Sentences with phrase «student focus groups»

In order to accomplish this, these schools conducted a variety of activities, including student focus groups, in - class discussions, and student involvement in staff training.

«The district created a series of student focus groups, organized by gender and cultural background, and we gave all of them the same message,» explains Debra Duardo, director of DPR.

During the last school year, one of our grant partners from the University of Washington was experimenting with student focus groups in science classes implementing PBL units.

The Los Angeles Unified School District decided to tap into this need for identity and connection through its Web - based outreach to at - risk youth because of input from student focus groups.

Summary: This article tells the story of how student focus groups at Kings Middle School in Portland, Maine provided input in shaping the Habits of Work and Learning for the school.

The Secondary Student Focus Group commented: «I wouldn't normally be in school until this time now [10.30 am] and the trip has made me realise that I need my education, I enjoy education, I enjoy learning and I was in school at half eight this morning, which is a whole two hours before I normally am.»

This case study through classroom observations, interviews, and student focus groups examines how two fifth - grade teachers use t he IWB to teach U.S. history.

McClenney also directs the Center's Initiative on Student Success, a long - term student focus group research initiative supported by the MetLife Foundation and Houston Endowment Inc..

Sam Blyth, managing director of the Blyth Academy which charges close to $ 10,000 a year in tuition, said student focus groups on the three campuses were asked if they preferred hardcover textbooks or digital versions.

If oatmeal isn't on your school breakfast menu, it might be time to test some recipes with your student focus group.

This is a transcript from a student focus group conducted by Education Week on March 6, 2003 with high school seniors in a large, diverse high school in a mid-Atlantic state in an approximately 11,000 student urban / suburban fringe school district.

The SBOE will convene parent focus groups and student focus groups to both generate ideas for the task force to consider and to brainstorm ideas during the course of discussions.

To inform the design, REA conducted student focus groups, teacher interviews, and classroom observations.

One such tool is a student focus group, where select students from all walks of life share answers to questions such as «Are there times you don't feel welcome?»