Sentences with phrase «student deep focus»

These activities can be used with all subject areas to enable student deep focus and engagement.

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Right alongside my admiration for the public school students who have been so articulate and so focused in their advocacy, lies a deep anger and shame for some of the adult behavior on full display: adults creating and perpetuating fake news, doctoring video and pictures; adults pilfering from the holy ground that is the site of a mass killing; and adults attempting to steal the bright shine of these student advocates.

This means that theological education of the «Athens» type tends to focus on the student, on helping the student undergo a deep kind of formation.

They bring to the table diverse theories from many aspects of horsemanship with a deep focus on each student's personal achievement, effectiveness, and advancement, thus far surpassing simple equitation instruction.

Students may benefit more from fewer assignments and a focus on deep understanding of concepts learned in class.

Dive deep into a practice that is full of strength, focus and stability... Students will learn and develop proper breathing techniques, fundamental yoga poses, and methods for relaxation.

By drawing the student's awareness away from the muscles and deeper into the bones a deep level of relaxed focus is achieved.

Savasana, which translates to Corpse Pose, happens when the student lies on their back and simply focuses on the present moment, noticing the body's response to each breath in and out — which is something we rarely do consciously, but effects us on much deeper levels.

Deep, witty, and laser focused, she draws on the source texts of yoga while incorporating the best of neurobiology, Jungian Psychology, ayurveda, tantra, shamanism & priestess work — vigorously challenging students and clients Frequency - about 1 post per month

Focusing as much on Lazhar's demons as it does with the two young students who witnessed their teachers» suicide, Falardeau manages a delicate balance between deep tragedy and the everyday dynamics between teacher and student.

I'm going to focus on the development of students» academic discourse as a high - leverage instructional practice that contributes to deeper learning, one in which our urban students need particular explicit instruction.

We've gone about much literacy reform guided by the assumption that if we focus on the act of reading — putting the letters and sounds together to read words — then students will engage in deep comprehension.

My students and I are deep into the third of six Design Experiences, and the curriculum arc that I've been imagineering since this past summer is coming into focus.

The past decade has seen a relative surge in research conducted in urban, underperforming schools focused on doing exactly this — providing students with deep, language - and content - based instruction, with a focus on teaching both specialized vocabulary and the specialized structures of language in academic speech and text.

Let's do what's best for our students and focus on «uncoverage» by creating PBL projects and units that focus on deeper learning of the content, where students remember the material, think critically with it, and apply it in new contexts.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Since my work focuses on connecting students with the community, this idea resonates with me on the deepest level.

In addition, small - group engagements such as literature circles or Socratic seminars provide opportunities for students to focus on critical questions and unpack deeper meanings of the texts that represent sliding glass door perspectives.

The course of study at the Parker School, where the focus is on developing students» intellectual habits, runs narrower and deeper than the typical high school's.

It appears likely that there will be more room for teachers to focus on deeper learning by working with students on higher - order skills and the application of knowledge in rich projects.

But when authenticity is a focus, students develop a deeper understanding of concepts and skills through real - world applications and practice — which develops lifelong learners.

The Common Core State Standards, adopted by 45 states, feature an increased focus on deeper learning, or students» ability to analyze, synthesize, compare, connect, critique, hypothesize, prove, and explain their ideas.

«A common issue for the schools we worked in and spoke with was that the opportunities they were able to offer for students to travel abroad didn't have the same deep focus on learning as the rest of the curriculum,» says Leighton.

«We've heard our students find it to be a powerful and very different learning experience to focus intensively — to take a deep dive — into only one course each day in a two - week period, rather than juggling four or more courses as students would do during the fall or spring semesters,» Miller says.

Through a mosaic of schoolwide strategies and practices focused on social - emotional learning, Symonds Elementary provides students with a safe, supportive space and ensures that they're ready and available for deeper learning.

But this will allow teachers to spend far more time focused on serving each individual student regardless of where they are in their learning; deeper learning as teachers work with students on projects and facilitate rich discussions; and developing students» social and emotional learning abilities.

I believe my ongoing efforts through teaching high school history as well as leading a nonprofit focused on college access reflect my deep commitment to the complexities of urban education and to helping students through obstacles and hardships.

Snow envisions this talk focused on changing the old ideas around literacy such as learning first over reading first, literacy as a tool, teaching content, and deep, disciplinary knowledge among students.

Focusing on teachers» deep understanding of mathematics, and of students» math reasoning, may help bring about real improvements in elementary math teaching.

Strictly Education works uniquely in the education sector and possesses a deep knowledge and understanding of the environment within which schools, academies and MATs operate, giving clients the expert support they need to confidently meet their statutory obligations, reduce their administrative burden and enable their staff to focus on the students, teaching and learning.

Their writing focus might be tiny: Some students pick moments where they used the correct words to respond to frustration or took a deep breath instead of reacting in anger.

«It's about knowing the curriculum and what you want to focus on, knowing your students really well, and thinking through a logic train of how to progress to those really rich, deep ideas that you want to get to.

Assessments FOR Learning — all assessment and evaluative efforts including a focus on supporting and motivating deeper and broader learning progress, beyond traditional student sorting.

Staff members have opened themselves up to a deeper commitment of knowing the kids, and the focus on building strong student - teacher relationships and setting high expectations gives kids the tools they need to thrive socially, emotionally, and academically.

As the focus on standards - readiness grows, educators need reassurance that they're not just teaching students how to pass a test, but also supporting their exploration, creativity, and deep understanding of applied knowledge.

We use student - centered instructional techniques focused on three specific forms of engagement: making deep mathematical connections, justifying and critiquing mathematical thinking, and solving challenging problems.

Consistent data brought together from across apps and activities can shift the focus from purely outcomes - based insights about what students learned, to deeper looks into student processes and how they learned.

In this webinar, we will discuss: ● Current beliefs about the nature of reading comprehension ● The role of reading comprehension in the common core ● Classroom - ready teaching ideas to promote reading comprehension at deeper levels, with particular focus on the use of graphic organizers Join us for a discussion with renowned reading expert Maureen McLaughlin on how reading comprehension correlates with the common core and how we can teach students to comprehend to their greatest potential.

Albuquerque Teachers Federation President Ellen Bernstein told the Journal that the poll «indicates that voters are starting to understand the issues with these high - stakes teacher evaluations and how this skews what happens in the classroom to focus narrowly on a single test, rather than on the deep, well - rounded education that students deserve.»

The math standards are designed to get students to focus on topics in a sequential manner that builds a deeper understanding over time.

Darling - Hammond warned, however, that a focus on high - stakes testing and budget cuts is cutting off low - income students» access to a richer curriculum that can foster deeper learning.

Much of American education policy focuses on the need for students to develop deeper content knowledge and an ability to apply their knowledge and skills to tasks and situations inside and outside of school.

The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's Education Program initiated a new strategic initiative in 2010 that focuses on students» mastery of core academic content and their development of deeper learning skills (i.e., critical - thinking, problem - solving, collaboration, communication, and learn - how - to - learn skills).

Focus: Developing a deeper understanding of what problem is and how to better support our students in becoming more proficient in the application of the Mathematical Practices as applied to word problems via the use of research - based pedagogical structures.

Low - stakes writing provides a deeper insight into a student's thought process, rather than focusing solely on whether or not an answer is correct.

Each unit focuses on one knowledge strand, or one topic — so students will build deep content knowledge by reading a variety of text types centered on one single topic.

Teachers, principals, and other adults focus on developing caring and trusting relationships with students that help them gain a deep understanding of each child's unique strengths and needs.

Solving Word Problems Workshop — Part 1: Focus: Developing a deeper understanding of the challenges associated with the solving of word problems and how to better support students in becoming more proficient in the application of the Mathematical Practices using research - based reading comprehension strategies.

The Common Core outlines skills and knowledge that public school students should acquire in each grade from kindergarten through high school and promote a deeper focus on critical thinking over rote memorization.

Our teachers serve as facilitators of deep personal learning, by focusing on students» interests and by differentiating instruction to meet students» academic needs.