Sentences with phrase «all over curriculum»

Those teachers agonized over their curriculum and teaching methods, and even spent time bonding with students.

Supporters of free schools say they bring greater educational autonomy to parents and communities and that flexibility over the curriculum and qualifications required to teach can improve learning.

In schools, the Catholic authorities have meekly handed over to the politicians control over the curriculum, over the admissions of pupils and, in practice, over the appointment of teachers.

Conservatives in government have responded with scorn, pointing out that until recently Labour's policy was to take away freedoms over the curriculum away from academies.

In April, state Senator Simcha Felder (D — Brooklyn) refused to sign off on the state budget unless yeshivas, which accept millions of dollars in government funding, were given more autonomy over curricula.

The network has said that the contract would allow the city to significantly interfere with its program by giving the city's Education Department authority over the curriculum, schedule and even the number of field trips it could take.

Education Schools We agree to promote the reform of schools in order to ensure: - that new providers can enter the state school system in response to parental demand; - that all schools have greater freedom over curriculum; and, - that all schools are held properly accountable.

Transfer the learning and ownership over curriculum to your students, with this highly engaging and exciting group project.

They have influence over the curriculum taught, flexibility regarding the use of their funding, including salaries paid to staff, and overall, greater control of the school's strategic direction and ability to innovate.

Will it usurp local control over curriculum?

But if designed correctly, a system of choice that honored the convictions of educators (and other constituents) would take many of the most intractable issues off the table, especially those that touch us most closely - disagreement over curriculum, pedagogy, and standards of personal comportment.

UTLA president A. J. Duffy sensed an opening, negotiating with Villaraigosa to grant teachers greater control over curriculum and pedagogical practices.

That is, each school should have significant control over its curriculum, methods, budget, staff, and calendar.

Nevertheless, Klein gave her control over curriculum and pedagogical decisions during the planning stages of Children First.

He and the board initially chose to centralize control over curriculum, budgets, hiring, and almost everything else.

Mesquite Elementary's creation and implementation of their Reteach and Enrich strategy is a «why didn't I think of that» simple approach to ensuring their students attain mastery over the curriculum.

Students seem to benefit from their teachers» having influence over the curriculum, but only when they act as individuals and not as part of a union.

I have no idea how the Department could fund the development of curriculum without also exercising some direction and supervision over that curriculum.

It states (in section 103b): «No provision of a program administered by the Secretary or by any other officer of the Department shall be construed to authorize the Secretary or any such officer to exercise any direction, supervision, or control over the curriculum, program of instruction, administration, or personnel of any educational institution, school, or school system, over any accrediting agency or association, or over the selection or content of library resources, textbooks, or other instructional materials by any educational institution or school system, except to the extent authorized by law.»

But in schools where teachers acting collectively as a union had a lot of influence over the curriculum, students performed 32 points worse in math, 18 points in science.

Teachers in Poland have more autonomy over curriculum and assessment than the OECD average, and they experience below - average class sizes, teaching time and salaries.

Progressives and traditionalists battled over the curriculum in the first two decades of the twentieth century (practical vs. «book - based» learning), in the 1920s (project - based, experiential learning vs. traditional intellectual disciplines), in the 1940s (curriculum for personal adjustment vs. curriculum for knowledge and skills), in the 1960s and 1970s (student - centered, open classrooms and inquiry learning vs. teacher - led classrooms and basic skills), and in the 1990s (over standards, as described above).

Charter schools are publicly funded schools that operate outside the direct control of local school districts, under a publicly issued charter that gives them greater autonomy than other public schools have over curriculum, instruction, and operations.

He sued Louisiana's elected state board of education for ceding the state's authority over curriculum and tests to Common Core's constellation of unelected private and federal officials.

The zone is a public - private partnership that gives principals and teachers more control over curriculum, schedules, staff, and budgets.

When experts or politicians said that Common Core would not lead to a surrender of local control over curriculum, Heather and Erin knew better.

The teachers, meanwhile, will have power over curriculum decisions that used to be left to the board.

Greater power over the curriculum and the choice of texts has been a long - standing goal of the California teachers unions, which have sought, unsuccessfully, to pass state legislation that would have placed the issue squarely into collective bargaining negotiations.

In education's public sector, by contrast, the work is actually less interesting than it is in private schools, where teachers enjoy more control over the curriculum and more autonomy in the classroom.

Private school principals report more influence over curriculum than their public school counterparts report.

Yet overall private schools are reported by teachers to embody a greater feeling of community, offer more teacher autonomy, and more teacher influence over curriculum.

Community Magnet is an affiliated charter which allows flexibility in many areas of school management (budget, staff selection) as well as school site control over curriculum selections and school - based enrichment.

Among those who do see positives, freedom over the curriculum is the most popular advantage for both classroom teachers and senior leaders, at 56 per cent and 67 per cent respectively.

Free schools, with more than 250 already open and more than 150 approved, are new state schools which have the same independence as academies, operating outside the local authority and with greater flexibility over the curriculum and staffing.

A Note to Educators: Pedagogy Surpasses Curriculum — In this blog series, Carrie and our CEO, Kristyn Klei Borrero, discuss the power of pedagogy over curriculum and high - leverage pedagogical strategies that make up any effective lesson.

While districts have local control over their curriculum, their students are expected to meet certain expectations which are assessed.

Note on Gifted Ed Regulations: While districts have local control over their curriculum, text books, and lesson plans, there is an over-riding State requirement with gifted education.

It's no wonder, with contracts in 26 states, that this publishing company holds a monopoly over all curriculum and assessments.

They voted for extending academy freedoms over the curriculum, now they want to scrap them.»

At Fenway High School in Boston, an in - district Pilot school with freedom over curriculum and assessment, the curriculum often embraces critical pedagogy, or examining problems within social contexts and power structures, taking constructive action, and reflecting.

Both types of school will be what the government calls independent state schools, with more freedom over the curriculum and teachers» pay and conditions.

Pilot schools have some charter - like autonomy over curriculum, budget and staffing, but participate as full members of the district.

Those academies will have to renegotiate their agreements with the government to to get the new academy freedoms over the curriculum.

As states and school districts across the United States continue to fight their battles over curriculum content, educators should not be satisfied — even if their state standards include the content they desire — unless schools make a commitment to also promote the values of ideological diversity and tolerance.

Charters are publicly - funded schools run by non-elected governing boards and given broad flexibility over curriculum.

The solution I see is to have teachers take over the curriculum delivery in public schools and have non-ed business managers oversee the non-ed functions of the schools.

Meanwhile, with many district leaders requesting greater flexibility over curriculum, calendars and spending, local schools have been largely rebuffed by state lawmakers, board members said, although Hall's district includes allowances for an «Innovation Zone» or «I - Zone» opening up charter - like flexibilities for certain low - performing schools.

Instead of giving more control to parents and local school boards, his administration has pushed to consolidate control over curriculum to the U.S. Department of Education.

The coalition document, released on Thursday, also says schools will be given more freedom over the curriculum.

Heads have more control over curriculum, teachers» pay and conditions and the length of school terms and days.