Sentences with phrase «broad curriculum»

Certainly, educational camps offer an increasingly broad curriculum, to meet the changing demands of parents.

High School teacher - Start Date - Present Employers name - Location Responsible for ensuring that pupils benefit from a balanced and broad curriculum with many extra-curricular activities.

The new law is more expansive than NCLB, providing for broader curriculum and early childhood education, for example, though the Preschool Development Grants program would reside not in the Education Department but in the Department of Health and Human Services.

Iowa has joined the ranks of states considering mandatory consolidation or state takeover of school districts that are unable to meet minimum educational standards, including broad curriculum offerings, incentives for teachers, and school - business partnerships.

Australian Education Union Federal President Correna Haythorpe said it's important for teachers to have access to broad curriculum expertise, which is very important for a child's development as a whole, but you can't implement provisions around having specialist teachers in place without looking at the resources that will need to be in place to support that.

Professional educators faced with high - stakes consequences are robbed of the chance to practice the art of teaching leaving students deprived of acquiring the deep understanding of full, broad curriculum needed to compete in college.

This would likely mean that they would teach a very broad curriculum to 18, rather than following the traditional British model of early specialisation.

There's also a section on teacher professional development that notes there's inconsistency among educators «in their understanding, interpretation and delivery of sport in physical education, and how they value and utilise sport to support broader curriculum objectives».

We think it's important for teachers to have access to broad curriculum expertise, that's very important for a child's development as a whole, but you can't implement provisions around having specialist teachers in place without looking at the resources that will need to be in place to support that.

, I came across the Charlotte Mason philosophy and found an approach to education that incorporated a broad curriculum, time outdoors, and my Christian faith.

This degree program included a broad curriculum in courses she enjoyed, such as genetic engineering, biochemistry, microbiology, virology, and immunology.

Despite the government's view that it offers a broad curriculum, what all teachers will stress is that education surely is about being able to live a constructive fulfilled life and contribute positively to society.

Bill Quay Primary School in Gateshead, Tyne and Wear, caters for more than 100 four — 11 year old children, who are supported by currently 40 teaching and support staff delivering a broad curriculum.

The broader curriculum should be grounded in values.

Furthermore, outdoor learning makes a powerful contribution to the broader curriculum and the development of «character».

If only educational systems internationally would appropriately recognise the need for all students to experience a broad curriculum and, in particular, acknowledging the role that Sport can play in developing resilience and engagement.

«Using indigo as a theme, they seek ways to use the arts within a broader curriculum framework.

We should be concerned about accountability systems or authorizing practices that might encourage counterproductive practices — like excluding kids from testing or focusing narrowly on reading and math skills instead of a broad curriculum.

«I applaud the focus on integrating physical activity into everyday life and the creativity Ms. Zavacky brings to her classes, and her integration of physical activity into the broader curriculum.

Individualised learning weakens the broader curriculum experience of the child, by reducing the social (and moral) dimension that is an inevitable part of learning together.

The assumption is that closing small schools and busing students to regional schools not only presents efficiencies of scale and cost - savings, but also provides more opportunities, including a broader curriculum with more Advanced Placement classes, for example.

The National Curriculum is purposefully concise, the emphasis lies with the school to deliver statutory subjects and topics as part of a broader curriculum that they design themselves.

Janet Clark, education policy adviser for the Association of Teacher and Lecturers (ATL) union, welcomed the call for a broader curriculum.

The Summa program emphasizes individualized instruction within a broad curriculum.

Carole Lindsay - Douglas, Hon. Secretary of the Schools Music Association, explains the value and wide - ranging benefits of music as part of a broad curriculum

Pupils are provided with a rich and broad curriculum that raises aspirations and challenges pupils in and out of the classroom.

Future success is better predicted by students who have exercised an element of choice and autonomy in their learning and a broad curriculum focused on literacy, numeracy, social studies, science, and the arts.

Ed Cadwallader says the only fix is a broader curriculum that gives every child a chance to...

When asked whether she welcomed a review by Ofsted into the curriculum, Hardy said she was «bemused» by Sean Harford's assertion that the inspectorate will be looking for rich, broad curricula.

The schools inspectorate has said it will start to take note of the extent to which schools are delivering a broader curriculum.

The report also calls for maintaining a broad curriculum for all until the age of 18 and that we should broaden routes into engineering by promoting flexible entry requirements for engineering degree courses.

Fans of a broader curriculum cheered, but given that the other four priorities are: better schools, a better workforce, academic standards, and protecting the vulnerable; being a fifth - thought after those is unlikely to mean much of a look in.

ASCL's Brian Lightman said: «We are in favour of a broad curriculum and for as many pupils as possible to get into the best universities - but education is not just about university entrance.

Ofsted chief inspector Amanda Spielman is set to announce a major investigation into whether schools are delivering a broad curriculum amid a gaming «scandal».

And then consider what Yong Zhao said in Catching Up or Leading the Way: American Education in the Age of Globalization, «The traditional strengths of American education — respect for individual talents and differences, a broad curriculum oriented to educating the whole child, and a decentralized system that embraces diversity — should be further expanded, not abandoned.»

«Schools need to step up and have a broad curriculum that gives these types of students a whole range of life experiences.»

According to Robinson, Boston Arts Academy is able to achieve these numbers not because of test scores or academic drills, but rather because of its broad curriculum and flexibility.

Pupils should ideally study a broad curriculum, be strong on the three Rs; be taught by highly qualified, dynamic teachers with good powers of discipline - and achieve good results in a rigorous exam system whatever their background.

There is also little opportunity in such schools for career development, broad curriculums or strategic planning, and trainees are «reluctant to move to rural areas».

The public rejects the punitive approach found in NCLB, favors a broad curriculum, prefers more appropriate measures of school performance than a single high - stakes test, and supports efforts targeted at helping our most vulnerable students.»

«Pearson's promotion of high - stakes tests is undermining the ability of schools to provide a well - balanced and broad curriculum, while its involvement with low - cost private schools in the Global South is jeopardizing access to education for many children,» Blower said.

He was referring to a unionized private school, tied to the University of Chicago, which boasts a broad curriculum, smaller classes and ample resources.

Please include positions on: • The federal government's role in ensuring equity and access to resources for all children; • The role of standards, assessments and accountability in public education; • Ensuring that all students have access to a broad curriculum that includes art and music, as well as science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM); • Professional development for school staff; and • Community schools.

More fundamentally, DCPS has systems in place that actively discourage schools from adopting a broad curriculum, say Weedon and another State Board of Education member, Ruth Wattenberg.

However, working on the principles of quality rather than quantity and less can be more, we should be making sure that we do plan properly for and provide and protect time (even if not as much as we would like) for the broader curriculum.