If you are
a classroom teacher in grades 3 - 12, you have the opportunity to be involved in piloting the student perception survey.
Maybe most influential for Committee for Children and our ongoing mission, she has been
a classroom teacher in grades 2 — 6.
He worked with the Fairbanks North Star Borough School District in Fairbanks, Alaska, where he was
a classroom teacher in grades 3 - 6.
I have been a school principal, a stay - at - home dad for six years, and
a classroom teacher in grades 1 - 3 for more than 10 years.
For several days in early January, Michaelis and support staff members met with
classroom teachers in grades three to six charged with identifying students in different subgroups (Hispanic, African American, English language learners, special education) at levels 1 and 2 with the best chance of scoring at a higher level on the math, reading, or writing section of the CMTs, if they received intensive, targeted remediation.
Not exact matches
, an educational gaming platform used by 50 million monthly users
in grades K - 12, includes
in its new report responses from 580 US
teachers, primarily from public schools, who answered questions about technology
in their
classrooms.
I got this as a gift from my daughters 3rd
grade teacher, as a thank you for helping out
in the
classroom this year.
Furthermore, the schools (
in general) do not provide
teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as
teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic
classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (
grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).
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 Japa
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 Japa
in the United States, Germany, and Japan.
Waldorf Elementary
Teacher Education at Sunbridge Institute is a low - residency program providing appropriate credentials and practical, artistic, and philosophical foundations for successful Waldorf teaching
in grades one through eight
classrooms.
-- Christof Wiechert Social Emotional Intelligence: The Basis for a New Vision of Education
in the United States — Linda Lantieri Rudolf Steiner's Research Methods for
Teachers — Martyn Rawson Combined
Grades in Waldorf Schools: Creating
Classrooms Teachers Can Feel Good About — Lori L. Freer Educating Gifted Students
in Waldorf Schools — Ellen Fjeld KØttker and Balazs Tarnai How Do
Teachers Learn with
Teachers?
«the care and dedication of individual
teachers»...» the loving approach of the
teachers»...» the personal attention my child receives
in the
classroom»...» the depth
in teaching the developing human being»... «that the
teachers and staff are well - acquainted with my child and every concern I've had about my child has been met with the staff's full attention, concern, and capability to professionally address the matter at hand»... «how the
teachers «hold» each child and class»...» mindfulness toward the children's needs»... «love that the
teacher stays with the child through 8th
grade»
The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush
in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children
in grades 3 through 8 and one
grade - level
in high school, insisting every
classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps
in test scores.
If you'd like to voice your objection to the bill, please consider signing this petition from Food Policy Action and this one launched on Change.org by a second
grade teacher worried about the hungry kids
in her
classroom.
Previously, she was a
grade 3
classroom teacher in Lake Bluff,
grades 1 and 2
teacher in Schaumburg School District 54, and a
classroom teacher assistant for
grades K through 2
in that Schaumburg school district.
Finally, I'm happy that my new role will keep me active
in the
classroom, observing
teachers and students at their work, and also that I will continue to teach American Transcendentalists
in 12th
grade and French
in 11th
grade.
Students
in first
grade teacher Veronica Petrillo's
classroom carefully embellished brown bags with crayon illustrations, before assembling the ham and cheese sandwiches, bags of carrots, chips, Rice Krispie treats and juice boxes.
Educators claim that the testing limits the scope of teaching
in the
classroom and creates a detrimental level of stress for students an
teachers alike, all of whom are subject to
grading based upon the testing results.
Teachers are taken out of the
classroom for at least 3 class days
in the spring to do the
grading, not to mention the days they had to miss
in the fall to be trained to
grade.
Under the larger evaluation framework, announced
in Albany Thursday afternoon,
teachers will be
graded on a 100 - point scale, 60 percent of which will be based on evaluations of
teacher performance, including
classroom observations.
A
classroom program that helps
teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals» temperaments may lead to more student engagement
in kindergarten, more
teacher emotional support to kindergarten and first
grade students, and better
classroom organization and less off - task behavior
in first -
grade classes, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.
Whether it is helping a
teacher to troubleshoot a kit
in the
classroom, helping a fellow scientist to find an age - appropriate science activity to do with an eighth -
grade classroom, or telling funders why our programs are worth funding, writing and communication skills are key to our work.
Students whose
teachers have not switched
grades show greater improvement
in test scores than students
in similar
classrooms with equally experienced
teachers who switched
grades frequently.
For nearly 30 years, the fourth -
grade teacher has incorporated Native American beliefs, scientific research, music, and other educational tools into her
classroom, especially
in teaching science.
But all fifth
grade teachers at Christi's school also now have
classroom Scientific Method Posters
in their rooms, thanks to support from Elmer's ® Products, Inc., which made a limited number of posters available to
teachers last year.
We're hosting a luncheon for our deserving
teachers today and I'll be volunteering
in James» 2nd
grade classroom while the
teachers take a load off and enjoy some good food.
Denver, CO About Blog Learning Adventures from a 6th
grade teacher, sharing ideas, thoughts, and lessons I've learned from my 20 years
in the
classroom.
United States About Blog This beautifully designed blog is a great resource for
teachers who work
in looping
classrooms or who are responsible for teaching several different
grades throughout the day.
Courtney Sears is a second
grade public school
teacher in 1:1
classroom in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.
«There should be many opportunities for student
teachers to be exposed to
classroom situations — at different
grade levels — during their years
in college.»
I have seen
teachers in higher elementary
grades and middle school special ed
classrooms adapt the material to their age group and course of study.
«I am
in my 13th year of teaching, but this is my first year to incorporate flexible seating into my
classroom,» said first -
grade teacher Ashley Rice Broomfield, before expressing a common sentiment: «I will never go back to traditional seating.»
Guest blogger Ross Flatt, a sixth
grade teacher at Quest to Learn, demonstrates how studying geography with Galactic Mappers can be a viable strategy for embedding assessment
in a
classroom game.
She has been a
classroom teacher for over 25 years and currently teaches third
grade at a private independent school
in Atlanta.
For example, I was visiting
in a first -
grade classroom where the
teacher had cut flash cards
in half.
On a first - ever report card of its kind, 13 out of 20 states earned a
grade of C or lower for the quality of the standards they have set to assess whether
teachers now
in the
classroom have adequate knowledge of subjects they teach.
All three curricula have been piloted by
teachers across America
in a wide variety of K12 teaching environments, including rural, urban, and suburban; all
grade levels; regular ed, special ed, and ESL
classrooms.
For those
teachers — who led reading or math
classrooms in grades 4 8 and accounted for less than one
in five DCPS
teachers — observations were worth 35 percent and value - added was worth 50 percent.
«Unfortunately, without the level of training and support they need, many
teachers do not use technology to their advantage — for
grading, organizing lessons, searching for information, communicating with the education community, or
in the
classroom with their students.
In addition, a survey of English language arts classrooms published by the Fordham Institute found that most elementary - school teachers, at least in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than grade - level complexity, as the standards stat
In addition, a survey of English language arts
classrooms published by the Fordham Institute found that most elementary - school
teachers, at least
in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than grade - level complexity, as the standards stat
in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than
grade - level complexity, as the standards state.
Districts and charter schools could use the extra dollars to lower class sizes, improve
classroom technology, or target
teacher training
in grades K - 4.
Drawing on the results of computer - adaptive tests given periodically throughout the year, the 7th and 8th
grade humanities
teacher and her students at Oak Valley Middle School
in San Diego set
classroom goals that target the areas the youngsters struggle with the most.
More specifically, the researchers 1) examine possible differences by
classroom, school, and literacy models; 2) explore the relationship between observable features of the
classroom literacy environment and children's literacy growth during the first
grade year; 3) characterize the variability
in the levels of
teacher understanding of the chosen literacy model and of early literacy development; and 4) assess whether there are qualitative differences
in children's oral discourse skills and writing skills with the school's chosen model of literacy instruction.
To evaluate the claim that No Child Left Behind and other test - based accountability policies are making teaching less attractive to academically talented individuals, the researchers compare the SAT scores of new
teachers entering
classrooms that typically face accountability - based test achievement pressures (
grade 4 — 8 reading and math) and
classrooms in those
grades that do not involve high - stakes testing.
In this blog post, classroom teacher Matt Weyers explains how he shifted the conversation in his classroom from getting a grade to student learnin
In this blog post,
classroom teacher Matt Weyers explains how he shifted the conversation
in his classroom from getting a grade to student learnin
in his
classroom from getting a
grade to student learning.
Written for both pre-service and
in - service
teachers, the book includes 11 cases, each with an objective to improve the teaching and understanding of mathematics at the 7th - through 12th -
grade levels and to provide opportunities to examine
classroom...
The ideology behind the single - point rubric inherently moves
classroom grading away from quantifying and streamlining student work, shifting student and
teacher focus
in the direction of celebrating creativity and intellectual risk - taking.
He also asked lead
teachers to discuss tactics for addressing the problem with other
teachers in their upcoming «house meetings,» daily gatherings
in which all
teachers within each
grade level (or «house») gather
in an empty
classroom to discuss curriculum, instruction, and administrative matters.
In response to administrators» and teachers» worries about the vocabulary skills of Boston Public School students, a group of researchers and educators — assembled by the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP) in collaboration with the Boston Public Schools, and directed by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Catherine Snow — designed a curriculum supplement called Word Generation, for sixth - to eighth - grade classroom
In response to administrators» and
teachers» worries about the vocabulary skills of Boston Public School students, a group of researchers and educators — assembled by the Strategic Education Research Partnership (SERP)
in collaboration with the Boston Public Schools, and directed by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Catherine Snow — designed a curriculum supplement called Word Generation, for sixth - to eighth - grade classroom
in collaboration with the Boston Public Schools, and directed by Harvard Graduate School of Education Professor Catherine Snow — designed a curriculum supplement called Word Generation, for sixth - to eighth -
grade classrooms.
It used to be that when a
teacher was out and a sub was unavailable to cover the class for the day, the students
in the absent
teacher's
classroom had to be split among the remaining
classrooms in the
grade level.