Sentences with phrase «builds on the curriculum»

It builds on the curriculum without more busy work.

Children are choosing what dress up clothes to put on, building towers as high as they can and listening to stories that build on the curriculum they are learning that week.

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Instead of following the curriculum of what might be a more traditional conference, ICON places emphasis on building a community among attendees.

Valdis Krebs of Orgnet explains that «Schools are still stuck on teaching 20th century math for building things rather than 21st century math for understanding things» and suggests that curriculums focus less on the mathematics of engineering (e.g. algebra and calculus) and more on the mathematics of patterns (e.g. set theory, graph theory, etc.).

Building upon the fundamentals taught in the Tuck - WBENC Executive Program (EP), the SGP curriculum will focus on growth strategies, including organic growth, mergers and acquisitions, and strategic alliances.

The curriculum is process - oriented, and each workshop will build on the last for increased learning.

But they don't leave it there — they want to set laws based upon their religious beliefs, set school curricula based upon their religious beliefs, have their religious prayers in public meetings, put their religious texts on public buildings, etc..

By offering a standardized curriculum focused on math and science, we can give Wakandans a bedrock upon which they can build a more civilized society.

I said the christians want to impose their view on the rest of us — school curricula, displays on civic buildings, bells ringing for services, who can marry whom, who controls a woman's body, etc

So in her conclusion she highlights some of the accomplishments of Byzantine civilization: an imperial government built on a trained civilian administration and tax system; a legal structure based on Roman law; a curriculum of secular education that preserved classical learning; theological thought, artistic expression, and spiritual traditions that are still alive in the Orthodox churches; and coronation and court rituals that were adopted by other rulers.

At the same time, certain complaints recur: traditional curricula are rooted in precritical assumptions, serve academic guilds, pre-empt feminist or minority studies, and are built on unviable ways of relating theory and practice.

Church bells ringing to remind the flock it's time to pay homage and tithe, christian rules on public buildings, fundamentalist curriculum in schools (or home schooling on the public dollar), you're all going to fry in hell, etc..

Building on an outstanding foundation of curriculum, programming and thought leadership at Drexel, the Close School is the engine driving the expanded culture of entrepreneurship envisioned by the University's strategic plan.

I am in the process of recruiting keen individuals from any sporting background to go into schools on a weekly basis and «take over» a Year 7 P.E session, following the curriculum but focusing on building key skills such as communication, trust and teamwork.

• Try to find a faculty member at the school with whom your child can build a benevolent relationship - someone who's not solely focused on your child's curriculum but also the social and emotional issues he / she may be facing.

When a full curriculum and multiple grades were developed, the school moved to the Corvallis School District, Fairplay Elementary building, located Northeast of Corvallis on HWY 20.

Jamie also built a garden on campus that students and teachers are folding into a healthy eating curriculum.

On Wednesday we attended two incredible workshops: Synergizing Efforts to Build National Farm and Food Education Curricula and Overcoming Barriers to Serving Farm Fresh Food in Schools.

After their initial meeting and assessment, Kelly customized the curriculum to build on Kathleen's strengths as a parent and to address her weaknesses.

The PSI Perinatal Mental Health Certification Program builds on the existing certificate training curriculum but is more comprehensive and indepth.

Early mathematical concepts and skills that first - grade mathematics curriculum builds on include: (Bowman et al., 2001, p. 76).

Rebecca has co-authored three parenting education curricula and has published articles on topics ranging from dual language development to best practices for building relationships with families.

Creation from A to Z also includes hands - on activities such as growing caterpillars and having an ant farm built into the sound Biblical curriculum.

The New York City Council on Wednesday passed legislation ordering a fresh look at the public schools» sex - ed curriculum, and Mayor Bill de Blasio signed a council bill requiring landlords to publicize buildings» bedbug infestations.

With another grant from the U.S. Department of Education, Roseman and her colleagues are leading work on a new curriculum project that builds on the THSB project to focus on energy concepts in high school biology.

Building on its work at the middle school level, Project 2061 has been funded by the U.S. Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences to develop a six - week curriculum unit for high school biology students.

Project 2061, a long - term AAAS initiative to increase literacy in science, mathematics, and technology, has released an outline for its Green Schools Energy Curriculum, which utilizes real - time data on energy generation and consumption from green school buildings to teach middle school students...

Project 2061, a long - term AAAS initiative to increase literacy in science, mathematics, and technology, has released an outline for its Green Schools Energy Curriculum, which utilizes real - time data on energy generation and consumption from green school buildings to teach middle school students the science of energy.

Rather than focusing on how games such as World of Warcraft or the socialnetworking services of Twitter and Facebook change our brains, Davidson believes we should foster these newfound skills, building curricula around interactive multiplayer games and training workers using virtual environments.

Instead of a concrete curriculum or a test that students must be able to pass, the science and engineering standards lay out benchmarks for what concepts students should know at particular grade levels, each year building on those before it.

«This new curriculum unit is being designed to take on high school - level ideas about atom rearrangement during chemical reactions that build on ideas that are introduced in a companion unit that we developed for middle school students.

Although this curriculum has been effective at teaching undergraduates genetics and biotechnology, which has been documented through publications, the assessments have demonstrated that this curriculum is not leading the students to make connections to real world issues that build on plant genetics.

As she and Hannon had collaborated on Argonaute, they joined forces again — with others including Stillman, Herr, Michael Hengartner, Scott Lowe, and Bill Tansey — in helping to build a curriculum for Watson School students.

Her own experiences as a co-parent have helped build curriculum, communication techniques and worksheets that help clients take the negative emotion out of their relationship and put the focus on the children.

He intends to bring back what he learns in India to further build on the Holistic Life Foundation's curriculum here in Baltimore.

Wherein the first segment of the program allows you to embark on the path of yoga and to build your life inspired by the yogic science through a highly - immersive curriculum, the second - half segment aims to advance the knowledge and practice of the existing yogis through a higher level yoga teachings.

He also sits on the advisory board for Education Through Music LA, which builds curriculum and funds music education in LA public schools.

But the bulk of the city's school reforms over the past decade have focused elsewhere, on building a pre-kindergarten system, creating new curriculum materials and instructional strategies and, above all, improving teacher quality — work that's largely unrelated to high school attendance.

As a part of the history and language arts curriculum at Screven County Middle School in Sylvania, Ga., the 8th graders there have built their own life - size frontier settlement right on the school's campus — complete with a log cabin, smokehouse, stable, springhouse, and livestock.

«Where else will they have the opportunity to work on a team of this magnitude, where they are responsible for planning curriculum, supporting the growth of a child, and building relationships with families and teachers, all the while making a very visible difference in the life of a child, a family, and a community?

In addition to monthly workshops, PASA offers an 8 - week, 32 - hour Building Exemplary Systems for Training Youth Workers (BEST) certificate program, which is based on the nationally recognized Advancing Youth Development curriculum.

Professor Macdonald said the curriculum will be the first of its kind to actually be implemented and is focused on building students» knowledge, understanding and skills to help them lead healthy, safe and active lives.

A school in Louisiana got a start on developing a standards - aligned, arts - integrated curriculum by building a puppet theater.

The most exciting avenue in my experience was to build in a unit on education in our high school social studies curriculum.

«The new HPE curriculum operates from a strengths - based approach that shifts the balance from risk factors, disease, ill - health, and inactivity toward building on personal and community assets that support health and wellbeing,» Professor Macdonald said.

This resource supports the Early Years curriculum by building on Dora's ability to capture the imagination of pre-schoolers and focussing on her key traits: exploration, powers of observation, sense of curiosity and ability to work with her friends to solve problems.

The unique curriculum focuses on building both mathematical facility and self - confidence in young girls, and has been recognized by CBS Evening News, FOX 25, and The Boston Globe for its work in equalizing the gender gap in STEM fields.

Both MLE and IEM are focused on building strong leaders and developing management skills of higher education administrators; MLE curriculum addresses leadership challenges confronting deans, while IEM focuses on issues of relevance to presidents, provosts, and vice presidents.

The project, Changing the Subject: The New Urban High School Project, builds on the U.S. Department of Education's New American High Schools program, which this past spring recognized 10 high schools for their efforts to integrate vocational and academic learning throughout the curricula.

In a 2011 interview by Lynnette Guastaferro of Teaching Matters, Darling - Hammond says that whether the national standards are put into effect in a way that is «much more focused on higher - order learning skills» (that is, progressive education classrooms for all) depends on «building curriculum materials,» «transforming» testing, and changing in - service teacher training.