Sentences with phrase «teachers use digital»

None of these studies, however, examined the quality of any lesson plans or other materials that have been developed to help teachers use the digital primary sources, as this study examines.

Of the teachers using a digital inking device, 90 percent reported improved quality of curriculum materials, and 67 percent said it increased class preparation time.

For example, in a study examining the beliefs and practices of six high school teachers using digital primary sources, Friedman (2006b) found three major barriers to the implementation of digital primary sources in the teachers» classrooms.

The researchers determined that the strongest influences on how the teachers used the digital primary sources and technology centered on their own beliefs, the «purpose for teaching» (p. 159), and their level of «pedagogical content knowledge» (p. 163).

In general, we observed the teachers using digital resources to elicit discussions and debates about science and lead interactive and inquiry - based lessons through their use of the IDS.

Consistently, teachers tell us what's most helpful to improving their practice and implementation is meeting regularly with a team of teachers using digital content and focused on personalization.

Not exact matches

Bridge schools employ local teachers to use digital, pre-written lesson plans that get distributed across the company's international web of instructors.

For example, Google Classroom is intended for teachers to use as a one - stop digital hub to share homework, assignments, and student grades.

Two to 5 day golf school with 1 - to - 1 and 2 - to - 1 student - teacher ratio is available as well as private package lessons that include use of a digital video system.

Students across the region began taking New York State Regents tests Tuesday and a Buffalo Public Schools teacher is using digital means to help students review for their History Regents.

There was something for everyone on the menu: using Apple technology, developing research - based practices to teach students in the early grades, engaging students through digital instruction, understanding the new teacher evaluation system as set by state law, preventing high - risk student behaviors and how Community Learning Schools meet the needs of students and their families.

These digital media files are available for educational use by the general public, students, and teachers to help convey the rich and timely message of genomic research.

It's suggested the teacher could use a digital app for scoring and data collection to ensure results are available immediately.

Despite students of the digital age can truly benefit from implementing new technology in their learning, teachers don't take advantage of being able to assist students with classroom recordings, online forums, and using online tools commonly implemented in other educational institutions.

In order to support school leaders and teachers to become their most effective at using digital technologies with new pedagogies, it is vital that a district support the digital transformation through varied building - level and district - level professional learning opportunities.

Caroline Wright, BESA director said, «British teachers are world - leaders in the use of educational - technology in the classroom so it is of great concern that pupils are being denied access to innovative and effective digital learning because of poor internet connectivity in more than half of the UK's schools.

C - Live, which is a finalist in the Higher or Further Education Digital Services category, is currently being used by Bath Spa University for their initial teacher training and utilises innovative technology to allow participants to interact in real time with a virtual class.

New tools are emerging all the time, many not originally intended for education, but which can be put to good use by students and teachers alike to extent opportunities, enhance learning potential and develop the level of digital literacy that students will need for the 21st century.

In an online survey by the Pew Research Center on the impact of digital tools on students» writing, half the teachers who responded said that digital tools made it easier for students to write and that when using digital tools, students were more engaged and motivated to write.

In addition, teachers can educate students on how to use digital tools such as Grammarly, SAS Writing Reviser, or word processing features to ensure a grammatically correct paper.

Shareski conducts half - day workshops to train teachers in his district to use digital video.

One of the challenges of using digital tools to connect the schools in our district is the time it takes to familiarize our teachers and students with a new tool.

Multimedia presentations can be used in a range of cross-curricular contexts and these resources from Digital Schoolhouse enable teachers to set differentiated activities for the learners in their class.

Principals should model their own use of digital learning tools to personalize their work with individual teachers, whether through providing feedback immediately after a walk through (a quick email focused on a particular area) or by utilizing data to help a teacher better identify professional learning experiences that may support their growth and goals.

Open source digital textbooks, which contain free, typically changeable material that can be shared between teachers, have been in the works for several years and are just one part of a larger movement to transform learning through the use of technology.

Like Fallon, Toronto - based teacher Paul Darvasi recently used a digital game.

(The digital grade - cards (PDF) provide a real - time picture of student progress toward mastery, and the school uses the 21st Century Partnership for STEM Education's online grade - card system, which is a proficiency - based assessment that gives access to the school's parents and teachers.)

Digital cameras are easy and fun to use and they offer teachers nearly unlimited opportunities to engage students and to incorporate technology into their curriculum.

In the school consultations and leadership workshops I have conducted, I have yet to encounter a teacher or school leader who doesn't believe that in time every school will normalise the use of the digital.

Now in its 11th year, the Discovery Education Summer Institute is a celebrated week - long professional development and networking event, bringing together teachers from across the US and Canada who are passionate about using digital media in the classroom.

This highlights that time properly researching the different resources available, as well as a clearly thought out plan for how to use digital resources, can play an important role in ensuring that the most appropriate material is used and both pupils and teachers benefit from them.

Teachers are expected to make sure students are using digital learning devices in «active» ways.

The library media specialist held also several sessions for interested teachers this year on using the digital camera and scanner.

One example I've discovered comes from Connecticut teacher John Fallon, who has used the digital police procedural Her Story in his high school English class.

Probably the most critical piece is funding training for teachers so they can figure out how to use digital tools effectively.

Jeff sits down with Syed Balkhi from WPBeginner.com to discuss how WordPress can be used as a communication tool between teachers and parents, as well as how it can be used as a powerful digital portfolio tool.

Meanwhile, teachers creating their own digital curriculum make use of the whiteboard's hot buttons to zoom in on specific images, something tough to do with other technology tools.

Gallagher recommends that today's digital parents communicate often with teachers about how the school uses devices, how much exposure children have, how they are learning to use technology, and how devices should be used at home for school.

«The main issue teachers need to be aware of when using digital cameras with students is the risk of damage to the camera,» Miller pointed out.

«Teachers do need to become very familiar with the content, and also to understand that for this curriculum, Digi Tech, at least probably 50 per cent of the curriculum focuses on developing types of thinking skills which support problem solving and the use of digital systems,» — Paula Christophersen.

Across the pilot schools, teachers used the national curricula as a starting point to plan the use of digital materials.

Teachers can use them to encourage digital literacy, offer immediate feedback on students» ideas, and track participation via the chat hashtag.

As an ESP teacher in a technical school for the last seven years, I have often used digital storytelling as a learning activity.

Digital learning offers the potential for more cost - effective use of taxpayer funds for education, Finn observes, as the influence of good teachers can grow exponentially through technology, and students can customize the learning process to fit their needs.

Here we want to second his point and add another: schools — and nations — that excel in the digital age will be those that use digital tools both to make teaching more manageable for the average teacher, and to give massively more students access to excellent teachers.

«This is a platform for teachers and students to access an incloud environment where they can send, create and send homework, view statistics, studying digital books... The use of these platforms is beginning to show a very important transformation between how a class session was managed before and how it is done now».

Ms. McKeone wanted to boost the digital skills of students with autism; Mr. Geller wanted to use video to facilitate observations and feedback for teachers.

I also especially like that these two tablets come loaded with resources, which include a variety of ready - to - use digital content that students (and teachers) need to delve into science, math, social studies, and English.

One aspect of teachers» use of technology that was missing from the study and that I'd be interested to know more about is how access to digital technologies for both teachers and students has affected the role of the teacher and the student in the classroom.

A teacher who uses a digital camera to share images of a home remodel as email attachments with her grown children has begun to understand the power of digital communication in a personal way.