Sentences with phrase «educational curricula as»

Given his historical status and his previous titles» critical acclaim, it's conceivable that a memoir of his will remain on bestseller lists literally for years, and could even work its way into educational curricula as required reading.

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Davidson said it remains to be seen what kind of educational approach works best — one with a separate personal finance curriculum or one where personal finance issues are interwoven with other subjects such as math and English.

Says Waller: «Columbus State was able to use the golf course as part of its educational curriculum, so UBTI wasn't an issue for them.

The plan calls upon churches to, among other things, «adopt» street gangs and allow troubled youths to use church properties as safe havens; intercede for youth in the juvenile court system; provide vocational training to inner - city residents; organize capital for micro-enterprises; develop educational curricula heralding the achievements of blacks and Latinos; initiate neighborhood crime watch groups; and establish counseling programs for battered women and the men who abuse them.

What is significant, in an educational sense, is that this is the first time congregations are recognized by the national agencies as the locale in which curriculum choice must be and in fact is made.

As the pastoral theology curriculum in seminaries broadens and as the clinical identity of pastoral counseling solidifies, pastoral counseling training centers will have to address questions about their ministerial, educational and institutional place in relation to the congregation, academy and societAs the pastoral theology curriculum in seminaries broadens and as the clinical identity of pastoral counseling solidifies, pastoral counseling training centers will have to address questions about their ministerial, educational and institutional place in relation to the congregation, academy and societas the clinical identity of pastoral counseling solidifies, pastoral counseling training centers will have to address questions about their ministerial, educational and institutional place in relation to the congregation, academy and society.

As a result, Postman considers that «television is not only a curriculum but constitutes the major educational enterprise now being undertaken in the United States.

So long as the educational system remains objective with no religious influence upon the schools» curriculum and books, and the cross continues on not speaking or trying to convert her children to Christianity, then the cross symbol in schools seems to be not a problem.

She served as a supervisor of student teachers and taught courses across the educational curriculum during her eight years at UCSB.

She worked at IBM as an education consultant in educational software development and curriculum for K - 8.

The Research Institute supports projects dealing with essential contemporary educational issues such as attention - related disorders, trends in adolescent development and innovations in the high school curriculum, learning expectations and assessment, computers in education, the role of art in education, and new ways to identify and address different learning styles.

We partner with an area church and the community, while using the ABEKA curriculum as our main educational resource.

Cooper is able to visit any classroom, not only providing educational moments for nutrition, but incorporating parts of her demonstration into English, science or math curriculum with interactive lessons, such as recipe fractions, voting and graphing.

Make sure you know the educational philosophy of the school as well as the kind of curriculum it has to offer.

Important rights and entitlements have been removed such as the entitlement to be taught by a qualified teacher, the entitlement to a broad and balanced curriculum and the entitlement to access educational experiences which promote opportunity and achievement and are not based on their parents» ability to pay.

We also developed a free web - based educational tool, 3M Streetwise, to help schools the length and breadth of the UK to teach road safety messages, as well as looking at the scientific principles of light, sound and forces - all part of the National Curriculum.

Nevertheless, the report claimed: «The MoD's youth policy contradicts this, describing military curricula activities in educational establishments as a «powerful tool for facilitating recruitment especially if the skills developed through curricular activities have a direct bearing on military requirements».»

The researchers found not only that the components and contents of school curricula have changed over the course of time, but also that educational reformism, which is generally regarded as the phase of major educational innovations in the first third of the twentieth century, did not have a strong influence on this development.

They are hoping that the insights gained from this study and the follow - up studies can be used as a basis for developing educational materials such as videos, computer games and curricula for preschools.

We provide a comprehensive educational curriculum to teach you how to shop and prepare healthy meals, how to understand your labs and how hormones being imbalances affect you as well as nutritional products to treat these issues.

While yoga is not a regular part of health curriculum in schools, it is being offered as an elective in more and more educational institutions.

As a Guardian, Erica is permitted by Ana Forrest to run two teacher training courses: a 3 - Day Continuing Education for ALL Teachers, and the Forrest Yoga Mentorship Program, a year - long educational and transformational curriculum to support Forrest Yoga Graduates in their continued growth as Forrest Yoga practitioners and teacherAs a Guardian, Erica is permitted by Ana Forrest to run two teacher training courses: a 3 - Day Continuing Education for ALL Teachers, and the Forrest Yoga Mentorship Program, a year - long educational and transformational curriculum to support Forrest Yoga Graduates in their continued growth as Forrest Yoga practitioners and teacheras Forrest Yoga practitioners and teachers.

Michael Gambon and Imelda Staunton stand out as the two duelling headmasters of Hogwarts School, at which Harry and his friends assemble a small band of students to rail against a blinkered educational system modeled, one stretches, on the Kansas School Board's recommended curriculum.

From this starting point, there exist different approaches to developing this global awareness, such as: 1) curriculum design which embraces themes of awareness, empathy and a more holistic educational approach; 2) the use of technology that fosters connections between classrooms and destinations around the world; 3) social action projects that use service - based learning to create a deeper awareness of global issues; and 4) extra-curricular projects that offer a variety of tools to promote global citizenship.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

She has served as author or consultant on a several educational programs, including the Connect4Learning: The Pre-K Curriculum, Information in Action, Buzz About IT, iOpeners, National Geographic Science K - 2, and the DLM Early Childhood Express.

It's easy to miss the scale of equity as an «issue,» because unlike assessment, curriculum, teacher pay, class sizes, educational technology, or any other persistently evergreen edu - choke point, equity never stops affecting.

For the thirty - four students who chose to enroll in this inaugural year of the program, arts@newman provides an opportunity to use the arts as an approach to traditional curriculum and educational expectations.

With a strong emphasis on spelling and grammar, timetables and long division, the new National Curriculum has been heralded as a return to high standards and rigour as we strive to catch up with the world's best performing nations in terms of educational performance.

As of now most educational institutions have refined their curricula and content to have one that can be accessed digitally.

The central focus of professional development and training for teachers and principals should be the educator (teacher or principal) who as a person lives and works within an educational, social and political context in differing ways and engages in curriculum decision making and leadership in unique ways that must be respected and celebrated — there is no sense in a «one - size fits all» approach to training and development;

Its products are aligned to the early years curriculum and allow a more personalised service, as gifts can be purchased based on the child, their age and their educational requirements.

Each year the AEP recognize the best educational resources within the categories of Curriculum, Periodicals, and Professional Development based on traits such as efficacy, usability, and overall educational value.

The Chinese national educational system has won high praise as an efficient system with national standards, a narrow curriculum, a high - stakes test (the college entrance exam), and a clearly defined set of gateways to mark students» transitions from one stage to another.

Part of the reason for this may be because historically speaking there has not been a competitive market for textbooks in many subjects in Korea, as the government has controlled tightly educational content to match the prescribed national curriculum.

Hence, whether you are going into teaching, policy making, curriculum development, research and scholarship, administration, social entrepreneurship, new educational media, or some other field — I suggest that to the extent that you see yourself as committed to the «civil rights struggle of our time,» you should work to empower youth rather than solely to advocate or act on their behalves.

New York — Practicing educators praised the College Board, at its annual meeting here last week, for providing a sensible approach to educational reform, and they challenged the organization to continue pressing for a high - school curriculum that develops students» competencies as well as their knowledge of specific subjects.

As James Betts, school governor and managing director of educational software publishers Kudlian believes, «CPD will also help to dispel the myth that the new curriculum is overly difficult, and will lead to empowered teachers who are happy and confident in taking our digital learners forward.»

But Ravitch's book reveals that as necessary as these changes may be, revitalizing our schools ultimately depends more on restoring liberal education to its rightful place at the center of the American curriculum and breaking the grip of harmful progressive ideas (particularly the progressive antipathy to subject matter) on educational policy and practice.

She was previously the Director of Curriculum and Staff Development at the International School of Bangkok for 11 years and has worked as an educational consultant training teachers and administrators in the US and internationally in school improvement, learning focused curriculum, and teacher lCurriculum and Staff Development at the International School of Bangkok for 11 years and has worked as an educational consultant training teachers and administrators in the US and internationally in school improvement, learning focused curriculum, and teacher lcurriculum, and teacher leadership.

Energy and the environment are key topics on the educational curriculum for children as young as seven, but the schools in which they are learning account for a major proportion of energy usage in non-domestic buildings across the UK.

Other have taken on school - wide roles as instructional leaders, curriculum developers, content coaches, department directors, educational coordinators, ESL coordinators, guidance counselors, and heads of schools.

We try to engage with partners beyond the STEM sector as much as we can, as we believe there is so much to be gained in using educational schemes from across the curriculum.

This past fall Ippolito began working as an assistant professor at Salem (Mass.) State College, where he teaches courses on educational leadership and school change, as well as adolescent literacy and curriculum...

This past fall Ippolito began working as an assistant professor at Salem (Mass.) State College, where he teaches courses on educational leadership and school change, as well as adolescent literacy and curriculum design.

Based on the author's experiences as a teacher and as an anthropologist, it discusses how both using and anxiously suppressing race labels (being what Pollock calls «colormute») affect everyday and policy discussions about achievement, discipline, curriculum, reform, and educational opportunity.

Economic, cultural, and demographic factors are all known to affect those outcomes, as are a panoply of educational policies besides school choice, such as curriculum, testing, staffing, discipline, etc..

Within a country's educational system, the relevant institutions and policies include the ways in which a society finances and manages its schools, how a society assesses student performance, and who is empowered to make basic educational decisions, such as which curricula to follow, which teachers to hire, and what textbooks to purchase.

Working as a freelance educational advisor in Tanzania and Nepal and as a curriculum writer and lecturer with Bright Green Enterprise in schools across the UK, I realised how wide - spread this issue was becoming.

Take for example, the call for extending the school day; the development of a more demanding curriculum that better prepares students for a global, information - driven economy; building K - 12 and higher education collaboration such as in a K - 16 model, and providing alternative educational opportunities for high school students who feel they must go to work.