Not exact matches
These introductory, non-credit courses typically consist of videotapes lectures
in live classrooms, led
by Yale teachers and scholars.
«We all enter the program with busy careers and social
lives, and then we inject 20 to 30 hours of homework and 16 hours of
classroom time... and the only way we can accommodate the new demands is
by making sacrifices
in droves.»
The oldest technical research university
in the US, Rensselaer Polytechnic is grounded
by two principles: Help students apply science to everyday
life, and use teaching methods not used
in a typical
classroom.
Wolfe has chapters set
in the neuroscience
classroom interspersed among chapters tracing the social and personal
lives of Charlotte and her friends, and
by this device Wolfe probes deeply into the nature of personal identity, free will, and the relation between the mind and the brain.
The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of
life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not
in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student
by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the
classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.
I'm seeing a lot of comments where people accept that evolution per se occurs, but either deny that there is evidence of
life arising
by the theory of evolution
by natural selection or just want to treat creationism as equal to that theory
in the
classroom.
It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common
life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty
in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not
in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set
by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated
in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both
classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular
life is shaped
by commitments coming from the model provided
by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common
life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.
I associated Ice Cube with a horrifyingly ridiculous speech I heard
in a
classroom by some handsome full - of - himself black 12th - grader, about how Ice Cube was his hero because he had inspired him to avoid crack and gangs, as if it were some heroic thing for this guy who apparently had pretty middle - class parents to avoid falling into those, and as if Ice Cube had not
in fact glamorized the gang
life, overt misogyny, etc..
When poor children grow up
in an environment marked
by stable, responsive parenting;
by schools that make them feel a sense of belonging and purpose; and
by classroom teachers who challenge and support them, they thrive, and their opportunities for a successful
life increase exponentially.
At the Alabang Elementary School
in the southern part of the capital region, some 450 families
live side
by side
in classrooms and on any available floor space.
We love the recent post over at the USDA blog
by Dr. Robert Lewis of the El Monte School District,
in which Dr. Lewis writes about his district's efforts to improve the
lives of students using health - promoting messages
in the
classroom.
«
By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase
classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference
in the
lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.
Dr Anim - Wright urged the graduands to remember that knowledge was not only acquired
in the
classroom but
by experiencing
life, learning from their
life experiences and using their experience to improve
lives.
«Companies can inspire the next generations of scientists and engineers
by spending time
in today's
classrooms,» said Staff Scientist Mwita Phelps,
Life Technologies / Thermo Fisher Scientific.
He is now organizing a group of experts, including evolutionary scientists and theologians who believe
in evolution, to counter the SRT's campaign
by working to improve the teaching of evolution
in the
classroom, and
in broader public
life.
Perhaps having
lived in Southern California for most of my
life, I tend to think that the screenplay
by New York native LaGravenese grossly overstates some of the depictions of the community here as largely violent and filled with racial tensions that cause conflicts on a daily basis
in nearly every
classroom and city block at all times.
We train our kids for real
life by bottling them up behind these huge fences and
in the
classroom for twelve years.
The evolution of technology though has provided smart solutions like distance learning, where a student doesn't need to be present
in the
classroom and can learn from teachers who
live in different parts of the country
by using online learning environments or distributed course materials.
Teachers can follow up
by building reflection time into their
classroom practices, having students journal about or talk
in circle about tough situations they face, and encouraging students to think deeply about their values and
life goals, for example.
Just «feeling felt»
by another person builds cognitive function, and bus drivers can often see environments, patterns of behavior, and aspects of a student's social and personal
life that may be difficult to detect and understand
in the
classroom.
By bringing the
classroom to
life in the city, it aims to boost children's curiosity and imagination through curriculum - based real -
life activities.
He added: «Together with our reforms to improve behaviour and plans to crack down on truancy
by deducting the cost of unpaid fines from child benefit, we have put heads and teachers firmly back
in charge of their
classrooms so they can extend opportunity and give the pupils the best start to
life.»
An education system dominated
by games may change the balance
in classrooms — power may shift from
living teachers to game designers, and from students who are adept at abstract thinking to those better at doing things, even virtual things.
Many teachers are excited about the ability to create a group on Facebook as a private way of interacting with their students
in ways that a) not only meet the students where they already are and integrate their
lives into the
classroom more holistically, but also b) shows that school can be a lot cooler than the students thought
by being on Facebook
in the first place.
Used
by Tor Alexander Bruce within
classrooms, training environments, business leadership programmes and
in parallel with LEAD YOUR
LIFE and other tools forming a pack of more than 50 resources.
Whether editing wikis, turning
in homework for a Massive Open Online Course (MOOC), or learning Arabic
by chatting with their language partner from Marrakesh, students know that what happens
in the four walls of their
classroom is only one part of their academic
life.
Cathy Davidson, author of Now You See It: How the Brain Science of Attention Will Transform the Way We
Live, Work, and Learn, encourages us to ask: «What is happening
in the
classroom that could not be duplicated
by a computer?»
It is based on moving the «learning
by doing» experience outside the
classroom,
in order to learn how technology can improve people's quality of
life.
And because this reframing of failure is modeled so publicly and systemically
by the portfolio defenses, our teachers, convinced of its power, tend to recreate similar cycles of failure and redemption
in their day - to - day
classroom instruction, where school culture
lives.
For 16 years, Rafe Esquith and his students have
lived by the four - word mission statement that rules his
classroom at Hobart Elementary School
in central Los Angeles: Be nice.
Children are captivated
by nature and the nest box cameras quite literally bring the nesting season to
life in the
classroom and allow us to follow the stories of the nesting birds, giving children a front row seat to the world hidden within the nest box.
We can help encourage young people to see science as «for them»
by providing personalised and localised learning opportunities
in the
classroom which help science learning to resonate with their everyday
lives.
When students do not learn to read
by third grade or develop reading difficulties after third grade, as is disproportionately the case for students
living in poverty (Kieffer, 2010), it is critically important that an emphasis on learning to read remain an instructional priority
in upper - elementary
classrooms as well as
in middle and high schools.
While the benefits offered
by technology
in the
classroom are seemingly endless, giving teachers the chance to prepare children for
life in the working world, this innovative method is not without its challenges.
Bethan, 16, was chosen
by judges for the remarkable progress she has made both
in the
classroom and on the sports field after five years of involvement
in Sky Sports
Living for Sport projects.
To me, students need to read silently for sure, that is the way they will do most of their reading
in their
lives and
in their professions, but there's also a place for oral reading
by teachers and oral reading
by students
in the
classroom, that I think for me has been slightly overlooked.
Arts Integration Solutions - nonprofit that looks to transform the education system
by bringing arts integration to every child,
in every
classroom, helping them succeed
in math, science, literacy, and
life
But there is something deeply powerful about hearing a
classroom of your peers read
life into a text
by reading it with passion and understanding and inflection and... Instead of thinking when you're reading silently, «I wonder if anyone cares about this book,» seeing that every other kid
in the class loves this book, wants to bring it to
life, enjoys it, is relishing the fiction and the words
in the story.
Famous former pupils of Blackpool schools are to help transform current students» opportunities and give them a better start
in life by going back to the
classroom.
Highlighting CUP's innovative new digital resources to help bring GCSE fiction and non-fiction to
life in the
classroom, the webinar will include plenty of practical suggestions for using video, audio and gaming
in the
classroom to engage English students and help prepare them for success at GCSE, drawing on content produced
by CUP — created
by teachers for teachers and tried and tested
by students.
A new English e-Library developed
by Cambridge University Press for AQA brings literary authors and non-fiction texts to
life in the
classroom through audio clips, video and interactive annotation, inspiring and guiding students as they get to grips -LSB-...]
In 21st - century classrooms, teachers can help students experience the lives of colonial children by participating in some of the same activities children enjoyed — and endured — more than 200 years ag
In 21st - century
classrooms, teachers can help students experience the
lives of colonial children
by participating
in some of the same activities children enjoyed — and endured — more than 200 years ag
in some of the same activities children enjoyed — and endured — more than 200 years ago.
®
Live, and Dr. Carol Tolman, co-author of LETRS, lead this informative experience, and are joined
by distinguished experts who share the latest breakthroughs
in literacy research and the importance of connecting literacy theory to
classroom practice.
In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125 classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125
classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions
by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes
in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted
by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount
in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of
life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring
in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute
by minute, hour
by hour, day
in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job
in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced
in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared fo
in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared for?
«At LEGO Education, we're focused on sparking students» curiosity
in coding, and across all STEM subjects, and then nurturing and sustaining that interest throughout their education
by delivering playful learning experiences that bring subjects to
life in the
classroom and make learning fun and impactful.
Mr Ierston said: «Alongside the excellent progress our pupils make
in the
classroom, an analysis of our enrichment programmes show that 85 per cent of our pupils regularly take part
in extra-curricular activities, 100 per cent of year seven and eight students have either completed or are on target to complete their awards
in fencing, ju - jitsu, first aid,
life - saving and sports leadership, and all year nine students are on target to complete the Duke of Edinburgh bronze award
by the end of the year.»
In effect, students create relevance by finding many ways to connect and manipulate their rich multimedia lives outside of school within the classroom, and in turn, they gradually begin to discover how the ideas expressed in course readings permeate all the texts of the worl
In effect, students create relevance
by finding many ways to connect and manipulate their rich multimedia
lives outside of school within the
classroom, and
in turn, they gradually begin to discover how the ideas expressed in course readings permeate all the texts of the worl
in turn, they gradually begin to discover how the ideas expressed
in course readings permeate all the texts of the worl
in course readings permeate all the texts of the world.
The initiative accomplishes this
by drawing upon evidence - based research to develop practical tools and engaging support opportunities for middle grade campuses, allowing research - based practices to be brought to
life in classrooms across the nation.
«What teachers do say is that getting pupils ready to learn is eating into precious teaching time and they are frequently unsupported
by school leaders who too often do not teach and are divorced from the day - to - day realities of
life in the
classroom.»
Merging the knowledge and learning that exists outside the
classroom with what happens inside the
classroom has been his interest since creating exploratory after school programs at Bruce Randolph School
in Denver, CO,
living by John Dewey's quote, «
Life is education.»