Sentences with phrase «teacher discussion groups»

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Crew helps pull them out of their shells, and in class they're compelled on a daily basis to interact with their peers and teachers in group discussions and to collaborate on group projects, and before long that kind of interaction begins to feel natural.

They are full of student discussions and group activities large and small; teachers guide the conversation, but they spend much less time lecturing than most public school teachers do.

I make sure our teachers are having group discussions with the students regularly, publishing students» work and posting their art on display.

Otherwise, you can search the Internet (I use the Google search engine at www.google.com), you can ask at a home schooling or teacher's store, ask your local school authorities (if they are friendly), or ask on an Internet E-mail Discussion Group (see the next section).

ChangetheStakes.org, a citywide grassroots organization, is one of the groups helping to promote an important discussion on high stakes testing, the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluations this Wednesday at Lehman College in the Bronx.

Children who participate in collaborative group work to learn about significant social issues become better decision - makers than their peers who learn the same curriculum through teacher - led discussions, a new study finds.

In working with a group of 34 early career teachers, cognitive and learning sciences researcher Joshua Ellis from Michigan Tech and his co-authors asked participants to use role - play in their online discussions to deepen the feedback between group members.

By JANE SMITH Earthworms are not everybody's favourite creatures, so a teacher friend of mine was pleasantly surprised recently to find his lesson on earthworm physiology to a group of 15 - year - old boys developing into a lengthy discussion about whether worms feel pain, and whether it is right that they should be killed and dissected in -LSB-...]

Earthworms are not everybody's favourite creatures, so a teacher friend of mine was pleasantly surprised recently to find his lesson on earthworm physiology to a group of 15 - year - old boys developing into a lengthy discussion about whether worms feel pain, and whether it is right that they should be killed and dissected in school.

Teachers working with small groups of children would no doubt find this book useful in providing starting points for discussions about the important ethical issues surrounding evolution and genetic engineering.

This interactive one - day workshop for PE Teachers, Coaches, Parents, School personnel / Administrators, and yoga teachers / studio owners will include group discussion, facilitated brainstorming, small group activity, sport - specific lesson planning and experiential pTeachers, Coaches, Parents, School personnel / Administrators, and yoga teachers / studio owners will include group discussion, facilitated brainstorming, small group activity, sport - specific lesson planning and experiential pteachers / studio owners will include group discussion, facilitated brainstorming, small group activity, sport - specific lesson planning and experiential practice.

You will receive personal coaching, participate in brilliant group discussions and refine your skills as a teacher through teaching practicums and guiding each other in meditation, yoga asana, breathwork and yoga nidra.

BASIC SYLLABUS SESSION 1 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification Learning the foundation of Yin yoga principles and postures Alchemy fundamentals Group discussion on practice Birthing and yielding cycles Basics of teaching philosophy Student practice teaching Primary Yin yoga postures SESSION 2 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification Review Teaching techniques Flow and transition movement Reading assignment discussion Adapting teaching philosophy for specific audiences and student needs Taoist philosophy Power yoga Student practice teaching Yin yoga posture variations SESSION 3 Yin Yoga Teacher Certification ADVANCED TRAINING - open only to students who have completed session 1 or 2 How to become attuned with your own flow How to create flow sequences of postures for students Practice teaching with specific evaluation and guidance Yin yoga postures - Participants must demonstrate proficiency in content from sessions 1 and 2 Advanced alchemy using birthing and yielding cycles with accompanying postures Medical chi kung, standing forms of exercises (Aura Palm) Alchemical meditations for cultivating elemental energetic properties Relationship of the organs, emotions, and the five elements

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In 2002, a group of Seattle film professionals, enthusiasts, teachers, and critics formed Parallax View, a small film society whose goal was to champion the cause of film literacy, foster public discussion of the place of movies in society, and promote the serious, sometimes delirious cause of film as art.

The American Council on the Teaching of Foreign Languages has all kinds of tools on its Web site at www.actfl.org, including a new networking hub that allows foreign language teachers to connect with each other via discussion groups and blogs.

From beginning to end of the group discussion, the teacher remains silent, allowing the students» voices to carry the day.

Hold focus group discussions with students, teachers, and parents, and use the feedback to modify and improve delivery.

A group of students and teachers at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton, Massachusetts, use seminars and discussions to courage tolerance for others and reduce bullying.

This lesson includes: - Clear learning objectives, - Fully differentiated resources, - Opportunities for group work, class discussions and extended writing, - Pace and challenge throughout, - Additional teacher notes and guidance in the notes of each slide.

Station four promoted small group discussion where the students used teacher - created material to discuss an aspect of the week's theme.

Or if a situation occurs where students are picking on one another, the teacher can guide a small - group discussion with the students involved about a time someone has been made to feel worse about themselves due to being ostracized or ridiculed.

Middle School Teachers, Students, Combat Teasing A group of students and teachers at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton, Massachusetts, use seminars and discussions to courage tolerance for others and reduce bTeachers, Students, Combat Teasing A group of students and teachers at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton, Massachusetts, use seminars and discussions to courage tolerance for others and reduce bteachers at White Brook Middle School in Easthampton, Massachusetts, use seminars and discussions to courage tolerance for others and reduce bullying.

Several online professional learning networks can also help to support teachers with technology integration, including: International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE), Classroom 2.0, and Edutopia's Classroom Technology discussion group.

When the teacher asks a discussion question, every group has a small discussion of its own to come up with an answer.

In the study the advocacy group moved from our nation's ongoing discussion of grade inflation at our colleges and universities to a specific look at grade inflation at our teachers» colleges.

Children can develop their knowledge of THE FRANCOPHONE WORLD - and through guided whole - group discussion - their home / host country too, in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, in part independently of the teacher.

To explore various aspects of and perspectives on the problems in mathematics and science education, Education Week invited seven authorities on the subject — including representatives of government, professional groups, industry, and teacher education — to participate in a round - table discussion.

Based on the literature reviews, observations in the schools and meetings with the departments at the Ministry of Education, the team presented several key policy considerations to the Ministry: (1) utilize a website, the National Play Day, and the Jamaican Teaching Council as platforms from which educators can develop and share best game - based learning practices; (2) promote a culture of collaboration through the Quality Education Circles (local discussion groups for educators), and by allocating time for teachers to develop and share game - based learning strategies; (3) provide resource support for schools in the form of workshops and training; and (4) create a monitoring and evaluation plan to be conducted at the school level.

REVIEW Science teachers looking to engage their students in a more meaningful way can use case studies in classroom discussions and small group learning, and this site gives you all the information and resources you need to get started.

Noe offered this explanation for the different approaches of two teachers: «For example, although her students were definitely able to carry on literature circle discussions on their own, middle school teacher Janine King found that she gained such valuable assessment information from observing the groups that she couldn't give that up.

After the students are finished working, it is important to have a teacher - guided class discussion examining each group's findings and results, allowing for student discourse and commentary.

In a small group discussion, these students are usually just ready to offer their comment when the teacher calls time.

Boyle adds: «Pastoral support relies on a high level of attentiveness so we have created Pastoral Auditor to prompt appropriate discussions amongst teachers and tutors with their student groups.

Sometimes teachers provide a question that will serve as the focus of the group discussion.

Teachers at this middle school have engaged in professional development on a range of instructional approaches including explicit academic vocabulary instruction, the use of sentence stems, and various structures for small group discussion.

Older observers, used to exams that entail silence and test booklets, are surprised to learn that a lively discussion between a teacher and a small group of students is actually a formal and rigorous assessment.The teacher is asking them probing questions about their project.

For example, PBL teachers share project ideas, receive feedback, and interact with other PBL classrooms using the Buck Institute for Education's (BIE) Project - Based Learning network on Edmodo and Edutopia's PBL discussion group.

This professional development within a Peer Learning Group (PLG) involved meetings, discussion, observation and reflection, supported by Patsy in her role of Master Teacher / facilitator of action research.

In Styles's model, students take turns acting as a discussion leader, while the teacher promotes a respectful atmosphere and participates as a group member.

This included direct quotes from students, teacher - directions related to discussion and dialogue, and quantitative data on how many students responded to a teacher's question or engaged in a group discussion.

«The teacher should also check in with students after the project starts: «Let's talk about the discussions you are having in your groups.

Children can develop their knowledge of SPAIN AND SPANISH - and through guided whole - group discussion - their home / host country too, in a cooperative, communicative and interactive way, in part independently of the teacher.

The values in sport task sheet provides a printout that key stage 2, 3 and 4 could complete independently in small groups or teachers could use it as a template for a lesson discussion linking values to sports.

Having already delivered the basics before class, teachers can devote their skills and expertise to nobler pursuits, such as facilitating a small - group discussion, providing direct support to an uncertain student, or conducting an activity with a high - performing team.

Teachers at the College Preparatory School encourage classroom collaboration by assigning students to groups to review their homework, do daily class worksheets, participate in moderated discussions, and complete hands - on projects.

Depending on the course, teachers use a variety of methods to engage students, including live one - to - one or small group virtual whiteboard sessions, asynchronous discussion, and even a new experimental, immersive online game for an American history course.

When 4th grade teacher Heather Whitby sat down for a book discussion last week with a group of students at her Bethesda, Md., elementary school, other students read on their own, including two who a year ago might not have been able to do so.

Then, what we did to evaluate the transferability and the feasibility of introducing this to other schools, focus group discussions were conducted to access teacher perceptions of how this would work and some of the effects.

In a student - led discussion, teachers generally divide the class in two, which in an average - size classroom results in 10 to 15 students per group.