Sentences with phrase «on teacher knowledge»

In effect, while principals and their co-leaders exert a significant influence on teacher access to professional learning opportunities, their power to influence the quality and impact of those activities on teacher knowledge and skills may be more limited.

«Coaching heavy occurs when coaches ask thought - provoking questions, uncover assumptions, and engage teachers in dialogue about their beliefs and goals rather than focusing only on teacher knowledge and skills.

Differential effects of three professional development models on teacher knowledge and student achievement in elementary science.

TSG teachers also significantly outperformed control teachers on the teacher knowledge measure of vocabulary instruction.

Differential Effects of Three Professional Development Models on Teacher Knowledge and Student Achievement in Elementary Science [Abstract].

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kermit — Concerning the teacher analogy, if a teacher (or any other human) tells you something you don't automatically believe — you evaluate it, you run it through your own personal bs filter based on your current knowledge and experiences, etc..

The teacher has more knowledge and training and experience that you want passed on to your children.

Receiving a solid instruction in Islam by teachers who are secure and at home in American society is surely far better than the fragmentary knowledge available on Internet forums where jihadist wannabes congregate and encourage one another's fantasies.

17 Indeed [b] you are called a Jew, and rest on the law, and make your boast in God, 18 and know His will, and approve the things that are excellent, being instructed out of the law, 19 and are confident that you yourself are a guide to the blind, a light to those who are in darkness, 20 an instructor of the foolish, a teacher of babes, having the form of knowledge and truth in the law.

When he studied the lives of those who gave themselves to the search for truth, he saw that they might be classified in four groups: the scholastic theologians, who proclaimed themselves the followers of reason and speculation; the Isma`ilis and other Shi`as who held that to reach truth one must have an infallible living teacher, and that there always is such a teacher; the philosophers, who relied on logical and rational proofs; and the Sufis, who held that they, the chosen of God, could reach knowledge of Him directly in mystical insight and ecstasy.

Of all the possible names here we will mention only that of our own teacher, the moderately conservative Joachim Jeremias, who deserves to be heard on this point, if only because he has done more than any other single scholar to add to our knowledge of the historical Jesus.

From then on because I was so passionate about science I always had a good relationship with all my teachers and the thirst for knowledge I was given at age 12 stayed with me hugely influencing my subject and career choices later.

«Increasingly teachers who are on the front line say that it's very important to teach kids to be more socially and emotionally competent,» says Roger P. Weissberg, chief knowledge officer of the Collaborative for Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL), which promotes the concept and the term nationwide.

You can be proactive by arming your child with knowledge on how to deal with a bully, and when to report a problem to a teacher, you or another elder — and when to let something slide.

For example, online schools, such as Minnesota Connections Academy, allow students to learn on their own time while receiving the knowledge of state - certified teachers and challenging curricula.

, such as Minnesota Connections Academy, allow students to learn on their own time while receiving the knowledge of state - certified teachers and challenging curricula.

A 1990's evaluation of the Parents as Teachers (PAT) program also failed to find differences between groups on measures of parenting knowledge and behaviour or child health and development.17 Small positive differences were found for teen mothers and Latina mothers on some of these measures.

«We congratulate our students, teachers and administrators for their continued exceptional performance on these new tests, which shows they're mastering knowledge crucial to career and college readiness, and we have set our sights on greater success for every child in the coming year,» Superintendent of Schools Dr. Brian V. Hightower said.

After many years of working in the field and running a successful kids only yoga studio, owners Abby Nagler and An Dang created a teacher training program based on their extensive knowledge of teaching yoga to babies through pre-teens.

NEW YORK (Reuters Health)- Preschool teachers scored low on a nutrition knowledge quiz and seemed to have unhealthy eating habits themselves, researchers found in a small study.

This policy brief outlines the reasons educators need to learn more about adoption issues, explains the negative consequences of a lack of knowledge, and proposes steps that teachers, schools, curriculum developers and institutions of higher education can make progress toward placing all children and families on a level playing field in the classroom and beyond.

With funding from Oil and Gas, Authentix Incorporators, the edifice is expected to increase the knowledge base of both students and teachers on ICT.

According to him, training does not stop at any level, and as such, teachers must continue to update their knowledge on new teaching methodology.

The committee's recommendations include more focus on training for teachers after they enter the profession to keep their knowledge and practical skills up to date, a better inspection regime for science facilities and more coherence in the provision of science educational materials.

«This week, without our prior knowledge, the Department of Education extended offers to 18 families from P.S. 290 while we ourselves already have a significant waitlist,» Caroline Hall and Lori Levin, co-heads of P.S. 151's Parent Teacher Association, wrote to Schools Chancellor Dennis Walcott on Thursday.

Early on, frustrated with instructions from his teachers that he considered impressionistic, Laws started applying his knowledge of physics to jetés, fouettés, and other balletic motion.

To this end we (1) partner with precollege science teachers to develop and produce innovative Internet - based curriculum supplement materials focused on genetics, biotechnology, and bioethics; (2) update and expand teachers» knowledge in these areas through professional development programs; and (3) engage precollege students in science enrichment experiences.

«As well, knowledge on the correlates of bullying perpetration will help teachers, parents and social - service providers identify the risk factors that increase the likelihood that youths may bully others.

The most effective teachers are those who know their students» background, who teach in a manner that builds on students» previous knowledge, and who challenge their students to work to their maximum ability.

Still, that has not stopped neuroscience from insinuating itself into classrooms worldwide in the form of teacher - training programs, computer applications and curriculum changes — not one of which is based on actual knowledge for the simple reason that we lack even «fundamental principles» of how the brain works, they write.

«Prior to this, there has never been an easy way to measure teachers» knowledge of student thinking, while we have probably been placing too much emphasis on testing for advanced scientific knowledge.

The findings are described in a paper published last month in the American Educational Research Journal titled «The Influence of Teachers» Knowledge on Student Learning in Middle - School Physical Science Classrooms.»

«By analyzing how teachers evaluated their students» work on an NGSS - aligned task, we were able to get a good sense of what teachers knew about key aspects of NGSS, knowledge we believe is necessary for successful NGSS implementation.»

«Science teachers have traditionally been focused more on the concepts and the knowledge within a particular discipline,» he says.

The only research on the lab has shown that it improves teacher confidence and increases their knowledge.

According to Richard Thompson, president and chief counsel at Thomas More, Dawn and Julie's method of presenting the material and asking the students to pick a theory and debate it, based on the evidence, is a method of teaching that's supported by the judicial concept of academic freedom: that teachers and students have the right to pursue knowledge, wherever it may lead.

The UNIGE researchers then asked themselves whether intuitive knowledge has a real impact on the way teachers perceive pupils» difficulties in solving mathematical problems.

Renowned for devising means for young people, teachers, and parents to conduct sophisticated experiments with DNA, the DNALC also has a robust presence on the Internet, powered by a team of multimedia innovators who bring knowledge of the life sciences to the digital world.

The International Polar Foundation's highly successful educational workshop brings new interactive methods into the classroom, reaching school age children and their teachers with current science knowledge on climate change.

There are some great publications and teachers out there with a wealth of knowledge prepared to walk with you on your healing journey.

If you aspire to join this marvelous yogic wave by spreading the education of yoga to various corners of the globe or willing to indulge in more sincere self - practice of the art or, merely looking to advance your knowledge and practice of yoga on a more evolved level, then take the ideal step towards it with one of Rishikul Yogshala's highly acclaimed yoga teacher training programs.

First, and foremost, is the direct connection to a teacher who has progressed on the path of yoga and attained sufficient experiential knowledge of the system while following an unbroken paramparā, or lineage.

Romana: The teacher training is on the one hand targeted at yoga practitioners who want to deepen their knowledge of yoga.

Being a Yoga Alliance recognized yoga school, we aim to lead each of our student on a global pedestal with a unique knowledge obliging by the finest standards as a yoga teacher.

The program has proved to be a very powerful experience for all those who wanted to work on themselves, deepen their knowledge or become a Kundalini Yoga teacher.

The entire program spans over a period of two months, wherein during the first half, our teachers shall take you through the standardized teachings and practices for carving a strong niche on which you shall advance as a yogi, exhibiting the finest status and knowledge of the science.

Earning a yoga teacher certification gives you the opportunity to deepen yogic knowledge and the ability to spread it on a global platform.

She is grateful to her Reiki lineage and understands it as a thread of knowledge passed on from teacher to student through out times.

The yoga school should build your first yoga teacher training practice in such a way that the subsequent yoga teacher training courses can improve on your skills and knowledge and you master the advanced levels as well.

Building upon a solid foundation of yoga and / or teaching experience, the Bent On Learning Teacher Training Program assists participants in developing further knowledge, skills and dispositions necessary to become caring and effective yoga teachers in the ever - changing classroom.