Sentences with phrase «classrooms by»

The ongoing Studio Exhibition series highlights the variety of exceptional artwork made in our EAC classrooms by featuring student work in our galleries.
Micro exhibitions have been organised on the walls of our classrooms by visiting curators.
«Based on how things have gone so far this school year, I wouldn't be surprised if we're in excess of 30,000 funded classrooms by June,» says King.
* The Transformative Power of Collaborative Inquiry: Realizing Change in Schools and Classrooms by Jenni Donohoo and Moses Velasco
When we walk through the halls of urban schools, we are often drawn into classrooms by the sound of students composing new songs or the sight of students collaborating on design projects.
Students in the blended learning classrooms outperformed peers in the traditional classrooms by 26 percent, and made learning gains equivalent to 21 percent more than expected on the test.
This practice was successful, and soon I was asked to bring my practice to more classrooms by being an instructional coach.
Zimmer's role: trying to stop fellow LAUSD board member Yolie Flores, a gutsy reformer, advocate of the poor, and UTLA enemy, from improving classrooms by measuring teacher effectiveness.
Recent research found that students in LEAP partner schools outpaced their peers in traditional classrooms by 13 percentile points in literacy.
TCS and Discovery Education are partnering to ignite action on the critical role computational thinking plays in 21st century classrooms by empowering educators with world - class transdisciplinary learning resources.
Rac (e) ing to Class: Confronting Poverty and Race in Schools and Classrooms By H. Richard Milner IV — Reviewed by Kristin Bishop
An elementary school principal gave his students a greater sense of importance in their classrooms by listening to student ideas about how teachers should call on them.
Here you'll find materials that have been developed for preschool through middle school classrooms by our Second Step team of experts.
In fact, it is impossible to achieve the goals of better teaching and deeper learning in mathematics classrooms by using poorly crafted high - stakes tests as the benchmark for success.
How kids really act, think and learn in today's classrooms By Corey Green, M.Ed., National Board Certified Teacher, and Published Author
«The President's Testing Action Plan encourages thoughtful approaches to assessments that will help to restore the balance on testing in America's classrooms by reducing unnecessary assessments while promoting equity and innovation,» said U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. in a news release.
Three Critical Areas of Professional Development for Teaching in 21st Century Classrooms by Paula Johnson, IDRA Newsletter http://www.idra.org/resource-center/three-critical-areas-professional-development-teaching-21st-century-classrooms/
Digital devices and speedy internet can transform classrooms by supporting and inspiring innovative teaching methods.
St. Patrick's School in Bedford incorporated blended learning into their classrooms by utilizing both online and digital platforms with traditional student instruction.
Mr. Grossman, a teacher on special assignment to the district's department of curriculum and instruction, and his colleagues are helping teachers carry out the common core in their classrooms by finding and providing them with resources and original sources, and then gathering and synthesizing teacher feedback as they test out new lessons and curricular materials in their own classrooms.
The Liberian Ministry of Education planned to disrupt the status quo in Liberian classrooms by 1) lengthening the school day; 2) reducing class sizes; 3) holding teachers accountable for attendance; and 4) tackling the issue of teacher literacy.
Explore the Summit Learning Platform, a free online tool developed in classrooms by teachers, that helps students set and track goals with their teachers, learn content at their own pace, apply the content to deeper learning projects and reflect on their experiences with support from their teachers.
Wasko said that despite concerns, the district plans to have teachers back in classrooms by the time school starts in the fall.
Technology can therefore complement teachers and classrooms by first empowering individual learners when they are working independently, and then by providing data that inform teachers» instructional planning, communication with parents and student goal - setting.
The Meadows Center for Preventing Educational Risk at The University of Texas at Austin was recently awarded $ 3.5 million by the Institute of Education Sciences to investigate practices to improve reading comprehension, vocabulary, and writing instruction in fourth - grade classrooms by using informational texts.
The first of several renovations occurred in 1930, adding a gymnasium and additional classrooms by 1939.
They gave me a voice both within and outside of their classrooms by gearing lessons toward my interests and encouraging me to become involved in leadership opportunities.
The same principles used by Google can be employed in classrooms by giving students set amounts of time during their school days or weeks to research and learn about their personal areas of interest.
How will classroom culture grow as we focus on the five key strategies we studied in Embedding Formative Assessment: Practical Techniques for F - 12 Classrooms by Dylan Wiliam and Siobhan Leahy?
Ensure that English Language Learners (ELLs), non-fluent, and dyslexic students are receiving appropriate accommodations in all classrooms by observing and coaching content teachers and collaborating with instructional leadership;
CULTURALLY RESPONSIVE TEACHERS: We support teachers to implement new strategies in their classrooms by ensuring each of our intensive schools implements a thoughtful professional learning plan that supports teachers to learn new content, collaborate with their peers and receive individualized support and feedback.
Then, after a year of coursework, including an average of nearly 500 hours of practice in schools, most can seek out jobs running their own classrooms by this fall.
From the perspective of a classroom teacher, this session guides educators wanting to make real change in their classrooms by encouraging them to lead rather than manage their students.
Teacher - Student Interactions: The Key to Quality Classrooms By University of Virginia Center for Advanced Study of Teaching and Learning - Describes ten dimensions of teaching that are linked to student achievement and social development.
Assistive technology holds the potential to maximize educational opportunities for individuals with disabilities in inclusive classrooms by promoting access, participation, and learning outcomes (Alper & Raharinirina, 2006; Michaels, Prezant, Morabito, & Jackson, 2002; Rose, Meyer, & Hitchcock, 2005).
* UPDATED As contract negotiations plod along between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the issue of class size reduction has taken on a new urgency for Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who plans to shrink the number of students in middle school and high school classrooms by the end of the year.
Our model maximizes the educational opportunities of individuals with learning disabilities in inclusive classrooms by enhancing preservice teachers» abilities to integrate assistive technology within instruction and assessment.
Clearly, one recommendation resulting from this study is to incorporate video production in K - 12 classrooms by considering it an instructional strategy or activity to support content learning.
As contract negotiations plod along between LA Unified and the teachers union, UTLA, the issue of class size reduction has taken on a new urgency for Superintendent Ramon Cortines, who plans to shrink the number of students in middle school and high school classrooms by the end of the year.
-- Dr. Anne Gregory and coauthors, «Closing the Racial Discipline Gap in Classrooms by Changing Teacher Practice»
This means that integrating preschool classrooms by income contributes to greater learning for low - income children, without sacrificing the learning of middle - income children.
Yasmin Fodil is the national director of community at 100Kin10, a national network committed to solving one of our country's most pressing challenges — giving kids a great STEM education — by adding 100,000 more, excellent STEM teachers to America's classrooms by 2021.
Training and development have extended the reach of traditional classrooms by providing personalized learning experiences.
I've also had moderate success in individual classrooms by doing the same on a smaller level.
Even if Common Core is fully implemented in Sacramento classrooms by next year, will it be fully implemented in all classrooms across the State?
TGR EDU: Create is focused on changing the way STEM is taught in our classrooms by providing professional development opportunities in STEM education through innovative lesson design.
In each DVD, educators will witness teachers making headway in their classrooms by embracing Jensen's seven engagement factors — health and nutrition, vocabulary, effort and energy, mind - set, cognitive capacity, relationships, and stress level — and by making engagement an automated part of their classroom culture.
As students were generally heterogeneously assigned to classrooms by the administration of the participating schools, it was determined that participants in the activities represented a general cross-section of those students.
Now, in its second year, the school has shifted away from a single - provider model to instead making teachers the primary designers of the blended - learning models in their individual classrooms by using a wider range of tools.
The immersive environments that can be experienced with eLearning sessions mirror the sessions in traditional walled classrooms by providing simulations and introducing them to real - world situations.
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