Toews was concerned about how the district is identifying and preparing advanced learning students beyond the core
content areas of math, language arts, science and social studies.
Content Unit Certification: three of the EDP's 12 two - day units provide in - depth support in
the content areas of math, science, history / social studies and English language arts.
In the Executive Development Program, school leaders build a strong foundation in best practices in instruction and in the latest research around what makes for strong instruction in
the content areas of math, English language arts and science.
Not exact matches
Make them the same length as a decent lesson — at least 50 minutes — so that they can be planned properly, and they can be used to wrestle with substantial
content, such as a wellbeing issue like bullying, a big political debate like who should be the next President
of the United States, or an
area to explore in science,
maths, or history.
Significant effects
of professional - development programs were found when programs focused on
content knowledge in the
math and science subject
areas plus pedagogical training in teaching the subject matter.
On one end
of the spectrum are schools that use PBL as a vehicle to teach all academic
content areas, including literacy and
math.
You can increase students» awareness
of their range
of choices in
content areas by having them, for example, explore different ways to solve
math problems or analyze character actions in stories.
Herbert Broda: Although outdoor learning can be utilized in nearly every
content area, I enjoy using the outdoors especially in the
areas of language arts and
math.
They have proved very popular with students as a way
of developing their confidence
of the
maths content within physics unit 1 resulting in dramatic progress in this
area.
But as instructional leaders and teachers increasingly have a shared general understanding
of what good teaching looks like and how it is evaluated, many are asking how to grow teaching practice — in particular,
content areas like
math, language arts, social science and others.
STEM integrates science, technology, engineering, and
math so that each
of these
content areas is taught within other
content areas and equally alongside literacy and composition.
For this paper, two members
of this team are the focus, Jake and Isabell, due to their
content areas of science and
math.
And in light
of the recent critical study
of teacher professional development by The New Teacher Project, schools and districts are asking hard questions about the impact
of professional development on teacher practice in specific
content areas like
math or literacy.
Upon identifying an
area of need around supporting students in making meaning
of math through instructional best practices, an extensive literature review occurred and was focused around understanding the shifts in the Common Core State Standards, identifying the skills and
content knowledge needed to effectively teach mathematics, how students can make meaning
of math, mathematical discourse, novice vs. expert teachers, and how to move teacher practice were reviewed.
These increasingly complex challenges are met in texts in
content areas such as
math, science and social studies, as well as in many
of the books children choose to read for their own pleasure and study.
Choose from fifth grade spelling lists, that include Dolch and Fry words, or fifth grade
content - specific vocabulary word lists in the subjects
areas of reading,
math, science, and social studies.
This series
of programs provides participants with planning and development strategies, teaching strategies and tools, and assessment and evaluation strategies for the following
content areas:
math, science, English, social studies, special education, and health / PE.
This created vertical teams
of content experts in several
content areas including English,
math, social studies, and science.
It is true for many subjects but most documented in mathematics as acquisition
of early
math knowledge and skills is the most important predictor not only for later
math achievement but also for achievement in other
content areas (Amy Claessens, The University
of Chicago and Mimi Engel, Vanderbilt University, 2013).
Vertical Articulation
of Expectations for Student Learning / Rigor — Horizontal teams bring exemplars or expectations for quality
of their essential standards in a particular strand in literacy,
math, or other
content areas.
3 + years
of experience as a teacher or instructional coach in the selected
content area, ELA or
math, with a record
of success improving student learning
Illustrations
of formative assessment across the
content areas, from
math to language arts to science to social studies to health and physical education
The language
of instruction for other
content areas (
math, science, social studies, and specials) will be decided by the school's Steering Committee.
Emphasis was placed on the current science landscape and how it supports and overlaps student learning in
math, ELA, and social studies by examining the skills
of engaging in argument from evidence and supporting student discourse in the classroom in each
of these
content areas.
A student who has severe needs in the
area of reading may do well with
math or they may do well with behavior, so we need to look at the specific context and the
content of what the intensive needs are and provide multiple levels
of support across [those needs].
In the upper grades
of elementary school and in middle and high school, the district is teaching English and subject
area content simultaneously, working with the language skills necessary to understand other subjects, such as
math and science.
Professional development under Title IIA for public and private school staff members must focus on the promotion
of academic achievement in one
of the core
content areas of English, reading or language arts,
math, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, geography and social studies.
Working with a team
of experts, including professionals with
content area expertise in
math, reading, and writing, the Center -LSB-...]
Each CTE teacher worked with a
math partner in the development
of math - enhanced lessons and supportive instructional tools — learning new ways to teach their respective
content areas.
Individual states must develop standards in the core
content -
areas of reading,
math, and science to determine what AYP is.
In grades 3 - 6, the
content focus
areas of the program are
math and ELA.
The CREATE researchers also decided to bring mathematics into the mix to ensure a full complement
of core
content areas: science, social studies, language arts, and
math.
If seeking
math or science certification at seventh grade or higher, successful completion
of at least 15 semester credit hours in the subject - specific
content area in which certification is sought; or
Long Term Goals: To expand Get the
Math's
content and reach to cover more
areas of the
math curriculum and reach greater numbers
of students and teachers nationwide.
Choose from second grade spelling lists, that include Dolch and Fry words, or second grade
content - specific vocabulary word lists in the subjects
areas of reading,
math, science, and social studies.
Over the course
of the action research all eight teachers used differentiated lesson plans to support their instruction in the PLC identified
content area (
math).