Classroom

Scottish Firm Creates 'digital Classroom' For Refugees

... Stephen Noble, travelled to the camp to donate digital technology and show the volunteers there how to use it. The "digital classroom" they left behind consists of a box (which acts as a charging station) containing a wireless projector, 20 student tablets and a teaching pad, and a range of educational apps. Because electricity supply is patchy at the camp, the technology is all wireless, so it does not depend on power while it is in use, and can be charged overnight. Image copyright Equator. Image caption Stephen Noble and Lindsey Carr travelled to France to set up the "digital classroom". La Liniere was built in 2015 to provide a cleaner, safer and more permanent home for refugees, who are mainly Kurdish and from countries including Iraq, Syria and Iran. The camp was funded by the local government and the humanitarian organisation Medicins Sans Frontieres. Residents are housed in heated wooden cabins and tents and have access to ...

Quality Education Outside Of A Classroom

... STEM and workforce skills are being developed in activities at your local 4-H club, Girl Scout troop, library or FIRST Robotics team. For some youth, accessing these skills outside of formal learning is critical to finding their passion. Out-of-school programs offering learning without the pressure of grades and with more time for hands-on activities. Out-of-school programs don’t just increase access for youth to STEM or sharpen workforce skills; they are allies in the statewide education goal for grade-level reading, especially in helping prevent the ‘summer slide’ or the months of the learning loss that can occur when students don’t have access to activities that include reading or writing. Students that repeatedly face this annual setback will continually struggle to sustain school-year gains. As discussions breakout this legislative session on the additional literacy funding to districts, let’s be aware that IRI scores from many schools reflect this set back over the summer. Regardless of how well-trained our teachers are or what newest curriculum schools ...

Becton Leaves Classroom To Become Greene County 4-h Agent

... and resilience. People have a passion for 4-H. It’s a whole heart thing. They live and breathe 4-H.”. Becton’ said her first experience with 4-H was showing hogs in the annual livestock show and sale when she was in high school. As an adult, she looks forward to sharing her love of animals and providing a positive environment for youth that fosters a learn-by-doing attitude. “I get to delve into everybody’s classroom instead of just mine, which is fun,” Becton said. Becton will oversee Greene County’s three 4-H clubs — Cloverbuds for ages 5-8, Clovers for ages 9-18, and the Wildlife Team. She said she would like to add more volunteers and more clubs. “We want to add more clubs — the more clubs, the more options kids have — and want everybody’s suggestions for clubs we can tailor around the needs or interests of the ...

Teacher Charged With Stealing Student's Medication Back In The Classroom

... of students. Deputies with the Rutherford County Sheriff's office said in September 2016 they installed surveillance cameras in the Nurse's office at Eagleville School, after the nurse noticed pills missing from a student's prescription. CLICK HERE to read the full Rutherford County Sheriff's Office report. Rutherford County Schools suspended Holland without pay, but as the case progressed through the judicial process, the court retired her charges in December, without entering a conviction. Charge “retirement” is a process where the prosecutor can agree not to pursue charges for a period of time , as long as certain conditions are met, typically including that the defendant stays out of trouble, with dismissal of the charges pending. Rutherford County Schools officials said they notified the Tennessee Department of Education’s teacher licensure office, but the state did not seek suspension or revocation of Holland’s ...

Second Class In The Classroom

... what is there to stop a teacher from going beyond - such as including the M 4 BL dogma which is anti-Israel. Perhaps any hatred that such materials and rhetoric foment can be tamped down while the students are in the school building. But what happens when the school day ends? How will this be acted out in the schoolyard or in Philadelphia neighborhoods? Within the past month in Philadelphia a synagogue was vandalized twice and a site where a mikvah (ritual bath) is being constructed was vandalized - so the concerns are real. There is certainly nothing wrong with instilling pride in one’s heritage, ethnicity, or religion. It is admirable to give students the tools to elevate their situations. Further, discussion of societal issues should be part of the learning process. But injecting politics with a week of “Black Lives Matter Action” is not the way - especially given what we know about this movement. School Reform Commission officials and administrators at ...

Students View Inauguration In The Classroom

... and sixth grade students at First Presbyterian Day School say they've been keeping up with the election all year long and for many of them it was the first time they've seen the Inauguration Ceremony unfold. "I was kind of young whenever the last inauguration happened," student Kimmons Sheppard said. "I liked seeing it today because I haven't ever seen one before.". It was an event, many say, they didn't ever expect President Trump to get to, but they're happy with the outcome they saw today. "I learned that anything can happen," student Molly Baldwin said, "and that miracles can happen.". Teachers say even with the negativity and controversy that surround this election they wanted to give students the chance to experience this historical event. "In history, we learn about the differing points of view and how to respect each other through it," history teacher, Leigh Ann Moore said. "That's what the world is. People trying to get along and make the best decisions for our country.". One student from FPDS even made the trip to D. C. to see the President being sworn in. Copyright 2017  MSNews Now.  All rights reserved. Trending Stories Trending Stories More> >. ...

Reading School Board To Vote On Classroom Technology Upgrade

... sitting here in a month saying, ‘We need to buy new computers. This stuff is literally falling apart and I would be sitting here asking for a million dollars to replace what we already have,’” he said. Haas said the device cost savings from Windows to Google is approximately 50 percent. Haas's Power Point showed the estimated total investment of Title I funding as $900,000, whereas 2,000 new Windows laptops would require approximately $1.1 million. He added the district would pay Google only for a license management fee of roughly $30 per device. Included in the $900,000 estimate is the hiring of two professional development facilitators from within the district who are part of the CBA and also two Google specialists not part of the CBA, which is estimated as $400,000. The facilitators would teach other teachers to use the technology. Students would use the new devices and software mainly at school and most likely would not be taking them home. Haas said the district has some devices that are near nine and ten years and it's time to phase out those devices. "From an ...

Sanow Initiates Flexible Seating In Third Grade Classroom

... are a variety of other seating options–yoga balls, yoga mats, pillows, cushioned crates, a wobble seat, and plant stands/stools. It’s all a part of Sanow’s flexible seating chart, a method of helping kids focus better in the classroom. Although Sanow is the only teacher at St. Mary’s to switch to flexible seating completely, she said the arrangement is becoming popular in other schools. She initially got the idea from posts other teachers shared on Facebook and Instagram. “I was intrigued by it and almost scared at first,” said Sanow. She began the school year with all traditional desks and some yoga balls as a trial but switched to the flexible seating chart completely over MEA break. Since then, she’s noticed her students pay attention more and focus better while they work. If distractions do happen, Sanow said it’s because a student is sitting next to a friend–not because a student is having too much fun on a yoga ball. “We haven’t had anyone fall off [a yoga ball],” said Sanow. She noted the kids know how to balance and control their bouncing. Her class in general likes movement, she’s observed, so storing their ...