Sentences with phrase «on listening to my students»

I focus on listening to my students, seeking to understand their needs and misconceptions, and on trying to reach them and connect with them on their own turf.

Instead, educators and administrators were focused on listening to student voice.

Not exact matches

One German study, for instance, showed that participants who had listened to music with prosocial lyrics (such as Bruno Mars's «Count on Me» or Aretha Franklin classic «Respect») were equally likely to help students with German and Turkish - sounding last names (there is a large population of Turks living in Germany).

Little appears to have changed since the days when Livingston was a baby - faced college student who just wanted to listen to tunes on his BlackBerry.

The mass shooting has prompted a wave of youth activism that has reverberated from South Florida to Washington, where hundreds of students gathered outside the White House gates on Wednesday before the listening session, chanting, «Enough is enough!»

As to obligations of a more personal nature I have many people to thank — colleagues who have advised me, students at Union Theological Seminary who have stimulated me with their responsive interest, members of the congregation of The Riverside Church, New York, who, by their attentive listening to mid-week lectures on the subjects handled in this book, have kept alive my confidence that even difficult and recondite problems concerning the Bible are of vital, contemporary importance.

We were a group of 20 students at a mission school in Rome and by taking to the streets each week to speak and pray with the people we met, we put into practice what we learnt from the great Catechism of the Catholic Church and various encyclicals on mission and love: to listen and to love.

As someone writing about K — 12 education and Common Core, I have observed that students rarely have a moment to themselves to read and think, but are asked to «collaborate» in groups with their peers on «projects» and develop «speaking and listening skills» as they do.

Research findings on the group showed that the teachers had developed new listening skills, improved teacher - to - teacher relationships, and increased their understanding of themselves, each other, and their students.5

Students were subjected to them; colleagues on the faculty and in the parish ministry listened to them.

If you've listened to the student leaders from Parkland, Florida, over the past few weeks or watched the speeches delivered at the March for Our Lives, you'll know that hell hath no fury like teenagers on a mission.

Maybe the best way to amplify and elevate President Trump's understanding of that word «pro-life» would be for a premier Catholic university — say, for example, the University of Notre Dame — to invite him to campus to offer its commencement address, to explain his personal evolution on the abortion issue, and to share, listen, and learn with a cross-section of students and faculty in a respectful dialogue on the meaning of human dignity.

As the crowd of student athletes listened quietly, Wuerffel went on to describe how a teammate picked him up and helped him adjust his helmet.

Meyer says the changes that are going on at the University of Nevada all begin with listening to students and finding out what they need and want from the dining program.

So is the prof finally listening to advice on Arsenal's transfer needs and agreeing with one of his former students?

So come on out to the Family Jam Night at the Brown Ave location, or Vinnie's Bar and Grill in Concord and listen to students jam with owner Patrick Bradley, legendary Orestes Vilato of Santana, and other local professionals and instructors of Bradley School of Music.

But you wouldn't know it by listening to an angry coalition of high school students who plan to speak out on Chicago Public Schools meals Wednesday at the monthly Chicago Board of Education meeting.One of those students is Teresa Onstott, a sophomore at Social Justice High School who last week practiced a speech that details the «sickening pizza, chicken sandwiches and nachos» the district serves each day and urges the board not to renew the contract for the company providing the food.

A study involving both college students and 5 - year - olds suggests that listening to pleasing music improves performance on cognitive tests and promotes creativity.

I also applaud superintendent Tom Leonard for listening to the three students and agreeing to the trial of serving chocolate milk on Fridays and running a research study.

If we proceed on those terms... David can listen rather more to Conservative MPs, who represent the real people of this country, and give rather less regard to the Liberal Democrat intellectual urban elite, with their student politics idea of reforming the constitution and taking forward green policies.

«We do have more money for our student this year, but this year was an important year to listen to these parents, listen to these families and focus on school safety and that's what we did,» Scott told reporters immediately following Sine Die on Sunday.

Radio Ghana's Seth Eyiah reports that Vice President Amissah - Arthur's campaign which is dubbed: «Touching Base With The People», is characterised by paying courtesy calls on traditional authorities and listening to their concerns, meeting party executives, engaging students and addressing mini rallies among others.

Wednesday parents, students and community members gathered outside the Executive Mansion on Eagle Street in downtown Albany to protest what they say are «attacks on public education and teachers» and to call on the governor to «listen to all stakeholders before bringing forth another wave of misguided educational policies designed to dismantle public education.»

Undeterred as a devoted student of God's word, he climbed onto the roof and lay down, pressing his ear against the skylight, in order to listen in on the spirited conversations taking place below.

In his remarks, Jackson, standing in a sea of blue - and - white supportive placards, stressed his experience on the council of listening to families, working with teachers and students, and helping to negotiate budget and land - use deals.

«We call on Board member Paladino to acknowledge that words matter and that our students are watching and listening to what we say and do,» the statement read, «that Board members have an obligation to hold themselves to the same standards we have for students.»

Listening is essential for determining whether the student will fit in on the mentor's research team and is critical in ensuring that a research problem is well suited to the student's abilities and potential.

As the fall semester begins at U.S. high schools and universities, the rites of introductory biology begin anew: Tens of thousands of students are listening to lectures on photosynthesis, memorizing parts of the cell, and learning the terms of taxonomy.

The other students simply listened to a presentation of images of different foods along with a voice - over of Bem saying, when a picture of brown bread appeared on - screen, «You like brown bread.»

Meanwhile the teacher listens in on those conversations and provides targeted help to the students.

More than 800 researchers, students and industry representatives from all over Sweden gathered in Aula Medica in Stockholm to listen to exciting research seminars on April 10.

At some studios, students listen to music selections or experience the reverberation of a gong, while concentrating on their breathing.

Teachers should make students aware that the person who is concentrating on their breathing, listening to their body, finding the version of the pose that they need, or taking breaks is «doing» yoga perfectly.

The course program consists of practical and theoretical part, daily students improve the level of personal practice of yoga and meditation, listen to lectures on philosophy of yoga, learn methodology of traditional techniques teaching, detuning and correcting in asanas, learn how to work with beginners, children, pregnant women, elderly people.

Running for nearly 20 years, English School of Canada has educated over 30,000 students from more than 50 countries.Students appreciate and are engaged with the multicultural student body they study with at our fully accredited school.Finally, the third class will illuminate how to write various academic, business, professional, and functional compositions.In addition to these practical objectives, this class will show students how to put themselves in the correct mindset to write, how to plan to write as well as how to implement editing and revision strategies.The program also teaches students the specific language skills and vocabulary needed in a health care workplace.It covers speaking, listening, and reading on a wide range of topics from technical skills to ethical concerns, from communicating with patients to discussing issues with colleagues.

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They identify five «essential [teaching] acts» that can be analyzed and taught: listening with care; motivating the student; modeling caring by hearing and responding to the pain of others, and by creating a sense of security in their classrooms; evaluating by clarifying, coaching, advising, and deciding on an appropriate challenge for this boy or that girl; and reflecting and renewing.

As some students contribute comments, others listen to their peers describe the picture and figure out what is going on.

By listening to and reading the lyrics of songs from unfamiliar cultures, students can connect on a personal level with historical and social justice issues.

However, our youth informants describe a type of vertical support that centers on listening and responding to students» needs.

By listening to your students» responses to the text, you'll discover clues about how they view themselves, where they are in the wellbeing progression chart, what they're struggling with, and what you can help them explore one - on - one.

My students loved the chance to sit together on the carpet or at their desks and listen to their teacher read.

Speak Selection lets students listen to text in eBooks, on web pages, or in any app where type appears.

She asked her students to transcribe the notes into their notebooks during the first few minutes of each period so that they could focus on listening and speaking rather than writing once she started the lesson.

Gareth Jones, Digital Marketing Manager for Kit Out My Office, commented: «It's easy to think you can get by without a desk, particularly as a student — you can do your homework on the sofa in front of the TV, on your bed listening to music or at the kitchen table whilst distracted by other family members.

However, by listening intently to student voice, one can empower themselves to refined practises by constantly reflecting on their impact to improve.

It has been written by a team with many years of experience in designing and delivering employability skills This module introduces students to some vital communication skills and how they impact on our everyday interaction with other people, or in a work setting: listening speaking, reading, writing and non-verbal communication.

For example, during the unit he teaches on the U.S. Constitution, he gives his students a choice of reading or listening to an audio recording from the textbook, watching an explanation that he has prerecorded, viewing a video on BrainPop.com, or listening to a musical explanation of the Constitution on Flocabulary.com.

As part of J - Term, HGSE students participated in a two - day field visit to the Laboratories of Cognitive Neuroscience at Boston Children's Hospital where they listened to lectures, conducted on - site and hands - on visits to labs, and discussed the experience.

«Like handling things on the fly, discipline problems (on the day Kramer visited, two students were caught stealing), teacher conflicts, listening to maintenance people, observing student teachers, working with the school nurse, budgets, and administration.