Sentences with phrase «for additional instructional time»

Lawmakers already approved in the 2015 - 15 budget an allocation of $ 17.5 million for additional instructional time; $ 5.5 million for diagnostic and screening tools as well as computer adaptive tests; and $ 3.0 million to hire early literacy coaches.

Teachers were instructed at a faculty meeting to sign up to teach certain sections of Power Hour (Teachers are paid for that additional instructional time.)

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Capacity: The new two - story facility, with a capacity of 1,600 students (an increase of 400 from the former campus), allows for the standard middle school configuration of Grades 6 - 8 on one campus... which provides sixth - graders with greater opportunity for academic rigor, fine arts and career electives and athletic and extra-curricular activities, as well as 30 additional minutes of instructional time each day, compared to an elementary schedule.

Board Members also heard updates on several major CCSD projects: the proposed adoption of new instructional materials for math classes across Grades K - 12, which will provide teachers with a system of integrated text and online resources that eliminates the need to seek out additional resources in order to cover all standards and individualize instruction; and the implementation now underway of a new business management system that increases the efficiency of timekeeping, payroll and personnel operations, which will save CCSD time and money.

Whatever the approach you may use, an instructional design for MOOCs needs additional time and effort, as you should not only design online activities for a large audience, but you should also foresee what might go wrong.

Below we review past research on this issue and then describe the new evidence and the additional insights it provides into the wisdom of increasing instructional time for American students.

Teachers need not only a thorough understanding of their subject area and instructional skills, but also additional time for planning, conferring with other teachers, developing strategies and materials, meeting with individual students and small groups, and reviewing and commenting on student work.

For those who are behind, additional instructional time is needed so that they can catch up to peers.

When working with colleagues and administrators in your school or district to secure additional instructional time or resources for your students, approach these interactions assuming the best in these «gate keepers,» and remember that collaboration always trumps confrontation.

W - 2: Pursue and secure additional instructional time and resources in order to increase opportunities for student learning

This allows the adaptive content system to automatically adjust text complexity to meet students» evolving abilities while pinpointing skill gaps and recommending lessons for additional practice so educators can reteach or reinforce them without taking away from instructional time.

Authentic alliance between MMC, Midlands Technical College, and the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) Location on a college campus Dual credit opportunities at no cost to students Diverse student population representing several counties in the state Small classes Small environment (maximum of 135 students unless additional space becomes available) Daily tutoring time by students» individual teachers Implementation of a variety of instructional methods Class schedule (11:00 AM — 5:00 PM) Availability of all Midlands Tech facilities, including the media center, science labs, computer labs, auditorium, conference rooms Frequent, consistent, and immediate interventions Daily common planning time for teachers.

Logistical challenges associated with obtaining consent forms from videotaped students, setting aside consecutive blocks of instructional time for edTPA filming, and collecting student work samples have created additional complications.

Teachers must first determine their goals for instruction and technology usage, then reflect on their instructional delivery with the available technology to determine the potential needs of students, such as scaffolding prior to a technology's use or additional time to complete a technology - infused activity.

In spite of «busting her butt» to prepare what she considers to be effective instructional activities for her students and offers to provide additional help outside of class time, more than a third of the class received «Ds» and «Fs.»

But the bulk of the additional instructional time happened before the 2001 passage of the federal No Child Left Behind Act, with its new demands for academic progress, and the students who most needed extra time weren't always the ones to get it.