This is my fifth year with Florida Virtual School and I can honestly say that I work more hours online than I ever
did in the physical classroom.
Not exact matches
Boys didn't prefer one
classroom's
physical environment over the other, and how the
classroom looked didn't change boys» level of interest
in computer science.
Particularly
in classes like Food Technology and Science
classrooms where the
physical seating has to be arranged according to what we
do in those spaces.
First of all there were a lot of individual effects on the children from introducing this type of playground: children were seen to be a lot more excited going out to play; they would enter their
classrooms after lunchtime and would still be talking about what they
did during that play; they were a lot more engaged, they were using the space a lot more readily, so, taking these materials out - and that could be one influence on how
physical activity actually increased; they were solving problems and using their creativity skills - which I can also talk about how the children use all these objects to be creative
in the school playground.
It's not that these types of
classrooms don't exist; it's that they are still all too commonly an anomaly sitting
in a School 1.0 structure and mindset where the
physical (think traditional), may have changed, but a complimentary radical approach to pedagogy is still to emerge.
The teacher
did not believe the course helped students move faster through the material, because the pace of the course was set as if it was
in a
physical classroom.
Although modern, well - designed facilities
do not guarantee higher student achievement, some basic features that parents can look for include a well - equipped library, a collection of age - appropriate books and periodicals
in addition to textbooks
in each
classroom, a separate lunchroom and auditorium or large
classroom for meetings and presentations, and adequate
physical education facilities.
The SBHC at his school makes sure students and their families have access to health care, but it also provides valuable health education — beyond what many teachers are able to
do in the
classroom — so students and parents can make better decisions that positively impact
physical health, behavior, and academic success.