Sentences with phrase «rather than a classroom»

I have my university education, but by and large my education has come from independent research rather than classrooms.

A common educational experience around these issues being shown a video in assembly, rather than classroom discussion, and

Technology could be even better if we spent more time in Digital Shop rather than the classroom.»

«It's a town, rather than a school, and a family, rather than a classroom,» says Audrey Thornton.

Interestingly, all of these legal actions target the value - added component of teacher evaluation rather than classroom observations.

Although funding is dictated by diverse local needs, education spending is too often focused on administrative overhead and benefits rather than the classroom.

Video productions provided teacher - learners with the opportunity to enjoy final presentations as part of the real audience rather than a classroom teacher and evaluator.

Literacy centers are a great way to reinforce students» reading / writing habits, which allows teachers to focus on instruction rather than classroom management.

Further, Legg sought the numbers of students affected by having the compliance calculation at the school rather than classroom level, the number of teaching positions eliminated or unfilled because of this maneuver, and the amount of money districts have saved as a result.

Under California state law, teachers with the least experience must be the first to go during budget - based layoffs, meaning seniority — rather than classroom performance, or a school's needs — dictates who stays and who goes.

The brief contends that one legal dispute could mean hundreds of thousands of dollars expended on an unnecessary placement and legal fees and innumerable hours of professional educators» time spent in legal proceedings rather than the classroom.

This newest methodology of the study and doing assignments is extremely growing in the upcoming and it will be more demanding in the coming years because student like to study be internet rather than the classroom learning.

The front entrance is often easier as the door opens into a hallway rather than the classroom and the instructor can easily help you from there.

This high - tech learning option allows scuba diving students to begin their studies with an online course rather than classroom study.

Training efforts focus on direct - care, bedside services, unit in - services, new employee orientation in staff meetings rather than classroom environment that keeps students focused and attentive.

In addition, reviewers concerned with the possibility of contamination of control students by experimental students in our earlier randomized within - building study design preferred a nonrandomized design in which whole schools, rather than classrooms, were assigned to intervention or nonintervention conditions.

Not exact matches

Lost jobs; a leaky classroom ceiling that required 21 buckets; and stapled textbooks rather than the usual hardcover — it's not just future retirees that will suffer if investment returns from state - sponsored pension plans continue on their downward trajectory.

The same three factors that cause measles to spread through a grade school classroom, writes Gladwell, can be used to explain the Hush Puppies phenomenon: (1) contagiousness, (2) the fact that little causes can have big effects, and (3) the way change often occurs at one dramatic moment rather than gradually.

«It's appalling that students in the Vancouver school district will be stuck with leaking roofs and damp classrooms because the premier is playing politics rather than looking after the needs of aging school buildings in B.C.,» said New Democrat education spokesperson Rob Fleming.

Such an alternative view of students in classroom space would call for more, not less interaction, cooperation in tasks rather than competition, a dynamic give and take instead of a unilateral telling and listening.

We all work on the premise that ministry studies are best conducted when they are centered on ministry rather than on the classroom or on students.

Rather than being a subject for rational discussion in the classroom, Darwinism is now protected orthodoxy - and has acquired all the bad habits of an established religion.

Teachers are trained in behavior - management techniques that dial confrontations down rather than up, and they are given strategies to help them create a climate of belonging and engagement in the classroom.

Rather than viewing this as some kind of trade - off where some kids win while others lose, I suspect it would be much more helpful if we built a system where all kids can have a positive classroom experience without pressure, intimidation, and anxiety inducing instruction.

Early reading in schools is necessary so that the teacher can give children classroom assignments rather than working individually with each of them, but at home it doesn't matter.

Rather than using standardized textbooks, Waldorf Grades students create their own main lesson books — writing text and illustrations from their classroom learning and sometimes outside research.

It illustrates that people are hungry for an alternative to the status quo where content is increasingly brought through computers rather than teachers, academic learning is being pushed down to younger and younger children, and the focus in the classroom is «teaching to the test.»

As a result, research has shown that homeschooled children tend to develop better social skills than those who spend a large part of their days in a classroom, rather than out in the «real» world.

But personal best is something that we want children to understand and to measure themselves against rather than having society or teachers or classrooms always hold up perfectionism as a goal or a standard for children or teens.

Children who like or benefit from a lot of structure may struggle to learn in a Montessori or Waldorf school, as both of those philosophies place emphasis on child choice rather than rigid classroom structures.

«Brain Gym requires little additional training for the classroom teacher, no testing, no technology, and it enhances (rather than replaces) current curriculum.

I hope it gives school time more of a classroom comeraderie rather than each kid being in a different phase of life.

Special education services and support should be provided in the least restrictive environment, so often ADHD children continue in the regular classroom with appropriate modifications and accommodations rather than being placed in a separate special needs classroom.

First there is the convenience factor: with breakfast being served in classrooms after the first bell rather than before school, no one has to get up earlier or get to school earlier to get something to eat before the school day starts.

We have a system that protects the massive education bureaucracy rather than focusing on investing in our classrooms.

Rather than learning about sex in classrooms, teenagers simply went online instead.

At Cuomo's urging, the Legislature pushed through some reforms in 2015, tying tenure to teacher performance instead of time in the classroom, and requiring teachers be evaluated for tenure after four years on the job, rather than three.

The wide media coverage the case has received has focused public attention on legal questions usually covered in the courtroom or the classroom rather than by the newsroom.

Let's hope de Blasio is willing to learn from his new chancellor — rather than surround him with political minders who frustrate Carranza's goal of creating «joyful learning» in city classrooms.

Excerpt: «Reforming the Common Core, increasing aid to local schools, and making sure that educational funding goes to the classroom and benefits our students, rather than being squandered on additional layers of unnecessary government bureaucracy.»

Rather than making you return to the classroom, S - Star brings the classroom to you.

Rather than simply completing a project to fulfill an assignment, these students emerged with a broader view of the importance of their research — and of the value of science and engineering in the world beyond the classroom.

Nevertheless, we believe that our sample more closely resembles the North American online dating population than samples recruited directly from educational settings (e.g., Anderson, 2005; Bonebrake, 2002; Donn & Sherman, 2002) precisely because our participants were recruited online rather than from the classroom (of course, the fact that our survey was linked to academic websites may mean that our sample is not as distinct from samples obtained from education settings as might be ideal).

Several long shots add to the sense of immersion in a real classroom rather than spectating a staged scene, and director Laurent Cantet seems to know just when they've reached their natural end.

The final lines of dialogue are a completely undisguised thesis statement, to the point where you could rewrite them as a question rather than a statement and have your first entry in the film's classroom study guide.

But it takes itself way too seriously, has a rather dull, stiff upper lip attitude toward Hawking's trials and tribulations, and sometimes comes off as more of a classroom lecture than a fully rounded dramatic work.

After the proposition passed, state union representatives immediately lobbied the state attorney general to issue a «clarification» explaining that performance pay actually meant an across - the - board bonus for every teacher in a school or district, regardless of performance, and that funding classrooms directly actually meant passing the funding through the district first so the district, rather than the school, can make the major funding decisions.

CROSS CURRICULA, NOT EXTRA CURRICULA All the evidence suggests that learning outside the classroom is most effective when it is well planned and integrated into the curriculum, rather than being seen as a standalone or one off «trip».

I believe we are starting to reach an important tipping point: where educational technology in the classroom can actually start saving a teacher time, rather than adding to their workload.

For classroom discipline to be less work, we must approach it from the perspective of prevention rather than from the more traditional perspective of remediation and consequences.