He recommends using Livemocha, a social network that connects users with native speakers around the world, or podcasts to supplement
work done in the classroom.
My teaching practice was transformed when I began weaving together
work done in the classroom with work done online.
Students will stun you with their insights and depth when they know HOW to contribute in a meaningful way and when they realize that online work drives
the work done in the classroom.
It's an exciting path; one that is taking me closer to improving
the work I do in my classroom.
«From a central content perspective, we will be exploring the idea that using models can really help and inspire students, teachers, and
the work they do in the classroom,» Seidel says, noting that it will link to standards and examine what student work and standards look like in reality.
There is plenty there to reinforce
the work done in the classroom.
Much of
the work we do in the classroom may not be like the real world.
Looking at student work together has an immediate positive impact on
the work we do in the classroom with our students.
Well, actually, there are two parts to that assumption: the first is that we at CityBridge believe that teachers can play a pivotal role in redesigning schools through
the work they do in their classrooms, and the second is that teachers in our programs believe the same.
As a teacher at a public charter school and a Teach for America Corps Member, Ravitch, while respected in the field, continually belittles
the work I do in the classroom.
While
the work they do in classrooms with students is undoubtedly the core work of teachers, we need to reframe our understanding of the daily work of teachers to better support them in doing that core work.
Her passion for developing and supporting the human potential is evident in the cross-curricular
work done in her classroom.
Mary is excited about expanding and developing Sound Discipline's parenting programs by partnering with local schools and other organizations to bring Parenting with Positive Discipline workshops to local communities, which will support
the work we do in classrooms and with educators.
Not exact matches
I am a graduate student,
worked in top offices, and one of 30 students
in the world selected to
do research with integrating technology
in the
classroom.
Even though alcoholism ranks as one of the country's three major health problems, along with cancer and heart disease; even though it accounts for approximately 98,000 deaths every year; even though it is the root cause of most pastoral - care crises (suicides, auto fatalities, child abuse, divorces, hospital admissions, accidental deaths and home violence); even though it costs the nation $ 120 billion annually
in terms of lost
work time, health and welfare benefits, property damage, medical expenses, insurance and lost wages; and even though its effects impair the educational process of every child
in every
classroom, still the church acts as though alcoholism
does not exist.
First, discussion of Intelligent Design's argument against neo-Darwinism is out of place
in a high - school science
classroom because most scientists
working in the area
do not accept the Intelligent Design criticism of neo-Darwinism and because understanding the scientific issues involves sophisticated arguments far beyond the capacity of nonspecialists, let alone high - school students.
When I walk into
work every day now, I look out at a
classroom of students
in their khaki pants and crew - neck sweaters, and all I can
do is think about Newtown.
She turned around and she
did her
work neatly and carefully
in the
classroom!
I really think that the biggest thing I could leave you with today is to take pleasure
in the
work that you
do, whether
in classroom or community, and enjoy it.
They concluded that when it comes to comparing students at one school or
in one
classroom with students
in another, self - assessments just don't
work — especially
in cases where they are used as tools for accountability.
For now I'm going to try to stay positive (especially around Ava) and go to a volunteer orientation this week so I can start volunteering
in the
classroom and
do some reconnaissance help out and see how it all
works.
What
worked or didn't
work for them, both
in the
classroom and
in the school community?
But when it comes to the food
in «packed lunches and snacks, bake sales and booster sales, fundraisers, and class birthdays and holiday parties,» as well as food used
classroom rewards, the medical organization finds that much
work remains to be
done.
Do you
work in a district
in one of our ten target states, and would like to see breakfast -
in - the -
classroom in your school?
While the preschool teacher is going to be your child's strongest ally
in the
classroom, the reality is that your little one isn't going to be bullied while grownups are around, so you need to help her
work out what to
do right then and there if another child bothers her.
The BIC model (breakfast
in the
classroom) didn't
work very well for us.
Early reading
in schools is necessary so that the teacher can give children
classroom assignments rather than
working individually with each of them, but at home it doesn't matter.
We will ask them what
works and what doesn't, learn their best practices for a successful breakfast -
in - the -
classroom program, and learn more about what students want on their school breakfast menus.
From methods taught
in the
classroom to techniques used by major retailers to bring
in the big bucks, I've tested them all to see what
works and what doesn't when it comes to selling handmade at craft fairs.
I drug myself to
work yesterday and it suddenly became very apparent to me just how much I
do in the morning: get up, shower, dressed, put on makeup, make breakfast, make my decaf pumpkin spice latte, eat breakfast, pack lunches, get kids teeth brushed (hubby got them up, dressed and fed), get kids shoes and coats on, get everyone
in the car, drive 45 minutes
in traffic, get kids and their stuff out of the car, walk to each kids»
classroom, take out lunches and put
in the fridges, get kids to put their stuff
in their cubbies and wash their hands, go back to the car, drive to my office, get out, walk across the lot, down stairs and through two heavy doors to my office, and finally sit down.
If the
classroom is chaotic, can your child move to a quiet spot
in the room or the hallway to
do their
work?
«The information
in [The Wellness Impact] validates what those of us who have been
doing breakfast
in the
classroom have found — that the program
works.
I was team mom for little league, cheer mom, pta mom, chaperoned school field trips, volunteered as a
classroom helper and parent at their schools (when
in public school) attended toddler tumbling and mom classes, was a homeschooling parent for one of my kids with leaning disabilities, I didn't have to scramble to figure out what to
do about
work or where to take my kids for child care if they were sick, I led and was involved with the church groups with my kids, I spent summers with them
doing all kinds of things like traveling, visiting grandparents out of town, amusement park trips, swimming, picnics, and hiking, instead of them being stuck with a sitter every summer.
Although our methodology is such that all children are taught the same curriculum, a child who is gifted
in certain areas, such as
in science, music, or the arts, may go deeper or
do more advanced
work within the general
classroom setting.
After learning of Burger's methods, McGill University education professor Jon Bradley says he would consider taking a similar approach
in his own
classroom — encouraging students to analyze their
work the way sports fans obsess over how the home team might
do better next season.
«He has been called to Washington to be a very important voice for what goes on
in classrooms across this country, and therefore, even though it was not our first choice for John to leave, a, on such short notice or, b,
in the middle of the school year, we are deeply gratified that the president and secretary... think so highly of the
work that John has
done with the board,» she said.
But we fought to ensure that the new evaluation system includes an appeals process with a fair hearing for teachers whose ratings have nothing to
do with their
work in the
classroom.
Speaking during the BBC's Daily Politics election debate on education, shadow education secretary Tristram Hunt said that anyone without - or not
working toward - QTS by 2020 «doesn't deserve to be
in the
classroom».
A $ 223 million midyear budget cut — the amount that Gov. David Paterson is threatening to take from city schools
in January — will
do real damage to
classrooms if a union survey of the harm already
wrought by the $ 400 million
in city budget cuts this fall is any indication.
UFT President Michael Mulgrew said, «Our ad shows the dedicated
work our educators
do in the
classroom each and every day to move our public schools forward.»
Whether it is helping a teacher to troubleshoot a kit
in the
classroom, helping a fellow scientist to find an age - appropriate science activity to
do with an eighth - grade
classroom, or telling funders why our programs are worth funding, writing and communication skills are key to our
work.
Both Cox and Newton say that their
work keeps them close to schools — for example,
doing research
in classrooms or running professional - development workshops for teachers.
Others have reported that certain kinds of artificial light can improve sleep and reduce depression and agitation
in people with Alzheimer's disease; that higher air temperatures seem to curb calorie consumption; that employees take more sick leave when they
work in open - plan offices; and that children
in daylight - drenched
classrooms progress faster
in maths and reading than
do those
in darker ones.
Enrollees, all of whom held graduate degrees and many of whom were either
working scientists or recent doctoral recipients
in STEM fields,
did an intensive 1 - year program of summer classes, where they were drilled
in pedagogical theory, then two semesters of supervised teaching
in a
classroom and night classes where they caught up on math or science areas
in which they weren't totally proficient.
DART could
do its
work based solely on the overall level and type of noise
in the
classroom.
Others have you
do a certain amount of
work online followed by a face - to - face intensive
in a
classroom.
If my kids
do not follow the
classroom rules, they get a reminder of which rule they are breaking, and if the behavior doesn't stop, they can sit
in a chair until they are ready to resume their
work with courtesy.
Black sheep and the mysterious Uncle Bob by Keith Sands Im an English teacher
working in Russia, and for some reason I really
do nt like that
classroom topic.
In Bob's
classroom, there's a theological discussion (The movie doesn't hide its religious bent, but it doesn't preach, either) about the age - old questions of «why bad things happen to good people» and «why people who
work hard don't always succeed.»
Typically
in other
classrooms, there would only be enough time to cover the material and not enough to
do significant problem - solving practice, but here this system
worked well.