Sentences with phrase «on classroom events»

Since school started for my boys, I've been busy getting up to speed on classroom events and activities.

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There has been a poster on the classroom door for the past few weeks promoting our annual Spring Garden Festival, a fundraising event that is open to the general public.

During back - to - school events, ask the teacher how you can help out, and put field trips, classroom parties, teacher conferences, and PTA / PTO meetings on your calendar.

A Westchester school is imploring six high schools on Long Island to abandon their plans to skip a Model Congress event for students in New Rochelle out of fear stemming from a recent classroom stabbing.

At Wednesday's event, the mayor, Brewer and Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña spoke with Fashion Industries students about it was like to work on sewing machines in classrooms without air conditioning.

All of the classrooms at the High School of Fashion Industries on West 24th Street will have air conditioning by the fall as part of a plan to install AC units in every classroom throughout the city, Mayor Bill de Blasio said at an event at the school Wednesday.

And then we always have lots going on with holiday parties and events and classroom things, so getting the decor up and finished feels great!

The film takes place in 1957, and Bird not only captures the look and atmosphere of that bygone era, but also its state of mind — most notably the post-WWII fear of an atomic holocaust, which is mined for some good satiric laughs (a sugarcoated classroom film on what to do in the event of a bombing is especially funny).

Melanie also recommends that classroom teachers ask the tech staff for suggestions on which conferences to attend, so the techie can best match the teacher's skills and interests to the most appropriate event.

Activities such as service learning, discussing current events in classrooms, discussing civic and political issues with one's parents, non-sports-related extracurricular pursuits, and living in a civically responsive neighborhood had a positive impact on students» commitments to civic participation.

If you're supporting workers in the workflow with context - specific resources, based on what your organization's internal «experts» know and do, then classroom events take on a very different role to before.

The emphasis of this lesson, as it is written, is on collecting a large database of important events from which students can later extract important information / dates; the emphasis is not on creating an actual timeline for students to view on a classroom wall, although the resources in this lesson provide excellent tools for doing that.

Fathers in Schools: How Dads Make a Difference Today, fathers are expected to take on multiple roles, including being participants in classroom activities and school meetings and events.

Most parents may not be able to work in the classroom on a weekly basis, but may be able grade papers at home or help out for a special event.

«We totally want to help out, be at school events, in the classroom, etc, but we need notice to take off work, on the order of months, not days to weeks.

Rachel Brodie, portfolio director at Ascential Events added: «What makes these Awards different is that they focus on the resources, services and the people that really make an impact on learning and the day - to - day work of the teachers in the classroom.

Our student events are focused around the principles of learning outside the classroom and this year we are focusing on three themes:

Broadcast from Alcoa's aluminium rolling mill in Kitts Green, Birmingham on Friday 4th March, the event was streamed live into classrooms around the world.

This could obviously revolutionize the classroom experience for visually impaired students, who could view the board from any seat in the classroom or lecture hall, easily read from books, tablets, and computers, move independently between classes, and participate in on and off campus events.

Associate Professor Meira Levinson, political philosopher at HGSE, reflects on the challenges of teaching 9/11 in the classroom and how to explain these events as both a mother or teacher to children born after September 12, 2001.

Broadcast from Alcoa's aluminium rolling mill in Kitts Green, Birmingham on 4th March, the event will be streamed live into classrooms around the world.

Educators, sign up on www.cardboardchallenge.com to host an event in your classroom, at your school or in your community.

Below, explore classroom activities that capitalize on one of the most important news events of the year.

Using current events in the classroom as a cross curricular activity... Perhaps ~ your students might want to follow Helen Skelton's attempt to be the first person to bike to the South Pole.She started today on her 500 mile trek using a specially built bike ~ the Hanebrink «ice bike».

Then, throughout the year, Richardson took photos of the children at events, such as holiday parties, as well as participating in classroom activities, including singing, reading, playing, and working on the computer.

Event themes are based on real - world issues that many professionals are currently grappling with, including: e-safety, learning models, technology in the classroom and Big Data.

This year's theme celebrated creativity in the classroom, and with the huge amount of information and content on offer, it's no doubt that the event attracted a vast number of visitors looking to revive their enthusiasm and spark new ideas for innovative teaching.

Ringing bells, clapping hands, and turning lights on or off are all familiar events that teachers use as signals for classroom transitions.

Suggested learning activities include: taking students on a field trip to the local shop or bank to see real money and consumer practice in action; using the $ 50 as a stimulus, exploring the life of Indigenous entrepreneur and inventor David Unaipon; setting up a classroom economy such as a shop, showcasing learning through planning and creating a market or small enterprise; and planning, budgeting and managing an event, such as the school fete or an Elders lunch.

«Attendees at our four Australian events in June can expect to get solid, practical strategies that are built on the profound knowledge that teachers and coaches already have for what works in the classroom.»

Record classroom events such as appearances by special visitors or the day everybody in class got a 100 on their spelling tests!

This webinar — presented in conjunction with Education Week TopSchoolJobs» Virtual Career eXPO & PD Event — will look at how teachers can find out where they are individually on the intercultural - competency continuum and how they can develop capabilities to effectively respond to and build on cultural differences in the classroom.

Designed to recognise, showcase and celebrate young people's involvement in film and education, the star - studded, red - carpet event will bring together film industry professionals and young people to shine a spotlight on the filmmaking achievements of 5 - 19 year olds from across the UK, as well as recognising teachers» use of film in the classroom, young film reviewers, and exceptional film clubs in primary and secondary schools.

It draws on diverse sources: our daily poems and the poets we study, the weekly newsletter and other school publication, teachers» styles of speaking and writing, songs we sing at our whole - school morning meetings, current events, our history textbook, children's literature, the classroom walls, and writing by the students themselves.

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 for?

Even if your primary training event takes place on a desktop or in a classroom, chances are high that at least part of your reinforcement strategy will involve mobile delivery.

We can see how many hours parents volunteer on specific events such as the back - to - school picnic or book fair and how many hours volunteers devote to tasks such as assisting with students in classrooms.

The resources are to be used in a timeline and placed around the classroom for students to conduct their own research on the events that changed Britain.

The event, hosted by Discovery Education at the school, saw pupils get hands on with classroom technology to create exciting new computer games.

The parents organize school events and are encouraged to even sit in on classroom learning.

(Calif.) Even as a press event by the state superintendent last week focused attention on a handful of schools already teaching lessons based on new science standards, legislation was being crafted that would delay until 2017 development of the tools educators need to bring that new curriculum into all California classrooms.

Honor Black History Month in your classroom with our teaching resources.Supplement a lesson on black history with varied word lists on key historical events, prominent African - American figures, and diverse literature by and about notable African Americans.

Regular debates and themed seminars on topical educational issues, input from Leading Thinkers, and high quality training events continue to attract school leaders and classroom practitioners in high numbers across the UK.

Van Es and Sherin (2002) stated that the development of reflective skills based on learning to notice important classroom events requires teachers to analyze video of their own teaching within a familiar context.

Parents play a prominent role on campus: assisting in classrooms, planning school events and supporting the teachers so they can focus on academics.

This may include working in the classrooms, assisting with fundraisers and special events, attending workshops and PTC meetings, helping in the cafeteria and library media center, participating on a field trip.

The advantage of capturing video is simple: while teaching, teachers can not stop to reflect on their practice, but video enables them to remove themselves from the demands of the classroom and to step back and examine classroom events (van Es & Sherin, 2008).

This original and special event (by the best - selling author of four books on poverty) gives you the overview of a high - energy, classroom tested, research - based model to erase the academic effects of poverty.

On Friday 30th June, the ESU is hosting a free international event to bring together teachers from around the world to consider a variety of different ways in which education professionals can, and in some cases, already do, use oracy - related skills in classrooms and curriculums around the world.

Teacher will conduct a KWL event in the classroom where students post ideas as a group on the collaborative space.