Sentences with phrase «classroom area which»

With a small amount of investment for new fencing and tools, and with a lot of time and energy put in, particularly by our PTA members, we have now created an outdoor classroom area which we've named «The Peace Garden».

Not exact matches

A lovely structure which, when complete, will consist of a large multi-use classroom, a bunk area and a library.

These are just a few areas in which breakfast - in - the - classroom can become a handy tool to help address food insecurity and hunger, as well as reduce tardies / absences, trips to the nurse, and disciplinary issues.

«In the context of school food and food served in classrooms (the two main areas on which you and I have clashed in the past)»

Bw1: In the context of school food and food served in classrooms (the two main areas on which you and I have clashed in the past), I'm always a little baffled that you accuse me of trying to «use government» to promote my values when in fact these are governmental institutions and programs (schools and the NSLP) for which standards and rules must necessarily be set.

After achieving the passage of a new evaluation system that will rely on a mix on at least one standardized test and in - classroom observation, the governor is renewing his focus to areas NYSUT has opposed, including a lifting of the cap on charter schools and a $ 150 million education investment tax credit, which is strongly backed by private and parochial schools.

According to him, the soldiers gathered the victims in a primary school in the village to protect them from attacks in the area, adding that while the soldiers occupied the classroom which they used as their operational base, the women and children occupied the next classroom.

Town Supervisor Sheila Meegan announced Monday the classroom area, which includes restrooms and the kitchen area, will open for use May 15.

With one of the classrooms for Mohawk Valley Community College's newly instituted small Unoccupied Aerial Systems degree program as the backdrop this morning, Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr. updated the progress being made in his Vision 2020 initiative which intends to ready the region for growth in the areas of high - tech education and training; transportation and housing and access to opportunity.

Enrollees, all of whom held graduate degrees and many of whom were either working scientists or recent doctoral recipients in STEM fields, did an intensive 1 - year program of summer classes, where they were drilled in pedagogical theory, then two semesters of supervised teaching in a classroom and night classes where they caught up on math or science areas in which they weren't totally proficient.

Most classrooms do not have a large open area in which to practice yoga.

Councillor Henry Vann said, «The programme of works delivered by Scape and Willmott Dixon includes a mixture of bespoke primary schools which adopt a standardised approach, along with Connect classroom extensions and Sunesis schools to meet the growing demand for primary school places in the area.»

I have always thought that assessing and grading is the one area in which there is the widest gap between research and what is actually taking place in classrooms (with my classroom having not been the exception).

«This is an area which does need much greater focus, so while budgetary pressures are the main driver to an ICT support service, freeing up much - needed time to help develop teachers» skills and give them more confidence with technology in the classroom is also becoming a priority.»

With many of the school blocks becoming outdated, architect DSDHA were appointed to carry out the final phase of a 20 ‑ year masterplan, which would see the school gain ten classrooms for Reception level through to Year 4, generous breakout spaces, external play areas, a new library and a hall, along with staff facilities.

Taking a critical look at the functionality of your classroom layout will help you establish a healthy flow in which the classroom space is fully utilized without overly dense or crowded areas.

Manby boils his recommendations into seven areas which I would like to apply to schools and classrooms where students are at the center of decision - making and know it!

Using an arts area in which the classroom teacher is comfortable (for many, this starts with visual arts)

Sheila and colleague, Sue Durant, watch the work of practitioners and follow the development of two linked role - play areas; an outdoor garage scene and a forecourt shop inside the classroom, which are inspired by the children's own ideas and natural play.

As I had predicted when our new furniture first arrived, my students were most enthusiastic about the chairs on wheels, which not only could be maneuvered around the classroom with a light push of the foot, but which also swiveled in place, making it so easy (and fun) to turn to different areas of the classroom, depending on the task.

«Those are days in which, except for emergencies, I spend time in classrooms, at recess, at lunch, and in other areas of the school.

The tendency toward rote memorization persists in the country's classrooms, which has created a nation of high achievers, particularly in the areas of math and science, Zhang said.

My recent research in this area suggests that there can also be a strong focus on skill acquisition related to test preparation in contemporary classrooms, which can be approached in a way that excludes pleasure and enjoyment, leading to children deciding that reading is a thing done for the purpose of measurement and testing.»

LOtC Mark is the first national accreditation for schools, nurseries and other educational establishments which recognises and supports the development of learning outside the classroom across all subject areas.

The conference also gave the teacher an opportunity to share any information about the classroom with the principal, such as issues with individual students or specific areas of practice about which the teacher wanted feedback.

By instructional leadership, we mean the principal's capacity to: 1) offer a vision for instruction that will inspire the faculty; 2) analyze student performance data and make sound judgments as to which areas of the curriculum need attention; 3) make good judgments about the quality of the teaching in a classroom based on analysis of student work; 4) recognize the elements of sound standards - based classroom organization and practice; 5) provide strong coaching to teachers on all of the foregoing; 6) evaluate whether instructional systems in the school are properly aligned; and 7) determine the quality and fitness of instructional materials.

We tend to think of K — 12 schools as collections of classrooms and administrative areas, but I would define learning environments as both physical and virtual, and encompassing the different contexts and cultures in which students learn.

Schools should also consider applying for the new LOtC Mark; this new award is the first national accreditation for schools which recognises and supports the development of learning outside the classroom across all subject areas.

Edith Borthwick School, an all ‑ age school in Braintree, is the beneficiary of # 9.1 million worth of PSBP funding, which has seen the school's old buildings replaced with a new two - storey facility which includes break - out rooms, spacious hall space and external areas for each of the ground floor classrooms.

The modular building that will be added to the school is a double modular classroom which will be clad with horizontal site - fixed cedar cladding, featuring a large decking area and a canopy clad with a green «sedum» roof.

Education is one of the areas which technology has influenced: People no longer rely on brick and mortar classrooms, but knowledge can be transferred from one place to another online.

Colour coding of mops, mop buckets and cloths is recommended and all staff should be made aware of which colour is dedicated to which area, i.e. red for toilet areas, blue for classrooms and other general areas, green for kitchen area, etc..

«The teachers and students regularly change how the classroom and common areas are set up, which is great, because the flexible nature of the furniture, being able to move it around to different types of seating to suit the lesson, is really good for a nice change,» Fuller says.

Harbottle Church of England First School, Thropton Village First School, and Dr Thomlinson Church of England Middle School, all in the greater Morpeth catchment area, are the newest members of the Trust, which exists to achieve excellence and greater efficiency in all its classrooms.

The ground floor, which is used for music and performing arts, boasts generous learning areas that are all linked through a central foyer, while a top floor patio serves as an open air classroom.

Henley also recognised that there was both an uneven playing field in the way in which funds had been distributed and that the quality of teaching whilst overall was good, did have some areas in need of better musical training, particularly for primary classroom teachers.

ALEKS, which runs on computers on the periphery of a 9th - grade classroom, provides teachers with detailed diagnostics, helping them to focus on the areas where students are struggling, and lets students take lessons at their own pace.

(To keep the students from playing with the babies during class, which some students tend to do when the babies first arrive, teachers sometimes set up a «playpen» area in a corner of the classroom.)

Furthermore, with the introduction of LearnToLearn, teachers will be able to experience LEGO Education broadly across subject areas, enabling them to decide if or which LEGO Education core solution best suits their classroom needs.

Also included is a downloadable curriculum pack which contains 3 getting started activities to support classroom management and 15 activities across five learning areas, and a variety of teacher support materials.

Appleton, which has seen several of its schools receive national recognition for their efforts in this area, is one of the cities participating in Core 4 +, better known by school leaders here as «active kids, active classrooms.»

❏ Does your classroom have clearly physically defined transition area in which movement between classroom stations and / or to outside of the classroom occurs?

Using the Success Highways Resiliency Assessments, administrators can identify the social and emotional needs of individual students, grades 3 - 10, and determine at the district, school and classroom levels which resiliency areas are in need of the most attention.

The paper, authored by 11 working classroom teachers from the Twin Cities area, calls for a number of changes to the way in which Minnesota teachers are trained.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area Valid IndianaTeaching License for Grades K - 5 or 6 Demonstrates strong writing skills as evidenced by a written response included with Application, answering the following questions: o Describe one experience where you made a significant difference in a student's academic achievement.o Describe a time in which you have used student data to drive greater levels of student achievement.o Describe one way you have successfully integrated technology into your classroom.

Even in non-bilingual classrooms teachers can utilize their students» L1 in a manner which will make content - area instruction in English much more comprehensible (Wright, 2008).

(Carol Ann Tomlinson) which outlines areas of tension between the two fields and suggests areas where leaders might collaborate; (4) «Differentiating Instruction for Advanced Learners in the Mixed - Ability Middle School Classroom» (Carol Ann Tomlinson) which provides specific suggestions for differentiating curriculum; and (5) «Instructional and Management Strategies for Differentiated, Mixed - Ability Classrooms» (Carol Ann Tomlinson) which provides a matrix of instructional strategies.

My early training as a classroom teacher led me to education associations, many of which reside in this area.

A school - based teacher preparation program in which a prospective teacher, for not less than one academic year, teaches alongside an effective teacher, as determined by the state or local educational agency, who is the teacher of record for the classroom, receives concurrent instruction during the year, through courses that may be taught by local educational agency personnel or by faculty of the teacher preparation program; and in the teaching of the content area in which the teacher will become certified or licensed; and acquires effective teaching skills, as demonstrated through completion of a residency program, or other measure determined by the state, which may include a teacher performance assessment.»

The program also stands out because of the breadth of its education and classroom certification programs that focus on literacy and educational technology, which supports literacy across content areas and the use of technology to assess student learning.