TU Director of Communications Mary Moser provides a detailed starting point for creating and utilizing a digital classroom
observation tool in order to answer the question «How do you make systematic change without basing your work on vague notions and «we think» statements?»
The cloud
observation tool in the GLOBE Observer app allows you to photograph clouds and record sky observations and compare them with NASA satellite images.
Not exact matches
While students are out exploring, they have opportunities to use scientific
tools, make
observations, and experience real science
in the field.
Campers discover their very own built -
in «sensory science
tools» and learn
observation skills to get the most excitement from nature!
Your relationship with your baby is also a very powerful
tool, which is why I use newborn
observations and Video Interaction Guidance (VIG)
in order to support mothers to become more confident and less anxious.
In my
observation, government isn't always such a powerful
tool but money sure is...
As they are opaque to visible light it is difficult for astronomers to observe their inner workings, and so other
tools are needed to unveil their secrets —
observations in the infrared or
in the submillimetre parts of the spectrum, for example, where the dust clouds, only a few degrees over absolute zero, appear bright.
Ideas developed to explain terrestrial experiments at particle accelerators, Pavlidou says, «not only provide hope for a better understanding of particle astrophysics
observations — they are an essential everyday
tool in any theoretical model which tries to interpret our
observations.»
Analysis of the
observation showed that 80 % of macaques used
tools, supporting past findings from the project, each employing one to four different action patterns, and a total of 17 different action patterns
in the population.
«New developments
in network theory are providing powerful
tools to construct so - called «functional networks» from
observations of brain activities such as the electroencephalogram (EEG), and helping to identify the important nodes and links within such networks,» Lehnertz said.
This task will require many more
observations and much painstaking work, but, the scientists say, the
tools for the job now are
in hand.
Such
observations that unequivocally link wastewater injection and seismicity are scarce, and these results suggest that satellites could be an important new
tool in tracking the impact of wastewater injection
in regions prone to induced temblors.
Likewise, while models can not represent the climate system perfectly (thus the uncertainly
in how much the Earth will warm for a given amount of emissions), climate simulations are checked and re-checked against real - world
observations and are an established
tool in understanding the atmosphere.
The consortium will oversee the development and delivery of the cameras, and take the lead
in supporting the UK solar physics community
in their use of DKIST by providing a set of processing
tools for DKIST data, synthetic
observations to validate diagnostic approaches, and support for developing observing proposals.
Also
in the environmental field, Ubik researchers have participated
in the design of a software
tool that integrates all the information on forest cover, drought and biodiversity produced by different European systems of Earth
observation.
Using NASA satellite
observations in tandem with supercomputer processing power for modeling systems, scientists have a comprehensive suite of
tools to analyze El Niño events and their global impacts as never before.
Combining the technical strengths of two Kavli Institute at Cornell for Nanoscale Science (KIC) postdoctoral fellows, as well as measuring
tools from the lab of electrical and computer engineering professor Farhan Rana, the group reports remarkably clear
observations of excitons — electrically neutral quasiparticles —
in bilayer graphene.
«The fact that these pulsars were never before detected
in this highly studied area of the Galaxy shows that the GBT has outstanding capabilities and will be an important
tool for astronomers to make very precise, very sensitive
observations of the Universe.
The team also used molecular simulation
tools to test the natural shape variations, called «conformations,»
in the samples, and compared these simulated shapes with
observations.
In light of the
observation that iPS cell derivation takes place under the same culture conditions used for ES cells [20], we hypothesized that these human feeder cells could offer a stable
tool for defining molecular hallmarks during conversion of differentiated somatic cells to the pluripotent state.
Solutions for stellar parallax and proper motions await more
observations, but the analysis of the astrometric residuals from a local solution
in the vicinity of a star have already proved to be an important
tool in the process of confirming the hypothesis of a planetary transit.
This site presents the work of the Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) on the WFIRST mission, which presently includes concept and requirements development for the mission's
observation scheduling system, wide - field imaging data processing system, and the data archive, development of data simulation
tools, and engaging the astronomical community
in the mission science.
However some technical challenges still need to be taken to make the technology more accessible and usable to its full potential: gaining selective and comprehensive genetic access to the neurons of interest, controlling variation
in the expression of the optogenetic
tools (when using viruses) and its precise localization (axon vs. presynaptic terminals), tailoring light - delivery system signals to individual cells
in a population rather than the population as a whole, developing
observation techniques which have the same spatial and temporal resolution as those
tools... to cite only a few of them.
Hidden cameras
in a bedroom and binoculars on a balcony aren't the only
tools of
observation and the art of voyeurism is not limited to real people.
In this context, the responsibility of schools is to ensure high quality assessment of classroom practice as part of accreditation and registration as well as developing a growing understanding of the use of classroom
observation and feedback as key
tools for improving the quality of teaching and learning practice for individual teachers, teams and schools.
Practical tips These insights, useful as they are, do not offer the practical strategies and
tools that school leaders and teachers have found to be successful and would love to share with others to improve
observation and feedback
in schools.
Students will: • Produce creative work, exploring their ideas and recording their experiences • Become proficient
in drawing, painting, sculpture and other art, craft and design techniques • Use a range of techniques to record their
observations in sketchbooks, journals and other media as a basis for exploring their ideas • Use a range of techniques and media, including painting • Increase their proficiency
in the handling of different materials For more Champions of Change lesson plans and materials for BBC Children
in Need, visit and our
Tools and Resources pages to download directly: https://www.bbcchildreninneed.co.uk/championsofchange/resources Thank you.
We find out about Harvard University's Best Foot Forward project, which is exploring the effectiveness of videoing lessons as a feedback
tool in teacher
observations.
What is notable about the version of teacher evaluation systems currently evolving
in districts throughout the nation, however, is the continued emphasis on classroom
observations, with many systems employing the same
observation tool used
in CPS under the EITP initiative.
This month, we find out about Harvard University's Best Foot Forward project, which is exploring the effectiveness of videoing lessons as a feedback
tool in teacher
observations.
«The intention of teacher - to - teacher
observation is that it be a
tool for professional development and,
in turn, for student learning,» Colleen Meaney, dean of faculty at Souhegan High School
in Amherst, New Hampshire, told Education World.
Streamlined
tools like TNTP's Core Teaching Rubric and the Insight Core Framework from Insight Education Group can home
in on a narrow, prioritized set of instructional expectations to more effectively focus the
observation process.
Insight ADVANCE, the company behind the
observation and coaching platform used
in schools and teacher preparation programs, invited me to develop an ebook that explores research,
tools, principles, and best practices for providing inservice teachers feedback on their instructional performance.
Web - based
Tool The CTAT is a web - based
observation tool that helps individual teachers understand how they are using time
in their classrooms, and helps schools identify and capture effective time management strategies across classrooms.
The new evaluation
tool determines whether teachers advance
in five career categories, based on frequent detailed evaluations, including teacher portfolios and classroom
observations.
Observers must be trained
in the use of the
observation tool chosen by their respective districts.
Periodically, a nationally - certified expert
in the school's
observation / assessment
tool makes school visits to review the data collected and the processes being implemented to help ensure reliable and consistent practices across all PICCS schools.
Evaluation
tools in iObservation are directly linked to definitions of core effective practices to align
observations and feedback with desired outcomes.
The impact spread across SURN Academy members and resulted
in school system initiatives to adopt SURN
observation tools.
We found that the teachers who made the most gains
in their classroom practice (as measured by the CLASS ™
observation tool) focused their conversations with mentors on classroom practice — following a cycle
in which mentors observed teachers and collected data, interpreted the data with mentees
in post-
observation meetings, planned next steps together and kept
in touch between monthly visits.
In addition to examining similarities and differences in teaching and learning processes, Chapters 2 — 5 provide practical tools for consideration that are based on our observations and findings about effective teaching practices in both the United States and Chin
In addition to examining similarities and differences
in teaching and learning processes, Chapters 2 — 5 provide practical tools for consideration that are based on our observations and findings about effective teaching practices in both the United States and Chin
in teaching and learning processes, Chapters 2 — 5 provide practical
tools for consideration that are based on our
observations and findings about effective teaching practices
in both the United States and Chin
in both the United States and China.
Classroom
observation that is focused on specific behaviors and environmental factors can be a powerful instructional
tool that provides a great deal of information to help teachers, principals, and other educators enhance language and literacy learning
in early childhood classrooms.
They will share
observation rubrics that will be used as teacher reflection
tools and measure academic rigor of content
in the arts and the integrated subjects.
Students will use
observation and analysis to determine the methods, data,
tools, and information used
in forecasts of the weather by creating a graphic organizer (webbing).
LSI also provides exclusive electronic access research - based frameworks, content - rich professional development, and collaboration
tools in its powerful iObservation technology to engage teachers and leaders
in a continuous, systematic process of
observations to maximize student achievement gains.
Evaluation
tools in the system are directly linked to definitions of effective practice to align
observations and feedback with desired outcomes.
The
observation journal can also be a powerful
tool for using the outdoor environment for all kinds of learning but is not a curricular end
in itself.
Since the middle of the summer, I have been working with Jim and GoKnow to bring to life a multi-platform, customizable
observation tool for documenting multiple teacher
observations in a simple, efficient and effective manner.
Walk through the school using the classroom
observation form (action research
tool 14) to identify areas of strength and needs
in terms of the instruction that students receive.
Much will depend on how principals apply the Framework for Teaching, a teacher -
observation tool created by education consultant Charlotte Danielson
in 1996.