Sentences with phrase «designing rigorous learning»

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By focusing on the day - to - day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and students to help them design learning communities where every student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to learn the skills necessary to succeed now and in the future.

«The lesson to be learnt is there is no substitute for good engineering design and judgment, review and, when possible, rigorous testing of the total system,» reported a NASA safety advisory panel last March in its review of the tether failure.

Designed to provide superior quality, rigorous assessment, and educational innovation, PCE programs uphold the University's commitment to excellence in teaching and learning.

But it is important to design any formal learning that is necessary as part of a business solution on rigorous evidence - based principles.

Ensure authentic, rigorous PBL learning by ensuring that students create relevant artifacts, by designing intentional self - assessment opportunities, and by having students present to authentic public audiences.

To me this is all about instructional design; that we teachers are demanding rigorous and complex tasks for the work we ask our students to do with the text, while creating tasks that are appropriate for their learning objectives.

The research team is applying a rigorous PBL approach to the design of college - preparatory courses, so students can participate in authentic tasks that provide an experiential platform for learning that prepares them for college and careers.

Of the many academically rigorous projects Build SF offers in urban sociology and civic and architectural design, we've chosen the golf - course project as a fun and manageable way to emphasize math, design, and twenty - first - century learning skills through project learning.

Whether you choose to learn on campus or online, our rigorous professional learning programs are led by HGSE faculty, grounded in research, and designed to improve the skills and competencies of education professionals — and, ultimately, positively impact the lives and learning of the students they serve.

As a senior fellow for the International Center for Leadership in Education, she provides professional learning and coaching to districts and schools on leading learning organizations, designing rigorous and relevant learning experiences, achieving instructional excellence, and utilizing formative data to drive daily practice.

The group's specific five - year strategy focuses on building an evidence base for rigorous project based learning by employing design - based implementation research.

Partnering with several school districts to design and execute a rigorous summer school program for students, Rachel is focused on the intersections between teacher support and student learning.

«This timely and pragmatic book thoughtfully lays out a new vision of education with design principles for inclusive, respectful, and rigorous classroom environments that promote expansive and culturally validating forms of learning.»

Those high - performing schools did things like «set measurable goals on standards based tests and benchmark tests across all proficiency levels, grades, and subjects»; create school missions that were «future oriented,» with curricula and instruction designed to prepare students to succeed in a rigorous high - school curriculum; include improvement of student outcomes «as part of the evaluation of the superintendent, the principal, and the teachers»; and communicate to parents and students «their responsibility as well for student learning, including parent contracts, turning in homework, attending class, and asking for help when needed.»

When it came time to choose her residency, Moritz returned to Los Angeles where, for the past year, she worked for LAUSD's Linked Learning Initiative, a district - wide strategy designed to transform high schools through integrating rigorous academics with real - world learning opportLearning Initiative, a district - wide strategy designed to transform high schools through integrating rigorous academics with real - world learning opportlearning opportunities.

Looking at 35 methodologically rigorous studies, the LPI report, Effective Teacher Professional Development, identifies seven key elements these programs share, signaling how states and districts can design professional learning to make a positive difference.

Inspired Teaching's inquiry based approach, deep understanding of backwards design, and disciplinary expertise work in concert with LDC's rigorous and intensive teacher professional learning model.

Our portfolio includes many types of schools: schools designed for personalized learning, using the best of technology and school design to customize learning to students» needs; schools that are «diverse by design,» undoing segregation; schools that teach marketable math, coding, and STEM skills; and schools that blend other specialized programs — in the arts, sports, or technology — with rigorous general curriculum, to capture the imagination of students.

Although competency - based education can vary depending on the context, high quality programs include three components: clearly defined competencies, broad and deep curricula to support learning and instruction, and rigorous, carefully designed assessments.

We expect many types of schools in our portfolio: schools designed for personalized learning, using the best of technology and school design to customize for students; schools that are «diverse by design,» undoing segregation; schools that teach marketable math, coding, and STEM skills; and schools that blend other specialized programs — in the arts, sports, or technology — with rigorous general curriculum, to capture the imagination of students.

As teachers struggle to work with the rigorous performance assessment demands of the Common Core State Standards, a well - designed project can be the vehicle for highly authentic, rigorous, and personalized learning experiences for students.

Even rigorous studies of programs designed to include the elements researchers have identified as essential to effectiveness — including inquiry - oriented learning approaches, a strong content focus, collaborative leadership, and coherence with school curriculum and policies — have yielded disappointing results (see Garet, Porter, Desimone, Birman, & Yoon, 2001; Penuel, Fishman, Yamaguchi, & Gallagher, 2007).

The framework provides state criteria that ensure local evaluation systems are rigorous and designed to support professional growth, accountability, and student learning and growth.

They engage students in meaningful and rigorous academic instruction and activities carefully designed to drive learning and foster critical thinking.

«Leaders of professional learning at all levels of the educational system have the responsibility to support classroom teachers with opportunities to learn from using high - quality instructional materials designed for more rigorous college and career - ready standards,» said Jim Short, program director, Leadership and Teaching to Advance Learning within the National Education Program at the Carnegie Corporation of Nlearning at all levels of the educational system have the responsibility to support classroom teachers with opportunities to learn from using high - quality instructional materials designed for more rigorous college and career - ready standards,» said Jim Short, program director, Leadership and Teaching to Advance Learning within the National Education Program at the Carnegie Corporation of NLearning within the National Education Program at the Carnegie Corporation of New York.

The Spring Branch design pillars are: Anytime, Anywhere Learning, Rigorous & Individualized Instruction, Holistic, Actionable Data, Student Voice & Agency.

And indeed, the adoption of college - and career - readiness (CCR) standards in all 50 states and the District of Columbia (D.C.), like the flap of the butterfly wings, jumpstarted the implementation of scores of other policies designed to support administrator, educator, and student acclimation to these rigorous learning expectations.

This designation, developed in collaboration with the STEM Leadership Council and the Tennessee STEM Innovation Network, is designed to recognize schools that promote and implement rigorous STEM - related learning opportunities for all -LSB-...] Read more

It's the largest and most rigorous evaluation to date of schools designed explicitly for personalized learning.

When used as designed, systematically throughout a school or district, they combine to serve as a powerful common visual language for continuous cognitive development, supporting rigorous and relevant learning for all.

By combining standards - based instruction with UDL, teachers can follow a five - step process for designing lessons that engage and support all students in rigorous learning.

Fostered through a demonstration project funded by The James Irvine Foundation, Linked Learning is part of a vanguard of programs designed to attain these dual goals by integrating rigorous, college - preparatory academics with career - technical education and exposure to work - based learning experiences in high school career pathways that afford both equitable access and the opportunity for full participation to all sLearning is part of a vanguard of programs designed to attain these dual goals by integrating rigorous, college - preparatory academics with career - technical education and exposure to work - based learning experiences in high school career pathways that afford both equitable access and the opportunity for full participation to all slearning experiences in high school career pathways that afford both equitable access and the opportunity for full participation to all students.

Built to national and state standards by subject matter experts using sound pedagogy and best practices in online instructional design, our courses provide rigorous and engaging learning experiences for students.

Activate Learning's IQWST (Investigating & Questioning our World Through Science & Technology), is a rigorous investigation - centered science curriculum designed to challenge and engage middle school students in grades 6 through 8.

Evidence from Seesaw that can be used to meet Indicator I - A — Knows the subject matter well, has a good grasp of child development and how students learn, and designs effective and rigorous standards - based units of instruction consisting of well - structured lessons with measurable outcomes includes:

We design our curriculum around the pillars of the rigorous International Baccalaureate program, creating a learning environment that challenges students to engage their curiosity and develop sound judgment and critical thinking skills.

At present, there are many K - 12 / university partnerships in place to support technology integration across the country (Hartshorne, Ferdig, & Dawson, 2005) but few rigorous, longitudinal studies designed to examine learning outcomes within them.

Many who doubt the effectiveness of virtual classrooms have not been exposed to thoughtfully designed, rigorous courses that use technology purposefully to engage students and achieve better learning outcomes.

This includes: providing financial aid information about postsecondary education, encouraging student enrollment in rigorous and challenging curricula and coursework, implementing activities that help students obtain a secondary school diploma, supporting students with completing college applications, providing tutors, conducting outreach programs, helping students meet state standards, developing graduation and career plans, providing extended day learning programs, or offering other activities designed to ensure secondary school completion and postsecondary enrollment of at - risk children.

The institution provides close contact with a distinguished, creative faculty and fosters rigorous, humanistic learning that is enhanced by the process of design and augmented by the urban setting.

For the fortunate 9 percent of applicants who are accepted, and therefore given a free ride, the college, as per its mission statement, «provides close contact with a distinguished, creative faculty and fosters rigorous, humanistic learning that is enhanced by the process of design and augmented by the urban setting.»

The American Academy of Pediatrics recently released a broad report on children's use of digital media, calling for more - rigorous evaluation of apps that claim to be educational: «Unfortunately, very few of the commercially available apps found in the educational section of app stores have evidence - based design input with demonstrated learning effectiveness.

The College provides high - quality, academically rigorous instruction in a comprehensive transfer and vocational curriculum, as well as learning activities designed to improve the economic condition and quality of life of the diverse communities within the College service area.