Sentences with phrase «engaging curriculum ideas»

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The Nature Museum offers both ongoing professional development programs and one - time workshops that provide engaging, in - depth training, curriculum ideas, tools, and more.

Students will engage with scientific ideas and practices through hands - on activities and learn to write clear and concise explanations of real - world phenomena as part of a novel curriculum that the National Science Teachers Association Press is slated to publish in mid-September.

The rubric will also be useful, the researchers concluded, in focusing curriculum developers» and teachers» attention on the importance of engaging students with natural phenomena (or in solving problems) and making sense of them in terms of NGSS core ideas, crosscutting concepts, and science practices.

At the conference teachers can engage their pupils through peer - to - peer learning with student volunteers from the University of Bristol, share personal innovative and creative ideas with other delegates during the open platform session and develop new strategies for embedding sustainability across your curriculum, grounds and community.

«I became convinced that there should be a place, an organization of some kind, where critical exploration is the first priority — where engaging students with primary sources, and finding out their ideas about them, guides teaching and curriculum development,» McKinney says.

Designing the curriculum to encourage co-operative and helpful behaviour, actively promoting peer support and student counselling services and reinforcing the importance of engaging in extracurricular activities is also a good idea.

I'm approaching this post from an inclusive, design - focused view, and I put to you ideas that target and engage the four main players I believe can make all the difference in transforming our schools and curriculum today: students, parents, seniors / grandparents and local businesses.

From increasing your free school meal take up, to engaging your parents and pupils with healthy food; creative marketing for your school meals even if your budget is limited; using cooking in the curriculum and developing flexible menus whilst still meeting the national standards for school food, you'll walk away with practical actions and ideas that have been tried and tested in schools across the country.

«How can educators create curriculum that changes as students and teachers engage it — curriculum that engages students and all their varied observations and ideas?»

All of our lesson ideas are interactive, engaging and linked to English, Welsh and Scottish curricula.

The California Department of Education's English Language Arts Framework (1987) also emphasized a literature - based curriculum that «engaged students with the vitality of ideas and values greater than those of the marketplace or video arcade» (p. 7).

Educative curriculum materials can also include pedagogical implementation supports provided in the materials to engage teachers in the ideas underlying curriculum developers» decisions (Davis & Krajcik, 2005; Remillard, 2000).

To really impact on the classroom and pupil outcomes, you need to engage in sustained and iterative practice, where you refine and adapt an evidence - informed idea to best meet your pupil and curriculum needs.

PL teachers aren't just masters of one curriculum they've taught for many years; they're open - minded creators who are constantly integrating new ideas, discovering new ways to engage students and brainstorming ways to get each individual learner to the finish line.

With engaging questions, open - ended tasks, and four - color visuals that will help kids get excited about mathematics, Mindset Mathematics is organized around nine big ideas which emphasize the connections within the Common Core State Standards (CCSS) and can be used with any current curriculum.

The activities in this series illustrate how, by using specific tools for generating and focusing ideas, you can engage your students» creative and critical thinking at the same time you are helping them to meet the content or curriculum standards (as established by your state or professional teaching area).

Curricula fail to provide a sense of purpose for learning, engage existing conceptions, engage students with relevant phenomena, develop and use scientific ideas, or provide opportunities for self - assessment (American Association for the Advancement of Science, 2000; Kesidou & Roseman, 2002).

Whether students are brainstorming ideas for umbrellas, designing sailboats, or building kites, teachers will be integrating S.T.E.M. into their existing curriculum, calendar, and themes through these 20 open - ended and engaging projects.

The free, one day professional learning event will provide teachers with new skills and ideas for using digital media right across the curriculum, helping them to engage pupils at every Key Stage and bring lessons to life.

Gain ideas for how to facilitate engaging hands - on lessons that support your students to both achieve curriculum goals and boost their 21st century skills.

Trainer and teachers discuss advanced curriculum issues, trade ideas and engage in problem solving, and teachers model interactive lessons.

Math teachers, curriculum coordinators, and district math supervisors get practical ideas on how to engage elementary school students in mathematical practices, develop problem - solving skills, and promote higher - order thinking.

This relevant and engaging curriculum centres around a challenging Big Idea for life and a blend of individual and shared learning experiences

The 6 - week Espresso Coding Summer Camp included a detailed walkthrough of features and functions of Espresso Coding, explored the Coding elements of the National Curriculum, and offered step - by - step guides, lesson plan ideas and example activities to excite and engage pupils.

Meaningfully involving students in the curriculum allows teachers to engage students» attitudes, experiences, beliefs, ideas, actions, and outcomes as central to learning.

As Dr. Geneva Gay states in the video interview, students» culture should guide many different things such as: • How we organize ideas • Learning prompts • How we present ourselves • How we engage with the academic task • The rhythm of our work • How we create learning spaces • What we choose as curriculum materials With this in mind, it is the Instructional Supervisor's responsibility to speak with the parent to get clues to how their family and culture deal with certain tasks.

The accelerator groups will engage onsite at the EC with the curriculum, community, connections and capital necessary to turn innovative ideas into reality.

2.10.2 Intellectual freedom includes: (a) the rights of all Staff to express opinions about the operation of the University and higher education policy more generally; (b) the rights of Staff to pursue critical open enquiry and to discuss freely, teach, assess, develop curricula, publish and research within the limits of their professional competence and professional standards; (c) the right to participate in public debates and express opinions about issues and ideas related to their discipline area; (d) the right of all Staff to participate in professional and representative bodies and to engage in community service without fear of harassment, intimidation or unfair treatment; and (e) the right to express unpopular or controversial views, although this does not mean the right to vilify, harass or intimidate.

And, I can tell you that the time was well spent — the students were engaged, enjoyed the curriculum, and had great ideas along the way.