Jessica Hockett has been a full - time education consultant for 12 years, specializing in interactive and differentiated instruction, standards - aligned curriculum and performance task design, the Understanding by Design ® framework,
classroom grouping practices, and program evaluation.
Not exact matches
The course sessions consist of a series of experiences in which educators try out
practices related to these three themes — first among themselves in their learning
group, and then in their
classrooms, or learning environments, with their learners.
Learn how to foster a
classroom culture where
groups create and transmit culture, values, and democratic
practices
Rather than attempting to develop and implement solutions for defined student
groups, a more effective strategy for closing achievement gaps may be to work to ensure that evidence - based best
practice is implemented as widely as possible in every school and every
classroom.
No doubt, this is because Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples are a heterogeneous
group, with unique histories, languages, cultural
practices and ways of operating within the
classroom.
Once we returned to the
classroom, as a
group we
practiced the following sentences which directly related to the game:
- Utilizing
classroom geology curriculum, 2nd graders participated in a «rock swap» activity to
practice social skills, using appropriate language to trade rocks in a large
group.
At an event last week at the National Press Club, the
group unveiled a new report, «The Science of Learning,» which summarizes existing research from cognitive science and applies it to
classroom practice.
And so one of the things that our
group is doing right now is we're engaging with teachers from all around the country, in fact all around the world, to try to learn from them what they're doing in their own
classroom practice to instill a growth mindset in their students and to help students see intelligence, and to see their academic ability, as things that they can grow.
Project Zero's 13 - week online, coach - facilitated course offerings — among them Creating Cultures of Thinking: Learning to Leverage the Eight Forces that Shape the Culture of
Groups,
Classrooms, and Schools; Multiple Intelligences: Expanding Our Perspectives to Support All Learners; Thinking and Learning in the Maker - Centered Classroom — are grounded in day - to - day teaching and leadership
practice.
This Beginning Sounds Packet is GREAT for
classroom books, small guided reading
groups, homework
practice, interventions, and more!
In small
groups, teachers visited four of their colleague's
classrooms for 20 minutes each, looking for evidence related to the problem of
practice.
This Language & Vocabulary Building resource is great for
classroom books, small guided reading
groups, homework
practice, interventions, and more!
Vivian Yees New York Times article
Grouping Students by Ability Regains Favor in
Classroom focuses on a
classroom practice that had declined in popularity ~ but has started to make its way into schools again.
Ed tells of a
group of individuals who are not so enamored of bringing humor into
classrooms and schools: private
practice therapists.
The report's authors, the Consortium on Productivity in the Schools — a three - year effort to find weak points in how school systems are organized — sidestepped one of the
group's original goals: identifying points where school - reform policy is not translated into
classroom practice.
Classrooms that emphasize group learning may be less effective at encouraging girls to study mathematics and science than traditional classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective practices in science
Classrooms that emphasize
group learning may be less effective at encouraging girls to study mathematics and science than traditional
classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective practices in science
classrooms, according to a researcher who contributed to a new book on effective
practices in science education.
«We joined collaborative planning teams, where we sat and chatted to teachers, had observations in
classrooms, informal walkthroughs... [and] a teacher inquiry
group which ran for a semester where a
group of teachers who were looking into their
practice in mathematics engaged in challenging some of the things that they were doing.»
The
group searched the country for models that emphasized arts, required a whole - school commitment, were rooted in the daily
practice of the
classroom teacher, and were shown through research to be effective.
How a
group of alums came together to disrupt common
practices and create paths to equity in the
classroom.
In the 2013 - 2014 school year, with 200 teachers (in 50 schools) in the treatment
group and an equal number in a control
group participating, we examine whether digital video technology can improve teaching
practice and student outcomes in treatment
classrooms; whether it is preferred by both teachers and principals to in - person observations; and whether it presents a cost - effective, scalable alternative to in - person observations.
Proponents of tracking and of ability -
grouping (a milder version that separates students within the same
classroom based on ability) say that the
practices allow students to learn at their own levels and prevent a difficult situation for teachers: large classes where children with a wide range of different needs and skill levels are mixed together.
Teachers» use of MFAS was also associated with increases in their mathematics knowledge for teaching and use of student
grouping strategies in their
classroom practice.
Again, the professional development intervention appears to have been properly implemented in that it changed the treatment
group teachers» knowledge and their
classroom practice.
Colorful snowmen will engage your students in small
groups, math centers, or guided
classroom practice.
Over time, at least $ 15 million in Gates money was directed both to the state — to train teachers in Common Core
practices and purchase
classroom materials — and to on - the - ground advocacy and business
groups to help build public support.
Melody and Joy facilitated synchronous and asynchronous online and face - to - face whole
group and small
group discussions related to new literacies
practices in the
classroom.
She has most of her students engaged, working in
groups, and doing all the
classroom practices we know represent high - quality pedagogy.
Other aspects of «triangulated learning,» including multi-age
groupings,
classroom rotations, learning stations that provide self - paced
practice through different learning modes, the same subject teacher for three years, and the use of three learning modes.
We will work as a
group and individually to explore,
practice and create materials that can be used in the
classroom.
Some of these
practices situated teacher leaders in
classrooms with teachers (e.g., observing), while others situated them outside the
classroom (e.g., meeting with
groups of teachers).
In short, the ability
grouping in these schools was not a lifetime sentence to low
group membership so powerfully documented in the literature on
grouping; to the contrary, some of the special
grouping practices, namely the special, supplemental instruction, were in place to accelerate struggling readers» literacy learning to the point where they could re-enter regular
classroom groupings.
By emphasizing shared responsibility and regular meetings, Learning Clubs create a powerful support
group that allows teachers to test and refine their work in integrating the best research - based techniques into their
classroom practice.»
The «
Classroom Efficiency Club» emerged in the 1990s from the efforts of a small
group of educational entrepreneurs, most affiliated with charter schools, to develop
classroom practices that would instill the discipline necessary for students to master foundational knowledge that could then serve as a base for more advanced learning.
She uses Socratic Seminar, differentiated
group modeling, and peer partnership
grouping as innovative instructional
practices in her mathematics
classroom.
A small
group of students was
practicing reading fluency by reciting poetry, and later, these scholars used their literacy skills to
practice writing and creating a menu which would then be prepared in the
classroom's plastic «kitchen.»
Impact of the Teacher Study
Group Professional Development Program on student vocabulary and observed teaching
practice: A replication in first - grade
classrooms
By incorporating sessions outlined in Dough Lemov's book «
Practice Perfect,» we will have practice sessions in small and whole groups planned to better enhance classroom management skills and ensure the educators» language matches those of empowered m
Practice Perfect,» we will have
practice sessions in small and whole groups planned to better enhance classroom management skills and ensure the educators» language matches those of empowered m
practice sessions in small and whole
groups planned to better enhance
classroom management skills and ensure the educators» language matches those of empowered mindsets.
Combine the struggles in improving literacy with low levels of
classroom management skills among many teachers (another problem traceable to ed schools), the arbitrary nature of traditional school discipline
practices, and the problems within American public education attributable to racialist
practices such as ability
grouping, and it is little wonder why the overuse of suspensions is such a problem for our kids.
These
practices include using effective
classroom management procedures; promoting student engagement and motivation; assessing student readiness; responding to learning styles;
grouping students for instruction; and teaching to the student's zone of proximal development (the distance between what a learner can demonstrate without assistance and what the learner can do with assistance)(Allan & Tomlinson, 2000; Ellis & Worthington, 1994; Vygotsky, 1978).
This review examines findings from research on four targets of early childhood professional development: 1) strengthening human and / or social capital; 2) strengthening
practices at institutions or organizations providing professional development; 3) strengthening early educator
practices related to specific child outcomes; and, 4) strengthening overall quality in
classroom or
group settings.
While charter school advocates say the
practice often reflects no more than smart budgeting, some educators and others question whether the schools receive the proper oversight to ensure that religious
groups are not benefiting from taxpayer dollars intended for public school students — or that faith - based instruction is not entering those
classrooms.
TOPICS Expressions and Relationships Place Value Operations with Whole Numbers and Decimals FEATURES Warm - up activities to begin the learning process Fluency
practice using VersaTiles Small -
group and independent
practice opportunities Re-Engagement activities for students needing additional instruction Ways to incorporate the mathematics into daily
classroom routines ExplorAction Activities allow students to discover key concepts Teacher tips and games to reinforce concepts INCLUDES 2 VersaTiles Number and Operations Books 2 VersaTiles Fractions Books 1 Hands - On Standard Number & Operations Teacher Resource Guide, Grade 4, Common Core Edition 1 Hands - On Standards Fractions Teacher Resource Guide, Grade 4, Common Core Edition 6 Fraction Number Lines 5 Base Ten Factor Tracks 2 Fraction Tower Equivelency Cube Sets 2 VersaTiles Mini Answer Cases 1 Here, There, Everywhere!
Teachers are integrating differentiated instruction
practices, demonstration
classrooms are helping teachers learn with and from their peers, teachers are using video of their own
classrooms to engage in lesson study, and teams are weaving online learning and study
groups into their school day.
Through this highly - interactive Engaged
Classrooms workshop, participants explore
practices and strategies to develop positive, supportive relationships with students and build high - functioning, high - performing
groups of learners.
TAP uses a set of standards for evaluating teachers that is based on the work of consultant Charlotte Danielson.1 In Enhancing Professional
Practice: A Framework for Teaching (1996), Danielson breaks teaching down into four major categories (planning and preparation,
classroom environment, instruction, and professional responsibilities); 22 themes (ranging from demonstrating knowledge of the subjects taught to designing ways to motivate students to learn); and 77 skills (such as when and how to use different
groupings of students and the most effective ways to give students feedback).
In order to build
classroom and instructional leaders who are committed to and support one another's growth, candidates meet in cohorts and small inquiry
groups and develop the habits of mind to look deeply at their own and each others
practice, offering feedback and inquiries to help one another identify the obstacles and avenues to great work.
The opportunity to work on their
practice in content area - specific
groups with content experts gave teachers a specific set of
practices for their
classroom contexts.
Workstations are designated areas in the
classroom where students work alone or with a partner /
group using instructional materials to explore,
practice, and expand their learning.
Summary: The relationship between the three
groups of people (parents, students, and teachers), who contribute to the
classroom environment, is well best fostered when a foundation of Montessori philosophy and
practice are encouraged.