Sentences with phrase «collaborative teacher activity»

Such a programme would embed activities designed to sustain and deepen practice, including individual and collaborative teacher activity; well - designed formative assessment and evaluation; whole - school leadership; and expert input.

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The company's fruity name, she adds, is a pun on the «pair» part of «think - pair - share,» a collaborative activity commonly used by teachers in the classroom.

This Presentation Includes: Well Formulated, Measurable, SMART Learning Objectives and Outcomes Engaging and Creative Lesson Starter — Spelling Bingo Overview of Vocabulary for a Spellings Lesson Flipped Lesson Part - Video - How to Learn Basic Spelling Rules Space for Peer Teaching - 10 Basic Spelling Rules Scaffolded Notes to Support the Learners - Pronunciation Symbols Collaborative Group Tasks — Think - Write - Share, Pair - Share Mini-Plenary to Test Student Understanding — 3 Quizzes Assessment Criteria for Outcome Expectations - Rubrics Differentiated Activities for Level Learners - 4 Tasks Extensions to Challenge the High Achievers - Online Exercises Plenary to Assesses Learning Outcomes - Find the Word Success Criteria for Self Evaluation - My Spelling Sketch Home Learning for Reinforcement - Spelling Bee Site Map Common Core Standards - ELA-LITERACY.L.4.1.g/L.8.2/L.8.2.c Skills to be addressed during the Lesson - Social and Cognitive Teachers can use this presentation to give a complete knowledge and understanding of Spelling Rules to the learners, thereby helping them to enhance their spelling skills.

-- and diagrams provided (one on «Station Rotation» with «Teacher - led instruction,» «Collaborative activities and stations,» and «Online instruction» components).

«Collaboration can encompass a range of activities, from teachers working together in an informal, unplanned way to the implementation of more formal collaborative approaches, such as professional learning communities.

However, that same course could be much more effective as part of a sustained programme of structured, collaborative in ‑ school activities for teachers to refine ideas and embed approaches.

However, the Lesson Study model, which involves regular (meeting two or three times a month) collaborative activities, builds a routine among the small group of teachers that actually leads to teacher and student learning over time.

Some of the objectives of this new platform are: more versatility and flexibility, more user - friendliness, more intuitiveness, more stability, decompartmentalisation of courses and other activity areas, creation of fully - fledged training ecosystems composed of various resources, collaborative activities, involvement of students who themselves become the players and creators of resources alongside the teachers, connection with administrative applications of user organizations, deployment of a global network of interconnected platforms, the embracing of lifelong learning.

It has been also argued that incorporating well - planned collaborative activities into online teacher education benefits teachers as well as their students, since higher order thinking skills are more likely to be generated (Schultz, 2003) and to impact the learning process by improving socialization skills, as well as enhancing critical thinking (Jegede, 2002).

Previously Dr. Pumpian served as the Executive Director of the City Heights Educational Collaborative where he assumed superintendent - level responsibilities over the educational programs of these 5000 students, professional development for their 300 + teachers, and a comprehensive professional development school that annually involved over 125,000 hours of SDSU faculty and student credential and advanced degree teaching, research, and practica activities.

Highlights of this initiative include the development and support of a collaborative framework that empowers administrators, coaches, and teacher leaders as they work together; the creation and implementation of school - level action plans and follow - up activities that integrate ongoing school - based professional development activities; and the institution of leadership learning meetings to share implementation efforts.

Cathy Poplin, Former Deputy Associate Superintendent of Educational Technology in the Arizona Department of Education Peer Coaching is a highly collaborative professional development experience that assists teacher leaders to develop the skills they need to coach colleagues to offer students technology rich, 21st - Century learning activities.

Kid - friendly teacher leaders will work in face - to - face meetings as well as web - based collaborative environments to communicate, connect, and conduct activities.

Successful completion of the course is based on participation in collaborative activities with teachers from around the world.

Through a project called Algebra by Design, funded by Lucent Technologies, we are working with teachers in grades 5 - 12 in the Syracuse City School District to (a) increase significantly the number of students who are successful in learning the core ideas of algebra, (b) increase the depth of algebraic understanding of all students and enhance their problem - solving skills in mathematically challenging design projects and activities, (c) provide teachers with experience and collaborative support in the use of Standards - based curricula, design projects, and current and emerging technologies, and (d) prepare new teachers in partnership with practicing teachers through observations, field placements, and semester - long internships.

The study included a professional development session for the teachers at the summer enrichment program, 2 weeks of digital story creation activities for the student learners and teacher candidates, and one workshop day at the university for collaborative work by the Teams of Three.

Flex - grouping allows teachers the opportunity to organize collaborative and cooperative activities in the classroom.

As one example, the study cites the growing trend of blended learning and the importance of training and supporting teachers who can provide students both structured activities and collaborative discussions within the context of project - based learning that reinforces 21st century skills.

Pumpian served as the executive director of the City Heights Educational Collaborative where he assumed superintendent - level responsibilities over the educational programs of 5,000 students, professional development for their 300 + teachers, and a comprehensive professional development school that annually involved more than 125,000 hours of SDSU faculty and student credential and advanced degree teaching, research, and practical activities.

One thing is clearly not helpful: sending teachers on one - day external courses is likely to be wasted time unless participants also have in - school collaborative and iterative activities for preparation and follow - up.

Science Teachers participate in collaborative curriculum development, grade - level activities, and school - wide functions

The reform effort — called U-FUTuRES (short for UF Unites Teachers to Reform Education in Science)-- further strengthens collaborative activities between the College and its longtime K - 12 laboratory school.

Support and mentoring for novice teachers — also known as induction — can include coaching and mentoring; reduced workloads; collaborative planning time; extra classroom assistance; and a variety of other activities, such as seminars on critical topics.

Currently, school districts in the United States spend $ 18 billion annually on professional development for teachers, 52 and the 50 largest school districts spend $ 18,000 per teacher per year.53 New research questions whether these funds are being spent effectively, as many forms of professional development have been shown to have little to no effect on teacher practice or student learning.54 Redistributing some of the funding currently used for one - off workshops and other less effective professional development activities to more school - based collaborative learning time could make it possible to provide teachers with increased time to collaborate and plan.

In class time with the teacher is spent engaging in discussion around the subject matter as well as participating in simulations and collaborative activities.

In his article Golden Rules for Engaging Students in Learning Activities, author Nicolás Pino - James, PhD lists five ways teachers can encourage student engagement: making learning activities meaningful, fostering a sense of competence, supporting autonomy, collaborative learning, positive teacher - student relationships, and mastery orientations (positioning learning as steps towards reaching a goal of learning, rather than simply seeking a reward such as a grade or approval from parents Activities, author Nicolás Pino - James, PhD lists five ways teachers can encourage student engagement: making learning activities meaningful, fostering a sense of competence, supporting autonomy, collaborative learning, positive teacher - student relationships, and mastery orientations (positioning learning as steps towards reaching a goal of learning, rather than simply seeking a reward such as a grade or approval from parents activities meaningful, fostering a sense of competence, supporting autonomy, collaborative learning, positive teacher - student relationships, and mastery orientations (positioning learning as steps towards reaching a goal of learning, rather than simply seeking a reward such as a grade or approval from parents or peers).

In addition, preservice teachers are encouraged to develop their instructional activities collaboratively (and use collaborative online tools to facilitate the process) and are required to complete a blog (using a resource such as http://www.blogger.com or http://www.edublogs.org) to document the design process and to record their reflections on the implementation of their activities.

FEATURES Total of 90 - 180 minutes of instruction time broken into 20 - 30 minute blocks All materials included for a collaborative classroom activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Teacher Guide and Activity Cards Collapsible ramps (6) Toy trucks, 4» pull and release Sidewalk Safety 2 - sided poster ManipuLite color cubes, set of 102 30 Student erasers (barriers) * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Teacher Guide and Activity Cards Collapsible ramps (6) Toy trucks, 4» pull and release Sidewalk Safety 2 - sided poster ManipuLite color cubes, set of 102 30 Student erasers (barriers) * Refills avActivity Cards Collapsible ramps (6) Toy trucks, 4» pull and release Sidewalk Safety 2 - sided poster ManipuLite color cubes, set of 102 30 Student erasers (barriers) * Refills available.

FEATURES Total of 90 - 180 minutes of instruction time broken into 20 - 30 minute blocks All materials for up to 30 students to participate in a collaborative activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Animal Movement Simulators with full and partial wedges and animal tokens (3) Wildlife Crossings Games (6) Range Maps (6) Paper tape Transparent chips Construction paper Paper clips Plastic bags Measuring tape Helpful how - to video * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Animal Movement Simulators with full and partial wedges and animal tokens (3) Wildlife Crossings Games (6) Range Maps (6) Paper tape Transparent chips Construction paper Paper clips Plastic bags Measuring tape Helpful how - to video * Refills avActivity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Animal Movement Simulators with full and partial wedges and animal tokens (3) Wildlife Crossings Games (6) Range Maps (6) Paper tape Transparent chips Construction paper Paper clips Plastic bags Measuring tape Helpful how - to video * Refills available.

FEATURES Provides teachers with modular 10 - 20 minute blocks of instruction Total of 70 - 80 minutes of total instruction time All materials included for a collaborative classroom activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video and animated student video INCLUDES 4 Activity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters Gus and Nia's Story Poster WobbleTop Shake Table Pipsqueak squeezer frogs (set of 3) Pipsqueak squeezer squirrels (set of 3) Bean bags Wooden cubes ManipuLite cubes Flake board * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video and animated student video INCLUDES 4 Activity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters Gus and Nia's Story Poster WobbleTop Shake Table Pipsqueak squeezer frogs (set of 3) Pipsqueak squeezer squirrels (set of 3) Bean bags Wooden cubes ManipuLite cubes Flake board * Refills avActivity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters Gus and Nia's Story Poster WobbleTop Shake Table Pipsqueak squeezer frogs (set of 3) Pipsqueak squeezer squirrels (set of 3) Bean bags Wooden cubes ManipuLite cubes Flake board * Refills available.

FEATURES Total of 90 - 180 minutes of instruction time broken into 20 - 30 minute blocks All materials for up to 30 students to participate in a collaborative activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Full color pollinator card sets (6) Two - sided «Parts of a Flower» Poster (6) Mini pom - poms Pollen movers: feathers, fake fur, pom - poms, pipe cleaners, loop fasteners Handle materials: craft sticks, building straws and connectors, thin straws, clothespins Fabric flowers (lilies and tulips) Flower cups and small paper cups Plastic coins Double - sided tape, sticky notes, masking tape, glue dots, and rulers * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Full color pollinator card sets (6) Two - sided «Parts of a Flower» Poster (6) Mini pom - poms Pollen movers: feathers, fake fur, pom - poms, pipe cleaners, loop fasteners Handle materials: craft sticks, building straws and connectors, thin straws, clothespins Fabric flowers (lilies and tulips) Flower cups and small paper cups Plastic coins Double - sided tape, sticky notes, masking tape, glue dots, and rulers * Refills avActivity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Full color pollinator card sets (6) Two - sided «Parts of a Flower» Poster (6) Mini pom - poms Pollen movers: feathers, fake fur, pom - poms, pipe cleaners, loop fasteners Handle materials: craft sticks, building straws and connectors, thin straws, clothespins Fabric flowers (lilies and tulips) Flower cups and small paper cups Plastic coins Double - sided tape, sticky notes, masking tape, glue dots, and rulers * Refills available.

FEATURES Total of 90 - 180 minutes of instruction time broken into 20 - 30 minute blocks All materials for up to 30 students to participate in a collaborative activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Pre-cut mat materials: terry cloth, felt, corduroy, plastic, craft foam, shelf liner Carpet pieces Plastic trays, cups, and spoons Food coloring and plastic droppers Plastic coins Napkins and paper towels Tablespoons * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Student Activity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Pre-cut mat materials: terry cloth, felt, corduroy, plastic, craft foam, shelf liner Carpet pieces Plastic trays, cups, and spoons Food coloring and plastic droppers Plastic coins Napkins and paper towels Tablespoons * Refills avActivity Books (6) Teacher Guide with blackline masters Pre-cut mat materials: terry cloth, felt, corduroy, plastic, craft foam, shelf liner Carpet pieces Plastic trays, cups, and spoons Food coloring and plastic droppers Plastic coins Napkins and paper towels Tablespoons * Refills available.

District - hired coaches spent an average of 92 % of their time, averaged over two years, working with teachers in what researchers have called «potentially productive coaching activities,» such as co-teaching, modeling, observing, giving feedback, or preparing for collaborative work with teachers (Gibbons & Cobb, 2017).

3 — Includes those activities listed in medium rating, as well as the following: principal or administrative staff are strong leaders who also get teachers involved in leadership, time is provided for teachers to operate as a collaborative learning community, leadership helps the school use data to reflect on where they are and where they want to be (not just student assessment data, but current research on best practices), teachers express high satisfaction with school administration.

It's also ironic given that we know from Viviane Robinson's research that focusing on «making teachers teach better» is only half as effective as a leadership activity than modelling and leading teacher learning and building capacity for professional collaborative development.

FEATURES Provides teachers with 10 - 20 minutes of instruction Total of 70 - 80 minutes of total instruction time All materials needed for a collaborative classroom activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how to video and animated student video INCLUDES 4 Activity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters masters Ron's Habitat Story Poster Ron the armadillo stuffed toy Plastic toy turtle Clip - Itz Food Chain Cards Plastic cups Plastic droppers Turtle shells (frisbee) gauze pads, 2» Glue sticks,.28 oz Tote tray * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how to video and animated student video INCLUDES 4 Activity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters masters Ron's Habitat Story Poster Ron the armadillo stuffed toy Plastic toy turtle Clip - Itz Food Chain Cards Plastic cups Plastic droppers Turtle shells (frisbee) gauze pads, 2» Glue sticks,.28 oz Tote tray * Refills avActivity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters masters Ron's Habitat Story Poster Ron the armadillo stuffed toy Plastic toy turtle Clip - Itz Food Chain Cards Plastic cups Plastic droppers Turtle shells (frisbee) gauze pads, 2» Glue sticks,.28 oz Tote tray * Refills available.

FEATURES Total of 90 - 180 minutes of instruction time broken into 20 - 30 minute blocks All materials for up to 30 students to participate in a collaborative activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Teacher Guide and Activity Cards Little Footprint 2 - sided poster 45» X 36» vinyl map Model trucks - cardbord (6) Customized sticker sheets Geometric blocks, 6 sets of 12 25 foam rectangles for demonstration and matching student manipulatives Plastic spoons and cups Food coloring * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how - to video INCLUDES Teacher Guide and Activity Cards Little Footprint 2 - sided poster 45» X 36» vinyl map Model trucks - cardbord (6) Customized sticker sheets Geometric blocks, 6 sets of 12 25 foam rectangles for demonstration and matching student manipulatives Plastic spoons and cups Food coloring * Refills avActivity Cards Little Footprint 2 - sided poster 45» X 36» vinyl map Model trucks - cardbord (6) Customized sticker sheets Geometric blocks, 6 sets of 12 25 foam rectangles for demonstration and matching student manipulatives Plastic spoons and cups Food coloring * Refills available.

By completing the pre-lesson assessment and the collaborative activity, teachers can understand what students will be expected to know and, therefore, design instruction that is appropriately aligned.

Commmunity Needs Assessments Community Needs Assessment: Overview Community Needs Assessment: All 4th - 8th Grade Student Needs Assessment High School Student Needs Assessment Student Wish List Survey Teacher Assessment Parent Interest Survey Community Focus Group Design School & Community Demographic Data School & Community Conditions Analysis Community Asset Mapping Community Asset Mapping: Overview Community Resource Assessment Overview and Community Resource Assessment Advisory Board Development Planning Community School Advisory Boards: How Resource Coordinators Can Engage Community Members in Shared Ownership of the Community School Step 1: Identifying Potential Members Step 2: Prioritizing Potential Members Step 3: Identifying Strengths of Potential Members Step 4: Inviting Advisory Board Members Creating an Engaging Environment Sample Advisory Board Meeting Agenda Out - of - School Time Planning Afterschool Lesson Plan Database Afterschool Training Toolkit: Building Quality Enrichment Activities Consumer Guide to Afterschool Science Resources Newsletter Templates General Community Schools Newsletter Template General Community Schools Newsletter Template - Spanish Addressing Complex Challenges Common Core Transition Community schools and resource coordinators, in particular, have an important role to play in supporting student learning that is engaging, collaborative, fosters critical thinking AND is aligned to the Common Core Learning Standards.

Although other teachers were reluctant to directly confront their offending colleagues, the faculty generally did not participate in collaborative activities.

FEATURES Provides teachers with modular 10 - 20 minutes blocks of instruction Total of 70 - 80 minutes of total instruction time All materials needed for a collaborative classroom activity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how to video and animated student video INCLUDES 4 Activity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters Pam's Story Poster 163 Straws and connectors Set of clear, unwrapped straws Set of paper straws Tent covering 6 Large sleeping mats 72 Sleeping bag pieces 8 Backpacks with hooks Pam, the Raccoon 25 Sheets of stickers 100 Dot stickers * Refills avactivity Aligned and written to standards Helpful how to video and animated student video INCLUDES 4 Activity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters Pam's Story Poster 163 Straws and connectors Set of clear, unwrapped straws Set of paper straws Tent covering 6 Large sleeping mats 72 Sleeping bag pieces 8 Backpacks with hooks Pam, the Raccoon 25 Sheets of stickers 100 Dot stickers * Refills avActivity Cards and a Teacher Quick Start Card 4 class sets of home connection blackline masters Pam's Story Poster 163 Straws and connectors Set of clear, unwrapped straws Set of paper straws Tent covering 6 Large sleeping mats 72 Sleeping bag pieces 8 Backpacks with hooks Pam, the Raccoon 25 Sheets of stickers 100 Dot stickers * Refills available.

NYSUT opposes the very idea that teachers will avoid educating students with language, health, disability, or other issues in order to enhance their evaluation scores, or that they will refuse to engage in collaborative activity to improve student performance.

The answer, says author Pam Robbins, involves combining collaborative activities and peer coaching — teachers supporting teachers.