Sentences with phrase «emphasis on student learning»

And while I certainly believe BCCS places a great deal of emphasis on student learning (evidenced by the third grader's state test scores), there is much more to it than that.

Our coaching model places the emphasis on student learning first while focusing on instruction.

Emerald placed its primary emphasis on student learning outcomes.

Both PARCC and SBAC have placed an emphasis on students learning via informational texts; on SBAC it makes up between 45 % -55 % of the reading based questions depending on the grade level.

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A 2006 University of Colorado study on «student beliefs about physics and learning physics» found (emphasis added)

The American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC) and the Howard Hughes Medical Insti.tute (HHMI) published a joint report, ti.tled Scientific Foundations for Future Physicians in which they call for increased emphasis on evolution as one of the basic sciences students learn before they come to medical school.

If we learn to teach with different foci and emphases, perhaps with less isolation from one another and more emphasis on the needs of students, the church, and the world, can we affect the ways in which our guilds function?

But even here the emphasis falls on becoming aware of hidden assumptions, learning how to live with people whose «value systems» differ, and acquiring the critical detachment necessary for students to «choose for themselves what principles will guide them.»

In the fall of 2015, Elm City Preparatory Elementary School in New Haven, Connecticut, one of the founding schools of the Achievement First network, introduced a wholesale redesign of its curriculum that includes an embrace of many of the beliefs and practices of deeper learning, including an increased emphasis on experiential learning and student autonomy.

Thankfully, we are moving away from the emphasis on high - stakes tests and toward the creation of more authentic student learning measures.

Critics of U.S. schools» heavy emphasis on testing charge that the high - stakes assessments inflict anxiety on students and teachers, turning classrooms into test - preparation factories instead of laboratories of genuine, meaningful learning.

As the United States puts ever - greater emphasis on science, technology, engineering and mathematics education to keep competitive in the global economy, schools are trying to figure out how to improve student learning in science.

Brent Duckor, associate professor in the Department of Teacher Education at San José State University, frames such «non-cognitive» skills in a different way, putting the emphasis, not on whether a student inherently possesses tenacity, for instance, but on what seems to encourage perseverance and the contexts for learning that advance deeper student engagement.

A great emphasis was placed on creating a safe, nurturing learning environment, but one that expected students to take a significant role in their learning.

More emphasis on problem - solving, less on rote learning, the argument went, would decrease the likelihood that students will be taken in by questions like the following: «There are 26 sheep and 10 goats on a ship.

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).

Among other things, this authenticity addresses the call in the Common Core State Standards for students to «learn to appreciate that a key purpose of writing is to communicate clearly to an external, sometimes unfamiliar audience» and an emphasis in the Michigan second - grade social studies standards on the local community context.

Rather, it explored a wide range of informal learning environments with an emphasis on the profound impact of students» experiences outside the classroom.

Schools that place a heavy emphasis on voice create opportunities for students to inform what they learn, how they learn it and in what ways they will demonstrate that learning.

I didn't know anything about open education philosophy, but as soon as I read the school's literature — the emphasis on diversity, student choice, and the development of creativity and a lifelong passion for learning — I knew Piedmont was exactly where I needed to be.

A curriculum that prepares students for life and work in the 21st Century is likely to be one that includes an emphasis on: — deep understandings of subject matter and the ability to apply what is learnt; — the ability to communicate and solve problems in teams; — the ability to think critically and to create novel solutions; and — flexibility, openness to change and a willingness to learn continually.

The pilot also rightly places increased emphasis on how their students learn in the course of a school year, regardless of where they start the year on the achievement spectrum.

With an emphasis on kinaesthetic and project - based learning, students are using tech to design their own virtual field trips, build geographic and scientific models, and use social media to share and view their work.

There are active learning tasks where students have to move around the room, written tasks for students to develop their question - answering skills, map and diagrams used to explain concepts, numeracy tasks to reflect the emphasis on math skills in the new specifications and video links to help explain concepts and ideas.

We believe that the emphasis on students» personal learning needs is a bold and important step forward.

The decision to move NAPLAN online provides an opportunity to place less emphasis on comparing the performances of schools and more emphasis on supporting student learning.

The high scores of students in a wealthy suburban New Jersey school will reflect the contributions of well - educated parents, a communal emphasis on academic achievement, a stable learning environment at home, and enriching extracurricular opportunities.

Differentiated Instruction Made Practical will provide theory and practice for both engagement and rigor, with an emphasis on sustainability for instructors and deep, durable, and flexible learning for all students.

Differentiated Instruction Made Practical Led by HGSE lecturer Rhonda Bondie, the course provides theory and practice for both engagement and rigor, with an emphasis on sustainability for instructors and deep, durable, and flexible learning for all students.

As to the emphasis on the students» dignity, that too is based on the consensus view that learning disabilities are inborn and specific.

Unlike traditional higher education, the emphasis at UOW is placed on «collaborative learning» built on a student's skill.

Some even believe that the emphasis on technology actually prevents students from learning.

One of the key elements that makes the LESS CO2 programme a success is the emphasis on learning and the sharing of ideas, tips and stories between schools and amongst students.

Although the subjects vary considerably from one grade to the next (from the life cycle of frogs to the role of change makers in society to the study of the causes and consequences of war), every expedition shares some common characteristics: an emphasis on student - led inquiry, connections to the community (through interactions with local experts and service - learning projects, for example), and an integrated curriculum with a strong emphasis on the visual and performing arts.

At ELOB schools, students conduct three - to - six - month - long studies of a single topic with an emphasis on learning by doing.

First, improvement in teacher capacity which impacts positively on student outcomes involves «learning to do the right things in the setting where you work» (Elmore, 2004, p. emphasis added).

This shift in emphasis about where problems with attention may lie, when combined with recent neuroscientific findings, suggests that explicit instruction on regulating students» attention may provide them with a valuable cognitive strategy to support self - directed learning.

We must carefully re-examine the relevance of what we teach, curate the traditional disciplines, add relevant modern disciplines, and place emphasis on more holistic «whole student» learning — not just knowledge but also skills, character, and meta - learning.

A key principle underlying Lagemann's three years as dean was an emphasis on translating education theory and research into actual tools that teachers and students could use in learning environments.

Thus the unit - credit system came to define both the structure and the meaning of a high - school education: a rigid schedule of subjects and classes, an emphasis on time served rather than amount learned, and a belief that once a student obtained the required number of graduation units, his high - school education was complete.

Even in schools that make forthright efforts to teach students good social skills, there is a premium on what can be thought of as «vocational citizenship» — with its emphasis on learning socially desirable behaviors not as part of an attachment to community or nation but for the practical benefits they will provide to the individual student.

New York law instructs charters to place «special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at risk of academic failure.»

In a recent report by Ofsted, it was revealed that a significant amount of students are being left unprepared for the workplace due to inadequate resources and a lack of emphasis on work - related learning.

Too much emphasis on small skills and minutiae will have you feeling like you are drowning in apps, digital content, and 25 individual student learning paths and lesson plans.

Many education organizations are vocal in their opposition to the emphasis on standardized tests in current policy, believing that they narrow curriculum, cost too much, and are of little use in improving student learning.

In light of widespread efforts to hold schools accountable for student learning, a push highlighted by the passage of No Child Left Behind in 2001, we were interested in seeing how much emphasis programs placed on assessment and accountability within the core curriculum.

Techniques include strategies such as: developing strong mathematical content knowledge and positive attitudes towards mathematics; encouraging their students to use critical thinking and active learning; placing more emphasis on understanding rather than rules and procedures; using concrete materials and technology; and providing support and encouragement for all students.

When students do not learn to read by third grade or develop reading difficulties after third grade, as is disproportionately the case for students living in poverty (Kieffer, 2010), it is critically important that an emphasis on learning to read remain an instructional priority in upper - elementary classrooms as well as in middle and high schools.

Existing theories of algebra learning focus on building conceptual knowledge and place less emphasis on how students gain expertise with symbolic strategies.

With young women making up close to 60 percent of college students, critics like Richard Whitmire, former USA Today editorial writer and author of Why Boys Fail, worry that today's schools — with their emphasis on order, sitting still, and passive learning — are much better suited to girls than to boys.