That question was on teacher Stephanie Sleeper's mind as she contemplated a photo of Emily Polak's
flexible classroom for ninth - grade English students.
Not exact matches
The
classroom delivery model has worked best
for Johns in her schools, though she stresses that BIC is extremely
flexible and customizable, allowing schools to tailor it to their specific needs.
The Partners
for BIC grant was designed to be
flexible and customizable, to help high - need districts implement breakfast - in - the -
classroom in one or more schools.
Our
flexible curriculum and can - do atmosphere allows Heidelberg to consistently deliver opportunities
for you to go above and beyond
classroom learning to prepare you
for success.
My personal take on the subject is that mobile games provide an amazing opportunity
for effective and engaging learning, free from space and time restrictions, and pose great potential
for adult learners as they allow
flexible integration into everyday life, thus reducing barriers to entry compared to traditional
classroom settings.
The benefit of the iPad is that it can be one size fits each, with boundless opportunities
for differentiated, customized and personalized learning that gets kids out of their seats and
classrooms, and into open,
flexible and modular spaces.
Having different table heights
for standing and sitting is a common feature in
flexible classrooms.
We installed
flexible and / or collaborative
classroom furniture (e.g. node chairs, U-shaped reading tables) that allows
for individual, partner, and small - group work as well as whole - group collaboration.
High - powered workplaces (whether
classrooms or offices) need more balanced and
flexible options
for both men and women.
So, it's having
flexible spaces that can be used
for a variety of functions - moving away from traditional, cellular
classroom blocks.
This
flexible resource will bring English alive in your
classroom and it will help you teach teenagers and adults about food, ingredients, kitchen utensils, cooking verbs, imperative forms, quantifiers... This resource is aimed at helping teachers to complement their textbook or to give enough material
for those who are not lucky enough to have access to ESL textbooks / material.
I'd hazard a guess that the popularity of the flipped
classroom idea is one of the drivers of this renaissance of tools to make videos more
flexible and useful
for teachers, but any teacher could find a way to use this kind of functionality to add value
for learners.
I began moving my first - and second - grade
classroom to
flexible seating with an old folding bench
for kneeling and a sofa table
for standing.
As a supplement to
classroom content, audio recording is a
flexible and accessible space
for student practice.
For ideas about
classroom management in a
flexible seating environment, see John Thomas's post on working with first and second graders and my post on middle school students.
Flexible classrooms give students a choice in what kind of learning space works best
for them, and help them to work collaboratively, communicate, and engage in critical thinking.
According to Lisa Molinaro, the principal of Woodbrook Elementary School, the first thing that needs to happen
for Albemarle teachers to successfully create a
flexible classroom is:
During this stage, teachers should be mining
for classroom applications and activities that provide
flexible, differentiated, and hands - on opportunities
for authentic learning.
Since generous circulation spaces are proven to improve pupil behaviour, we designed oversized corridors
for their new building to provide
flexible, informal group spaces and reading niches beyond the
classroom.
«The teachers and students regularly change how the
classroom and common areas are set up, which is great, because the
flexible nature of the furniture, being able to move it around to different types of seating to suit the lesson, is really good
for a nice change,» Fuller says.
In particular, we have seen significant growth with our range
for primary schools as they break away from the traditional
classroom and invest in quality furniture which allows more
flexible learning spaces.»
Students are taking more responsibility
for their own learning as they see me model risk - taking in the
classroom, and the
flexible seating environment has played a large role in that shift.
In a
flexible classroom, every area can become a learning space
for students.
«They understand the need to be
flexible in what they teach and in combining grades, when necessary; moving to smaller or larger
classrooms when the student numbers vary from year to year, and in adjusting
for natural disasters.»
WTTW in Chicago takes a look at Intrinsic Schools, a Chicago charter school that uses blended learning and puts lots of students in one big pod, a large
classroom with
flexible furniture that a teacher can reorganize to create spaces
for independent work, collaboration, instruction, and 1 - on - 1 time with teachers.
The program's
flexible resources may be used
for daily
classroom instruction, RtI pullouts and tutorials, as well as after - school and summer - school programs.
Flexible scheduling provided students with new options
for completing coursework: in a lab, in the
classroom, at home, or some combination of these.
In other words, teachers who are uncomfortable with
flexible classroom management will not differentiate instruction, even if they understand it, accept the need
for it, and can plan
for it.
Revision Pong Those that are regular party goers have probably played this game in a social yet competitive environment and adapting it
for the
classroom is quite easy and
flexible in the way it's played.
After spending the summer getting ready
for my
flexible seating
classroom, I met my new teaching partner
for the first time.
Whether it is a single permanent portable
classroom that you need, or an entire temporary school building, Mobile Modular provides a
flexible and cost - effective solution
for all your educational requirements.
The National College
for Teaching and Leadership (NCTL) has launched another pilot to try to encourage qualified teachers back to the
classroom — with the biggest financial rewards going to schools employing part - time or «
flexible - working» returners.
Developed by the organizations that led the successful and widely praised prototyping of items
for the PARCC Consortium, Agile Assessment 5.0 provides educators with
flexible tools
for creating high - quality formative assessments, and
for using real - time data on student learning to customize and strengthen
classroom -, school -, and district - level math programming.
This tool unpacks the Common Core standards into its foundational components
for more efficient
classroom flexible group.
Students should continue to receive library instruction on a weekly basis, and any «empty» library slots should be made available
for classroom teachers to use on a
flexible basis.
So the assignments were
flexible in that teachers were able, had some choice in being able to create something that was useful
for them that was going to increase student achievement in their
classroom.
Universal Design
for Learning in the Early Childhood
Classroom focuses on proactively designing PreK through Grade 3
classroom environments, instruction, and assessments that are
flexible enough to ensure that teachers can accommodate the needs of all the students in their
classrooms.
KnowledgeWorks staff works collaboratively to create policy briefs, engage with legislators and help decision makers develop policy solutions that are more equitable and
flexible, paving the way
for personalized learning in the
classroom.
A good level of
classroom management is required
for a productive
flexible classroom environment and developing this is an important part of the
flexible seating process.
Offer
flexible modalities, groupings and times / places
for learning to help meet individual learner needs, strengths and interests while balancing these individual needs with the needs of the class community Example: A teacher has several «centers» set up in his
classroom for learners to learn about reducing fractions.
Achieve3000's patented platform provides a differentiated learning experience
for every student in any
classroom with
flexible modules of content to ensure that they can participate in grade - level instruction.
She has helped over 30 school districts to develop their own
flexible seating
classrooms and people from all over the world have contacted her
for her suggestions.
For a
classroom teacher, OER allow the curriculum to stay current,
flexible, and customizable.
Set Up
Flexible Classroom Spaces The
classroom environment should communicate a message of collaboration and innovation
for PBL.
They are students seeking credit recovery, wanting to improve their qualifications
for scholarships, working to graduate early, taking a class unavailable at their local school, looking
for courses specifically designed
for students with disabilities or learning challenges, pursuing career goals, struggling with health or family problems, seeking
flexible schedules, needing
classroom choices, supplementing their regular classes, and working toward a GED as an adult.
For example, Jill's
classroom has
flexible seating, including three desks, tables, a couch, «wiggle seats» (exercise balls) and few big armchairs to keep students physically active throughout their learning.
In addition, as conversations around time, competency and structures
for school move forward, some of these walls will become more
flexible allowing
for further implementation of MMOs in the
classroom.
Mr Simons says the answer, both to attracting mothers back into
classrooms and to the issue of burnout
for both male and female teachers, could be
flexible working in the form of part - time work or managing timetables to fit in with caring responsibilities.
Healthy Hands Cooking Kids Club afterschool wellness program is so
flexible, it can be used to complement your existing afterschool program, used as extra curriculum inside the
classroom, used a culinary kids club, or used
for summer camps.
«But we know that a lack of
flexible options creates a barrier, in particular
for women who take career breaks, and we will soon be encouraging further work to support
flexible working
for female teachers and to encourage women to return to the
classroom.»