Sentences with phrase «engage my students in learning from»

Lawrence Barnes Elementary became SSP's second pilot school in 2004 and has since become an incubator of exciting work that engages students in learning from and doing service for their surrounding natural and cultural communities.

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The Flipped Learning Network defines flipped learning as a «pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning NetworkLearning Network defines flipped learning as a «pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning as a «pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning NetworkLearning Network, 2014).

For the next few years, I was engaged mostly with parenting: working to develop the cooperative spirit and patterns so necessary for a department of 20 specialists if we were to listen to and learn from each other in such a way that we could train graduate students together rather than at cross-purposes.

What I've learned from my research is that in addition to making sure our classroom practices are engaging, we also need to talk to students directly about their beliefs about school, helping them see how disengagement works against them, and what engagement actually is.

In the same way that responsive parenting in early childhood creates a kind of mental space where a child's first tentative steps toward intellectual learning can take place, so do the right kind of messages from teachers in school create a mental space that allows a student to engage in more advanced and demanding academic learninIn the same way that responsive parenting in early childhood creates a kind of mental space where a child's first tentative steps toward intellectual learning can take place, so do the right kind of messages from teachers in school create a mental space that allows a student to engage in more advanced and demanding academic learninin early childhood creates a kind of mental space where a child's first tentative steps toward intellectual learning can take place, so do the right kind of messages from teachers in school create a mental space that allows a student to engage in more advanced and demanding academic learninin school create a mental space that allows a student to engage in more advanced and demanding academic learninin more advanced and demanding academic learning.

When I visited another EL school in the spring of 2015, the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School (known as WHEELS) in Upper Manhattan, almost every classroom I visited was engaged in some kind of elaborate discussion or creative project that demanded involvement from every student.

At the Vancouver Waldorf School, students learn from an early age to engage in their own learning process.

From drama to string instruments and from form drawing to fiber arts, our students engage in learning with their hands in a way that augments what they learn with their miFrom drama to string instruments and from form drawing to fiber arts, our students engage in learning with their hands in a way that augments what they learn with their mifrom form drawing to fiber arts, our students engage in learning with their hands in a way that augments what they learn with their minds.

Children across the country are learning how to make better snack and meal choices in schools with the help of engaging nutrition education programs, from farm - to - school programs and cooking lessons to student taste parties.

Join us on Monday, July 10, from 8:30 a.m. to 9:30 a.m. for «Breakfast in the Classroom: It's All About the Kids» to learn more about engaging students in your nutrition programs.

In Waterlivet, New York, a teachers describe students as more engaged and building upon skills learned from an approached centered around the Common Core.

We believe that education is a human right and we want to ensure that New York City public schools are places of learning in which all stakeholders (parents, students, educators, non-pedagogical staff, administrators and the community) are engaged in a democratic process to provide a free and quality education to all its students, from Pre-school to College.

She handled day - to - day aspects for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching pedagogy.

Schools are failing to offer sufficient opportunities for students from diverse backgrounds to engage in science - based learning outside of the classroom, and should be doing more to open up participation, according to new research published in the International Journal of Science Education.

According to the research findings, the use of technology changes the role of the teacher from a traditional knowledge provider rather into a facilitator guiding the students» learning processes and engaging in joint problem - solving with the students.

Engage your students in online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals — from organizing their thoughts Providing educators and students access to the highest quality practices and resources in reading and language arts instruction.

Engage your students in online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals — from organizing their thoughts Note: In April of 2009, the Modern Language Association released a seventh edition of the MLA Handbook, in which they made a few important changes to Min online literacy learning with these interactive tools that help them accomplish a variety of goals — from organizing their thoughts Note: In April of 2009, the Modern Language Association released a seventh edition of the MLA Handbook, in which they made a few important changes to MIn April of 2009, the Modern Language Association released a seventh edition of the MLA Handbook, in which they made a few important changes to Min which they made a few important changes to MLA

Community service differs from service - learning in that during community service, students engage in non-curriculum-based projects to meet community needs.

In «Learning from Rudolf Steiner: The Relevance of Waldorf Education for Urban Public School Reform,» a study published in 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized testIn «Learning from Rudolf Steiner: The Relevance of Waldorf Education for Urban Public School Reform,» a study published in 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized testin 2008 in the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized testin the journal Encounter: Education for Meaning and Social Justice, researcher Ida Oberman concluded that the Waldorf approach successfully laid the groundwork for future academics by first engaging students through integrated arts lessons and strong relationships instead of preparing them for standardized tests.

The schools in the study use either the model from Linked Learning Alliance or Envision Schools — both of which show clear evidence of engaging and developing high levels of proficiency for students of color, English learners, and low - income students — at levels that far exceed traditional schools serving similar students.

He does two kinds of schools: high schools that are tech related, where the kids are engaged in projected based learning and discovery, and that have deeply embedded partnerships with local industry; and also schools that are K — 8 flex programs, in which students attend school two days a week, work from home two days a week, and one day is an enrichment day.

A talented California educator Catlin Tucker defines blended learning as «a formal education program in which a student is engaged in active learning at least in part online where they have some control over the time, place, and / or pace and in part at a brick and mortar location away from home.»

It could be a 5th grader whose classroom consists of students from several grade levels engaging in an interactive learning environment where grammar skills and concepts are practiced through gaming.

During the museum visits, Tishman's students engaged in a range of activities, from studying exhibitions, to trying out a variety of active learning techniques, to meeting with curators about exhibit design.

Then you could begin to talk through the problem aloud so that students can learn from your modeling how to engage in self - dialogue when problem solving, reading, or performing other learning tasks.

This collection of blogs, articles, and videos from Edutopia aims to help teachers deploy social - media tools in the classroom to engage students in 21st - century learning.

As educators, our challenge is ensuring that students have an opportunity to engage in reflection such that they create a meaningful product to actually visit (and learn from) again and again.

Staff have also taken students on their own weekends to places around our region to engage in activities from learning about flight and getting to fly a glider, to participating in local science festivals.

This past school year, students from four Oakland middle schools had an opportunity to learn more about the their neighborhood as part of our community action class — a class that was designed to engage our students with the community in a meaningful way.

John Larmer, Editor in Chief at the Buck Institute for Education, looks at how to get high - quality work from students engaged in project - based learning.

An effective learning culture in a school has a number of key features, including: engaging teachers in collaboration, using data to inform decision making and learning activities, conducting professional learning that is based on current research and identifying the impact of professional learning on staff and student outcomes from the outset (AITSL, 2013b).

iRail, Innovative Rail, is a successful initiative from Learn by Design who seek to engage students with science and technology in practical ways.

Tony with Down's syndrome, Tamika from a broken home, and others similarly afflicted became engaged in learning thanks to superhuman efforts from teachers and student - centered learning.

And so one of the things that our group is doing right now is we're engaging with teachers from all around the country, in fact all around the world, to try to learn from them what they're doing in their own classroom practice to instill a growth mindset in their students and to help students see intelligence, and to see their academic ability, as things that they can grow.

For students to engage in critical thinking, the emphasis of your lessons must switch from passive to active learning.

The Regional STEM Centre organises and hosts regular professional learning events, workshops and an annual conference, providing PD for a large chunk of teachers from the area, while student initiatives include the Little Professors program where senior students work with their primary counterparts to engage them in STEM.

History students learning about the American Revolution will surely be engaged as they investigate all of the nooks and crannies on the Smithsonian's Gunboat Philadelphia from their seats in your classroom through this great interactive 3D file.

Students learn to: - Define key terms related to the historical context of The Holocaust; - Remember and understand key information about Anne Frank's experiences, that they learn from an engaging PowerPoint presentation; - Read extracts from Anne Frank's diary; - Answer a range of questions to demonstrate their understanding of Anne's diary; - Analyse the language features used by Anne Frank to create dramatic images in the mind of the reader; - Peer - assess each others» learning attempts.

It would also mean learning from teachers who have been working with my students for years — who have worked out strategies to engage the shy girl who sits in the back or to help focus the boy who calls out too often.

The visually engaging, comprehensive PowerPoint presentation guides students through the following learning journey: - Learning about the cultures of different countries where the short stories originated; - Reading and understanding the short stories; - Collaborating in teams in order to analyse the stories in terms of content, language, and structure; - Understanding the key term «recreations» and evaluating two recreations of a famous fable; - Planning and writing their own recreation of one of the texts from different cultures; - Peer - assessing the recreation attempts of their learning journey: - Learning about the cultures of different countries where the short stories originated; - Reading and understanding the short stories; - Collaborating in teams in order to analyse the stories in terms of content, language, and structure; - Understanding the key term «recreations» and evaluating two recreations of a famous fable; - Planning and writing their own recreation of one of the texts from different cultures; - Peer - assessing the recreation attempts of their Learning about the cultures of different countries where the short stories originated; - Reading and understanding the short stories; - Collaborating in teams in order to analyse the stories in terms of content, language, and structure; - Understanding the key term «recreations» and evaluating two recreations of a famous fable; - Planning and writing their own recreation of one of the texts from different cultures; - Peer - assessing the recreation attempts of their partner.

Now, while teachers can attempt to reach out during the summer and continue encouraging students to engage in learning, the fact is that this vital, additional education must come from the parents and families.

When students are asked to present material to others, they engage in a type of active learning that is fundamentally different from listening in class.

Take our own Studytracks app for example — it merges music from current genres with study materials, using lyrics relating to a specific exam theme or topic to engage students in learning.

Engage: Project - Based Learning Students go beyond the textbook to study complex topics based on real - world issues, such as the water quality in their communities or the history of their town, analyzing information from multiple sources, including the Internet and interviews with experts.

Later money came from educational organizations interested in things like service learning because it offered a great way to engage students.

The research engaged 130 students, from age 08 to 16, in music and dance activities in which they learned to play percussion instruments (Marching Band) and dancing (Marching Band Dancers) with the use of tapes and rods.

It can also be used to promote student centered group learning that will keep students engaged while reinforcing concepts that were taught earlier in the year or from the previous two years taught by other teachers.

«Equipped with the insights of both HGSE staff and colleagues from throughout the nation and across the globe, we are implementing reforms which are closing achievement gaps, prompting greater diversity in advanced course enrollment, engaging students at higher levels, and are thus becoming more equitable institutions of learning.»

If you want to engage your students in personalized learning projects, here are six tips from Nashville Big Picture High School for how you can get started.

If you start to ignore the teaching a little bit you're going to do that, because you're not going to be concentrating on the cues from each other - but you've got to engage in the learning of the students.