He added, «What happens daily in our classrooms is
what makes the difference in the lives of students.
Not exact matches
The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads
of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this
in small groups
in our new class every morning for a week,
what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense
of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages
differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The
students quickly came out
of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much
of the nature
of the
students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part
in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had
in getting
students to gel... Switches the
students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important
life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array
of examples, clues and hints as to the characters
of each individual
in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)...
Makes it easy to develop class rules
of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense
of purpose... Creates a sense
of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...
It's a matter
of what teachers can do to
make a
difference in their
students lives with the 4.25 hours a day they have to cover the curriculum
in the context
of their school and classroom.
What's an innovation that your community can tackle together for one years or two year or three years that you could look back on and say, «That really
made a
difference in the learning
lives of our
students.»
I've seen the power
of SGPs to inform discouraged teachers that their efforts are
making a
difference in their
students»
lives after they understand the concept
of Student Growth Percentiles and
what that means for each child.
I target
what my
students truly need to be successful
in the real world, let alone academia,
make a
difference in their
lives, but, if judged by any
of the prevailing merit pay measures, would pale
in comparison to a teacher who merely taught by the book.
With this rapid expansion
of the Linked Learning field, it is worth revisiting
what it is that distinguishes this approach from the many other types
of career pathways offered
in high schools — and why we think it can
make a real
difference in the
lives of students.
What really
makes a
difference is the ethos
of care that our team brings to the endeavor
of getting high - potential, low - income
students in and through college and on to successful careers and
lives.
It's about
making a
life - changing
difference for
students by staying involved
in all aspects
of the work, ensuring that policies successfully reach classrooms, and keeping parents engaged
in order to build lasting, systemic momentum focused on
what's best for kids.
«We are encouraging
students to communicate
what they have done specifically
in their local communities to
make a
difference in the
lives of others, whether it be by fundraising for a cause, volunteering their time or participating
in any other local initiatives,» says Marie Sheppy, senior co-ordinator, corporate affairs, Re / Max
of Western Canada.