Sentences with phrase «classroom teachers in the country»

He's been called «a modern day Thoreau» by Newsday, «a genius and a saint» by The New York Times, and «the most interesting and influential classroom teacher in the country» by The Washington Post.

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Whereas Australia has made Asia an important focus of its national curriculum, Canada, where education is a provincial matter, could follow the model practiced in the US, where a network of universities across the country acts as hubs for teachers to deepen their understanding of Asian geography, history, social studies and arts, so they can introduce that content into their classrooms.

Some schools have developed comprehensive approaches to teaching character strengths, and in classrooms across the country, teachers are talking to their students more than ever about qualities like grit and perseverance.

Teachers have created classroom projects by asking their students to write to men and women serving their country in distant lands.

Although school was out for students and teachers, we continued to work with school nutrition directors, managers, and their staffs across the country, preparing for the implementation of breakfast - in - the - classroom in Pennsylvania, Georgia, Virginia, and beyond.

DonorsChoose.org, which was founded in 2000 and has funded more than 328,000 projects proposed by more than 137,000 teachers in more than 46,000 schools around the country, Wednesday launched a new donor site — DonorsChoose.org/Newtown — to support classroom efforts of teachers in Newtown.

ALBANY - The head of the city teachers union is taking aim at Gov. Cuomo's upcoming trip to Cuba, saying if the governor has time to visit the tiny Caribbean country next month he should be able to visit a classroom in New York.

Bulging class sizes, stagnant salaries, fewer teachers and limited supplies of everything from books to copy paper: That is what the reduction in per - pupil state funding looks like in thousands of classrooms around the country since the Great Recession — despite a much vaunted economic recovery.

In an effort to make retrieval practice a common strategy in classrooms across the country, the Washington University team (with the help of research associate Pooja K. Agarwal, now at Harvard University) developed a manual for teachers, How to Use Retrieval Practice to Improve LearninIn an effort to make retrieval practice a common strategy in classrooms across the country, the Washington University team (with the help of research associate Pooja K. Agarwal, now at Harvard University) developed a manual for teachers, How to Use Retrieval Practice to Improve Learninin classrooms across the country, the Washington University team (with the help of research associate Pooja K. Agarwal, now at Harvard University) developed a manual for teachers, How to Use Retrieval Practice to Improve Learning.

Because it is true in education that what gets tested gets taught, ATC21S is preparing for the international hand - wringing from low - ranked countries by offering videos of classrooms where the researchers say teachers and students are getting it right.

As administrators and school boards around the country consider the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), Science Buddies is helping teachers begin ramping up, now, for some of the ways in which traditional classroom science projects and assignments may change.

Like Garcia, teachers across the country sometimes must travel circuitous paths to use online resources in the classroom.

We know a good teacher can increase the lifetime income of a classroom by over $ 250,000,» the president told the country in his State of the Union speech.

A report titled Below the Radar: Low - level Disruption in the Country's Classrooms discusses the issue as it affects 95 state schools and academies inspected between January and July this year, and includes data from a YouGov survey of teachers and parents.

In addition, teachers anywhere in the country may browse and order free loan materials (teaching packets, DVDs, videos, and other media) for classroom usIn addition, teachers anywhere in the country may browse and order free loan materials (teaching packets, DVDs, videos, and other media) for classroom usin the country may browse and order free loan materials (teaching packets, DVDs, videos, and other media) for classroom use.

It is now seeking eight new classroom teachers to join as trustees, who will be involved in leading the organisation as it opens membership to teachers and schools across the country.

Kirsty Wainwright - Noble, from Towergate's Education Division said: «Stress levels in the classroom are reaching tipping point, and it is taking its toll on retaining and recruiting teachers across the country.

The evolution of technology though has provided smart solutions like distance learning, where a student doesn't need to be present in the classroom and can learn from teachers who live in different parts of the country by using online learning environments or distributed course materials.

, which demonstrated how to make the most of the percussion instruments in teachers» classroom trollies, including some basic world music rhythms which are sure soon to be appearing in lessons up and down the country.

Although many parents and politicians argue passionately against mobile classrooms — the majority of which never move — teachers across the country seem much less perturbed by their use, and in many cases, actually prefer them.

Out of every 10 teachers in this country, fewer than two are serious users of computers and other information technologies in their classrooms (several times a week); three to four are occasional users (about once a month); and the rest — four to five teachers out of every 10 — never use the machines at all.

The Harvard Teacher Fellows program will be an innovative and important contribution to strengthening K — 12 education by giving new teachers the tools to succeed in the classroom and offering children throughout the country the transformative benefits of high - quality instruction.»

Fifty percent of the program's students, who come from around the country, are K - 12 classroom teachers in brick - and - mortar schools.

More than 100 teachers and leaders from around the country were invited to share their approaches to piloting and scaling blended learning in classrooms and schools, which we summarized in our latest report, «From the frontlines: Takeaways from the 2016 Blended and Personalized Learning Conference,» out this week.

Across the country, students, teachers, principals, and staff members are helping each other make sense of the mix of raw emotions happening in communities, schools, and classrooms in the wake of the 2016 election.

Nearly 240,000 teachers left their classrooms in the East African nation on Sept. 25, a walkout that has effectively stopped instruction in the country, according to John Musambayi Katumanga, the president of the Kenya National Union of Tteachers left their classrooms in the East African nation on Sept. 25, a walkout that has effectively stopped instruction in the country, according to John Musambayi Katumanga, the president of the Kenya National Union of TeachersTeachers.

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.

Sizer had traveled the country visiting hundreds of schools, observing classrooms, and talking to teachers in an attempt to understand what was and wasn't working in education.

Early in the fall, classroom teachers across the country are busy assessing their students» academic levels, learning styles, and individual needs.

A Department for Education spokesperson said: «The number and quality of teachers in our classrooms is at an all - time high but as the economy strengthens we recognise that recruitment can be challenging — particularly in some areas of the country.

A wealth of classroom - tested ideas exist which teachers all over the country could include in their work if they were aware of the ease and importance of teaching these concepts.

Although a recent union election cast doubt on the durability of the arrangement, Cincinnati has become the first public school district in the country to scrap the traditional salary schedule in favor of a system that pays teachers according to their classroom performance.

Catherine Roche, CEO of Place2Be said: «In classrooms up and down the country, we know teachers are working incredibly hard to support the emotional needs of their pupils.

She discovered that Malawian teacher voices and the official literacy instruction of the country required conditions not being met in the classrooms, especially considering large class size, limited time, as well as insufficient and inadequate reading materials.

To help keep your classroom running like a well - oiled machine in the coming year, we've collected some successful — and often fun — classroom management techniques from teachers across the country and around the world.

This test consists of 20 items (with an associated answer key for the teacher) that assess the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural concepts listed below: Vocabulary Themes: History; Countries and cities; Communities Grammar Themes: Prepositions: Preterite tense in regular - ar, - er, and - ir verbs; Direct object pronouns Culture Themes: The Mayas and The Incas; Independence Age; Latin American and US Writing in Spanish: Punctuation and accents An alternate version of the test is also provided to the teacher, in case a student needs to re-take the assessment or for use in large classrooms.

Across the country in Washington, D.C., Andrea Smith, a 6th - grade math teacher at E. L. Haynes, a high - performing public charter school, shares Bergmann's enthusiasm, but focuses on a different aspect of the flipped classroom.

With a focus on improving educational outcomes in classrooms across the country, what role could a survey play in determining the similarities between teachers and their students?

This test consists of 20 items (with an associated answer key for the teacher) that assess the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural concepts listed below: • Country / Region: South America: Colombia, a Magic Land • Vocabulary Themes: physical characteristics and parts of the body • Grammar Themes: adjectives: descriptives; agreement; gender and number • Writing in Spanish: el alfabeto • Culture Theme: Colombia and the Arts An alternate version of the test is also provided to the teacher, in case a student needs to re-take the assessment or for use in large classrooms.

This test consists of 20 items (with an associated answer key for the teacher) that assess the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural concepts listed below: - Country / Region: United States: La Florida - Vocabulary Themes: Modes of transportation; The beach; Weather - Grammar Themes: Prepositions: Overview; Contractions: a + el / al (to the), de + el / del (from the)- Culture Theme: History of Florida: San Agustín, Immigration from Latin America, cultural fusion, geography, ecology An alternate version of the test is also provided to the teacher, in case a student needs to re-take the assessment or for use in large classrooms.

This test consists of 20 items (with an associated answer key for the teacher) that assess the vocabulary, grammar, and cultural concepts listed below: • Country / Region: Spain: general description and main regions • Vocabulary Themes: my home and my neighborhood; numbers 11 to 100; cognates • Grammar Themes: subject pronouns and articles • Culture Theme: Spain and Spanish culture An alternate version of the test is also provided to the teacher, in case a student needs to re-take the assessment or for use in large classrooms.

Since the law was signed January 8, 2002, we have had countless conversations at virtually every level of education decision - making in this country — from state to local to classroom, with state officials, local officials, parents, teachers, and students.

Yet we've organized conventional schools in an industrial model and we batch - process students in ways that made sense to «cult of efficiency» experts circa 1920, that lent themselves to uniform teachers delivering a uniform curriculum to groups of twenty to thirty same - age pupils in more - or-less identical classrooms during a six - hour day and 180 - day year that made perfect sense for a country that lacked air conditioning and that wanted to standardize the school year.

Prowise, a brand that specialises in digital learning solutions, is becoming increasingly popular in classrooms across the country, as teachers and decision makers learn more about what this innovative brand can offer.

While the review has confirmed that teachers, teacher education and teaching methods all play a significant role in transferring LTLT competencies in the classroom, there remains a significant information gap prohibiting an accurate assessment of how teacher policies, especially teacher training and selection, truly reflect LTLT among the selected countries.

Several of the most significant features of recent education policy debate in the United States are simply not found in any of these countries — for example, charter schools, pathways into teaching that allow candidates with only several weeks of training to assume full responsibility for a classroom, teacher evaluation systems based on student test scores, and school accountability systems based on the premise that schools with low average test scores are failures, irrespective of the compositions of their student populations.

In schools all over the country it's the day when poetry breaks out of the classroom into the corridors, the canteen, the sports field, and beyond, and organisers want to make it as easy as possible for teachers to get involved.

Aspiring teachers across the country are set to benefit from a number of changes designed to allow them to begin training, and make a difference in the classroom, more quickly.

For more than twenty years, my educational foundation has joined forces with teachers, parents, students, administrators, and business and community leaders to illuminate the most innovative learning strategies to be found in K - 12 classrooms across the country.

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.