"Curricular content" refers to the subjects or topics that are taught in a specific academic curriculum or educational program. It is the material or knowledge that students learn in school.
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Even the most visionary districts can make the mistake of over investing in one metric of success, and educational researcher Michael Fullan says, «In most of the schools and education systems we have observed, the only student learning outcome measures available for accountability purposes are measures
of curricular content mastery.»
These lessons model how teachers can include students in activities in ways that will broaden all students participation
in curricular content areas.
She currently oversees the programs within the following K - 12
curricular content areas: Visual and Performing Arts, Business and Careers, Educational Technology, and Technology Education.
If the reading passages on each test were culled from each grade's
specific curricular content in literature, science, history, geography and the arts, the tests would exhibit what researchers call «consequential validity» — meaning that the tests would actually help improve education.
But at least
on curricular content and special - ed training, TFA is taking the research evidence seriously.
In short, the Common Core Standards do not
provide curricular content — presumably because their authors realized full well that if they had specified content, few if any states would have agreed to adopt them.
As this technology is adopted, it will transform the history curriculum in three ways:
deepening curricular content, making conceptual frameworks more prominent, and increasing connections to local history.
New York is preparing all teachers for implementing college - and career - ready standards — in this case, the Common Core State Standards — by ensuring that the Common Core has modifications that allow teachers to provide language support to English language learners and to make the
same curricular content accessible to them.
In this issue the CITE Journal presents a collection of scholarly articles and editorials describing uses of digital video to
teach curricular content and skills in the K - 12 classroom.
In short, in regard to formation as well
as curricular content, the authors of these essays have good ideas but seem too often unconnected to the realities of most contemporary seminaries.
This would strike other countries as ludicrous: As Common Core, Inc., discovered in 2009, while top - performing countries differ in many facets of education policy, they all share a commitment to high -
quality curricular content.
In an effort to boost their students» NCLB test scores, many teachers
jettison curricular content that — albeit important — is not apt to be covered on an upcoming test.
The majority of democracies fulfill this purpose both by underwriting schools that comport with their citizens» philosophical, religious, and pedagogical beliefs — whether Catholic, Calvinist, socialist, Jewish, or Montessori — and also by requiring that those schools deliver
similar curricular content, albeit through their own, distinctive lenses.
Several decades of international data demonstrate that substantial variation exists among nations; that leading nations succeed with virtually all of their students; and that wealth, cultural support, and
curricular content matter.
Chandlers early efforts to teach with music involved copying popular artists and creating «parodies» with
appropriate curricular content, but as he has gained confidence in his instrumental skills, he has moved to composing fully original tunes and lyrics.
Automation of routine tasks, built - in
cross curricular content, real - time data analytics and auto - marking free up teacher time to enable targeted interventions.
Building on theories of learning, motivation, and curriculum design, teachers next learn to apply newly developed technology skills to language arts, social studies, math, science, and
technology curricular content.
Know procedures for managing class so that students can develop cooperation skills while creatively exploring curricular content
Description Teachers will experience methods for using drama and movement to teach Social Studies and English Language
Arts curricular content, including geography, history, creative writing, and letter writing.
Be able to lead a step - by - step dramatic structure that integrates Theater, English Language Arts and Social Studies curricular content
Standards — s. 1003.41, Florida Statutes, describes the
core curricular content to be taught in the state of Florida in grades K - 12.
introducing
SSEP curricular content for foundational instruction on: the nature of microgravity, science conducted in microgravity, mini-laboratory operation, and experimental design
Before I
adjust curricular content of a class or unit to students» interests, learning preferences, and abilities, I consider how each student will likely respond if groups of them — or just a few individuals — learn different content.
This evidence suggests, for example, that economically disadvantaged primary students will learn more in relatively small schools (250 to 300 students) and classrooms (15 to 20 students) when their teachers engage in active forms of instruction focused on rich, meaningful,
curricular content using heterogeneous student - grouping strategies.
As literacy researchers uncover areas important to literacy acquisition and practice, educators (and researchers) have taken the bait that pits the new or the timely against
current curricular content.
When students are not progressing or
mastering curricular content or skills, functional, curriculum - based assessments are conducted whereby teachers identify and analyze (a) relevant curricular and instructional variables and their relationship to student achievement outcomes; (b) assess curricular (i.e., scope and sequence) placement and performance expectations and outcomes; and (c) complete curricular task analyses and student mastery checks.
And while students and teachers may think of Scholastic's bestselling fiction titles for kids, especially series like The 39 Clues or the Hunger Games trilogy, the publisher actually has a strong background in delivering
nonfiction curricular content.
The guide, first - of - its - kind, offers information
about curricular content and programmatic features that practitioners can use to make informed choices about their SEL programs.
In short, the Common Core Standards do not
provide curricular content - presumably because their authors realized full well that if they had specified content, few if any states would have agreed to adopt them.
As they do, these technologies will reinforce powerful teaching by allowing teachers to
deepen curricular content, highlight conceptual frameworks for historical understanding, and connect to local history.
A fundamental — and particularly controversial — aspect of the small schools described in these books is their resistance to
prescribed curricular content.
Summary: Formative assessments allow a teacher to receive feedback from their students
on curricular content.
Listening well is particularly important since the teacher presents most of
the curricular content orally in the classroom.
If you'd like to try this in your classroom, here's an important caveat: Never directly link the attendance question to
any curricular content.