Sentences with phrase «environment than a classroom»

Children are outside more, often in a less restricted environment than a classroom, which means less supervision as well.

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I want to thank the reporter, Claudia Feldman, for taking time to speak with me about issues I — and most of you — care so much about: trying hard to feed our kids well in a less - than - healthy food environment; improving school food; and yes, my pet peeve of food in the classroom for birthday treats or performance rewards.

Special education services and support should be provided in the least restrictive environment, so often ADHD children continue in the regular classroom with appropriate modifications and accommodations rather than being placed in a separate special needs classroom.

«That intimate classroom environment is more conducive to students» success than are university lecture halls that seat maybe 450 students,» he says.

Transitioning from the classroom to a corporate office was a bigger change than I had expected, and with that change came the challenge of curating office - appropriate looks for a business environment.

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.

The point was to see the positive things happening in our colleagues» classrooms and to interact with students in environments other than our own classrooms.

For Dan Habib, University of New Hampshire filmmaker and appointee to the President's Committee for People with Intellectual Disabilities, educational policies and initiatives that more fully integrate all students within the same classroom environment are sometimes more beneficial than special education alone.

However, where used for teaching, for example sports lessons, outdoor ambient noise levels have a significant impact on communication in an environment which is already acoustically less favourable than most classrooms.

In formal learning environments such as classrooms, learners are too often positioned as passive — listening, watching, attending, consuming — rather than encouraged to engage as creators — designing, making, producing, constructing.

«Students go from a primary school environment characterised by smaller class sizes and a smaller student cohort... and one main classroom teacher rather than multiple teachers [and specialist staff].

Divergent thinking strategies offer the possibility of doing more than fostering a creative classroom environment; they can also help us better understand and appreciate difference in all areas of our students» lives.

Used by Tor Alexander Bruce within classrooms, training environments, business leadership programmes and in parallel with LEAD YOUR LIFE and other tools forming a pack of more than 50 resources.

Teaching and learning in an e-learning environment happens differently than in the traditional classroom and can present new challenges to instructors and learners participating in this online learning environment.

Effective classroom management consists of far more than establishing and imposing rules, rewards and incentives to control behaviour, it involves practices and instructional techniques to create a learning environment that facilitates and supports active engagement in learning, encourages co-operation and promotes behaviour that benefits other people.

Rather than rows of students, all staring in the same direction, today's classroom should embrace the same collaborative environment that modern teaching technology aims to create.

This report shows that by placing an average ability student in the least effective, rather than the most effective classroom environment could affect their academic progress by as much as the average improvement across a year.

These qualities are more the product of the environment in which kids grow up — the climate in the home and in the classroom — than the result of specific lessons.

Learning outside the classroom is about the use of places other than the classroom for teaching and learning, incorporating anywhere that offers hands - on learning experiences beyond the normal classroom environment.

The simple action of standing at your door and welcoming each student into class has achieved more results than I ever dreamed it would and it has totally changed my classroom environment.

Online learning environments have been a game changer for Australian distance educators whose «classrooms» cover thousands of square kilometres, but it's more than just a case of being able to reach isolated areas.

«Many of the spacious facilities, such as a high - spec wifi and IT system, hygiene room, food room, classrooms with independent access to the outdoor learning environment and additional spaces for working, are far more suitable to inspire, motivate and encourage our pupils to learn than what we had before.

These higher - level, big picture aspects of your classroom environment will do more for the atmosphere and community in your room than any behavior chart ever can.

The three principal elements of the Protocol stress that Mathematics is more than covering content, that if we design tasks well, everyone can be part of a rich mathematical experience, and that classrooms are learning environments focused on developing deep understanding.

The antimicrobial classroom had a huge 96 per cent less bacteria across the environment than the standard classroom.

Of course, a university education is about more than what happens in the classroom or digital learning environment.

«Over the last three years, the development has taken place more on the actual classroom environment, rather than the videos — they still play a key part, but they're only a part of it,» he says, adding that he placed too much importance on the video resources in the beginning.

New elementary school teachers who were well - prepared in preservice programs to teach reading expressed greater confidence in their knowledge and skills, fostered richer literacy environments in their classrooms, and helped their pupils achieve higher levels of reading comprehension than did other teachers, according to the National Commission on Excellence in Elementary Teacher Preparation in Reading Instruction.

They will not allow themselves to be fooled into the philosophy that learning is much more effective in an Online Environment than the traditional Face - to - Face classroom.

1) Integrated Technology: The integration of technology into the environment is more involved than placing computers in a classroom.

Looking at only American students» PISA scores, we see that reading engagement had a higher correlation with reading literacy achievement than time spent on homework, relationships with teachers, a sense of belonging, classroom environment, or even pressure to achieve (which had a negative correlation).

We have developed more than 25 courses to prepare instructors, classroom aides, and administrators to be leaders in the continually changing educational environment.

This usually means inclusion in the regular classroom, where the child may interact in work and play with age peers and is exposed to a broader and more enriched curriculum than might be possible in the environment of a special class or special school.

The integration of technology into the educational environment is more involved than placing computers in a classroom.

Rather than preparing training and delivering it multiple times in a classroom environment, you will have your eLearning online that allows you to create the training once and use it repeatedly until no longer needed or it becomes outdated.

Responses from Estrella Mountain Community College faculty and staff leave little doubt that learning studios offer more positive environments for learning and teaching than traditional classrooms do.

It would be nice to offer a program to special education students where the students that really want to learn in a disciplined learning environment rather than being put in a classroom with up t 17 students with disabilities from behaviors to ID MILD and trying to meet the needs o all the students while primarily responding to behaviors of students who are apathetic and do not want to be taught.

Rather than passively waving red flags on the sidelines of the classroom, bullying paradoxically challenges educators by actively screaming for attention and smoldering quietly in the recesses of the learning environment.

Overall, evaluation results were mixed; CSP classrooms increased teacher qualifications compared to non-CSP classrooms, which saw a reduction in teacher qualifications over the same period.43 CSP classrooms reported higher ratings across some measures of child development, but lower scores on environment rating than non-CSP classrooms.

He finds that African American students are much more likely to be identified for special education, to be diagnosed with Emotional Disorders (ED), to be removed from mainstream classrooms into more restrictive environments, and to experience out - of - school suspensions than are White or Asian students.

First - year teachers often feel underprepared when they first enter the classroom, and are less likely than more experienced teachers to report being well prepared to implement state or district curriculum.45 As a result, nearly one in seven new teachers leaves the classroom before completing their third year, with most citing classroom management, the burden of curriculum freedom, and unsupportive school environments as their greatest stressors.46 Too often, teachers begin their careers in a sink - or - swim situation, with little to no formal induction or support system and inadequate professional learning.47 By providing new teachers with evidence - based professional learning — including through comprehensive, high - quality induction programs — schools and districts can create a more supportive pathway to success in the classroom.

The first year of teaching is often a blur of lessons learned in the hot seat while students fail to learn all that they could.13 Nearly 1 in 7 new teachers leave the classroom before completing their third year, with most citing classroom management, the burden of curriculum freedom, and unsupportive school environments as their greatest challenges.14 According to the National Center for Education Statistics, teachers with three or fewer years of teaching experience are less likely than more experienced teachers to report being very well - prepared to maintain order and discipline in the classroom.15 Additionally, new teachers were less likely than more experienced teachers to report being well - prepared to implement state or district curricula.16 Residency and induction programs can provide essential practical training in classroom management, assessment and data literacy, and differentiation or special education techniques.17

Even before setting foot in SBC One, I knew that city charter schools would be a safer environment for my children than district schools, and that they would never allow a violent teacher to remain in the classroom.

Paula advocates for «bringing culture into the classroom» and fostering an environment where diversity is seen as an educational benefit rather than a barrier.

There are way too many for students to memorize, and likely to create an environment more suitable to a courthouse than a classroom.

It is actually easier to gain feedback in an online environment than it is in a traditional classroom.

It was also found that creating a paperless digital environment using iPads could be more cost - effective than purchasing many of the tools that are found in many interactive whiteboard classrooms.

Teachers whom I interviewed talked about the garden allotments as leveling environments in which adults and students cooperate more openly than in a classroom.

In an online environment, the cultural make up of the virtual classroom is, or at least has the potential to be, far - more diverse than the traditional brick and mortar classroom.

These goals are accomplished through adhering to uncommonly strict and harsh behavior management strategies, and by establishing an authoritarian classroom environment that is focused more on controlling students» actions than on engaging them as learners.