Sentences with phrase «student at the classroom»

In Detroit, the median household income is $ 54,000,63 but in Grosse Pointe, the median household income is $ 101,000.64 Such stories highlight the saddening reality that, increasingly, wealth separates students at the classroom, school, and district levels.

Let's Go Learn's diagnostic assessments allow districts to support student at the classroom level as well as at the site level with course selections.

Throwing students at classrooms Hechinger Report commentary by Aaron Pallas, Professor of Sociology and Education at Teachers College, Columbia University

Not exact matches

Technologies like DreamBox, a math education software that's used in a number of classrooms across the US, adapts to each student's skill level and lets students learn at a pace best suited to their needs.

Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face - to - face — just by putting on goggles in your home.

With educators better equipped at understanding a student's learning process, classrooms are being formed around small groups, with students who match each other's skill level working together.

«Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face - to - face — just by putting on goggles in your home,» Zuckerberg wrote in a Facebook post announcing his company's purchase of Oculus.

His attributes his success at the bargaining table and in the classroom to empathy, «the No. 1 quality of a great negotiator,» and even attends undergraduate courses in different disciplines to maintain the perspective of a student.

Scott Beigel, a geography teacher and cross-country coach at Parkland's Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, died a hero when he ushered students to safety inside his classroom after former student Nikolas Cruz killed 17 with an AR - 15 semiautomatic rifle.

At the same time, students and professors will benefit from practical, real - world experiences, which will complement the lessons taught in the classroom.

A student took this video of classmates hiding in a classroom at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, as a gunman opens fire.

This past Friday, students across the country walked out of their classroom to protest gun violence and while students were participating, walking out at Flour Bluff High School three seniors there decided to take another position.

«Imagine enjoying a court side seat at a game, studying in a classroom of students and teachers all over the world or consulting with a doctor face - to - face — just by putting on goggles in your home,» he wrote.

Startup Studio is the capstone of the experiential learning curriculum at Cornell Tech, where students complement their classroom experience through deep, hands - on engagements with entrepreneurs, companies, nonprofit organizations, early stage investors, and ultimately their own startup projects.

Tour the newly expanded autism wing at Double Churches Middle School, and hear how a former will help younger students on the football field and in the classroom

For all district schools, safety protocols for routine school operations are being reinforced, including requiring students and staff to wear identification badges while on campus; locking classroom doors at all times; locking and securing exterior doors and gates throughout the day; and being vigilant in monitoring the campus throughout the day.

They teach students to barricade their classroom doors, run, scream, and throw things at a gunman.

Cross-country coach Scott Beigel, who taught geography at the school, died after opening his classroom door to students, the Sun - Sentinel reported.

He snapped the classroom's locks, cut the lights and huddled his students into a closet at the back of the room.

They thought it was a fire drill at first, so the students hurried out of the classroom, and geography teacher Scott Beigel locked the door behind them.

Students are sometimes so wrapped up in their plans to honor God years later in the mission field, or even later in the day at a Bible study, that they forget to honor Him in the classroom.

Students will no longer lock eyes with Brothers Steve and John and Michael in the hall, or hear their intonations in the classroom, or, when returning to their own families at the end of the day, see the brothers» cars in their usual spots by their attached residence.

In my time at DTS, though, I have only come across a handful of students who have reached this level of classroom etiquette.

Some two years later, now called Acham Ko by my students, I was lecturing on Reformation theology in a classroom at Thailand Theological Seminary in Chiengmai.

Add to these examples the amount of information available at the student's desk and in the classroom, and one begins to understand the changes in the teacher's role.

She also points to the revolutionary educational possibilities: «Other applications involve things in the classroom, where students are able to not just see a picture of Niagara Falls or some alien world like Venus — we have maps from our various spacecrafts of Mars and Venus that would allow students not just to hear about far - off places, but will allow them to scroll around the world at will.»

Kernan was a graduate student in 1951 when William F. Buckley, Jr.'s God and Man at Yale created a sensation by (in Kernan's words) arguing «provocatively and brilliantly that the administration and faculty of Yale, despite Yale's having been founded on religion and being still supported by free enterprise, were systematically teaching atheism and socialism in the classroom.»

When we think of discipleship as only being a student or learner, we usually think of sitting in a classroom or auditorium and listening to someone lecture at us while we listen attentively and take notes.

When I walk into work every day now, I look out at a classroom of students in their khaki pants and crew - neck sweaters, and all I can do is think about Newtown.

Moreover, there can be no divorce of the classroom from the lives of students in the dormitories and the lives of the professors at their homes.

Take a look at our so called «fans» diz days during games, the look like students in a classroom being lectured.

At St. Francis, education extends beyond the classroom walls as our students are encouraged to develop their talents and discover their passions in every area of their lives.

My job is to help every student - athlete reach their full - potential at home, in the classroom, and on the field.

The research that Farrington drew on didn't show any evidence of specific interventions changing a student's innate level of grit, but there was plenty of evidence that students» tendency to persevere at academic tasks was highly responsive to changes in school and classroom contexts.

What Jackson's study suggests is that what is going on in those classrooms may not really be about students acquiring skills, at least not in the traditional sense.

At the same time, Turnaround's staff works to improve the classroom environment as a whole, coaching teachers on strategies to improve students» academic outcomes by improving their experience in class.

They concluded that when it comes to comparing students at one school or in one classroom with students in another, self - assessments just don't work — especially in cases where they are used as tools for accountability.

She regularly presents at conferences and schools on topics related to curriculum, instruction, classroom organization, gifted students, and special needs populations.

And like many other teachers at high - poverty schools, those at M.S. 45 had come to believe that with students as potentially disruptive as theirs, strong, dominant teacher control was the only way to keep the classroom calm and orderly; handing over the reins would mean chaos.

As her report put it: «The research suggests that, while there may be little return to trying to make students more gritty as a way of being (i.e., in ways that would carry over to all aspects of their lives at all times and across contexts), students can be influenced to demonstrate perseverant behaviors — such as persisting at academic tasks, seeing big projects through to completion, and buckling down when schoolwork gets hard — in response to certain classroom contexts and under particular psychological conditions.»

But a recent study by Joseph Allen, a psychology professor at the University of Virginia, and Robert C. Pianta, the dean of the education school there, demonstrates that when teachers are trained in how to create a better environment in the classroom, that can have a measurable effect on student performance.

Parent should ask whether the classroom is teacher - led or child - focused, and whether students can work at their own pace or if they must follow a schedule, and whether they are required to participate in group work or whether they can work independently if they choose.

Other possible changes may include a greater use of technology in the classroom or at home, or increased student responsibility (often the grade levels in preparation before transitioning to middle or high school).

Not to mention, when around 100 students are «turned loose» at the door by teachers after being in the classroom all morning... well, the sound level & activity isn't exactly conducive to a relaxing meal.

At Pope John XXIII, teachers are required to fully utilize an online communication system and are creating individual web pages that are connected to the school's site while parents at Avery Coonley look inside their student's «Smart Folder» to see a slide show of their child's daily classroom experiencAt Pope John XXIII, teachers are required to fully utilize an online communication system and are creating individual web pages that are connected to the school's site while parents at Avery Coonley look inside their student's «Smart Folder» to see a slide show of their child's daily classroom experiencat Avery Coonley look inside their student's «Smart Folder» to see a slide show of their child's daily classroom experience.

Our grant is designed to help high - need schools and districts implement breakfast - in - the - classroom, at no charge to students, in one or more schools.

Kourtney Ferrua liked what was happening at Grandhaven, and thought breakfast - in - the - classroom would be a good fit for her students at Wascher as well.

Early planning also allowed plenty of time to identify obstacles and find solutions; at Wascher, this meant relocating garbage cans, a slight adjustment to the custodial schedule, and creating a leadership team of students — fourth - and fifth - graders who would be in charge of delivering breakfast to the classrooms in the morning.

She loved the idea of serving her students universal breakfast - in - the - classroom, but Purvis wasn't sure how to make the finances work back at LPPS.

Administrators, teachers, and parents are becoming aware of the amazing benefits for students, and school nutrition professionals are amazed at increase in participation when grab - n - go, classroom, and Second Chance models are introduced.