Olympia WA About Blog Data visualization ideas and
examples for educators, including tools such as Excel and GoogleDocs.
It has many
examples for educators of all levels.
Baron frequently uses Down the Drain as
an example for educators of what a good Internet project should be.
Not exact matches
For example, if you were to open a school catering to students in a provincial area in the Middle East, but then fail to hire any local talent either as
educators or administration, your school would fail to represent the community it serves.
But rather than incentivize teaching innovation that would allow science
educators to discuss religion and ethics ---
for example, creationism in light of evolution and vice versa, or the scientific and ethical implications of stem cells and in vitro fertilization — many teachers are afraid to even mention these issues, despite their importance,
for fear of losing their jobs.
If you choose,
for example, to be an
educator or a social worker or an artist, realism demands that you prepare
for the possibility that a shrunken job market or the impossibility of making a decent living will force you to abandon your career aspirations in favor of something more «practical.»
Education,
for example, is a great good, but it will always be difficult to get the right
educators; and there is no way of insuring that the educational process will not be perverted by those who have the most political or economic power.
During the last three decades,
for example, organizations representing 1.5 million U.S. health professionals (doctors, psychiatrists, psychologists, counselors, and
educators) have stated definitively that homosexual orientation is as natural as heterosexual orientation; that sexual orientation is determined by a combination of yet unknown pre - and post — natal influences, and that it is dangerous and inappropriate to tell a homosexual that he or she could or should attempt to change his or her sexual orientation.
These are just a few
examples of how breakfast - in - the - classroom has been used as a creative tool
for administrators and
educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardiness and absenteeism, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes
for students who eat school breakfast!
(Think of childbirth
educators,
for example, who can choose from Lamaze, Bradley, ICEA, and probably more than I know.)
In the Philippines,
for example, Nestlé employs nurses as «Health
Educators» and sends them into the community to promote Nestogen infant formula to new mothers.
For example, many start out being childbirth
educators or doulas first, and there is also a lot of «book learning» you can do even before you are in a position to actually apprentice or go to a program.
These are just a few
examples of where breakfast - in - the - classroom has become a tool
for administrators and
educators to address food insecurity, disciplinary issues, tardies and absences, and trips to the school nurse — and that's on top of improved academic outcomes
for students who eat school breakfast!
Principal MacDonald is a true
example of an
educator who is devoted to the success of our young people and I want to thank her
for everything she has done
for our community.
At PS 166 in Astoria,
for example,
educators dressed in blue and posed with guitars in their school's music room to signify that they were «singing the blues» over Cuomo's proposals.
The study's authors recommend that
educators, administrators, and parents work to strengthen students» positive emotions and minimize negative emotions related to school subjects,
for example, by helping students gain a greater sense of control over their performance.
«
For example,» suggested Dr. Choshen - Hillel, «We recommend that parents and
educators encourage children, especially those who are seven years old or older, to make resource allocation decisions by themselves, rather than have the adults make these decisions.
At the University of Nebraska at Lincoln,
for example, mathematics
educator Jim Lewis has developed The Mathematics Semester — a concentration of pedagogy and mathematics courses
for undergraduates preparing to be elementary school teachers — as well as Math in the Middle, a graduate program
for middle - school math teachers.
For example,
educators should never give up on a child.
There are countless
examples, but two stand out: the Edcamp movement of
educator unconferences; and the ScratchED online community
for teachers who use Scratch in their classrooms.
What follows is an
example of maker professional development that I lead
for librarian
educators.
Example: Norms
for Online Behavior Find it here: https://twitter.com/ with a list of
educators to follow at https://twitter.com/mguhlin.
But
for proponents of accountability, it's just as easy to hold up these
educators as an
example of why strong objective systems are needed to oversee and measure
educators» performance.
The Anti-Defamation League has some helpful real - life
examples in a 20 - minute online course
for educators.
Thousands of
educators,
for example, filter and share resources during weekly common - interest Twitter chats.
For example, the idea that the success of LEAs will be determined based on: «the number and percentage of participating students by subgroup who have daily access to effective and highly effective teachers» is problematic in the way that it potentially limits the innovative staffing models possible to serve students if
educator is defined as one being co-located with the student.
For more
examples of
educators» Wibki pages, check out www.wibki.com/english204 and www.wibki.com/phoenixacademy.
Some
educators may be content experts; others may be those best at one - on - one student coaching, designing project - based learning, or creating well - matched small groups,
for example.
For example, ESSA only slightly broadens the focus from test scores, does nothing to confront Campbell's Law, * doesn't allow for reasonable variations among students, doesn't take context into account, doesn't make use of professional judgment, and largely or entirely (depending on the choices states» departments of education make) continues to exclude the quality of educators» practice from the mandated accountability syst
For example, ESSA only slightly broadens the focus from test scores, does nothing to confront Campbell's Law, * doesn't allow
for reasonable variations among students, doesn't take context into account, doesn't make use of professional judgment, and largely or entirely (depending on the choices states» departments of education make) continues to exclude the quality of educators» practice from the mandated accountability syst
for reasonable variations among students, doesn't take context into account, doesn't make use of professional judgment, and largely or entirely (depending on the choices states» departments of education make) continues to exclude the quality of
educators» practice from the mandated accountability system.
For example, there are resources for helping educators understand what a grief trigger is, how to support a child experiencing one, and how to anticipate and minimize them in the futu
For example, there are resources
for helping educators understand what a grief trigger is, how to support a child experiencing one, and how to anticipate and minimize them in the futu
for helping
educators understand what a grief trigger is, how to support a child experiencing one, and how to anticipate and minimize them in the future.
For example, from the get - go we seek to help educators avoid one of the biggest mistakes in implementing blended learning, which is deploying technology for its own sake, rather than to solve a meaningful problem or achieve an important learning go
For example, from the get - go we seek to help
educators avoid one of the biggest mistakes in implementing blended learning, which is deploying technology
for its own sake, rather than to solve a meaningful problem or achieve an important learning go
for its own sake, rather than to solve a meaningful problem or achieve an important learning goal.
Educators can download
example problems from the IMMC website, not only to help prepare students who are participating in the challenge but also
for general use in maths teaching.
A fellowship program launched in 2008 by Leading
Educators, which began in New Orleans and is now operating in Kansas City and will soon expand into Detroit and the District of Columbia,
for example, provides a select group of teachers with training in education issues, management, leadership, and problem solving.
In two Maryland counties outside Washington,
for example,
educators are fighting to defeat initiatives that would limit the amount of property taxes the counties could collect.
Educators can download
example problems
for general use in maths teaching.
Castor: The National Board anticipates offering, by early next year,
examples of accomplished entries as professional development tools
for teachers and teacher
educators.
The tips and rules section covers
examples and corrections
for the most common grammatical mistakes, offering detailed PDFs to help
educators teach grammar and editing.
For example, including a school safety measure that looks at the percent of expulsions at a school might force
educators into creating a dangerous school environment because expelling or suspending students would affect the school's accountability designation.
In November,
for example, a brand new instructional rounds executive program will take place, introducing a new crop of
educators to the model.
With that in mind, here are some of the best resources
for understanding how Common Core will shift high school math classrooms, with
example videos, articles about assessment and lists of tech tools
for educators.
Unlike summative assessment, which is typically given at the end of a lesson unit or year (
for example, with a final exam or course grade), formative assessment is used throughout a lesson to help
educators adjust their instruction to meet student needs.
Educators suspected the challenging courses that come at that stage — ninth - grade algebra or English,
for example — were to blame.
Every
educator will utilize some form of game - based learning in the classroom at some point,
for example merit systems, quizzes, and class leader boards.
Some specific
examples of how Moodle is being used to enhance professional learning opportunities
for educators are:
Traditional professional development
for educators isn't exactly winning rave reviews; in 2006,
for example, the MetLife Survey of the American Teacher found that only half of teachers thought that «providing more opportunities
for professional development would help a lot in keeping good people in teaching.»
For example, see Kathy Schrock's Guide for Educators, on DiscoverySchool.c
For example, see Kathy Schrock's Guide
for Educators, on DiscoverySchool.c
for Educators, on DiscoverySchool.com.
For educators who gain access to the system, teachers also receive training,
example curriculum and assessment options to work with, making it easier to implement.
Allison's experience was transformative —
for her, her parents, and the
educators in the room — as an
example of personalized learning, an academic model offering flexible pathways
for students to progress toward a diploma in ways that are personally meaningful.
These
examples of true student - centered learning highlight what can be achieved when an
educator trusts his or her students to help craft their own courses
for learning, Nave says.
Driving the point home, it claims, «
Educators,
for example, protect children from the rigors of testing, ban dodgeball, and promote just about any student who shows up.