Sentences with phrase «day classroom realities»

(For their part, teachers should keep in mind that the policy folks may have pretty good ideas for the «system» as a whole, even if they're remote from day - to - day classroom realities in real schools.)

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That first day where I sent him off into the classroom with freshly cut hair, dressed in a baggy uniform and shiny new black shoes feels like last week but in reality Leo first entered the classroom over 3 months ago.

Kevin Huffman's can - do attitude helped make the implementation of his school's breakfast cart program a reality and ensured up to 100 more students are ready for the classroom every day, with a 30 percent increase in school breakfast participation.

«The reality is the teachers are going to be the ones that make it work in a classroom every day for the kids across the state,» said Elia.

Ever since Billy Collins introduced the concept of Poetry 180: A Poem A Day for American High Schools over a decade ago, I've wanted to make a «poem a day» routine in my classroom a realiDay for American High Schools over a decade ago, I've wanted to make a «poem a day» routine in my classroom a realiday» routine in my classroom a reality.

What struck me most in the report were its testimonials from teachers living the realities of blended learning day - to - day in their classrooms.

And in reality ~ we may not be able to hit a homeroom with every lessonnot everyone has the time or energy to do these kinds of lessons day - in and day - out - but we can focus on implementing these clay - pot lessons more and more ~ until one day ~ students love our classroom and are lined up at the door waiting to get in.

He told me that although classroom instruction took place in English, the reality was he only said about one to two sentences in English aloud per class, per day.

The teaching profession is notoriously challenging and the reality of this vocational calling is that the administrative demands placed on a teacher's time outside of the classroom make for much longer working days and often working into the evening and weekend.

«Teachers see the heart - breaking reality of rising child poverty every day in their classrooms and dinner halls.

«What teachers do say is that getting pupils ready to learn is eating into precious teaching time and they are frequently unsupported by school leaders who too often do not teach and are divorced from the day - to - day realities of life in the classroom.»

At the end of the day, Van Roekel and Duncan found common ground in upending teacher preparation programs, which currently leave three fifths of teachers feeling unprepared for the realities of the classroom, according to a recent survey cited in the Education Department report — despite the fact that states have only identified 37 of 1,400 such programs nationwide as under - performing.

«The reality is an absence is an absence, excused or not, and that child is not in that classroom benefiting from the instruction on that day.

Still, the attention his district has received is testament to the growing demand for examples of how high - tech classrooms actually function in the messy reality of an ordinary school day.

During the residency year, each Fellow trains in the classroom of a lead teacher and learns professional best practices while immersed in the realities of day - to - day teaching responsibilities.

«Teachers are invested in the classroom, and they are always engaged in the complexity of teaching, which I think is easy to forget and difficult to understand, if you don't experience that reality every day.»

Teachers took part in an imaginative day of workshops and activities exploring how classroom technology and tools such as virtual reality and green - screening can motivate reluctant readers and writers.

During their first few days in the classroom, they are bombarded with a variety of situations they had not anticipated, and are often caught off guard by the realities of teaching.

In the latest tiff between public - employee unions and cash - strapped governments, more than 350,000 Chicago children were shut out of classrooms for a second day Tuesday by striking teachers pursuing goals that are out of step with reality.

This is a reality that's not necessarily absorbed in the classroom these days given the emphasis on teaching the basics to drive up test scores.