He and his students blog on a regular basis and post ideas, photos, and videos of the things
happening in the classroom as well as a daily photo journal.
This conversation happens frequently in my classroom; I'm guessing
it happens in your classrooms as well.
Not exact matches
Let the tinies learn what it looks like to be a person, made
in the image of God, working — no matter if our work
happens on computers or at the laundry or on the job site or the
classroom —
as unto the Lord.
As much will happen outside the classroom as in i
As much will
happen outside the
classroom as in i
as in it.
Kourtney Ferrua liked what was
happening at Grandhaven, and thought breakfast -
in - the -
classroom would be a good fit for her students at Wascher
as well.
... meals served
in our school cafeterias are
as much a «teaching moment»
as what
happens in the
classroom.
I applaud any measures that improve the nutritional content of our children's school lunches, but here's my problem: meals served
in our school cafeterias are
as much a «teaching moment»
as what
happens in the
classroom.
All kinds of research are being produced that could count
as «instructionally relevant,» after all, from studies of systems - level factors like curriculum quality and school operations to those focused on what's
happening in learners» heads, to those examining
classroom - level techniques.
As the children read aloud «Treat others the way you want to be treated,» Nancy asks, «Do you think that's
happening in our
classroom?»
We encourage teachers to see gameplay not
as a special time
in the
classroom, but rather
as part of the critical learning that
happens every day.
When this
happens, schools often have to close
as you can't have children — or staff — working
in a freezing cold environment and the Education (School Premises) Regulations require a
classroom to be at a minimum of 18 °C.
This is
happening in the
classroom,
as well
as online
in sites like School2school and Students20.com, two global communities of students and mentors interested
in learning from each other.
As a guy who mostly writes about «policy» and «leadership,» I'm the first to admit that this stuff can feel pretty far removed from the critical work that
happens every day
in classrooms.
As with the reading initiative, the curriculum - alignment initiative has the power to improve instruction simply by making what
happens in the
classroom the subject of discussion and critique.
Teachers
as well felt like they couldn't teach
in as much of an ad - hoc way; there's a certain degree of, you know, you prepare
as a teacher and then there's a whole lot of stuff that
happens in the
classroom that you roll with... but when you're sort of «performing» on a screen
as well, there had to be a lot more preparation.
And it turns out that out - of - school learning has every bit
as much to do with achievement gaps that show up
in school
as anything that
happens in the
classroom.
Her basic point is straightforward and irrefutable: What
happens in the
classroom matters most, and we shouldn't forget that
as we're talking about other reforms.
The rise
in the number of non-traditional superintendents can be tied,
in part, to the rise of standardized tests
as a measure of what is
happening in the
classroom, according to the AASA's Jay Matthews.
Brett McKay: [The biggest thing is] science is all around us, science is actually a part of life, and quite often the students see science
as being what's done
in the
classroom and they don't see where it's related to what's
happening around them.
As a teacher, when dealing with behaviour management incidents
in your
classroom, do you reflect on why it might be
happening and try and get to the root of the problem?
Instead, educators need to find a way of making mentoring part of the national educational conversation,
as well
as ensuring that it is
happening at the grass roots level, because if educational reform is not taking place
in the
classroom, then it's not really
happening.
The teachers who blog
as professionals
in this reflective manner
in my district invite anyone to look into their
classrooms and you can get a picture of what
happens on a daily basis.
Strategies to create the change that occurs with the culture shift that
happens in classrooms and schools
as you personalize learning.
Washoe County stands
as a reminder that Common Core will succeed or fail not based on what
happens in statehouse or talk radio debates, but
in classrooms, often far away from power centers and the nattering of opinion leaders both for and against the standards.
As we enter a new age of Renaissance
in education, it is key that
in each educational jurisdiction, we align our vision to what is truly
happening in the
classroom.
To resolve those difficulties, a teacher must make an objective assessment of what's actually
happening in the
classroom by asking such questions
as:
One contribution of the current study is that it focused on
classrooms as well
as schools to get a richer picture of what was
happening in schools that excel at promoting growth among struggling readers.
Five studies examined teacher leaders
as part of the school infrastructure that impacts what
happens in classrooms and, therefore, outcomes for students.
Instead of facing this challenge alone
in his
classroom,
as often
happens, he described how the districts» shared instructional framework, known
as Beyond Textbooks, made it easy for him to enlist help from teachers across subject and grade levels.
Instead,
as outlined
in his 2017 speech, Gates and his foundation have maintained a laser focus on what
happens inside the
classroom or,
in the case of its promotion of charter schools, on what type of school kids attend.
t's «instant replay,» so both teacher and observer can see exactly what
happened in the
classroom and can review it
as many times
as they like.
Routines have an equally important contribution to make - they may not be framed
as a «rule», but they are the way of making things
happen, how resources are accessed, how homework is handed
in, how the
classroom is entered, and so on.
Use the camera on your device to capture evidence of learning
as it
happens in the
classroom, outdoors — ANYWHERE!
Accordingly, and also per the research, this is not getting much better
in that,
as per the authors of this article
as well
as many other scholars, (1) «the variance
in value - added scores that can be attributed to teacher performance rarely exceeds 10 percent; (2)
in many ways «gross» measurement errors that
in many ways come, first, from the tests being used to calculate value - added; (3) the restricted ranges
in teacher effectiveness scores also given these test scores and their limited stretch, and depth, and instructional insensitivity — this was also at the heart of a recent post whereas
in what demonstrated that «the entire range from the 15th percentile of effectiveness to the 85th percentile of [teacher] effectiveness [using the EVAAS] cover [ed] approximately 3.5 raw score points [given the tests used to measure value - added];» (4) context or student, family, school, and community background effects that simply can not be controlled for, or factored out; (5) especially at the
classroom / teacher level when students are not randomly assigned to
classrooms (and teachers assigned to teach those
classrooms)... although this will likely never
happen for the sake of improving the sophistication and rigor of the value - added model over students» «best interests.»
However, when peer coaching (
as happens in small, reciprocal groups) was added, an estimated 95 percent of teachers transferred the new knowledge to their
classrooms.
The unfortunate consequence of «loose coupling» is that teachers tend to work
in isolation from each other and from their administrators
as they (teachers) manage and are held accountable for the technical core and ultimately for the student learning that
happens or does not
happen in the
classroom.
Shelmon discussed how she could see what was
happening in the
classroom, which allowed her to see the actual events
as opposed to what she thought might have
happened.
See what is
happening from week to week
in every
classroom as well
as recaps of special events at Birches.
However, researchers and practitioners could not have foreseen the evolution that technological applications
in the
classroom would undergo
in the years following their origination,
as well
as how these emerging applications might impact what
happens in the social studies
classroom.
We know that the work of Teaching Artists
in collaboration with arts and non-arts
classroom teachers is critical to making this
happen, and we know the need for experienced teaching artists to do this work is expanding
as a building body of research identifies positive school - wide effects of arts integration.
In a recently published article, Principals» Conceptions of Instructional Leadership and Their Informal Social Networks: An Exploration of the Mechanisms of the Mesolevel, I examine six first - year principals» conceptions of instructional leadership as a way to disentangle the interactions between ideas in the institutional environment and what happens in schools and classroom
In a recently published article, Principals» Conceptions of Instructional Leadership and Their Informal Social Networks: An Exploration of the Mechanisms of the Mesolevel, I examine six first - year principals» conceptions of instructional leadership
as a way to disentangle the interactions between ideas
in the institutional environment and what happens in schools and classroom
in the institutional environment and what
happens in schools and classroom
in schools and
classrooms.
And
in spite of inadequate funding, social factors that limit teacher professionalism, and outdated school structures, effective teaching and learning
happen in all kinds of schools every day,
as teachers lead by leveraging relationships within and beyond their
classrooms.
If the group is too large I worry that it becomes too easy for a participant to «hide» and really never reveal very much about their thinking and practice, and therefore never really examine that thinking and practice with colleagues and,
as a consequence, never really work to strengthen what is
happening in the
classroom.
Capturing anecdotal notes
as well
as quantifiable evidence will paint a vivid picture of what's
happening in the
classroom.
Just
as students benefit from participating
in decorating their
classrooms, teachers should have input into what
happens on those days before students arrive.
Including a chart like the one above
as part of an instructional leader's regular practice requires that they have a consistent system of gathering relevant data on what is
happening in their school and
classrooms.
Implementing differentiated instruction requires managing multiple activities
happening simultaneously
in the
classroom: the teacher instructs a small group
as other students work collaboratively
in study groups or independently.
The coaching process coupled with the use of the Sibme platform improves what
happens in the
classroom by providing teachers the opportunity to see
classroom practices through the same lens
as the instructional coach.
The videos
in this series highlight the stories of five rural and urban Illinois districts, providing a sample of the positive changes
happening across the state
as a result of the multiyear partnership at the district, school, and
classroom levels.
Unfortunately, we
as teachers spend so much of our time isolated
in our
classrooms that we are rarely afforded the opportunity to sneak a peek at what is
happening right next door.