Educators can capitalize on adolescents» deep need to be steeped in rhythms, words, actions, values, and emotions by bringing these elements — found in song, slang, dialect, dance, and technology —
into classroom learning experiences.
We infuse Design Thinking
into all classroom learning and collaborations, and Lower School students also share a Design Thinking classroom called The Thinker Space.
Drawing on more than 20 years» experience working with secondary school leaders and classroom teachers, we advocate that embedding SEL instruction and support
into classroom learning is foundational to reaching all students every day.
Engaging Schools advocates that embedding SEL instruction and support
into classroom learning is foundational to reaching all students every day.
Free Fitness Curriculum The ACE Operation FitKids curriculum from the American Council on Exercise is designed for educators looking to integrate health and fitness
into classroom learning.
The mere existence of technology in a classroom is always going to appeal to students, so it is best to make the most of it and harness that appeal
into classroom learning!
Recent reports (from The Chronicle of Higher Education and Walden University [PDF], for example) point to teachers» continuing difficulties integrating technology
into classroom learning.
In addition, more teachers say they are reluctant «to incorporate social media
into classroom learning than in 2013 (62 percent vs. 55 percent).»
Not surprisingly, today's students use social media as their main form of communication and connection, yet a University of Phoenix ® College of Education survey conducted online by Harris Poll in April among 1,002 U.S. K - 12 teachers found that only «13 percent of today's K - 12 teachers have integrated social media
into classroom learning, with an overwhelming majority (87 percent) reporting they have not embraced social platforms.»
Included: Resources for teachers who want to infuse more fun
into classroom learning!
Fourteen teachers arrived from schools as close as Ithaca and as far as Anaheim, Calif. to attend the BTI Plant Biology Curriculum Development Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research
into classroom learning opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the country.
Not exact matches
Our unique Management Infrastructure Series takes
learning beyond 48 hours of
classroom training and
into immediate practice by inspiring dialogue across departments and experience levels through social networking and triad coaching.
Math education software DreamBox provides educators with recordings and data
into how students are
learning and progressing so that educators can focus on the areas where their
classrooms need the most help.
Being able to
learn new skills online can be an easy and self - directed way to acquire knowledge without strict time constraints and physically going
into a
classroom.
Echo360 turns
classrooms and events
into collaborative communities of
learning and success by combining an industry - leading video platform with engagement tools and analytics in a simple, mobile experience.
Widely affirmed proposals call for the restructure of low - performing schools, more emphasis on the basics, safer
classrooms, more rigorous graduation standards, periodic measurement of progress through some kind of standardized tests, longer days and year - round schooling, decentralization
into smaller
learning communities and greater freedom for those smaller units, smaller classes, better - qualified teachers and improved salaries, more parental input and more equitable funding.
The point here is that religion has to be treated equally by gov» t and if a cross is allowed then all other religious symbols would need to be allowed as well and then the
classroom turns
into a religious marketplace instead of a gov» t funded place of
learning.
Learning to
learn has become the primary focus of my
classroom work, and this focus is expressed in such methods as dividing large classes
into rotating discussion groups; assigning shorter, more frequent written work that can be rewritten; structuring group oral examination experiences; and stressing the application of what is
learned to other disciplines and life situations.
Through my writings (books, scholarly articles, popular articles, and website), my lectures at conferences (for physicians, lactation consultants, health departments, and LLL groups), and my university
classroom teaching (I manage to work this material
into every class, no matter what the official topic might be), I have been able to pass along the lessons I
learned from LLL to thousands of people, who in turn have passed them along.
It's also a high free / reduced site, and that principal — who is amazing, very supportive — really felt that it was important for those kids to get a nutritious meal before heading
into the
classroom to
learn.
While kindergarten is mostly building a foundation, and
learning what it means to be part of a
classroom, first grade is much more about diving
into learning.
program that lets kids and their adult caregivers
learn about the park first hand by using fun, self - guided worksheets; the NewYork Historical Society, where she developed curriculum guides to help
classroom teachers incorporate primary sources
into their instruction; the American Museum of Natural History, where she developed a series of teacher guides for the Moveable Museum exhibits and several temporary museum exhibits; and MOUSE, a New York City based non-profit organization that works to train middle and high school students to initiate and manage technology help desks, where she developed curriculum and educational support materials for students, faculty advisors, and MOUSE trainers.
Comic books, now generally known as graphic novels, have increasingly been finding their way
into classrooms and school libraries as teachers search for tools to not only help their students
learn how to read, but to tap
into the vivid imagination that is the hallmark of childhood and turn their students onto a lifelong love of reading.
Through this gift, we at Country Bank are pleased to extend our educational support beyond the traditional
classroom and
into the vibrant interactive
learning environment at Old Sturbridge Village.»
During this one hour experience, you will have an opportunity to meet with our Admissions team,
learn more about our curriculum and walk
into classrooms.
Students»
learning is enhanced when
learning experiences extend beyond the
classroom throughout the school and
into the community.
Our
classrooms are bright and sunny with huge windows looking
into our
learning spaces.
«Bringing nutrition education and hands - on
learning through cooking
into classrooms is a really exciting way to see kids go through the
learning process and apply what they're
learning in the
classroom to their everyday lives,» said Cooper.
Much is covered in this book, and I was most interested in how it explains working through the challenges of incorporating Reggio practice
into American
classrooms and the art of documentation for advancing child
learning.
Some parents express concerns that eating breakfast in the
classroom will eat
into the time children have available to
learn.
Teachers, administrators from across the state
learn how to integrate technology
into the
classroom more
Teachers, administrators from across the state
learn how to integrate technology
into the
classroom
«Art brings joy back
into the
classroom,» summed up one teacher earlier this year at a conference, sponsored by the Teacher Center and the Center for Arts Education, titled «Uplifting teaching and
learning for English language learners through the arts.»
The steady influx of Spanish - speaking students from Puerto Rico
into Buffalo
classrooms is driving a drastic increase in the population of pupils
learning English.
«Today we are breathing new life
into the Beacon program in 67 high - need communities to boost student's
learning outside the
classroom, build healthier neighborhoods, and connect youth and adults to
learning opportunities ranging from career preparation and civic engagement to tutoring and tenant advocacy.»
«I think the most important evaluation is how you do in a
classroom when an administrator comes
into the
classroom and see how the kids are
learning,» Rumore said.
Carla Percia, director of grants for the Utica City School District, says those hours will be spent doing activities that tie
into what students are already
learning in the
classroom.
A first - grade
classroom at Grand Island's Charlotte Sidway Elementary has been transformed
into a «multi-sensory
learning space,» a design which encourages a variety of
learning styles — including fidgeting.
Gaab frequently leads professional development workshops for teachers, participates in school «brain awareness days,» and meets with teachers and principals to help them find ways to translate research on how the brain
learns into meaningful
classroom applications.
Critics of U.S. schools» heavy emphasis on testing charge that the high - stakes assessments inflict anxiety on students and teachers, turning
classrooms into test - preparation factories instead of laboratories of genuine, meaningful
learning.
Many of these teaching and
learning methods have proven so successful online that they have made their way back
into traditional
classrooms.
After all, 21st century
learning experiences are increasingly enhanced by gadgets and software, and the ability to plug
into worlds beyond the
classroom.
Some schools have incorporated social - emotional
learning programs — like MindUP and Roots of Empathy —
into classrooms while other school systems, including the new B.C. curriculum, embrace it more systemically.
Previous research has shown that incorporating these programs
into the
classroom improves
learning outcomes and reduces anxiety and behavioural problems among students.
Students
learned several tenets from martial arts during a 12 - week long mentoring program which was integrated
into students» regular
classroom lessons for approximately one hour.
A program that brings live fish
into classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only helps students
learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a new study finds.
The Community of Practice provides professional development opportunities for middle and high school teachers across the country to
learn more about current heliophysics research and incorporate it
into their
classroom.
The goal is for the pre-service teachers to
learn how to incorporate activities and resources
into their
classroom lesson plans to motivate their students to pursue STEM studies and careers.
I was in middle school, just starting to enjoy
learning, and had a hard time dealing with the idea that a teacher who was supposed to go
into space, then come back to share her experience with her
classroom and other
classrooms, now wasn't coming back at all.
She has participated in numerous professional development opportunities to improve her astronomy teaching, including the National Optical Astronomy Observatory's (NOAO) Teacher Leaders in Research Based Science Education Program where Ms. Sepulveda
learned to bring authentic astronomy research
into the
classroom.