Sentences with phrase «teachers more time on»

One way to enhance the work atmosphere is by giving teachers more time on the job for introspection, Stiff said.

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Granted, it takes more time for some of us... I shook so badly the first time on stage, my 12th grade teacher kindly helped me continue a bit further... and then, walked me off carefully.

«Judaism at the time of Jesus was much more like Catholicism (priests leading worship based on sacrifice), whereas rabbinic Judaism after the Temple's destruction was more like Protestantism (Scripture teachers leading worship without blood sacrifice).»

or the first time, more than 100,000 engineers are graduating from American schools every year, and we're on track to accomplish my goal of training 100,000 excellent new STEM teachers in a decade.

While upside down in what must have been her hundredth attempt to stand on her hands for more than a few seconds, our first grader said, «You know, my teacher told me that every time we try to learn something, a new pathway grows in our brain.»

If your child is spending a great deal of time on their homework each night, more than 10 minutes per grade level, talk with your child's teacher to see if the work needs to be reduced or if there is a different approach to doing the work that your child needs to try.

Though I haven't been able to get an answer from anyone on the exact amount of time allotted for lunch / recess (and I'm told not all classes get a recess — which is another subject, that I will get into more on another day), I am being told once a classroom is scheduled for lunch that they have 20 minutes from there to go through line, eat, clean up, and get out the door — which if a teacher is running behind, a student misbehaves, or God forbid it takes 10 minutes to get through the lunch line, there's a problem.

Breakfast - in - the - classroom has given everyone more one - on - one time: students and teachers, teachers and school nutrition staff, school nutrition staff and custodians, school nutrition staff and students.

There are more things on my plate now than when my four kids were little and I was working full - time as an admissions officer and Latin teacher.

If a teacher objects to things like more time on tests or lessened workload because they give an unfair advantage, ask if there's some extra credit work your child could do in an area of strength to compensate for that.

For instance, kids in first grade are usually not expected to spend more than a half hour on homework each day; if your child is having difficulty with the workload, find out what the problem may be and schedule some time to meet with your child's teacher.

If a child wants to learn more about dinosaurs then as their teacher, you can give them months of learning all about dinosaurs; whereas, in a typical brick and mortar school your child would only be allowed the stock allotment of time on that one topic.

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Although this decision to exclude Sarah from circle time appears to wrongly shame her, one of her teachers demonstrated both compassion and insight to see that this form of physical structure — sitting on the chair at the table — with an activity to calm her mind and busy her hands — coloring — in fact enabled Sarah to participate fully in their discussions and add to it with more intelligent, creative contributions than most of the other students.

In addition, teachers whose students» test scores are consistently low; those who have failed to secure their teaching certificates on time; those who haven't had a permanent position for six months or more; those who've faced department probes leading to substantiated allegations of misconduct; and those granted an extension regarding tenure could also be dismissed.

«Trusting teachers and freeing them up from the daily grind of targets, testing and inspections that change as often as the weather will ensure that there is more time spent on what teachers do best, providing a stimulating and fulfilling experience for all our youngsters ensuring success and interest in the classroom and beyond»

During separate and recent evenings on the campaign trail, the candidates offered up the usual political fare: use environmental technologies to create jobs (Kessner); give teachers more time to implement the Common Core teaching standards (Stott); ensure more workers have a living wage.

More than 200 teachers and principals received erroneous scores from the state on a contentious measurement that ties their performance to how well their students do on tests, according to state documents obtained by The New York Times.

The state began testing third through eighth graders on the more difficult material last April, despite protests from unions and teachers that schools did not have the resources or time to prepare.

In each of his State of the State speeches Cuomo has used the capitol building as a metaphor for something that was once glorious and can be restored; he has said he wants to re-establish New York «the progressive capital of the nation»; he has touted the number of on - time budgets he and the legislature have delivered (this year he'll say four in a row and counting); he has demanded more teacher accountability but explained new changes he's seeking; and, he has stressed a need for ethics rules overhaul and campaign finance reform while mentioning unsavory headlines.

«As a 30 - year teacher, I would say that the governor has had a chance to get more information in this past year,» Magee told the Times Union on Thursday.

«What is being more closely monitored this time around is that on these permits there will be the names of the school that the teacher is in so you can't just use these permits to park anywhere in the city,» she said.

The law, which bases as much as 50 percent of teachers» job ratings on student test scores, was strengthened during a time when more rigorous standardized exams, based on the national Common Core academic standards, were being introduced into classrooms.

At a time when thousands of teachers in New York have foregone raises simply to keep their jobs, and while the state is poised to cut an additional $ 1 billion or more in education funding, NYSUT is sitting on tens of millions of dollars in cash and investments and spending lavishly on six - figure employee salaries and conferences at high - end resorts.

Since the turmoil that saw public school advocates protest across the state — New York State United Teachers decried he tests as an «erosion of local control» — the state Department of Education has revised the controversial testing, reducing the number of questions on the exams, encouraging more teacher involvement in developing them, no longer timing the tests and reducing potential teacher penalties.

Our priorities are the priorities of the people of Wales: more nurses so they have the time to care for our loved ones, smaller class sizes so teachers have the time to properly teach our children, and an Opportunity Economy that helps businesses and supports people so they can own their get on in life.»

That was the message sent by UFT President Michael Mulgrew and American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten on Oct. 30 as they delivered petitions with more than 100,000 signatures calling on the editors of Time magazine to apologize for a recent cover.

Students in lower sets typically faced a reduced curriculum based on more structural, repetitive tasks, and more one - to - one time with teachers.

But the AAU initiative also calls on universities and colleges to offer undergraduate students more opportunities to do research, shorten the time it takes for students to earn Ph.D. s, reduce attrition rates, and train better K - 12 science and math teachers.

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I totally agree with your teacher statement My husband is a preschool teacher and spends more time on creating fun and educational activities for the kids than most.

What makes «Roger Dodger» hold its own is the razor - sharp script by Dylan Kidd (who also directs for the first time), and the decision to focus more on the fall of the rakish teacher than the rise of his student — even if in the end it turns back to Nick and the question of whether he is an alternative model of man, or just another Roger - in - waiting.

What's more, he has to do double - takes to realize that some of his new colleagues are crazier than the youngsters in their charge, including the macho phys ed dude Wade (Rainn Wilson), the gym teacher's eternally upbeat girlfriend Lucy (Alison Pill), the socially backward Doug (Leigh Whannell, who spends his free time in the lounge reading a book on how to start a conversation, and the less developed characters of Tracy (Jack McBrayer) and Rebekkah (Nasim Pedrad).

Technology often affords the teacher extra time to have more one on one opportunities with their students as well as supporting the learning environment in very concrete substantive ways that didn't exist a decade ago.

That means your son or daughter will get more one - on - one time with his or her teacher.

The pushback on this piece probably looks like, «I want my child to have as much exposure and learning as we can cram into school, because the more time they have with the teacher of the subject, the better.»

This quickly lets teachers know which students completed the flipped classroom lesson, which ones have shown mastery and can move on, and which ones need to spend more time on the concept.

By employing head - mounted cameras on students, and using time - lapse photography, they say it's now possible to get a much more comprehensive perspective of overall classroom ambience to better measure teacher performance.

Instructional materials were sent to teachers who went on a tour, but our survey of teachers suggests that these materials received relatively little attention, on average no more than an hour of total class time.

Our research shows that where improvements were made to both the menu and the dining room, primary school pupils were three times more likely to be «on - task» with their teachers in the lessons after lunch.

Lucie Boyadjian, principal of Glen Oaks School, in Hickory Hills, Illinois, summed up the principals» feelings about providing more hands - on experiences for future teachers: «More time in the classroom with direct instruction allows the undergraduate the opportunity to experience an entire year's worth of classroom activities.&ramore hands - on experiences for future teachers: «More time in the classroom with direct instruction allows the undergraduate the opportunity to experience an entire year's worth of classroom activities.&raMore time in the classroom with direct instruction allows the undergraduate the opportunity to experience an entire year's worth of classroom activities.»

Now, I won't sit here and say every time a student struggles, it is the fault of the teacher, but with that, when such happens, regardless of fault, as educators, it is our responsibility to redress the instruction and more importantly, our responsibility to reflect on our instruction and identify where changes can be made to maximize the potential for student achievement.

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Initially teachers from the two schools met two or three times a month — but now to save time and gas, they rely more on teleconferencing.

From the teacher perspective, every teacher has a little bit of sway, in their hours of the day and so on... everyone has a little bit of headroom, about say 20 per cent of the time could be diverted away from just teaching [traditional content] to pay more attention to its deepening through skills acquisition.

And teachers spend more time on instruction than intervention.

The benefits are that portions of class time are no longer spent taking the register so teachers can spend more time on what really matters, teaching their pupils.

After more than a year of imposing a strict blockade, it's high time for the Batesville schools to bulldoze the firewalls and let the light of the Internet shine on students and teachers.

Instead of the teacher spending as much time on background and stage setting, I think there'll be more close reading and analysis of text and how it was written.

This three - step method for enrichment can be offered daily, which might be too taxing on the teacher's time and energy, but more realistically, offered as a weekly feature in the classroom.