What is the impact
on student learning when teachers use a literature - based reading program framework designed to address this important problem?
At the same time, although the principal can not be the example and end - all of everything, so much research does support a building principal making a strong impact
on student learning when he / she is the instructional leader (a «master» teacher who knows pedagogy well and can participate as a «master» teacher in a shared leadership approach leading, learning, and working cooperatively).
It was plain to see the effect these strategies had
on student learning when the same engaged students in English were distracted in other classes.
His comment was based on a pioneering study by Chetty, Friedman, and Rockoff, published in this issue (see «Great Teaching,» Research), which for the first time combines tax data that reveal earnings at age 28 with information
on student learning when that person was in elementary school.
Not exact matches
«The
students get paid internships as a way to offset the cost of college, and
when they graduate they can say they
learned it and actually practiced it
on the job.
When you join a coding bootcamp you are entering into a life - changing experience, one that will teach you new technical skills and provide you with a community of current
students, alumni and hiring partners who all share similar values and perspectives
on learning.
She was a college
student in Cairo in the late»90s
when she first
learned of some of the pioneering work
on emotion - sensing computing being done by MIT professor Rosalind Picard.
There's embarrassing little research
on entrepreneurship education and outcomes, but we do know that
students learn best
when they can connect with the material in a hands -
on way — personally making the mistakes and
learning from them directly.
When political science students were challenged about being Republicans, they were not thereby disenfranchised from voting; when economics students were challenged on the merits of capitalism, they were not thereby excluded from purchasing notebooks, But when students were told that everything they had learned about their religion before entering this class was wrong, did we know — or care — if their capacity to function religiously in a mature fashion was diminis
When political science
students were challenged about being Republicans, they were not thereby disenfranchised from voting;
when economics students were challenged on the merits of capitalism, they were not thereby excluded from purchasing notebooks, But when students were told that everything they had learned about their religion before entering this class was wrong, did we know — or care — if their capacity to function religiously in a mature fashion was diminis
when economics
students were challenged
on the merits of capitalism, they were not thereby excluded from purchasing notebooks, But
when students were told that everything they had learned about their religion before entering this class was wrong, did we know — or care — if their capacity to function religiously in a mature fashion was diminis
when students were told that everything they had
learned about their religion before entering this class was wrong, did we know — or care — if their capacity to function religiously in a mature fashion was diminished?
They are not only practices of teaching and
learning, but also practices of raising funds and maintaining the school's resources; not only practices of governing various aspects of the school's common life, but also practices of various kinds of research; practices not only of assessing
students and
when they should be deemed to have completed their courses of study, but also of assessing faculty and judging
when they should be promoted and
when terminated; and so
on.
The computer teacher is free to offer a short prayer at the beginning of class, but ought not spend half the time
on a study of the Torah
when the
students should be
learning Microsoft Excel.
Abdul - Jabbar says he started thinking about coaching a few years ago
when the Philadelphia 76ers brought him in to work with then rookie center Shawn Bradley, and he saw that his
student, though eager to
learn, «didn't know certain things that every pivot man should have tattooed
on the back of his arm.»
«Hong Kong provided me all the basic ingredients in
learning and
when I kept focused
on learning in the US, I immediately became an outstanding
student,» recalled Fu.
when adults aren't present to help kids
learn to refuel
on nourishing food before they head back to class,
students eat what appeals to them.
Martin
learned early
on that she would have to be proactive and persistent with vendors to keep her menu varied and interesting to the
students, especially
when cereal was not an option.
But
when I asked this question yesterday at our Food Services Parent Advisory Committee meeting, I
learned that not only does stigma remain a real issue at some schools, there's now a troubling, modern - day twist
on the problem:
on some campuses, hapless kids standing in the federally reimbursable meal line are having their pictures taken by other
students» cell phones, with the photos then uploaded to Facebook and / or texted around the school along with disparaging messages about the child's economic status.
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Achievement improves
when students are engaged in hands -
on learning.
His program at Holy Trinity is telling us some important things about kids and school food — namely, that food doesn't need to be «dumbed down» for kids to accept it; that kids implicitly understand
when deep care is being put into the preparation of their food and they respond with equal respect; and that improving school food can change kids» attitudes about food outside the school yard gates, as was the case with the
student quoted by Chef Boundas who cut back
on fast food now that he's eating healthful foods at lunch and
learning about nutrition and cooking in Chef Boundas's kitchen.
Imagine the excitement and curiosity
students feel
when they get to see and
learn about these buildings
on an Explore Buffalo School tour.
Unions and parents groups rallied last April
when New York became the second state to begin testing based
on the Common Core, a set of
learning standards that aim to give
students a deeper understanding of material and boost skills necessary for the modern job market.
WHAT: Queens Parent Advisory Board Meeting
on Common Core WHERE: Queens Borough Hall (Borough President's 2nd Floor Conference Room) 120 - 55 Queens Boulevard in Kew Gardens
WHEN: Wednesday, March 18th at 6:00 PM WHO: MELINDA KATZ, Queens Borough President KERRY CUNNINGHAM, Department of Education, Division of Teaching and
Learning LENA KIM, Department of Education, Division of Teaching and
Learning Office of
Student Enrollment.
Whatever the parties negotiate or King decides, the evaluation system will be based 20 percent
on standardized test scores
when applicable, 20 percent
on other evidence of
student learning and 60 percent
on classroom observation and other measures of teacher effectiveness, in keeping with the 2010 state law
on teacher evaluation.
Students learn their application
when analyzing samples for dyes, such as those occurring
on textile fibers;
when analyzing samples for the presence of materials such as petrol which may have been used to start fires; or
when testing for the presence of illicit drugs in a variety of sample types.
She
learned how to set up a lab, how to work out safety protocols and best practices, and how to lean
on «generous grad
students and professors» who could help her out
when she needed something.
Active Physics, a course based
on the textbook Six Ideas That Shaped Physics by Thomas A. Moore of Pomona College, has its roots in the 1980s
when educators, dissatisfied with lecture courses, became interested models of instruction that require
students to take more responsibility for their own
learning.
The new figures from the National Resident Matching Program arrive
on Match Day,
when thousands of medical
students in the United States and around the world
learn where they've «matched» for a residency program, after finding out
on Monday whether they matched at all.
Dr. R. Stephen Green, Superintendent of the Dekalb County, Georgia School District, engaged in «experiential
learning»
when he joined
students at Druid Hills Middle School
on May 17th for a yoga class led by Grounded Kids Yoga / Atlanta Yoga Movement instructor Cheryl Crawford.
When we practice this style,
students learn to concentrate
on one specific thing for the duration of the meditation.
He tries to hide his home - sewn creation, but
when Sparky gets out, Victor's fellow
students, teachers and the entire town all
learn that getting a new «leash
on life» can be monstrous.
This brilliant man (whom I had the privilege of
learning from
when I was a graduate
student at NYU) has worked
on films as diverse as Marvin's Room, Chocolat, and Hairspray.
In Chronicle, Josh Trank's (who's previously worked
on TV's «The Kill Point») theatrical debut, we
learn that, much like how it is with young love,
when high school
students are confronted with superpowers, things can quickly escalate from skipping stones and playing aeronautical football to committing crimes of passion and bouts of melodrama.
When high school English teacher Linda Sinclair (Moore) bumps into a former star
student Jason Sherwood (Angarano), she
learns he didn't make his mark
on Broadway as expected, and that Jason's father (Greg Kinnear) would prefer his son to study law.
However, Mark
learns that life isn't as easy for Black people as
on «The Cosby Show», and further complicates his life
when he begins to fall head over heels for a fellow Black
student, a single mother named Sarah (Chong, American Flyers), from whom he took her scholarship money away.
The tendency is to focus
on what the teachers are teaching and their techniques, but
when we videotaped classes, we saw a dynamic
learning environment in which
students were constantly sharing.
When you are
on your way to the Big End Project (or summative assessment) and
students have just
learned a piece or a step toward the end, check to see if they've got it.
When she read an article
on deliberate «not
learning» in one of her EEE classes, she recognized her own experiences as a child, and wondered how many of her
students also refused to
learn out of pride in the face of disrespect.
When we do this, my co-teacher and I sit with them and reflect
on our own performance as well, to show our
students that adults
learn from their experiences too.
Harvard and MIT Release Working Papers
on Open Online
Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both on - campus and online» — part of a mission statement established when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online learning platform, in May 2012
Learning Harvard Gazette, 1/21/14 «Led by Andrew Ho of Harvard's Graduate School of Education and Isaac Chuang of MIT's electrical engineering and computer science and physics departments, the effort was in service of a mutual goal — «to research how
students learn and how technologies can facilitate effective teaching both
on - campus and online» — part of a mission statement established
when MIT and Harvard joined to form edX, a nonprofit online
learning platform, in May 2012
learning platform, in May 2012.»
In a February 2007 op - ed piece in the Dallas Morning News, Gigi Antoni, president and CEO of Big Thought, the nonprofit partnership working with the district, the Wallace Foundation, and more than sixty local arts and cultural institutions, explained the rationale behind what was then called the Dallas Arts
Learning Initiative: «DALI was created on one unabashedly idealistic, yet meticulously researched, premise — that students flourish when creativity drives learning
Learning Initiative: «DALI was created
on one unabashedly idealistic, yet meticulously researched, premise — that
students flourish
when creativity drives
learninglearning.»
When teachers tell their
students before a lesson that they will need to prepare to teach what they
learn, pupils tend to work harder to understand the material, search for the main points, organize and apply knowledge more effectively, and score higher
on tests.
When students sit in one place trying to remain focused
on instruction for too long, it makes
learning difficult.
Learn through Service:
When cases of the West Nile virus were reported in their area, Minnesota
students sprang into action with a project that focused
on preventing the disease through public education.
Yet, as he writes in his book, Teaching
Students to Ask Their Own Questions: One Small Change Can Yield Big Results, «When students know how to ask their own questions, they take greater ownership of their learning, deepen comprehension, and make new connections and discoveries on their own
Students to Ask Their Own Questions: One Small Change Can Yield Big Results, «
When students know how to ask their own questions, they take greater ownership of their learning, deepen comprehension, and make new connections and discoveries on their own
students know how to ask their own questions, they take greater ownership of their
learning, deepen comprehension, and make new connections and discoveries
on their own.»
The first question I ask educators
when I coach them
on project
learning is how many of their
students say, «We can't wait to do another project,» versus «Oh, no!
When I examine and reflect
on my
students» work, I discover insights and truths about their
learning experiences.
What do teachers have to offer
students when students can
learn anything they want from searching for it
on the Internet?
When school decisions are being made, begin every discussion by reminding everyone involved to focus
on what will most help
students achieve success in
learning.
Current discussions of grit in education focus
on the need for
students to pursue long - term goals — such as going to college or becoming a nurse — and to hang in there
when trying to
learn challenging material in school.
Differentiating with social media is most effective
when we plan
learning experiences based
on content, process, and product (our lesson structure) and incorporate readiness, interests, and
learning profiles (
student voice).