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kindergarten teachers use assessments primarily for screening, placement, and designing developmentally - appropriate activities, and less for comparative or accountability purposes.
Eva Phillips, early childhood consultant for the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction, has been studying how
kindergarten teachers use class time.
Not exact matches
By focusing on the various skills — everything from observation and data gathering to analysis and reflection — Newnham and his colleagues developed a framework for
teachers to
use in their science classes, beginning as early as
kindergarten.
That's not a surprising finding exactly (any parent or
kindergarten teacher could tell you the same thing), but in a world where we could all
use a little more civility at work, it's worth reminding ourselves that tired employees are generally not the kindest or most patient employees.
You've heard the horror stories about the schools:
kindergartens with a dose of amoral sex education;
teachers sowing gender confusion with the hearty support of administrators; violence and widespread drug
use in the tony prep schools that train tomorrow's elites; depression, eating disorders,....
If your kindergartener is given an assessment in the first few weeks of
kindergarten the results will probably be
used by your child's
teacher for lesson planning for the remainder of the year.
I can also remember my mom's perfume that she
used to wear when I younger and also my
kindergarten teacher's as well!
We also talk about why her desire to also be a producer on the HBO series was non-negotiable; the necessary
use of violence and exploitation of women to show the reality of the character; and another role in the upcoming Netflix Sundance acquisition The
Kindergarten Teacher, which she says is the most important and challenging of her career to date.
An early intervention program for
Kindergarten students, a program involving professional learning teams working together to increase
teacher knowledge, and an action research project looking at how to
use data to support student learning and feedback.
I loved the fact that kids got to know the world outside school and learned that with technology they could talk to people anywhere, said Luisa Ojeda - Vera, a
kindergarten teacher at Florida's Sand Pine Elementary School, whose students
used Skype to connect with a class at another school in the district.
Brantley's colleague,
kindergarten teacher Mary Ford, has also
used the Wii sports games in a joint activity with an older class: Ford and third - grade
teacher Laura Smith paired up their students for a game of bowling with a little real - world math practice thrown in.
Another Cumberland
kindergarten teacher, Lois Haueisen,
uses the Wii's Big Brain Academy, which challenges players on logical thinking and math.
Kindergarten and first - grade
teachers are
using them, too!
The AppCrayon App,
using a system developed and approved by
kindergarten teachers and pediatricians, helps students learn to write their letters.
As a new
kindergarten teacher at Alexander Park Elementary School in Rocky Mountain School District # 6, she hasn't had much opportunity to
use this poetry - writing activity, but she holds onto it as a great example of an activity that encourages creativity and stimulates interest in both biographies and poetry.
If principals do nt know how
teachers are teaching, or the resources and manipulatives they are
using, they need to sit down [in a classroom, for example] in a
kindergarten learning center.
These sites and apps can be
used independently by upper elementary students, and kids as young as
kindergarten may have fun working one - on - one or in small groups with the
teacher.
Renaissance
uses a «looping» model, in which most
teachers remain with students for two years across all grades, including high school, so pre-K
teachers generally follow their students into
kindergarten.
Another study examined
kindergarten teachers» ratings of their student's prosocial skills (e.g. kindness, sharing, and empathy) and discovered a strong correlation to adult outcomes such as higher educational attainment, stronger employment, and better mental health, in addition to reduced criminal activity and substance
use (Jones, Greenberg, & Crowley, 2015).
Results show that
kindergarten teachers» ratings of children's prosocial skills, such as kindness, sharing, and empathy, predicted adult outcomes such as higher educational attainment, stronger employment, and better mental health, in addition to reduced criminal activity and substance
use.
A
kindergarten teacher at Amanda E. Stout Elementary shares a School Story update with parents
using ClassDojo.
All 3,500
kindergarten teachers in Maryland are
using a new readiness assessment this year that rests on
teachers» observations of children's work and play to build a detailed picture of what they need as they begin the school year.
In addition to having bins and drawers along the walls,
kindergarten teacher Benita Kay Moyers stores supplies in portable bins and
uses crate seating as storage, all popular flexible classroom options.
More than half of American
teachers say they
use digital games in their classrooms, according to a national survey of 500
kindergarten through eighth - grade
teachers conducted by the Joan Ganz Cooney Center at Sesame Workshop.
«If a particular child is having trouble with recognizing letter sounds, I can find that in the data, even if I haven't picked up on it in class,» says
kindergarten teacher Justin Myles, who
uses his insights to provide create differentiated lesson plans and personalize instruction for students.
With a focus on early literacy skills, this resource supports
kindergarten teachers in their
use of centers in the classroom.
In
Kindergarten and First Grade,
teachers have learned to keep track of the development of essential skills
using a systematic measurement system (Essential Skills Inventory) and then teach responsively to try to help every child achieve proficiency in the skills which matter most.
One way for schools and
kindergarten teachers to tailor instruction to meet the needs of individual students is through
using data from a
kindergarten entry assessment (KEA).
Hannah Reinoehl, a
kindergarten teacher at East Side Elementary in Brazil,
uses sign language to help her students review letter sounds.
Phonemic Awareness:
Kindergarten teachers can
use this type of Bingo to help students learn the sounds that correspond to the letters of the alphabet.
Researchers found that
teacher - rated social competence in
kindergarten consistently predicted outcomes in education, employment, criminal justice, substance
use, and mental health into adulthood.
There worksheets are a perfect addition to any preschool or
kindergarten lesson plan and we created these worksheets specifically for
teachers and parents to
use with their preschool and
kindergarten age children.
I am a new
Kindergarten teacher this year and I am
using the WW in my classroom.
Book Creator is one of the most popular education apps amongst
teachers, and is
used in classrooms from
Kindergarten to college.
On the other hand,
teacher candidate Mary believed that only high school courses could be offered through VS. After exploring some of the recorded demos, she noted that «it was cool to see how each grade level can
use virtual schooling» and that «virtual schooling is a great opportunity for children from
kindergarten to the high schools» (Reflection 2).
In addition to providing families with materials,
teachers wanted to have workshops with families to discuss the specific expectations of
kindergarten and demonstrate how to
use the materials in the same manner our
teachers would once school opened.
But here's the real issue: In this case, and exponentially growing numbers of cases like this across the country, the district decided to
use a national versus state test (i.e., the SAT 10) which can (but should not) be
used to test students in
kindergarten and 1st grades, and then more importantly
used to attribute growth on these tests over time to their
teachers, again, to include more
teachers in these evaluation systems.
The campaign comes at a time when public education is increasingly riven by battles over the
use of standardized testing in
teacher performance evaluations and the rollout of the Common Core, new benchmarks for what students need to know and be able to do between
kindergarten and the end of high school.
This investigation examined 317 general education
kindergarten through fifth - grade
teachers»
use of instructional and behavioral management strategies as measured by the Classroom Strategy Scale
She reflects on the 1993 — 94 school year, during which all her administrators,
teachers, and 1,400 students — from
kindergarten on up — began
using the maps:
Hands - On Standards Number & Operations Common Core
Kindergarten Teacher Resource Guide
uses engaging hands - on activities to build number sense and algebraic reasoning.
The researchers found that the higher the number of struggling students, who scored in the bottom 15 percent in
kindergarten, in a first - grade
teacher's classroom, the more likely the
teachers were to
use manipulatives (hands - on materials), calculators, music and movement (See Table 3 on page 12 in the study).
Hands - On Standards Number & Operations
Kindergarten Teacher Resource Guide
uses engaging hands - on activities to build number sense and algebraic reasoning.
The Early Learning Foundation's work to develop model sites of early learning success includes the
use of a set of «crucial skills» in
kindergarten through 3rd grade to help
teachers stay focused on those language, motor, literacy, numeracy, social, and behavior skills that are best correlated to ongoing learning success (Sornson, 2009).
Education First and Prosperity 2020
used Tuesday's meeting to line up behind three 2016 legislative initiatives: 1) Expanded full - day
kindergarten, 2) Public preschool, and 3) Grants for
teacher training.
«Parents want to know how to read to their children, and this is perfect to
use,» said Deb McKinney, a
kindergarten teacher at Baty Elementary in Del Valle Independent School District, where Project ELITE has been working.
Teachers might also like to
use them in their class for their preschool,
kindergarten, or grade school kids.
Teachers can
use these princess coloring pages as part of a preschool or
kindergarten lesson plan at school.
-- Matt Trask, a secondary senior physics
teacher is having students make musical instruments to learn about wavelength — Kelly Skehill
using design and software for students to apply calculus models to create new pop bottle designs —
teachers are
using technology to capture assessment information during the learning process — one particular good example at PJ Elementary —
Kindergarten teacher (Sonia Southam)
using iPads to engage parents and transform communication by capturing daily learning and sharing immediately via email with parents — the creation of Gleneagles Learning Lab Open House to showcase the process of learning — a
teacher created Social Dynamics course for students with high functioning autism — the creation of an outdoor learning program for grades 6/7 students at Bowen Island Community School (Scott Slater created) that has students blending in - class and outdoor learning experiences
Lions Quest was recently featured in Rutland Town's The Circle where
kindergarten teacher Linda Mullin shared how Rutland Town schools are
using Lions Quest to meet the needs of their students.