Sentences with phrase «curricular materials for»

Implementing accountability requires incentives (as well as sanctions) plus training for staff and curricular materials for schools.

Holland also purchases textbooks and curricular materials for her son, and pays for music therapy, among other educational therapies.

Perhaps most important, global education's believers exercise a strong degree of influence among textbook publishers, whose teams of multicultural advisors examine curricular materials for hints of bias or cultural insensitivity.

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Few denominations have adopted policy statements regarding child care, or have printed curricular or program - resource materials for it.

In the face of multiple curricular choices, they opt for their own denomination's educational materials.

An Art scheme of work suitable for Middle School students, providing a lesson by lesson guide, cross curricular links, homework advice and recommendations on materials.

Some current projects include: Cultures of Computing, an examination of how K - 12 teachers design learning environments to support novice programmers, focusing on teachers» design intentions and how those intentions are enacted; ScratchEd, a model of professional learning for educators who support computational literacy with the Scratch programming language, involving the development of a 25,000 - member online community, a network of in - person events, and curricular materials; and Cultivating Computational Thinking, an investigation of the concepts, practices, and perspectives that young people develop through computational design activities.

A thorough Art scheme of work suitable for Key Stage 3 students, Providing a lesson by lesson guide, cross curricular links, homework advice and recommendations on materials.

A search for more effective models is underway, involving more intensive coaching and feedback, buttressed by strong curricular materials.

Once educators and local (and state) officials see how poorly their kids do on tougher assessments and what the standards really require, they will start looking for better curricular materials and training.

To date, however, that has seldom included the development and dissemination of curricular materials that are not just «aligned» with the Common Core but that also embody the spirit of the standards» call for building knowledge through a content - rich curriculum.

The needed curricular materials have been developed by the Center for Civic Education.

Included is a list of reviewed Web links that are organized by topic and include resources for curricular activities and economic data and a list of data links for finding macroeconomic data, primary source materials, charts and simulations.

Here you will find Holocaust education resources tailored for classroom use — films, lesson plans, and curricular materials.

First, it explains that by helping to insulate teachers from backlash or retaliation, the challenged statutes allow teachers to act in students» interests in deciding when and how to present curricular material and to advocate for students within their schools and districts.

Full years of curricular materials are currently available on EngageNY for grades Prekindergarten through 12th grade in Mathematics and Prekindergarten through 12th grade in English Language Arts (ELA).

Once educators and local (and state) officials see how poorly their kids are doing on these tougher assessments and what the standards really require, they will start looking for better curricular materials and training.

My earnest hope is that the politicians — from Arne Duncan to Bobby Jindal and everyone in between — stop misbehaving and give educators the room to focus on the real work at hand: selecting good curricular materials, improving teaching and learning, and getting ready for the much more rigorous tests that will be given nine months from now.

Extends from 3 to 4 years the timeline for serial maturation of notes issued by a school corporation to buy curricular materials.

Within a short period of time, district administrators had developed a new curriculum guide for reading, adopted new curricular materials, revised their student assessment policies, and organized an extensive professional development program about reading that went beyond state policy.

For example, teacher leaders might be charged with supporting the implementation of new science curricular materials.

Studying elementary schools in Arizona, Smith (1991) found other negative effects of testing on teachers: «Testing programs substantially reduce the time available for instruction, narrow curricular offerings and modes of instruction, and potentially reduce the capacities of teachers to teach content and to use methods and materials that are incompatible with standardized testing formats» (p. 8).

Best practices for curricular materials, professional learning for literacy, and family engagement strategies will be shared during this dynamic one - day workshop.

While academic content standards such as NGSS lay out concepts and skills students should learn at each grade level, the curricular framework serves as a blueprint for delivering those standards and includes criteria for evaluating instructional materials aligned to the new content.

It's led to curricular materials so similar across states and standards that University of California at Berkeley Professor Emeritus Hung - Hsi Wu has a term for it — «Textbook School Mathematics.»

A variety of high - quality curricular and instructional resources and materials, including instructional technology, for every classroom

Nationally recognized for its excellence in science education, BSCS is a nonprofit organization that works to improve all students» understanding of science and technology by developing exemplary curricular materials, supporting their widespread and effective use, and providing professional development.

For example, when district administrators asked the principal to explain why the school's accountability report noted that «most» of the school's curricular material was on the approved list, the principal knew the district was overstepping its authority and simply replied, «It means most are on the list.»

TDS has developed a range of curricular materials that address the need for accelerated student learning and support teachers in taking new approaches.

, one of 33 such centers across Michigan that offer STEM coursework to advanced students at the secondary level, as well as provide professional development for teachers and develop curricular materials.

To support districts with curricular choices, Louisiana facilitated reviews of materials and benchmark assessments for English language arts and mathematics.

Using their own curricular materials, educators create a complete close reading instructional plan for immediate use in their classroom.

Research and best practice have shown us that the degree to which there is coherence and alignment among the standards, curricular materials, and instructional strategies used is directly correlated to opportunities for student learning.

Using their own curricular materials, educators create a complete instructional plan for teaching conceptual understanding of fractions, ratios, and proportions for use in the classroom.

Founded in 1999 by education consultants Cathy Feldman and Lee Kappes, Reach Associates provides professional learning opportunities, instructional leadership guidance, virtual coaching (R - Coaching), and conducts reviews of curricular and assessment materials for implementing the Common Core State Standards (CCSS).

Student Achievement Partners finalized last year a set of guidelines for mathematics curricular materials to help publishers and curriculum developers — as well as states and school districts — design, evaluate, and select materials or revise existing materials to support «faithful» CCSS implementation.

Guidelines for English / language arts curricular materials were finalized in May 2012 (there is one set for K - 2 and another for Grades 3 - 12) and focus on:

Jeff Waraksa Arts Education Manager of Student Achievement [email protected] 773.553.6132 Develops arts curricular materials and tools that drive achievement for all students in the visual and performing arts, and managing district - wide students programs including: Music Festivals, All - City Performing Arts, Advanced Arts @ Gallery 37

Using their own curricular materials, educators create a complete Writing Using Evidence instructional plan for immediate use in the classroom.

is an interesting phenomenon because while it has attracted a great deal of curricular attention in basals, articles for practitioners and staff development materials, it is hard to find much research on its instructional efficacy.

The New York State Education Department has an online resource (www.engageny.org) that details optional curricular materials, including modules and units that can be «adopted or adapted,» for mathematics and ELA.

A recent report from the College Board investigates two key issues: grade inflation, in which teachers over time assign increasingly higher grades for a given level of achievement; and grade nonequivalence across schools, in which teachers in different schools apply different grading standards for the same curricular material.

For example, C3WP's curricular materials illustrate how short instructional sequences that focus on a limited set of skills or practices can build over time and culminate in substantial projects like those undertaken by McWilliams» and Olsen's students.

If the Common Core standards are to make a difference for students, education policy analysts say schools will need to have access to the right curricular materials and professional development.

The report profiles work in Florida, Louisiana, Massachusetts, New York, and Washington, D.C. to «create the conditions for aligned standards and curricula or to directly develop and scale high - quality, standards - aligned curricular materials, and the results of their efforts.»

A key challenge for professional development programs to address is the lack of culturally relevant curricular materials.

Curricular materials, expert support for collaboration, and dedicated time for content - specific professional learning are also cited as key indicators of an increase in professional learning among teachers.

Research has shown that in many respects the adoption of quality curricular materials can be a significant accelerator for student achievement.

The only paid aspect to the platform is the infrastructure of credentials for teachers to create curricular materials and support schools to actually use the material as an entire school's curriculum.

While some subjects like literature do not suffer from not having cutting edge information, history and science can not wait ten years for the curricular materials to catch up to what advancements and events have taken place.