He's curious about whether teachers establish this kind of inclusive atmosphere in both ELL and general education classes and whether second -
language students feel they belong in all aspects of school.
Not exact matches
Male
students feel the burden as they learn firsthand how women
students are revising the theological
language, ministerial practice, and self - understanding associated with a profession too long captive to the interests of men.
I
felt blessed that with the help of European programmes and German
student stipends I was able to spent my time walking around on the campus of Oslo university, getting to know all kinds of people, learning Norwegian and visiting German and English
language classes.
And perhaps what
students need more than anything for these positive academic habits to flourish is to spend as much time as possible in environments where they
feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use some of the
language of Deci and Ryan, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.
What Deci and Ryan's research suggests is that
students will be more likely to display these positive academic habits when they are in an environment where they
feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use Deci and Ryan's
language, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.
It was so nice to
feel that I was contributing to teaching something, seeing the
students» progress and also, it was not only about the
language, but teaching some principles for life and cultural aspects.
Today's teachers report
feeling underprepared to meet
students»
language - learning needs effectively and typically have little to no training in how a
student develops
language.
Forbidding
students to use their primary
languages does not promote a positive learning environment where
students feel safe to take risks and make mistakes.
But the Qudwa Forum also expected teachers to be passionate and compassionate; to encourage
students» engagement and responsibility; to respond effectively to
students of different needs, backgrounds and
languages; to provide continual assessments of
students and meaningful feedback; to promote collaborative learning, tolerance and social cohesion; and to ensure that
students feel valued and included.
More than six years after states began adopting the Common Core State Standards in English /
language arts and math, most teachers say they are now familiar with the standards, and a growing number
feel prepared to teach them to their
students.
Fay / Whaley: One of the best ways to help ELL
students feel comfortable is to provide multiple opportunities for them to talk — with a partner, in a small group, to someone who speaks their native
language, to the teachers.
Even now, having taught «The Rime» to
students with varying
language needs in international schools, I can't help
feeling it is the combined effect of Coleridge's words and Dore's etchings that have made the unit work so well; the Dore etchings provided a «way in'to the ballad in that pupils actually
felt that they were able to uncover their own layers of meaning.
By tackling their errors in the form of a class lesson, you protect
students»
feelings and lessen the risk that the dreadful «self - sensor» mechanism will build a wall between
students and the
language they want and need to learn.
Support for teachers: It may not be realistic for every teacher to meet Indigenous
students» needs relating to
language, culture and identity, but there is much that can be done to help teachers to
feel confident and competent in establishing positive relationships with their Indigenous
students.
«My main goal as a
language teacher is to find authentic input to help them learn from real
language - we have to make
students feel like they're in the US even if it's still Morocco outside the school doors.»
When the
students saw how poorly I spoke their
language, they seemed to
feel less embarrassed about how they spoke ours, and conversation began to flow.
And while 83 percent of educators
felt that they should provide a safe environment for their LGBTQ
students — by displaying visible symbols of support or disciplining
students for using homophobic
language, for example — only half had taken action to do so, according to the Gay, Lesbian and Straight Education Network (GLSEN), an organization that helps K — 12 schools create safe environments for LGBTQ
students.
The number of
students who have
felt unwelcome or rejected by a particular group because of their academic ability, athletic ability, beliefs, ethnicity, family income, gender, hobbies / interests, home neighborhood, primary
language spoken, musical interest, personal appearance, race, sexual orientation, or style.
Because they
feel equal to their peers, English -
language learners, as well as
students with special needs,
feel welcomed in these types of spaces.
Students are often unmotivated to continue studying a world
language when they
feel the content is not applicable to their lives.
It might
feel like the type of
language we would worry might discourage our
students.
They can work with their
students to create collective norms and rules for discourse, wherein they define together what «respectful
language» constitutes, collectively agree to assume good intent, discuss how they will respond when they
feel offended, and provide them with common
language to express concern or remorse when they've created offense.
This lesson is to consolidate the
language that we have seen so far during Module 3 - I
felt that my
students had taken on a great deal of vocabulary and grammar in a short space of time and wanted to spend some time revising and consolidating what we have covered so far.
«If you change things like
language learning at home, if you work with parents in helping them
feel like they have a right advocate for their kids, and if you help parents learn to communicate effectively with teachers, all these things can really help
students achieve,» he said.
Mrs. Amel
feels privileged to share the fun of learning another
language with her
students.
One of our readers, a middle school
language teacher, has also written us to say that she enlists help from her
students in writing goals — their collaboration helps them buy in and
feel a sense of ownership for their learning targets.
Provide opportunities for ELL
students to participate in Book Buddies experiences as a way to let
students practice their new
language in a gratifying, low - pressure setting (e.g., ELL
students still get the honor of being a role model and mentor,
feeling less pressure since they are reading primary picture books).
Too many districts enrolling high percentages of Black, Latino, low - income, and English
Language Learner
students feel pressured to narrow the curriculum to emphasize those subjects tested (math and English
language arts).
«I've been working with ELL
students my whole career,» said Scott Jensen, an eighth grade
language arts teacher at Centennial Middle School in Portland, Ore. «I still
feel like it's been only recently that I've been making tangible strides with these
students.»
The activities in Cool Things to Do present a variety of opportunities for
students to explore how to react to a bully, such as having rehearsed and prepared responses, knowing how and when to ask for help, and using body
language when
feeling uncomfortable or threatened.
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The future teachers appreciated the
students» suggestions about pairing them with a peer, checking in often to address any frustration they may be
feeling, and giving them feedback on their English usage so they can improve their
language skills.
In my current role teaching educators Responsive Classroom strategies, I watch teachers incorporate these five principles of
language into their daily communications with
students, and I see them build classrooms where
students feel safe, respected, and engaged.
In
language arts classes, each
student wrote about what they
felt was the most important of the four guidelines.
A rubric that rates a teacher ineffective because «
students» body
language indicates
feelings of hurt, discomfort, or insecurity» (Danielson 2a) having nothing to do with how that particular teacher treats her particular
students is not a fair rubric for teacher evaluations.
When using SIOP, teachers strive to create a nonthreatening environment where
students feel comfortable taking risks with
language.
In classrooms across the world, multilingual learning environments help
students feel at home and accelerate
language learning.
The program focuses on making
students familiar with the foreign
language, so that it
feels like a natural acquisition of Spanish as they progress.
Students who are struggling with core academic coursework or who are English language learners (ELL students) are more likely to drop out than their peers, due to the frustration that school isn't meeting their needs, lacks relevance to real life or is not a place that they feel they can be suc
Students who are struggling with core academic coursework or who are English
language learners (ELL
students) are more likely to drop out than their peers, due to the frustration that school isn't meeting their needs, lacks relevance to real life or is not a place that they feel they can be suc
students) are more likely to drop out than their peers, due to the frustration that school isn't meeting their needs, lacks relevance to real life or is not a place that they
feel they can be successful.
As part of its recent exploration of issues surrounding English -
language learners, the Mirror wanted to hear what these
students feel is helping them.
Subsequently teachers learn how to integrate the approach into their standard curriculum and experience The
Feeling Words Curriculum, a
language - based emotional literacy program for
students.
Limited Reliability: Many factors can influence standardized test scores, including variations in test makeup, whether a
student «tests well,»
language and cultural factors and how a
student happens to
feel on testing day.
Many secondary schools and districts,
feeling the urgency of meeting the needs of these Long Term English Learners, are attempting to modify curriculum or create new courses that address the unique
language and academic gaps of these
students.
There was a positive impact of Playworks on teachers» reports of
students using positive, encouraging
language; teachers» perceptions of the extent to which
students felt safe at school; and teachers» perceptions of the extent to which
students felt safe and included during recess.
I looked for how teachers integrated
language and content instruction at the same time, supported ELLs» access to grade - level content, and built classrooms in which all
students felt like they belonged.
With both
languages equally represented,
students who are English
language learners
feel a sense of appreciation for their dual
language gifts.
98.1 % of LGBTQ
students heard «gay» used in a negative way (e.g., «That's so gay») at school; 67.4 % heard these remarks frequently or often, and 93.4 % reported that they
felt distressed because of this
language.
EDI provides the direct teaching of concepts and skills, but because each lesson is interspersed, nearly every two minutes, with Checking For Understanding using Pair - Shares and Whiteboards, the
students are fully engaged, using the
language and skills being taught, and not
feeling lectured to.
«Independent schools, with other schools, have
felt that the grading issue is making it harder to recruit good
students to modern foreign
language A-levels.
Like most of the schools in private space
feeling the crunch, Haynes ticks off a laundry - list of items they'd love to be able to provide their
students: more technology, a computer lab so that kids can be on computers «every single day», and more
language software.