Sentences with phrase «encourage meaningful student learning»

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Its process encourages meaningful, content - rich, student - driven learning.

But the Qudwa Forum also expected teachers to be passionate and compassionate; to encourage students» engagement and responsibility; to respond effectively to students of different needs, backgrounds and languages; to provide continual assessments of students and meaningful feedback; to promote collaborative learning, tolerance and social cohesion; and to ensure that students feel valued and included.

She led by example, inviting others into meaningful, encouraging, yet challenging discussions about what it means to be an on - going student of teaching and of students» learning,» says Lecturer Vicki Jacobs, acting director of TEP.

He believes strongly in inquiry and in student - centered learning environments in which students are encouraged to learn and demonstrate their understanding in ways that are meaningful to them.

Towards these ends, he engages his students by designing lessons that incorporate opportunities for students to engage critically in the material they are learning, and he models and encourages meaningful civic participation by designing service learning opportunities for all of his students.

Meaningful Student Involvement encourages, fosters and sustains learning among adults — including teachers, principals, counselors and other education staff — as much as students themselves.

Despite these encouraging trends, most teachers are ill prepared to integrate technology in meaningful, innovative ways that engage students in the learning process (Stoddard, 2010).

Meaningful Student Involvement encourages students and educators to see each other as learning partners, refusing to put either role in an inferior position.

We need wide - ranging policies that attract the best and brightest into the classroom, encourage educators to be data - driven and responsive to students» diverse learning needs, offer personalized professional development and support, and reward teachers for making a meaningful impact on student achievement.

Focused on building academic proficiency in English and personalization, Meaningful Student Involvement encourages schools not to set arbitrary, one - size - fits - all timelines that do not take into account the learning needs of individual English language learners.

To promote cultures of continuous growth, schools and school districts should encourage and support feedback loops, honest coaching conversations, and collaboration toward improved student outcomes.59 A recent report found that when teachers are more open to feedback, their evaluation scores are more likely to increase over time.60 Furthermore, the introduction of new teacher evaluation systems in recent years has created an opportunity to provide teachers with much more effective feedback and to more intentionally target professional learning to individual teachers» needs.61 When professional learning is rooted in collaboration and meaningful opportunities to apply new skills, these systems can become essential components of evaluation systems that support teacher growth.62

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 orLearning 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 orlearning 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 orlearning, 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 orlearning as steps towards reaching a goal of learning, rather than simply seeking a reward such as a grade or approval from parents orlearning, rather than simply seeking a reward such as a grade or approval from parents or peers).

The Performance Assessment of Competency Education (PACE) replaces multiple - choice questions for more meaningful tasks that encourage students to apply what they have learned in sophisticated ways and to use critical thinking and problem solving skills.

Most importantly, it connects students with each other and encourages them to have meaningful conversations about their learning.

The Acer Chromebook Tab 10 combines advances in hardware and application support to enable more meaningful learning for an even wider range of K - 12 students [and] encourages students to discover new ways of understanding the world around them.

Bringing two years» track record of creating meaningful learning environments for students and encouraging education by liaising with professionals such as career advisers and educational psychologists.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities: • Create, adapt, and execute daily lesson plans based on Parenting and School Readiness curriculum • Administer pre - and post-testing of parents and children to determine measurable progress • Organize family learning activities and events both in the classroom and in the community to support program objectives • Facilitate Parenting education, Parent and Child Interactive literacy sessions, and Parents Interacting with Infants playgroups • Manage routine administrative functions of the classroom including recording attendance, enforcing attendance policy, and contacting absent students and encouraging their return to class • Provide supplemental learning material and activities based on parents» and children's» needs • Maintain currency in Early Childhood education techniques and strategies • Develop meaningful relationships with parents and children in our program and also with other team members • Communicate with parents, staff and administrators regarding issues that concern parents and children • Facilitate a safe, educational and stimulating learning environment • Participate in the planning and implementation of program evaluation activities • Operate standard office equipment and uses required software applications • Performs other duties and responsibilities as assigned.