Sentences with phrase «more technology in the classroom»

It's fine to talk about more technology in our classrooms, smaller class sizes, new teaching and learning strategies, teacher training, and higher test scores, but few of these discussions get us to the heart of the matter — the roots of our current system.

As funding for OERI grew through the 1990s, a large share continued to go to the centers and labs or to activities only loosely related to research or development, such as distributing funds for introducing more technology in the classrooms (see Figure 1).

As a result, all three schools were able to afford more technology in the classroom.

And while nearly half of all pre - K - 12 teachers are already using interactive technologies in the classroom, more than two - thirds of teachers want more technology in their classrooms.

Yet, this year, I find that I am not as focused on analyzing best practices employed, the innovations undertaken in implementing more technology in my classroom, or even my end - of - course student growth data measures.

My hope is that this will help teachers incorporate more technology in their classrooms, preparing students for their future instead of our past.

Growing device adoption among students may accelerate the call for more technology in the classroom.

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Voters approved new redistricting procedures, along with more funding for technology and classrooms in schools.

The Bond Act, as it reads on the November ballot, would provide access to classroom technology and high - speed internet connections, as well as offer funds to build more pre kindergarten classrooms, and replace the trailers that some overcrowded schools in New York City have been using to teach students.

«I hope also that voters will vote in favor of the Smart Schools Bond Act in November, so we can get more school space, and equip all of these classrooms with state - of - the - art technology.

If they are available in your classroom, technologies like electronic voting can help engage your students and make them more active.

With new tools and content designed specifically for teachers, Science Buddies is lending even more support to teachers looking for science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) activities to do in the classroom with students.

If a teacher uses AR in the classroom, such as for a vocabulary word wall, showing the parents this new technology makes an Open House experience much more interesting and gives them something to do as they wait in that inevitable line to talk to the teacher.

Teachers may know more than they think when it comes to including technology in their classrooms.

And if that is the approach taken by schools, then she's right to question the validity of making more of a push for technology in schools, to fall in line with President Obama's call to prepare students for an «increasingly competitive world,» through «a free and open internet» that «extend [s] its reach to every classroom and community.»

Bush and Gore on Education The candidates respond to questions about their education priorities, technology in the classroom, the teacher shortage, and more!

Any use of technology in the classroom should have a clear purpose - and that purpose should have a benefit beyond more traditional ways of doing something.

There are many teachers not using technology as a true teaching tool in the classroom and more for creation and curation but if you are tapping into this gift of technology by using the tools that support your classroom teaching, make sure you are not lazy with the way your are utilizing it.

These questions have helped me become more reflective with my actions, have allowed me to focus on the teacher I will be coaching, and assist in planning the differentiated, classroom - embedded, technology staff development of which I am an avid proponent.

Caroline Wright, BESA director said, «British teachers are world - leaders in the use of educational - technology in the classroom so it is of great concern that pupils are being denied access to innovative and effective digital learning because of poor internet connectivity in more than half of the UK's schools.

I believe teachers can use technology to differentiate instruction, connect students outside of the physical classroom, and create more time inside of the classroom to engage students in student - centered activities.»

Cloud - based technologies are becoming more and more popular, in the classroom and in the workplace.

Technology could be even better if we spent more time in Digital Shop rather than the classroom.»

«This is an area which does need much greater focus, so while budgetary pressures are the main driver to an ICT support service, freeing up much - needed time to help develop teachers» skills and give them more confidence with technology in the classroom is also becoming a priority.»

It has been possible, from about 1990 through to 2010, to improve outcomes in the classroom by making traditional teacher - centred pedagogy more efficient using technology.

To help teachers new to technology gain experience in using it, and to help tech savvy teachers incorporate technology more fully into their daily routines, Education World offers the following easy ways in which you can seamlessly integrate technology into your daily and weekly classroom routines.

Whether this means learning more about technology, or the role of tech in the classroom, teachers will adapt.

So also there it's a matter of making all of this part of a more integral approach to design of instructional systems, to teacher preparation, to the way we support and incentivise the use of technology in classrooms.

Most schools the company works with have at least one ongoing issues around ICT, whether that's around reducing costs or keeping a tighter rein on the IT budget without any financial surprises, recruiting and retaining good technical staff, developing an effective strategy, or building trust in ICT with your teachers so they feel more empowered to use technology in the classroom.

In the US it was recorded that 86 % of teachers believed that technology was an essential part of the student's learning experience, and 92 % of teachers felt as though they could have more technologies implemented into their classrooms to take their teaching further.

Heick suggests helping students find their voice in the classroom through technology, whether a medium in which they're already comfortable or one that you believe will make them more articulate.

While one can probably infer from the result how the roles of teacher and student have changed in classrooms that implement more technology, I would be interested to see what kinds of self - reported results would come out of such a study.

As prices come down and more students bring in their own iPads to use, we expect to see more and more classroom embracing this technology.»

Technology is more than the bells and whistles of new tablets or laptops in the classroom.

Has the stimulus helped you to expand your investment in classroom technology or to try more innovative approaches to instruction?

One aspect of teachers» use of technology that was missing from the study and that I'd be interested to know more about is how access to digital technologies for both teachers and students has affected the role of the teacher and the student in the classroom.

Maybe today's technology can finally make a progressive teaching approach more doable for teachers and students in more classrooms.

The Education Technology market is closing in on $ 1.9 B and most public - school systems are utilizing 1:1 initiatives to bring more tech to the classroom (Molnar, 2017).

«Finally, my self - directed responsibilities are my online projects and the seminars I promote to help teachers become more involved in using technology in the classroom,» Wagner said.

Growing interest in «blended learning» and other classroom uses of technology, which help teachers customize and individualize learning by letting some students move at their own pace online while teaching other kids in smaller, perhaps more homogeneous groups.

Of course, not all students are so gung - ho — especially, perhaps, in schools where students have less access to technology and learn in more crowded classrooms.

The chants of «teachers, not technology» and «laptops for layoffs» increasingly appear to be relics of the past, but more and more people seem to agree that digital learning in K — 12 classrooms works best when it is used with the oversight of a teacher.

In my classroom, I watched as students who generally avoided presentation days became more active and self - directed through technology.

In a recent Guardian article, Mike Britland, head of ICT at a comprehensive school in Bournemouth, said technology was allowing students to be more independent in the classroom, and considered that making use of technology that «gives students the freedom to discover solutions to problems both independently and collaboratively is a force for good.&raquIn a recent Guardian article, Mike Britland, head of ICT at a comprehensive school in Bournemouth, said technology was allowing students to be more independent in the classroom, and considered that making use of technology that «gives students the freedom to discover solutions to problems both independently and collaboratively is a force for good.&raquin Bournemouth, said technology was allowing students to be more independent in the classroom, and considered that making use of technology that «gives students the freedom to discover solutions to problems both independently and collaboratively is a force for good.&raquin the classroom, and considered that making use of technology that «gives students the freedom to discover solutions to problems both independently and collaboratively is a force for good.»

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When new technology arrives in a classroom or school, the training should be more than just a one - off when everything gets set up.

Alternatively, considering the small classroom size and strict environment at West Point, the negative effects of technology could be larger in more standard college settings.

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I like to host workshops after the first few weeks in order to go over what technology we will use in the classroom, games we will play, class rules and more.

In the classroom, technology can encompass all sorts of tools from low - tech pencil, newspaper publisher, and chalkboard, to the utilization of presentation software, or high - tech tablets, online collaboration, and conferencing tools, and more.