Sentences with phrase «classroom culture issues»

Most noticeable, she said, were the classroom culture issues.

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In the classroom environment, popular culture can make the learning process more engaging, invigorate the content linked to key learning objectives, and potentially address issues students have with key concepts.

She has solved that problem by encouraging students to help one another by developing what she calls a «culture of math chat,» in which students help each other to solve that day's problems, with O'Brien moving around the classroom to help those with special issues.

Look here for tips on how to create a successful classroom experience for students from diverse cultures and how to teach multicultural issues.

«Kersten's primary concern is that the initiative addresses the reality of how issues of race, class, culture and gender play out in classrooms and affect student achievement.

Bryan Hassel and Emily Ayscue Hassel have written for Education Next about a new way to address this issue, something they call Opportunity Culture, which allows teachers to take on leadership roles while remaining in the classroom.

[15] Value - added measures are probably also highly sensitive to the context of teachers» classrooms, including behavioral issues and the school culture.

With shifting demographics, socio - economic pressures, and cultures in of our communities, many teachers struggle with classroom management and discipline issues in ways that are driving both new and veteran teachers from the profession.

During this stage of the cycle, the coach and teacher will explore improvement areas and hone in on a single issue that needs adjusting and will lead to a difference in classroom culture.

Participants discussed how schools can improve their climate and culture, with a focus on supporting non-punitive discipline strategies like restorative justice, which help schools peacefully address conflict and behavioral issues without removing students from classrooms or schools.

Written for teacher educators, higher education administrators, policy makers, and others concerned with issues of race, the book is comprised of four parts that each represent a distinct perspective on the struggle for racial justice: contributors reflect on their experiences working as educators of Color to transform the culture of predominately White institutions, navigating the challenges of whiteness within teacher education, building transformational bridges within classrooms, and training current and inservice teachers through concrete models of racial justice.

In order to provide the most useful feedback, classroom teachers working with ELL students must consider a variety of issues related to culture.

Functions The teacher leader: a) Facilitates the collection, analysis, and use of classroom - and school - based data to identify opportunities to improve curriculum, instruction, assessment, school organization, and school culture; b) Engages in reflective dialog with colleagues based on observation of instruction, student work, and assessment data and helps make connections to research - based effective practices; c) Supports colleagues» individual and collective reflection and professional growth by serving in roles such as mentor, coach, and content facilitator; d) Serves as a team leader to harness the skills, expertise, and knowledge of colleagues to address curricular expectations and student learning needs; e) Uses knowledge of existing and emerging technologies to guide colleagues in helping students skillfully and appropriately navigate the universe of knowledge available on the Internet, use social media to promote collaborative learning, and connect with people and resources around the globe; and f) Promotes instructional strategies that address issues of diversity and equity in the classroom and ensures that individual student learning needs remain the central focus of instruction.

Textbooks and classroom activities are aimed at providing thorough exposure to different cultures and many teachers attempt to develop lessons addressing cultural diversity issue (Spring 2000).