Sentences with phrase «keep students in the classroom»

As the city school district struggles to keep students in the classroom, the mayor has decided to add 50 - more positions to target the city's most at - risk youth.

By passing this bill, California will take a significant step to protect students from discriminatory school climates and encourage schools to find alternatives to keep students in the classroom - where they belong.

Thanks to the tireless work of local advocates and organizers, officials in the Los Angeles Unified School District voted to put an end to suspensions for «willful defiance» with the adoption of a new school discipline policy that focuses on positive alternatives that keep students in the classroom.

The State SARB has placed a major focus on monitoring chronic absentees and positive early interventions that keep students in the classroom, and is especially interested in seeing local SARBs promote collaboration within their communities by partnering with local agencies to strengthen attendance.

Principals and teachers must now try to keep students in the classroom and in school as much as possible.

But the disciplinary policies at Noble run counter to district and national efforts to find ways to keep students in the classroom.

With me are panelists who will help us learn more about what is going on in schools and how we can create a learning environment that is safe and keeps students in the classroom.

To implement this moratorium, Solutions Not Suspensions, a grassroots initiative of students, educators, parents, and community leaders, is calling on states and districts to support teachers and schools in dealing with discipline in positive ways - keeping students in the classroom and helping educators work with students and parents to create safe and engaging classrooms that protect human rights to education and dignity.

Freeing Schools From the School to Prison Pipeline This downloadable toolkit by the National Education Association provides positive strategies from educators for keeping students in the classroom.

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Located in Silicon Valley, Santa Clara University helps its students take advantage of the location by hosting numerous events and speaking engagements that keep students captivated outside the classroom.

Tons of comments coming in on Italy's decision to fight to keep crucifixes in classrooms in the face of a European court ruling that such symbols violate students» religious freedom rights.

Finally, I'm happy that my new role will keep me active in the classroom, observing teachers and students at their work, and also that I will continue to teach American Transcendentalists in 12th grade and French in 11th grade.

You will learn how to: - Model kind and firm leadership in the classroom - Keep your students involved and intrinsically motivated - Improve students» self - regulation - And more!

«By working together and recognizing their shared responsibility to all Los Angeles public school students, United Teachers Los Angeles and the district were able to keep more than 4,000 teachers in classrooms, preserve early childhood education and prevent class - size increases,» said AFT President Randi Weingarten.

«While the UFT focuses on political stunts and lobbying to keep bad teachers in the classroom, the mayor, governor, and State Education Department are working collaboratively to implement a rigorous teacher evaluation system that will help ensure our students have the best teachers,» she said in a statement.

Whatever the parties negotiate or King decides, the evaluation system will be based 20 percent on standardized test scores when applicable, 20 percent on other evidence of student learning and 60 percent on classroom observation and other measures of teacher effectiveness, in keeping with the 2010 state law on teacher evaluation.

The decision was controversial, and the question remains: How do you discipline rowdy students and keep them in the classroom while still being fair to other kids who want to learn?

You have the open choice to wear bold and exciting colors to keep your students engaged in the classroom.

The first is to use various media to keep parents more informed about what and how students are learning in our classroom.

Holland introduces the backchannel as a tech - integration strategy for keeping students engaged in the classroom — all students, not just the ones who are always raising their hands or speaking out.

Keep classroom lights on, open blinds, lift shades, and look for ways to get the students into outdoor light, especially in the morning (Kripke, Youngstedt, & Elliot, 1997).

In another classroom, decorated with airplane - control diagrams and electric - car schematics, teacher Carl Cripe (a former U.S. Air Force master sergeant) keeps an eye on students putting the final changes on the electric car they hope to enter in a design competitioIn another classroom, decorated with airplane - control diagrams and electric - car schematics, teacher Carl Cripe (a former U.S. Air Force master sergeant) keeps an eye on students putting the final changes on the electric car they hope to enter in a design competitioin a design competition.

Tips: I keep some desks in my classroom for students who need their own defined space.

In this unique set, you will get a selection of doodle colouring pennants to help decorate your classroom with some positive quotes about self - esteem to keep your students inspired all year long!

There are so many brilliant teachers out there with so many good ideas for making things better in our classrooms, and if we stay connected and keep suggesting new books, talking about books, and trying different techniques — both new and old — our students will respond.

Student recognition in the classroom is a necessity to keep students working their hardest.

After reading about hamsters, ask students to share the top five things they would ask a teacher who was interested in keeping a classroom pet.

Now that the excitement of the Hour of Code has passed, and you still vividly remember your students» eyes light up while completing their coding challenges, you may be wondering how to keep that excitement going in your classroom.

Whether you prefer a quiet and controlled classroom environment or are comfortable with «controlled chaos,» there are several things to keep in mind that can help your students unlock the power of gameplay without derailing the rest of your period or day.

Teachers routinely encourage students to keep trying, approach tasks with flexibility and manage their impulsivity in the classroom.

When using scannable technology with students, you can also use these tools to keep parents in the loop about classroom community activities and homework.

We use this extensively in the classroom — for out - of - class contests, research opportunities, extra-credit assignments, keeping absent students up - to - date, communication with parents about classroom climate, and much, much more.

In this week's Voice of Experience essay, Max Fischer shares how, after almost 30 years as a classroom teacher, he keeps things fresh — for himself and for his students.

Ringing in my ears was a comment by the late Ralph Tyler that the sole technological advance in a century that had really affected classrooms was the overhead projector because, he wisecracked, it was «the only one that the teacher could use while still keeping an eye on her students.»

Are you looking for a way to keep your students on track and organized in the smart classroom?

Voice of Experience: How to Keep the Fire Burning (Or Lessons Learned from Edith, the Kids, and «the Fear») In this week's Voice of Experience essay, Max Fischer shares how, after almost 30 years as a classroom teacher, he keeps things fresh — for himself and for his students.

A timer Having a timer in the classroom can be useful for a variety of different tasks, from timing quizzes to keeping students on task.

Their crack squad of student eco ‑ warriors keep energy wastage to a minimum with their spot checks on whether lights and appliances have been left on in the classroom.

«My students keep a mini word wall in their folders that matches exactly the word wall in the classroom,» said Norris.

But educators can still learn to identify motivations for student cheating and think critically about solutions to keep even the most audacious cheaters in their classrooms from doing it again.

But instead of seeing a classroom in chaos, I found students busily at work on a long - term project that they kept on standby.

Unfortunately, one of the main criteria by which you are judged as a teacher is your ability to keep «order» in the classroom — quiet; neat rows of seated students; one person speaking at a time after being recognized; and so on.

That is, keeping the students who would likely have been suspended in the prior regime in the classroom did not adversely affect their peers.

«We kept sharpening our focus on each individual student in every classroom...» © Shutterstock / canbedone

«What's more, she regularly reminds her peers to keep their conversations at HGSE grounded in the lives of students in classrooms, and to value the work of teachers.

Here in Miami - Dade Public Schools, we must add to this most difficult equation low family incomes, poor nutritional habits of students, extreme heat, no use of the indoor gymnasium, large classes, lack of adequate fountains for students to keep hydrated, and lack of classroom space.

We kept sharpening our focus on each individual student in every classroom in order to tailor teaching and learning to be responsive to individual needs for a number of years, then the opportunity arose to consider a Montessori education program to provide choice for parents.

One copy is in full colour that can be placed in a binder or duo - tang for use within your classroom while the backline master set is perfect to for your students to keep at home or in their homework binders / duo - tangs to use as a study guide or homework helper.

Another battle that some don't always think about is keeping the students» parents engaged in what's going on in the classroom.

Keeping students engaged in the classroom is a battle that teachers fight every day.