Sentences with phrase «rewards their students by»

The teacher then rewards their students by giving things such as prizes, parties, etc as motivation to meet their goals.

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We looked south of the border to the Beyond Grey Pinstripes ranking conducted by the Aspen Institute, which had established criteria rewarding schools for emphasizing social responsibility, environmental sustainability and community engagement through institutional support, student initiatives and coursework.

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I believe that the contemporary student generation's concern for freedom in higher education and their recognition of the slavishness of much of what goes by the name of liberal studies points toward the need to restore the lost element of leisure in the life of learning and to renew the conviction that understanding contains its own rewards.

It may be an arrangement that factors out different aspects of the school's common life to the reign of each model of excellent schooling: the research university model may reign for faculty, for example, or for faculty in certain fields (say, church history, or biblical studies) but not in others (say, practical theology), while paideia reigns as the model for students, or only for students with a declared vocation to ordained ministry (so that other students aspiring to graduate school are free to attempt to meet standards set by the research university model); or research university values may be celebrated in relation to the school's official «academic» program, including both classroom expectations and the selection and rewarding of faculty, while the school's extracurricular life is shaped by commitments coming from the model provided by paideia so that, for example, common worship is made central to their common life and a high premium is placed on the school being a residential community.

In addition to training students and having awarded an average of three black belts every year over the past 30 years, the Krupas are perhaps the most fulfilled by the impact they've had on their students: «To watch a young person who grew up here go off to college and now make their way in the world is so rewarding,» said Joyce.

They're showing that students, especially those growing up in adverse environments, aren't deeply motivated by the kind of reward - and - punishment structures that prevail at most schools.

The day after the treatment and control exercises were administered, the primary dependent variable was measured: students» food and drink choices for a «snack pack,» announced by the principal as a reward to the entire eighth grade class for their hard work during the state testing period that had just ended.

Each month students are selected by teachers and rewarded for «random acts of kindness» with a special breakfast («Breakfast of Champions») with school principal Deb Powell.

For older kids, Tough eschews our current tactic of offering students extrinsic rewards, and instead encourages teachers to nurture intrinsic motivation, fueled by the basic human need for competence, autonomy, and relatedness (or connection).

Nordic countries» teaching methods reaping rewards Unesco statistics of tertiary education enrollment by country show that while 21.5 per cent of Maltese students successfully enrol into university each year, 70 per cent of the students in Nordic countries continuing their education after secondary school.

«By rewarding donations that support public schools, providing tax credits for teachers when they purchase classroom supplies out of pocket, and easing the financial burden on families who send their children to independent, parochial or out - of - district public schools, we can make a fundamental difference in the lives of students, families and educators across the state,» he said.

Cuomo's policies will punish teachers, students, and schools in communities disadvantaged by poverty, segregation, and under - funding, while they will reward the hedge fund managers who invested more than $ 10 million in last year's election and stand to profit from their charter school investments,» Hawkins said.

These reforms — accompanied by an unprecedented financial investment — will put students first by bringing accountability to the classroom, recruiting and rewarding our best teachers, further reducing over-testing, and finally confronting our chronically failing schools,» Mr. Cuomo said in a statement.

In addition, Borough President Katz will recognize the nine Queens high schools that were recently designated as «Reward Schools» by the New York State Commissioner of Education for having made the most significant progress or have the highest achievement in the state with no significant gaps in student achievement.

We want to tell student communities all over Europe that being involved in organising such a fair is an exciting and rewarding experience where you learn things that are not taught in class but that are really appreciated by companies.

The U.S. should also improve our education system, especially by making science, technology, engineering and math more attractive for students and by rewarding quality teachers.

A U.S. Appeals Court ruling in a University of Chicago case has lowered the barrier for court review of claims by postdoctoral students and junior faculty that they have been denied financial rewards from discoveries in which they have participated.

But in general, writes Harvard's Freeman, «the job market for young scientists and engineers has worsened... relative to... many other high level occupations, which discourages US students... [but] the rewards are sufficient to attract large immigrant flows, particularly from less developed countries,» in a study published by National Bureau of Economic Research.

«Rather than being seen by students as pointless and frustrating hoops that have to be jumped through, introductory physics labs can instead offer rewarding intellectual experiences,» conclude Holmes and Wieman.

The pupil learns by noting that the teacher rewards the student for correct answers and rebukes for wrong ones.

To help discourage students who might be tempted by the idea of making easy money on the street, he even rewards those who make the honor roll with stocks and bonds.

Alfie Kohn, author of Punished by Rewards, says financial incentives for students are misguided and don't work.

Students can easily be distracted from the learning process by the excitement of getting to the reward at the end.

«I think the hardest part was returning to education after such a long break, and I was thrilled beyond belief to get this award but feel rewarded every day by seeing the progress made by my students.

By doing any of these activities students can unlock points and win rewards on the MissionExplore.Net website.

In 1999, Michigan increased the reward for good academic performance by offering the Michigan Merit Award, a one - year $ 2,500 scholarship for any student who scores at Level I or Level 2 on the Michigan Educational Achievement Program (MEAP) tests in reading, mathematics, science, and writing.

Having the chance to work with wonderful professionals in schools that are designed to meet the needs of their students but are not constrained by school district or national requirements really makes for a rewarding work environment.

Above all else, I learned how challenging — and rewarding — it is to take your passion and skills and direct them towards the most difficult challenges we face in our nation and to do this important work side by side with incredibly talented and committed people and in partnership with underserved students, families, and communities.

These classroom activities give students a flavour of this colourful country, show them how working together can bring big rewards and help them to value people's differences by learning about other faiths.

Associating teacher evaluations with student performance, and rewarding teachers accordingly, is now all but taken for granted in state after state — and by prominent national figures, including President Obama and Education Secretary Arne Duncan.

Approved by the district's board of education last week, the plan is expected to put millions more dollars into rewards for teachers whose students show better - than - average improvement compared with similar groups of students.

Pinto's story could be repeated by others, though often the problems introverts face are more subtle — when educators reward extroverts for being outspoken leaders, promote social interaction, and make groupwork the norm even though some students thrive when they are working alone.

Students are extremely motivated by the reward system, he added.

By relying on concise rules and frequent rewards, principals say the PBIS approach to school - wide behavior management drastically reduces discipline problems and improves academic performance among all students.

The U.S. Department of Education is embracing an approach to spending that rewards states and districts for innovating instead of simply disbursing funds by formula to schools and districts with disadvantaged students, but this is leading to debates within the Democratic party, reports Nick Anderson of the Washington Post.

Teachers should be rewarded for producing useful student outcomes, most notably, student learning gains, measured by value - added standards (i.e., improvement) rather than by levels of achievement at the end of a course.

And to transition successfully to a student - centric system powered by digital learning, those teachers will need to be contributing in more meaningful and rewarding ways than ever before.

Started in early 2011, the Program's first two initiatives are the New College Leadership Project, which works to create and strengthen programs that recruit and train college leaders who are driven by — and capable of — substantially improving student success, and the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, which strives to reward and shine a spotlight on community colleges that deliver exceptional student results and stimulate replication of successful campus practices.

Keep an eye out for other ways to give the student some ownership over the learning process; by having him choose what book he will read or what topic he will write about or what reward or he will receive for reaching a goal.

As students complete each lesson, they proceed to the next one, motivated by ABC Mouse's tickets and reward system.

By testing students, releasing the results to the public, and attaching rewards and sometimes a few weak sanctions to those results, accountability reformers have attempted to tighten the screws on local school boards, administrators, and classroom teachers.

While some are concerned that students might be exiting the system before they are ready, others say by rewarding proficiency over seat time, students will leave high school college - and career - ready.

Clark also rewards the accomplishment by giving each student a special pencil and a paperback book of their choice.

Illustrations by James Yang Offering financial incentives to improve education — providing money rewards to students, teachers, schools, or districts as a way to motivate them to try harder and do better — is one of the hottest topics in education today.

The costs of extra planning time are offset, however, by significant rewards, as evidenced by students» successes and their improved confidence and attitudes, as well as their achievement on standardized tests.

The response from the students was positive, although some were confused by a reward system they had never experienced before.

To create such programs, states and districts must identify the most important elements of student performance (usually academic achievement), measure them (usually with state tests), calculate change in performance on a school - by - school basis, and provide rewards to schools that meet or beat performance improvement targets — all of which must be backed by system supports that enable all schools to boost results.

This pay structure seeks to enhance the professional expertise of teachers by rewarding them for meeting certain professional standards — with the expectation that meeting such standards will boost student achievement.