Sentences with phrase «students know the purpose»

1 For student performance tasks, too, rubric and task writers should emphasize impact — related criteria so that students know the purpose of the task.

Even better, rubrics help students know the purpose of each assignment.

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But the purpose of such courses is no longer wissenschaftlich, to capacitate students to go on to do such research for themselves.

«It is my desire and my purpose to further the education of the people of Texas and elsewhere in wildlife conservation, in the knowledge of the breeding and living habits of our wild creatures and in the relationship of wildlife to domesticated livestock on our ranches and farms; to afford students and others interested in wildlife betterment and propagation and in the raising of wildlife along with domesticated animals a place for research and an opportunity for the study thereof; and to develop scientifically methods of increasing the wildlife population of the state and nation for the benefit of future generations... who may not have the opportunity to know and appreciate our wildlife, as I have, unless methods of increasing and conserving our wildlife are scientifically developed.

During our time together we trust you will witness our commitment to nurturing our students as they unfold and develop their unique potential, gain a deep inner sense of purpose and lifelong confidence to act as conscious citizens of a more beautiful world we know is possible.

Waldorf is dedicated to providing its middle school students with an academic curriculum with rigor and purpose — one that is creatively designed to meet the particular needs of middle school students — along with exceptional teachers, regular class travel, a no - cut athletic program, and fine arts and performing arts courses.

«The testing is never for the purpose of playing gotcha with kids, gotcha with teachers, frustrating parents, frustrating communities, but we nee to have a benchmark by which to know how are students are doing in different settings,» said Tish.

Furthermore, the groups serve a social purpose and make it easier for you to get to know your fellow students and feel more at home at the university.

I know that, in my project - based learning classroom, students did presentations all the time for a variety of purposes.

We also know that classroom education is more complex, full of competing initiatives which create myths that lure us away from our core purpose: students» learning needs.

Reformers thus embraced the junior high school movement, knowing that the purpose of these institutions was to encourage students to make vocational choices as early as age 12 or 13.

However, I suggest that soon the main question will no longer be how to creatively use dictation technologies for educational purposes, but instead, how much teachers should allow students to use these devices.

Students know the differences among visual characteristics and purposes of art in order to convey ideas

Purpose was to open up discussion about terrorism and to ensure students know the facts.

Teachers introduce each project with an entry event that serves several purposes: to hook the kids and get them engaged in the content, to provide an exemplar of what the teachers expect, and to introduce key vocabulary (such as people, events, and terminology) related to the targeted content to get the students thinking about what they'll need to know.

As an educator, you know well how you must to be able to maintain the mental skillfulness and agility to process many variables in everyday teaching practice, such as students» prior knowledge, the primary purpose and goal of a lesson, sequence of learning activities, time constraints, interruptions throughout the school day, and on and on.

The fundamental purpose of all such tests is to compare a student's score with the scores earned by a previous group of test takers (known as the norm group).

«No matter how frustrated I got with a paper or how stressed I was during finals, the knowledge that I was doing this all for my students kept me going and helped me to stay focused on my purpose for being here,» Holsenbeck says.

«It's important that everyone knows your purpose and your communication of this is clear to everyone involved: parents, teachers, students, community, etcetera,» she said.

In this lesson − aligned to ACTFL standards − students will demonstrate knowledge of vocabulary related to places in the community, apply knowledge of sentence construction without the subject, apply knowledge of «yes / no» questions without the subject, examine the spread of the Spanish language in America, and recognize the purpose of the RAE in the Spanish - speaking world.

The purpose of the event is to encourage students to meet new people in different «categories» or cliques and get to know them better.

For transparency purposes, we suggest sharing the rubric on the front end as well, so students know what to have in order to be successful.

To name just a few: The learning environment needs to be one in which students feel respected and safe to take risks; kids need to feel that their learning has a purpose and that the curriculum is relevant to their lives; and students need feedback on their progress — they need to know what they're trying to accomplish, where they are in relation to the goal, and what they need to do in order to get there.

Getting the Most Out of Homework When teachers know how homework fits in with their lessons and students understand the purpose of assignments, homework is more productive and helpful for everyone.

If my students don't deeply understand the purpose of a tool I provide and don't know how to use it to support their learning, they may as well not have it at all.

Clarify your instructional purpose; choose the right strategies to help students KNOW, DO, and UNDERSTAND

Today, convoluted Title I formulas coupled with policies in some states that assign students to public schools based on their parents» zip code, do not make Title I a vehicle conducive to achieving its primary purpose of «provid [ing] a good education for every boy and girl — no matter where he lives.»

The mission of the National Board for Professional Teaching Standards (NBPTS) is to establish «high and rigorous standards for what teachers should know and be able to do, to certify teachers who meet those standards, and to advance other education reforms for the purpose of improving student learning in American schools.»

Most such student - achievement targets were established for «reporting purposes only» and are no longer used for any meaningful school accountability purposes.

«I know the challenges teachers face to engage students and help them understand that they have a purpose and role in the classroom,» said Brown, a seven - year veteran teacher.

The Politics K - 12 Team at Education Week surveyed all 50 states regarding their use of «super subgroups» in their NCLB waivers that «can no longer be used in place of individual subgroups of student for accountability purposes» under ESSA.

Learning is hard work, and it's even harder when you are doing «double the work» of everyone else.1 Teachers can mitigate this challenge for ELLs by establishing content, language, and social learning purposes (also known as learning objectives or learning intentions) at the start of the lesson and redirecting students to these purposes frequently.

A less known part of the history of special education in the U.S. is that certain types of formative assessments, including curriculum - based measures (CBM) were developed for the purpose of monitoring the progress of students with individualized education programs (IEP).

I knew my first step was to create a purpose for each read, and then create the text - dependent questions that would help students to gain a deeper meaning of the texts.

He said that the Common Core test known as PARCC — given to D.C. students in different grades for annual accountability purposes — doesn't actually assess what students learn in their classrooms.

Framing happens when a facilitator sets a simple prompt that lets students know there is a purpose to the group.

Indeed, for the assessments to fulfill their purpose of informing educators, schools, districts and states about what students know and how to improve their progress, decision - makers must ask some key questions.

Because of its intentionally small student body, Asheville School boasts a magnetic, purpose - driven school community, where every student is known, loved, challenged, nurtured and celebrated.

In the broadest sense, assessment is a means for gathering information about what students know — from large - scale, annual summative assessments to interim summative assessment to classroom - based, summative and formative assessment (see table below for assessment purposes and use).

For example, when it's clear that the purpose of a unit is to compare insects and arthropods, students know what to expect and the teacher can plan readings, collaborative projects, investigations, and assessments to ensure that students focus on content related to this goal.

Down in the San Diego - area, School of Universal Learning (SOUL) Charter School opened its doors to 7th through 9th grade students to help them know who they are, discover their passions and purpose, and thrive holistically.

We also know that integration, when done thoughtfully and with purpose, is a powerful tool for creating schools that affirm their students and actively prepare them to reach their dreams and surpass their potential.

If we believe the fundamental purpose of schools is learning and we are clear about what it is we expect students to learn, how will be know if they have learned it?

As every language arts teacher knows, it's essential to teach students to focus on audience and purpose, and the more specific and authentic the audience and purpose, the more focused the writing.

The purpose of these state guidelines is to ensure that test scores actually reflect what students know and are able to do.

Counting Low - income Students Low - income students continue to be identified — for purposes of allocating additional funding through a low - income student weight and a concentrated poverty weight — in the new ECS formula based on whether they are eligible for the free and reduced price meals program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known in Connecticut as free and reduced price lunchStudents Low - income students continue to be identified — for purposes of allocating additional funding through a low - income student weight and a concentrated poverty weight — in the new ECS formula based on whether they are eligible for the free and reduced price meals program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known in Connecticut as free and reduced price lunchstudents continue to be identified — for purposes of allocating additional funding through a low - income student weight and a concentrated poverty weight — in the new ECS formula based on whether they are eligible for the free and reduced price meals program of the U.S. Department of Agriculture, known in Connecticut as free and reduced price lunch (FRPL).

says noted literacy expert Timothy Shanahan, who explores the five following legends with the hope of slowing their spread: (1) The new standards prohibit teachers from setting purposes for reading or discussing prior knowledge; (2) teachers are no longer required to teach phonological awareness, phonics, or fluency; (3) English teachers can no longer teach literature in literature classes; (4) teachers must teach students at frustration levels; and (5) most schools are already teaching the new standards.

Parents should have the right to know for what purpose a test is designed and whether it's valid and reliable for that purpose; how the results of that test will be used; whether or not testing companies will have access to private student information and for what reason those companies need that information.

Some of these teachers have the ability to help students know they are valuable and capable; others have a profound capacity to help students identify their purpose in life.

Shelton's superintendent of schools knows perfectly well that if parents «insist that the child not be testing» then «In these cases, the district generally does not test the student and the student is counted as «absent» (for purposes of testing).»