Sentences with phrase «helping teachers move»

The program focused on helping teachers move past the deficit model: by the end of the trainings, teachers were expected to hold all students to high standards, provide equitable access to learning resources, embrace social - emotional learning, and center students» knowledge in lessons (Patton, 2011).

Overall, it seems clear that states and districts could provide more support in helping teachers move away from certain content, which we know from previous research is a challenge for teachers.

One way to think about school leadership, therefore, is to think about how you can help teachers move through that cycle of iteration and innovation more effectively, more efficiently, and more joyfully.

This week, Steve Barkley ponders how instructional coaches can help teachers move past «sharing» to create a «team».

It's our responsibility to help teachers move beyond superficial engagement and support them in creating cognitively engaging environments for all students.

This three - day interactive academy, presented by experienced educators and ASCD authors Harvey Silver, Tom Dewing, and Daniel Moirao, will expand on the original concepts presented in the best - selling books The Core Six and The Strategic Teacher and will help teachers move beyond instructional strategies to the larger concept of instructional know - how.

Flipped learning helps teachers move away from direct instruction as their primary teaching tool toward a more student - centered approach.

This report underscores the importance of listening to great teachers and investing what can truly help teachers move from good to great.

Then, in 2014, it began using Kickboard to help teachers move from punishing negative behaviors to recognizing positive behaviors.

And what formative assessment strategies help teachers move student learning forward?

This report underscores the importance of listening to great teachers and investing in what can truly help teachers move from good to great.

Not exact matches

With a clear four - step methodology to help readers move from idea to action, templates for readers to map out their problems and the opposing ideas for solving them, and with practical and memorable stories, from music mogul Jay - Z, to the founder of Vanguard Group, Creating Great Choices was written with MBA students, business managers, non-profit and government agency leaders, teachers, and even elementary school students in mind.

But Marta loved school and wanted to continue her education, so with the help of a teacher, she moved to the city where she learned a trade by day and attended school at night.

The «Chefs Move to Schools» program launched by first lady Michelle Obama from the White House lawn calls on chefs to adopt schools and work with teachers and school nutrition professionals to help educate kids about food and nutrition.

Being exposed to varying backgrounds and perspectives may also help tweens move beyond adolescent egocentrism, which in turn benefits their interactions with peers, teachers, and parents.

During this time, the teacher moves around correcting and discussing and helping.

If you're moving midyear, ask your child's old teacher for a letter explaining what books he's been reading and what math units he's conquered, so his new teacher will know how to help him.

Washington (CNN)- President Barack Obama on Tuesday signed into law a $ 26 billion measure to help avoid teacher layoffs - a move Democrats claim is necessary in the wake of state and local government cutbacks.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver says the department must help teachers adjust to the standards before moving forward.

The Kogi State government says some corrupt enemies of the state are moving round to collect money from some teachers in the name of helping them...

He has moved to lock up endorsements from 11 unions so far, including those representing teachers and municipal workers, and from the Working Families Party, which has helped many Democratic candidates in their ground game.

After reading reports of how quickly the disease was spreading through Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Hallisey felt moved to help, and with encouragement from her science research teacher, she looked into existing tests for Ebola.

Stack Your Bones, by movement teacher Ruthie Fraser, offers 100 lessons in structural integration, intended to help people feel less pain and enjoy moving again.

Stay near the back so that you can see the Yoga Sculpt weekly warriors who know the moves and can help provide you an idea of how to set up (if the teacher isn't available to show you).

After the yin portion is completed, teachers will get you in a comfortable position to relax, while certified level 1 reiki providers & SPY yoga instructors will connect with each student to help move some energy and find full relaxation.

Standing near a Yoga Sculpt veteran can help you get the gist of the move, but, of course, ask the teacher if you don't understand form.

On her move to the US from England in 2010 she joined the YogaLife Institute teacher training 200 hour program, with the idea that she wanted «to get better at yoga», what she experienced was life changing and has helped her manage a big transition into a new country and cope with her stressors more effectively.

She's better on the dvd at explaining the moves and helping you perfect your stance better than some in - class teachers I've had.

What I loved: I love when my yoga teacher helps me move deeper into a posture.

Although the asana sequences at times move fast, and perhaps don't explain every pose in detail, any teen can follow this DVD and will easily learn the techniques with repetition or the help of a more experienced yogi, teacher or parent.

I love, love LOVE this article and it goes in line with what I intuitively taught (then studied with multiple teachers) and how breath helps us move the body better.

She moved away from the common yoga teacher focus of «how can I prove what I know» to a more gentle and useful «how can I help?»

Sydney, Australia About Blog Ulysses Maclaren is a salsa teacher from Sydney at Latin Dance Australia and he has been putting up one advanced Salsa move per week to help people increase their repertoire.

For example, at the start of the pilot, Linda Rogers, a teacher at Redwood Heights Elementary School in Oakland, Calif., was already practicing the move of helping students hold themselves accountable, but found that the things she was doing weren't translating into increased learning gains for all of her students.

Believe it or not it is a starting point for teachers and as they move forward they can create their own folder and add materials to the tool box making it their own very powerful resource that can be used to help students and other teachers deal with bullying issues in their school.

On average across middle and high school math, TFA teachers out - performed veteran teachers by 0.07 standard deviations, the equivalent of 2.6 additional months of instruction or helping a student move from the 27th to the 30th percentile on a normal distribution of test scores.

For a long time, Khan has talked about how the use of Khan Academy videos can allow teachers to move beyond lecture mode and the lower levels of Bloom's taxonomy to help students engage in project - based learning and apply their learning.

SEAL teachers help students develop the sophisticated vocabulary they'll need to read, discuss, and write as they move through school.

Growing interest in «blended learning» and other classroom uses of technology, which help teachers customize and individualize learning by letting some students move at their own pace online while teaching other kids in smaller, perhaps more homogeneous groups.

On the Road to Algebra Grasping the concepts of algebra is a big step in a student's career, and Royal 7 math teacher Taryn Kutniewski is helping students understand the reasons behind the rules before moving on.

Parents and teachers won't always agree with each other's input, but each distinct yet important perspective is needed to help the child move forward in the healthiest way possible.

By introducing educational apps into lessons, teachers are moving from «teaching» to «facilitating learning» — helping students find ways to learn by focusing on enhancing the process of critical thinking rather than solely looking at whether an answer is right or wrong.

For instance, the manager of the local general store had problems handling his Web site, so he and a teacher at the high school got together and decided it would be a good idea for the kids to help with the store's Web marketing, and they moved into the basement of the store.

Offering examples, case studies, and more, this book offers a critical understanding of teacher leadership and how it can help in moving toward authentic school reform.

Teachers should write their planned questions on separate slides using the template, perhaps moving the circle in the top right hand corner to identify whether the question is open or closed (this helps me to ensure the majority of the questions I ask are open questions).

If the president's endorsement seems to have only slight general effect, it helps solidify support among a key constituency, as support among teachers moves decisively upward to 59 percent.

Nor do we know how to help teachers do these moves more efficiently, so that their jobs are sustainable.

Though teachers have little control over a child's move, there is much they can do to help that child, as well as the other students in the class, cope.

A teacher needs to take this into account and help students move from being dependent to becoming more independent learners.

It also helps students left behind if teachers continue to talk about the child after he or she has moved and acknowledge that the sense of loss does not go away with the physical leaving.