Sentences with phrase «while students read»

In addition, LightSail won the Mindful Data Award from EdSurge and Digital Promise in the 2014 DILA awards, which honored the company for providing instant, actionable data to teachers based on information captured while students read excellent digital books.

One teacher noted that simply listening while students read provided more salient, real - time information than did formal assessments.

Further, teachers are no longer able to grade papers while students read textbooks.

«While my students read, I put classical music on in the background.»

This is a wonderful way to check for understanding while students read a chunk of difficult text or learn a new concept or content.

Other features often found in children's ebooks include games, tactile interactions like the ability to manipulate the background, and even audio sounds that play while the student reads.

Not exact matches

While college students concerned their degree won't get them a job (and their anxious parents) might breathe a sigh of relief on reading Kant's post, they should note that other experts warn that this «major in whatever inspires you!»

For example, between 2000 and 2009, Korea posted a 15 - point gain in reading on the OECD's PISA (Program for International Student Assessment) while Canada posted a 10 - point decline.

While many people are planning how to spend their tax refunds, for some unlucky student... Read more

An online publication for freshmen, by freshmen, providing students a platform to read and share relatable content about their first year of college — while also giving them the opportunity to be involved in the process of running their own publication

While some in the federal government will state forcefully that they are not — repeat NOT - going to be like the previous government and tell students what fields they should study (read: welding), literally every time skills... [Read Mread: welding), literally every time skills... [Read MRead More]

I'm the first to admit that for a long while, I collected student loan letters and emails and never read them.

I have always been thankful that I was gone before those days arrived, but I note here for the record that — while a student — I did not find much to approve in Tietjen's leadership, and even the bittersweet experience of reading his memoir has not changed my mind on that question.

While I had continued to read and be profoundly moved and strengthened by the early monastic abbas and ammas, I was happy where I was, teaching Hebrew, Aramaic and Syriac to small classes of students.

While I appreciate the approach that DTS teaches, it can really only be followed by expert scholars and theologians, and is not feasible for the average student of Scripture, which indicates to me that it is not the only oven the best way of reading and interpreting the biblical text.

While in seminary, I read much of Calvin to a blind student, and I know how often I flinched at that term.

These PERMANENT NOTES, as Professor Burch has entitled them, cover a period extending from 1919 to 1943 and consist, mostly, of class notes, reading notes, and papers composed by Burch while he was an undergraduate student, graduate student, and teaching assistant at Harvard University.

Students posted signs around campus that read COURAGE, while one Gainesville citizen waved a tablecloth - sized American flag as he roller - skated near campus.

But since FoodCorps is all about placing volunteers in schools to work directly with students, while... [Continue reading]

While some demand that students actually be taught to read and write, others are more concerned with what is served in the cafeteria.

While we're pumping our students» brains with reading, fractions, history, and the arts, shouldn't we add a healthy dollop of nutrition and activity?

My students could probably sit and read it for a while.

NYC students who struggle the most with state reading and math tests are unlikely to achieve mastery of the subjects while enrolled in the city schools, according to a new report from the pro-charter group families for Excellent Schools.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WBEN)-- When looking at the results of Wednesday's re-organization meeting for the Buffalo School Board, the public will read Dr. Barbara Seals Nevergold retained her position as President of the Board while Sharon Belton - Cottman was voted Vice President of Executive Affairs and Theresa Harris - Tigg was voted the Vice President of Student Achievement.

State Senator Tim Kennedy reads a proclamation honoring students at West Seneca West High School for their «chain of life» pledge, in which they vow not to drink and drive or text while driving.

Read the 10 most common mistakes graduate students make while they write a PhD thesis.

In order to separate student characteristics from aspects of segregated public schools, Kainz used a statistical technique called «propensity score matching,» which allows for comparison of reading growth in segregated and non-segregated schools, while also accounting for numerous differences in the students» backgrounds.

Students read biographies of current NASA scientists and view scientists» notebook pages, while learning about planetary features such as canyons, volcanoes, and ice.

To address the issue of short sequencing reads, the Experimental Genomics group at SciLifeLab Stockholm, led by associate professor Afshin Ahmadian and his PhD students Erik Borgström and David Redin, has developed a new technique that is capable of analyzing millions of single DNA molecules in parallel, while maintaining information of how the genetic variants within these molecules are linked.

I wrote this book in response to students who were asking me for a practical guide to the primary series, while also hoping for a clear path to the... Read More

«I think that our centre agreed... that while yoga is a really great idea, accessible and great for students, that there are cultural issues of implication involved in the practice,» the response read.

While many have worried about the long - term potential of dating apps and sites,... As an online dating coach I encourage all my students to never be afraid to... Predators — Online... sites must follow by law, but an official agreement between the attorney general's office and three major sites that share the Read More...

While the whole setup is unbelievable and forcibly dramatic (what professor could ever keep his job if he made his students sign a piece of paper that reads God is dead?)

Several Web sites may help build your students» reading and comprehension skills while they learn to use the Internet safely!

By balancing the brain and creating colorful connections to letter identification, language patterns, reading fluency and reading comprehension, the patent - pending Live In Letters color - code hitches together the left and right - brain hemispheres, while brightly highlighting your student's newfound love for reading!

While reading is the work of the mind, incorporating the senses provides extra reinforcement for students who are still growing their skills.

A 2010 report, How College Students Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age, found that while nearly 75 percent of students reported using Wikipedia for school research, almost all of them said they turn first to course readings and consulted more with instructors and scholarly research than with WiStudents Evaluate and Use Information in the Digital Age, found that while nearly 75 percent of students reported using Wikipedia for school research, almost all of them said they turn first to course readings and consulted more with instructors and scholarly research than with Wistudents reported using Wikipedia for school research, almost all of them said they turn first to course readings and consulted more with instructors and scholarly research than with Wikipedia.

While the NCLB mandate of having 100 percent of students proficient in reading and math was challenging, it was never viewed as realistic.

A total of 99 students in groups of two conditions were compared; one group received non-arts-infused academic lessons in math, reading, or social studies, while the other received lessons in the same subjects that integrated dance, music, visual art, or theater.

While these young adult books are typically middle school level, their resonant subject matter, complex characters, profound themes, vivid vocabulary, and historical contexts make them suitable as enriched reading for elementary students and as a bridge for high school freshmen.

Some of my students actually prefer to sit in desks, which surprised me, while others tuck themselves away in the Harry Potter reading nook.

While writing goals are used regularly in the classroom, students do not assess personal reading skills on a regular basis.

In 1997 - 98, Los Angeles students in grades 2 - 8 scored in the 24th percentile in reading on the SAT 9, while Houston scored in the 32nd percentile, a gap of 8 national percentile ranking points.

Encourage students to have a conversation with the text by jotting notes on the text while reading — this keeps students engaged and often increases comprehension.

If resources are tight or students are struggling, they are inclined to cut the arts and focus more on math and reading because those subjects are really useful while art is not.

Since 2007, the proportion of D.C. students scoring proficient or above on the rigorous and independent National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) more than doubled in fourth grade reading and more than tripled in fourth grade math, bringing Washington up to the middle of the pack of urban school districts at that grade level, while the city's black students largely closed gaps with African American students nationwide.

Next, have students read a hard copy of the lyric while listening to the song for a second time (I usually provide one handout for each pair of students).

Reading passages aloud and verbalizing questions you would mentally ask while reading can be a great benefit to stReading passages aloud and verbalizing questions you would mentally ask while reading can be a great benefit to streading can be a great benefit to students.

While learning about important science concepts, students will read and engage in a collaborative environment rooted in inquiry and discovery.

These posters can serve as aids for encouraging students to make connections to the world, to the text itself, and to themselves while reading; henceforth, text - to - world connections, text - to - text connections, and text - to - self connections.