Sentences with phrase «social studies students began»

In early September, my sixth grade social studies students began playing the SimCityEDU beta.

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The 4 +1 option would apply beginning with students who first entered ninth grade in or after September 2011 and thereafter or who are otherwise eligible to receive a high school diploma in June 2015 and thereafter and have passed four required Regents exams (or Department - approved alternative assessments) in English, mathematics, science and social studies.

The interests ranged from kindergarten through grade 12, so some students were learning to become high school math teachers, some were working on middle school social studies, and some of us, like me, were learning about beginning reading in elementary school.

Starting in the 1980s, states increased the number of courses required for high school graduation, and began mandating students take additional courses in core academic areas such as math, science, social studies and foreign language.

When we study the inability of many children to control emotions and regulate behaviors, we begin to address the specific organic components of ADD and the social repercussions affecting many students at all hours of the day.

the State designated performance level on a State elementary assessment in social studies administered prior to the 2010 - 2011 school year; provided that beginning in the 2010 - 2011 school year, at which time a State elementary assessment in social studies shall no longer be administered, a school shall provide academic intervention services when students are determined to be at risk of not achieving State learning standards in social studies pursuant to subparagraph (iii) of this paragraph;

The six booklets — on the arts, English, foreign language, mathematics, science, and social studies — are part of the board's ongoing «Educational EQuality Project,» a 10 - year program begun in 1981 with the aim of both strengthening the academic quality of secondary education and ensuring that all high - school students have «equality of opportunity» for higher education, College Board officials say.

It seems we would avoid much of the fragmentation and lack of theory if social studies researchers began with the ends in mind — student learning — and examined the ways in which technology can be used to bring about the kinds of teaching and learning activities known to contribute positively to student learning.

In these 17 years researchers have begun to explore ways in which technology can support disciplined inquiry in the social studies — particularly in terms of engaging students in historical thinking and providing students with opportunities to demonstrate their understanding of social studies skills and concepts through the creation of content.

In a middle school social studies class, for instance, students may begin studying the controversial topic of globalization by identifying the Pacific Rim countries that belong to the Asia - Pacific Economic Cooperative and by searching for patterns within and among those countries.

Mentored field experiences begin with a one - day - a-week school placement in freshman year, include pre-practicum experiences in schools, and culminate with full - time student teaching in a social studies classroom during senior year, affording preservice teachers the opportunity to design and implement inquiry - based, content - rich units of study, and to assess students» learning.

For example, Diem (1983) encouraged social studies teachers to begin using technology in their instruction, and White (1987) described using this technology to allow high school students to «reach out to peers around the world» (p. 44).

The social studies teacher might begin the unit by introducing the generalization that geography can greatly influence a country's future and then present important details as students continue to explore this idea.

The Oneonta Middle School social studies faculties are waiting to meet the students and to begin the collaboration.

A social studies teacher, at the end of a project on World War II, might ask students to state their views about which year the war began and give reasons supporting their choice.

So, if the instructional leader would give feedback to the social studies teacher mentioned above, it might sound like this: «I saw you ask students to explain events that led up to World War I and I saw all students begin to explain events.

A middle school social studies teacher notes that the quality of her students» research reports has markedly improved since he began using the writing process approach of brainstorming, drafting, reviewing feedback, and revising.

Julie began her teaching career at Newton school in 2000, where she team taught middle school students English and social studies with Joey Hawkins.

As the heat index crept toward the 90 - degree mark Tuesday morning, Baltimore city social studies teacher Ejaz Baluch watched his students at ConneXions School for the Arts begin to fade.

She uses music to inspire students as they begin writing assignments; to reinforce content in social studies, math, and other areas; and to create a mutually respectful but stimulating classroom atmosphere.

Unable to afford formal schooling, Price began studying informally at the Art Students League, the New School for Social Research and the National Academy of Design.

This spring, Mattoo began offering workshops to share the results of her study with law and social work students, settlement workers, lawyers and key agencies in Ontario that assist with non-status immigrants.