Sentences with phrase «story about their classroom»

It includes stories about classroom product testing, moving from «passive» to «active» technology use, the maker movement, and more.

On Wednesday afternoon in Radcliffe Yard, before a tent packed level full with degree candidates in the Harvard Graduate School of Education, keynote speaker Reshma Saujani, M.P.P.» 99, was telling a story about the classroom visit a few years ago that got her angry enough to launch Girls Who Code, a nonprofit that, by doing just what its name says, aims to send more women into tech.

Create a story about their classroom teacher becoming a famous celebrity.

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Staff writer Rachel Mendleson kicked things off with a great story about how some teachers are bringing a different approach to the classroom.

When U.S. News & World Report ran a story in 1996 about the decline of civility, it opened with what it must have considered the man - bites - dog vignette — an account of a classroom where young people were taught to be polite.

That's why we couldn't help but notice this story about Frankly County superintendents and school principals who — at the urging of Massachusetts State Education Commissioner Mitchell D. Chester — are exploring the idea of offering breakfast - in - the - classroom.

Finally, on a related note, thanks to my sister - in - law for alerting me to this recent story from the Dallas Observer about «Seed Preschool,» a mobile classroom teaching Dallas pre-schoolers about «the value of nature, sustainability and the innate magic of growing your own food.»

Chatter about birth stories swirled among the grownups in the classroom --» During my first pregnancy...» «She was 10 pounds, 11 ounces!»

«And when parents read books with their kids, two things happen: The kids see that what they're learning has interest and value beyond the classroom and kids and parents have shared material to talk about — what they each liked and disliked in the story, what they found boring or engaging, etc..

Even before reading the Times story, my concerns about food allergic kids led, in part, to my writing my Food - in - the - Classroom Manifesto (in which I argue that school classrooms should be food - free), and I certainly support accommodations for food allergies in school cafeterias.

February has offered up some great stories about breakfast in the classroom, from all over the country.

What I liked best about this format for presenting information was the «360 degree» perspective it offered: Casey gave the issue a framework, with useful advice on how to persuade principals and administrators to implement in - classroom breakfast programs; Nora followed, sharing her personal story with using free / reduced programs when her children were young, and stressing the importance of taking care of «the whole child»; Rosario charmed the crowd with her experiences implementing in - classroom breakfast in her district, sharing a story about how excited her kids got about breakfast after a power outage — not how excited they were about the return of electricity, but about getting breakfast; Barry inspired the group by explaining how he took his successes as a school food director as a springboard to a new career as a consultant, replicating and spreading that success in other classrooms.

Join the School Nutrition Foundation on Facebook this week to read more stories about breakfast - in - the - classroom and National School Breakfast Week.

Talk about the classroom snack time routine described in the story and how things they do at school, like washing hands, are also done at home.

The 14 - story building, which features a modern design and advanced educational technology, increases B.M.C.C.'s classroom capacity by about a third, according to the college's website.

Plans include a private lobby outfitted with a marketing wall that will be visible to all who enter or pass by, which will display programs, events and stories about those consumers that are assisted and cared for every day; new classrooms; a gym for pre-K and early intervention students; training rooms; breakout, community and education space; new offices and workstations; adaptive technology training program space; a doctor - staffed Low Vision Center; a new boardroom; private conference rooms for interviews and agency work; and displays telling the story of HKS» past and its vision for the future.

A group of Suffolk County school district superintendents have sent a letter to state education commissioner John King urging him to address their concerns about over-testing, the fast pace of mandating Common Core standards inside the classroom and issues with new teacher and principal evaluation programs, according to Friday's Newsday cover story.

Nagisa Oshima's dense and complex A Treatise on Japanese Bawdy Songs (aka Sing a Song of Sex, 67) stirs dirty drinking songs, Pete Seeger protest tunes, and Japanese workers» anthems into the story of a group of politically disengaged students who fantasize about rape, culminating in a classroom lecture about the Korean origin of the Japanese people.

It's hard to separate truth from legend with all of the rumors that swirl around the game's launch, but there are stories about people being mugged for their copies (an exceptionally rare occurrence even in the busiest cities in Japan), offices that were supposed to be packed with workers appearing abandoned, and a whole lot of empty chairs in classrooms.

What Goes Up (R for teen sexuality, profanity and drug use) Slice - of - life drama, set in 1986, about a reporter (Steve Coogan) sent from New York to New Hampshire to write a story about the hometown of ill - fated, teacher - turned - astronaut Christa McAuliffe who finds himself unexpectedly in charge of a classroom of dysfunctional students, including a shameless flirt (Hilary Duff), a repressed Peeping Tom (Josh Peck) and a scheming baby mama - to - be (Olivia Thirlby).

This story raises questions about the changes that have occurred in society over the past century and the direction that life will take in the next that will provide fodder for classroom discussion.

Whether it's about people who are different than your students (window books), an affirmation of their identity (mirror books), or one that exposes bias or shares stories of people who stood up to injustice, reading books is a core part of the elementary classroom curriculum and therefore a seamless way to address the topic.

None of these statements is an accurate reflection of the reality in our classrooms, nor does it begin to tell the actual story about what these lessons are designed to do.

Research pays Many of the stories and case studies I'd read of technology in the classroom, particularly about tablet use, hadn't filled me with enthusiasm.

This annual event, now in its fifth year, offers educators an opportunity to reflect and tell the story — and amplify the reach of these messages — about how digital tools are empowering learning in classrooms, schools, homes, and communities.

This story is not about the virtues of managing classroom behaviour.

A story in the May 1, 2002, issue of Education Week about air quality in schools («EPA Pushing Improved Air Quality in Schools») should have said that the Mesa, Ariz., school district tested classrooms for high levels of carbon dioxide.

The sign indicates that I care about the story each student brings to the classroom; however, the building of class culture is what carries through on that promise of safety.

«I learned about stories that can not be told through numbers and can not be conveyed through a single classroom visit,» she says.

Indeed, it's one thing to think, rather generically, about the achievement gap between races and socio - economic groups, but as I saw up close and personal in that sixth - grade classroom yesterday and as Mike makes vividly clear in his Ed Next story, our relatively recent headlong rush to celebrate diversity — and integration and «mainstreaming» — has brought with it new achievement gap challenges.

Here are a few sci - fi stories to expand your imagination, provide some summer time escapism, and maybe get you thinking about how to bring the power of speculative literature's exploration of freedom into your classroom.

Stories about space were read aloud to the children, topic books were left in the classroom library for them to explore and «read».

Story about how classroom decorations for a Remembrance Day (also called Poppy Day or Veterans Day) lesson led to an unusual experience for both students and teacher

Consider Whitehurst's example of a teacher in a content - oriented classroom directing the children to write a Halloween story that incorporates a phonics lesson about the «B» sound.

The pack includes: Display banner - A long banner for a display with pictures Father Christmas - A large picture of Father Christmas for your displays Display lettering - Large letters to spell out «Father Christmas» decorated in red and whte stripes Number line - A number line to 50 on Christmas doors Alphabet line - An alphabet line on Elves Story words - Word cards with words relating to the story - great to include in your writing area Counting cards - Cards from 1 - 10 with different numbers of drinks to count Speech bubble worksheets - Various worksheets to fill in the speech bubbles Word mat - An A4 word mat with pictures to help when writing about the story Face masks - Colour and black and white face masks of Father Christmas and Elves to use for story telling and role play Father Christmas model - Make a model of Father Christmas using split pins Playdough mats - Various colourful mats to use with play dough for counting and Christmas Matching pairs - A colourful matching pairs game to make and play Colour Elves - Different coloured elves with the colour name Worksheet - Design a new drink for Father Christmas Christmas tree game - Spin the spinner and collect different decorations for your tree Banner - A long «Happy Christmas» banner for your classroom decorated with holly leaves Worksheets - Various worksheets to draw different parts of the story, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas Game - Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game Maths worksheets - Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry Design a decoration - Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree Decorations - Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour Game - Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky - plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourseStory words - Word cards with words relating to the story - great to include in your writing area Counting cards - Cards from 1 - 10 with different numbers of drinks to count Speech bubble worksheets - Various worksheets to fill in the speech bubbles Word mat - An A4 word mat with pictures to help when writing about the story Face masks - Colour and black and white face masks of Father Christmas and Elves to use for story telling and role play Father Christmas model - Make a model of Father Christmas using split pins Playdough mats - Various colourful mats to use with play dough for counting and Christmas Matching pairs - A colourful matching pairs game to make and play Colour Elves - Different coloured elves with the colour name Worksheet - Design a new drink for Father Christmas Christmas tree game - Spin the spinner and collect different decorations for your tree Banner - A long «Happy Christmas» banner for your classroom decorated with holly leaves Worksheets - Various worksheets to draw different parts of the story, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas Game - Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game Maths worksheets - Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry Design a decoration - Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree Decorations - Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour Game - Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky - plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by oursestory - great to include in your writing area Counting cards - Cards from 1 - 10 with different numbers of drinks to count Speech bubble worksheets - Various worksheets to fill in the speech bubbles Word mat - An A4 word mat with pictures to help when writing about the story Face masks - Colour and black and white face masks of Father Christmas and Elves to use for story telling and role play Father Christmas model - Make a model of Father Christmas using split pins Playdough mats - Various colourful mats to use with play dough for counting and Christmas Matching pairs - A colourful matching pairs game to make and play Colour Elves - Different coloured elves with the colour name Worksheet - Design a new drink for Father Christmas Christmas tree game - Spin the spinner and collect different decorations for your tree Banner - A long «Happy Christmas» banner for your classroom decorated with holly leaves Worksheets - Various worksheets to draw different parts of the story, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas Game - Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game Maths worksheets - Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry Design a decoration - Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree Decorations - Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour Game - Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky - plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by oursestory Face masks - Colour and black and white face masks of Father Christmas and Elves to use for story telling and role play Father Christmas model - Make a model of Father Christmas using split pins Playdough mats - Various colourful mats to use with play dough for counting and Christmas Matching pairs - A colourful matching pairs game to make and play Colour Elves - Different coloured elves with the colour name Worksheet - Design a new drink for Father Christmas Christmas tree game - Spin the spinner and collect different decorations for your tree Banner - A long «Happy Christmas» banner for your classroom decorated with holly leaves Worksheets - Various worksheets to draw different parts of the story, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas Game - Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game Maths worksheets - Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry Design a decoration - Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree Decorations - Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour Game - Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky - plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by oursestory telling and role play Father Christmas model - Make a model of Father Christmas using split pins Playdough mats - Various colourful mats to use with play dough for counting and Christmas Matching pairs - A colourful matching pairs game to make and play Colour Elves - Different coloured elves with the colour name Worksheet - Design a new drink for Father Christmas Christmas tree game - Spin the spinner and collect different decorations for your tree Banner - A long «Happy Christmas» banner for your classroom decorated with holly leaves Worksheets - Various worksheets to draw different parts of the story, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas Game - Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game Maths worksheets - Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry Design a decoration - Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree Decorations - Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour Game - Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky - plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by oursestory, to draw your food and drink for Father Christmas and to design a sleigh for Father Christmas Game - Deliver all the presents in your sleigh first to win the game Maths worksheets - Various worksheets with counting, addition, subtraction and symmettry Design a decoration - Design a new decoration for your Christmas tree Decorations - Various Christmas decorations to cut out and colour Game - Roll a die and cover the numbered star in the night sky - plus a version to use two dice and add the numbers together and cover the number Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

It is a detailed and extensive resource which includes a wide range of classroom activities for pupils of all abilities: Making predictions about the story Animated film of The Owl and the Pussycat Retelling strategies and comprehension questions Cloze exercise and storyboarding activities Tackling unfamiliar words and using a dictionary Rhyming words lesson with interactive game Identify adjectives in The Owl and the Pussycat A lesson on using adjectives to improve writing Compound words lesson and activities Create a children's story book Full unit of work overview

Brown's story, Kim says, is vital to the curriculum and initiating conversations about loss but also activities community service to extend the social - emotional learning outside of the school / classroom setting as well.

Do you have any stories about how changing your classroom or ditching your desk worked out for you?

Ms. Stellfox connected all of the students that walked into her classroom with the world of Shakespeare by sharing stories of her travels abroad and connecting us with a world that many of us did not know about.

In the classroom: Have students write about an event from childhood and insert their current self into the narrative as either an ally to their younger self or simply an «explainer» who helps move the story along.

But there is something deeply powerful about hearing a classroom of your peers read life into a text by reading it with passion and understanding and inflection and... Instead of thinking when you're reading silently, «I wonder if anyone cares about this book,» seeing that every other kid in the class loves this book, wants to bring it to life, enjoys it, is relishing the fiction and the words in the story.

Zoo takes theatre to classrooms to relate stories about critically endangered birds like the Javan green magpie

Disappointed, I long for the day when she tells me a spontaneous story about some exciting learning going on in her classroom — something so meaningful that even at nine years old, she and her classmates are making an impact on the world in which they live.

The Tech Savvy Educator At The Tech Savvy Educator, Ben Rimes writes about integrating technology into the classroom, video story problems, and online learning.

I asked my Top 12 Global Teacher Bloggers what they think, and got a resounding sense from them that the negative stories about social media cover over a lot of really great benefits it can bring to the classroom — from global communication to a newfound delight in reading.

Word searches - 2 word searches with words and pictures Writing pages - a collection of photocopiable sheets with toy themed borders Writing worksheets - a collection of worksheets with toy pictures and lines below for writing My favourite toy - draw and write about your favourite toy Word mat - an A4 word mat with words and pictures to use for writing activities Number line - a number line to 100 on colourful toys Alphabet line - a colourful alphabet line Flash cards - word and picture cards of lots of different toys Design a toy - a worksheet for your toy design Colouring pictures - a collection of colouring sheets Tracing pictures - pencil control sheets - great for younger children Book cover - a book cover to colour to use to keep all the topic work together Bingo - print and make this colourful toy themed bingo game Matching pairs game - match the toys Number dominoes - a toy themed game Label the toys - label some different toys Counting cards - cards with numbers 1 - 10 and the corresponding number of toys Size ordering - order the Russian dolls in size order - in colour and black and white Literacy worksheets - match labels to toys, write initial sounds, write words to describe different toys Play dough mats - a collection of activity mats to use in the play dough area Old toys posters - colourful posters showing some old toys Old and new posters - compare the old and new versions of some different toys Baby and child toys - an activity to sort the toy pictures into ones you had as a baby and ones you have now and a worksheet to accompany the activity Our favourite toys - find out about and draw your parents favourite toy and grandparents favourite toy when they were little Push and pull - look at some different toys and talk about what force is used to make them move Write a story - a decorated worksheet for writing a story about your toys Make some toys - photocopiable sheets for making 15 different simple toys such as split pin puppets, a jigsaw, a marble maze, a die to use with the snakes and ladders board Toy shop role play pack - a full pack of resources to set up your own toy shop in the classroom Includes display materials, games, Literacy and Maths activities, story telling resources plus much more

The pack includes: Colour pictures of Percy and the animals in the story Black and white pictures of Percy and the animals - great for colouring and art activities Percy's hut picture in the snow and without snow Snowy trees to add to adisplay to make a great snowy scene A number line to 50 on cute robins Alphabet bunting to hang in your classroom - each piece has a picture of one of the animals in the story and the lower case letter Winter clothing flashcards - great for discussion about clothes to wear when it is colder Word flash cards with words relating to the story - each card is decorated with a picture of Percy in the snow Question cards with questions about the story - great to add to a display A long display banner with the title and pictures of Percy and the animals A snowy board game to make and play A dice game to collect the pieces of each animal A worksheet to draw the scene from the window Photographs of snowy scenes - a great addition to any display Winter words - Words of snowflakes about winter A collection of rhymes and songs about winter Number rhyme about snowflakes with rhyme cards, face masks and props for singing the rhyme Snowflake alphabet jigsaws - find the two halves of the snowflakes with upper and lower case letters A collection of playdough mats linked to the story Dress Percy for winter - choose the appropriate clothes for Percy to wear in the snowy weather Colouring pictures of Percy and the animals and the snowy hut Stick puppets of Percy and the animals - great for retelling the story and for making up new stories Face masks in colour and black and white of Percy and the animals A colourful bingo game for the story «One Snowy Night» An A4 word mat with pictures and words relating to the story «Welcome to Percy's hut» large banner - great to use as part of a role play area of Percy's hut A game of snap to make and play Animals footprints in the snow - great to add to a display and for discussion Two different word searches with words and pictures relating to the story Please note: The art work used in these resources has been produced by ourselves.

Read about inventive approaches for using Facing History in the classroom, personal stories, news, and insights from educators, scholars, staff, and students who share the goal of creating a better, more informed, and more thoughtful society.

For short - term data, they decided to have pairs of students give classroom presentations about the main idea of a story, with the goal of seeing whether students could orally describe a main idea.

With this growing presence, state lawmakers have taken an increased interest in hearing stories from charter teachers who are passionate about their work in the classroom.