Sentences with phrase «focus curricular decisions»

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We would emphasize that these were curriculum - based, classroom assessments intended to provide information for monitoring individual student progress and to shape individual and classroom (and occasionally schoolwide) curricular and instructional decisions; they were not external, accountability - focused assessments.

With observed teachers, the focus was on specific activities during the lessons; general approaches to pedagogy; the role of the principal as well as other leaders within the school, district, and state on pedagogy; curricular and pedagogical decision making in the school; professional development; and student learning.

A curricular focus on social and emotional education includes a range of holistic approaches emphasising awareness of emotions, caring, empathy and concern for others, positive relationships, making responsible decisions, impulse control, resolving conflict constructively and valuing the thoughts, feelings and voices of students (see also Weissberg et al., 2015; Brackett et al., 2015; Downes, Nairz - Wirth, & Rusinaite, 2017).