Sentences with phrase «concerns about the curriculum»

Alum Rock Superintendent Jose Manzo had recommended denying the charter application because of concerns about curriculum, services for English - language learners and special - education students, as well as the school's governance structure.

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Moreover, the war brought religious revival and widespread concern about the moral and religious basis for Western Civilization and so enhanced the role of religion in the undergraduate curriculum.

If you are concerned about knowing which math level to place your child in using a certain curriculum (for example, Singapore Math), there are many homeschool curriculum publishers that offer placement tests.

Here are seven questions to consider when evaluating your child's reading program (if you think that the reading curriculum in your child's classroom isn't up to par, schedule a conference with the teacher to talk about your concerns):

The following is a partial list of Christian leaders and organizations that have publicly stated their concerns about the Ezzos and / or their parenting curricula.

Azzarito commented: «Despite calls for a curriculum that encourages greater physical literacy, schools don't provide educational spaces in which young people can think critically about the messages they receive concerning body, health and physical activity.

The BHA opposes state funding of Steiner schools because of concerns about pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

The BHA has long - standing concerns about Steiner schools including pseudoscience on the curriculum (including scepticism of evolution and vaccinations and support for homeopathy), homeopathy being given to pupils by the schools» «anthroposophical doctors», and the fact that a number of private and at least one state school has opted out of providing vaccinations.

The Regents, which are elected by a joint session of the State Legislature, approved a slate of regulatory and policy changes last week that are meant to address teachers», parents» and lawmakers» concern about the rocky rollout of the more difficult curriculum guidelines.

Michael Gove's revised national curriculum is being unveiled in full today - but his focus on fractions for five - year - olds is being overshadowed by concerns about its content, reach and implementation.

Interestingly, the committee's conclusion with respect to exit exams does not pick up on the full report's emphasis on the importance of the design features of incentive systems, which include warnings that tests aimed at ensuring minimum competency may lower expectations, and concerns about both the potential narrowing of the curriculum and the tendency for score inflation on a known test.

This is a paper about the basic issues concerning reflective thinking, meaning, informal logic and the application of reflective thinking skills across the curricula.

However, Wilshaw expressed «great cause for concern about the transition from primary to secondary education» after Ofsted conducted a report and a recent survey analysing the effectiveness of the curriculum at Key Stage 3.

However, what was most profound was the fact that we primary teachers are most concerned about the quality of training to support the new curriculum.

With No Child Left Behind now stirring concerns about disparate state assessments and sometimes incoherent state standards, has the time come for the new president and Congress to press forward on a national curriculum?

When the review group visited Bateman Primary School in June it said the leadership team lacked unity and raised concerns about the «absence of strategic and operational plans to implement the Australian Curriculum».

But in recent years, Schwartz has become increasingly concerned about the «college for all» movement, especially as that movement has led states to allow the admissions requirements of four - year colleges and universities to become the default curriculum for all high school students.

Although I was initially disappointed when I read this, Brewer had a strong reason for vetoing the bill; she was concerned about the appropriateness of the state «or an entity on behalf of the state approving online courses or curriculum.»

But not for all the usual reasons that people raise concerns: the worry about whether we've got good measures of teacher performance, especially for instructors in subjects other than reading and math; the likelihood that tying achievement to evaluations will spur teaching to the test in ways that warp instruction and curriculum; the futility of trying to «principal - proof» our schools by forcing formulaic, one - size - fits - all evaluation models upon all K — 12 campuses; the terrible timing of introducing new evaluation systems at the same time that educators are working to implement the Common Core.

Teachers also raised concerns about the EBacc, with 74 per cent saying it has narrowed the Key Stage 4 curriculum in their schools and 77 per cent saying the new GCSE curriculum will be less suitable for low attaining students.

«The impact of curriculum reforms on pupils and the growing concerns about pupil indiscipline are also highlighted.

It reads: «Given concerns about both the design and administration of the new assessments, the lack of preparation for schools, the inadequate time to implement the new curriculum for the current cohort, and the variations in approaches between schools resulting from delayed and obscure guidance, it is hard to have confidence in the data produced by this round of assessments.»

We had concerns about things happening in the world and in education, said LeRoy Fulmer, assistant superintendent for curriculum design and instruction for the Waynesville (Missouri) School District.

Among the areas about which administrators are most concerned are the alignment of the curriculum with the states high - stakes tests and whether teachers are managing their time efficiently to cover all the necessary material.

Accountability pressures on teachers, allied with concerns about inspection and the narrowing curriculum options with EBacc are fostering competitive classroom environments where teachers are feeling forced to teach to test and not to the benefit of learners or their community.

In the first instance we had significant concerns about reviewing a curriculum that had yet to be fully implemented, and around the country in many states and territories there was a timeline in terms of curriculum implementation, and in particular the secondary sector had some curriculum areas that were being implemented this year and in 2016.

Whilst particularly in the primary sector many educators would say that there is an issue with respect to over-crowding of the curriculum, we would be concerned about some of the discussion around removing things such as sustainability and climate change and environmental issues from the curriculum.

As I visit schools around the country I see a renewed interest in arts education and a growing concern about the negative impact of cutting art and music out of the curriculum.

We also think this will largely address concerns about excessive «teaching to the test» — research suggests that for well - designed assessments, excessive test prep is actually counterproductive while a rigorous curriculum that prioritizes critical thinking is likelier to lead to better student results.

Earlier this year, the Fordham Institute's Mike Petrilli — a former Bush - administration official and NCLB champion who has since expressed concerns about the law — observed: «The question of whether affluent and disadvantaged kids need a different kind of education — different instructional strategies, different curriculum, maybe even different kinds of teachers — is a serious one.

It will be important not only to teachers, administrators, curriculum designers, and teacher educators, but also to parents and the larger community concerned about children's education.

The Good Play Project partnered with Common Sense Media's education arm in 2011 to create a curriculum about online behavior and activities, focusing on ethical concerns.

Develop the intercultural competence to expand your curriculum beyond a textbook and learn about promising practices and topics of concern to educators worldwide.

87 % are concerned about the way that the impact of SATs on the curriculum harms pupils» engagement and motivation.

Newly elected conservative leaders should be concerned about the authority handed to centralizers by their predecessors and investigate how to bring standards and curriculum control back into the hands of state leaders.

To be sure — and to be fair — there is much room for concern about the uneven quality of curriculum and instruction, a problem that Common Core has done less to create than to reveal.

By the time the NCTE / IRA standards were published in 1996, there was widespread concern about the direction that constructivist and sociocultural views of teaching and learning were taking curriculum, instruction, and assessment in all subject areas including reading.

To address his concerns about weak attention to academic learning in the early grades, the district revamped the curriculum and developed new report cards linked to state standards that addressed ambiguity in reporting student progress.

Julie McCulloch, primary specialist at the Association of School and College Leaders, congratulated schools, teachers and children on the results, but said her organisation has «grave concerns» about the impact of SATs on the curriculum and children's «broader experience» at primary school.

The report said achievement and assessment were «weak» and raised concerns about the school's religious studies curriculum.

Children are resilient though, but I am concerned about the moving back and forth between and among systems since not all private school curriculum lines up with the public school system.

A government re-elected; impatient to press on with education reform; concerned about the way schools respond to change; determined to implement radical curriculum and assessment change.

The state was supposed to be monitoring the schools in the Commissioner's Network, but it seems that Estela Lopez did not take this charge seriously — nor did the other board members, who act shocked that no background checks were required for employees of a State charter school; no policies in place about hiring / nepotism; no concern about a lack of curriculum; no urgency about teacher certification.

McCulloch said today's results «exacerbated» secondary schools» concerns about the resits — such as the impact on pupils» self - esteem and on the year 7 curriculum.

In a similar contemporary vein, teachers have expressed concerns about the limited connections between curricula and game - based learning (Sadler, Romine, Stuart, & Merle - Johnson, 2013).

Badging and micro-credentialing may be one solution to the concerns about densely packed teacher preparation curricula.

More than 90 percent of teachers outside New York City have earned high ratings in the state's first year of mandated performance evaluations, a fact that state education commissioner John King said «should» ease unions» concerns about attaching «high stakes» to testing in a new, more difficult curriculum.

However the new primary curriculum, inspectors found, could risk as narrowing of the curriculum — with teachers highlighting concerns about science, foreign languages and design and technology.

«In particular, concerns have been raised about the history curriculum not recognising the legacy of Western civilisation and not giving important events in Australia's history and culture the prominence they deserve,» Pyne wrote in The Australian.

But education officials there are more concerned about some less tangible skills, like collaboration and creativity, and coming up with ways to systematically introduce those into the curriculum.