Sentences with phrase «increase student understanding of»

Developed and implemented interactive learning mediums to increase student understanding of course materials.

Prepared lesson plans for life and physical science subject matter for students ranging from 9 - 12th grade Recorded student attendance Used wide variety of teaching methods to engage and increase student understanding of course material Enforced rules for classroom behavior and procedures while maintaining a positive atmosphere Evaluated and graded student classwork, projects, and exams.

Developed and implemented interesting and interactive learning mediums to increase student understanding of course materials.

A 4 - week unit to increase student understanding of food insecurity and hunger issues through collaborative student problem solving and service learning projects (under development)

Organized by the Judicial Council and Administrative Office of the California Courts, in partnership with the Constitutional Rights Foundation and the California State PTA, the National 1st Amendment Cartoon contest seeks to increase student understanding of the Bill of Rights and the United States Constitution, as well as to help educate youth about the role of the judicial branch and their role as future jurors.

It looks at some of the troubling verses contained in the Old Testament and increases students understanding of the diverse nature of the text.

Beyond increasing student understanding of story structure, read alouds support students» active engagement with text.

Be willing to try new things, persevere through issues that come up, and keep focusing on a goal of using technology in a way that increases student understanding of the material.»

The course is designed to increase students understanding of the intellectual and technical tasks of the curator figure.

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They understand the increase in taxes due to higher tax brackets and the loss of key deductions, such as the student loan interest deduction.»

Research findings on the group showed that the teachers had developed new listening skills, improved teacher - to - teacher relationships, and increased their understanding of themselves, each other, and their students.5

Add a service learning component to an existing unit to increase student engagement and understanding of the topic.

In Phase Two, which will began in August 2015, the Institute will be awarded an additional $ 75,000 to work with the NCAA and DOD to actually design a prototype educational program to increase understanding of the critical importance of honest and early self - reporting by student - athletes of concussion symptoms in the diagnosis and management of concussions.

The changes, which Education Commissioner John King said are already under way, include increasing public understanding of the standards, training more teachers and principals, ensuring adequate funding, reducing testing time and providing high school students the option to take some traditional Regents exams while Common Core - aligned tests are phased in.

Activities included assisting other organizations to improve science teaching; strengthening the qualifications of teachers and improving teaching materials; and increasing student interest and understanding in science.

One of Mayor's early initiatives, the Science Teacher Improvement Program, assisted other organizations to strengthen the qualifications of science teachers and reform teaching materials, as well as increase student interest and understanding in science.

These are previously unknown biological mechanisms that can increase our understanding of why both daughters and sons of women with PCOS are at higher risk of developing anxiety in adulthood,» says Maria Manti, doctoral student in Elisabet Stener - Victorin's research group.

It includes recommendations to provide direct funding incentives in the PBF model for the success of one or more at - risk student groups, to introduce measures that wouldn't punish institutions for experimenting with new programs to increase student success, and to better understand the impact of PBF on community colleges before a larger proportion of state funds are tied to the model.

Glen Hood, a Ph.D. student at Notre Dame and lead author of the paper, said, «Our study has impacted our understanding of evolution by suggesting that change in individual lineages can reverberate through different trophic levels of an ecosystem and increase community - level biodiversity.»

Mr William Symes, a PhD student from the Department of Biological Sciences at the NUS Faculty of Science, who led the study, said, «Increasing our understanding of the drivers of international wildlife trade is critical as unsustainable harvesting of wildlife can lead to population decline and the extinction of species.

The Research Ministry is asking for a 5 % increase in the 3 - year grants in next year's government budget, but Poinsot says the Finance Ministry does not understand the work of doctoral students and fears it might well turn a deaf ear to the idea of any increase at all.

Teaching genetics before evolution was particularly crucial for students in foundation classes, who increased their understanding of evolution only if they were taught genetics first.

The team also tested the students» understanding of genetics and found that the genetics - first effect either increased genetics understanding as well or made no difference, meaning that teaching genetics first doesn't harm students» appreciation of this subject.

«Given the increasing popularity of flavored e-cigarettes, a better understanding of their ingredients, the potential health risks of these ingredients, and the causes of these risks is urgently needed,» said Temperance Rowell, a graduate student in the cell biology and physiology department at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

A great lab for increasing students» understanding of the relationship between genotype and phenotype!

These programs aim to increase the understanding and interest of students in science by enabling them to design and carry out modern molecular research projects.

Bringing together a group of talented, energetic, dedicated research scientists and university students willing to accept the challenge of working in a remote area, the formation of TEAM BUFO has generated an enormous increase in our understanding of cane toads and their impacts on biodiversity.

The goals of the program include increasing interest in biological sciences and medicine among high school students, helping students to understand how scientific research is performed and increasing diversity of students and researchers in the sciences.

According to Sarkar, feedback she received from students let her know that the program was having an impact by increasing students» knowledge, helping them make informed decisions about future career paths and providing a better understanding of the power and reach of neural engineering.

; instead, what is needed are better teaching, improved students, less memorization and more learning to increase understanding, instruction about problem solving, instruction to counter the false Hollywood message that science and research are entertainments, teaching children and adults how scientific research is very important in the daily life of all people, etc..

In the meantime, involving your students in the communication is probably the best way to learn what you need to know about them, as well as the best way to increase their physicians» understanding of what you are doing.

We will have an education system that differentiates between students and finds every child where he or she is in the early years, then gives her the understanding, guidance, increasing academic challenge, and support necessary to traverse each level of our education system successfully, ultimately emerging — after some years of post secondary education — ready for success in a job and in our economy, as a citizen, the head of a family, and a lifelong learner.

PBL requires students to communicate their understanding of the problem, helping them develop critical thinking skills and increasing academic discourse in the classroom.

Using flash cards, song story books, digital pictures, and even physical gestures can increase students» understanding of the lyrics they are hearing or singing.

With increased instruction in academic language, and increased attention to understanding of morphology and connectives, Lesaux hopes to close the gap between students» reading skills and their comprehension.

Recent conversations with our University contacts have increased our understanding of the subjects and research projects their students want to undertake so that we can better tailor our Bursary to fit with University timelines, as well as research projects and themes.

The students say participating in MentorNet helps increase their self - confidence, understanding of engineering and science fields, and their likelihood of remaining in an engineering or science program.

In addition, a recent survey of principals conducted by the National Association of Elementary School Principals (NAESP) found that of the 1,100 principals from 14 Common Core states who responded, more than 80 percent agree that the Common Core has the potential to improve conceptual understanding, increase student skill mastery and create more meaningful assessments of students.

While Selman and Elizabeth point out that the traditional view has been to steer students away from the movie version of a book, for fear that they'll watch the movie instead of reading, the two researchers hypothesize that creating a deep and thought - provoking connection between a movie and a book could actually increase students» interest in reading that book and that the very act of comparing and contrasting the way a story is told in two media could lead to a deeper understanding of the ideas in the story and of the characters and the choices they make.

The permaculture design principles are a filter for developing more strategic outcomes that contain rich academic rigor and an increased understanding of students» tremendous potential as change makers in their communities.

«There is an increasing focus on the good use of sacred texts in GCSE Religious Studies with a higher expectation that students will understand the references they are drawing on when they write in their exams,» he explained.

Meanwhile, Cornell research scientist David Weinstein hopes to involve students in BudBreak, a project that began last spring to increase understanding of the relationship between plants and global warming in central New York.

Commenting on the figures, Rudolf Eliott Lockhart, chief executive of the Religious Education Council of England and Wales, said: «While it is fantastic to see increasing numbers of students opting to take the full course GCSE in Religious Studies, a reflection of the attraction of an academically rigorous subject that helps prepare students to understand an increasingly diverse modern world, we should not ignore the troubling news that declining entries for the short course mean that more than 100,000 fewer young people have studied the subject at GCSE level this year than in 2010.

Seven sets of increasing difficulty to help students understand the relationship between cause and effect.

Students learn through the following tasks: - Gauging and collaborating previous knowledge of «equality» through a discussion - based starter task; - Reading chapters 9 and 10 with a particular focus on the increasing inequalities between the different animals, and demonstrating their understanding through a related activity sheet; - Gauging the inequalities between the animals through the design and explanation of an «equality graph» (template and instructions provided); - Understanding how the events of the final chapters help Orwell to get his message across to the reader; - Analysing how the inequalities between the animals are evident through either a character analysis of Boxer or Napoleon (template and success criteria provided); - Peer assessing their partners» learnunderstanding through a related activity sheet; - Gauging the inequalities between the animals through the design and explanation of an «equality graph» (template and instructions provided); - Understanding how the events of the final chapters help Orwell to get his message across to the reader; - Analysing how the inequalities between the animals are evident through either a character analysis of Boxer or Napoleon (template and success criteria provided); - Peer assessing their partners» learnUnderstanding how the events of the final chapters help Orwell to get his message across to the reader; - Analysing how the inequalities between the animals are evident through either a character analysis of Boxer or Napoleon (template and success criteria provided); - Peer assessing their partners» learning attempts.

Utilising a range of visual, kinaesthetic, and reading tasks, students not only gain an increased understanding of the importance of inference in English, but also gain an awareness of its importance in other areas of life.

Although students» success because of how much their parents» care about their education (a point Duncan does understand) seems to have helped the Korean economy experience miraculous growth, given that Korea now needs to pioneer another wave of disruption to continue to grow, other skills that have not been fostered — like creativity — may now increase in importance.

Therefore, if we increase the understanding of a teacher we can have a broader impact on a wider range of students directly.

«My pedagogical vision involves working with teachers and students to better understand how to leverage students» out - of - school language resources in order to increase their language repertoire in a way that empowers their own voices,» said Uccelli.

If teachers who focus primarily on delivering content can be convinced that having a better understanding of their students» perspectives will increase their success, Gehlbach says, «they may shift their strategy to include a greater emphasis on SPT.»