Sentences with phrase «possible teachers to students»

Having learned these lessons firsthand as a business owner, I am determined as a governor to apply them to the single greatest challenge facing our public schools today — the challenge of providing the best possible teachers to students in our lowest - achieving schools.

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But what chaplain, campus minister, theological teacher, or YMCA campus worker — even with the most creative program possible — would ever admit that he was out to «evangelize» students — and, above all, faculty and administration?

The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.

Yet, there are students who are more clever than their teachers, and it's entirely possible for a student to show another way to solve a problem.

The Tangipahoa Parish Board of Education required its teachers to read a statement before any classroom discussion dealing with evolution urging the students «to exercise critical thinking and gather all information possible and closely examine each alternative toward forming an opinion» regarding «the origin of life and matter.»

In addition, students are responsible, whenever possible, for assessing themselves; twice a year, at report - card time, parents or other family members come in to the school for meetings known as student - led conferences, in which students as young as five narrate for their parents and teacher their achievements and struggles over the past semester.

Sunbridge is committed to helping make Waldorf teacher education possible, and each year we look for new and additional ways to support our program students in their studies.

Thanks, to all of the one that make it possible to teach our children science in a fun and learning ways for students, teachers, and parents.

Positive Discipline encourages students to join in the conferences as early as possible, making them teacher - parent - student ones.

Success Academy soon joined the campaign, offering 9,000 students and scores of teachers and administrators to bulk up Don't Steal Possible rallies.

She assured that the State Government would do everything humanly possible to ensure the rescue of the victims, assuring that a team of security operatives would stay behind in the school to secure the students and teachers.

«Parents have a right to know whether their children have equitable access to quality teachers, which is only possible with an evaluation system that properly incorporates student test results.»

Passions ran high on Thursday night at a University Heights Secondary School parents meeting where over 650 parents, teachers and students met with Department of Education representatives and Mary Coleman, a senior vice president of Bronx Community College, to discuss the possible relocation of the school from its current site on the college's campus.

«It will be powerful to see what is possible,» Nelson - Barber said, «what can give students meaningful access so that they can demonstrate their learning, and what can yield information that will be useful for teachers.»

The authors did not find support for another possible outcome suggested in the academic literature: that black students are more likely to be recommended for gifted programs by both black and white teachers when those teachers are part of a racially diverse teaching force.

«Teachers are desperately keen to motivate their students in the best possible way but may not be aware of how messages they communicate to students around the importance of performing well in exams can be interpreted in different ways,» said lead author David Putwain, PhD, of Edge Hill University in Lancashire, England.

«It's possible that the negative effect that we have detected will disappear at that point, because in secondary school, the students have a higher level of English,» says Carro, who also proposes another topic to be analyzed: find out what other factors can influence the program's results, such a the importance of the teachers» level of English.

My responsibilities include developing and revising science curricula for DCP outreach programs for teachers and students in the Boston public school system, facilitating the implementation and evaluation of these programs, and helping to secure funding to make them possible.

«We also intend to make the tests as diagnostic as possible so that teachers can use test results to help their students learn more.»

As a yoga teacher potentially working with these students, it is essential to be knowledgeable and prepared in order to give each student the best possible yoga experience that maximizes the benefits of gentle chair yoga on their behalf

Possible topics draw from yogic texts as well as the experience of teachers and students, including the healing benefits of yoga to body, mind and spirit; the daily practice; mindfulness; ethical behavior; nutrition and cleansing; positive thinking; mastery of our thoughts; energy work and enlightenment.

At KIPP Empower, a blended - learning school in Los Angeles that turned eyes with its 991 API (out of a possible 1000), the school uses blended learning to allow students to work in small groups of no more than 10 students at a time with the teacher so that students have lots of opportunities to engage and interact.

In both cases, teachers used iPads to empower students» creativity, allowing them to create multimedia projects that would not have been possible using any other technology.

«If we hold that teaching and learning is a social interaction, and that the most substantive learning is afforded by an engaging and personalized context, then the best way I can meet my goals as a teacher is to be engaged and to be engaging with as many students in my community as possible.

The main activities implemented in the program by the students, under the coordination of their teacher, are: (1) analysis of the problems of the local Roma community; (2) selection of a problem for in - depth study by the class, a problem that can be solved through local public policies; (3) collecting information about the problem from various sources, including members of the Roma community, public institutions, NGOs, specialists, and analysis of possible solutions; (4) drafting a public policy that could solve the problem; (4) developing an action plan to influence public authorities to adopt the public policy proposed by the students; (5) organizing a showcase at local level in which students present their projects; (6) reflecting on the learning experience.

During stakeholder consultations, educators raised concerns the assessments would be an extra burden to teachers already struggling with a hefty workload, lead to a possible narrowing of the curriculum, and cause stress for students and parents.

Since it's not often possible for teachers to sacrifice an entire day of schooling to allow for individual creative pursuits, the idea has been reinterpreted in many schools as a «Genius Hour,» where students get one hour per day or week to focus on a project of their choice.

Whenever I coach new teachers, I encourage them to visit the homes of students as early as possible.

Some teachers say that once they get the students settled into their seats, they want to retain that structure for the remainder of the class period if possible.

We run the risk of the «factory model,» where we put as many students as possible through a course with a large student - to - teacher ratio.

As long as teachers and students have the ability to communicate through some kind of digital platform, a DLD is possible.

For example, in a forthcoming analysis in three school districts where it was possible to track teachers» student achievement growth over many years, Doug Staiger and I found that of those teachers who were in the bottom quartile of value - added in a single year, 55 to 65 percent were in the bottom quartile over their careers and 82 to 87 percent were in the bottom half.

«We need to provide our teachers with the best possible support and professional development, so they in turn are well positioned to inspire students.

Whether to report a high school student suspected of stealing a teacher's phone in a zero - tolerance school with possible criminal action looming.

Utilize these 6 Best Free Mind Mapping Tools for Teachers in order to be the best educator possible and ensure that your students are able to reach their full potential.

However, Alan Andrews, a lawyer at ClientEarth, said: «Head teachers worried about legal action should put in place clean air policies that do everything possible to protect their students from air pollution.

By employing head - mounted cameras on students, and using time - lapse photography, they say it's now possible to get a much more comprehensive perspective of overall classroom ambience to better measure teacher performance.

Teachers of younger ELL students are encouraged to engage them in conversation as much as possible.

What committed Advanced Placement (AP) teacher wouldn't expand access to as many students as possible?

Is the technology making possible a certain level of transparency for the teacher to assess where students are individually?

So, for English teachers, the six - word memoir is a great way to get students to focus on getting a point across in as few words as possible.

Often a retired school administrator, the role of the SAM is to do everything possible to maximize the amount of time principals get to spend working with students and teachers to improve instruction and learning.

Calle insists that his videos are not intended to replace the work of a classroom teacher, but rather support them in their aim of giving all students the best education possible.

But it is possible for teachers to establish students» current levels of attainment and to ensure that they are taught at an appropriate level.

Just as important, redefining «gifted» makes it possible for teachers to respect and admire students who might once have been thought of as problem learners.

And now, as a result of a juried paper appearing in the prestigious journal Science, we find that, in at least one case, Arsenic can replace Phosphorous, making this a piece of information that needs to be made available to teachers and students any way possible.

«Graduate teachers deserve to know that they have the skills to succeed in the classroom just as students, parents and principals deserve to know that new teachers have been given the best possible skills.»

Is it possible to facilitate learning in online classrooms that are composed of so many technologically prepared students (and teachers)?

It takes a certain level of bravery, and a possible paradigm shift of «it's my fault they are not learning, not theirs» in student to teacher relations.

The notion of the teacher as a researcher who strives to learn as much as possible about what their students know and how they make meaning is a very demanding notion to actually implement.