Sentences with phrase «learn in a group environment»

Social Thinking Boston's Summer Social Learning Experience is an exciting opportunity for children and adolescents to learn in a group environment.

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The Flipped Learning Network defines flipped learning as a «pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning NetworkLearning Network defines flipped learning as a «pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning as a «pedagogical approach in which direct instruction moves from the group learning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning space to the individual learning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning space, and the resulting group space is transformed into a dynamic, interactive learning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning Networklearning environment where the educator guides students as they apply concepts and engage creatively in the subject matter» (Flipped Learning NetworkLearning Network, 2014).

To create dynamic, easy to follow systems of courses, seminars, groups and systems for business owners and entrepreneurs that create a powerful learning environment both in personal growth and business education.

When Survivor was initially proposed, I thought it sounded fascinating: A group of people isolated in a hostile environment, learning to survive together.

I feel like in a group environment in the triathlon, everyone would be trying to learn from you.

To truly get a sense of the learning environment in and outside the class room, as well as meet teachers, families and alumni, we encourage you to attend one of our lively open houses or RSVP for a group tour.

Children's Circle provides a nurturing, learning environment in a small group setting; program size is limited to twelve children.

And with all the fun they're having, they have no idea that they're learning how to behave in a structured setting and function cooperatively in a group environment.

Based on her own positive experience with a moms group in New York City when her daughter was born, Szmulewitz wanted to create an environment where women could «come together with a group of others who are sharing in the same challenging experiences and learn from the other participants and the expertise of the facilitator.»

An evaluation of Hawaii's Healthy Start program found no differences between experimental and control groups in maternal life course (attainment of educational and life goals), substance abuse, partner violence, depressive symptoms, the home as a learning environment, parent - child interaction, parental stress, and child developmental and health measures.25 However, program participation was associated with a reduction in the number of child abuse cases.

Kids work in small groups and actively participate in each class, while learning life and workplace readiness skills in a fun environment.

These classes offer toddlers a nurturing environment in which to play and explore, and parents a place to connect, find a supportive group, discuss and share child development and parenting issues, and learn about Waldorf education.

Some people learn best in large group environments, some best in smaller environments.

Therefore, providing them with the possibility to develop these abilities is important and thereby having the opportunity to develop learning to better provide parental support in parent education group environments.

Other learning disabled people still have no choice but to live in a residential environment, most typically a nursing, care or group home.

The group is developing a science curriculum for use in Malagasy high schools in which students learn about biology by exploring the rich environment right outside their school houses.

Varma - Nelson, Pratibha, Indiana University — Purdue University Indianapolis Contribution to the science / profession: Work on face - to - face and cyber versions of Peer Led Team Learning has facilitated understanding of learning chemistry in small groups in the two environments and effective dissemination of innoLearning has facilitated understanding of learning chemistry in small groups in the two environments and effective dissemination of innolearning chemistry in small groups in the two environments and effective dissemination of innovations.

Our group aims to understand the role that information plays in the process of learning about and manipulating our physical environment.

The course sessions consist of a series of experiences in which educators try out practices related to these three themes — first among themselves in their learning group, and then in their classrooms, or learning environments, with their learners.

learning to manage a student - directed learning environment in which various students or groups of students are doing different things.

In every class, both core and elective curriculum, Trinidad Garza uses the six strategies from the Common Instructional Framework — collaborative group work, literacy groups, scaffolding, writing to learn, questioning, and classroom talk — to align their instruction, create a rigorous environment, and foster students who take ownership of their learning.

When evaluating the photos taken of the different aspects of the learning environments and the tasks in which students were engaged, teachers identified a number of significant changes, such as: students working on a greater range of products, a greater level of student self - direction and increased collaboration across different classes and year groups.

Mobile learning is leading the charge in sales training, serving up training suitable for a group often on the move and, increasingly, working their craft in collaborative, virtual environments.

The seminar brings together Harvard faculty, experienced institutional advancement practitioners, and a diverse group of college and university leaders to consider critical conceptual, strategic, and operational questions in an interactive, retreat - like learning environment.

Seating students in heterogeneous groups maximizes the learning environment: weaker students see how stronger students learn and approach problems, while stronger students gain a deeper understanding of the subject by teaching it to others, creating a «technical success.»

My name is Themy Sparangis and my group, Educational Technology, in LAUSD handle the integration of technology into the classroom to increase student achievement and enrich the learning environment.

Dawley is also co-founder of the Applied Research in Virtual Environments for Learning Special Interest Group (ARVEL SIG) affiliated with the American Educational Research Association (AERA).

The idea grew out of Facebook groups that allowed students to communicate about assignments; the founder of the new venture says that the Facebook groups taught him that students learn best from collaborating with peers in an online environment.

Compared to traditional instructional methods, students engaged in small - group learning achieve higher grades, retain information longer, and have reduced dropout rates, improved communication and collaboration skills, and a better understanding of professional environments (Johnson, Johnson, & Stanne, 2000; Springer, Stanne, & Donovan, 1997; Terenzini, Cabrera, Colbeck, Parente, & Bjorklund, 2001; cited in Oakley, Felder, Brent, & Elhajj, 2004).

The 13 - week program, which focuses on the power of a group as a learning environment, and documentation as a way to shape, extend, and make visible how and what we learn, will be offered three times in 2015 beginning on February 23, June 1, and September 21.

The American Architectural Foundation and a nonprofit Washington, DC - area group called Learning and Leadership in Families have partnered to create Messages of the Built Environment.

The blended - learning environment in Los Altos schools allows for seamless targeted intervention and flexible groupings, as well as real collaboration among students — all of which allows them to exercise their own student voice and choice.

Learn the eight cultural forces present in every group learning situation — language, time, environment, opportunities, routines, modeling, interactions, and expectations — and how they shape the group's cultural dynamic.

Participants will explore the eight cultural forces present in every group learning situation — language, time, environment, opportunities, routines, modeling, interactions, and expectations — and how they influence the group's cultural dynamic.

It was a great place to practice presentation skills to share the learning experiences in a virtual group and environment.

Of course, pieces of this — particularly the scripted questions — might be relevant for portions of the day when teachers might bring students together to have group conversations that deepen the learning, but planning to control all the activities minute by minute in a blended - learning environment is a non-starter.

Pooling resources This is one of the reasons why School Direct works best when a group of schools work together — not only do larger partnerships enable you to predict requirements more effectively, they also make it far easier to recruit trainees, organise training, create more opportunities for trainees to learn in different environments and ensure trainees can find work when they qualify.

«We've heard several times over the past few years that nothing is more cognitively and physically taxing in the project - learning environment than managing student work groups,» McDowell writes in «Leading Student Work Groups in the 21st Century,» an in - progress article that discusses the tools, best practices, and scholarly strategies for student work groups in the project - learning envirogroups,» McDowell writes in «Leading Student Work Groups in the 21st Century,» an in - progress article that discusses the tools, best practices, and scholarly strategies for student work groups in the project - learning enviroGroups in the 21st Century,» an in - progress article that discusses the tools, best practices, and scholarly strategies for student work groups in the project - learning envirogroups in the project - learning environment.

In the Flipped Classroom environment, the teacher becomes the guide off to the side, acting as more of facilitator, helping and guiding small groups and individuals toward learning success.

Because most first - year students have little experience in group work, Newman and Coit must instill in them what the school refers to as power skills: the abilities, such as communication, collaboration, time management, and organization, students need in order to participate effectively in a project - learning environment — or in any group, the teachers say.

Both buildings will be manufactured off site at the Portakabin Group's production centre in York and will use Yorkon advanced off - site construction solutions to create outstanding environments for teaching and learning.

ESA McIntosh's sales director, Ramsay McDonald explains: «Education environments have changed beyond recognition since the 1970s: group working, the integration of constantly evolving Information and Communication Technologies requirements and different approaches to pedagogy have combined to ensure that maximum flexibility is essential in the design of learning spaces and its furniture.»

Game - based learning, blended learning, mobile learning, and microlearning are growing strategies for further engaging learners at a level beyond the one which can often be reached in a group - based, instructor - led, classroom learning environment.

The teacher clearly defines the feedback context (small - group instruction and transitions), provides specific and targeted examples of the problem (calling out, causing distraction), expresses in personal terms what this means to her («As his teacher, I'm concerned...»), gives a basis for her claims by tracing the behavior's impact on others (degraded learning environment), and seeks advice from the receiver on how best to resolve the conflict («Can you offer any ideas?»).

Certain techniques were flagged up «no hands rule; use of mini-white boards, Kagan, learning environments that are supporting; bolstering self - esteem; positivity; curiosity; creativity; identify students to lead plenary at end of lesson at the beginning; Get class blogging — quadblogging; tallies for whole class rewards; encouraging independent learning; wait time when questioning; talk about their thinking and reasoning; conversational learning; talk with learning partners before answering any questions; pair and share; Glazer learning model structure for lesson delivery — a good mix of interaction and independent work; offering choice to pupils; cross class working; allowing time to play; list / describe / explain / evaluate; new audiences beyond the school; project based learning and philosopy; swapping age - groups; cross-curricular working; read to them every day; invite varied guests in; learning by discovery using pupils» interests; stand back and watch with purpose.

It is our hope that by collaborating with this diverse group of educators working in a variety of teaching and learning environments, we may be able to develop, test, remix, retest, and refine a suite of contemporary assessment strategies designed to document, enrich, and support maker empowerment across all learning environments.

Economically disadvantaged students also tend to be concentrated in a subset of the nation's schools where peer group influences hinder a positive learning environment.

For that reason it is part of the project and part of our thinking in our Learning Environments Applied Research Networks (LEaRN — that's the research group here at Melbourne University that is doing all this sort of work)-- our central thrust is to make sure that there is a really strong alignment between the design of a facility and the pedagogical requirements, and the learning has to come Learning Environments Applied Research Networks (LEaRN — that's the research group here at Melbourne University that is doing all this sort of work)-- our central thrust is to make sure that there is a really strong alignment between the design of a facility and the pedagogical requirements, and the learning has to come learning has to come from it.

The method of Open Outcry trading delivers many benefits including: • Agile Mental Arithmetic • Confidence • Assertiveness • Team Work • Decision making • Risk awareness • Understanding of a real life work environment • Time Management • Working within a pressurised scenario Students engage in «role play» of an Open Outcry market, whilst learning to find their voice, their own individuality whilst in a group scenario.

We are learning to's include: to classify living things; to identify and name living things; to use a classification key to identify vertebrates and invertebrates; to use a classification key to identify the 5 vertebrate groups; to identify invertebrate groups in their own habitat; to understand how environments change and the dangers this can cause for wildlife.