... acting out different characters. This allows for major kinesthetic activity in the classroom while still being able to maintain a bit of order. If teachers allow too much play in elementary school, things can spiral out of control quickly. For example, I like the idea of playing different characters in a novel and then having students discuss the feelings and emotions of the ... . The result is an identification/assessment system that connects curriculum objectives to instruction and accountability (153). Years ago, curriculum, even unofficial, seemed to be all for one. Everyone used th...

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... or socioeconomic disadvantages. Unlike South Korea, which has privately funded Kindergarten for children aged four through six; Finnish children do not start school until they are seven years old. The children of Finland are encouraged to be children, encouraged to be creative and to be individuals ... who are equal to others. Students typically have a four hour school day, compared to the U.S. and South Korea which is eight hours, which includes a fifteen minute break after each lesson, free lunch for all students, and a 75 minute recess (compared to an average ... 25 minute recess of ...

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... 6th, 8th, and 11th grade. Students were given a 69 questionnaire. The questionnaire was based on questions used in the research of the health behavior of school-ages children in Lithuania. (1) The results of the questionnaire showed that 56.5% of students in total were involved in bullying. 12.7% of those students reported ... like I was trying to not do too much, or talk too loud, or get any unwanted attention. I think I isolated myself more in my early high school years. I wasn't even considered to be obese or anything. I just felt like I wasn't as skinny as my friends or my older sis...

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... apartment alone, handling the stress of a university may be less challenging to a student taking a gap year to mature more compared to a student who goes straight into college out of high school (OSEC). Along with maturing, there also comes building confidence in oneself and figuring out who they are. The academic literature suggests that gap years provide a great opportunity for young students ... experiences correlated with a greater appreciation for life, greater maturity, greater self-confidence, and a clearer vision of future goals and a fuller understanding of oneself." Going into c...

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... schools are free to serve and sell non-nutritional food and beverages (EatRight Ontario). However, this becomes problematic as the policy affects elementary and secondary schools differently; because while elementary school students are more likely to bring food from home, the exceptions of this policy has not yet considered that secondary students are more inclined to rely on cafeterias and vending ... nutritional choices (People for Education). This means that not every student can financially afford to have healthier diets, which can fundamentally exclude them from benefiting from the...

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... that students enjoy. Ideally, these components are all met, but unfortunately that is not always the case. In more recent studies, alternative methods were looked at for school meal programs to increase participation while still meeting the necessary guidelines. These methods could include incorporating more local, seasonal foods into the meal programs, decreasing the amount of processed ... success of the students. Schools have nutritional guidelines to follow, and the meals are typically planned accordingly to provide balanced meals for students (French & Story, 2013). Participation in...

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... is not true. If they are telling us how to dress, then might as well give us an exact uniform to please their needs. I feel that school uniforms would prevent unnecessary problems and distractions in the schools. The perfect example of an unnecessary problem is having to make a phone call to working parents or ... attendance rate of the students increased the most from -.02 to 95.5. This is because wearing the same thing everyday does cause better attendance for the school itself. It is much easier to get up and go when you do not have many options of what you are going to put on. Inste...

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... which can lead to emotional problems and behavioral problems issues. These changes most affect students with prior behavioral problems and learning disabilities. Unhappy children can cause problems within the school system. Some children may act out or let their grades drop as a way of rebelling while others may outwardly protest the change with civil disobedience. Students often experience ... (world's highest scores), Norway, Poland, the Netherlands, Australia and Japan " (Gray). From Chicago to Houston to Washington DC districts around the country are beginning to experiment with lon...

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... to highest income families (Alliance). Sometimes parents really just cannot afford the fees and little things that go along with sending the student to school, so instead the student goes into the workforce world. Also there may be times where the parents are struggling financially or are not able ... drop outs say that lack of support is the reason for their decision (Wynn). Many reasons why some parents are not supportive of their child at school. For some parents choosing to not be supportive is not always the case. In today's fast paced, expensive society it really takes both parents...

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... makes connections among several disciplines " (Loepp, 1999, p. 2). How Effective is the Strategy and How Might Concerns Be Addressed By choosing an integrated curricular strategy, Great Meadows Middle School has embraced the idea that students are more engaged when they are thinking rather than just engaging in rote memorization. Putting things together across disciplines is a good idea, but ... make connections between disciplines and allow each teacher to remain within a disciplinary comfort zone of knowledge (Loepp, 1999). Addressing Spiritual Needs in a Secular Setting Great Meadows ...

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... am a social studies teacher at a special act school for emotionally disturbed, delinquent teens. For the sake of this lesson, I have chosen to create a science lesson for an imaginary inclusive 8th grade science class. Since the class I currently work in is a self-contained contained setting, I am pretending to teach a science class in the Bedford Central School district; which is my former place of employment. ... In 2014, there were a total of 1010 and 1394 students in Foxlane Middle School and Foxlane High school ... class discussion. I believe that a teacher should do everything that...

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... shifted from making students know things, to making students learn things on their own. I believe the greatest asset of a teacher is the ability to creatively modulate and organize the lesson and present it in a form that is appreciated and understood by students. My ideal classroom environment would be when I model and structure my lessons through an interactive manner, allowing ... no formal teaching to take place. As such, students find it quite hard to sit through a formal lesson when the theory teaching of media studies comes into place. I believe students should be responsible of...

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... an entire group of students is going to be how much you are going to have to change and tweak every lesson plan. Every lesson will reach somebody and not others. Continuously changing how to tackle each task will be the best way to reach the ... formal techniques like a exam or questionnaire, or informal observations. The third question is "How can teachers be optimally involved in developing the school's learning-style-appropriate program?" (Stewart, 1990, 372) How does a teacher get actively involved in planning the best lessons for their students ... . Being involved, not expected to ...

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... Now, America as great nation is struggling to educate its future leaders and a greater alternative must be given. The NCLB act creates stressful school environments for schools by mandating that standardized testing weighs more than student work, increases paper work for the classroom teacher, and has shown few ... out of class more frequently and for the students to do more work on their own. This work is usually over the previous day's lesson and many of the students did not understand. This creates another problem because the substitute is often uncertified and does not understand th...

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... warmly and says, "You're lucky if that's what you're worried most about." Another student mentions that she's worried about finding a job when she gets out of school.) She then asks them to give her the examples that are presented in the article, in which different students respond with sharks, strangers, disease, weather, and theft. After a student mentions ... and use Craig's List later in my own teaching! Another thing that I really liked about her class was the fact that she incorporates a little bit of strategies training into every lesson in order to promote learner autonomy. She a...

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... skipped over a question that a student may have had. She allowed great wait time between asking questions and calling on students to allow them to get their thoughts together. Throughout each lesson covered, I would say the 90% of students were actively engaged and eager to answer and ask questions throughout the lessons. Mrs. Kertes showed enthusiasm for learning which reflected on her ... and not just for their spelling test. Another instructional strategy that I noticed Mrs. Kertes used throughout her lessons was the integration of technology. She used the Promethean board for every ...

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... Andrew always asks about animals. Andrews's interruptions about animals have evolved into a way for other students to harass him before school, during recesses, and after school. Autistic spectrum disorder, also known as ASD, is a complex disorder of brain development. Students with autism are very intelligent ... the risk of students being bullied, even if that is because of interaction and communication barriers, is very high. Clear Horizons, a private school for autistic children in Provo, approaches learning with three focuses: developmental, individual differences, and relationship...

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... in the learning process. Assigning students' responsibilities during the learning process enables them to improve their leadership skills (Schecter, 2011). Establishing strong personal relationships in the school fraternity can help to develop effective professional learning and capacity building among the participants. The professional staff acts as mentors to the students, which encourages them to develop ... . Persons responsible will be academic coaches and model teachers. Target date will be the calibration period and evidence of completion will be the professional development agend...

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... are also not good towards any credit. If I didn't have to worry about wasting a year on classes that my teachers should have covered in high school I could start fresh in all college courses. Another thing taken into consideration, is the money I'm spending on tuition. "The cost per student ... to pass, and failed. I didn't want other students to think I wasn't good enough to get into college level courses, so I just skipped school all together. Now that college level classes will be mandatory, Intensive College Readiness Programs will be offered to students who are too far behind. Thes...

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... the gas station in the morning when other people have decided to wait until the last minute to buy gas for their vehicles in their rush to work or school. Next, one should purchase an alarm clock and batteries if he does not already own one. After completing the buying process, he or she must set ... ten minutes to brush their teethes; twenty minutes to get dressed; five minutes to start the car and heat or cool the inside; fifteen minutes to drive to school; and ten minutes to get to his seat and settle in. By doing these daily activities in the allotted amount of time, the students wil...

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... Cyberbullying is a huge problem in social media and should not be overlooked. 71.9% of teens have been cyber bullied at least once during the school year. Cyberbullying is when individuals bully each other through electronic technology. Examples of cyberbullying are threats through text messages, embarrassing videos or pictures, or ... eliminating the need for students to return them to the teacher. Social media helps parents and students to know what is going on at school and extracurricular activities. Not only is it beneficial for the teacher, these apps allow the students have fun wit...

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... ? '' and ''what end do we aim to achieve?''. Since we chose the category ''ordering'', we thought it could be appropriate to do the lesson with 8th graders. We were expected to develop a tasked based lesson plan so we decided to integrate ''would like'' into the focus on linguistic features step. Having decided on the learner level, we thought we ... also lead to academic gains such as transferrable skills mentioned above like critical thinking, reasoning and problem solving and metalanguage skills like learning to learn. Since this is a tasked-based lesson, we didn't want...

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... technology can assist in the acquisition of a second language for elementary students is with the use the iPod Touch, both at home and at school. During a two-year study to determine if iPods can facilitate language acquisition and content learning, researchers found that they provide support and content for ... learning, as well as differentiated instructional support, for ELL students. Researchers also found that by allowing students to travel back and forth between school and their home with the iPod, their learning time increased because it was continued at home. The iPod Touch can ...

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... best when they are introduced to multiple intelligences. In Chapter 2, Howard Gardner discusses multiple intelligences. "Garner identified eight kinds of intelligence, not all of which are commonly recognized in school settings. Gardner believes that his theory of multiple intelligences more accurately captures the diverse nature of human capability"(Sadker & Zittleman, p. 26, 2010). The book also gives the traditional ... of the day in the classroom, the actual teaching component is only part of the job. An effective teacher understands that teaching involves wearing multiple hats to ...

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... not only learn through text, but also through hands-on learning. I believe that this strategy is a lot more effective, especially within an elementary school setting. Critical thinking and experimenting go hand-in-hand with hands-on learning. This strategy allows students to work with their brain and challenge his ... City and attending public schools, I have had friends who had parents or guardians that did not care. Their parents or guardians felt as if school was just somewhere their child had to be. I want the children to be in a happy environment. In my classroom I want my student'...

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