Not only will you learn how to teach in the classroom, pool, and open water environments, you will also learn how to use PADI's teaching aids and
instructional support materials effectively.
The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Early Classroom Package are built around 40 fresh, new leveled books (half fiction, half nonfiction) ranging from Guided Reading Levels F through N with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.
The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Early - Fluent Classroom Package are built around 40 fresh, new leveled books (half fiction, half nonfiction) ranging from Guided Reading Levels J through P with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.
The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Nonfiction Package are built around 60 fresh, new leveled nonfiction books ranging from Guided Reading Levels A through P with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.
From there, CORE experts mentor educators in implementing curricula, selecting
instructional support materials, and mastering effective instruction techniques.
The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Early - Fluent Small Group Package are built around 40 fresh, new leveled books (half fiction, half nonfiction) ranging from Guided Reading Levels J through P with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.
The instructional support materials in the Big Cat Emergent Small Group Package are built around 40 fresh, new leveled books (half fiction, half nonfiction) ranging from Guided Reading Levels A through F with the «just right» ingredients for your classroom: high student appeal, built - in teaching tips for comprehension - focused support, and an embedded reading response summary page to quickly check comprehension and improve speaking and listening skills.
Not exact matches
As part of the program, FOSI is releasing a comprehensive set of resources including
instructional videos, blogs featuring expert commentary and a practical toolkit of downloadable
materials to
support those on a digital parenting journey with children of all ages.
Your project would fit nicely into the
Instructional Materials for Students component, which «supports the creation and substantial revision of comprehensive curricula and supplemental instructional materials that are research - based; enhance classroom instruction pre-K-12; and reflect standards for science, mathematics, and technology education developed by national professional organiza
Instructional Materials for Students component, which «supports the creation and substantial revision of comprehensive curricula and supplemental instructional materials that are research - based; enhance classroom instruction pre-K-12; and reflect standards for science, mathematics, and technology education developed by national professional organization
Materials for Students component, which «
supports the creation and substantial revision of comprehensive curricula and supplemental
instructional materials that are research - based; enhance classroom instruction pre-K-12; and reflect standards for science, mathematics, and technology education developed by national professional organiza
instructional materials that are research - based; enhance classroom instruction pre-K-12; and reflect standards for science, mathematics, and technology education developed by national professional organization
materials that are research - based; enhance classroom instruction pre-K-12; and reflect standards for science, mathematics, and technology education developed by national professional organizations.»
The Master Educator Program (MEP) offers financial
support to successful applicants (ASPB members) to participate in focused, substantive, and practical professional development with the aim of developing undergraduate plant biology
instructional materials for an active learning classroom.
These kits provide in - depth, ready - to - teach lab protocols and
supporting materials such as
instructional videos and datasheets.
It provides research - based technology programs, supplemental
instructional materials, and high quality literature that
support students» achievement in grades pre-K through high school.
Research outcomes are expected to inform the design, selection, and implementation of online digital curriculum
materials, the systems that deliver and
support them, and the
instructional practices associated with their use, in order to increase their efficacy for students with disabilities and other elementary and secondary learners.
Enthusiasts concentrated on designing
instructional materials, consulting with states and districts, and training leaders and teachers, seemingly presuming that the public knew what they were up to and
supported their effort.
Despite frenzied efforts to
support new assessments,
instructional materials, and implementation during 2011 - 2014, interviews from that era with state legislators, district officials, educators, and parents showed remarkably little awareness of the costs and practical difficulties that lay ahead.
The participants, all representing schools sharing in the $ 1 billion in annual grants from the federal initiative, applauded the program for pumping what recipients say are sorely needed resources into
instructional materials, teacher training, and
support services for struggling elementary schools.
Curriculum
materials with detailed information that
supports teachers in making
instructional decisions may help teachers themselves learn about content, pedagogy, and student learning.
Without that questioning,
instructional designers may find themselves including interesting
materials / resources that nonetheless are not directly in
support of meeting the objectives.
The curriculum is accompanied by a selection of
instructional materials and
support resources for teachers at no additional cost.
An
instructional designer is responsible for developing
instructional material, such as customer training courses, that help
support the company's technical products.
We must also
support teachers in transforming their
instructional practices by providing continuing professional development and
supports, and that students are taught using rigorous, high - quality
instructional materials.
President Bush's No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) famously requires that any
instructional materials supported by federal aid be proven to work through «scientifically based research.»
It is our job, as eLearning professionals, to use
instructional activities and
materials that
support online learners and give them control over their personal learning path.
States and districts will need to recruit, prepare, and retain talented teachers and principals and
support them with high - quality professional development, curriculum and
instructional materials aligned with standards, and the tools to
support data - based decisions.
An MSP leader recounted how imparting this understanding of overall pedagogy of the
instructional materials entailed «partly building networks across the grade levels so that the leaders had a sense of what the curriculum trajectory was supposed to be and how their
instructional materials supported that trajectory.»
Prior experience with the
instructional materials that they are
supporting will help teacher leaders understand the challenges the
materials pose, and how to maximize the learning opportunities.
Ryan (1999) reported that, in the three schools studied, teacher leaders influenced student opportunities to learn by providing classroom teachers with
instructional and
material support.
The insights below reflect general agreement among these practitioners on important considerations regarding teacher leaders
supporting teachers as they implement new mathematics and science
instructional materials.
Their receptivity to standard forms of
instructional practice, however, was conditional upon the quality of district
support for implementation (staff development,
materials, supervision), perceived fit with state / district curriculum requirements, evidence of student impact, and opportunities for teacher discretion within the boundaries established by the district.
In a review of the published empirical literature, thirty one research studies were identified in which teacher leaders provided
support to teachers» implementation of
instructional materials.
A third set of studies investigated the impact of teacher leader
support on classroom teachers» implementation of
instructional materials.
In this study,
support provided within the classroom was found to be linked to changes in teachers» classroom instruction and the adoption of new
instructional materials.
While all studies in this set reported positive effects due to various teacher leaders practices in
support of the implementation of
instructional materials, Gigante and Firestone (2007) suggests that
support provided within teachers» classroom was more effective than other forms of
support.
An additional set of studies reported that teacher leaders engaged in unspecified
support practices in assisting teachers» implementation of
instructional materials (Bliss, et al., 1995; Brown et al., 2001; Coggins et al., 2003; Cruz, 2003; National Board for Professional Teaching Standards, 2001; Spillane et al., 2001).
These studies provided
support for the claim that teacher leaders positively impact the implementation of
instructional materials through a variety of practices.
Studies included in the review examined three aspects of teacher leader
support of teachers» implementation of
instructional materials:
Studies by Coggins et al. (2003), Doyle (2000), Moore (1992), and Swinnerton (2007) provided evidence that teacher leaders
supported the implementation of
instructional materials through communication and management of resources.
The analogous
supporting tools for teachers are
instructional materials.»
The impact of teacher leaders»
support upon teachers» implementation of
instructional materials
When the observed districts were provided with high - quality
materials and
support, observations found that 86 percent of observed lessons had become fully aligned, as strong
instructional materials drove the teaching and learning of all lessons.
These studies, found that participants» knowledge of content and pedagogical strategies was deepened through participation in the preparation programs, but the studies did not investigate the impact of this preparation on teacher leader practice relative to
supporting instructional materials implementation.
4.4 (4K3C, 4S2C): Ability to draw on knowledge and resources regarding a variety of developmental and age - appropriate
instructional methods, techniques, and
materials when
supporting the instruction of the licensed teacher.
A group of studies (Fortner & Boyd, 1995; Gillis et al., 1991; Glazer et al., 2009, Manno & Firestone, 2006; Moore, 1992; Roehig et al., 2008, Russell, 1990; Slater et al., 1998) reported on teacher leader practices to
support teachers» implementation of
instructional materials, but did not examine the impact of these practices.
Weaver and Dick (2009), Khourey - Bowers et al. (2005) and McGee III (2006) examined the impact of a school reform initiative, which included unspecified teacher leader practices in addition to other forms of
support to teachers, on teachers» implementation of
instructional materials.
Studies by Brown et al. (2001), Fortner and Boyd (1995), Frechtling and Katzenmeyer (2001) and Russell (1990) examined teacher leader activities to
support teacher use of
instructional materials, such as a new curriculum or technology, which had been the focus of a teacher leader preparation program.
Teacher leader disciplinary content knowledge and their understanding of the
instructional materials being implementing influenced the types of
support provided by teacher leaders and the effectiveness of that
support.
Gersten and Kelly (1992), Gigante and Firestone (2007), Balfanz et al. (2006), Ruby (2006) and Vesilind and Jones (1998) examined teacher leader practices in
support of
instructional materials implementation, in which teacher leaders worked directly with teachers in their classrooms, such as by co-teaching, conducting demonstration lessons, and observing teachers»
instructional practice and providing feedback.
Findings from four studies indicated that teacher leaders with deeper knowledge of subject matter content and pedagogy were more likely than those without such knowledge to provide
support to teachers» implementation of
instructional materials.
These studies were conducted in mathematics and science and across grades K - 12, providing
support for the claim that teacher leaders were called upon to
support the implementation of
instructional materials in a variety of settings.
Mimbs (2002) found that, in a teacher leader preparation program, participants identified providing
support to teachers» use of
instructional materials as a goal of their future teacher leader practice.