Not exact matches
In this
context, the responsibility
of schools is to ensure high quality assessment
of classroom practice as part
of accreditation and registration as well as developing a growing understanding
of the use
of classroom observation and feedback as key tools for improving the quality
of teaching and learning
practice for individual teachers, teams and schools.
In the typical mathematics
classroom, especially in the middle years
of schooling, we tend to use one model to connect maths with the real world; we start by teaching the maths content and skills, we then get students to
practice and do some maths, and then we next might apply some
of those skills into a real world
context by using learning activities such as word problems.
Another impact
of the blended training program is that the two - day workshop still retains the valued benefits
of a traditional
classroom experience (i.e. getting to know other managers,
practicing skills in a realistic
context, etc.).
Just as professionals in medicine, architecture, and law have opportunities to learn through examining case studies, learning best
practices, and participating in internships, exemplary teacher - preparation programs allow teacher candidates the time to apply their learning
of theory in the
context of teaching in a real
classroom.»
According to more than 40 studies
of elementary, middle, and high school English
classrooms, discussion - based
practices improve comprehension
of the text and critical - thinking skills for students across ethnic backgrounds and socioeconomic
contexts (Murphy, Wilkinson, Soter, Hennessey, & Alexander, 2009; Applebee, Langer, Nystrand, Gamoran, 2003).
They work face - to - face with your
classroom teachers, walking through unpacking
of the curriculum components and exploring math
practices in the
contexts of the models and strategies.
The framework for our overall project also points to the mostly indirect influence
of principals «actions on students and on student learning.223 Such actions are mediated, for example, by school conditions such as academic press, 224 with significant consequences for teaching and learning and for powerful features
of classroom practice such as teachers «uses
of instructional time.225 Evidence - informed decision making by principals, guided by this understanding
of principals «work, includes having and using a broad array
of evidence about many things: key features
of their school «s external
context; the status
of school and
classroom conditions mediating leaders «own leadership
practices; and the status
of their students «learning.
Local decision makers can support and incentivize these types
of evidence - based professional development models by providing more
practice - based models
of professional development that move beyond teachers» «seat time» to models that promote active learning and take place within teachers» schools, considering the
context of their respective students,
classrooms, and school site goals.
Within this
context of specific and detailed curricula, our study examines
classroom practice with 1:1 laptops.
The opportunity to work on their
practice in content area - specific groups with content experts gave teachers a specific set
of practices for their
classroom contexts.
Teachers have a tremendous role to play in actually (1) speaking and using the language
of math with students in everyday
classroom experiences; (2) providing multiple experiences for students to learn,
practice, and apply the terminology; (3) helping students understand appropriate word meanings in the
context of mathematics, and (4) focusing on the important terms associated with tested concepts and the vocabulary students need for further learning.
If done in the
context of research - based leadership
practices and instructional development,
classroom walkthroughs are a valuable way for principals and school leaders to see instruction happening in their schools, provide personalized professional development and feedback to teachers, and to involve staff in their own professional learning.
Two common features
of desirable mathematical
practices in the
context of school
classrooms have emerged from all
of the descriptions and explanations (Li, 2013):
A
practice is a general category
of strategies or procedures that can be used in a variety
of contexts (home,
classroom, out
of school) guided by specific principles but often flexible in how it is carried out.
The central task
of teacher induction as outlined by Feiman - Nemser (2001) involves gaining local knowledge
of students, curriculum, and
context; designing responsive curriculum and instruction; enacting a beginning repertoire in purposeful ways; creating a
classroom learning community; developing a professional identity; and learning in and from
practice (pp. 1028 - 1030).
Chapter 9 details a case study
of a district involved in a serious and focused change effort for differentiated
classrooms, allowing a look — in
context — at many
of the principles and
practices discussed elsewhere in the book.
The OECD Global Video Library will contain excerpts
of the full recordings
of mathematics lessons to showcase how different
classroom practices in different countries and
contexts can produce better learning outcomes — not only improved test results, but more motivated and engaged students.
Our analysis
of the data from participants across the four districts reveals that teachers experienced changes in their personal literacy
practices and views
of themselves as learners, and felt an increased ability to evince change in a variety
of educational
contexts, including their
classroom, buildings, and districts.
These two related factors resulted in teachers who experienced MELAF in the
context of directed, concentrated attention to the direct application
of standards to their
practice, and whose views
of themselves as change - agents focused almost exclusively on the
classroom.
While you can teach these skills in the
context of the project, you can also start building them with students from day one so that they'll see critique and revision as normal parts
of classroom practice, as well as essential parts
of PBL.
Our analysis
of the data from participants across the four districts reveals that teachers experienced changes in their personal literacy
practices and views
of themselves as learners, and felt an increased ability to evince change in a variety
of educational
contexts, including their
classrooms, buildings, and districts.
This focus served to further direct the districts» teachers toward implementing change at the level
of individual
classroom practice, rather than in
contexts beyond the
classroom.
In their interviews, all
of the participants in this district emphasized changes in their
classroom practice, but only one teacher spoke
of implementing change at the building level, and none refer to their involvement in working for change in professional
contexts within or beyond the district.
But it also involves the larger policy
context, which provides logics
of action that become linked to
classroom practice via the data use routines.
In - class discussions that examine the history and contemporary
practice and politics
of display in multiple urban
contexts with some emphasis on social, public, interventionist, and community - based
practices is equally balanced with activities outside the
classroom such as exhibition visits, artist talks, and performances.
Or a school might «flip» the legal research
classroom, pushing the lectures about gathering legal information out to podcasts or other out -
of - class media, thus freeing in - class time for hands - on
practice and discussions about legal authority in a variety
of contexts.44
The Report's central conclusion is that, although traditional legal pedagogy is very effective in certain aspects, it overemphasizes legal theory and underemphasizes practical skills and professional development.5 By focusing on theory in the abstract setting
of the
classroom, the Report argues, traditional legal education undermines the ethical foundations
of law students and fails to prepare them adequately for actual
practice.6 Traditional legal education is effective in teaching students to «think like lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like lawyers in the concrete setting
of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the
context of practice will not only better prepare students to be lawyers, it will also foster development
of a greater and more deeply felt sense
of ethical and professional identity.10
As a professor, TCTV.live lends itself well to a
classroom context as it moves the learning and supervision
of the
practice into creative new terrains.
Each session includes 1)
classroom instruction and discussion about specific social and problem - solving skills, 2) skills
practice in small and large groups, 3) free play in the
context of the GBG group cooperation game, and 4) review and presentation
of daily rewards.