In a school setting, these professionals work with teachers and school boards to assess curricula, improve technology, and help with
classroom academic development.
Not exact matches
«Afterschool
classrooms observed to be positive, responsive, and organized had youth with greater
academic skill
development over the school year.
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development: Connecting
Classrooms, Communities, and Careers: Integration of
Academic and...
Schools are looking for ways they can use the kindergarten entry tools to tailor
classroom practices with children's
academic, social, and physical
development needs in mind.
Jennings is a founder of CARE for Teachers, a «mindfulness - based professional
development program designed to reduce stress and promote improvements in
classroom climate and student
academic and behavioral outcomes.»
Thousands of schools for African American students across the Jim Crow South were built with the backing of the Rosenwald Fund, one of the earliest and most important foundations in education; philanthropist Grace Dodge founded Teachers College, now at Columbia University, in 1887, which led to training of teachers in pedagogy; the Ford Foundation was involved in promoting the employment of
classroom aides, National Merit Scholarships, and the
development of Advanced Placement curricula and tests; the National Board of Professional Teaching Standards grew out of work funded by Carnegie Corporation of New York, which also funded the Educational Testing Service to develop objective ways of measuring
academic merit, which led to the SAT.
Taking a little time to discuss the social - emotional aspect could help students «remove the brakes» so to speak on challenges that may be inhibiting their
academic progress and the
development of talents inside and outside the
classroom.
The hope is that this in turn will lead to schools providing more learning outside the
classroom opportunities, as group leaders and parents can be more confident that school trips are safe; leading to better educational experiences, which are vital to the
development and
academic achievement of students.
The core curriculum addresses topics like the
development of adolescents living in urban contexts;
classroom dynamics of race and class; and strategies for teaching students with diverse
academic and social - emotional needs.
Gross stressed the element of accessibility for teachers and the ease of alignment, adding that this next brave phase in Newsela's
development has been a part of their mission from the very beginning: getting kids engaged in reading, embracing a rigorous and accessible
academic atmosphere, and keeping the
classroom up - to - date with our world's ever - changing digital landscape.
Acceptance and affinity are especially important in the
classroom, where each student's social and emotional
development directly impacts their
academic achievement.
Teach your students to communicate on posts and message boards, locate credible information on search engines, and select efficient, cost - effective equipment furthering
academic skills, social
development, and digital aptitude in the
classroom.
Each such employee shall be required to complete at least one training course in school violence prevention and intervention, which shall consist of at least two clock hours of training that includes but is not limited to, study in the warning signs within a developmental and social context that relate to violence and other troubling behaviors in children; the statutes, regulations, and policies relating to a safe nonviolent school climate; effective
classroom management techniques and other
academic supports that promote a nonviolent school climate and enhance learning; the integration of social and problem solving skill
development for students within the regular curriculum; intervention techniques designed to address a school violence situation; and how to participate in an effective school / community referral process for students exhibiting violent behavior.
Our workshops and institutes offer insight into our Engaged
Classrooms program, which provides an approach to instruction,
classroom management, and discipline that fosters
academic, social, and emotional learning and
development in each and every student.
Engaged
Classrooms, one of our core professional services, offers an approach to instruction,
classroom management, and discipline that fosters
academic, social, and emotional learning and
development in each and every student.
Measures of
classroom quality in prekindergarten and children's
development of
academic, language, and social skills.
In this role, McFarling leads the
development and execution of marketing initiatives that support educators in transitioning
classrooms to digital learning environments, optimizing the power of media and the resources of Discovery to accelerate
academic achievement.
The Inner - City Arts Professional
Development Institute provides educators —
classroom teachers, administrators, university students, and teaching artists — the tools to build bridges between the arts and
academic subjects, improving student literacy and overall
academic achievement, and raising teacher retention rates.
Research has shown that executive functions (the neurocognitive functions which enable us to pay attention, control behavior, and think flexibly), as well as deep literacy and social - emotional learning, are key
developments which can be nurtured in
classrooms, and are highly predictive of
academic and life success.
Engaging Schools» Engaged
Classrooms program offers an approach to instruction,
classroom management, and discipline that fosters
academic, social, and emotional learning and
development in each and every student.
As teachers adjust to new
academic standards and a different approach to schooling through blended learning, administrators must provide teachers with adequate professional
development to make sure all elements of the
classroom are effectively advancing student learning.
Frank's areas of instructional emphasis include literacy, student engagement, differentiated instruction, explicit instruction,
academic vocabulary
development and
classroom management.
Build
classroom community by investing families in children's
academic success and
development of REACH values (REACH stands for Respect, Enthusiasm, Achievement, Citizenship and Hard work).
Little or not attention has been given to the fact that teachers are already involved in multiple activities inside and outside the
classroom that have pervasive and diffuse student outcomes in terms of
academic achievement, socio - emotional
development and civic engagement.
Access meaningful learning experiences (current theory, research, and
developments in relevant
academic disciplines, professional
development opportunities, and ideas from colleagues and supervisors) and exercises judgment in accepting findings as valid for application in
classroom practice and teacher improvement.
These programs help to increase homework completion, improve student
academic achievement, and aid in the
development of skills and behaviors important for
academic success such as attendance, getting along with others, motivation to learn, participation in
classroom activities, and positive
classroom behavior.
Through the creation and
development of a high - quality, teacher - led professional learning community, teachers will become empowered to implement highly engaging strategies, routines, and texts in their lessons, which will develop independent readers and writers and increase the level of rigor and
academic standards in ELA
classrooms.
IDRA's Reading Early for
Academic Development (READ) project, funded by the U.S. Department of Education, established in preschool
classrooms of excellence in specific Head Start centers in San Antonio.
Research on
academic literacy
development in sheltered instruction
classrooms.
From our experience, and from what Ms. Pittman and the National Commission on Social, Emotional, and
Academic Development have observed, supporting students outside and inside the
classroom emotionally and socially is nearly as impactful as what and how they are taught.
The FEAs have taken many forms, including: sheltered instruction observation protocol (SIOP) implementation in Texas; community - based equity assessment in Texas; IDRA's Focusing on Language and
Academic Instructional Renewal (FLAIR) program implementation in reading in Louisiana; gender equity also in Louisiana; implementation of a multicultural framework in staff
development to support student success in New Mexico; parent leadership in New Mexico; unitary status planning in Arkansas; English as a second language (ESL)
classroom strategies in Arkansas; service learning in Oklahoma; and meeting civil rights requirements under the law in Oklahoma.
Based on Dylan Wiliam's Embedded Formative Assessment, Second Edition, the Embedded Formative Assessment Professional
Development (PD) Playlist offers 20 videos exploring
classroom formative assessment, questioning, learning intentions, and success criteria to support student engagement and
academic success.
Putting this into practice means that effective
classroom managers: develop caring, supportive relationships with and among students; organize and implement instruction in ways that optimize students» access to learning; use group management methods that encourage student engagement with
academic tasks; promote the
development of social emotional learning (self - awareness skills, social skills, self - regulation, responsible decision making, building healthy relationships); and use appropriate interventions to assist students who have behavior problems.
Lorenzo Manor Elementary, in their second year of inquiry, is focusing on supporting students»
academic language
development in order to ensure equitable access to curriculum and full participation in the
classroom community for all students.
She facilitates professional
development for K - 12 teachers on
classroom strategies that promote student
academic success, infuse multiple perspectives into regular curriculum, and establish
classroom management systems that promote autonomy, positive well - being, and resiliency.
NCLB links state
academic content with student educational outcomes, and requires school improvement be implemented using «scientific - based research» methods in the
classroom, parent programs, and teacher
development courses.
For future research, longitudinal studies on the impacts of such kind of teacher
development programs on student change in
academic performance would be useful to address several questions: First, the
classroom practice observation revealed nuances when knowledge and beliefs are translated into practice.
Lorenzo Manor teacher scholars are focusing on supporting students»
academic language
development in order to ensure equitable access to curriculum and full participation in the
classroom community for all students.
«proposes a conceptualization of productive continuity in
academic instruction, as well as in the social climate and
classroom management practices that might affect children's social - emotional
development.
It is contingent on... seeing cultural differences as assets; creating caring learning communities where culturally different individuals and heritages are valued; using cultural knowledge of ethnically diverse cultures, families, and communities to guide curriculum
development,
classroom climates, instructional strategies, and relationships with students; challenging racial and cultural stereotypes, prejudices, racism, and other forms of intolerance, injustice, and oppression; being change agents for social justice and
academic equity; mediating power imbalances in
classrooms based on race, culture, ethnicity, and class; and accepting cultural responsiveness as endemic to educational effectiveness in all areas of learning for students from all ethnic groups.»
In MPS, the Turnaround Arts effort will focus on three key areas: additional professional
development for arts educators and arts integration education; integration of the five arts disciplines — visual arts, music, dance, theater and media arts — within all content area
classrooms; and working with the district's arts partners to provide both in - school and after - school enrichment programs to foster student engagement in learning and incorporating the arts into
academic supports.
Though end - of - grade performance expectations are identified in the CCSS, teachers must also consider how differentiation of
classroom assessments can be tailored to support the ongoing
development of each student's literacy and numeracy), in order to meet gifted students» unique
academic and social - emotional needs.
Social and emotional learning programs are designed to improve the quality of social interactions in schools and
classrooms in order to positively affect students» social, emotional, and
academic development.
Teacher - child interactions form the cornerstone of children's
academic and social emotional
development, especially in early learning
classrooms.
If educators assume that the main purpose of working with families is to promote
academic achievement in the
classroom and at home, they can miss other important ways in which Mexican American and other immigrant families support their children's
development, such as by seeking out advice from trusted members of the community or by participating in church or other community organizations (Poza, Brooks, & Valdés, 2014).
Lorenzo Manor Elementary School, in its second year of inquiry, is focusing on supporting students»
academic language
development in order to ensure equitable access to curriculum and full participation in the
classroom community for all students.
Our approach to instruction,
classroom management, and discipline fosters
academic, social, and emotional learning and
development in all students, and establishes optimal conditions for learning.
Instead, he spoke about his strategic goals and priorities for the year — specifically, how he planned to spend more time in
classrooms coaching teachers, providing professional
development tailored to the needs of his staff, and reaching more students in Greenville who would benefit from LEAD's rigorous
academic program.
Its flagship program, the Manhood
Development Program, implemented an Afro - Centric
academic curriculum with self - esteem building techniques taught by African - American male teachers into
classrooms throughout the district.
This law has opportunities for states to set their own accountability standards and for school districts to incorporate social - emotional learning in professional
development and in the
classroom; a recent meta - analysis shows an average increase of 13 percentile points in
academic performance for students with SEL exposure over their non-SEL peers.