Sentences with phrase «grade classrooms in schools»

The thing that we're looking forward to this year is that we will have the final results of a study that Pet Care Trust and HABRI are funding with the American Humane Association to look at matched pairs of third and fourth grade classrooms in schools where one class has a class pet and one does not.

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, an educational gaming platform used by 50 million monthly users in grades K - 12, includes in its new report responses from 580 US teachers, primarily from public schools, who answered questions about technology in their classrooms.

Stepping into the political turmoil of Israel after being steeped in the United States presidential campaign is akin to moving into an advanced seminar on theological ethics from a third - grade church school classroom.

When I was a child, attending grade school in Washington, D.C., we took classroom time to study manners.

Furthermore, the schools (in general) do not provide teachers with the adequate resources to perform their jobs effectively, such as teacher - requested books for their students; presentation items such as chalk, whiteboard markers, or projectors; basic classroom organizational needs such as storage bins, filing cabinets with adequate files, and functional modern computers with adequate software to make results tabulating more efficient; or motivational equipment designed to reward students for good behavior, scores, or attitudes (grades simply are not enough of a motivational tool).

From his warm, funny and friendly demeanor to efforts in the classroom — he's earned a 3.5 grade point average this semester at the Hayward school — to excelling on the basketball court, the long, lean, high - flying 6 - foot - 6 wing is a young man for young people — and old — to look up to.

In 2007, Robert Pianta of the University of Virginia published in Science the results of a large - scale survey of American public schools that he and a team of researchers had undertaken, observing regular instruction over the course of an entire school day in 737 typical fifth - grade classrooms across the United States, as well as hundreds of additional first - and third - grade classroomIn 2007, Robert Pianta of the University of Virginia published in Science the results of a large - scale survey of American public schools that he and a team of researchers had undertaken, observing regular instruction over the course of an entire school day in 737 typical fifth - grade classrooms across the United States, as well as hundreds of additional first - and third - grade classroomin Science the results of a large - scale survey of American public schools that he and a team of researchers had undertaken, observing regular instruction over the course of an entire school day in 737 typical fifth - grade classrooms across the United States, as well as hundreds of additional first - and third - grade classroomin 737 typical fifth - grade classrooms across the United States, as well as hundreds of additional first - and third - grade classrooms.

Other possible changes may include a greater use of technology in the classroom or at home, or increased student responsibility (often the grade levels in preparation before transitioning to middle or high school).

-- Christof Wiechert Social Emotional Intelligence: The Basis for a New Vision of Education in the United States — Linda Lantieri Rudolf Steiner's Research Methods for Teachers — Martyn Rawson Combined Grades in Waldorf Schools: Creating Classrooms Teachers Can Feel Good About — Lori L. Freer Educating Gifted Students in Waldorf Schools — Ellen Fjeld KØttker and Balazs Tarnai How Do Teachers Learn with Teachers?

One of the best ways to learn about Journey School is to join us for one of our Wednesday morning «Walk Through the Grades» tours where you will have a chance to visit the classrooms and participate in a discussion about Journey's unique educational program.

In an interview, CPS parent Joy Mollet said she was appalled by the classroom breakfast program offered by her children's public preschool and does not want to see it at their grade school, Hawthorne Scholastic Academy.

The introduction of formal sexual education in the classroom varies; many schools start it in the fifth or sixth grade — and some don't offer it at all.

I led a tour of my daughter's 7th grade classroom at the Waldorf School of Baltimore yesterday and found the class laying under their desks, in the dark, in silence.

What began with strict dietary guidelines for cafeteria food and a soda pop - ban in grade school vending machines increasingly extends to the last beachhead for sugar - laden food in schools: classroom parties and holiday treats.

The «No Child Left Behind» act, signed by President Bush in January, greatly expands federal oversight of public education, mandating annual testing of children in grades 3 through 8 and one grade - level in high school, insisting every classroom teacher be fully certified and setting a 12 - year timetable for closing racial and economic achievement gaps in test scores.

The annex was built in the 1950's adding kindergarten and first grade classrooms to the original 1938 North School building.

That piqued my curiosity, so for those of you with children currently in public school in grades K - 12, I'd be so grateful if you'd share more details via this second survey, which focuses exclusively on your children's school food environment: the food offered in the cafeteria, classrooms and campus fundraisers.

On this blog (and elsewhere) I've come out strongly against sugary birthday treats in the classroom, but my fifth - grade daughter really wanted to bring cupcakes or donuts to school for her birthday tomorrow.

Previously, she was a grade 3 classroom teacher in Lake Bluff, grades 1 and 2 teacher in Schaumburg School District 54, and a classroom teacher assistant for grades K through 2 in that Schaumburg school disSchool District 54, and a classroom teacher assistant for grades K through 2 in that Schaumburg school disschool district.

I've been working with a pre-K — 5th grade elementary school this year, and recently had the opportunity to observe and coach in classrooms.

(Tuesday, September 22, Altadena CA)-- On Friday August 29th at approximately 5:30 pm, an accidental electrical fire destroyed the building housing Pasadena Waldorf School's first and second grade classrooms at their historic campus on Mariposa Street in the foothills of Altadena.

Accidental Electrical Fire Destroys Buildings at Pasadena Waldorf Altadena Country Club offers space for childcare, thanks in part to Five Acres CEO Chanel Boutakidis (Tuesday, September 22, Altadena CA)-- On Friday August 29th at approximately 5:30 pm, an accidental electrical fire destroyed the building housing Pasadena Waldorf School's first and second grade classrooms at their historic campus -LSB-...]

The recent ham and cheese sandwich assembly line recently unfolding in a first grade classroom at this District 36 elementary school reflects the school's four Peace Power principles — recognize, stop put - downs, work together and make peace, said Principal Julie Pfeffer.

Sonja Hill from the Children's Hunger Alliance explained that when the program is fully implemented in the fall students in grades Pre-K to 2 will have direct delivery of breakfast to their classrooms, allowing the students to eat together in the room as a small group while beginning their school day.

With a total enrollment of around 5400 students from pre-school to eighth grade, Gadsden will be serving breakfast - in - the - classroom in all nine of its schools: six elementary schools, two junior highs, and a pre-school.

«We do several models of breakfast - in - the - classroom, and in some schools we do «hybrids» where [younger students] do breakfast - in - the - classroom, and older grades come through the line and do traditional breakfast,» explained Pettit.

Suspensions of children in kindergarten through second grade have dropped in New York City public schools after City Hall's push to keep the littlest learners in their classrooms.

She gives the example of a school with five fifth grade classes, where students in one classroom score much better on the math tests than the other four.

P.S. 19Q has five smaller trailers that were placed on the school campus in 1994, accommodating 250 students into seven kindergarten and three first - grade «classrooms».

«That can meet frequently to decide what we needed to do for students in classrooms, on grade levels and for the whole school.

WHITE PLAINS, NY — With the new school year underway, Westchester County Executive Robert P. Astorino today re-issued his challenge to all Westchester County students in grades 6 through 12: Win a free season pass to Playland by earning high achievement in the classroom.

A total of 120 kindergarten and first - grade classrooms across 22 urban, low - income elementary schools were included in the study.

A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals» temperaments may lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional support to kindergarten and first grade students, and better classroom organization and less off - task behavior in first - grade classes, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

For example, if you figured out the average height of students in a classroom, that statistic could help you predict the average height of students in other classrooms of the same grade at the same school.

The researchers chose two high schools in two different school districts, focusing on five students that were in 10th or 11th grade, who were identified with a specific learning disability and required modifications and accommodations in their classrooms.

Based on data collected in a Missouri school district by her MU colleagues Christi Bergin, associate research professor, and David Bergin, associate professor of educational psychology, Wang and her colleagues developed a scale that improves understanding of classroom engagement and can be readily used in fourth through 12th - grade classrooms.

Hine developed Keep Busy and Carry On for two classrooms, one first and one second grade, in a local elementary school.

But all fifth grade teachers at Christi's school also now have classroom Scientific Method Posters in their rooms, thanks to support from Elmer's ® Products, Inc., which made a limited number of posters available to teachers last year.

Earl gets his first bad grade ever, he withdraws from family, friends and classroom to his secret hideaway in the school boiler room, taking on the persona for the «Phantom of the Auditorium.»

In case you don't know, Bandz (most commonly Silly Bandz) are all the rage with the grade school sect, much of which has had them banned from their classrooms.

Courtney Sears is a second grade public school teacher in 1:1 classroom in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

CASEL president Roger P. Weissberg and Joseph Durlak, a Loyola University psychologist, reviewed 300 studies and found that, compared with nonparticipants, students participating in programs aimed at improving the social and emotional learning environment in schools «have significantly better attendance records; their classroom behavior is more constructive and less often disruptive; they like school more; and they have better grade point averages.

The John Morse school, which was named in an ongoing lawsuit against the district alleging that religion was taught in the classroom, still boasts wait lists for every grade level.

Walk into one Christian school in North Carolina, as I recently did, and you'll find a 2nd - grade classroom wall covered with creative writing about a Monet painting.

I have seen teachers in higher elementary grades and middle school special ed classrooms adapt the material to their age group and course of study.

In this study, 62 fifth grade students in three inner - city schools participated in a hands - on gardening program that included classroom activities and growing herbs and vegetables in an outdoor gardeIn this study, 62 fifth grade students in three inner - city schools participated in a hands - on gardening program that included classroom activities and growing herbs and vegetables in an outdoor gardein three inner - city schools participated in a hands - on gardening program that included classroom activities and growing herbs and vegetables in an outdoor gardein a hands - on gardening program that included classroom activities and growing herbs and vegetables in an outdoor gardein an outdoor garden.

She has been a classroom teacher for over 25 years and currently teaches third grade at a private independent school in Atlanta.

This year, I am working with the Indianapolis Public Schools and co-teaching in a fifth - and sixth - grade classroom.

The school was designed to foster collaboration by having grades organized in pods, so classrooms for each grade level are connected by a central common area.

In addition, a survey of English language arts classrooms published by the Fordham Institute found that most elementary - school teachers, at least in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than grade - level complexity, as the standards statIn addition, a survey of English language arts classrooms published by the Fordham Institute found that most elementary - school teachers, at least in the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than grade - level complexity, as the standards statin the early stages of common core implementation, assigned books based on students» abilities, rather than grade - level complexity, as the standards state.