Sentences with phrase «which engage teachers»

An alternative to this traditional professional development structure is dynamic, online platforms, which engage teachers in ongoing, in - time professional learning opportunities throughout the school year.

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Convergence ecumenism came to dominate the ecumenical establishment (by which I mean those who to one degree or another are professionally engaged in ecumenism, whether as students, teachers, bureaucrats or active participants in relevant meetings, commissions and assemblies).

This is not to denigrate the many excellent teachers, parents, priests and youth workers involved in young people's lives; we are merely recognising a fact of the cultural battle in which we are engaged.

Other works by this award - winning author include the children's picture books A Walk in the Clouds, Petey's Listening Ears, and the soon - to - be-released Grumpykins series for ages 2 to 6, which are humorous and engaging tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schools.

This is the basis out of which Waldorf teachers work to nurture and engage each child through a curriculum and methodology that integrates academics, arts, and practical skills.

Other works by this award - winning author include the Wisdom For Little Hearts and the soon - to - be-released Grumpykins children's picture book series for ages 2 to 6, which are humorous and engaging tools for parents, teachers, and caregivers to use in implementing gentle parenting techniques in their homes and schools.

«The N - Power Teacher Corps initiative which will engage and train 500,000 young unemployed graduates, is a paid volunteer programme of a 2 - year duration.

NYC teachers are being warned not to encourage students to opt out of state tests, because that would be a «political act» in which public employees are barred from engaging.

The Conference, which is being held in Cardiff, has heard that too many employers are denying teachers the opportunity to engage in appropriate training and professional development to support high - quality classroom practice.

Other areas the chime led administration is positively giving uncommon facelift to include; renovation of dilapidated school structures, provision of Ambulances and medical emergency response personnel in Enugu State which is under its Medical Emergency Response Scheme, recruitment of 2000 teachers for secondary schools and an additional 2000 volunteer teachers to fast track its Volunteer Service Scheme, a scheme whereby retired but not tired teachers are engaged based on personal volition in order to increase and complement the inadequate number of teachers teaching in the state's schools, provision of brand new tractors to encourage mechanized system of farming to add vim to the revolution going on in the agricultural sector etc..

She handled day - to - day aspects for two federally - funded programs, GET SET (Global Education for Tomorrow in Science, Engineering, and Technology) which engaged students, teachers, and parents in a suite of learning activities designed to increase student interest in pursuit of advanced course - taking, and careers in engineering and other STEM areas, and DC ACTS (DC Advancing Competencies in Technology and Science), which provided CEU's from George Washington University to teachers furthering their science education and teaching pedagogy.

To support the development of young students — particularly in low - income schools, which are at risk for having less effective teachers and less engaged students — researchers are looking to classroom interventions focused on social - emotional learning.

To provide a few examples, we asked staff here at The George Lucas Educational Foundation which teachers and lessons so engaged them that they still remember them years later.

Profit and loss (income statement) and ratio analysis lesson Includes teacher presentation key terms worksheet to support learners complete activities differentiated worksheets - scaffolded and more difficult Very thorough lesson which is engaging, differentiated and ensures all students make excellent progress.

Teachers who are engaged in service - learning tend to be more positive about the work they do, and we also see a higher level of parental involvement, which is key to academic achievement.»

Blower said: «I want to wholeheartedly congratulate the schools which chose not to put children and teachers through it and let's encourage very many more, perhaps all, not to engage in the voluntary but unacceptable activity next academic year.

Active learning and active listening — in which students are thoroughly and thoughtfully engaged with each other or the teacher — represents the opposite of dead time.

Kits arrive with specimens, activities, and lesson plans, which teachers can use to prepare their classes for upcoming field trips and also to translate state - mandated science curricula and concepts into engaging project - based activities.

Everything — from what the project is to the activities in which children engaged within sessions to the terms teachers used and defined — was determined with an eye toward how we can help children meet specific standards.

I travel often and do site visits at schools, which allows me to engage with teachers, administrators, and students to hear about their day - do - day work and understand how policies and innovative practices are being implemented in local schools.

Accessible learning To support our production of Twelfth Night we delivered training for teachers and over 120 in - school workshops for students which encouraged them to engage with Malvolio, one of Shakespeare's more unlikeable characters, and to explore how he is treated by others in the play.

When evaluating the photos taken of the different aspects of the learning environments and the tasks in which students were engaged, teachers identified a number of significant changes, such as: students working on a greater range of products, a greater level of student self - direction and increased collaboration across different classes and year groups.

At a time when government testing of spelling, punctuation and grammar can lead to less creativity in the teaching of writing, the project provides compelling alternative approaches for schools and their teachers which will engage children and give them a strong investment in their writing, whilst also being able to satisfy curriculum demands and statutory testing.

Award - winning math teacher Eddie Woo has been appointed a NSW super teacher in a role which will see him train other educators to engage and inspire students across NSW.

In June, 1997, the superintendent of schools signed a «commitment to resolve» the complaint which stated the district would hold sexual harassment workshops for teachers and students; discipline any student who engaged in harassing behaviors; and report its progress to the Department of Education.

The tendency of many, however — this is evident when I observe classes — is to respond to the mandate in either (or possibly both) of two ways: They may engage in some form of «ability grouping» within the classroom — which may well be what teachers «hear» when someone says «differentiate,» though it's surely not what the gurus of the field intend.

Art exhibitions, creative workshops, music and drama performances all provide low risk invitations to families, which can encourage many parents to engage with teachers and schools for the first time.

The results in the report describe ways in which curricula based on engineering habits of mind have boosted their pupils» achievement and also enhanced the teachers» confidence to engage with the engineering profession.

The programme will shine a light on Shakespeare's relevance in the 21st century, helping teachers to bring his writing and historical context to life in a way which will engage today's learners.»

«Long lists of vocabulary words that don't have personal relevance or don't resonate with a topic about which the student has been engaged are likely to be blocked by the brain's affective (or emotional) filters,» writes neurologist and former classroom teacher Judy Willis.

HUE products on show included the HUE HD Pro document camera, which helps teachers to engage students in STEAM topics and MAKER SPACE activities, vlogging, video chats, collaboration, sharing and interactive work.

Misconceptions that teachers are reluctant to engage with parents can be overcome with tools and systems which facilitate much closer collaboration between the two groups.»

Included in this resource pack: A comprehensive, whole - lesson, visually engaging PowerPoint presentation, which guides the teacher and learners through the lesson, a writing to analyse help - sheet, an engaging and helpful worksheet, extracts from «The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas» and teacher guidance notes.

The inspirational launch to mark the second year of the Festival's flagship project, which enables teachers and pupils to rediscover the joy of reading, and make time for engaging with books in the classroom through a variety of activities such as book clubs and school - wide writing projects.

For teachers this information can be used to gain an understanding of which applications and websites their students are most engaged with so they can incorporate them into lesson plans.

We're engaging university and college professors in the work of teaching teachers the basic content of geography, which they can transmit to their students.

Most classrooms we observed were alive, engaged places in which teachers appeared to have high expectations for their pupils and planned their instruction around the assumption that students can and want to learn.

First, principals and teachers engaged in a brief (15 - to 20 - minute) pre-observation conference during which they reviewed the rubric.

Most engage in supplementary private fundraising to sustain resources for transportation, smaller classes, or other school features to which they and their students, parents, and teachers are accustomed.

The National School Reform Faculty will promote a new model of professional development, in which teams of teachers and administrators meet within their schools to critique each other's work and engage in schoolwide change.

«Time is at a premium and both schools and teachers need to keep their eyes open for new and innovative ways in which to work, making learning more engaging and effective and optimize time spent on tedious admin.

All of this can occur while the rest of the class is engaged in student - centered, differentiated alternatives, which teachers can plan ahead of time.

«We joined collaborative planning teams, where we sat and chatted to teachers, had observations in classrooms, informal walkthroughs... [and] a teacher inquiry group which ran for a semester where a group of teachers who were looking into their practice in mathematics engaged in challenging some of the things that they were doing.»

Her reference to spending on teacher education was based on a tangential exercise the authors engaged in, in which they speculated on how school resources could be best invested in order to improve student achievement, including what would happen if more money were invested in teacher education.

Discovery Education Espresso is helping thousands of teachers by providing dynamic online resources which keep children engaged and make revision fun.

Whereas early websites were usually limited to one - way broadcasting of information, today, the Web increasingly supports two - way communication and user - generated content, which can be used to engage students, parents, and teachers in dialogue around meaningful assignments and learning objectives.

Indeed, the list of strategies applied is a long one: frequent online assessments to diagnose and direct students to the appropriate activity; open - ended assignments allowing kids of varying skill levels to engage at their own levels; coteaching in which two teachers share responsibility for a group of kids; and looping, in which teachers follow kids from one grade to the next.

Studies predict that Finland will hang on to its lackadaisical workers, and suggest things like «keep students in school by engaging them with smaller class sizes and better paid teachers» or «get rid of standardized tests» and» individualize learning,» which they'll expand on by saying «create a system that instills curiosity, creativity, passion, and accept that it is impossible to test these things.»

All teachers of science can make it relevant to the lives of students by doing a range of things, including using their students» interests as the context, sharing intellectual control, making the tasks open - ended and using age - appropriate equipment, all of which help to make for engaged and motivated students.

This data, which included pupils who had not engaged with Greenhouse Sports programmes was combined with the findings of 20 qualitative interviews, which gathered the views of head teachers, heads of PE, Greenhouse Sports» full - time coaches and participating pupils.