Sentences with phrase «do in the classroom makes»

Moreover, the concept of learning how to learn provides a vision both for teachers — that what they do in the classroom makes a difference for their students — and for teachers themselves.

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Gadgets in classrooms might make kids happy, but sadly it doesn't seem to help them learn (a truth top technologists, if not teachers, seem to understand — they tend to send their kids to low - tech schools).

I have an honest question for you, what has the crucifix, picture of the west's idea of mary and the holy water done to make you believe that it actually affects your classroom in anyway?

The revolutionary, almost subversive, thing about asking is that it goes beyond making it OK to have secret questions and inner doubts and gives us permission to raise our hands in God's classroom with a «Pardon me, but I don't get it.»

By definition the great feasts of the Church fall in the school holidays but that clearly does not prevent the Catholic teacher from making use of these feasts in the classroom.

In my classroom, I don't have to serve the needs of someone on an SCD diet, but I do like to share the process with families and make it more accessible to them, so we make it in the crock pot since most families have one or know where to get onIn my classroom, I don't have to serve the needs of someone on an SCD diet, but I do like to share the process with families and make it more accessible to them, so we make it in the crock pot since most families have one or know where to get onin the crock pot since most families have one or know where to get one.

Bowie's baseball coach made sure his players didn't wallow in want and ethnic victimization, diverting them instead with such requirements as daily classroom attendance, executing the hit - and - run and mastering the nuances of English by speaking nothing else around him.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

(A great idea, but make sure you check with the school and it doesn't interrupt plans in your child's classroom.)

In some ways, making change at the classroom level ought to be the easiest thing to do because there's the least amount of bureaucracy involved.

Finally, getting food out of the classroom doesn't have to be considered a simple «choice»; every time there is food in a classroom, children with food allergies are excluded and made to feel different.

I drug myself to work yesterday and it suddenly became very apparent to me just how much I do in the morning: get up, shower, dressed, put on makeup, make breakfast, make my decaf pumpkin spice latte, eat breakfast, pack lunches, get kids teeth brushed (hubby got them up, dressed and fed), get kids shoes and coats on, get everyone in the car, drive 45 minutes in traffic, get kids and their stuff out of the car, walk to each kids» classroom, take out lunches and put in the fridges, get kids to put their stuff in their cubbies and wash their hands, go back to the car, drive to my office, get out, walk across the lot, down stairs and through two heavy doors to my office, and finally sit down.

We need to do much more with food and health education, and make sure that what we offer in the cafeteria reflects what we are teaching in the classroom.

I am a mom and don't agree with the junk food in the classroom either — my child has multiple food allergies, so I have spoken with our teachers about making the party sign - up sheets start off with a list of healthy options.

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.

Instead, what teachers need to do to help develop those qualities in their students is create an environment, in the classroom and the school as a whole, that makes students motivated to persevere.

Lucky for us, we have a left leaning school board who do support our efforts and who understand that this is an investment they make in our students which pays big dividends in terms of better focus in the classroom and improved educational outcomes.

With many children getting 50 percent or more of their daily calories in school, making sure these foods are nutritious is critical, and studies show that kids who eat healthy do better in the classroom.

Breakfast - in - the - classroom options are awesome, because it allows us to surely do what we are here to do, which is to make sure the kids are ready to learn and grow in the classroom,» said Pettit.

«I wanted to make sure we were doing CEP before we got into breakfast - in - the - classroom because I knew if we were CEP we could afford it, and offering universal breakfast without CEP would be harder.»

Meet with his teacher to discuss how your child acts in class and ask what you can do to help make the classroom an engaging and comfortable place.

As an added bonus, we make weekly trips to the local library to have fun with reading, teach them to make their own choices so that they don't ever get bored, and so they can discover the fun in learning outside the classroom.»

In doing so it makes itself out of touch with the reality of a vibrant part of what is going on in many RE classrooms across the country.&raquIn doing so it makes itself out of touch with the reality of a vibrant part of what is going on in many RE classrooms across the country.&raquin many RE classrooms across the country.»

For example, the preacher talks to the whole church, but he doesn't make the rules in the Sunday school classroom.

«These programs actually make a difference in the classroom and they are important to our members, who can do great things when they have the right tools.»

Nevertheless, De Blasio's spokesman Eric Phillips, said: «There's time left to get this deal done for the 1.1 million New York City kids relying on our state government to protect the progress we've made in our classrooms.

Using scientific literature in the classroom does more than supplement lessons — the articles made available by Science in the Classroom also align with educational standards such as the Framework for K - 12 Science Education, the Common Core, Advanced Placement practices and competencies suggested in Vision & Change in Undergraduate Biology Education, said Shelby Lake, senior program associate of Science in the Classroom.

For teachers, the reported DDoS attack on Pokà © mon GO provides a great pop culture tie - in for cybersecurity discussions with students, and Science Buddies has a classroom activity that makes exploring cybersecurity and learning more about DoS fun.

Frick Frack Fidgets ($ 9; amazon.com) are great at relieving stress and anxiety in kids are good because they don't make noise and can fit in their pocket making it a good option for the classroom.

We have done extensive research and from all accounts that we've been able to produce, there was no Fire Cider recipe or formula before 1970's, when Rosemary made it in her classroom kitchen at the California School of Herbal Studies.

About Blog This site will make it easier for you to prepare hands - on learning activities and fun things to do with your kids at home and in the classroom.

He delivers great classroom - bully put - downs to Joan Allen, who plays the well - meaning functionary who's trying to make some sense of the mess: «You're in a big pile of shit, Pamela, and you don't have the shoes for it.»

The screenplay by Brin Hill and director Daniel Barnz lays the blame almost solely at the feet at the local teachers union, which, in this scenario, protects a teacher who sits in her classroom and uses her cell phone throughout class and ensures that no teacher will make the effort help Jamie's (Maggie Gyllenhaal) daughter Malia (Emily Alyn Lind), who has dyslexia, because school ends at 3 p.m. and so does the teacher's workday.

If a teacher uses AR in the classroom, such as for a vocabulary word wall, showing the parents this new technology makes an Open House experience much more interesting and gives them something to do as they wait in that inevitable line to talk to the teacher.

It found that pupils who were schooled in a classroom environment which made creative and flexible use of design, natural light and noise, temperature, air quality, space and storage performed up to 25 % better than those in schools which didn't.

Just as he did for 26 years as a teacher and administrator, staff development specialist Dennis Loftus still makes time to connect with students in classrooms, in hallways, and in cafeterias in the Syracuse City School District, in Syracuse, New York.

Is it really revolutionary that we can now make more things in our classrooms and garages, most of which we don't really need?

«When they put it in our classroom and I saw everything that it could do just playing with it, and my kids were so excited, I could see what a difference it made in a matter of weeks,» says Armstrong.

«It's actually really very simple, it's the type of thing that many schools of course already do but we are wanting to make sure that in every school in every classroom every child gets the chance to be proven as meeting the type of standards of learning you'd expect.

We do this with differentiated teaching in the classroom, it makes sense to also differentiate our behavioural expectations based on a child's capacity, while we also work on increasing this capacity building skills such as self - regulation and persistence.

When I initially considered conferencing with each and every student in my classes to reduce the need for written comments, I was apprehensive about the time commitment, but with the help of a colleague who had made it work in his classroom, I recently took the plunge and did writing conferences with my students — and it had a huge impact on my classroom and my students» learning.

«We should be helping each other, and stop holding in all the things that we do great, and share it with others so that they can make those same gains within their classroom.»

If there is a large disconnect between what the experts say should happen in the classroom and what teachers are doing, why not hand it over to the teachers and make them the experts?

Given that school budget cuts, coach costs, changes in the curriculum cycle, staff cover, and health and safety legislation are largely beyond the control of out - of - the - classroom attractions, what exactly can be done to make school trips as painless and pleasurable as possible for those who want to undertake them?

First Things First on the First Day of School One of the greatest mistakes a new teacher can make in a classroom (especially on the first day) is to assume that the student values the class as much as the teacher does.

To evaluate the claim that No Child Left Behind and other test - based accountability policies are making teaching less attractive to academically talented individuals, the researchers compare the SAT scores of new teachers entering classrooms that typically face accountability - based test achievement pressures (grade 4 — 8 reading and math) and classrooms in those grades that do not involve high - stakes testing.

• Make it a «non-negotiable» • Recruit and hire teachers who buy - in from the get - go • Provide them with hands - on professional development and plenty of examples • Share and celebrate «best practices» • Identify teachers who do it well and have others visit their classrooms • Give instructional teams time to collaborate and to develop quality prompts • Stockpile successful A.R.T. plans and incorporate them into the school's curriculum map • Hire and / or bring in practicing artists to participate • And, most importantly, get excited - as though you had just seen a narwhal tusk for the first time!

And it's up to me to make that happen for them: when the expectation is that they focus on their writing, I make sure they have a quiet classroom in which to do that.

I can say this definitely makes sense and does work in the real - world classroom.

«You make a kid sit in a classroom for 45 minutes and if he understands that material (right away), what's he doing for the other 35 minutes?