Sentences with phrase «instructional time available»

Is the amount of instructional time available to American teachers and students in an average school day adequate?

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In 2011, the latest available year in their annual survey, 24 % of the nation's instructional staff were in that fortunate, formerly dominant category, while 41 % were part - time adjuncts — a figure that has grown 71 % since 1975 — and 15 % were full time but off the tenure track — up 48 % since 1975.

However, in a recent blog post about his book at the Washington Post, Willingham pointed out that, by all available evidence, «most study time in elementary grades is devoted to English Language Arts and math, with other subjects (science, civics, geography et al.) accounting for perhaps ten or fifteen percent of instructional time.»

The portability of digital content available for MP3 players such as the iPod and Microsoft's Zune player boosts instructional time by making course content available anywhere.

Funding instructional assistants is a constant challenge for the school and the district, and instructional assistants may only be available part - time in upper - grade - level immersion classrooms.

Which instructional method is «right» for a particular lesson depends on many things, and among them are the age and developmental level of the students, what the students already know, and what they need to know to succeed with the lesson, the subject - matter content, the objective of the lesson, the available people, time, space and material resources, and the physical setting.

School districts may use time available for academic intervention instructional and / or student support services during the regular school day.

Whether you need an interactive learning game or just some help with instructional or graphic design, we can tailor our approach to help you regardless of the time or budget available.

Gigante and Firestone (2007) found that teacher leaders» use of demonstration lessons and other instructional support practices was impacted by the amount of time they had available.

Educators should select appropriate instructional activities and materials, including technology, based on factors such as curriculum standards, students» needs, preferences, prior knowledge, and skill levels, and effective pedagogical practices and contextual factors such as time and available resources (Harris & Hofer, 2009; Kennedy & Deshler, 2010; King - Sears & Emenova, 2007).

When teacher leaders had less time available, they were more likely to engage in «managerial» support strategies, such as providing resources to teachers, than direct instructional support practices, including demonstration lessons.

However, many of these best instructional practices have been developed in gifted programs as gifted students can master the curriculum in half the time leaving plenty of time available for experimentation.

The volume of readily available IWB lessons in mathematics, which the teachers felt were truly interactive, enabled them to spend their time finding the best lesson for their instructional goals instead of creating materials from scratch.

Although time is the most precious commodity in schools, planned and careful use of the available instructional minutes can make a big difference in all students» learning outcomes.

At this time, the language arts lessons and instructional videos available in Teaching Resources can not be included as part of students» assignments.

Teachers may replace approximately 20 to 50 percent of face - to - face instructional time in a given subject with digital instruction, depending on student ages, other student needs, and the quality of available digital instruction.

A recording of the webinar for pre-kindergarten is now available for teachers who would like a refresher on program materials and instructional methodology at any time during the school year.

Authentic alliance between MMC, Midlands Technical College, and the Midlands Education and Business Alliance (MEBA) Location on a college campus Dual credit opportunities at no cost to students Diverse student population representing several counties in the state Small classes Small environment (maximum of 135 students unless additional space becomes available) Daily tutoring time by students» individual teachers Implementation of a variety of instructional methods Class schedule (11:00 AM — 5:00 PM) Availability of all Midlands Tech facilities, including the media center, science labs, computer labs, auditorium, conference rooms Frequent, consistent, and immediate interventions Daily common planning time for teachers.

Teachers must first determine their goals for instruction and technology usage, then reflect on their instructional delivery with the available technology to determine the potential needs of students, such as scaffolding prior to a technology's use or additional time to complete a technology - infused activity.

Note: A standardized Instructional Activity Record is not available at this time.