Because of that, the program spread to other states and is being launched in Australia as well.
As of 2005-2006, the eMINTS demographics included 232 Missouri school districts, 10 districts in Utah, 56 in Maine, 2 in Nevada, and one each in Illinois and Arkansas. In total more than 1250 classrooms and 22500 students have benefited from eMINTS, and the program continues to expand. Both the professional development and classroom development aspects of eMINTS are growing.
In some respects, an eMINTS classroom is not different from a traditional teacher-driven classroom. Helping each student reach his or her highest potential remains the central goal, and the teacher is there to facilitate learning and growth. However, in an eMINTS classroom technology is used to create opportunities for cooperative as well as independent learning. Technology becomes relevant to every subject and lesson, as it...
Instructional Strategies for Differentiating Instruction Grade Levels Detailed Description Providing a Multitude of Examples K-12 Lessons with a number of potential explanations for the end result are important. Lessons should always provide examples in different genre categories that encompass a broader number of interests or genres. Sufficient Exploration of Crucial Features The primary elements of the lesson plan are clear and concise. No students can move to more complicated understanding without first mastering the basics. Lesson plans
Rather than using a basic recitation technique in which a teacher poses a problem and one student offers a reply, Think-Pair-Share supports a high extent of student response and can help keep students on task., on condition that "think time" boosts quality of student responses. Students become energetically involved in thinking about the thoughts presented in the lesson. Research tells us that we require time to psychologically "chew over" fresh
These factors develop a child's level of ability that is measurable and it will pay huge dividends in the child's educational future. Chapter 3 Methodology Introduction The research focused on assessing kindergarten level reading skills and providing insights into the instructional strategies for teaching effective reading skills. The methodology used was to incorporate picture books, vocabulary instruction, phonic instruction, and visual cues for linguistic processing in order to build phonological awareness skills,
ELL Instructional Strategies ©2003-2009 Instructional Strategies for ELL Classrooms ELL INSTRUCTIONAL STRATEGIES Instructional Strategies for ELL Classrooms Instructional Strategies for ELL Classrooms According to Echevarria et al. (2005), "Each year, the United States becomes more ethnically and linguistically diverse, with more than 90% of recent immigrants coming from non-English speaking countries." The dramatic influx of English language learners has led to changes in instructional practices within classrooms and to changes in how ELL instruction is delivered
The field of education has experienced significant reforms in the past decade because of the need for a standards-based, accountability-centered, and systematically-integrated approach for enhancing the quality and outcomes of learning (Porter & Smithson, 2001). As a result of these reforms and need, policymakers, researchers and other relevant stakeholders in this field have become interested in examining the curriculum delivered to students. This interest has primarily focused on the link
Specialized Instructional Strategies for Teaching Reading The objective of this study is to examine two studies relating to development of literacy in preschoolers in view of the National Reading Project. Toward this end this study will examine the work of the National Early Literacy Panel (2008) and the work of Vossenkuhl (2010) both of which report studies involving literacy learning in preschool students. Study Reported By the National Early Literacy Panel
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