Sentences with phrase «decisions on curriculum»

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They involve new laws and policies, radical changes in mentalities and lifestyles, codes of conduct for businesses and institutions, changes in the content of curricula and textbooks, new norms and decision - making methods in politics, health care and education systems, new strategic priorities for international cooperation, radically new approaches to development, fundamental transformation of democratic principles and mechanisms - a new social ethos imposed on all.

«By autumn this year, schools will have introduced new safeguarding advice in staff recruitment, ensured their practices comply with new freedom of information policies, made decisions on new pay policies, adopted new codes of practice for special needs pupils, introduced an entirely new curriculum, redesigned assessment and ensured every primary school is ready to offer free school meals to infants regardless of existing kitchen facilities,» he said.

«That this House notes that young people today grow up in an increasingly complex financial world requiring them to make difficult decisions for the future, often without the necessary level of financial literacy; believes that financial education will help address the national problem of irresponsible borrowing and personal insolvency and that teaching people about budgeting and personal finance will help equip the workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in business and drive forward economic growth; further believes that the country has a duty to equip its young people properly through education to make informed financial decisions; and calls on the Government to consider the provision of financial education as part of the current curriculum review.»

The curriculum's purpose was not to lead students to a predetermined best answer but to raise their awareness about making responsible and reasoned decisions, said Xin Zhang, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Illinois and the lead author on the paper.

The papers also describe key decision points in the curriculum development process and how the pilot test data on student and teacher learning and classroom enactment were used to revise and improve the unit.

The «keepin» it REAL» substance - abuse curriculum focuses on elementary and middle - school students» decisions, not drugs

The actions we are taking include (1) the development of new sustainable chemical technologies to reduce the magnitude and the impact of society's chemical and energy activities, (2) the development of a new multidisciplinary effort, The Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (http://bcgc.berkeley.edu/) to organize and enhance sustainability activities on our campus and to reach out nationally and internationally for coordination and best practices transfer, and (3) the reconfiguration of the delivery and content of our educational curriculum and activities at all levels to emphasize sustainable green chemical practice, concepts and awareness so that all members of our profession advance the sustainability of our society through their work and decisions.

Based on this expertise, they are expected to engage in scholarly endeavors, such as consuming and producing research, and are provided tremendous autonomy to make decisions about curriculum, instruction and assessment in their classrooms.

Imagine teaching math or reading without a curriculum; each teacher would be on his or her own, making decisions about what students need to learn.

She asked me how I had used data to make decisions about curriculum and instruction; she referenced techniques from Teach Like a Champion, Dr. Robert Marzano's «What Works in Schools» series, and Paul Tough's book about grit; and she quizzed me on formative and summative assessments, SMART goals, token economies, differentiated instruction and adaptive technology.

The list includes some good news for education reformers, including an examination of how one state is already seeing positive results from its decision to put a high - quality curriculum at the heart of its reform efforts; a look at how the hottest show on Broadway is inspiring a generation of students to explore American history; and a deep dive into the world of higher education with an array of new experiments that are making college degrees more accessible, especially for at - risk students.

Much evidence suggests that school decisions about curricula (e.g., textbooks, instructional software, and the corresponding pedagogy) can have comparatively large effects on student achievement.

One interpretation of the emphasis on developing the common core curriculum is that these debates provide a convenient diversion from potentially more intractable fights over bigger reform ideas like using improved teacher evaluations for personnel decisions, expanded school choice, or enhanced accountability systems.

It's curriculum narrowing, over-reliance on test prep, practice exams, and myriad other decisions large and small that cumulatively alter our children's experience of school — and not always for the better.

In the absence of more rigorous scientific research, the decision to adopt a curriculum like Investigations is being made on what the Times sportswriters would call «instinct and whim.»

The dynamics and culture of the school, as well as the curriculum and teaching hours, may change, and it is good practice to seek feedback on reactions to this before making a decision.

These same elected board members, moreover, will make decisions on a gamut of policy issues, from budgets to curriculum to student discipline, that teachers have a stake in and can benefit from enormously.

«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local decisions about their local school,» he said.

Hamilton School District superintendent Kathleen Cooke said the changes had afforded teachers a greater role in developing curricula and a greater impact on school - level decisions.

The success of the financial - literacy program at the Ariel Community Academy depends on three major elements: a financial - literacy curriculum that begins early on and is developmentally appropriate, community partnerships that provide connections to reality and parent involvement in financial - literacy learning, and a cultural sensitivity in the methods of instruction that encourage student choice and the development of decision - making skills.

Since there is a difference between Common Core State Standards and a curriculum that addresses those standards how are decisions being made on what the curriculum will look like?

And, since teachers will be evaluated, are they using their professional judgment on making the curriculum decision of how to approach a standard?

Like many school districts across the country, D.C. Public Schools leaves the decision on whether to include cursive as part of the curriculum up to individual principals and teachers.

Advocacy for teacher professionalism and expanded leadership roles is based on the understanding that teachers, because they have daily contacts with learners, are in the best position to make critical decisions about curriculum and instruction.

In Smith's model, as it was refined over time, curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based on state decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based on those goals and timetables.

While the federal government funds the lion's share of education research, it is state and local governments that make most of the consequential decisions on such matters as curricula, teacher preparation, teacher training, and accountability.

Parents most often based their decisions on a school's curricula, teaching methods, class size, and academic standards.

The teams, which would vary in size, would collaborate on decisions ranging from the school budget to curriculum...

Unless Common Core is stopped, its officials will dismantle what remains of state and local decision - making on classroom lessons and replace it with a new system of national tests and a national curriculum.

Franklin Community Schools curriculum Deb Brown - Nally says the state's tough line on reading has limited the authority of educators in her district to make decisions.

If teachers were under pressure to improve scores on tests (which were not aligned with the standards), and worked under conditions that restricted their authority and responsibility for instructional decision - making, they were less likely to reconceptualize curriculum and evaluation in their schools.

West Virginia education officials on Wednesday retreated from an earlier curriculum decision that expressed doubts about widely held views of climate change.

We asked principals and vice principals about the principal «s leadership in areas such as student achievement goals, vision for the school, and student learning; making decisions about instruction; leadership distribution in the school; professional development experiences for principals and teachers; curriculum and instruction; school culture; state and district influences on administrators «and teachers «work in the school; and the impact of parents and the wider school community.

It also gives some responsibility of decisions regarding curriculum, course offerings, and methods of instruction to the Department of Education (italics are... Continue reading Hearing on SB 435, requiring the State Board to adopt rules for granting credit for alternative programs, on February 6

«Every decision I make about curriculum is based on the Core, what I need to teach them.

One seemingly modest decision made on the basis of a 10 - page submission on school accountability could send secondary schools scuttling to alter their curriculum and communicating with parents and pupils on subject choices.

We believe in ethical use of assessments and data, decisions based on facts, collaboration, and connectivity between curriculum, assessment, instruction, and continuous improvement.

We believe in ethical use of assessments and data; decisions based on facts; collaboration; and connectivity among curriculum, assessment, instruction, and continuous improvement.

DPI spokesman Tom McCarthy said in a statement that the department hasn't seen any legislation GOP lawmakers are working on, but that DPI remains supportive of keeping the standards and that «final decisions about standards, curriculum and textbooks must continue to rest with local school boards.»

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

Summary: There are ways to engage students in decision - making including providing feedback on learning experiences, granting more choice in curriculum, making student involvement in school governance more than a symbolic gesture, including students on interview panels for teachers, and asking for suggestions on school - wide needs, problems and challenges.

Then we started this journey and became part of the decision - making process, and our conversations focused on the curriculum and the learning, and we became a team.»

Thus, as more and more teachers teach mathematics with technology as a tool, the shift must be toward the evolving issues more directly focused on student learning of mathematics — evaluating the results of the decision and its impact on the mathematics curriculum and instructional strategies needed so that all students are able to learn mathematics.

It read: «This [the decision to scrap ICT] builds on our changes to the national curriculum where we have replaced the outdated ICT programme of study with a new computing programme of study.

In this book, W. James Popham calls on his half - century in the classroom to provide a practical, four - stage framework for guiding teachers through their most important instructional decisions: curriculum determination, instructional design, instructional monitoring, and instructional evaluation.

In this conversation, she relates what she has learned about the district so far, and previews the emphasis that will be placed on establishing a core curriculum, and making investments in teacher and leadership quality — and she also addresses the budgetary trade - offs involved in those decisions.

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She then became the Student Achievement Teacher at Sycamore, where she led and coached teachers on how to analyze curriculum and make data - driven decisions to help ensure that every student has the opportunity to learn successfully.

Recent literature on teaching likewise supports a similar focus on teacher agency in decision making on curricula and strategies, teacher - directed professional learning, and, related to both of these, extensive opportunities for teacher collaboration:

Imagine this dialogue: A teacher on a site - based decision - making committee speaking to a parent: «Who are you to be able to evaluate our curriculum?