they learn new vocabulary, calculated distances and measured growth, and became inspired by books such as rosie engineer. >> that would motivate me, too. >> this is -- i want to always complain when it comes to matt, always solving like who cares about x? you care about x when it's something that you actually have a goal that you're trying to reach. >> yes. >> something tangible there. >> the great thing is that the final product was completely something that the students themselves were interested in and problem they wanted to solve. >> can parents take a tour much the facility? >> yes, we offer tours twice a week. you can rsvp on our website. we're hosting a open house thursday, january 28th at 4:00 p.m. >> and you are part of the downtown community, you aligned yourself with the rest of the community, as well. >> we love being downtown, and we're within walking distance of such wide variety of experiences. for example, we are located right next door to las vegas academy, and we have the amazing partnership with the high school students. the spanish club is teaching spanish, and some

laughter ] >> still ahead, the new effort to toughen kids up and why one teacher is putting a new word in vocabulary can you mobile phone company in >>> there's a different style of teaching going on. abc 7 news reporter lindsay david with the details. >> the movie "kindergarten cop" shows just how easy a room can get out of control. but taking measures to prevent unruly blaif i don't recall by implementing a unique technique called no nonsense nurturing. >> it's the way teachers and schools go about the culture. >> cultural collaboration and support. >> now, i say when i say go, i want to walk into the classroom, you're going to sit down in your seat and complete your warm-up and you have five minutes to do that. >> no one will say to you, will you go to work today, please. it's used to create an environment that's structured and consistent for students. so what does this teacher hear from students? >> they tip scypically say we l her, but she doesn't play. >> i don't agree with her. point in blank period. >> see how it works first. >> as for the teacher, they say the proof is in the positive resul

new words. the vocabulary >> seth: i see. >> so like, ist, tder. >> andhen you findoursel using suulent. >> set yeah. >> and i made mylf a promi wh got to e twentieth succent i would stop being a restaurant critic, a i think after 100 i finally gave up the gig. >> seth: gotcha. is it true tt when you travel as a restaurant critic, you have to keep low profile and in disguise? is this -- >> not many of us sguise ourselves. but, you try really hard to make su they ve no id you're on ur way. so you use an ever-changing roster of fake names. >> seth: got it.>> and i was always not a good anner in advance, so i'd bon the phone making my reservation with a restaurant and i would look at my bookshelf. and so dined out as mr. wer, mr. fodor, mr. grisham, mr. updike. never wi t same person as -- >> seth: i can't believe none figured that o. >> you know, someone pbably did and was too kind -- >> seth: yh. theye ke, shakespeare is coming to dinner again. [ laughter ] i think itrobably, think itafe to say it's bruni. >> right. >> seth: and did you eveve a particularly aul eerience? >> i had mparticular awf

getting the new winter vocabulary out there. temperatures are chilly right now. 37 degrees in terry town at this hour. generally in the low 40s across long island from new york city east. 40 in west january hampton. when you factor in the little bit of wind we have, not too bad just yet, it takes the wind chills down just a touch. feels like 33 in long branch. feels like 28 degrees in newburgh. a nice quiet start to your new year. 2016 off to a dry start. over the next few day. no real major strorm orms on the horizon. al l although, we have some chilly weather sticking around. it's going to be a nice january weekend. 41 for your high tomorrow, saturday. breezy tomorrow. chilly and a little less windy for sunday. 43 and sunny. here's a look at future tracker around 11:00 this morning. sunshine starts to build back in. a few flurries, sprinkles possible north and west of town in the hudson valley. dry as we head into the weekend. this is saturday, 8:00 a.m. lots of sun as we get it going there. stays dry as we head into monday. hi

vocabulary. >> who doesn't love betty white? >> she is in a new commercial that's really funny. >> i love when she does the weather for r the state of california. she says "that'sow we roll." >> i'll have to check that out. >>> let's get a check of weather with lissette gonzalez. you're a fan of betty white, aren't you? >> i love her. she us one cool lady. it is cool this morning, south florida. wait until you step outside. we're waking up to the mid to upper 50s in broward and dade, low 60s in the keys. how long will this sweater pepper discovers jimmy dean delights, made with real egg whites, lean cut meats, and whole grains. an excellent source of protein, it fuels her up with energy to help power through her morning. with jimmy dean delights, good mornings lead to great days. terry bradshaw? what a surprise! you know what else is a surprise? shingles. and how it can hit you out of nowhere. i i ow. i had it. and did you know that one in three people will get shingles? (all) no. that's why i'm reminding people if you had chickenpox then the shin

just because the kasich campaign made up a new word, i congratulate them they're expanding their vocabulary. it's good for america's education, i guess. >> you're not going to go negative against anyone? >> listen, jake, we will punch back, if we feel like we need to. we're not going initiate that kind of thing. you haven't seen us do it at all. we haven't initiated any negative campaigns against anyone. if people continue to go after us, will we punch back? we'll consider it. right now i don't think we need to given what i'm feeling is going on in new hampshire. i think we're doing fine. >> governor christie, thank you so much for being with us today. good luck to you and the people of new jersey dealing with this storm. we'll see you on the campaign trail. >> jake, thank you very much for the time. people of new jersey are grateful we have gotten through another crisis and are ready to move forward with our workweek tomorrow. >> thank you, sir. >>> coming up a new wave of attacks designed to stop donald trump. is it too late? >> in many cases, i probably identify more as a democrat. i hat

the labels in the vocabulary and the vocabulary and improve their listening skills and a develops and develops and stimulating their mind and helps them discover new things. she kept or bookshelves filled and if i read them all she had me read them again. books opened my mind to many possibilities and allow me to dream and make those dreams a reality and if i didn't know how to read i wouldn't be where i am today. i wouldn't have done well in school and wouldn't have known to read and understand and follow directions to fill out job applications to be able to start and run a successful business or sign contracts. i would have been limited in what i can accomplish. i want them to understand and accomplish my dream so can they and i pay and i want them to understand they can succeed academically, be their own boss, have dreams, create a successful businesses that give back to their communities. it's up to us as parents and communities to ensure our children. with big imaginations come big dreams. let's work together as a community to provide future leaders with a great foundation and ensure all have success. god bless, sean diddy combs. [applause] a

new. well that includes updating your vocabulary. >> word police -- there's such a thing. >> there is? michigan have released their annual lists of words and phrases they say should be stricken from use in 2016. 13 made the list this year. they are so. conversation. problematic. stakeholder. price point. >> what's wrong with those? all right. i'll go on on the list. also on the list is secret sauce. break the internet. walk it back. presser. manspreading -- did i look at that right? >> don't look at me for manspreading. i'm not going there. >> vape. giving me life. physicality. okay. well, i have to look up what that word means? >> i'll tell you. >>> college bowl games dominated many tv sets on new year's day. stanford's christian mccaffrey dominated the rose bowl. >> everyone is talking about his performance and important he's are we talking the best player? >> that's what we're talking here. social media buzz. late in the morning. it's still trending. the rose bowl. this game was in play for 102 years. christian mccaffrey in stanford, he put on a performance that's arguably the great

the new test has fewer multiple choice questions, optional essay, no penalty for wrong answers, far different than before. also kids no longer need to memorize long complicated vocabulary words. testing experts say the changes will make the a.c.t and s.a.t. similar your student can test for one and be prepared for both. >> whichever is better you need to only submit that. >> to help students prepare for the new s.a.t. college boards, we have links to all of those now on the abc action news app. >>> 5:09. let's check with meteorologist shay ryan, downright cold today. you said it was coming. >> yes, we're going to have more cold starts to the day but this morning certainly a big we even have 30s to the north in inverness. i like to play a game sometimes on mornings like this. it's called show me your temps. find me on facebook, show me the temperature in your neighborhood, show me who has the lowest temperature. i bet it's not across tampa bay though. 46 tampa. 53 st. pete. most likely coming from our northern counties around citrus or hernando. i think that is the bet. later on this afternoon we'll have plenty of sunshine, a high of 62. i'll show you more of what is ah

vocabularies and penalties for wrong answers. >> the old s.a.t. was a failure. the 2,400 scoring was confusing and colleges didn't know how to use it. the new test will go back to the 1600 scoring and green suggests >> if you study 15 minutes every morning, it's not a big deal. by their sophomore year, they have 100 hours of prep and they'll get a good score. >> reporter: don't cram. students need time to prep for this life changing test. from the flatiron district, liz dahlem, fox 5 news. ernie: thank you. s.a.t.'s. oh, no. i remember taking them. remember those? >> you look scared. ernie: they really frighten you. there's so much pressure. >> and stays in the body years later. ernie: and put a label on you whatever your score was. you have to live with that for the rest of your life. >> are you scarred, ernie? ernie: no. i was okay. it's just that the pressure is there. now we have the new s.a.t. what's the difference? >> to back up, it's interesting. we think it's the first new change, but in fact, the s.a.t. is never static. it has been changing for decades. ernie: it has. >> this is the fourth change probably. let's talk about the diff

news stories and this guy is saying no, no, no. it just blew. i'm not trying to be famous for it. floor. >> are you ready? and -- [ indiscernible ] >> i can relate to expletives. >> that's pretty funny. >> her vocabulary is on point here, but it's the context that she's having a bit of a problem with. >> back up, back up. you bit andrew, but it was an accident and on purpose? >> okay. we've got that much. let's get to the bottom of that. >> i bit andrew, and i didn't notice and i just did that, and i didn't even look at the tv and i was already over it. >> she's mastered dropping the bomb and walking away at the redirect because she knew biting somebody, that's not good so let's talk about something else. because you don't even like miles. >> i lost you like six minutes ago. >> she rolls her eyes and her head back. >> i love that, too. the hugest eye roll you've ever seen. >> what time of day do you thinkk it was? >> sunday. >>. >> there are 24 hours. >> right. we're getting there. >> what time, though? what hour? >> 1:00. >> so that means it was morning time. >> wow! was it at a rager? and 3:00 and then it was evening. >> i don't think we really get the complete story here from josie, but it doesn't

vocabulary words. >> it will be more in-line with what in line with what high school students are learning. >> amazon offering refunds or hoverboards o after news reports of fires, consumer product safety commission is investigating more than three dozen instances of hoverboards burst into flames, the consumer product safety commission commission-cpsc praised amazon and wants other retailers to >> major snowstorm to hit the east coast, between two andd two half feet of snowfall, some major airlines will not penalize you if you want to change your plans,almape burkett, southwest and delta have issued travel waivers ,tte if you do have a flight contact your airline to see if you can cancel or rebook they should start canceling flights later today. >> the hollywood reporter says that the average movie ticket in 2015 cost $8.42, an increase of 3 percent from 2014, they say that premium seating options and 3-d movies increased the prices, american theater owners had a record year thanks in part to the release of star wars,s last year they made $11 billion. >> do watch a lot of live tv ?, and talk about that fire in chester township, they had trouble

new, revamped version will debut in march. the college board says it will include more math, more reading,en wiwimarch. and fewer obscure vocabulary words. and the test will be more in line with what high school students actually learn. for hoverboards. the move follows numerous reports of fires, involving the of fire two wheeled balance boards. the consumer product safety commission is investigating more is invesgatin than thrg moee dozen instances of hoverboards bursting into flames. the cpsc praised amazon and wants other retailers to also offer refunds.re we'll see what happens.ee dozen instanrdo also of time for free for all thursday. i almost said friday. friday rolls off the tongue. scheduling stuff going on. judge gordon going throughin t successfully completed that rehab program bring him backes drug test if he fails one cutne c him even nfl policy if you come back like that reinstated you reintated you reintated y have to follow all of that. let's seeou drivers need to beedbe reminded when wipers are on headlight should be on a small.sma clean off the snow off yourow off youro windshield.w patty tells us that all the tim

new version debuts in march. the latest version will continue to test students on reading, writing and math but now the section with obscure vocabularyis going away. the essay portion of the test is optional and students can use calculators in some parts. three 50,000 students will take the sat today. good luck. >>> federal investigators are looking for a man robbing -- who has robbed at least eight banks over the last month. why he is being called the hefty heister. >>> we had latest on the city said to declare a state of emergency. outside our doors we have mostly cloudy skies and scattered showers. forecast coming up. >>> the damage done by pounding waves in pacifica. a state of emergency there >> awaits a causing part of the seawall to crumble we want to go to christien kafton who is in pacifica. what is the situation? >> reporter: let's give you another look. last there we showed you some of the destruction now we can look at some of the damage they are trying to shore up and protect. you can see the homes in pacifica literally hanging on. jacob and i are standing among the few safe areas. as you get beyond this you can see the

new. >> right now there's five answer choices and we're going to four, no guess penalties so it's guess. >> vocabulary words more here. >> less obscure volkbury. one of the hard esest things is say learn these 500 vocabulary words. the vocabulary will be in the reading section. >> having flashbacks. never used some of them since. some of the konz, things may not be liked. calculateors not permitteded. >> only on one. >> exused to be able to use it to any of the math sections but >> the other con. the sections have gotten longer. >> true. >> fewer sections and longer sections and the way i talk to about students you have to be an olympian when it comes to timing and testing and know what the test structure will be and think about that timing. >> a little practice beforehand probably doesn't hurt. >> questions do involve multiple steps on the new test. >> i can't emphasize this one enough. questions that are going to be difficult for students to get to those answers. strategy around those things and i think that there's ways students can really improve their scores but this is a good one for students. >

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