About Blog My name is Cassie Knight, and I'm a 4th
grade educator at Lee Elementary in Coppell.
Not exact matches
The country's deadliest school shooting killed 20 children in first
grade and six
educators at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut in 2012.
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This summer
at The Blue Bunny with
educator Michelle Perron, for kids entering
grades 3 - 6.
I am new to the whole school thing even though I am an
educator at heart (taught 3rd
grade for 4 years before Tyson arrived).
I am a science
educator with experience
at all
grade levels.
Outside the lab, he is a 5th
grade science
educator at Vermont Elementary and is involved with Peer Health Exchange.
Educators at YES Prep, which serves students in
grades 6 - 12, say the first year or two
at the school, as students adjust to high expectations and long hours, can be a struggle.
Earlier this year,
at the Hyde School, a private high school in Bath, Maine, dedicated to «family - based character education,» I witnessed a confrontation in an 11th -
grade honors English class the likes of which, it is safe to say, few
educators or scholars have ever seen.
Inspired by her discussions with her classes, Cowhey wrote Black Ants and Buddhists: Thinking Critically and Teaching Differently in the Primary
Grades, to help other
educators look
at their lessons differently.
In the Loop: Students and Teachers Progressing Together Looping — when a teacher moves with his or her students to the next
grade level rather than sending them to another teacher
at the end of the school year — was initially advocated by early 20th - century Austrian
educator Rudolf Steiner and since has been used successfully for years in Europe.
Educators at this 629 - student school, which serves children in
grades 2 - 5, have plastered charts tracking...
«The Data Wise protocol allows us to focus in on a line of inquiry,» said Himilcon Inciarte, a fourth -
grade teacher
at the Umana Academy in Boston, one of 34
educators who participated in the January course.
5 - 6 — Instruction: Denver Summer Workshop, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Education, for
educators in
grades 6 - 12,
at the Colorado Convention Center in Denver.
According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers NAEP, the determination of proficiency in any given subject
at a particular
grade level «was the result of a comprehensive national process [which took into account]... what hundreds of
educators, curriculum experts, policymakers, and members of the general public thought the assessment should test.
For fourth
grade,
educators recommended stories from Homer's Odyssey, Washington Irving's «Rip Van Winkle,» Howard Pyle's adventures of Robin Hood, and biographies of Magellan, De Soto, and William Penn.» They were being inducted into becoming Americans, as that was understood
at the time.
The NRC convened expert writing panels composed of scientists, engineers, and science
educators to identify a vision of what students should know and be able to do
at the end of twelfth
grade.
Perrotti makes the comparison that, years ago, when we first started talking about different configurations of families or students,
educators often worried about how to talk to young kids «about sex» when those kinds of discussions in schools didn't happen until
at least fifth
grade.
98, an eighth -
grade counselor
at Melrose Veterans Memorial Middle School in Massachusetts (Jacob's district), says that in the past few years, her district has put a lot of effort into helping
educators at all levels — elementary through high school — get the training they need.
Unlike summative assessment, which is typically given
at the end of a lesson unit or year (for example, with a final exam or course
grade), formative assessment is used throughout a lesson to help
educators adjust their instruction to meet student needs.
Educators suspected the challenging courses that come
at that stage — ninth -
grade algebra or English, for example — were to blame.
I don't think middle
grade educators have another ten years to tinker
at the margins but not show substantial improvement in student learning.
The second is that the Common Core movement muddles through, meaning that we end up, eventually, with a nearly national set of standards for what students need to know and do
at each
grade, high quality assessments aligned to those standards, cut scores for proficiency on those assessments that are challenging and equal across the nation, and a set of meaningful carrots and sticks for holding
educators accountable for preparing all their students for success.
You might want to read
educator Brenda Dyck's reflections on the sixth -
grade sleepover
at her school in an Education World article, Asleep on the Job.
Can
educators — in charters and in other types of schools — say that their students are well prepared for life and further learning if they can't read or do math
at grade level?
An online community can bring together people from anywhere in the world — and any
educator can find a «home»
at Tapped In, where teachers from every discipline and
grade level have the opportunity to interact.
In what amounted to a sort of grassroots uprising, however,
educators at all
grade levels in many types of communities have embraced MI theory with a genuine passion.
Peppercorn hopes that
educators at all
grade levels will find the activities in his book useful, especially those who are struggling, as he had, to find a reference of this kind.
Educators are looking
at various options for
grading differently.
3D printing has continued to spark the imagination of teachers and
educators at all
grade levels.
Their newest book covers dozens of tips for teachers using Google tools in their classroom and is an awesome resource for
educators at all
grade levels.
According to a new analysis highlighted in an article
at Education Week, though 21 states are revising the Common Core standards or have already done so, most of the changes are minor: «Nearly 70 percent of the changes that were made in either math or language arts across all
grades were simply wording or format clarifications to make the standards easier for
educators or the public to understand.»
So how do we, as
educators, implement authentic learning experiences in our instruction while realizing that
at the end of the day, the product of our students» work must still be translated into one of 5 letter
grades?
School letter
grades have a distinct advantage for
educators as well: they are very effective
at focusing
educators on the goal of maximizing academic achievement.
The trends suggest that
grade configuration matters to
at least some parents and
educators, who decided some time ago that separately configured schools for preadolescents are not the best way to go.
LSI's 2018 Catalog includes the latest in professional development tools and resources, books, and training for
educators and administrators
at all
grade levels.
Teresa Fenske - Fanucci is a fourth -
grade teacher
at Valley View Elementary School in Columbia Heights, Minnesota and a member of
Educators for Excellence - Minnesota.
New Jersey public schools will begin
grading teachers and principals using a new evaluation system this fall, and
educators received their first look last week
at proposed regulations spelling out in greater detail exactly how they will be judged.
The goal of these
educators in our work together is to identify critical - learning standards across all the
grades, develop clear indicators of success, and build an assessment practice that looks
at multiple ways of assessing progress.
How are other
educators planning to address these events with their students
at every
grade - level?
Developing a growth mindset can happen
at any
grade level, as Dweck's research has shown that student ideas about intelligence can be manipulated in schools by
educators in order to have a positive impact on academic achievement.
If both school
grading systems exist
at the same time, it could lead to confusion for parents and
educators alike.
Educators know that there is no consistency in the meaning of letter
grades on report cards across classrooms
at the same
grade level within the same building, let alone across schools or districts.
Starting July, 2017, any 20 parents
at a
grade level or 30 parents
at a school site can initiate the conversation and planning process for determining with
educators the best approach to prepare all students for the 21st century with communication skills in two languages.
Math Reasoning Inventory (MRI)-- A resource funded by the Gate Foundation and developed by Marilyn Burns to be used by
educators to help determine student misconceptions around number sense and arithmetic concepts
at the 5 — 6
grade levels.
Our
educators promote a personalized approach for each student, through self - directed learning
at every
grade level.
ASCD Activate provides teams
at the school or district level with a cohesive learning experience that connects
educators across
grades and subject areas and is priced to fit a school's or district's budget with a simple annual subscription price.
Join Doug Fisher and Nancy Frey in an engaging webinar where they examine what makes great teachers great, and share how
educators at all
grade levels and all levels of experience are taking intentional steps toward enhanced professional practice.
Yet — and despite what many
educators already know — more and more states are adopting laws that require students to repeat the third
grade if they don't score
at or above the proficient level.
The FDIC «s Money Smart for Young People curricula for Pre-K — 12 includes an
educator guide and student guide for
grades 3 — 12, PowerPoint slides, and a parent / caregiver guide with activities to support classroom learning
at home.