Sentences with phrase «establishing curriculum for»

Work with Corporate Director of Education in establishing Curriculum for all new medical programs.

• Are controlled by the education authority that establishes the curriculum for and funds K - 12 education.

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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.

One may certainly refrain from insisting, as some Jewish leaders have, upon mandated Holocaust studies in the public school curriculum: for many people, such «mandates» might appear as an effort to establish the passion of the Jews as the larger culture's defining story, thus, ironically, giving plausibility to anti-Semitic claims about Jewish power.

BCTA / NA employs an established curriculum to approve teachers, as well as recognize, register and provide a referral service for Registered Craniosacral Therapists (RCST ® s).

Advocates for culturally relevant education practices hope the new NYC schools chancellor, Richard Carranza, who once established a mariachi curriculum while teaching in Arizona, will support their efforts.

Embracing a historic change, the Boy Scouts of America announced plans to admit girls into the Cub Scouts starting next year and to establish a new program for older girls using the same curriculum as the Boy Scouts.

Sponsored by the Burroughs Wellcome Fund, the boot camp is like a condensed version of the curriculum for one of those degrees, offering a 2 - week cram session in business skills and various core competencies to postdocs looking to break into bioscience management, whether via entrepreneurship or employment at established companies.

Next year, the mathematics division will begin a $ 2 million program to make the undergraduate math curriculum an entry point rather than a bottleneck for science majors, whereas the physics division is planning a $ 1 million effort to help established scientists move into new fields.

The jury also wanted to determine how private universities use their advantages over public universities to develop efficient and innovative courses, the idea being that private institutions might offer models for introducing reforms to improve teaching, focus courses, and establish more vocationally orientated curricula at public universities.

Dr. Gupta has been credited for introducing and establishing Ayurvedic curriculum and medicine practices in various respected educational institutions in Canada, USA, and across the world.

TRX develops a comprehensive educational curriculum to create the TRX Academy, effectively establishing the industry gold standard for Functional Training Education of fitness professionals.

Five years and $ 1 million later, the educators have established a solid research base to help them make decisions for improving math and science curriculum and instruction.

«The shared mission of the four parts of the University of Cambridge who established this project and their unique breadth of experience — from curriculum design and learning materials to teacher support and mathematical insight — is giving the Cambridge Mathematics team the means to turn the insights from their work into practical impact for teachers and students around the world.»

The concept, called «choice and alignment,» will allow districts either to establish their own goals and objectives for curriculum content or to follow the state - established goals, according to Ernest E. Polley, director for educational design and delivery.

The OECD's Andreas Schleicher calls Fadel's book a «first of its kind organizing framework of competencies needed for this century which defines the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be learned.»

The center will use the grant, announced this month, to develop educational resources for teachers, disseminate information on curriculum developments, and establish a national advisory board of early - adolescence experts and education leaders.

So how can a society establish a standards - based curriculum without having it hijacked by the education experts whose views are responsible for the mess we are trying to resolve?

A new, online clearinghouse for history education has been established to provide curriculum, research, and professional - development resources for K - 12 teachers.

Supporters are pressing for a uniform certification in California, but Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently vetoed a bill, Assembly Bill 1223, that would have established a statewide Linked Learning Lens curriculum.

According to Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills at the OECD, Fadel's book, Four - Dimensional Education: The Competencies Learners Need to Succeed, provides a «first of its kind organizing framework of competencies needed for this century which defines «the spaces in which educators, curriculum planners, policy makers and learners can establish WHAT should be learned.»

Appointed by the National Education Association (NEA), the committee, composed mainly of presidents of leading colleges, was charged with establishing curriculum standardization for public - high - school students who intended to go to college.

Its goal is to establish adolescent literacy initiatives with measurable goals, and it funds curriculum materials, instructional tools, and intensive high - quality professional development for teachers, literacy coaches, and school leaders.

Teachers and school leaders could facilitate this opportunity by: a) setting aside specific time for students to engage in this form of design - based education, for instance, by establishing design and innovation labs; b) infusing in the curriculum opportunities for students to establish links to this activity; c) structuring opportunities to inspire students to study and solve a problem, for instance showcasing current and past students» exemplary projects; d) providing opportunities for students to present their projects to an authentic audience of peers and members of the community; and e) not telling students what projects to work on by staying hands - off.

One thing the arts educators wanted to do was establish strong disciplinary standards for their respective fields, both to regularize arts instruction across the country and to win higher respect for the fields in the overall curriculum.

Depending on its outcome, the case, Island Trees Union Free School District v. Pico, which has been in the courts for more than six years, could also establish a requirement that school boards base the removal of books from the school library or curriculum on more specific objective criteria than the school board used in this case.

About that Penna (2004, p. 23) says: «The current LDB (Brazilian guidelines for law), stating that «art education will be obligatory curriculum at various levels of basic education in order to promote the cultural development of students» (Law 9394/96 — Art. 26 paragraphs 2), provides a space for the arts in schools, as established in 1971 with the inclusion of art education in the full curriculum.

National Center for Construction Education and Research We are the 501 (C) 3 established by the construction and industrial maintenance industries to standardize craft, safety, and management education curricula related to educating individuals of all ages.

In the context of the school curriculum, an equitable approach is one focused on establishing the stages individuals have reached in their learning; using this information to identify starting points and ambitious targets for each student's further learning; and expecting every student to make excellent progress, regardless of their age, year level or starting point.

For example, teachers often see themselves as teachers of particular year levels; textbooks are written for each year of school and encourage timed, lock - step progression through curriculum content; and all students are assessed at the same time to establish how much of the delivered curriculum they have masterFor example, teachers often see themselves as teachers of particular year levels; textbooks are written for each year of school and encourage timed, lock - step progression through curriculum content; and all students are assessed at the same time to establish how much of the delivered curriculum they have masterfor each year of school and encourage timed, lock - step progression through curriculum content; and all students are assessed at the same time to establish how much of the delivered curriculum they have mastered.

The education issues paper also hints that the Federal Government could reduce its role in the Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) believing it had played its part through establishing a national curriculum and creating NAPLAN, and that these could be maintained by the states and teCurriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority (ACARA) and the Australian Institute for Teaching and School Leadership (AITSL) believing it had played its part through establishing a national curriculum and creating NAPLAN, and that these could be maintained by the states and tecurriculum and creating NAPLAN, and that these could be maintained by the states and territories.

Each program is tailored to meet specific needs described by the client, and uses the same instructional methodologies, curricula, and expert faculty that have established the Harvard Graduate School of Education as a world - class provider of professional development for education leaders and practitioners.

The Barefoot project, for example, was established in 2014 with the original aim to help primary school teachers in England get ready for the computer science element of a new computing curriculum.

A major step in implementing strong writing instruction is establishing routines for (a) daily writing instruction, (b) covering the whole writing curriculum, and (c) examining the valued qualities of good writing.

The team, a majority of which shall be teachers, shall include the superintendent of the district for which the team was formed or his or her designee; school administrators upon designation by the administrators» collective bargaining organization; teachers upon designation by the teachers» collective bargaining organization; at least one parent upon designation by the established parent groups in the district, or, in their absence, by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district; one or more curriculum specialists, meaning a teacher or administrator whose primary job responsibility involves the development or evaluation of curricula, upon designation by either or both the teachers» collective bargaining organization, or by the chancellor in the case of a high school division, a special education division or a chancellor's district, or by the board of education of the community school district in the case of a community school district.

The team recommended the district improve its collection and analysis of interim student performance data, establish and enforce expectations for student learning and classroom assessment, and ask principals to consistently monitor curriculum delivery and differentiation.

A Broader, Bolder Approach to Education advances policies that establish strong standards and curriculum in all schools and ensure sufficient funding for high - needs schools to reach them.

The survey and the book would have been more provocative had a much broader «reform» agenda been considered, one that proposes rethinking teacher preparation, reshaping the tax structure, or establishing a national curriculum, for instance.

The district actively seeks and expands upon state direction for curriculum, standards, and assessment planning to establish a baseline for professional practice and student achievement.

The district has also established more rigorous expectations for teachers and principals regarding their pedagogy and the expectations they hold for students, and developed (with external consultation) has developed a tool to help teachers align curriculum with the new grade - level expectations as well as state and national standards, assessments, suggested teaching strategies, and resources.

By engaging teachers in leading the work, establishing PLCs for every teacher (Thessin & Starr, 2011), revamping curriculum, providing deep professional learning and establishing new metrics for success, we were able to dismantle the tracking system and improve student achievement.

Their receptivity to standard forms of instructional practice, however, was conditional upon the quality of district support for implementation (staff development, materials, supervision), perceived fit with state / district curriculum requirements, evidence of student impact, and opportunities for teacher discretion within the boundaries established by the district.

Leaders in higher - performing settings not only worked to establish and communicate clear expectations for curriculum and instruction; they developed and applied mechanisms for monitoring the implementation of district expectations through supervision systems and school - improvement plans.

For example, the district established a Community Curriculum Council that meets monthly; its membership includes up to two parent representatives per school.

In exchange for certain freedoms, such as the ability to develop their own curriculum and establishing their own standards for student behavior, charter schools must continuously demonstrate that they have earned the right to continue the great privilege of educating the children of South Carolina.

Establish an arena for student growth, learning, and achievement at every level starting at birth, and implement a rigorous and relevant curriculum to help ensure successful futures through college and beyond.

Over a three - year period, each school must develop a unique educational theme, devise a governance agreement, revise its curriculum, establish a contract with surrounding school districts that will become feeders for the magnet school, recruit a diverse student body, and provide professional development for its teachers.

Authors: Gallagher, Eamonn; Bones, Robert; Lambe, Jackie Irish Educational Studies, v25 n1 p93 - 105 Mar 2006 The Department of Education in the United Kingdom established ambitious targets for achievement in the three core areas of English, maths and science measured by national curriculum testing.

- Create and share a curriculum that integrates Common Core Learning Standards for literacy and history / social studies with thirteen civic knowledge skills and dispositions established by Democracy Prep

Armed with a mandate to foster excellence and equity, Klein prioritized four strategies: establish the Three C's (centralized control stripped of bureaucratic inefficiencies; a coherent citywide curriculum; and capacity - building for teachers), dramatically expand school choice, empower principals by coupling increased autonomy with strict accountability, and catalyze innovation.