The iQUEST Summer Camp offers selected underserved populations of middle school students from
project classrooms an opportunity to participate in a 1 - week camp experience on the university campus.
Not exact matches
If you can visit your child's
classroom, see whether the games,
projects, and activities there are a good match for your child, providing stimulation and
opportunities for success.
Even if you work full time, there may be
opportunities to prepare
project materials at home or visit the
classroom once in a while to read a story or celebrate a special occasion.
Contributions will give Newtown teachers the
opportunity to design
classroom - specific
projects and buy needed supplies.
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Project Boost has given schools the
opportunity to be creative with teaching and learning outside of the traditional
classroom setting by providing educational trips to museums, Broadway shows, college campuses and unique eating experiences at local restaurants.
According to Jo Ellen Roseman, director of
Project 2061 and the principal investigator for the new curriculum project, textbooks rarely take advantage of the opportunities to help students make connections across physical and life sciences, nor do they provide experiences to challenge the misconceptions that many students bring to the cla
Project 2061 and the principal investigator for the new curriculum
project, textbooks rarely take advantage of the opportunities to help students make connections across physical and life sciences, nor do they provide experiences to challenge the misconceptions that many students bring to the cla
project, textbooks rarely take advantage of the
opportunities to help students make connections across physical and life sciences, nor do they provide experiences to challenge the misconceptions that many students bring to the
classroom.
Fourteen teachers arrived from schools as close as Ithaca and as far as Anaheim, Calif. to attend the BTI Plant Biology Curriculum Development
Projects (CDP) teacher institute July 13 - 17, to begin their year - long journey to translate plant research into
classroom learning
opportunities for middle and high school STEM students across the country.
A powerful way to support the development of growth mindsets among teachers is for them to experience a positive impact in their
classrooms, and teachers have shared with us the positive impact they have seen when they have an
opportunity to collaborate with colleagues and work on
projects, such as creating more effective lessons.
Brunsell discusses themes from five different action - research
projects in blended
classrooms, illustrating some of the benefits of and challenges to blending online social learning
opportunities with traditional face - to - face discussion.
Well - facilitated
classroom discussions about controversies offer «high - leverage
opportunities to help our students hone their critical thinking skills,» says Sox Sperry of
Project Look Sharp, a nonprofit at Ithaca College in New York that promotes media literacy.
Throughout the
project, students revisited the performances by viewing them in the
classroom library; this provided an
opportunity for reflection throughout the
project.
If three - fourths of North Carolina's
classrooms were to implement
Opportunity Culture models over one generation of students — about 16 years of implementation — we
projected, using conservative assumptions, that:
Drawing on research from
Project Zero's Agency by Design project, this course offers classroom teachers, maker educators, administrators, and parents an opportunity to explore firsthand maker - centered learning practices and the opportunities they
Project Zero's Agency by Design
project, this course offers classroom teachers, maker educators, administrators, and parents an opportunity to explore firsthand maker - centered learning practices and the opportunities they
project, this course offers
classroom teachers, maker educators, administrators, and parents an
opportunity to explore firsthand maker - centered learning practices and the
opportunities they afford.
«I have an
opportunity to look at a teacher in a
classroom and help answer questions to address challenges they are facing and in the same day think through data visualization implementations for complex learning data in the context of a research
project.»
«Some of the «problem
opportunities» that can occur when we use technology in the
classroom include wiki wars, non-contributing students, difficulties in coordinating online
projects with student teams around the world, troubles with creating videos for another student and delivering on time, and cultural misunderstandings.»
Successful
classroom social justice
projects require raising students» awareness through empathy, giving them choice and voice in creating their
projects, and providing advocacy and aid
opportunities.
A
project - based clinical approach offers chances to develop mutually - beneficial learning
opportunities for P - 12 students and teacher candidates, establishing a model of teacher preparation rooted in authentic collaborations that involve university faculty and
classroom teachers — teacher educators, all — in this grand venture that we call school.
A great
opportunity for teachers to introduce CC licenses into the
classroom is during a class
project that requires students to find and remix resources on the Web, such as a presentation, song, or video.
Hirsch's
project has been to inventory, to the degree possible, the mental furniture of the elites that Brooks sees hoarding privilege and
opportunity, and to advocate for seeding their knowledge and language in every American
classroom.
A
project - based clinical approach develops learning
opportunities for both students and teacher candidates, relying on authentic collaborations that involve university faculty and
classroom teachers.
Crellin finds
opportunities for place - based learning lessons or
projects by simply stepping outside of the
classroom and keeping an eye open for ideas.
In a student - centered
classroom, founded on collaboration,
project - based learning and the use of the Web and mobile tools, learning becomes a constant, often virtual, conversation, and students are given the
opportunity to learn from mistakes, revisit prior lessons and models and make changes to demonstrate mastery.
A passion
project provides an
opportunity for students to integrate what they are passionate about in the
classroom.
Employers can offer
opportunities like job shadowing and site tours, summer jobs, apprenticeships for college and technical students, internships and co-ops, and educator externships to help teachers use
project - based learning in their
classrooms.
Project L.I.F.T. in the Charlotte - Mecklenburg School District started by offering a complete
Opportunity Culture package of career advancement roles that let great teachers stay in the
classroom, help more students, and collaborate with and lead peers.
These
projects will help provide tailored training
opportunities for teachers on both managing challenging pupil behaviour and developing leadership, so they can make the most of their talent in the
classroom.
Current discussions on transforming teacher education include creating leadership
opportunities for teachers to lead innovation (CTQ Teacher Ed 3.0) and grow their roles and responsibilities without leaving the
classroom (
Project RESPECT).
Students have the
opportunity to connect with business and industry in the
classroom, through job internships and industry - centered
project - based learning.
Through regularly accessing such sites, social studies teachers have the
opportunity to bring their students into many
projects that go well beyond the confines of the traditional social studies
classroom.
Project RED helps you navigate the path, from working with district leadership on professional learning
opportunities to developing effective
classroom strategies, to make the most of technology for your students.
Perhaps more importantly, the HI FIVES professional development and
project as a whole centered around fostering teacher creation of SEGs for implementation in their
classrooms, which both afforded
opportunity for TPACK improvement and encouraged teachers to embed their current content and pedagogical knowledge within the games they would later implement in their
classroom.
The planning and teaching time, as well as any tools and equipment needed for each
project, will be funded by Stormont School — all partnership schools need to provide are the materials, and a
classroom; we travel to them and, working with them, we can devise a tailor - made
project / scheme of work that meets their needs and the national curriculum, which their staff can adapt and use — making this is a virtually free CPD
opportunity as well.
As her district's first iPad Lab teacher, Katie Chirhart creates assignments that augment
classroom instruction, inspires colleagues, and provides authentic
opportunities for her students, whether that is showcasing Maker Space
projects, writing app reviews, or programming Dash robots or Ozobots.
The Schools of
Opportunity Project's aim is to help narrow so - called «achievement gaps» (i.e. the differences in student performance driven by differences in
classroom opportunities) by acknowledging schools that, like Ossining, offer innovative programs that embrace new teaching methods and strive to provide every student with the tools to excel.
The civic engagement programs are also needed to develop responsible and competent citizens that are knowledgeable about the principles and practices of democracy, provide students with
opportunities to apply formal civic learning in the
classroom to community service
projects, and equip the students with skills to participate responsibly as engaged members of their communities.
From Quicksand to Solid Ground, a 2015 report on the infrastructure required to support quality teaching by Jal Mehta and others at the Transforming Teaching
Project at the Harvard University Graduate School of Education, notes, «Teachers tell us that there is something awry... Many teachers bemoan the flat structure of the profession and the lack of
opportunities to help their colleagues without losing touch with the
classroom.»
The school is modeled around a service learning philosophy, which incorporates teaching
opportunities with service - oriented
projects that demonstrate volunteerism and community awareness through real life examples of how the
classroom relates to the world around them.
Similarly, the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education, or NAATE, which provides specialized professional growth
opportunities for educators, works to retain teachers and school leaders through
opportunities to grow in data - driven instruction techniques, peer leadership, and communication and feedback.32 Building on past professional learning successes via its network of teacher leaders in 185 sites, the National Writing
Project's, or NWP's, College Ready Writers Program demonstrated that teachers will commit to and participate in high quality professional development that helps them strategize approaches to teach argument writing using nonfiction texts and provided adaptable
classroom materials.
Connect each student to their local community and the world beyond the
classroom by engaging them in real - world learning
opportunities, such as internships, apprenticeships, hands - on
projects, and global study.
After exploring methods of observation and identifying how learning moments can be documented through photos, videos, and reflective practice, my focal student Grace focused her curriculum investigation
project on «exploring worms» and used this assignment as an
opportunity to create a documentation book for the children and families in our
classroom.
«The Teacher Impact Grants will provide teacher leaders across the nation
opportunities to develop, expand, and evaluate innovative and ambitious
projects focused on making their schools and
classrooms more effective communities of learning,» said Deborah S. Delisle, ASCD Executive Director and CEO.
While the underlying curriculum serves as the baseline guide for studies, each of these learning themes provides inspiration and focus for learning
opportunities, including
classroom investigations, class
projects, reading selections, and field trips.
«I can view all of my pathways, assess their community of practice, work - based learning
opportunities,
classroom projects and see when an academy needs help and support,» says Mary Kadri, an administrator at West Contra Costa Unified School District.
Her support also included assistance with advisory board development, development of an arts - focused program of study that prepares students to succeed in college and a wide range of career
opportunities, and
classroom project design.
WEAC provides extensive professional resources for its members, including support for implementing the Educator Effectiveness
project in your local, providing quality courses through the WEA Academy, and compiling notices of upcoming events, professional development
opportunities and new
classroom resources in our Educators» Bulletin Board.
Depth and complexity of curriculum may also need to be enriched, using such methods as interdisciplinary learning, tiered assignments, independent investigations,
project learning, interest centers and groups, mentoring, and
opportunities to work outside of the
classroom.
is an
opportunity for local educators to explore OCMA's latest exhibition, engage in gallery dialogues, and take part in the creative process through hands - on art
projects designed to take back to the
classroom.
• Set learning targets at beginning of each session and plan lessons accordingly • Create an intellectually stimulating
classroom environment and equip students with practical learning
opportunities • Supervise coursework research and survey
projects in marketing and business studies
In this unique webinar, you will have a rare
opportunity to peek inside the life of The
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