Sentences with phrase «get students in their classrooms»

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It may sound far from what traditionalists would define as classroom learning, but it's all in service of getting students excited and passionate about education, Baker says.

Even though Pioneer is considered a «high - needs school» and enrolls a large number of English language learners and children of immigrants, every student gets a chance to learn in Jones» high - tech classroom.

The usual academic process, Barbier noted, often requires students to spend years in the classroom before they actually get to program, a contention that Garcia backed up.

As her report put it: «The research suggests that, while there may be little return to trying to make students more gritty as a way of being (i.e., in ways that would carry over to all aspects of their lives at all times and across contexts), students can be influenced to demonstrate perseverant behaviors — such as persisting at academic tasks, seeing big projects through to completion, and buckling down when schoolwork gets hard — in response to certain classroom contexts and under particular psychological conditions.»

Students who fall behind or miss school can use up a lot of a teacher's classroom time getting make - up lessons or in class help with their work.

Back in December, my son's kindergarten teacher initiated «Star Student» weeks, which involved every child in her classroom getting a special week dedicated just to them.

You can explore many ways to get breakfast in the hands of students — for some, the traditional model works well, for others a classroom delivery, grab - n - go, or Second Chance model may be a better fit.

As students get back to work in classrooms, Congress is rolling up its sleeves to debate new rules involving the Child Nutrition Act, which sets standards for 30 million school lunches a day and is scheduled to expire later this year.

Do school students all go to a lunchroom together where all students get to mix and eat lunch at the same time, or do students stay in their classrooms and eat lunch as a class?

The reward is that the students get a break from cafeteria food to eat in your classroom.

In Cincinnati Public Schools, a nutrition app is not only changing how students and parents get meal information, it's used in classrooms for morning announcements and by school nurses to tally carb counts and manage student allergy needIn Cincinnati Public Schools, a nutrition app is not only changing how students and parents get meal information, it's used in classrooms for morning announcements and by school nurses to tally carb counts and manage student allergy needin classrooms for morning announcements and by school nurses to tally carb counts and manage student allergy needs.

Then we complain about what the students get in the classroom, of how hard it is to compete with all the junk food in the classroom.

Talking to the students personally, educating them in the classroom, and displaying new foods on the salad bar gets through to the students through all possible avenues.

«We also have to remember the public education system is about the students and we want to get the best teachers in the classroom that we can,» Cuomo said in earlier in the year.

Publicolor, founded in 1996 by industrial designer Ruth Lande Shuman, aims to engage at - risk students with their learning environment by getting them to paint their school hallways, classrooms and other facilities.

A new report shows underachieving, poor, and minority students are not getting the help they need in the classroom.

I know he loved his time teaching at West Point and he's excited to get back into the classroom and, for our part, I just think that his accomplished background in public affairs will be a wonderful resource to our students and a terrific asset for our community.»

Critics, including Upper Manhattan City Councilman Robert Jackson, said charter students at the schools are getting illegal, preferential treatment, while public students are being treated like «second class citizens,» forced to learn in lesser classrooms and loosing out on their fair share of library, auditorium and lunchroom time.

FORT GREENE — A principal accused of creating a «Got to Go» list of problematic students at Success Academy Fort Greene is back in the classroom at one of the charter's other locations, according to a report.

Growing up in the Boston area, both boys did well in high school: they were strong students in the classroom and decent athletes on the field, and they got along with their peers.

Douskey encourages graduate students with an interest in education to get as much classroom experience as they can as early in their training as they can.

Because it is true in education that what gets tested gets taught, ATC21S is preparing for the international hand - wringing from low - ranked countries by offering videos of classrooms where the researchers say teachers and students are getting it right.

Giving special treatment to young urban black males in the high school classroom runs the risk of shortchanging these students academically once they get to college, indicates a new study by a Michigan State University education scholar.

We also focused on demonstrating ways that teachers and students could get involved in this research in their own classrooms,» said Fleming.

I've also found that students are often better at explaining or getting across certain points than I am — I readily admit as much in my classroom, and students appreciate the acknowledgment.

The push for higher standards, rigor and accountability often means that our students» humanness gets pushed to the wayside in some classrooms.

In classrooms where teachers are effective learning - state managers, students know what to expect and often look forward to getting out of their seats periodically and interacting with others, ultimately refreshing their learning states.

Keep classroom lights on, open blinds, lift shades, and look for ways to get the students into outdoor light, especially in the morning (Kripke, Youngstedt, & Elliot, 1997).

I require Dropbox to be installed on all devices that will be used in my classroom and linked with the student account so that we can get our work done, but other apps and server configurations can also manage this sharing pipeline.

So when he gets his students involved in applied learning projects, they put to use the mathematical concepts they've learned in the classroom and gain a deeper appreciation for the discipline.

The question is how do we get students to value struggle, failure and perseverance in our classrooms?

Because she can see every computer screen in her classroom, she leaves the site unblocked for her students, but she says she gets more hits on a video posted to TeacherTube because it's a safe site for schools.

I want to target at - risk students at the middle school level, focus on leadership, language arts, digital citizenship and lots of other things that tend to get less emphasis in our everyday classroom.

Caldis, who is taking a year off teaching at school to teach pre-service educators at Macquarie University, says connecting learning to the real world and getting students out of the classroom to carry out their own investigations increases engagement and interest in the subject.

I've had some success getting students to understand plagiarism in the online classroom by using a short video that illustrates do's and don'ts by example.

In this unique set, you will get a selection of doodle colouring pennants to help decorate your classroom with some positive quotes about self - esteem to keep your students inspired all year long!

«Beyond barriers to learning outside the classroom in natural environments» reported that environmental - based education makes other school subjects rich and relevant and gets apathetic students excited about learning.

In the typical mathematics classroom, especially in the middle years of schooling, we tend to use one model to connect maths with the real world; we start by teaching the maths content and skills, we then get students to practice and do some maths, and then we next might apply some of those skills into a real world context by using learning activities such as word problemIn the typical mathematics classroom, especially in the middle years of schooling, we tend to use one model to connect maths with the real world; we start by teaching the maths content and skills, we then get students to practice and do some maths, and then we next might apply some of those skills into a real world context by using learning activities such as word problemin the middle years of schooling, we tend to use one model to connect maths with the real world; we start by teaching the maths content and skills, we then get students to practice and do some maths, and then we next might apply some of those skills into a real world context by using learning activities such as word problems.

We've got the east wing, which has got classrooms for senior students, the library and a workshop in there as well — that points towards the mountain.

In a 7th - grade classroom, wellness lessons are framed as broader «missions» to get students engaged with relevant topics in their communitIn a 7th - grade classroom, wellness lessons are framed as broader «missions» to get students engaged with relevant topics in their communitin their community.

At the very least, they can help to instill a sense of hope and optimism in their students — by getting them ready for college and / or a satisfying career, by embracing high - quality technical education, and by developing in them character traits like drive and prudence, both via classroom instruction and through extracurricular activities.

When we started this probably three years ago I started collecting data, students were still learning in the traditional maths setting, one teacher [and] 30 kids in their own classrooms, and so I started getting data mid-year, end of year, and so we've continued that so we're getting student achievement data.

From a peer and teacher bonding point of view, students get the opportunity to get to know their teacher on a different level which can improve behaviour in the classroom and give them a new level of respect for their teachers.

At another school, two teachers visit each others classroom at times to get students engaged or invite in a special guest — even an administrator or counselor.

«Putting extra resources into schools is the best way to ensure that all students get the support and attention they need in the classroom,» she said.

Some students might get to such questions in maths classrooms, but often only after they have finished solving our standard algorithmic, abstract, non-context based questions.

Besides, Seeman says, if cheaters get away with cheating — and get higher grades because they cheat — that sends a de-motivating message to the hard - working students in your classroom.

This can be used a barometer for the health of a classroom; when asked, do students take the opportunity to dig into things they actually care about, or do they try to ask the simplest question in order to «get done» with the subject?

In this blog post, classroom teacher Matt Weyers explains how he shifted the conversation in his classroom from getting a grade to student learninIn this blog post, classroom teacher Matt Weyers explains how he shifted the conversation in his classroom from getting a grade to student learninin his classroom from getting a grade to student learning.

The more ways we can get students to enjoy reading, the more successful they will be in the classroom.