Sentences with phrase «curricular materials in»

Mr. Grossman, a teacher on special assignment to the district's department of curriculum and instruction, and his colleagues are helping teachers carry out the common core in their classrooms by finding and providing them with resources and original sources, and then gathering and synthesizing teacher feedback as they test out new lessons and curricular materials in their own classrooms.

Driven by the goals and values of its flagship project, Poetry in America, Verse Video Education develops video and accompanying curricular materials in the arts and humanities and beyond, creating a body of educational content capable of reaching a very broad community of learners: formal and informal, online and residential, young and old, American and international.

Not exact matches

Beginning in the 1930s, a flood of new curricular materials was produced by Beacon Press.

Recent expansions of curricular materials, in addition to the sexuality unit, have moved into situational ethics, cultural anthropology, and a very open exploration of biblical materials and works of religious experiences.

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

«There is no single way to do this and no single curricular form that this can take, both in terms of techniques or material,» Goldsmith says.

The week this announcement was made, Edutopia had an article on the use of open source curricular materials - a growing trend being driven, in part, by the extraordinary cost of commercial textbooks.

With these standards and assessments in place, the question reasonably arises, where do educators find the curricular materials that best help them tackle the standards?

In 2003 schools chancellor Joel Klein appointed her and the project, through a no - bid three - year $ 5.4 million contract, to the task of revamping the way literacy skills are taught in more than 100 district schools, including most of those in Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakerIn 2003 schools chancellor Joel Klein appointed her and the project, through a no - bid three - year $ 5.4 million contract, to the task of revamping the way literacy skills are taught in more than 100 district schools, including most of those in Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakerin more than 100 district schools, including most of those in Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakerin Brooklyn and Queens, the project's mission is to retrain — through onsite workshops, leadership seminars, curricular materials, and an intensive summer institute — primary and upper - grade teachers, administrators from principals up through district superintendents, and central department policymakers.

And yet our system of education — in everything from textbook design to assessments to curricular materials and their sequencing — is built on the opposite premise.

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.

The story of its early success is in the numbers: Code.org says that 750,000 teachers use its curricular materials, and that 25 percent of U.S. students have accounts on the website — 45 percent are female, and 48 percent are from underrepresented minority groups.

Educational opportunity is about to be revolutionized by powerful notebook computers, broadband, sophisticated cooperative and competitive game playing over the Internet, curriculum in three dimensions, and the open - source development of curricular materials.

Hirsch had recently launched the Core Knowledge Foundation to develop curricular material; Litt immediately decided that he wanted to employ the curriculum in his school.

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).

By making the Core Knowledge Sequence and other curricular materials freely available, we work to put into practice the principle that every child in a democracy should have access to shared, enabling knowledge and language.

It is «in the nature of markets» that those who make the best use of new curricular materials and new technologies will become dominant — to the benefit of us all.

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.

In coming months, Fordham will point to some good examples of textbooks and other instructional materials that are aligned and high quality; other organizations are also gearing up (better late than never) to review curricular materials.

Under the «First Vote» project, which is financed by corporate donations, schools will receive curricular materials on voting, as well as registration forms students can mail in.

He did acknowledge, however, that teachers should be aware of curricular alternatives (e.g., instructional materials and programs) that could be used in instruction and that they should tailor the materials to specific students based on relevant attributes such as «conceptions, misconceptions, expectations, motives, difficulties, or strategies» (Shulman, 1987, p. 17).

Most of the superintendents or assistant superintendents who responded to the survey said the Common Core requires new curricular materials and fundamental changes in the way students are taught.

• «20 in 10» funding allows schools to meet a range of physical and human resource needs, including building or moving into new campuses, acquiring equipment and curricular materials, and training staff.

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).

In Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitIn Common Core in the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitin the Districts: An Early Look at Early Implementers (2014), Education First researchers Katie Cristol and Brinton S. Ramsey, in collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountabilitin collaboration with the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, profile four «early implementer» school districts to examine factors that are key to successful implementations of standards - based reform: communications, leadership, curricular materials, professional development, and assessment and accountability.

Through inquiry, both new and master educators are exploring questions not answered in curricular materials:

By studying curricular materials before preparing a lesson, teachers engage in the best form of professional development available to them.

It has become so widespread as to be included in teacher evaluations, curricular materials, and as a commonly used phrase among educators.

Expansion is hard, complex work that requires thoughtful program design, bilingual curricular materials and a pool of qualified bilingual teachers, who are already in short supply.

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.

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

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

Each district or charter network received a multi-day training on the Common Core State Standards and Shifts as well as how to identify them in curricular materials.

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).

In addition to added functionality (i.e., highlighting and dictionary functions), electronic textbooks allow the teacher to choose, edit, and modify text, becoming a more active consumer of curricular materials.

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.

Using grade - level examples and their own curricular materials, educators learn how to help their students» write using evidence from informational and literary texts, review and revise their writing, and participate in conversations about writing.

States and districts face similar challenges with delivering quality Common Core - aligned professional development as they do in creating curricular materials.

To address the significant challenge of the absence of externally vetted, high - quality Common Core materials, districts and teachers are developing aligned curricular materials locally.31 While many districts report challenges associated with developing aligned curriculum, many also report positive responses from teachers involved in creating curricular materials.

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.

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.

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.»

Founded by classroom teachers in 1976, Facing History trains and supports educators, develops curricular materials, and provides myriad resources and programs designed to help students make the essential connection between history and the moral choices they confront in their own lives.

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.