You needn't look
any further than your classroom.
To find what such a system could look like, you don't have to look much
further than the classroom.
Not exact matches
And at
far less expense
than the college
classroom, which we also deplore.
There can be little doubt that such learning goes much
further to reshape one's outlook and sensibility
than conventional
classroom study alone.
Whether you want to get kids moving in the
classroom or find ways to create healthier school parties and fundraisers, look no
further than our Hot Topics.
Each discipline is
further enhanced by Main Lesson Seminars, which requires more faculty and student involvement and commitment
than teaching and learning in a traditional
classroom.
Further, in some cases, accommodations can apply to more
than just
classroom assessments.
They exert
far more energy shooting baskets and playing tag
than they do sitting in a
classroom all day, so I like to give them snacks with protein to help sustain them.
«Not only is inclusion better
than exclusion from a moral and social - justice standpoint, but the inclusion of diverse views from diverse people with diverse life stories and experiences leads to a better, more robust decision - making process and
far superior results whether in a
classroom or in a boardroom,» said Lana D. Benatovich, president of the National Federation of Just Communities of Western New York.
We can welcome students into our
classrooms with the possibilities of learning that lasts longer
than any exam and goes
far beyond the
classroom walls.
What students do in arts - integrated education is actually
far closer to the practice of contemporary artists
than what usually happens in regular arts
classrooms.
«A
further two cohorts are being trained right now which means that more
than 140 former troops are working in our
classrooms and record numbers of eligible applicants have applied for the latest cohort.»
That happened with pocket calculators in
classrooms in the 1980s, and connected multimedia mobile devices are now cheaper (in real terms) and
far more powerful
than calculators were then.
We must become
far more sophisticated in the design and implementation of
classroom incentive systems
than we have been in the past.
Some school districts in Portland, Oregon are a little
further along
than the Los Angeles schools that are just bringing special education students back from special schools and Michigan schools that are just beginning to try full integration of its students and eliminating most of the special education
classrooms.
For example, in a seniority - based system, black students are
far more likely
than other students to have been in a
classroom of a teacher who received a RIF notice.
The numbers have shifted a bit since 2008, partly in response to a fall in teacher hiring in the wake of the last recession, but there are still
far more new teachers in the
classroom than there were two decades ago.
In particular, black students are
far more likely
than other students to have been in a
classroom of a teacher who received a layoff notice.
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.
«We wanted to ensure that Envoys» experiential programs had the same intentionality, curriculum, and assessment that was so critical to a quality school,» Leighton says, pointing out that education outside of the
classroom can be
far more
than the cliché of a field trip.
«Sometimes in the
classroom, children are all treated or tested the same, even though some children may be much
further ahead
than others,» she explained.
Mastering sound teaching techniques «will be
far more productive
than being firm of convictions, committed to a strategy, and, in the end, beaten by the reality of what lies inside the
classroom door in the toughest neighborhoods of our cities and towns,» says Lemov.
Why it happens is an interesting question for which nobody has a great answer, as
far as I know, other
than the obvious point that the schools and
classrooms those kids enter into don't know how (or don't try very hard) to sustain earlier gains.
Since teacher salaries are the primary instructional expenses for schools, it should come as no surprise that charters spend less on
classroom instruction
than traditional public schools, whose teachers are older and thus
further along on the salary schedule.
According to Hattie, teacher subject - matter knowledge had an effect size of 0.19, meaning that it was
far less effective
than other factors like
classroom management (0.52) or effective teacher feedback (0.75).
«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.
Meanwhile, in Las Vegas, the Clark County School District's Virtual High School helps accommodate a fast - growing and geographically
far - flung population; as many as 500 students take all their courses online, rather
than in overcrowded
classrooms.
I have had the opportunity to visit more
than 30 schools so
far this year and don't intend to stop until my first day back in the
classroom this fall.
Bottom Line: For the latest in
classroom - friendly scientific experiments and learning tools, look no
further than Science Buddies.
As we mentioned above, web conferencing is a
far cheaper solution for synchronous learning
than classroom based instructor - led training (ILT).
Being outdoors provides a
far wider range of multi-sensory experiences
than can be reproduced in the
classroom, this gives much fuel for poetry and descriptive prose and creates a deeper and more meaningful context to creative works.
Because scientists explore the
further reaches of what is possible in the
classroom rather
than document what actually is common practice, Barab cautions that these types of collaborations will hold challenges for both sides.
I think in what we [me and Bec] do, in being very open, it allows, I think,
far more varied experience for the students
than just having me in the
classroom.
The nation's 4th graders report using
classroom computers for rote activities, such as practicing and drilling math concepts,
far more frequently
than for activities that require critical thinking, such as making charts and graphs.
Bottom Line: For science - based K - 12
classroom materials, ideas on how to integrate them into instruction, and great PD resources, look no
further than Try Science.
But if a great teacher is to the
classroom what Fred Astaire was to dancing, then an online teacher must be even better because teaching online is
far more challenging
than teaching face - to - face.
70:20:10 is a great reference model, but finding success with it involves
far more
than just blending eLearning with
classroom learning, or improving how you rate performance against training.
Even as
far back as 1984, he points out, a study by psychologist Benjamin Bloom showed that «students given personalized lessons performed two standard deviations better
than their peers in a regular
classroom.
Hispanic students with disabilities are
far more segregated in American high schools
than black special - education students, and they get fewer
classroom opportunities to learn vocational skills, according to a national study.
Look no
further than research from Eric Hanushek, Jens Ruhose, and Ludger Woessmann about the strong correlation between achievement in a state's
classrooms and growth in a state's economy to understand some of the compelling reasons to improve education (see «It Pays to Improve School Quality,» features, Summer 2016).
Now into my second year as a blended - learning history teacher — meaning I have a group of students in my
classroom every other day, assigning them to work online, at home, on the «off» days — I've found the scary parts less frightening
than most fear, with
far greater benefits
than I expected....
The effective teacher chooses to give the effort and discipline to noticing what is special about each student, and to ensure that even the most challenging kids hear
far more positives
than negatives in her
classroom.
If we believe that schools are shaping students for their eventual full - fledged roles as American citizens, then school discipline policies and
classroom management practices should be about
far more
than shushing kids and keeping them in straight lines as they walk through the halls.
Many of ECOT's students re-enter regular
classrooms, however,
far worse off
than they were before.
It said that the District's poor and minority students are still
far less likely
than their peers to have a quality teacher in their
classrooms, perform at grade level and graduate from high school in four years.
But the evidence is now overwhelming that even in a grim high - poverty school, some teachers have
far more impact on their students
than those in the
classroom next door.
A 2015 report by the National Research Council, the research arm of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine, said the District's poor and minority students were still
far less likely
than their peers to have a quality teacher in their
classrooms, perform at grade level and graduate from high school in four years.
Elementary teachers now face
far fewer
classroom supports
than several years ago, thanks to years of state cuts to
classroom supplies and early grade teacher assistants.
David Simmonds, chairman of the LGA's children and young people board, said: «For parents, who are
far more concerned with the quality of their child's education in the
classroom than the legal status of the school, it is the council that they still turn to for advice and support.
With more
than $ 75 million coming in from government at last count and another $ 220 million from the philanthropic community, we should be seeing more evidence of long - term student gains and
far more alumni continuing their impassioned work in the
classroom.