We are looking for case studies, program descriptions, and
classroom examples as well as results and research that show how a particular innovation works.
Not exact matches
in a post so full of misinformation that it could be used
as an
example of how not to argue in a
classroom.
It is distressingly banal to reduce Paul's language about sin and grace, about disobedience and love, to the level of cultural attitudes (toward, for
example, «imperial ideology»), though such a reduction often passes itself off
as theology in some seminary
classrooms today.
It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for
example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns
as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both
classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for
example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.
For
example, just six Jolly Rancher candies handed out
as a
classroom reward have almost 6 teaspoons of added sugar, while one Capri Sun juice pouch and five hard peppermint candies given to «boost energy» on standardized testing days contain almost 8 teaspoons.
These are just a few
examples of how breakfast - in - the -
classroom has been used
as a creative tool for administrators and educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness and absenteeism, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes for students who eat school breakfast!
«Research becomes very important when we talk about what best practices are; it's one thing to say «this works» but it's another to have data that is research - driven,» she explained, pointing to breakfast - in - the -
classroom as one
example.
At best, the harvest of salad greens (for
example) can make a nice big salad that every student in one
classroom can enjoy
as part of a class lesson (and here the teacher's creativity comes into play — the lesson can be math, with the kids figuring what percentage of the salad is romaine and what percent arugula, or it can be science, or even spelling.)
For two
classroom sessions, with kids ranging from 2 - 8, it ebbed and flowed
as a truly fantastic
example of free - form, child - directed cooperative play.
A letter (see
example below) to other parents explaining food allergies and any necessary accommodations (such
as a nut - free
classroom) needs to be sent home.
Marching around saying it's «bullshit» whilst our politicians tour their constituencies in stab - proof vests, our bankers screw society for personal gain, our teachers describe
classrooms as battlegrounds, our towns and parks have become no - go zones most evenings, our social workers come across the most appalling instances of abuse, just to name but a few of the most obvious
examples - well, I think you need to produce a little more than some statistics and a bit of bad language to turn the narrative around.
I'd love to use it in the
classroom as an
example of a well written screenplay.
This set includes twelve Latin quotes, by both famous and lesser known authors, with their English translations, to use
as display posters in the
classroom, for
example when teaching a unit on Romans or Ancient History or in any Latin class.
If a class visit a museum, for
example, pupils could be taking audio notes and photographs, uploading them to their «online notebook»
as they go along and then accessing them when they get back to the
classroom.
In choosing this year's «Better Balance,» for
example, the editors signaled that something is awry in the existing balance between the «hard» elements of standards - based reform (namely the academic standards, assessments, and interventions that make up a state's accountability system) and such «soft» components
as teacher training, instructional materials, and
classroom environment.
For
example, the majority of Hispanic students in today's
classrooms are not «newcomers,» enrolling
as older children and adolescents, but instead are U.S. - born children of immigrants.
Davis, in the first half of a pro-and-con discussion about social media in the
classroom, positions it
as a vital life skill and provides 12 positive
examples of
classroom use.
So in addition to the methods already discussed, we reinforce new vocabulary knowledge in other ways, such
as regular
classroom games, use of Vine and Instagram to create definitions of the words (we show an
example below, and you can see more here), and having students use online academic vocabulary exercises (our favorites are Vocabulary Exercises For The Academic Word List, The Academic Word List at UoP and English Online).
E-learning or mobile training are a great
example of this either on their own or
as part of a blend with
classroom training.
For
example, English learners will need support outside of the
classroom to learn English, but they also need to be present for core instruction, art, PE, and other elective courses,
as well
as the extra language support.
Teachers who have never worked with computers in this way often struggle with the concepts of computational thinking and there is still a great deal of confusion in the
classroom around certain terminology, such
as «algorithm» for
example, particularly at Key Stage One.
• Make it a «non-negotiable» • Recruit and hire teachers who buy - in from the get - go • Provide them with hands - on professional development and plenty of
examples • Share and celebrate «best practices» • Identify teachers who do it well and have others visit their
classrooms • Give instructional teams time to collaborate and to develop quality prompts • Stockpile successful A.R.T. plans and incorporate them into the school's curriculum map • Hire and / or bring in practicing artists to participate • And, most importantly, get excited -
as though you had just seen a narwhal tusk for the first time!
«By way of
example, the teacher survey undertaken by Murdoch University in 2012 invited participants to respond to statements such
as: «NAPLAN promotes a socially supportive and positive
classroom environment» and «NAPLAN has meant that students have control over the pace, directions and outcomes of lessons in my class».
For
example, if students throughout a school were asked to redesign their
classrooms, each
classroom would look different
as it would be tailored to the needs of that particular group of students.
Denver's Professional Compensation for Teachers (ProComp) plan, widely heralded
as the leading national
example of performance pay, awards more money for earning another degree than for demonstrated performance in the
classroom.
In Florida, for
example, 75 percent of a school's portables are now to be counted
as permanent
classroom space.
For
example, in school science classes, students are manipulating variables such
as forces, angles, distances and time and observing the effects of these changes in virtual environments that are sometimes difficult or impossible to create in normal
classrooms.
The recommendation, exemplified through the worked
example of The Brookings Soft Skills Report Card, is to use measures of soft skills that are naturally occurring, easily observed, at low levels of abstraction, relevant to the expressed mission and instructional goals of a teacher or school, and useful
as feedback at the
classroom and parental levels.
In 2003 - 04, for
example, 27 percent of schools with a math teaching vacancy reported that filling that vacancy was «very difficult» or ultimately unsuccessful,
as compared with just four percent of schools with vacancies in elementary
classrooms (see Figure 1).
As the
examples above illustrate, your statements might relate to the
classroom curriculum or they might be «general information» topics.
If that is a problem for your student, allow him opportunities to move around during the day, by letting him go to the water fountain or bathroom or serve
as classroom messenger, for
example.
NLNS pledged, for
example, «to identify
classroom spaces for the courses» that the New Leaders would take during their yearlong training, while the school system promised to «identify outstanding practitioners from the D.C. Public Schools who could serve
as faculty or guest lecturers in these courses.»
For
example, Smarter Balanced's «Bias and Sensitivity Guidelines» point to the word foyer
as unfair: «assuming a student knows what a «foyer» is would be unfair because the term: 1) is more likely to be known by some groups of students than by other groups of students, 2) is not required by the Common Core State Standards, and 3) is not likely to have been routinely used in the
classroom.»
Both peer evaluators (experienced
classroom teachers who serve
as full - time evaluators for three years) and administrators must complete an intensive training course and accurately score videotaped teaching
examples according to a specific rubric.
«Not only does the Extreme Read expose a math teacher, for
example, to a young adult novel he or she would not typically have used in the
classroom, but it allows students to see teachers and adults other than their language arts teacher
as readers,» she added.
For
example, «Do Now» s (a commonly used technique for keeping students on task while waiting for whole - group instruction to start) can become «Start Now» s, which allow each student to dive into their individualized content
as soon
as they enter the
classroom.
History - wide ranging out - of -
classroom activities, including school trips, are cited
as examples of outstanding teaching.
For
example, past Specialized Studies candidates have included physicians interested in understanding the education of medical students, a career military officer interested in translating
classroom practices into training, social entrepreneurs leading innovative educational ventures in the U.S. and abroad, teachers and administrators interested in implementing cutting edge reform in unique settings,
as well
as so many others who have benefited from designing their own courses of study.
As classrooms become fuller and busier and the demand on teachers increases, digital teaching assistants in the form of tablets, for
example, could help alleviate the issue.
For
example, one student stated, «I'm a little shy in the
classroom, but I can read [online] other comments and use theirs
as a sample for writing my own.»
Evidence of past student writing, such
as piles of written work and
examples of student writing posted on
classroom walls.
For
example, teachers developed a «visual management» system for autistic children that utilizes pictures posted on cards on the walls to reinforce desired behavior and
classroom rules, such
as a child with a raised hand and a child looking directly at the teacher.
As an
example of how ESR operates, it recommends that students and teachers make decisions together about
classroom norms at the beginning of the school year and that teachers give early instruction in problem solving and decision making so the skills can be used and reinforced throughout the year.
For
example, multi-age
classrooms might reasonably be taken
as free.
These approaches suggest innovations that aren't being batted about by opinion - makers yet, such
as redesigning jobs to concentrate top teachers» time on instruction, putting star teachers fully in charge of multiple
classrooms, and using technology in combination with in - person reach extension (for one
example, learn about Rocketship Education here).
And
as a prescription for educational practice, the
examples of
classroom activities and approaches are generically helpful and innocuous.
As we talk, Wolff points to his classroom across the hall as an exampl
As we talk, Wolff points to his
classroom across the hall
as an exampl
as an
example.
For
example, the materials provided will cover how to write computer games and other
classroom computing activities for children from Year 1 (age five) to Year 6 (age 10/11) that also support progression in subjects such
as literacy, maths, history and science.
For
example,
classrooms that follow different educational philosophies will vary in many other ways
as well.
Flipped learning is becoming an evident choice for more and more learning enthusiasts
as videos are the fastest and easiest way to cover basic concepts,
examples and demonstrations that can be taken up outside a
classroom.