Sentences with phrase «students did great work»

Some students do great work and fortunately there is recognition for outstanding legal writing by prizes such as the JSD Tory Prize in Legal Writing awarded at Canadian law schools and the recently established Reuter Scargall Bennett LLP Essay Prize in Legal Ethics awarded by the Chief Justice of Ontario's Advisory Committee on Professionalism.

Not exact matches

If you're a student at university and wish to peek behind the curtain at how covering a team works, writing for a SBNation site is a great way to gain experience getting credentials and getting a chance to cover things like press conferences and doing interviews.

He entered high school this year and is doing great he run's cross country and is an Honors student, He is at school for 10 hrs a day and works his butt off and would love to reward him with something for all his hard work!!

Each project is standalone and doesn't require that students complete the one before, although the initial getting started projects are great for gaining an understanding as to how the system works.

«I am going to do an economic development trip to Israel, which is a great economic development partner of ours to talk about technology and joint ventures that we're working on with technologies and to talk about security,» Cuomo told the students.

With this gear for PhD students you will not only look good, but also do great work in an effective way.

That's the outline of the story you must tell: «I did this work as a grad student / postdoc and it was important and it was great.

«But it may also give us a greater understanding of the invisible ecosystems of microbial life that we know are all around us, but that we don't fully comprehend,» says Neal Grantham, a Ph.D. student in statistics at NC State and lead author of a paper on the work.

«If a student takes a test, gets a great score, you don't want him to get a big head and back off — you want him to keep working and do better,» he says.

Like I said, I love your movies, and I truly hope that you continue to do more great and hilarious works of arts, comedy, and action, but, as a black movie buff and a film studies student, PLEASE INCLUDE MORE PEOPLE OF COLOR IN YOUR FUTURE FILMS.

I've written a few times (here and here, for example) about the great work that the Next Generation Learning Challenges (NGLC) is doing to help schools push the design envelope on what's possible for students.

There are great programs and schools everywhere that are doing wonderful, transformative work with students and communities.

When students are in the moment, «they don't always tell you about all the great things they're doing,» says Laura Davis, «and I like to hear from the mentor's point of view about what specific things they've been working on.»

Losing recess because you didn't do your work is only effective if a student's need for recess is greater than what he gets in class by not doing it.

Great little starter activity, students do the work on their sheets and then you come together and check the answers out at the end!

I do not take credit for all the resources, I worked with great teams of language teachers and together we developed what I believe are relevant, engaging and challenging resources for students and teacher.

As one who for almost 30 years has promoted the concept that school is a form of work, I read Alfie Kohn's Commentary with great interest («Students Don't Work — They Learn,» Sept. 3, 19work, I read Alfie Kohn's Commentary with great interest («Students Don't Work — They Learn,» Sept. 3, 19Work — They Learn,» Sept. 3, 1997).

As I am not a member of that faith, I don't know exactly how it works either, but the research evidence on Catholic schooling shows, time and again, that Catholic schools do a great job at seeing students through to the end.

But wholesale adoption of an untested program can lead to an even greater loss of instructional time - for instance, if it doesn't work equally well for all students, requires more professional development than anticipated, or doesn't segue smoothly from prior years» instruction.

This has always been a great lesson - students do not know that photography is a baby in terms of art forms at 200 years old and they are really interested in looking at the images to work out why these paintings are so different before and after the invention of photography.

Special School - Wide Events Special school - wide events that get parents and the community involved are tremendous opportunities to shed light on the great work your students and teachers do every day.

This activity is commonly used as an «icebreaker» and works great with students who don't know a lot about each other.

When you look at the fact that the average in - state student spent $ 19,548 in 2015 (~ $ 34,000 if they're out of state) on tuition and fees for college, are coming out of university with $ 80,000 or more in debt, and even though 2016 saw the best job market for grads since the Great Recession, 51 % of graduates from the classes of 2014 and 2015 said they are working in jobs that do not require their college degree.

Comments from some recent users of this book should help convince you to buy it: As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes Worth every dime Every student in my class has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research Surely this is the best book in its field First class I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight Blows you away with its power and simplicity Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

When I work with educators around the country and pull this work out of my suitcase, it changes the vision of what is possible when students are allowed, compelled and supported to do great things.

Many education experts consider them to be a great way to improve students» participation in the classroom, while others argue that even though rewards do work, there are several disadvantages of using them, and the gains are not worth the price.

[With ImpactED, she] created opportunities for students in the program to deepen and sustain their work as leaders advancing equity and social justice at a time when this work has become more contested and the courage necessary to do it greater.»

«We are seeing learners taking a greater responsibility for their work and if there is one little kernel that is right back to what we are on about it, it is that they own their own learning — teachers don't own it for them, they are not transmitting to students what they need to learn, it is learners having an environment; the constructivist idea of education where they grow themselves, self - directed.

Positive comments from some recent users of this book include: Most schools are full of documents and data... Dr Slater is among the first to show how they can be used to compare what is said on paper and in interviews... The results will shock you... Dr Slater is a successful high school teacher and an award winning author... and here's why... Fantastic little book, punches well above its weight... Makes it seem so simple... the art of the genius... As an advocate of the What Works agenda, I think this book really is a wake - up call... A fantastic insight into the potential for using documents in research... Nails twenty years of research in twenty minutes... Worth every dime... Every student in my class (6th form) has been told to buy this book... and it's easy to see why... Shines a great big light on the power of documents in research... Surely this is the best book in its field... First class... I kept referring to this book in my presentation last week and the audience was ecstatic... Education research, usually has little effect on me... Until now... This book is formidable... Crushes the concept that education research is rubbish... fantastic insight... Blows you away with its power and simplicity... Huge reality check, senior school managers at good schools tell the truth, other's don't, won't or can't, and their students suffer.

The Grimbles» Last Game - a sketch for teenage drama students Great to explore ensemble cast work with a number of speaking roles Mask work and «games» are included Physical theatre Challenging and creative A dark, surreal and comic tale For the PERILOUS TALES collection of surreal and slightly dark cautionary tales by Offbeat Theatre's Barbara Hockley An excellent opportunity to use bizarre costumes and masks A dance number is required at the end - anything you like... Dark, surreal and completely off the wall Ed and Molly Grimble play computer games all the time - in fact, they do little else.

But since the field itself is not rigorously gathering data on what works — and the risk for the students of new teachers is so great — it makes sense to establish reasonable guidelines as to what should go into teacher training to ensure, at the very least, that new teachers «do no harm.»

While schools have worked hard to integrate computers into the classroom and many do a great job teaching students how they work, many schools do not even consider teaching the art / science of using a keyboard.

Above all, I am a pragmatist who works (and lives) with real teachers, real librarians, real administrators, and real students on a day - to - day basis, and I recognize that normal people tend to think about technology a great deal less than technology enthusiasts do.

While great civics education is not as systemic as it should be, there are great teachers all over the country doing innovative work to ensure students will be able to fulfill their civic duties.

Goes from level 5 till 8 Some students should be able to to A-C, Middle of the group should be able to do A-F, and the top of group should be able to do all of them, A-L This can lead into sketching graphs, solving quadratic and cubic equations... great for 9 - 1 GCSE and for ADDITIONAL Maths work too...

They were huge support in each of my classes this year and I am not sure if everyone realizes how great a help they are and how hard some of them work to ensure that the master's students don't go crazy.

The greatest insight we have gained in our work with school districts across the continent is that organisation that take the plunge and actually begin doing the work of a PLC develop their capacity to help all students learn at high levels far more effectively than schools that spend years preparing to become PLCs through reading or even training.

The potential of tablets doesn't stop there, either: these devices are also a great way to get students collaborating with one another and sharing their hard work.

Academic Gains, Double the # of Schools: Opportunity Culture 2017 — 18 — March 8, 2018 Opportunity Culture Spring 2018 Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — March 1, 2018 Brookings - AIR Study Finds Large Academic Gains in Opportunity Culture — January 11, 2018 Days in the Life: The Work of a Successful Multi-Classroom Leader — November 30, 2017 Opportunity Culture Newsletter: Tools & Info You Need Now — November 16, 2017 Opportunity Culture Tools for Back to School — Instructional Leadership & Excellence — August 31, 2017 Opportunity Culture + Summit Learning: North Little Rock Pilots Arkansas Plan — July 11, 2017 Advanced Teaching Roles: Guideposts for Excellence at Scale — June 13, 2017 How to Lead & Achieve Instructional Excellence — June 6, 201 Vance County Becomes 18th Site in National Opportunity Culture Initiative — February 2, 2017 How 2 Pioneering Blended - Learning Teachers Extended Their Reach — January 24, 2017 Betting on a Brighter Charter School Future for Nevada Students — January 18, 2017 Edgecombe County, NC, Joining Opportunity Culture Initiative to Focus on Great Teaching — January 11, 2017 Start 2017 with Free Tools to Lead Teaching Teams, Turnaround Schools — January 5, 2017 Higher Growth, Teacher Pay and Support: Opportunity Culture Results 2016 — 17 — December 20, 2016 Phoenix - area Districts to Use Opportunity Culture to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — October 5, 2016 Doubled Odds of Higher Growth: N.C. Opportunity Culture Schools Beat State Rates — September 14, 2016 Fresh Ideas for ESSA Excellence: Four Opportunities for State Leaders — July 29, 2016 High - need, San Antonio - area District Joins Opportunity Culture — July 19, 2016 Universal, Paid Residencies for Teacher & Principal Hopefuls — Within School Budgets — June 21, 2016 How to Lead Empowered Teacher - Leaders: Tools for Principals — June 9, 2016 What 4 Pioneering Teacher - Leaders Did to Lead Teaching Teams — June 2, 2016 Speaking Up: a Year's Worth of Opportunity Culture Voices — May 26, 2016 Increase the Success of School Restarts with New Guide — May 17, 2016 Georgia Schools Join Movement to Extend Great Teachers» Reach — May 13, 2016 Measuring Turnaround Success: New Report Explores Options — May 5, 2016 Every School Can Have a Great Principal: A Fresh Vision For How — April 21, 2016 Learning from Tennessee: Growing High - Quality Charter Schools — April 15, 2016 School Turnarounds: How Successful Principals Use Teacher Leadership — March 17, 2016 Where Is Teaching Really Different?

«Virtual schools offer much greater opportunity for students to obtain credit for work they did not do themselves,» said a report in October from the National Education Policy Center, which receives financing from the National Education Association.

Although HHS's teachers were doing a great job thinking through pace — students were working through different lessons and projects based on their strengths and needs and teachers appeared to be monitoring each students» progress along the way — the school's current focus on teacher autonomy in turn means a focus on courses.

The feedback from the student community was great, so we continued working with e-learning authoring tools and content creation full time after graduating and have been doing this ever since.

It doesn't take a genius to work out that if the focus is on the more academic students then a schools overall potential to appear stronger in terms of progress is far greater.

I struggle when I hear critics suggest that this type of integrated, project - based approach is great for affluent students, but doesn't work well with low - income students.

What could we do to shine a spotlight on what is going on in the classrooms, what great work these schools are doing, and the fight for equitable funding for all students?

The first suggestion I offered created a greater number of «retweets» than any other I ever posted: When looking at student work or data ask,» What do the students need us to learn?»

Here's what I told them: As a teacher, I would love for someone to ask me to imagine what it would be like to work in a place that ensures that all teachers have the chance to improve their craft, and be rewarded for getting better; a place that lets all teachers make the best use of their talents by focusing their time and energy on parts of their job that they do best; a place that lets great teachers multiply their impact by giving more students access to their teaching for more pay; and a place that offers excellent teachers leadership roles that are not far removed from students.

Urban Prep does a great job with the students willing to step up and do the work.

What I am saying is that American public education spends $ 593 billion ineffectively, with so much money tied up in antiquated concepts (tenure, for example) that have no benefit to students or even to high - quality teachers and principals who are doing great work.

AD: When you were working in a transfer school, how did you engage in discussions about equity that led to greater understanding between you and your students?