Integrating the cultures in the social
studies classroom helps develop «ethnic literacy» in all students.
Not exact matches
Whether it is through
study and work experiences abroad, learning more about Asia in the
classroom, or even engaging with newcomers in our local communities, our government needs to
help us be more proactive in stepping out of our comfort zones.
The teacher's approach to such problems might start from three assumptions: (a) the teacher should be concerned with how science fits into the larger framework of life, and the student should raise questions about the meaning of what he
studies and its relation to other fields; (b) controversial questions can be treated, not in a spirit of indoctrination, but with an emphasis on asking questions and
helping students think through assumptions and implications; an effort should be made to present viewpoints other than one's own as fairly as possible, respecting the integrity of the student by avoiding undue imposition of the lecturer's beliefs; (c) presuppositions inevitably enter the
classroom presentation of many subjects, so that a viewpoint frankly and explicitly recognized may be less dangerous than one which is hidden and assumed not to exist.
Our objective is to
help students be successful in the
classroom by providing a quiet environment in which to
study and learn with dedicated, experienced tutors available.
i think the data from this
study could be evidence to convince all the stakeholders that only a combination of nutrition education in the
classroom and offering ONLY healthy options (no hot sandwiches and pizza w / chocolate milk every day) will
help put a dent in kids horrible eating habits and their resulting bad health.
Study after study has shown that breakfast in school (and specifically in the classroom) helps children learn and improves academic perform
Study after
study has shown that breakfast in school (and specifically in the classroom) helps children learn and improves academic perform
study has shown that breakfast in school (and specifically in the
classroom)
helps children learn and improves academic performance.
In addition to
helping guide campus and
classroom mobile device policies, this
study contributes to the growing body of research on how the brain processes information when confronted with multiple, simultaneous sources of input.
A new
study in the journal Early Childhood Research Quarterly finds that kindergartners and first graders with high maintenance temperaments showed less disruptive behavior and more active engagement and on - task behavior in the
classroom, thanks to a program that
helps teachers, parents, and students recognize and adapt to individual differences.
In last week's issue of Science, Andrew Zucker, a senior researcher with the Concord Consortium, a Concord, Mass., nonprofit that
studies the use of technology in schools, and Daniel Light, a senior scientist at New York City — based Education Development Center, Inc.'s Center for Children & Technology, pointed out that the falling cost of technology is
helping computers get a better foothold in the
classroom but cautioned that the impact of
classroom PCs is still unknown.
A program that brings live fish into
classrooms to teach the fundamentals of biology not only
helps students learn, but improves their attitudes about science, a new
study finds.
On the site, I explain and demonstrate instructional and
classroom management strategies; explore technology, books, research and professional development tools that can make us better;
help teachers fine - tune the design of their materials; examine the emotional and social forces that impact the way we do our work; and conduct my own little grass - roots
studies on topics that I think need more attention.
His grant - funded project, Educating for Democracy in the Digital Age (EDDA),
helped more than 100 ELA and social
studies teachers in Oakland bring action civics inside their
classrooms from 2011 through 2015.
Lesson
study in elementary social
studies teacher education
helps prepare our interns for the
classroom, giving them the opportunity to learn about collaboratively planning, teaching and revising a social
studies lesson so that it interests and challenges their students.
To
help students glean the good stuff and jettison the junk, the project brings seasoned journalists into secondary school English, social
studies, and history
classrooms as guides.
A new
study has found that
classrooms with greater gender balance can
help boys improve their educational performance.
The
study found that the use of online resources and video content
helped students to work independently, which resulted in the realisation that they could be successful in the
classroom.
The
study, Reducing Absenteeism From Gastrointestinal and Respiratory Illness in Elementary School Students, published in the June 2008 issue of Pediatrics, showed that absenteeism rates for GI illnesses were lower in
classrooms where teachers used disinfecting wipes once a day on desktops and
helped students use alcohol - based hand sanitizers before and after lunch.
Each pack consists of teacher notes, activities for use in the
classroom, information cards and posters to
help teachers introduce and
study the concept of renewable energy sources.
And they
helped us
study the screens, brainstorm the themes, and talk about the subjects and the subject areas — things they actually taught in their
classrooms.»
LA's Getty museum offers professional - development programs to
help teachers integrate the
study of art into their
classrooms, as well as materials for building visual art lessons.
Professor of Education Meira Levinson and a team of Harvard graduate students have developed three case
studies to
help, exploring questions about whether and how to accommodate divisive but politically endorsed speech, how to handle student protests, and how to manage controversy and critical thinking in your
classroom.
When it comes to fostering those skills in the
classroom, integrated
study is an extremely effective approach,
helping students develop multifaceted expertise and grasp the important role interrelationships can play in the real world.»
«Here's the story on historical fiction in my
classroom: It illuminates time periods,
helps me integrate the curriculum, and enriches social
studies,» says Tarry Lindquist, a fifth - grade teacher on Mercer Island, Washington, who was recognized by the National Council for the Social Studies as National Elementary Teacher of th
studies,» says Tarry Lindquist, a fifth - grade teacher on Mercer Island, Washington, who was recognized by the National Council for the Social
Studies as National Elementary Teacher of th
Studies as National Elementary Teacher of the Year.
Recent
studies have also shown that digital devices in the
classroom help students save time and are making them more likely to do their homework.
As we
study and consider teacher programs in light of the challenges in the
classroom, perhaps we could expand our perspective and focus on what might
help new teachers remain emotionally and mentally strong for their students.
The early adopters, whose work has
helped shape the progress of
classroom video games, and the skeptics (see «Shut It Off,» below), who rightly urge caution and further
study, actually see eye to eye: Both wish to see computer games used in the
classroom only if they truly enhance learning and benefit the students who need it most.
Sometimes the broadcasting teacher will come into the social
studies classroom to
help students think about framing conversations and questions for a radio audience.
In the second and third year of the project, teachers and researchers met weekly, developed case
studies of their
classroom experiences, and
helped to refine the theory and framework as it emerged from the collaboration.
Help students join together to create a mural or a
classroom display incorporating all aspects of their
study.
In a recent
study, 100 % of Initial Teacher Training participants felt that C - Live
helped to prepare them for
classroom practice and 95 % would recommend C - Live to other trainee teachers.
Beyond
helping schools directly, data from Tripod surveys provide the AGI, graduate students, and research colleagues with a way
study opportunity patterns in tens of thousands of
classrooms from around the nation.
In addition to the work that teachers do in their own
classroom, the architecture, science, and social
studies teachers joined the model - building phase of the architecture project to
help and support students, ask questions, offer a new perspective on their design, and
help them push through any obstacles.
I hope over the long term that those types of
classroom experiences will
help kids and get them to love social
studies, history, and being in school.»
Hear how Discovery Education Social
Studies Techbook made teaching and learning an unforgettable experience and: • Saved teachers time in planning lessons •
Helped teachers differentiate instruction • Strengthened students» literacy and critical thinking skills The Rock Hill School District will share its vision, plan, and lessons learned as it successfully increased student engagement and achievement in the digital Social
Studies classroom.
In addition, the
classroom observation
study was supposed to
help us identify the essential components of effective teaching.
Develped by Dr. Timothy Rasinski, this book of primary sources includes speeches, poems, and letters, and provides primary sources and activities to
help teach important fluency strategies in the social
studies classroom.
This
study examines the factors that
helped Ghanaian - born immigrant students to strategize how to combine their multiple worlds of families, schools, teachers, and peers to affect academic engagement within contexts of school and
classroom situations.
In that post, I shared
studies that had documented the positive impact that practice has on people who are in a relationship, and I wrote about how my personal experience led me to believe it could also
help other relationships — like the ones in my
classroom.
A
study suggests that playing white noise in the background of a
classroom may
help children with attention problems focus on what their teachers are saying but may impede learning for others.
Using an existing set of video cases from the Center for the
Study of Reading's video series, «Teaching Reading: Strategies from Successful
Classrooms,» we developed Reading Classroom Explorer (RCE), a hypermedia learning environment designed to
help novices understand that there are many successful tools and approaches available to engage students from diverse cultural, linguistic, and intellectual backgrounds in challenging literacy curricula.
A number of research
studies indicate that the work of teacher leaders, particularly when focused on
classroom instruction,
helps change teachers» practice in ways that may impact student outcomes.
Social
studies educators Ron Peck and Greg Kulowiec were early #edchat participants who believed a subject - area social
studies chat could
help them apply their learning to their social
studies classrooms.
This
study represents a first step toward understanding the ways that the university community, especially a resource provider like DocSouth, can
help teachers integrate digital primary sources into their
classrooms.
Find advice on essay writing, time management, and
study habits to
help you excel in the
classroom, no matter what subject or grade level.
The observations made in this case
study show that drama can be integrated into academic
classrooms as an effective approach for engaging students in active participation in their learning while
helping them make connections between historical and contemporary world issues.
Teachers are expected to teach more economics as part of their social
studies curriculum and the NeEconEd website
helps teachers learn what is expected at each grade level and link quickly to good materials to use in the
classroom.
Social
studies teachers today have thousands of digital primary source materials available to them for free on the World Wide Web (WWW), as well as an immeasurable number of lesson plans to
help them utilize these resources in their
classrooms.
Effectively using dramatic techniques in the
classroom helps students deepen learning and spur higher level thinking in Language Arts, Social
Studies, and Science curricula.
Teachers are integrating differentiated instruction practices, demonstration
classrooms are
helping teachers learn with and from their peers, teachers are using video of their own
classrooms to engage in lesson
study, and teams are weaving online learning and
study groups into their school day.
This ASCD
Study Guide is designed to enhance your understanding and application of the information contained in What Teachers Really Need to Know About Formative Assessment, an ASCD book by Laura Greenstein published in June 2010 and designed to
help teachers use formative assessment in their
classrooms and schools.