It is not for those who willfully decide to be irresponsible,» she noted when addressing the Chiefs and people of Ekumfi Otuam at the commissioning of a 24 -
classroom community day secondary school on Thursday.
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Not exact matches
Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer
classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer
days and year - round schooling, decentralization into smaller learning
communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.
But on visiting each of the three
classrooms, I brightened — seeing the joy and hope on the girls» faces as they talked about what they loved studying (e.g., Amharic, English, science, math), what they hoped to be (e.g., pilot, doctor, engineer, driver, teacher,
community mentor for BiruhTesfa), and what the best / worst parts of their
days are (unanimously, best = being at school, worst = work hours).
In addition to the regular
classroom administrative tasks the students read, review vocabulary and spelling, many teachers use the breakfast time to build
community and connectedness and set the tone for the
day.
Plans include a private lobby outfitted with a marketing wall that will be visible to all who enter or pass by, which will display programs, events and stories about those consumers that are assisted and cared for every
day; new
classrooms; a gym for pre-K and early intervention students; training rooms; breakout,
community and education space; new offices and workstations; adaptive technology training program space; a doctor - staffed Low Vision Center; a new boardroom; private conference rooms for interviews and agency work; and displays telling the story of HKS» past and its vision for the future.
If built, the Family
Community Life Center — a mixed - use project that has been in the planning stages for more than 25 years — would include an Olympic - size indoor swimming pool, a 25 - seat theater and media center, 24 - hour
day care facilities, an indoor walking track, gymnasium, fitness center,
classroom space, and 132 affordable apartment units intended as «workforce housing» for the area.
NYSUT has launched a feel - good statewide radio ad campaign designed to remind New Yorkers that union members are «made up of their friends and neighbors who accomplish remarkable things every
day in their
classrooms and
communities.»
«While big money corporate executives continue to take advantage of tax loopholes so they can fatten their wallets, our
communities are left to suffer the consequences: cuts to
classrooms, programs, and services we rely on every
day,» said Mark Emanatian, Capital District Organizer for Citizen Action of New York.
«At this point, I can't see starting the
classroom day any other way,» says Henry, an 11 - year teaching veteran who has been holding Morning Meeting for seven years and likes it because it builds a sense of
community and lets students know they're important, which leads to trust and a sense of safety that promotes
classroom success.
«You can allow your students to find their interests and passions on their own and pursue that within the
classroom without taking two
days a week to go into the
community,» explains Sherry Armistead, a Big Picture teacher and advisor.
Go out of your
classroom or office and find someone else in your school whom you appreciate: perhaps the custodian who keeps your room so clean, or the administrative assistant who answers the phone and greets parents all
day long, or a veteran teacher who's knowledge and understanding of the
community you work in has been helpful to you.
«How we construct these first
days deeply communicates to students the kind of culture and
community of learning your
classroom will be.
I didn't know that Horace Mann, as he worked to magnify the reach of public education, was intolerant of introducing controversial subjects in the
classroom: «If the
day ever arrives when the school room shall become a cauldron for the fermentation of all the hot and virulent opinions, in politics and religion, that now agitate our
community, that
day the fate of our glorious public school system will be sealed, and speedy ruin will overwhelm it.»
[content block] Wise principals recognize that secretaries, custodians, food service workers, bus drivers,
classroom and playground aides, and extended -
day employees are all important members of a school's
community relations team; and those principals include all family members in all communications.
Community building in the
classroom starts on
day one.
Umm, but I would really like the education, you know, industry and the powers that be to really honor that relationship - building work, that
community - building work that we're doing every
day in our
classrooms.
First and most obvious, we've organized the entire, massive K — 12 system around an age - based, grade - level, 180 -
days - per - year calendar; around mostly self - contained and generally low - tech
classrooms; and around a pedagogical model centered on a single teacher teaching a uniform curriculum to twenty to thirty children for a prescribed amount of time each
day, children who don't have much in common except that they're more or less the same age and (usually) live in pretty much the same
community.
They are thick
communities, where students and teachers celebrate and suffer together; where you know when someone is having a bad
day and ask what you can do to help; where in the
classroom adventure and risk, cheers, and even embarrassment are experienced directly; where the wrinkle of a brow and what is not said mean just as much as what is spoken; and where disagreement can squat in the room like the elephant it usually is and not be mouse - clicked away.
A
day's worth of
classroom garbage becomes the basis for this lesson, which explores the amount of waste students (and their schools, families, and
community) produce each
day, and the impact of all this trash on the environment.
Because learning happens 24/7 year around, families and
communities play an important role in extending the school
day, reinforcing what's learned in the
classroom and opening up additional opportunities, through formal and informal activities.
He explains this agreement means the school operates on a system where students spend four -
days in the
classroom, then one -
day outside learning with the
community.
In his
community, Klein has established a unique structure of four extended teaching
days in the
classroom and one
day a week learning externally in the bush with the
community via a school -
community education agreement.
She's also published Diversity
Days, a book of activities to help teachers create a
community of voices in their
classrooms and Tips for Creating a Manageable Classroom.
In a Facing History and Ourselves
classroom, asking students to question and think critically is challenging every
day, but especially when we read headlines about violence in
communities close to home.
Your
classroom should be supportive, encouraging, and one with a sense of
community that is evident on the very first
day in order to have successful students.
What we need is, in every
community, the possibility of «Teacher For a
Day,» wherein John and Jane Q. Public have an opportunity to step into the shoes of a classroom teacher — and walk around with him / her for that oft - spent eight hour (allegedly) day
Day,» wherein John and Jane Q. Public have an opportunity to step into the shoes of a
classroom teacher — and walk around with him / her for that oft - spent eight hour (allegedly)
dayday...
Now, he added, the responsibility for reform shifts from Beacon Hill to the
communities and
classrooms where the
day - to -
day business of teaching occurs.
Cary returned to the
classroom as a third - grade teacher, working at Match
Community Day School in Boston, Achievement First Endeavor Elementary School in Brooklyn, and Democracy Prep Harlem Prep Elementary School, a high - performing BES school in New York City.
GITC makes a difference to thousands of children by training the teachers they see every
day in their regular
classrooms to lead music for learning as a part of academic instruction and
classroom community building.
In our elementary
classrooms, each
day starts with a morning meeting where students greet one another, share and engage in
community building activities.
Not only were leaders in the halls and
classrooms every
day, but they also established a
community where people felt happy to be.
The design team integrated a variety of technology options into the building including interactive smart boards in every
classroom, a common distance learning
classroom, and student breakout spaces for each age - based learning
community, high - performance
day lighting, and acoustics in every
classroom.
Summary: Students» abilities to produce and understand spoken language is often overlooked in the American
classroom, says Joshua Benjamin, ELL Coordinator at
Community Day Arlington Elementary School in Lawrence, MA.
While no child wants to extend their
classroom day, these programs can play a crucial role in closing the learning gap and opening up lifelong opportunities for children from underserved and underrepresented
communities.
A
classroom community isn't built overnight, but construction begins the first
days of school.
The project included research focused on the development and delivery of rigorous curriculum supported by intensive and sustained teacher professional development that included in - school coaching, peer
classroom visits and content intensive STEM Academies In addition to the school
day component, the project offered a STEM - focused, out - of school
day program where students completed engineering - focused projects relevant to local
communities.
In Oregon and California this year, students will spend fewer
days in the
classroom; in rural
communities from New Mexico to Idaho, some students will be in school only four
days a week.
Of course, the 100th
day of school isn't only about putting skills into practice — it's also about having fun and building your
classroom community!
In many elementary and middle schools, students and teachers launch their school
day with a half - hour daily ritual that builds
community and expresses important beliefs about the value of relationships in the
classroom.
Elements of compliance, engagement, and empowerment are likely present in the minute - to - minute, hour - to - hour,
day - to -
day, and week - to - week cycle of a
classroom community.)
«I could go to a
community college and take some cheap classes, but I don't see how that relates to what I'm doing
day to
day in the
classroom.»
As part of this effort, WKCD documented every
day practice in six American high schools that prize student - centered learning.We interviewed teachers, students, and administrators and observed them at work — in
classrooms, teams, exhibitions, and the
community.
Your gifts take music to places that have gone without - schools that have lost their music programs, special education
classrooms that have been left out of arts instruction, children in shelters and medical settings, to students with disabilities, and to those in unusual educational settings - home
day care centers, early intervention programs, head starts, to students in the juvenile justice system, to children on tribal reservations, to youngsters in high risk
communities.
In Williams v. California, for example, teachers, parents, and students from low - income
communities described overcrowded schools that had to run multiple shifts each
day and multiple shifts during the school year, alternating on - months and off - months for different cohorts of students cycling in and out of the building;
classrooms with more than 40 students without enough desks, chairs, and textbooks for each student to have one; lack of curriculum materials, science equipment, computers, and libraries; and crumbling facilities featuring leaky ceilings and falling ceiling tiles, sometimes overrun with rodents, and lacking heat and air conditioning.
Outside the
classroom, middle school and high school students take part in awareness learning
days at Hutchinson
Community College, where they have the opportunity to explore new fields of study in a hands - on environment and university setting.
While we continue to debate these issues in our
classrooms and legislatures,
community college leaders must every
day open their doors and teach.
Families and
communities need to hear from educators about the victories — small and large — that happen every
day in
classrooms, not just at the end of the year.