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In the 1990s, a researcher named James Stigler coordinated a vast international project that involved videotaping the classrooms of hundreds of randomly selected eighth - grade math teachers in the United States, Germany, and Japan.

When she talks with her fourth, fifth, and sixth grade classes about the science fair project assignment, Lisa says she «highly recommends» that they choose a Science Buddies project, and she allots valuable classroom time for her students to use the Wizard.

Although their brain - controlled drone certainly was innovative enough to earn a good grade, Magbagbeola, Kinn and the other students on their project team actually had goals outside the classroom in mind when designing the drone.

Making Tomorrow's Millionaires This site, part of an eighth - grade social studies project, includes portfolio templates for use in the classroom as well as links to sources for current stock prices.

Service Learning in Action Across the Grades An Education World article explains ways that service projects enhance classroom programs.

Project Au - Some began as an effort to build empathy and social skills between a fifth - grade classroom and preschool children with special needs — and it quickly turned into more than we could ever have imagined.

Chances are your students already participate in collaborative projects — within their classroom, grade level, or school — and you're well aware of the advantages and benefits such activities provide.

The MET project investigated the usefulness of student evaluations in 4th - grade through 9th - grade classrooms.

Included are monologues, photos of past productions, classroom rules for drama class, booklists, a detailed description of a fourth grade playwriting project, essays, definitions of important terms and links to related sites.

The researchers developed a hands - on curriculum and professional development lessons teaching basic physics using the popular toys, then conducted a randomized controlled trial in about 60 fourth - grade classrooms in a California school district comparing student learning under the project - based and traditional textbook based instruction over three weeks.

He has already swapped tests and grades in his classroom and replaced them with projects and performances collected in student portfolios.

No matter your class demographics or grade level, ELA and social studies teachers should integrate similar projects in their own classrooms, because every student will benefit from learning to craft a compelling visual story backed by persuasive facts and ideas.

In summary, incorporating standards - based grading into my project - based learning classroom has been a challenge, but has proven worth it.

Years ago, when I was a classroom teacher I also created a project and told the students I would not grade it.

Faced with the unique quandary presented by 2016 presidential politics, we put our heads together as a fifth - grade team (classroom teachers, special education teachers, academic support teachers) to create a project where our students could study the election process, the executive branch and former presidents.

This keynote reviews why Project - Based Learning works in all classrooms at all grade levels.

Those include introducing and reviewing software, Internet resources, and other appropriate materials, and making the information available to staff; coordinating computer usage in projects and activities within, across, and between curricula and schools; working with classroom teachers, individually and in grade level teams, to plan, organize and implement the use of technology through such activities as demonstration lessons, team teaching, and joint planning; providing both building - based and district - wide staff development at faculty meetings, district professional development days, and after - school and summer workshops; and keeping abreast of current technologies by attending conferences and workshops on a regular basis.

In Project STAR, 11,571 students in Tennessee and their teachers were randomly assigned to classrooms within their schools from kindergarten to third grade.

BERC's research and analysis on these projects between 2008 and 2011 will highlight school and classroom practices that equip students for success at the elementary, middle grades, and high school levels.

In our most recent study, we analyzed a set of student - created digital documentary projects constructed in a standards - based, eighth - grade United States history classroom (Swan & Hofer, 2013).

The purpose of Lessons from the Bay (Grades 3 - 6) provided through VDOE is to help Virginia school teachers of grades 3 through 6 incorporate into their classrooms a variety of activities and projects related to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay watershed, in keeping with the state's commitment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed AgreGrades 3 - 6) provided through VDOE is to help Virginia school teachers of grades 3 through 6 incorporate into their classrooms a variety of activities and projects related to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay watershed, in keeping with the state's commitment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agregrades 3 through 6 incorporate into their classrooms a variety of activities and projects related to protecting and restoring the Chesapeake Bay watershed, in keeping with the state's commitment in the Chesapeake Bay Watershed Agreement.

The Historical Scene Investigation (HSI) project: Examining the use of case based historical instruction in the fifth grade social studies classroom.

Instruction is reinforced with classroom projects utilizing computers, particularly in the upper elementary grades.

She has since taught in the Seattle Public Schools in every grade from kindergarten through eleventh, focusing on multi-age classrooms, project - based learning, and integrated, theme - based curricula.

A Kindergarten teacher allowed students to pick their activity during group work by moving their magnetized name, and students in an upper grades classroom were given their station rotation assignments on a PowerPoint slide projected on the board each day.

We came to this project as educational technologists hoping to find success in leading fifth - grade students to create short, historical, documentary films using the critical eye of a researcher attuned to the classroom teacher perspective.

Hands - on problem solving activities are integrated into the exploration of science in a way that is relevant and fun for each grade level that includes projects inside and outside of the classroom.

As a first grade classroom teacher, Dr. Heggerty worked on an action research project on the importance of phonemic awareness in acquiring and mastering sound reading skills.

The International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE) and the project leadership conducted observations in eighth - grade science classrooms on December 9 - 11, 2009, and March 15 - 18, 2010.

The project targets seventh - and eighth - grade science classrooms that serve high percentages of Hispanic students.

In year 4, the project will conduct a pilot study of the program and assessment in 40 second - grade classrooms in Texas and Virginia.

This curriculum guide documents work that occurred with two 4th grade classrooms at Swift and two 4th grade classes at Thorp during the final year of the PAIR project (2008 - 2009).

«Since implementing the read - aloud routine in my classroom, my students» reading comprehension and vocabulary skills have truly grown,» said Amanda Wilkie, a second - grade teacher at Baty Elementary School in Del Valle Independent School District, where Project ELITE has been working.

For their first blended learning pilot project, the network focused on a single flipped classroom at one school, to help more students successfully complete Algebra I in 8th grade and continue along an advanced math sequence through high school.

Community Engagement: We cultivate character in the Lower School through annual clothing, food and toy drives, student - led fundraisers, and a fifth - grade community service team in charge of recycling efforts, classroom volunteer projects and community partnerships — in Atlanta and around the world.

Three full projects are completed each academic year in every 1st - 8th grade classroom, one per trimester.

The purpose of this project was to explore the effects of using several virtual manipulative computer applets for instruction during a fraction unit in a third - grade classroom.

Project CHILD is a K - 5 instructional model that transforms the traditional grade - specific, self - contained elementary classroom into a three - classroom cross-grade cluster.

The Guide to Education for Sustainability (updated in 2015) offers introductory tools, background, and examples to help educators of all grade levels and subject areas use the «lens of sustainability» to strengthen classroom curricula and community projects.

Conferences can be focused on cooperative projects, report cards and grades, planning and brainstorming, and other classroom events but in all the endeavors, the focus of the conference can include analyses of thinking, learning, and teaching.

Measures of student achievement can include, but are not limited to, local and state academic assessments, classroom work, student grades, classroom participation, student presentations and performance and student projects and portfolios.

Grades K to 8, AdvancED Accredited, Departmental Grades 5 to 8, Fully - equipped science lab materials, Interdisciplinary instruction, Differentiated Instruction, Promethean Boards and computers in every classroom, iPads, Enrichment instruction includes: Art, Library, Computer, Music, and Physical Education, Remedial services, Religious instruction, Sacramental preparation, Children's choir, Altar Servers, Student Community Service projects, Extra-curricular activities include: Girl Scouts, Yearbook, Student Council, Dance, Cheerleading, Dance, Chorus, and Soccer.

For your younger students, see if you can schedule a «field trip» to the next grade level to check out the classrooms or look at what projects that grade worked on through the year.

• Provided support to the lead teacher in imparting lessons and managing classroom decorum • Designed and developed teaching aids to help students in understanding concepts and to be used in projects • Assisted students with their classwork, especially those struggling with difficult concepts • Ascertained that all students were kept safe by ensuring that the class environment is secured properly • Assisted in grading papers and notebooks and monitored students for signs of distress or illnesses • Oversaw students to ensure their wellbeing by monitoring their activities during play time and recess

Managed a team of multiple Network Engineers and various contractors to service over 150 schools at Charlotte Mecklenburg School System installing computer hardware and software for Kindergarten through 12th grade classrooms Oversaw the installation of several 1000 Hewlett Packard servers, laptops, desktops, and approximately 2000 Promethean brand interactive classroom white boards over the course of almost 9 years Managed day - to - day operations by scheduling and coordinating all activities related to projects such as hardware delivery, install dates, scopes of work as well as inventory management, and maintenance break / fix repairs on hardware Confirmed infrastructure requirements were met such as electrical, cable paths, etc..

Prepared lesson plans for life and physical science subject matter for students ranging from 9 - 12th grade Recorded student attendance Used wide variety of teaching methods to engage and increase student understanding of course material Enforced rules for classroom behavior and procedures while maintaining a positive atmosphere Evaluated and graded student classwork, projects, and exams.

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RESEARCH Action Research Project - Explored different types of cooperative grouping and put them into place within a third grade classroom.

In 2016, California joined the Collaborating States Initiative, a two - year project to help state educators understand what social and emotional learning — which includes teaching students to listen respectfully, manage stress and set personal goals — looks like in the classroom and how states might map out a grade - level guide to developmentally appropriate skills.

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