Is the amount of
instructional time available to American teachers and students in an average school day adequate?
Not exact matches
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.»
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.