Sentences with phrase «classroom based methods»

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-- Christof Wiechert Social Emotional Intelligence: The Basis for a New Vision of Education in the United States — Linda Lantieri Rudolf Steiner's Research Methods for Teachers — Martyn Rawson Combined Grades in Waldorf Schools: Creating Classrooms Teachers Can Feel Good About — Lori L. Freer Educating Gifted Students in Waldorf Schools — Ellen Fjeld KØttker and Balazs Tarnai How Do Teachers Learn with Teachers?

The part - time course entitled «Teaching Sensible Science,» or TSS, will be offered to help teachers develop a deeper understanding and experience of phenomena - based science so that they can feel more confident using this method in their own classrooms.

Both types of courses are professional development workshops that model, teach, and encourage teachers to use inquiry - based, hands - on methods of teaching STEM subjects in their classrooms.

Some PLCs use video to capture and dissect a slice of instructional life, while others take apart field literature to learn how to adopt research - based methods in the classroom.

The group explored the ways in which game - based learning can be integrated into Jamaica's classrooms through interdisciplinary methods.

Traditional classroom and presentation based training methods are mostly a one - way street.

When compared to more traditional methods where students passively receive information from a teacher, cooperative, problem - based learning has been shown to improve student engagement and retention of classroom material (Prince, 2004).

We contend, however, that evaluations based on observations of classroom practice are valuable, even if they do not predict student achievement gains considerably better than more subjective methods like principal ratings of teachers.

«Using comprehensive, research - based strategies and methods to better prepare our teachers for the classroom is a wise investment that will reap huge dividends by improving student performance.

Collectively, the 12 Design Challenges seek to attract the most talented students to teaching, providing them and their practicing peers with support and actionable information about what good teaching looks like; ensuring introductory and ongoing training that provides them with the requisite skills and knowledge for classroom and student success; identifying certification methods that are rigorous and performance - based; and forging new career pathways where master teachers both anchor teacher training and ongoing knowledge development.

According to the three - year study, which is being conducted by the Santa Monica, Calif. - based RAND Corp., majorities of elementary and middle school science and math teachers in all three states report in surveys that they are making positive changes in the classroom by focusing on their states» academic standards or searching for better teaching methods.

Mobile and collaborative technologies support students» autonomy and reinforce the notion of collaborative work, which is exactly what this method» sideology is based on - providing a better educational experience with digital tools is positively influencing the student's performance and motivation in the classroom.

In a nutshell, if appropriate methods for completing the desired educational goals are used, the medium, being eLearning authoring tools or classroom - based training, does not matter that much.

In this series of Strategy Guides, you'll learn about different methods and activities to encourage inquiry - based learning in your classroom.

Join them for techniques, theories and methods that fire learners» desire to know, understand and apply including, amongst others: ⚫ Bite - sized and micro-learning ⚫ Blended learning ⚫ Flipping the classroom ⚫ Gamification and game - based learning ⚫ Informal and formal learning ⚫ Just - in - time and on demand learning ⚫ Mobile learning ⚫ Social, collaborative and peer - to - peer learning ⚫ User - generated content ⚫ Video - based learning

This required focusing on specific areas of leadership practice separately (e.g., methods of clinical supervision, school - improvement planning, classroom walk - throughs, uses of student performance data), or within comprehensive guidelines or frameworks for leadership practice.240 In one of the higher - performing urban districts in our sample, district officials organized a three - year principaldevelopment program based on Marzano «s balanced leadership program.

In Florida, the state paid Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, a for - profit textbook publisher, $ 4.8 million to develop classroom observation methods and nearly $ 4 million to the American Institutes for Research, a nonprofit, to create a value - added model for grading teachers based on student test scores, according to state officials.

Schools across the country are looking for methods to improve classroom instruction and the means to boost student learning on a continuous basis.

Beginning teachers need to learn new skills from master teachers, practice those skills, adjust their teaching methods based on actionable feedback, and gradually assume increased responsibility in the classroom and at the school level.

Project RED can introduce your district leaders to a practical, research - based method to effectively integrate technology into the classroom.

Based on the works by best - selling ASCD authors, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey, the FIT Teaching approach is transforming classrooms across the country through proven, research - based methods that positively influence student achieveBased on the works by best - selling ASCD authors, Douglas Fisher and Nancy Frey, the FIT Teaching approach is transforming classrooms across the country through proven, research - based methods that positively influence student achievebased methods that positively influence student achievement.

While still attending a traditional school building, face - to - face classroom methods are combined with technology based activities.

Preservice teachers often struggle with making sense of what they have learned in their methods courses about «research - based practice» and the reality that they find in the classrooms in which they are placed for observations and teaching experiences.

Research shows that SEL is most effective when evidence - based methods are used in a range of settings, including (but not limited to) the classroom.

All of these evidence - based methods share certain common features, including (a) intentional matching of students to teams, (b) instruction about the tutoring routine before it is used by students, and (c) regularly scheduled daily or weekly time blocks when peer tutoring is used in the classroom.

Positive Behavior Instructional Supports (PBIS)-- A research - based program that uses methods and approaches to discipline that reduce office referrals while increasing teaching and learning time in the classroom.

As the consumption - based model of technology integration transitions to a participatory approach and technology transitions from a tool for accessing information to a tool to (a) support student authoring and creativity, (b) facilitate collaboration, communication, and social learning, (c) allow for more efficient organization and accumulation of resources, (d) provide venues for student voices through publication and sharing, and (e) support student immersion in learning environments, educators also transition from «extending learning beyond what could be done without technology» (Mason et al., 2000) to «use technologies to promote effective student learning» (Hicks et al., 2014) In the revisioning of the first principle, the authors did a commendable job of affording increased value to range of tools, methods, content, abilities, and varied contexts of social studies classrooms.

By following the CHAMPS ™ research - based strategies, teachers develop methods for clearly communicating their expectations on every classroom activity and transition.

• A proven method for collaboratively analyzing data • A classroom - based short cycle action plan template • A bibliography of additional resources that further inform effective data use at the classroom level

The focus of CEL's research - based, field - tested methods is clear: To improve dramatically the quality of teaching and learning for every child, in every school and in every classroom.

Charlotte Danielson is the creator of a method of observing and rating teachers based on their performance in the classroom known as the Framework for Teaching.

teaching methods student engagement classroom management teaching for meaning problem - based learning

More low - key assignments, like shooting videos or writing songs, prove just as effective as more rote, lecture - based methods used in traditional classrooms.

This section discusses a number of lessons learned based on our extensive experiences with an ongoing longitudinal research study of preservice teachers learning to use inquiry - based science methods in the elementary classroom.

The analysis of data collected provides the basis for conclusions and recommendations for educators who are interested in integrating online discussions into mathematics methods classrooms.

The ATP used an integrated approach, in which multiple technology - based resources were made available to mathematics methods instructors that were intended to increase teacher candidates» orientation toward and anticipation of students» thinking in their classrooms.

It is no longer sufficient to send new teachers into the classroom prepared only with one disconnected technology - in - education course; introductory courses should instead be project - based and meaningful, followed by appropriate modeling and use in content methods courses and field experiences (Handler, 1993; Wetzel, 1993).

Research suggests that curricula should include strategies for classroom organization and behavior management, tools for linking assessment and instruction, and research - based instructional methods and frameworks, including increased attention to literacy instruction.57 States should incentivize the inclusion of rigorous coursework within teacher preparation, and can require these essential components as part of their accreditation processes.

Recognizing the need for a reliable, research - based method to test listening comprehension skills, Monica Brady - Myerov at Listenwise has worked to bring an easy - to - use method to the classroom, drawing on curated NPR content to engage students with important stories.

Includes managed classroom / course - based instruction or online supplemental instruction for students so they can learn and apply mathematics concepts and methods.

To complement and supplement the assessment data teachers regularly collect in their classrooms, students» writing progress should be periodically measured on a school - wide basis using more formal methods.

I would be very interested in hearing educators at different levels address the following questions: Why are the majority of our elementary classrooms not using research - based methods for teaching reading?

A recent study funded by OSEP developed the research lead teacher (RLT) model, in which a teacher knowledgeable about both research - based interventions and research methods provides continued support to general education teachers who learn and implement a strategy instruction process in their classrooms.

Our faculty use cutting - edge teaching methods and classroom management techniques in the social studies classroom and implement inquiry - based and multicultural social studies curricula, while supporting students in becoming educational leaders who practice social responsibility and work for more caring and just societies.

A training modality (inspired by work - analysis methods, Theureau, 2003) that consists of having student teachers relive and comment upon their own classroom activity, based on a video recording.

In fact, a study published in a 2010 issue of the Journal of Experimental Psychology found that a wide variety of material and delivery methods resulted in an 11 percent bump in efficiency over traditional classroom - based methods.

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.

«Teachers were found to base classroom management approaches on research - based strategies, and [they] incorporated these strategies into everyday instructional methods.

Explore the important relationship between text, learner, and learning, and gain an array of methods to establish critical literacy in a discussion - based classroom.

Employs cutting - edge teaching methods and classroom management techniques in the social studies classroom and implements inquiry - based and multicultural social studies curricula.