Our character -
based curriculum prepares Gulliver students to become global citizens, embodying the 4Cs — critical thinking, communication, creativity, and collaboration — that are essential to facing the complex issues of our rapidly changing world.
Our award - winning project -
based curriculum prepares students for success in college and beyond.
Not exact matches
Additionally, preschool teachers certainly have a
curriculum to follow, but they are
prepared to change topics
based on what the children are showing interest in at the time.
The Family Sleep Institute provides comprehensive, evidence -
based curricula and practical experience to our Child Sleep Consultant Certification Program students so that graduates are best
prepared to provide information, strategies, and holistic support regarding child sleep to families with varying parenting styles.
Kits arrive with specimens, activities, and lesson plans, which teachers can use to
prepare their classes for upcoming field trips and also to translate state - mandated science
curricula and concepts into engaging project -
based activities.
Students at Banded Peak School engaged in a number of
curriculum -
based activities to
prepare for their participation in the program.
However, the school
curriculum goes beyond multicultural songs and dances; it is
based on Educating for Global Competence:
Preparing Our Youth to Engage the World (PDF), a text
based on interdisciplinary - instruction research from Harvard University's Project Zero and pedagogical work by global - education institutions such as the International Baccalaureate, the Asia Society, Oxfam, and Facing History and Ourselves.
Key evidence -
based features of what three - and four - year - old children need to learn to
prepare for becoming strong early readers have provided the core for a number of new published
curricula, some of which have been rigorously evaluated and reported on; others are now being tested and evaluated.
Many of the requests for help we receive come from group travel leaders
preparing to take visits that did not include outdoor and adventurous activities, but were typically
curriculum -
based tours, such as history and modern language residentials or concert tours.
Based on the success of the Year 11 plan, it was decided that there needed to be an increased use of technology in the junior excellence classes to more adequately
prepare the students for the senior
curriculum.
It's therefore no wonder that educational institutions are looking at how to implement this technology into the
curriculum - not only to familiarise students with the technology in order to
prepare them for future roles involving 3D printing - but also to use technology's potential to enhance project -
based learning which plays a critical role in STEM concepts.
To
prepare students for effective citizenship, he contends, school
curricula must reflect «a broader outlook that honors the world's diversity of peoples but also seeks a new and larger cohesion
based upon the concepts of common human rights.»
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.»
MindQuest21sm certified and experienced consultant team
prepares school leaders, districts and teacher teams to transform instruction and systems with the adoption and / or expansion of Project -
Based Learning across the
curriculum aimed to produce deeper learning outcomes for all students.
States and districts will need to recruit,
prepare, and retain talented teachers and principals and support them with high - quality professional development,
curriculum and instructional materials aligned with standards, and the tools to support data -
based decisions.
That's why KIPP schools»
curricula are rigorous, standards -
based, and carefully designed to
prepare our students to succeed in college, career, and the world beyond.
In addition to an excellent
curriculum, MYcroSchool Charter Schools offer a community -
based, personalized learning program that allows at promise students to earn a standard high school diploma and also
prepare students for college and career.
State implementation of the Common Core State Standards will require the development of new
curriculum and the adoption of new technologies to
prepare for new computer -
based assessments in the 2014 - 2015 school year.
With more than 100
curriculum -
based pages — arranged in a progressive, 10 - week format — targeting vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling, phonics, grammar, math, and more this book will help
prepare fourth graders for fifth grade.
In northern California, students will begin to fill the halls of GPS in Sacramento on Monday, August 14, where they will engage in
curriculum based off the nationally renowned Summit Public Schools model, a model where students are
prepared for success in college and beyond through personalized learning, project
based learning and goal setting.
Students are provided textbooks, workbooks and online resources, and they are
prepared for the
curriculum's rigor through university -
based, residential summer and spring programs.
Our
curriculum includes project -
based learning and real - world experiences including internships for all students to ensure that our graduates are
prepared for success in college and lives of public leadership.
Despite this, critics say that the
curricula and methods at the majority of the nation's 500 - plus university -
based principal preparation programs remain subpar and out of step with district needs.10 A growing number of districts have become more assertive with universities and other training providers about improving their offerings, because district leaders want enough well -
prepared leadership candidates to meet local learning goals and to lessen the expense and damage of early turnover among poorly
prepared novice principals.
With hands - on, project -
based learning activities, educators explore strategies that will enhance their
curricula and
prepare their students for future STEM careers.
Magnet themes including STEM, Visual and Performing Arts, and Arkansas» only K - 12 International Baccalaureate program, provide significant rich
curriculum -
based studies to
prepare students to be responsible citizens in a global society.
Through a project called Algebra by Design, funded by Lucent Technologies, we are working with teachers in grades 5 - 12 in the Syracuse City School District to (a) increase significantly the number of students who are successful in learning the core ideas of algebra, (b) increase the depth of algebraic understanding of all students and enhance their problem - solving skills in mathematically challenging design projects and activities, (c) provide teachers with experience and collaborative support in the use of Standards -
based curricula, design projects, and current and emerging technologies, and (d)
prepare new teachers in partnership with practicing teachers through observations, field placements, and semester - long internships.
Prepare students for a wide range of careers through rigorous, relevant
curricula that integrate content knowledge, academic skills, technical skills, employability skills, workplace competencies, hands - on applications, and project -
based learning.
Curriculum is
based on high quality rigorous standards that
prepare students for higher education and career success.
It is also boring because current content standards are
based on traditional, subject - area notions of
curriculum instead of on the essential question, What do students need to be well
prepared for their adult lives?
While those help to mitigate the rigged market problem that exists in our state, only vouchers may prove sufficient for those of us who are aware of the limitations of the Common Core and who want to experiment, with our own (rather than someone else's) children and their like - minded friends, with educational models
based on
curricula already proved to have worked in helping students
prepare for the world's finest universities.
The model is a method of instruction — as opposed to prescriptive
curriculum — designed to
prepare students to excel in both in college and in an information -
based, technologically advanced work environment.
The district has taken significant steps to expand the advanced and higher learning opportunities for all of its students (over 6,600), including reducing tracking for many courses All fourth - and fifth - grade students now benefit from the English Language Arts enrichment program and the district is in the second year of phasing in the rigorous, inquiry -
based curriculum in its new International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program to
prepare its students for college preparatory courses at the high school.
First - year teachers often feel underprepared when they first enter the classroom, and are less likely than more experienced teachers to report being well
prepared to implement state or district
curriculum.45 As a result, nearly one in seven new teachers leaves the classroom before completing their third year, with most citing classroom management, the burden of
curriculum freedom, and unsupportive school environments as their greatest stressors.46 Too often, teachers begin their careers in a sink - or - swim situation, with little to no formal induction or support system and inadequate professional learning.47 By providing new teachers with evidence -
based professional learning — including through comprehensive, high - quality induction programs — schools and districts can create a more supportive pathway to success in the classroom.
As they grapple with
curriculum and instruction challenges, districts must also
prepare for computer -
based testing.
This brief outlines current efforts to align teacher professional development and credentialing programs to Linked Learning, discussing how teachers must be
prepared to integrate core academic and career - related
curricula, collaborate with teachers from other disciplines, and develop project or work -
based learning opportunities for their students.
The project -
based learning
curriculum not only helps them come in with some leadership and problem - solving skills, but they are the most technically
prepared of all the universities we deal with.
Our courses provide a hands - on, context -
based approach to math and science professional development while incorporating liberal arts components, which allows teachers to embed the
curricula across multiple disciplines and empowers them to
prepare students to become the next generation of engineers and cyber professionals.
Since 2006, Envision Academy of Arts & Technology, a charter public school, has
prepared high - school students to be effective and creative leaders by merging personalized
curricula with adept storytelling in order to cultivate a project -
based learning environment.
To add insult to injury, students in already under - resourced schools are subjected to fewer opportunities to access richer
curriculum and course offerings to
prepare for college or careers — a discriminatory impact of the test -
based accountability regime.
This typically involves changes in (a) textual materials (that is, moving from commercially
prepared short stories and text excerpts to original literature as a
basis for instruction); (b)
curriculum organization (such as moving from isolated instruction in reading, writing, language, and subject matter to intra - and interdisciplinary teaching); and (c) changes in roles and contexts (that is, the teacher moving from controlling topics and turns to assuming a supportive instructional role, while students take greater responsibility for topic selection, discussion, and assessment of their own progress).
As teachers are pressed to extend their craft to
prepare more diverse students for the challenge of work and life beyond school, they are challenged to provide more authentic instructional contexts and activities than traditional knowledge -
based curricula.
To
prepare ELLs fully for academic success, sheltered instruction must be part of a broad school - or district - wide initiative that takes into account many elements of good teaching practice, including culturally responsive teaching; multicultural, theme -
based curriculum; effective classroom management; appropriate grading; and meaningful, collaborative involvement of parents.
The program's problem -
based curriculum and performance -
based assessment also
prepare candidates for the School Leader Licensure Assessment (SLLA), the state - required test for principal certification.
HCHS
prepares students to be life - long learners, offering a
curriculum based on the principles of gifted education, including depth, complexity, challenge, enrichment, and acceleration.
Her focus on concept -
based curriculum helps schools take a deeper look at what is really important for students to be learning and how teachers can help
prepare them to solve problems in today's complex world.
The school utilizes a project -
based curriculum integrating academic disciplines, emphasizing social responsibility and environmental sustainability, in small classroom settings to
prepare each graduate to be a responsible citizen in the global community.
CTE programs employ hands - on, work -
based curricula to
prepare students for high - need and high - paying occupations that do not require a traditional four - year bachelor degree, saving families thousands in tuition costs.
Prepare and deliver lessons
based on the
curricula established in the middle and high schools where they teach.
With more than 100
curriculum -
based pages — arranged in a progressive, 10 - week format — targeting vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling, phonics, grammar, math, and more this book will help
prepare third graders for fourth grade.
With more than 100
curriculum -
based pages — arranged in a progressive, 10 - week format — targeting vocabulary, reading, writing, spelling, phonics, grammar, math, and more this book will help
prepare second graders for third grade.