Sentences with phrase «kids in a classroom who»

As an elementary teacher, I can tell you how common it is to have a few kids in a classroom who are constantly seeking external approval.

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Kids are encouraged to choose what to give based on what they've already used in their own classrooms, so that they can actively share their experiences with the children who will be receiving the gifts.

During the 1950s and 1960s, when Pete Seeger and Malvina Reynolds coaxed classrooms full of kids to join them in the singing of folk songs, no one paid much attention, not even those who, in the middle of the Cold War, saw America's «singing left» as a threat to the republic....

«We've done things like creating a fund that supports innovative teachers who are doing exciting things in the classroom that can really improve kids» ability to learn.

I was a kid who intensely wanted to achieve in the classroom and on the field.

It might seem aggressive, but in all reality the kids who show up in my classroom as freshmen who are having those conversations at home don't need to be convinced that school matters.

We are expected to maintain order and promote learning in a different classroom every day with different kids who are accustomed to different rules.

Parents report kids who are eager to get to school in the morning, while kids who have access to breakfast - in - the - classroom talk about how much they enjoy the atmosphere BIC creates.

I had a former Superintendent who commented, «Some of those kids will mess around in the gym, run around, and at the last minute they'll grab their breakfast and go to the classroom.»

I should also add, as a parent of a child who is severely allergic to milk, I would not be happy with a policy that allows kids to eat breakfast in the classroom.

Kids who play sports are better at following instructions and staying focused in the classroom, University of Montreal researchers find.

It's an extremely painful day for a lot of full - grown adults who have lost their mothers, and it's even tougher for little kids, especially if they're sitting in the classroom watching everybody else make popsicle stick frames for the moms they all still have.

And, Levin adds, more kids eating lunch means more kids who are better able to concentrate in the classroom.

I know other people who have 35 kids in one classroom and no paras.

With many children getting 50 percent or more of their daily calories in school, making sure these foods are nutritious is critical, and studies show that kids who eat healthy do better in the classroom.

If authoritarian parents are demanding, doesn't that at least suggest they'd produce kids who are better - behaved and more successful in the classroom?

Kids who bully or taunt others on the playing field aren't likely to change their behavior when in the classroom or in social situations.

Buffalo schools are expanding the programs for kids who don't succeed in traditional classrooms.

As a kid his Christmas present every year was a day in the classroom with his parents who were design teachers.

And to think that I was worried I'd arrive in a classroom of jaded kids who'd roll their eyes and count the minutes until recess.

Kids tend to get more colds during the school year because they are in an enclosed classroom surrounded by other children who are sharing these very common viruses.

In fact, of those teachers who use video games in the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in JunIn fact, of those teachers who use video games in the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in Junin the classroom, more than half have kids play them as part of the curriculum at least once a week, according to a national survey released by education researchers at Joan Ganz Cooney Center in Junin June.

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?

In the context of a modern classroom, it may be hard to understand why kids who appear distractible and disruptive might have a survival advantage.

This means if you let your kid eat a breakfast of pop tarts or crappy cereal, and then send them to school to sit by someone on the bus or in the classroom who's coughing or sneezing, they're an EASY TARGET for the germs to set up house and proliferate.

ASIAN LOOKING SCHOOL KIDS — Boys and Girls, who can portray ages 9 — 10 years of age, students in classroom.

As a father of school age kids, and as someone who has visited hundreds of classrooms and schools, he believes deeply that all great schools have one thing in common: outstanding adults who make magic for the kids they serve.

Sessions, who was playing Mendelssohn in her otherwise - silent classroom as her students worked, said she started the year with 20 kids in her afternoon class and was down to 8 by late March.

«I went down the hall one morning and saw that in one classroom, a few kids who needed more practice were reading their scripts to their tablemates,» said Bell.

The issue with that is that if we have students in a classroom who are ranging from below Low, barely able to read and make sense of their text, to students who are reading at this Advanced level, it is very difficult for a teacher to be able to teach to a class with that wide a variety of literacy levels, and the problem is that these children who are not reaching the Low benchmark or are at the Low benchmark are, if you like, starting the race quite a long way behind all of these other kids.

And once the volunteers are in the classroom, there's the small matter of translating technical expertise into engaging lessons for kids who may never have received a paycheck.

Teachers who want to introduce metacognition in their classrooms might begin by reading our post Engaging Brains: How to Enhance Learning by Teaching Kids About Neuroplasticity, and also teach students about the anterior prefrontal cortex, the brain area that researchers have begun to link with metacognition.

He addressed K - 12 education, too, but only on the «compulsory attendance» and «teacher quality» fronts — and while the latter hinted at merit pay and nodded at schools having the flexibility to «replace» instructors «who just aren't helping kids learn» — mostly what he did was urge more money for schools - as - we - know - them and those who teach in their classrooms.

It's simply a matter of applying these skills and knowledge and... this doesn't work for kids who don't fit in or have disabilities or whatever, whose behaviour we decide is unmanageable, they are moved out of the classroom so there's exclusion built into the manage - and - discipline model of behaviour.

But I've sat in classrooms and watched as «smart» kids twiddled their thumbs (or acted out) in boredom and frustration while the instructor toiled to get basic concepts into the heads of those who, for whatever reason, were finding it much harder to learn.

That event, which lasts an hour, gives students a chance to go to their classrooms and find their desks, cubbies, or backpack hooks, and to meet some of the other kids who will be in the class.

If the subsystems were separate, as he claims, one should also see the opposite pattern: kids who speak articulately in the classroom, but can not speak informally to their parents and peers.

There's One in Every Class «Anyone who's been teaching for more than 45 minutes has been warned about exhibiting favoritism in the classroom And yet I believe the focus on favoritism eclipses another equally crucial pedagogical issueThe question is this: What can be done when you have The Kid you can't stand?»

Nick told Let's Get Cooking: «It is great to see kids who can be a handful in the classroom really show off the meal they have produced, and the interaction between them is great.»

«The kids who had not been interested in school became very interested, and the kids who were very shy and not really communicating with other kids suddenly became the stars of their classroom,» she adds.

The approach gives teachers a chance to understand the individual learning styles of their students, which means it can be especially beneficial for kids who have challenges in the classroom.

Any adult who has spent any time at all in a kindergarten classroom knows that those kids who enter kindergarten before their fifth birthday stick out like a sucked thumb.

«Teachers who want to work in these environments have a responsibility and an important role to play in influencing and contributing to these approaches, so that when kids move across classrooms, they have common instructional experiences, a consistent understanding of behavior expectations, and teachers who are reaching out to engage their parents.»

If you are a parent of a kid who is studying in a «blended classroom» that uses «education technology tools», sit back and read our article on becoming a successful parent of a digitally - immersed student.

Understanding Kids Who Are Different: Activities for Teaching About Disabilities In the classroom, every day is a day when special students need to be recognized, appreciated, and understood.

When teachers engage kids in talking about their particular strengths, weaknesses, interests, and ways of learning — and in developing a classroom where everyone gets the help and support they need to grow as much as possible — I see kids who are very enthusiastic about that approach to teaching and learning.

I think the book speaks to people's experiences and it also allows them to better understand those who sit in their classrooms, who play sports with their kids, and who are members of their communities.»

«Order doesn't simply mean obeying rules or tossing challenging kids out of a classroom — it means figuring out what we can do for students,» said Stengel, who has conducted research in Nashville schools for nearly a decade.

David Liben, who works for Student Achievement Partners, a non-profit set up by the authors of the Common Core to help teachers put the standards into practice, says the «text to self» technique often puts kids from poor families at a disadvantage in the classroom.

In many technology initiatives, schools have realized that they will never have the budget to hire enough support staff to meet all of the tech - support needs of their teachers, but there are lots of kids in schools who would love to help their teachers create better lessons and classrooms using technologIn many technology initiatives, schools have realized that they will never have the budget to hire enough support staff to meet all of the tech - support needs of their teachers, but there are lots of kids in schools who would love to help their teachers create better lessons and classrooms using technologin schools who would love to help their teachers create better lessons and classrooms using technology.