Sentences with phrase «reflected on their practices by»

Teachers reflected on their practices by identifying their own questions, documenting their own practices, analyzing their findings, and sharing their findings with university educators and other teachers.

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A second set of marks of excellence in theological schooling comes into view when we turn to reflect on the concreteness of a theological school: Its concreteness consists in part in its having institutionalized practices of governance, and its schooling is excellent to the extent that its polity leaves room so that the effort to understand God can be genuine by being free to err.

The tradition of using a tiny bit of bread and wine (or juice) has continued to be practiced, even though it does not even come close to what was practiced by Jesus and His apostles on the night He was betrayed, and reflects instead some sort of magical ceremony where some people believe that God is giving them special grace and power through the ritual elements of bread and wine.

The «Father» of the Nation, being the United States of America is quoted saying; «The General is sorry to be informed — , that the foolish and wicked practice of profane cursing and swearing, a vice heretofore little known in an American army, is growing into a fashion; — he hopes the officers will, by example as well as influence, endeavor to check it, and that both they and the men will reflect that we can have little hope of the blessing of Heaven on our arms, if we insult it by impiety and folly; added to this, it is a vice so mean and low, without any temptation, that every man of sense and character detests and despises it.»

In 1979, a consultation «inaugurated» by the Faith and Order Commission of the World Council of Churches, which was held at Louisville, Kentucky, at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, brought together representatives of the paedo - baptist and believer - baptist traditions «to reflect on some kind of consensus in the understanding and practice of baptism.»

It is a thoughtful book in which Smith reflects on the problems raised by the study of the religious thought and practices of the people of Asia, problems of historical method, of literary criticism, of language, of social organization, and of the values and standards by which men guide their lives.

As has been defined by Arvind P. Nirmal, religion, for me, is a «symbol - system» that not only reflects the world - view of the adherent community in talks and rituals but also has a profound influence on the very value - system of the community.9 And since the data consists mostly of observations by others I would pick up cultic practices like festivals and related rituals.

Section III reflects on the limitations of that kind of practice which is directed by such an overview.

Apparently, her view reflects the dominant practice in modern baby diapering as evidenced, by the boom of disposable diapers on the market.

First, the survey is completed by a key respondent on behalf of each hospital and might not accurately reflect the hospital practices assessed.

There is still a level of caution — obviously, as schools are now investing more wisely, which reflects the code of practice offered by our BESA member organisations; buy from trusted suppliers, who offer good value for money, which will ultimately have an impact on improving education standards.

A teacher can build trust with students by asking them to anonymously «evaluate» his / her teaching and use the results to reflect on his / her practice.

This two - day on campus program will be guided by the continuous improvement cycle — a practice that supports early education leaders to notice, reflect, build knowledge, plan, and try.

Professional Conferences Reflect, Restore Passion Brenda Dyck reflects on the importance of teacher conferences — where educators by the hundreds share great ideas, best practices, and their passion for teaching!

I really learned to sit with my discomfort during such discussions, and to reflect on the ways that practicing teachers are empowered or disempowered by the narratives we create in powerful institutions like this one.

The accounting officer should be able to rely on the CFO to ensure that financial statements are prepared promptly and meet the reporting requirements: the law, financial reporting standards and professional standards as reflected in Accounting and Reporting by Charities: Statement of Recommended Practice (SORP).

«By grappling with and reflecting on these real - world issues, learners construct their own knowledge and are more likely to put new ideas in practice in the future.»

These two lesson aids from A Quick Guide to Behaviour Management in the Early Years by Emily Bullock and Simon Brownhill (SAGE Publications, 2011) provide teachers with creative management strategies to help them select and adopt the right approach, and to encourage them to reflect on and modify their own practice in order to nurture positive behaviour.

Horsley says analysing data collected during the two year project will enable staff to reflect on current practices and opportunities presented by PBL.

Only by reflecting on the subject matter and putting it into practice can online learners truly process the information.

This reflects the call by government for a more clinical focus on teacher preparation whereby would - be graduates are required to observe and be engaged in classroom practices in a systematic and sustained manner with quality teachers; teachers who are identified and upgraded as lead or mentor teachers.

Tech Tales fits into the classroom agenda by allowing students to practice language and writing skills, adopt ways to reflect on the components of a multimedia story, and, most importantly, articulate the lessons of their lives.

Establishing an initiative to transform the way in which schools encourage professional growth by moving from isolated training to training that reflects directly and positively on classroom practice can be (in and of itself) a compelling incentive for faculty.

One of the practices found to have a positive impact on Indigenous student engagement is the use of curriculum resources developed by and reflecting Indigenous peoples and cultures.

By learning a new language, or learning to use an existing language in new domains and contexts, students are able to notice, compare and reflect on things previously taken for granted; to explore their own linguistic, social and cultural practices as well as those associated with the target language.

Created by educators — Board - certified teachers and researchers with distinguished expertise in CTE — the standards were written to reflect recent advances in research and practice and address the increasing focus on preparing all students for postsecondary success.

Higher Level students have an extra requirement for The Comparative Study... criterion F, which gives context to their own work in relation to the artwork studied, by making meaningful connections.You can reference the full CS Assessment Criteria here Criterion F. Making Connections to Own Art Making Practice (HL only): 12 points possibleHL students reflect on how the work chosen for consideration...

Supported by their mentors, each instructional staff member reflected on their practices weekly and developed new applications and strategies based on the evidence of learning they documented.

When Spillane and Jennings (1997) looked more closely at nine second - and fifth - grade teachers in the suburban district, they found that the extent to which teachers» practices reflected the district's literacy initiative depended on how well the reforms were elaborated by the district.

The intent of the VideoANT activity in TIN is to provide teachers with a social and technological affordance (Kirschner et al., 2004) for reflecting on past teaching practice by sharing and commenting on a video of their instruction.

This environment appears to have enriched their classroom learning by providing opportunities to «see» the progressive models of teaching they learn about in their coursework, provided opportunities — unconstrained by the hours of the school day nor by geographic location — to observe, reflect on, and analyze teaching practice, and expanded their virtual internship experience by providing multiple approaches to literacy instruction.

Like themselves, their partners were developing their teaching practice by reflecting on their progress toward their PDI goal through the use of classroom video.

By listening to others, students learn to be more respectful, consider different perspectives, practice impulse control, and reflect on how their actions affect the people around them.

«Throughout our collaboration, Abl's design team focused on the real - world challenges we face to ensure that its software reflects the workflows and practices utilized by school principals.

A panel of experts reflected on key themes and questions raised by the research and participants explored important implications of the research for education quality and equity for English learners in policy and practice.

The purpose of this resource is to help practitioners to reflect on question (s) of assessment practice, the Common Core State Standards, and Webb's Depth of Knowledge (DoK) framework by analyzing student assessment work.

By building your coaching skills, you'll be able to provide valuable assistance to your colleagues, as well as reflect and improve on your own practice.

In analyzing one preservice teacher's issue paper, Masingila and Doerr (2002) found that she framed her own teaching through the case study teacher's practice and made sense of the case study teacher's practice by reflecting on her own.

By reflecting on their practice with them I can coach them.»

The need for participant - driven professional development programs in which teachers engage in inquiry and reflect on their practices to improve their learning about technology has been emphasized by many researchers (Loucks - Horsley et al., 2003; Zeichner, 2003).

Pupil consultation is reflected on the Ladder of Student Involvement by recognizing how the practice can move student / adult relationships towards becoming genuine partnerships.

By seeing models, reflecting on guidelines, and practicing new techniques, a teacher's skill and TPACK grows.

Participants are introduced, and intensively engaged in each of the Pillars for Magnet Schools by reflecting on their instructional practice, beliefs, and models.

For a discussion of a creative way to help new teachers reflect on their practice, see the online article «A Window into New Teachers» Minds» by Jacqueline Grennon Brooks and Behailu Mammo.

Improve your leadership practice by reflecting on where you are now and how to best move forward.

In order to understand how policy can facilitate or inhibit effective practice in alternative schools, however, we must first reflect on the students served by these schools and what the student experience might be like in these settings.

School - based Grade - Level Cluster Collaboratives: grade - level teams, facilitated by a Principal or school - based / network - based instructional leader meeting weekly to reflect on practice and collectively plan to address curricular, instructional, or other student challenges.

With an increasing call to address disparities of outcomes among student groups and to eliminate predictable achievement and success gaps, educational leaders will benefit by using the LEAD Tool to reflect on their practice, assess their skills, and develop their strategies for equity.

Throughout, she stressed the importance of principals and teachers reflecting on their practice and closed by distributing several books that would provide grist for future work on improving instruction.

The cognitive principles of learning are based on reports from (a) the National Academy of Sciences, 1 (b) a practice guide for teachers by the Institute of Education Sciences in the U.S. Department of Education on Organizing Instruction and Study to Improve Student Learning, 2 (c) and a joint initiative between the Association of Psychological Sciences and the American Psychological Association on Lifelong Learning at Work and at Home.3 The recommendations here reflect the wisdom of these reports, which are based on scientific evidence, rather than being consensus opinions of experts.