cent of teachers felt it was important to give children experiences beyond the classrooin 2010 (NFER Teacher Voice), 87 per cent of teachers felt it was important to give children experiences beyond the classroom.

«I like being in the classroom; you learn a lot from the children,» said Cooper, who noted that she gives out assignments, helps with art projects, and distributes lunches, among other tasks.

His three years in the classroom at Dickinson High gives White a firm grasp of these fundamental teaching challenges, including trying to teach the same content to a room of children where the proficiency spread may be two to three grade levels.

While the benefits offered by technology in the classroom are seemingly endless, giving teachers the chance to prepare children for life in the working world, this innovative method is not without its challenges.

These apps can enhance the work that you are doing with children in the classroom and give them room to be creative storytellers.

While this is somewhat controversial, many teachers claim that CCTV cameras in the classroom can help stamp out students» false allegations against them, providing an added level of protection for both their careers and personal integrity, while giving parents full confidence about how their children are being treated whilst at school.

Handwriting is essential in children's cognitive development — but is it given enough attention in the classroom?

Users will also find more than fifty practical literacy and language activities that can be used at home and in the classroom, a list of recommended childrens books, a guide to websites and CD - ROMs, and a glossary that gives basic definitions of unfamiliar reading terms found throughout the text.

Teaching children about empathy and giving them the inspiration and know - how to support their peers is a life - skill lesson that plays an important part in the classroom.

This film captures the children's experience in their own words, giving them a useful record of their day, which they can use in their follow - up activities in the classroom.

Taken together, these new ways to communicate are giving parents a deeper look into their children's performance and experience in the classroom, while forging tighter relationships between schools and families.

Rep. Bishop: Student Success Act Builds a Better Path Forward for Students Why America's Homeschoolers Support Reforms in #StudentSuccessAct Rep. Joe Wilson (R - SC): #StudentSuccessAct Gives Students «Fresh Start» Rep. Virginia Foxx (R - NC): Reduce the Federal Footprint in America's Classrooms Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN): Why Americans need a new education law AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessAin #StudentSuccessAct Rep. Joe Wilson (R - SC): #StudentSuccessAct Gives Students «Fresh Start» Rep. Virginia Foxx (R - NC): Reduce the Federal Footprint in America's Classrooms Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN): Why Americans need a new education law AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessAin America's Classrooms Rep. Todd Rokita (R - IN): Why Americans need a new education law AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessAIN): Why Americans need a new education law AEI's Rick Hess: Here's the Right Way for Conservatives to Start Fixing No Child Left Behind AEI's Max Eden and Mike McShane: Restore the Rule of Law to Education Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Michael Petrilli: Take Our Schools Back Thomas B. Fordham Institute's Chester E. Finn: The conservative case for H.R. 5 Daily Caller: No, Congress Isn't About to Mandate Common Core What They're Saying About #StudentSuccessAct

We are dedicated to creating an environment that provides equitable opportunities for youth in the classroom and beyond — giving children from all socio - economic backgrounds the opportunity for success.

\ nThey are what we will laminate and put in the classroom areas to show children how many can play there at a time and who is in charge of tidying there (each child is given an area of the class to be in charge of!)