Sentences with phrase «of engaging teachers»

In the context of a musical theater production, researchers analyze the process of engaging teacher candidates in an authentic arts - based learning experience.

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This is thanks in part to a new wave of educational startups that offer innovative ways for school districts and teachers to engage with technology in the classroom.

«There are teachers with creative ideas on how to engage students, but they just need a little bit of money for more hands - on experiences,» Pine says.

The partnership will allow us to accelerate growth, invest in product, optimize go - to - market, and remain focused on our primary mission of helping teachers engage all of their students, every day.»

The impetus behind the company can be traced to the frustrations that two of Pear Deck's co-founders — all former classroom teachers — encountered while trying to keep their students engaged.

Reflecting on the mystery of teachers one never meets or on the practical uselessness of philosophy, Schall here reminds increasingly busy people that human beings are most fully human when they are engaging in such unserious and impractical activities.

In an interview with Premier Christianity, Monsignor Halík, who is committed to engaging in dialogue with people of different beliefs and cultural traditions, said he received the award on behalf of his teachers, many of whom suffered under the Soviet regime.

In the 1860's she became a teacher of the new principles and while writing her book she and a young assistant, Richard Kennedy, engaged in faith healing.

At the UTC seminar, Dayanchand Carr, a teacher at Tamil Nadu Theological College who has investigated beatings and murders of Dalit Christians, expressed grave suspicion of those who are eager to engage in dialogue with Hindus and Muslims without studying the social implications of these faiths.

Whether it be ordained clergy on the staff or teachers who embody the life and vision of a school, adults in schools are engaging in a tremendous, pioneering ministry.

Some members of the community, presumably the teachers, have been engaged in this common quest longer than others, presumably the learners; but it is a shared quest.

The willingness of teachers to engage in discussion of issues of faith and conduct makes a strong impression on their students.

With a few exceptions teachers and students do not engage in a denominationally restricted discussion but participate in a Protestant and a Christian conversation or debate about the ultimate problems of faith and life.

It is not clear, however, whether Brown's constant stress on high academic expectations simply assumes the canons of critical, orderly, disciplined inquiry that the research university model had made commonplace in the 1930s in American graduate education outside of theological schools, or whether he is rather calling for theological school teachers who are very learned but are not necessarily themselves engaged in original research.

This is not to denigrate the many excellent teachers, parents, priests and youth workers involved in young people's lives; we are merely recognising a fact of the cultural battle in which we are engaged.

Although the accurate statistics are not yet available, it has been estimated by some that two to three hundred teachers, full - time or part - time, are engaged in teaching the history of religions in America, and nearly a hundred more may be added if we include Canada.

The reference to the misuse of scripture in ATIA is to remind both teachers and students not to engage in ill - judged proof - texting in line with «The Interpretation of the Bible and the Church» (The Pontifical Biblical Commission).

Parish ministers, missionaries, secretaries of societies, teachers and professors, and in some cases, evangelists or revivalists as well as other functionaries, were all looked upon as equally engaged in the legitimate ministry of the one church.

Developed by education communication specialists Kids Media, the Australian Organic Schools website has been designed to engage teachers, students, canteen managers / volunteers and parents / carers, highlighting the benefits of healthy eating and growing food.

Even when confronted with assignments specifically designed to engage them, and even when students are aware of the teacher's desire to engage them, students describe their school experiences in disengaged terms.

In the same way that responsive parenting in early childhood creates a kind of mental space where a child's first tentative steps toward intellectual learning can take place, so do the right kind of messages from teachers in school create a mental space that allows a student to engage in more advanced and demanding academic learning.

By focusing on the day - to - day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and students to help them design learning communities where every student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to learn the skills necessary to succeed now and in the future.

When students feel able to meet parent expectations, they are less likely to be worried and stressed about their schoolwork and less likely to suffer from physical symptoms of stress and Students are more motivated and engaged in school, and are more likely to persevere when they feel supported by their teachers

A recent study showed that more than 75 percent of parents said they wished teachers would tell them more about the dangers of the «summer slide» and provide tips on how to keep their kids» minds engaged.

According to Olympic Gold Medal Decathlete Dan O'Brien, «Project ACES engages millions of children, parents and teachers each year to participate in physical activity at their schools and at home.

• Shake up the parental leave system so fathers can spend more time with kids under two years - old • 25,000 more dads per year to sign their child's birth certificate, to reach international standards and halve the number of those who don't • Dads able to stay overnight in hospital with their partner when their baby is born • Modern and relevant antenatal education for both parents • Dads reading with their children in all primary schools • Family professionals — midwives, teachers, health visitors, nursery workers, social workers — confidently engaging with dads as well as mums, and supporting all family types.

According to Dr. Anne Zachry, a pediatric occupational therapist, child development specialist and author of the baby activity book «Retro Baby,» «parents are a baby's first teacher, and babies learn through play, so it's critical that parents engage with their children through play.»

Our mission is to educate the whole child for the future, equally engaging body, mind, and spirit.Our teachers foster a love of learning by enlivening the imagination, strengthening the creative will, deepening understanding, and awakening a sense of community.

The school district will engage a committee composed of students, parents, teachers, (including teachers of physical education), administrators, food service professionals, health professionals, and other interested community members in developing, implementing, monitoring and reviewing district - wide nutrition and physical activity goals.

So when Office Depot engaged me to be a REAL Change blog ambassador the biggest incentive in the campaign, besides it supporting an amazing cause of Adopt A Classroom, was that I get to give something to a local teacher.

When you think about, we already rely on various people — teachers, coaches, babysitters, family, friends, etc. — but few of them are ongoing, readily available and fully engaged with our kids.

It's been great to engage with foodies, mommy bloggers, teachers, and campaigners on the issues of kids» food.

This is the basis out of which Waldorf teachers work to nurture and engage each child through a curriculum and methodology that integrates academics, arts, and practical skills.

Bruce Viernow, a teacher and administrator at Glenbard West High School in Glen Ellyn for 27 years, was an advocate of keeping each and every student engaged.

Christine is an engaging and imaginative teacher and there's always a lot of laughter.

After all, you and your child will be spending the better part of nine months with that teacher and you want to be able to engage him or her about your child's progress and defuse any potential problems, should they arise.

In fact, some teachers and school staff worry so deeply about the negative impact of AP courses and feel so strongly that it thwarts their ability to develop deep thinkers and engaged learners, they've dropped their AP program in favor of home grown honors / advanced courses that are not affiliated with AP testing...

Owned and operated in midcoast Maine by Sarah Baldwin, an experienced Waldorf early childhood teacher, Bella Luna Toys offers personal customer service as well as a magical collection of natural toys, art supplies and craft kits to nourish a child's senses and engage the imagination.»

She suggests that teachers think about the purpose of each assignment and she offers professional development and tools on how to create assignments that are relevant and engaging for the student — or «doable,» as she puts it — without the help of others.

Ask your child questions about school «The real key is communication,» says Guy Strickland, author of Bad Teachers: The Essential Guide for Concerned Parents, even with a preschooler who can't engage in long conversations about school.

Designed by Chicago Children's Museum's education experts, PWN provides teachers with engaging instructional strategies to introduce, reinforce and deepen the understanding of grade - level math concepts through innovative classroom activities, math work stations, and children's literature.

Our low ratio of one teacher - naturalist to 12 - 14 students allows all participants to be actively engaged in learning.

I'd let the teacher know that this kind of play isn't linked to violence, and isn't cause for concern unless a child is unable to engage in other activities, or is exhibiting other signs of aggression — repeated physical fights with other children or extremely violent play that can't be interrupted.

I see all of my work as an opportunity for engaging in enlivening discussions with teachers about how to embody and manifest the rare gifts that Waldorf education is able to offer our children.

It includes a conversation between the parents and the teacher, as well as a short period of time for the teacher to engage with the child.

Because we encourage freedom from electronic screens the children are able to build their imaginative play from their own experience of the world around them, the actual human activities they see their families, teachers, and friends engaged in.

Boys whose fathers engaged in physical play but without excessive direction were rated as more popular by their teachers.48 Effects of fathers may vary across children's ages, with fathers of adolescent sons frequently playing important roles in those son's transitions, as seen among Arnhem land Australian aborigines.49 Among the Aka hunter - gatherers of Central African Republic, males of varying ages report that they predominantly learned subsistence and social behavioural norms from their fathers.50

• The School Nutrition department partners with the Cherokee County Farm Bureau to foster an engaged farm - to - school community with support from a broad range of community members including parents, teachers, administrators, farmers, Cooperative Extension, Master Gardeners, the Upper Etowah River Alliance, local churches and faith - based organizations, the Boy Scouts of America, and more.

educate patients who may be engaged in or considering engaging in boxing, as well as parents / caregivers / teachers / coaches, regarding the medical risks of boxing.

With the first pull of the trigger, children, as they typically do when adults engage in real work, gathered around to ask, «What are you doing, Teacher Tom?»