For the last week of classes, my college students do a whole-class debate. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-05-01] Reference
However, Jeremy concedes that “we should not abandon the whole-class grouping completely”. From Wordnik.com. [L is for Lockstep « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
But I don't think that in this class this year I will use this book for a whole-class project on "How To" writing. From Wordnik.com. [On Second Thought] Reference
An Epson Powerlite 83 LCD projector is used for whole-class instruction so students can easily see what is being taught. From Wordnik.com. [Jim McGuire: Integrating Technology -- and it's Cheap too] Reference
Classroom use: Younger students can use this tool together as a whole-class activity or simply enjoy the posters their teacher creates. From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 233th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
All the activities have been classroom tested, can be used with students of varying ability, and are effective as individual, group, or whole-class activities. From Wordnik.com. [Ready-to-Use English Workshop Activities for Grades 6-12: 180 Daily Lessons Integrating Literature, Writing & Grammar Skills « Books « Literacy News] Reference
Mostly, I'm having trouble in whole-class situations; the kids are great one on one, and even respond spectacularly when we split the class in half for some projects. From Wordnik.com. [Test entry] Reference
The types of things you would teach in an EFL course abroad like grammar and pronunciation appear infrequently and usually in one-on-one instruction, not whole-class instruction. From Wordnik.com. [What does a high school ESL class in the US look like? « Esl Literacy « Literacy Help « Literacy News] Reference
I remember teaching two classes (in adjoining classrooms) simultaneously – timing the group work so I could whip next door and do a bit of whole-class stuff, and then out again. From Wordnik.com. [F is for Flow « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
Among the various approaches, however, the most popular one was teaching reading as a whole-class activity the average class size for fourth-grade reading instruction was 24 students. From Wordnik.com. [PERLS Report 2006] Reference
Here's what ultimately made me decide not to go ahead with the Worst Book nomination: BABYMOUSE has started a whole-class on-going conversation on the inaccuracies of gender stereotypes of all kinds. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-01-01] Reference
But he makes the excellent point that whole-class teaching reinforces a sense of the classroom as ‘community’ and that ‘twenty people laughing is often more enjoyable than just two’ (p. 161). From Wordnik.com. [L is for Lockstep « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
The only times I assigned and taught whole-class novels were the four years I worked in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, where the curriculum was completely dictated by the state department of education. From Wordnik.com. [Letting students choose the books, eh?] Reference
In other words, a sleepy child might rally and stay engaged during a chemistry laboratory when he has something he must do moment to moment, but his attention may easily drift during a whole-class discussion. From Wordnik.com. [The surprising thing teachers want from parents -- Willingham] Reference
In England, the coverall scheme of the literacy distance is union as “teacher-led, whole-class launching which consisted of mutual datum or mutual writing; this is followed by assemble work” (www.nfer. ac. uk). From Wordnik.com. [Literacy News – 912th Edition « News « Literacy News] Reference
Once in the classroom, she spends most of her day listening to whole-class instruction or working independently, when paying attention and persisting on her own are the very two skills in which she is most deficient. From Wordnik.com. [The Unmotivated Child] Reference
· In England, the overall structure of the literacy hour is organised as “teacher-led, whole-class introduction which consisted of shared reading or shared writing; this is followed by group work” (www. nfer.ac.uk). From Wordnik.com. [Reading Development in Two Different Contexts:the Case of the English-greek Bilingual Children in UK and in Cyprus « Articles « Literacy News] Reference
More Primary Literacy Centers includes whole-class lesson plans, suggested center materials and templates, organizational strategies, and other classroom-tested ideas that will save you time and help both emergent and fluent readers experience success. From Wordnik.com. [More Primary Literacy Centers: Making Reading and Writing Stick! « Books « Literacy News] Reference
It's set up for whole-class discussion only and is totally awkward for small group work, which I do a lot of. From Wordnik.com. [What Now?] Reference
To further enhance whole-class and small-group instruction, the SMART Slate works seamlessly with a SMART Board interactive whiteboard. From Wordnik.com. [MacMegasite] Reference
But most of the samples and things that I am finding are pretty traditional things -- a more interactive whole-class chalkboard, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [A Year of Reading] Reference
Engineered to expand and enhance the reach of the popular National Geographic Young Explorer magazine, the ActivLessons provide a whole-class digital supplement to the series. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But the AATE submission to the National Curriculum Board argues that "once students reach high school, whole-class instruction on items of grammar does not improve students 'written expression". From Wordnik.com. [The Australian | News |] Reference
A pledge to give every primary pupil the chance to learn an instrument has backfired in some schools, which have dropped individual tuition in favour of whole-class violin or recorder lessons to try to meet it. From Wordnik.com. [Latest education news, including the university guide 2010, RAE results, higher and schools news, schools tables and further education | guardian.co.uk] Reference
A good lesson will have some traditional whole-class delivery from the teacher; some individual written work in silence; but also some grouping of the children where they spark off one another, without undue noise. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk - Telegraph online, Daily Telegraph and Sunday Telegraph] Reference
AVerAcademy program evaluates how AVerMedia's products promote interactive, collaborative learning while giving educators the ability to roam the classroom as opposed to front-room, whole-class instruction and eliminate static teaching. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
In my abstract I’ve defined “lockstep activities” as “whole-class activities, in which the class ‘marches in time’, as opposed to group, pair or individual work”. From Wordnik.com. [L is for Lockstep « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
As a footnote, I’m intrigued to see that – in the latest edition of PELT (2007) – Jeremy has adopted the terms ‘whole-class teaching’ and ‘whole-class grouping’, in preference to ‘lockstep’, for which there is no longer an index entry. From Wordnik.com. [L is for Lockstep « An A-Z of ELT] Reference
The activity is now a whole-class mingle task. From Wordnik.com. [xml's Blinklist.com] Reference
"whole-class instruction," "whole-language instruction.". From Wordnik.com. [GraniteGrok] Reference
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