Sentences with phrase «teams of middle school students»

U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sonia Sotomayor inspired teams of middle school students as they competed in the Thurgood Marshall Junior Mock Trials in the Bronx, and BronxNet cameras were there to capture highlights.

This year we also invited a team of middle school students from a mindfulness group called NüYü to talk about the student experience in the district and lead the orientation group through a mindfulness activity.

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Middle school students have the opportunity to join a variety of sports teams throughout the year.

After besting seven middle school teams at designing a structure made entirely of marshmallows and spaghetti, they topped that achievement by winning First Place against Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering students and aschool teams at designing a structure made entirely of marshmallows and spaghetti, they topped that achievement by winning First Place against Johns Hopkins University Whiting School of Engineering students and aSchool of Engineering students and alumni.

So he instituted the middle school concept of team teaching to Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn, where he was principal for more than 20 years and developed a tight bond with hundreds of stuschool concept of team teaching to Hadley Junior High School in Glen Ellyn, where he was principal for more than 20 years and developed a tight bond with hundreds of stuSchool in Glen Ellyn, where he was principal for more than 20 years and developed a tight bond with hundreds of students.

Three teams of Syracuse city high school and middle schools students will advance to the Vex Worlds Robotic Championship in Kentucky in April.

The research team — led by professor Jeannette Ickovics, director of CARE (Community Alliance for Research and Engagement) at the School of Public Health — surveyed 1,649 middle - school students randomly selected from a single urban school district in ConnecSchool of Public Health — surveyed 1,649 middle - school students randomly selected from a single urban school district in Connecschool students randomly selected from a single urban school district in Connecschool district in Connecticut.

Source: from «Middle Schoolers Develop App to Help Visually Impaired,» by Mónica I. Feliú - Mójer's on Voices Credit: Image courtesy of Maggie Bolado From the Department of Inspiring Teenagers, meet the all - female team of six that invented an app to help visually impaired students navigate their schools.

A team of researchers from Princeton, Rutgers University and Yale University engaged groups of influential students in 56 New Jersey middle schools to spread messages about the dangers of bullying and school conflict.

Teams of middle school and high school students from as far away as Delaware and New York will come to the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Princeton Plasma Physics Laboratory (PPPL) Feb. 24 to Feb. 25 to compete in a battle of the minds in 12 fierce rounds of competition answering challenging math, science and technology questions at the DOE's New Jersey Regional Science Bowl ®, 100 Stellarator Road, Princeton, New Jersey.

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).

As teams of high school and middle school students gathered to test a mechanical device they had spent months designing and improving, spectators cheered with the fervor of athletic fans.

Integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self - esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students.

Due to all the hard work and collaborative energy of teachers, administration, school - based leadership teams, community partners, students, and families, the Edwards has reached and continues to meet our goals for student achievement and for providing middle school students in Boston with quality education in academics and enrichment.

The director of the new documentary «Brooklyn Castle,» as well as one of the students on the inner - city, middle - school chess team that is the subject of the documentary, appeared on the Daily Show to talk with Jon Stewart about the importance of extracurricular activities.

Craig Haas, Special Ed and Student Services Coordinator at Edwards Middle School, shares how his team uses expanded learning time to provide relevant academic support to each individual student while breaking down stigmas between children of different abiStudent Services Coordinator at Edwards Middle School, shares how his team uses expanded learning time to provide relevant academic support to each individual student while breaking down stigmas between children of different abistudent while breaking down stigmas between children of different abilities.

Moran recently noticed that a parent had shared on Facebook a photo of Albemarle students who won an international robotics championship, and she jumped right in and commented, «I'm so proud that we have robotics teams in all of our high schools, and even our middle schools and elementary schools do a lot with robotics.»

Several years ago my middle school teaching team decided to engage our students in the study of multiplication through music.

In many communities, out - of - school youth sports programs are available only for students in elementary and middle school, while high school sports programs are often open only to those who are good enough to «make the team.»

Once we'd designed the experiment, I needed to explain it to my team: the principals of our high school and middle school, and the student teachers who were involved.

This set of REVIEW QUBES is designed for middle school life science and can be used by groups of any size, from pairs of students all the way up to an entire class divided into teams.

To achieve this vision, we enlisted the Head of Bialik's Rosenkranz Centre for Excellence and Achievement, Caity Faiman, to lead a team of keen middle school students.

When teachers are part of a team, they all have an equal stake — and share equally in the risks — when it comes to ensuring the success of their team and their students, added McNeely, who is principal at Hayden Lawrence Middle School in Deville, Louisiana.

An introductory letter outlining the expectations and procedures can help quell some of the nervousness of students and parents, said Max W. Fischer, a seventh grade team leader at Edgewood Middle School in Wooster, Ohio.

As one of nine research teams for Students at the Center, an initiative by Jobs for the Future and the Nellie Mae Foundation for Education, WKCD's Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman spent a year interviewing and observing teachers, students, and administrators in six diverse middle and high schools, experienced in student - centered lStudents at the Center, an initiative by Jobs for the Future and the Nellie Mae Foundation for Education, WKCD's Barbara Cervone and Kathleen Cushman spent a year interviewing and observing teachers, students, and administrators in six diverse middle and high schools, experienced in student - centered lstudents, and administrators in six diverse middle and high schools, experienced in student - centered learning.

Each school is imagined and led by a team of educators that bridge middle school, high school, and college and create an integrated system of support to improve students» experiences and opportunities for future success.

-- Team Learning — Integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self - esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school studeTeam Learning — Integrated curricula, team teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self - esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school studeteam teaching, and technology tools have built up the academic achievement and self - esteem of these rural Louisiana middle school students.

Some specific ways your donation contributes to closing the achievement gap include: ensuring that all Brooke eighth graders participate in an annual experiential learning experience in Washington, D.C., purchasing books for every middle school student who participates in Brooke Book Club with Boston professionals, support for Brooke High's Debate Team, assistance with the costs of college text - books for our alumni, and much more!

• Work with CSA team to plan and run site for academic, out of school time program serving approximately 100 middle school students • Perform administrative tasks in support of the teachers • Assist with maintaining and organizing site materials at designated school site (either Jackson / Mann K - 8 or Edison K - 8) • Ride the school bus home with Scholars, monitoring bus behavior and safety • Assist in supervising daily study hall

In a comparison of highly successful middle schools (as measured by student achievement scores) to a national sample, Petzko (2004) found that the highly successful schools were more likely to have grade - level or content - area teams that were led by designated teacher leaders.

Today, the SVT is comprised of a team of self - selected middle school through college students working to elevate the voices of Kentucky youth on the classroom impact of education issues and support students as policy partners in improving Kentucky schools.

WinterFest 2013 included 34 teams of middle and high school students who participated in eight dynamic geometry sessions using the VMTwG environment and supervised by their classroom teacher.

She walks readers through the workweek of Romain Bertrand, a multi-classroom leader at Ranson middle school in Charlotte who incorporates blended learning into his math team, to help understand how Bertrand extends his reach to many, many more students than the one - teacher - one - classroom mode.

Sadie Bograd is in eighth grade at Winburn Middle School in Lexington and a member of the Prichard Committee Student Voice Team.

Knows that you expect him / her to succeed in school and graduate from college The Charles Hart Middle School team takes pride in meeting the developmental needs of our stuschool and graduate from college The Charles Hart Middle School team takes pride in meeting the developmental needs of our stuSchool team takes pride in meeting the developmental needs of our students.

She helped bring Google Apps for Education to her district; founded the middle school student tech team, which is now part of a districtwide initiative; and has run Middletown's only elementary technology club for the past three years.

Teaming, the forerunner of PLCs started out as a part of the middle school concept and has been shown to foster teacher satisfaction and student achievement.

This teacher will be a member of a three - person Middle School (grades 5 - 8) math team in an established program designed to prepare all students for Honors - level placement in high school coursework, with top students generally being placed in Honors Algebra II / Trig as freSchool (grades 5 - 8) math team in an established program designed to prepare all students for Honors - level placement in high school coursework, with top students generally being placed in Honors Algebra II / Trig as freschool coursework, with top students generally being placed in Honors Algebra II / Trig as freshmen.

Example: For students to witness first - hand the variability of various school and student access to technology, Carol's students recently went in teams on a «We - Search» visit to area middle schools.

A team of 17 mathematics educators and middle and high school teachers read 859 articles on students» algebraic thinking and identified what might be useful for preservice teachers.

While only some of Meredith's students want to join the academy debate team — which Meredith and Cammon principal Tamika Green proudly boast beat out several all - gifted debate teams from the district's more affluent middle schools — all of her students seemed excited about the class's projects.

Cedar Middle School has teamed with Southern Utah University to provide a day of workshops and activities, which provides seventh - graders the opportunity to see a university and spark an interest to help the students become life - long learners.

As part of the Middle School Journal's focus on middle school renewal, researchers Steven Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall discuss the impact of school size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outMiddle School Journal's focus on middle school renewal, researchers Steven Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall discuss the impact of school size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outSchool Journal's focus on middle school renewal, researchers Steven Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall discuss the impact of school size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outmiddle school renewal, researchers Steven Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall discuss the impact of school size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outschool renewal, researchers Steven Mertens, Nancy Flowers, and Peter Mulhall discuss the impact of school size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outschool size on interdisciplinary teaming, classroom practices, school climate, and student outschool climate, and student outcomes.

While, in the end, our game brackets produced Elementary and Middle School winning teams, all of our students enjoyed the added element of team competition.

In middle school, teachers of different academic subjects often work as a team with the same group of students.

In those cases where small schools are not feasible, district and school leaders should break down large middle - grades schools into smaller schools or small learning communities where teams of teachers share small groups of students (sometimes called clusters or houses).

With the coaching support of Schools That Lead, the two teams of principals and teachers worked across middle schools to test ideas to improve student agency and to learn from one aSchools That Lead, the two teams of principals and teachers worked across middle schools to test ideas to improve student agency and to learn from one aschools to test ideas to improve student agency and to learn from one another.

At both the elementary and middle school, the team is increasing data transparency to drive personalization of instruction and purposeful student choice so that students can simultaneously close academic gaps in math and reading and develop the necessary student agency skills to drive their own learning.

In this partnership, graduate students in mathematics and science team up with middle school teachers with the goal of increasing public awareness of cutting...

Working in 165 middle schools serving 20,000 8th grade students, the research team provided custom lists with a mix of nearby schools, all with graduation rates at or above the citywide average of 70 percent.