So, beginning Sept. 21, each Friday you'll find three quick, classroom-tested tasks that ask students to do Common Core-focused work with that week's Times.
By posting homework assignments, vocabulary lessons and parent surveys, she said, the site gives parents quick access to classroom activities and fosters communication.
Just as with NCTeach, the transition to the classroom is quick: You can apply for the fellowship now, begin training in June, and start teaching in the fall while earning a full-time teacher's salary, which (according to the salary calculator on the TeachNYC Web site) is $48,573 for teachers with a Ph.D. And, yes, you get summers off.
A free QR code can be generated and added to a PowerPoint presentation, placed on a handout or posted in a classroom as a quick, convenient way to direct students to related resources or to collect information from a variety of sources.
NEW HAVEN — Modular construction may have an image associated with prisons and barracks, but it is also increasingly being used in a more refined setting, to create quick and convenient dormitories and classrooms for colleges and universities.
Teachers do take quick glances and scans of the classroom to make sure everyone is doing what they are supposed to.
For instance, if you're glancing at a guy across the classroom, keep throwing small, quick glances his way until he looks up and notices you.
Below, this week's edition of Common Core Practice, in which we collaborate with a classroom in New Jersey to test quick writing ideas inspired by Times content that address Common Core standards.
As your child settles into his/her classroom, you can have a quick sidebar with the teacher to find out who she or he is and what your teacher is planning to teach your child.
Still, critics argue that because the tests provide administrators and state education departments with the most convenient way to provide a quick performance snapshot, the tests have warped classrooms by forcing teachers to narrow their focus.
Most teachers liked using the CATs, especially those with the red/green cards, which is a whole-classroom immediate response format, providing quick information of the students' learning.
