Sentences with phrase «core subject classes»

Similarly, the development of 21st century skills is measured by percentage of students passing 3 out of 5 core subjects, which, again is only a meaningful goal if we know that core subject classes are rigorous, providing grade level instruction, and leading to high levels of performance on state standardized tests.

Electives also develop talents missed with traditional core subject classes.

• Co-teaching one to two sections of a core subject class, a weekly elective and / or physical education class • Assisting with the proctoring of practice standardized tests • Substitute teaching as needed • Assisting in the supervision of arrival, dismissal, lunch, study hall, and recreational periods • Required duty as a bus monitor

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The subject of social class takes us as close as any other to the very core of democratic values.

Our method educates the whole child through a rich and meaningful, age - related curriculum devoting lots of time to play, being out in nature, incorporating a vibrant arts curriculum, and supporting core academics with integrated subject classes.

While students will still be required to take core classes such as English, Math and History, they view all those subjects through the context of their academy theme.

The government then set up some 710 remedial centers to provide temporary alternative classes where all pregnant girls who opted to continue their schooling were tuitioned in basic core subjects.

Students will also receive more academic time with the core subjects, and teachers will have the opportunity to teach students, in special classes, something different about their passions.

The Ron Paul Curriculum has online classes for all of the core subjects including reading, math and history.

I used to avoid core work like the plague and now I teach core classes but I feel like my knowledge in the subject is not very deep.

But Connelly changed things, reducing English and math class sizes to an average of sixteen students, hiring more teachers for core subjects («I buy teachers — I don't buy test coordinators,» she states), and switching to mastery grading.

Events such as Election Day mock voting, Veteran's Day Memorial program, and our 9/11 Remembrance take place throughout the year and are integrated into our rich curriculum, which includes classes in physical education, music, Spanish, art, and technology in addition to the core subjects of reading, math, science, and social studies.

Most colleges employed (and many still do) placement tests to determine whether an entering student was adequately prepared to undertake credit - bearing courses in core subjects like math and English, with remedial classes assigned to those who weren't.

Catholic high schools soon «returned to conventional class - period organization, heightened academic standards and a renewed emphasis on a core of academic subjects.»

At KIPP Ascend, regular class periods, or blocks, are twice as long as the average block — 110 minutes every day for core subjects like math, reading, social studies, and science.

In fall 2009, ninth - and tenth - grade students will start a two - year Waldorf core class that integrates subjects such as art history, poetry, art, drama, and gardening.

I have a self - contained class of English - language learners, and they stay with me for their core subjects as well as an English - language development class.

As blended learning has grown within district schools, it's often been a bit more ad hoc — a class here, one subject there — than in many charters in which blended learning has become a core part of the school's operations.

Ensure that every high school offers high - quality AP classes in core subjects and that districts prepare students of every racial and socioeconomic group in earlier grades to succeed in AP.

I would push back, however, that using the arts in the core subject - area classes is far from fluffy.

Like Stanford, Hamilton makes international arts a core subject and emphasizes global topics in every class.

The investigations are often part of a school's service - learning curriculum or an extracurricular class that supplements core subjects.

Pairs of core - subject teachers (one humanities, one science / math) share the same two classes of students so they can collaborate on cross-disciplinary projects and better support students and each other.

The education outreach coordinator should also teach journalism, as well as two classes in any core subject.

Once classes are in place, teachers assign students to one of a number of groups of 10 - 14 for each of the four core subject areas: reading, writing, math and science.

Core classes taught by highly qualified teachers is the percent of core academic classes (defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers not only holding a Massachusetts teaching license, but also demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teaCore classes taught by highly qualified teachers is the percent of core academic classes (defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers not only holding a Massachusetts teaching license, but also demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teacore academic classes (defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers not only holding a Massachusetts teaching license, but also demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teach).

Here's a couple of mine: If the expectation is really that non-fiction texts will be used by teachers in all subject areas, and not just English class, why are those critical instructions buried in a footnote in a 60 - plus page primer on the Common Core — as Layton pointed out?

King's College School offers GCSE revision classes in a range of core subjects to Year 11 students at the secondary schools in the Wimbledon ISSP.

Class work and homework will be marked regularly; for core subjects (English and maths) every two weeks.

Students experience strong academic growth through rigorous curriculum, including instruction in core academic subjects and daily religion classes.

As a Physical Education teacher by choice I also have certification in Biology and General science two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications in life.

English Language Learners in 9th and 10th grades have their own set of teachers in core subjects, but by grades 11 and 12 all students are transitioned into mainstream classes.

Deliver classes in line with school schedules (currently two classes: each of 2 1/2 hours in length daily but subject to change) that cover a range of competencies and topics encompassing 1st — 12th grade state and common core standards

The additional funding is targeted toward proven reforms like reducing class sizes, ensuring qualified teachers in all core subjects, increasing the number of high school counselors, quality teacher and principal training, time for collaboration, and promoting parental involvement.

They may reduce class size in core subjects to support writing instruction and formative assessment while increasing class size in elective courses.

Utopian will offer single gender classrooms in core subjects, a longer school day and school year, Saturday school, and classes in the dramatic, media, and culinary arts.

Each student studies the same core subjects taught in traditional high school settings and can choose from a wide selection of elective, AP and honors classes.

The aim of the GCSE revision classes is to raise attainment and confidence in both core and non-core subjects.

Those are by far the exception; the vast majority of charter schools are boosting student performance, encouraging greater parental involvement, increasing teacher satisfaction, and broadening the curriculum with classes such as music and art without sacrificing core subjects.

In the Elementary Subject Specialization model, classroom subject specialists teach one or two core subjects in which they excel to two to four classes of stSubject Specialization model, classroom subject specialists teach one or two core subjects in which they excel to two to four classes of stsubject specialists teach one or two core subjects in which they excel to two to four classes of students.

The tuition - free school offers courses in six core subjects and is specifically geared toward students with «minds that might wander when traditional classes are too slow» as well as «minds that get lost in the shuffle, (and) minds that need a little more time,» according to the academy's website.

Districts utilized the teaching allocation to fund both specialty and core subject teachers in the years since, but with last year's mandate to chop class sizes, district advocates said they would have been forced to lay off specialty educators to clear funding for the new core subject teachers.

Review compensatory strategies that can be used across core subject area classes to improve students» understanding of what they read in their classes.

Brought on by a legislative order to trim class sizes in K - 3, school districts will seek respite or significant funding boosts from lawmakers in the New Year, lest local K - 12 leaders be forced to lay off thousands of teachers across North Carolina to make room for more core subject teachers.

Appendices Appendix A: Attendance Recordkeeping Required Codes for Grades PK - 12 Students Appendix B: Attendance Recordkeeping Required Codes for Adult Students Appendix C: District Name Table Appendix E: FEFP Program Numbers Appendix F: Florida Public Community College and State University Reporting Numbers Appendix G: Country Codes Appendix H: State Codes Appendix I: Test Name Table Appendix K: Private Postsecondary Institution Reporting Numbers Appendix L: Test Subject Content Codes Appendix N: Languages Codes Appendix P: Definitions for Incident Reporting Appendix Q: United States Commonwealth and Territories Appendix R: Core Courses for No Child Left Behind (Highly Qualified Teacher) Appendix S: Core Courses for Class Size Reduction Appendix T: Title I Supplemental Educational Services — Service Providers Appendix U: Transportation Membership Category Appendix V: List of Advanced Placement (AP), International Baccalaureate (IB), And Advanced International Certificate of Education (AICE) Courses

The English Baccalaureate is a measure of pupils achieving A * to C grades in a range of subjects classed by the government as the core of a good education - English, maths, two science subjects, a language, and either history or geography.

That makes a lot of sense — those subjects are core to a language arts class.

Willing to develop implementation plans for core subject area teachers to teach common reading strategies in content area classes.

Others say subsidised clubs, such as music classes and Chinese and Urdu lessons, will be cut to save resources for core subjects.

We resisted the image of classes of children taking field trips to the computer lab to learn software applications that they would subsequently apply in core subject areas under the supervision of their classroom teacher.