Sentences with phrase «with classroom goals»

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The organization raised the funds to purchase micro: bits for a pilot program focused on 25 middle - school classrooms, with the eventual goal of purchasing the device for every 7th grader attending the county's schools.

Our goal is to integrate your classroom curricula with our educational programs.

RACINE — With a goal of no student going hungry, Southern Local is now bringing breakfast into its classrooms.

Let's hope de Blasio is willing to learn from his new chancellor — rather than surround him with political minders who frustrate Carranza's goal of creating «joyful learning» in city classrooms.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

She is also passionate about science education and bringing active learning techniques to the classroom, with the goal of making introductory biology more accessible to diverse learners.

Our goal was for the Open Classrooms concept to catch on naturally, with people inviting and visiting because they wanted to.

But throughout, the goals and benefits of mentoring are clear: moving our profession forward with better - prepared and more - effective teachers in our classrooms.

Grade: Third Through Fifth Grades School: South Marshall Elementary School, Benton, Kentucky Students / Room Dimensions: 61 students; three and a half classrooms have been converted into one large room Setting It Up: Our goal was to provide students with a flexible, comfortable learning environment.

The team meets for full - day sessions on a monthly basis to develop innovative ideas for their classrooms, with the goal of eventually scaling innovation throughout the district.

Although these surveys are online, we have the TIS meet face - to - face with teachers to talk about their classroom needs, and have them collaborate with other teachers if they want to choose the same goal as a grade level or department.

Using these ten questions as a guide to focus the beginning - of - the - year planning sessions, a TIS can decide which program or technology device to suggest for classrooms and how to go about coaching the teachers with this goal in mind.

All courses of study, classroom materials (including texts), tests, and staff evaluations were aligned with the school board's instructional goals.

Our goal was to work with students beyond the classroom walls as they put their thoughts about the Presidential race into writing.

«My big ambition» is a self - contained classroom topic with activities that are designed to help students to raise their aspirations and clarify their hopes and dreams which can become goals.

In light of the New Year approaching, perhaps one goal of teachers of the gifted and teachers, who instruct the gifted in their classrooms, could be to replace educational malnourishment with academically, intellectually, and emotionally satisfying curriculum and experiences — allowing gifted children to thrive in school on a daily basis.

With schools today facing an array of complex challenges — from working with an increasingly diverse population of students, to integrating new technology in the classroom, to meeting rigorous academic standards and goals — observerWith schools today facing an array of complex challenges — from working with an increasingly diverse population of students, to integrating new technology in the classroom, to meeting rigorous academic standards and goals — observerwith an increasingly diverse population of students, to integrating new technology in the classroom, to meeting rigorous academic standards and goals — observers...

«My dream job» is a self - contained classroom topic that encourages students to think about the values they associate with certain careers and how these relate to their own goals and aspirations.

In fact ~ gifted education concepts can really assist general classroom teachers ~ as well as those who work with higher performing students ~ in meeting their learning goals by differentiating instruction and helping to build upon students strengths and interests.

Drawing on the results of computer - adaptive tests given periodically throughout the year, the 7th and 8th grade humanities teacher and her students at Oak Valley Middle School in San Diego set classroom goals that target the areas the youngsters struggle with the most.

Partnerships with organizations outside the classroom — and a solid roster of field trips — have been key to the school's goals.

According to the article (and with a full caveat that the article of course may not capture the true intent of the school officials profiled), a goal here was to create a computer - centric classroom.

Nadia Lopez (@TheLopezEffect) shares strategies that revolutionized how her scholars approached learning, including learning spaces «where risks were applauded,» with «co-operative learning to encourage collaboration» and a scholar - centered approach allowing «each individual to contribute to the classroom dialogue and work towards the goal of completing a task collectively.»

My Top 12 Teacher Bloggers tackled the enduring question of how to balance test preparation with overall classroom goals.

Clackamas's recycling program began with students educating other students and staff about the value of recycling and their goals for the program through ten - minute presentations in each classroom.

This dire sequence started, he says, with A Nation at Risk, the 1983 Reagan administration report that launched America on «experiments» such as «open classrooms, national goals, merit pay, vouchers, charter schools, smaller classes, alternative certification for teachers, student portfolios, and online learning, to name just a handful.»

«The goal is to provide teachers with avenues for growth without totally leaving the classroom,» says Senior Lecturer Katherine Boles, director of the Learning and Teaching Program and IL.

Measuring school or student performance is fraught with problems, especially if the goal is to make comparisons across classrooms, schools, districts, or states.

«The goal of Pride is to help young men navigate through not only school, but also through being an adolescent male with the obstacles that they're facing, and then trying to lead them through college, add reinforcement outside of the classroom, and give them very clear insight as to what to expect in college,» says Dion Steele, Urban Prep, Englewood Campus» principal.

The network aims to help a small cadre of teachers help each other successfully integrate select PL components in their own classrooms with the goal of amplifying those teachers» learning schoolwide and, ultimately, citywide.

Before the rapid expansion of the Internet, teachers hoarded ticket stubs, receipts, advertising flyers, and other tidbits from their own trips abroad with the goal of importing a language's culture to the classroom.

With these lines we intend to show the prevailing need to establish a required voluntary service that facilitates from the humanistic education to a professional sector included in the social and human sciences, but that unfortunately most of their training is based on conglomerations of theoretical contents within the four walls of a classroom, isolated from the real and away context from the real goal of education.

If you start with a clear goal and ask relevant, critical questions of what you're considering, you're well on your way to improving student achievement in your classroom.

The goal is to engage all learners, regardless of learning level with the use of multiple means of representation, expression, and action, as well as means of engagement in the classroom.

Entering the Ed School both as an aspiring teacher and as someone with little knowledge of education as a whole, my goals were to acquire a repertoire of skills that would allow me to leave HGSE with a solid foundation in preparation my first year in the classroom and to gain as much knowledge about current issues, policies, and trends in education as possible.

As you get ready to head back to school, don't worry about demanding parents or troubled students, over-filled classrooms or under - stocked supply closets, assessment tools that conflict with curriculum goals, or discipline procedures that conflict with common sense.

From observations and discussions I have had with many teachers in both my school and division, goal setting, self - monitoring and student reflection on their professional learning and classroom instruction are underutilized for various reasons.

Or, if you are a newer teacher or new to special education, the DAILY LIVING SKILLS TEACHERS MANUAL gives information on classroom organization and set - up along with Indicator 13 support and a variety of written ITP goals for each workbook.

As with anything, the key to quality classroom management is to have a plan, a Plan B, and to ensure that technology integration is consistent, clear, and supports the learning objectives and goals.

The challenge now becomes that of identifying the kinds of changes that will improve student learning in the classroom and, once the changes are identified, sharing this knowledge with other teaches who share similar problems, or share similar goals, in the classroom.»

In an Oakland, California, classroom papered with learning goals and student work, history teacher Lacy Lefkowitz relinquishes her podium to eighth graders presenting their latest project.

Or, if you are a newer teacher or new to special education, the DAILY LIVING SKILLS TEACHERS MANUAL gives information on classroom organization and program set - up along with Indicator 13 support and a variety of written ITP goals for each workbook.

There is an increasing range of innovative play equipment developed specifically with these goals in mind that complements learning in the classroom by providing children with opportunities to learn through the more relaxed environment of the playground.

The goal is to address the many challenges schools, learners, and education departments with digital solutions that need to be built in and for the emerging market classroom in order to suit the learning environment and be effective.

A 5th - grade classroom with a teacher using direct instruction to instill Common Core goals through lively tasks is fine.

Staff were paired with a colleague (outside their department) to meet on a regular basis, set professional teaching goals, embed actions in their classrooms and record outcomes.

Digital games have the potential to infuse your classroom with fun while students demonstrate learning goal after learning goal.

Modern technologies are making it easier to engage students, but choosing the right technologies to support student engagement in the classroom is a difficult task, and one with an important goal: creating learner - centered environments in which students can thrive.

(i) Conduct a self - assessment that evaluates the program's progress towards meeting goals established under paragraph (a) of this section, using aggregated child assessment data where applicable, compliance with program performance standards throughout the program year, and the effectiveness of the professional development and family engagement systems in promoting school readiness, using classroom, professional development, and parent and family engagement data, as appropriate;

If we pay some of that money to our best teachers for taking in more students, we accomplish three goals at once — we save money, we get more students in classrooms with highly effective teachers, and we give our best teachers a real raise, not just for being good, but for taking on more work.