Sentences with phrase «students took on responsibility»

In place of that old standby, the students took on responsibility for describing their first - hand knowledge of their school day and learning.

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There is no prediction that can be made as to what will take place with any of the student loan forgiveness programs, but borrowers should be aware that any or all of these benefits may disappear in the future, leaving the responsibility to repay student loans fully on their shoulders.

A cosigner takes on just as much responsibility for repaying the student loan as the primary borrower does, and is equally affected by any missed payments.

So on this happy day, as the students of the class of 2014 celebrate a milestone achievement with their families, their friends, and their teachers, I come to congratulate you, to wish you well, and to address each of you as a person who has received the good turn of a fine education, and who should feel a responsibility to repay the debt of that education by living well as a person, mindful of the personhood, the individuality, and the good of others around you, in the various communities through which your life will take you.

Students will have to take on the responsibility and hit the books.

In addition to meeting the students where they already are — in the hallway — it allows school nutrition staff to take back the responsibility of handing out food from teaching staff, who can then focus all of their attention on starting the school day as students eat breakfast.

It requires schools to take more responsibility for stopping the on - line harassment of students known as cyber bullying.

He says he's glad he took on responsibility early in his career and worries that some students and postdocs «are kind of spoon - fed, and I think that is not a good thing if you want to develop an independent career.»

Instead, Cherwitz hopes that the program's success will inspire departments to take on more of the responsibility for training their own students.

First, she took on the responsibility to train the grad student.

Active Physics, a course based on the textbook Six Ideas That Shaped Physics by Thomas A. Moore of Pomona College, has its roots in the 1980s when educators, dissatisfied with lecture courses, became interested models of instruction that require students to take more responsibility for their own learning.

I agree with previous point about focusing on positive expectations and encouraging students to take personal responsibility.

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).

Each student takes on a specific responsibility in the process.

Students become autonomous, taking responsibility for every piece of the learning process, and you find yourself sitting back and watching your well - oiled machine work on its own.

And as teachers feel the need to take on additional responsibilities — such as providing students with social and emotional support, building relationships with parents, and assisting students with the college application process — many teachers find themselves on a pathway to burnout.

Our students learn to control (and reflect on) their actions, set goals and develop plans to attain them, delay gratification, and take responsibility for themselves.

With your students thinking of the responsibilities and writing them in kid speak, they will take more ownership of the classroom culture than if you just display a list of «classroom rules» on the wall.

Unfortunately, they are often seen as the adversary themselves...» Students know that there is subjectivity inherent in teachers» grading systems, which supplies students with the ready excuse that when they perform poorly in a class, they can blame it on the teacher for being too hard or unfair, rather than taking responsibility for their own needs for imprStudents know that there is subjectivity inherent in teachers» grading systems, which supplies students with the ready excuse that when they perform poorly in a class, they can blame it on the teacher for being too hard or unfair, rather than taking responsibility for their own needs for imprstudents with the ready excuse that when they perform poorly in a class, they can blame it on the teacher for being too hard or unfair, rather than taking responsibility for their own needs for improvement.

LESS CO2 makes students and staff in primary and secondary schools more aware of the impact they have on the environment and inspires pupils to take more responsibility in the running of their school.

A song can improve transitions because it becomes a behavior cue: Students grow accustomed to the length of the song or part of a song and internalize the time they have to move on to the next task, which helps them begin to take responsibility for their own learning.

This means both students and facilitators are required to take on certain roles and responsibilities for engagement to occur.

This is a nationwide survey of students based on eight conditions that support student engagement — belonging, heroes, sense of accomplishment, fun and excitement, curiosity and creativity, spirit of adventure, leadership and responsibility, and confidence to take action.

«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.

Students can take responsibility for running the school campaigns, going undercover to carry out an energy audit and telling off teachers and parents for leaving lights on.

The message is that students have intellectual freedom based on their taking responsibility for accepting limits to that freedom.

Bruton School for Girls has a central Eco-Committee, a group of students who have taken on the responsibility of helping their school become more sustainable, and driving it towards earning a Green Flag.

This approach wasn't implemented overnight — Brown says a lot of work went into preparing students to take on these new responsibilities.

«Two of the key themes we focus on at Thornhill are respect and responsibility, and this workshop was a perfect way to get the Student Council — who can then relay the information to their peers - to start to think about how to respect our planet, and how to take responsibility for securing its future.»

Responsive Classroom Practices in Action Once Responsive Classroom basics are in place, students take on more freedom and responsibility, and teachers can step back a little from a traditional role.

For example, when a principal is «monitoring» student dismissal at 3 p.m., that responsibility should be viewed as both management and leadership, Dr. Alvy said, because the principal is making sure students are safe as they are leaving school and taking the opportunity to talk with students, teachers, and bus drivers about the day and important educational issues — such as, «Monica, I heard you did great on your math test yesterday; well done!»

The gripping stories of those individuals hold the attention of students and motivate them to look for others who share the same sense of responsibility for their community, even encouraging them to take on service projects themselves.

Performance - based compensation systems must consider gains in student academic achievement as well as classroom evaluations conducted multiple times during each school year among other factors and provide educators with incentives to take on additional responsibilities and leadership roles.

She wasn't quite sure why they said that — perhaps it was her ability to relate to all types of people or her infinite patience — but she respected the teaching profession so deeply that she didn't feel capable of taking on all the responsibilities that educators have to their students, so she set her teaching aspirations aside and studied business instead.

It keeps students in school on a modified basis and requires students to take more responsibility for meeting program ground rules.

Multiple studies have demonstrated that organizations that prioritize a performance - management system that supports employees» professional growth outperform organizations that do not.25 Similar to all professionals, teachers need feedback and opportunities to develop and refine their practices.26 As their expertise increases, excellent teachers want to take on additional responsibilities and assume leadership roles within their schools.27 Unfortunately, few educators currently receive these kinds of opportunities for professional learning and growth.28 For example, well - developed, sustained professional learning communities, or PLCs, can serve as powerful levers to improve teaching practice and increase student achievement.29 When implemented poorly, however, PLCs result in little to no positive change in school performance.30

It is our responsibility as educators to take lead in our classrooms and schools to put students on a path to success.

They need teachers who are qualified, appointed on day one, who show up regularly and who take responsibility to make sure all their students learn.

The Lower School (grades K - 5) offers a nurturing environment as well as individualized instruction that prepares students to take on increasing academic and social responsibility.

Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out rigorous targets for improvements in learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41

A student council selected by peers takes on many responsibilities in the classroom, and parents are involved on a daily basis in school activities.

In their internships, students serve in local classrooms essentially as apprentices, initially in an observational role and then gradually taking on responsibilities for supporting group work and even co-teaching at times with their cooperating teacher.

Every model we studied included incentives for teachers who took on greater responsibility for student learning and many had specific eligibility requirements and an application process, providing the transparency that seems to be lacking in Oakland.

These students are reaching the halfway mark in their teacher education programs and one of my most important goals is to create a sense of energy and motivation as they — for the first time — take on the responsibility of working with small groups and organizing instruction for whole classrooms of students in Milwaukee's high needs urban schools.

In contrast, restorative school practices are based on the premise that students need to take responsibility for their actions by addressing the students they hurt.

Each team member takes on appropriate roles and responsibilities based on their expertise, and eight weeks later, the team comes together again to discuss how the students are progressing with all of the support and interventions that were given.

Our staff focuses on teaching our students to respect one another and take responsibility for their own actions so that they are ready to shine with God's love.

Fenton is OUR school, so people willingly make extra effort, put in the extra hours, and take on the extra responsibilities for our students and their families.

The student who says he can work a part - time job and still take morning classes may not initially reveal that his 15 - hour - a week job has expanded to 30 hours a week, with the responsibility of closing the store after 10:00 p.m. on school nights.

And they include quite a variety: Benjamin Franklin High, a traditional neighborhood school that has been struggling for decades; ARISE Academy, a charter school, which closed earlier this year; and The Workshop School, which seeks to foster creativity, risk - taking and responsibility among its students through a curriculum focused on solving real - world problems.