Sentences with phrase «classroom teachers or student»

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Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face - to - face — just by putting on goggles in your home.

Eleven entrepreneurs, all from founding teams including women or people of color, made their cases for innovations that would help bring more real - world experience into classrooms, help teachers track the progress of special - needs students, or help underserved people find jobs, among others.

«Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face - to - face — just by putting on goggles in your home,» Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post announcing his company's purchase of Oculus.

«Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face - to - face — just by putting on goggles in your home,» he wrote.

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).

Or maybe teachers who didn't rely on suspensions as a default punishment were able to find other methods of calming down unruly students and restoring order and peace to a chaotic classroom.

Parent should ask whether the classroom is teacher - led or child - focused, and whether students can work at their own pace or if they must follow a schedule, and whether they are required to participate in group work or whether they can work independently if they choose.

She suggests being cautious of schools where teachers are constantly interrupting students to correct them or talking loudly across the classroom.

Students who fall behind or miss school can use up a lot of a teacher's classroom time getting make - up lessons or in class help with their work.

Though I haven't been able to get an answer from anyone on the exact amount of time allotted for lunch / recess (and I'm told not all classes get a recess — which is another subject, that I will get into more on another day), I am being told once a classroom is scheduled for lunch that they have 20 minutes from there to go through line, eat, clean up, and get out the door — which if a teacher is running behind, a student misbehaves, or God forbid it takes 10 minutes to get through the lunch line, there's a problem.

Meals are picked up from a cart in the hallway, in the cafeteria, or directly delivered to the classroom where students eat breakfast while the teacher takes attendance, collects homework, or teaches a short lesson plan, so no instructional time is lost.

Even inside the classroom, a teacher is using a model or a demo in order to make the student understand the point of the whole thing.

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.)

Set up a play classroom at home and let your child be the teacher or the student, her choice.

'' [T] he research offers no reason to believe that students in high - quality classrooms whose teachers give little or no homework would be at a disadvantage as regards any meaningful learning.»

Texas requires schools with more than 80 percent of students eligible for free and reduced - cost lunch to serve universal free breakfast, but not necessarily Breakfast in the Classroom, a program where students eat the hot breakfast or cereal in the classroom with their teacher and peers.

A classroom setting is most effective when students» and teachers» styles «match» or are compatible.

Do avoid the temptation to produce more workbooks or worksheets — these are of limited value, and mainly used in the classroom so that the teacher can ensure that all the students have understood.

Many schools have canine companions in the school classroom for disabled students, or in training with a teacher.

Inside a classroom, the back - and - forth between a teacher and his or her students, that's the environmental factor that matters more than anything else.»

Everything goes into insulated carrying containers which are then loaded onto wire shelving carts and then pushed out into central locations where teachers and / or student helpers (usually 2 - 4 students) pick up the bags and bring everything to the classroom.

Preschool teachers, who have classrooms of 10 or more children, encourage students to take more responsibility.

Playing teacher or student has never been so much fun — this make believe classroom play set comes with two reusable double sided dry eraser boards, stickers, blocks, a bell, lesson plan guide, and more.

Education is done in a classroom with teachers and students and a book, or a computer nowadays,» DeFrancisco said.

Minority students across Erie County would do better in school if they saw more teachers who look like them in the classroom or in the halls.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

Recentanalysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.

When a student in a Syracuse or Rochester public school walks into a classroom, they are more likely than not to have a white teacher.

Jennifer Ronayne, a fifth - grade teacher at the Connetquot schools with 13 years of experience, said Cuomo has little understanding of how classrooms work — and of how harmful his policies have been for teachers and students, particularly those children who have special needs or who are English language learners.

The organization aims to reduce or eliminate the use of high stakes testing, increase teacher autonomy in the classroom and work to include teacher and family voices in legislative decision - making processes that affect students.

Recent analysis by the Measures of Effective Teaching (MET) project found that teachers» student survey results are predictive of student achievement gains and produce more consistent results than classroom observations or achievement gain measures.

6,687 students 623 classroom teachers 10 schools (one high school, two junior highs, seven elementary) $ 188.8 million 2010 - 11 budget 1 % of students need free or reduced price lunches 97 % students are white or Asian (3 % black or Latino) 83 % of third - graders scored proficient or higher on this year's state's English test; 90 % on math exam.

Whatever the parties negotiate or King decides, the evaluation system will be based 20 percent on standardized test scores when applicable, 20 percent on other evidence of student learning and 60 percent on classroom observation and other measures of teacher effectiveness, in keeping with the 2010 state law on teacher evaluation.

Importantly, the study found that only teachers with high knowledge and skills for science — not literacy or math — created quality scientific opportunities for students, such as providing science materials and engaging children in science experiences in the classroom.

Although most reformers say that they want to raise student achievement, many projects focus on interim targets, like attracting more students into STEM fields, training more and better math and science teachers or improving the skills of those already in the classroom, and strengthening curricula.

But Science Buddies realizes that teachers also need concrete support in the form of physical science materials that can be used for student projects, for classroom STEM experimentation and exploration, or to fuel the development of a school Maker Space.

In the event that a student misses any classroom time / contact hours of a Sri Yoga Teacher Training, they can be made up through private sessions with either Jean or Brenna.

These would be fun to take to your next football game or used as décor in a sports themed bedroom or even in the classroom of your favorite teacher or as dorm room décor for your college student.

In other words, it is akin to what the teacher feels each day as she stands in front of a classroom full of new students — or a site leader opening up the first staff meeting of the year.

Teachers sat in the back or in a corner of the classrooms, while students sat at computers, wearing headsets.

In the classroom, the act of Making is an avenue for a teacher to unlock the learning potential of her or his students in a way that represents many of the best practices of educational pedagogy.

The public release of these ratings — which attempt to isolate a teacher's contribution to his or her students» growth in math and English achievement, as measured by state tests — is one important piece of a much bigger attempt to focus school policy on what really matters: classroom learning.

If you want to integrate wellbeing throughout your school or in your classroom, learn how School 21 develops their curriculum, leverages teacher - coaches, and uses grounding texts to help their students explore and unpack difficult topics.

In a stagnant economy or a nation riven with strife, students will goof off in the classroom or sometimes not show up at all, parents will often pull their kids away to work on the farm, and teachers will while the time away as overqualified babysitters.

Teachers in a startup culture can work together to build the classroom «brand» through activities such as proudly displaying the mission in the students» learning spaces, sharing messages of success on class websites and blogs, or designing a class logo and fun swag like t - shirts, water bottles, stickers, and pens.

Challenges: Teacher training / PD and classroom resources will need to be provided to enable effective and efficient implementation; Funding for relief teachers whilst teachers administer the test; Not addressing the flaws in the UK Phonics Screening Check / inaccurately tests students; Not providing funding / resources to support students identified through the check as at risk; Additional workload for teachers including, impact on time to administer tests; Duplication of existing tests and / or additional testing burden; Stress or anxiety for students and parents; Some commented writing was a key element that needs to be in the test.

The classroom is an open space that runs the length of the building wing, but is subdivided by bookshelves into workspaces where small groups of students work with the teacher or individually with laptops.

In each classroom that we visited we witnessed teachers who were constantly formatively assessing students, using questions, online games, projects, rich tasks or online quizzes.

For classrooms that don't have access to technology (or teachers who prefer to do this without using technology), starter tessellation handouts (editable) are included so students can do the design portions on paper.

Consensus needs to be reached on the focus of the observation (teacher, students or both), the frequency and duration of observations, the structure of pre - and post-observation meetings, who is going to own and control these data (critical with video recordings), and last, but certainly not least, the classroom observation guide to be used.