Sentences with phrase «focus the curriculum by»

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A report issued by Deloitte in 2011 called for revamping the K - 12 curriculum to expose kids to entrepreneurial concepts, and Stuart says government officials and policy experts are even considering the possibility of specialized, innovation - focused schools.Programs like the lecture series currently offered at Toronto French School that brings in entrepreneurs to talk to students can make a difference, he says.

Designed by Babson College, the nation's top - ranked entrepreneurship school, the 10,000 Small Businesses curriculum focuses on practical business skills that can immediately be applied by small business owners, including negotiation, marketing and employee management.

The curriculum of the seminary should be determined by and reflect the liturgical life of the church, for the most promising way to reclaim the integrity of theological language as the working language for a congregation is for seminaries to make liturgy the focus of their lives.

By offering a standardized curriculum focused on math and science, we can give Wakandans a bedrock upon which they can build a more civilized society.

This hands - on program focuses on the business of craft beer, with curriculum developed by key figures in the Chicago craft beer industry and courses conducted at College of DuPage.

By focusing on the day - to - day necessities of a healthy schedule; an engaging, personalized, and rigorous curriculum; and a caring climate, this book is an invaluable resource for school leaders, teachers, parents, and students to help them design learning communities where every student feels a sense of belonging, purpose, and motivation to learn the skills necessary to succeed now and in the future.

Accredited by the German Government and the Western Association of Schools and Colleges (WASC), the GISSV offers a dual - immersion program that follows ambitious curricula, focusing on science and social studies as well as arts and sports.

We believe that by focusing on specific elements within the classroom environment will support curriculum and therefore help foster children's learning.

By integrating academics and the arts, the Waldorf curriculum responds to the developmental needs of the child, focusing not only on what children learn, but how they learn.

The curriculum is holistic, child - centered program that nurtures each child by offering focused, meaningful instruction that is developmentally appropriate.

Focusing on the three decade long revolutionary period of the 1950s, 60s and 70s, and sponsored by the British Academy, this project, has gathered original sources to create a university - level online curriculum through which to teach or learn about the Palestinian revolution through the eyes of the participants.

«The English Bac, by focusing on such a narrow range of subjects, may prejudice the National Curriculum review and should not have been introduced before this had taken place.

Michael Gove's revised national curriculum is being unveiled in full today - but his focus on fractions for five - year - olds is being overshadowed by concerns about its content, reach and implementation.

TM, a paper in the Focus section considered the best way to train people to function well in a translational science environment, reviewing a University of California (UC), Berkeley and UC San Francisco training program and describing the components the authors believe that any translational curriculum must have: «biomedical technology,» «clinical issues,» and «leadership and technology management» followed by a collaborative capstone project.

One audience member told the panel that while much of the discussion focused on non-academic barriers to people earning science and engineering degrees, it was worth noting that there are still plenty of barriers presented by science and engineering curricula and the ways the subjects are taught.

This curriculum — organized into missions and quests — focuses on multifaceted challenges that may have more than one correct answer, letting students explore different solutions by making choices along the way, says Ross Flatt, assistant principal at the school.

To improve executive functions, focusing narrowly on them may not be as effective as also addressing emotional and social development (as do curricula that improve executive functions) and physical development (shown by positive effects of aerobics, martial arts, and yoga).

MD - PhD programs are not the only available approach for training future physician - scientists, but they have, in many respects, become the most visible.2 — 4 In an MD - PhD curriculum, students complete the requirements for both the MD and the PhD, usually by starting with the first two years of medical education and then focusing on graduate school before returning to complete the medical degree.

By establishing the Institute, SEAS has committed to fostering graduate training and research in applied computational science, infusing the curriculum with new courses and student research opportunities that will focus on the use of computation to power discovery and innovation.

Focus on the information provided by your child and how the bullying affects your child (anxiety, difficulty focusing, difficulty accessing the curriculum when under stress).

The Finnish system focuses on a core curriculum developed by the government, which is then interpreted and implemented by the districts and schools at a local level.

While the word «accountability» never appears in Risk, its call for higher academic standards and its focus on student achievement as the main barometer of quality laid the intellectual groundwork for the rigorous curricula and tests envisioned by the promoters of standards - based -LSB-...]

MC2 (Metropolitan Cleveland Consortium) STEM High School is a year - round public school in Cleveland, Ohio, where instruction is through interdisciplinary project - based learning, and the focus is on providing students with an integrated curriculum that is informed by real - world experiences.

By understanding each grade's units of study, we're able to focus our curriculum on grade - level topics.

«This curriculum is exciting because it is future - focused and recognises that HPE will provide students with opportunities for personal interaction in learning environments increasingly dominated by screen - based technologies.

This resource supports the Early Years curriculum by building on Dora's ability to capture the imagination of pre-schoolers and focussing on her key traits: exploration, powers of observation, sense of curiosity and ability to work with her friends to solve problems.

The unique curriculum focuses on building both mathematical facility and self - confidence in young girls, and has been recognized by CBS Evening News, FOX 25, and The Boston Globe for its work in equalizing the gender gap in STEM fields.

Parker's motivating idea is its common, carefully focused and interconnected academic curriculum, which is shaped by «essential» questions in two major areas: Mathematics / Science / Technology, including Health, and Arts and Humanities, including Spanish.

When Sparks and his team in Charlotte were revamping their curriculum to focus more deeply on socialemotional learning, abandoning lip - service measures such as the Character Trait Word of the Month and other window dressing in favor of devoting a full 45 minutes to Morning Meeting, they were questioned by some in the school district.

After researching and sampling a variety of curriculums, Anfield Primary settled on the «Learning Challenges curriculum», which was introduced to them by Clive Davis, founder of Focus Education, whom they met at a conference.

According to Becky Smerdon and Kathryn Borman, who led the Gates - sponsored research team that evaluated the initiative, by the late 1990s some consensus had emerged among reformers about what made schools successful: «a shared vision focused on student learning, common strategies for engendering that learning, a culture of professional collaboration and collective responsibility, high - quality curriculum, systematic monitoring of student learning, strong instructional leadership (usually from the principal), and adequate resources.»

Race to the Bottom Michael McGill Focusing on the push over the past few decades to «save» the nation's schools by applying rigorous business strategies, Michael McGill, M.A.T.» 67, C.A.S.» 70, Ed.D.» 72, a former superintendent, argues that corporate reform has actually weakened public schools, with narrower curriculums and a slashing of «nonessentials» like art and languages.

In a 2011 interview by Lynnette Guastaferro of Teaching Matters, Darling - Hammond says that whether the national standards are put into effect in a way that is «much more focused on higher - order learning skills» (that is, progressive education classrooms for all) depends on «building curriculum materials,» «transforming» testing, and changing in - service teacher training.

EcoMUVE is an inquiry - based, four week curriculum that includes two one - week modules focused on experiencing immersive, simulated virtual ecosystems through observation, with scaffolded, collaborative interpretation by students.

Whilst the new curriculum focus on spelling and grammar and phonics is important, it must not come at the expense of encouraging writing for enjoyment by teaching the writing process and encouraging children to write for purpose and audience.

This has always been the goal of an Education, but now algorithms (search, AI) will allow us to focus on that goal even more, by «flipping the curriculum».

Were there concerns that curricula might be narrowed or other subjects might be squeezed out by the focus on math and reading?

As a result, the computing curriculum needs to be aligned to this new way of thinking, with a focus on higher level creativity and computational thinking, supported by teaching staff with the skills to drive this movement

Dr Miranda Jefferson, Teaching Educator, Challenging Pedagogy and one of the architects of the Learning Wheel says the Delany Connective has provided an opportunity to re-look at pedagogy and learning by changing the curriculum and teaching styles and focusing on the 4 Cs.

12 - 14 — Diversity: Summer series, focusing on diversity, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for all educators, to be held in Atlantic City, N.J. Contact: A.S.C.D., 1250 North Pitt St., Alexandria, Va. 22314; [phone]; fax: [phone].

The dramatic changes in the Soviet Union touched off by the failed coup against President Mikhail S. Gorbachev focus attention on the inadequacies of U.S. textbooks and curricula dealing with America's former Cold War rival.

Mathematics and science reforms at the state level over the past five years have focused on curricula and alternative assessments, a national survey by the Council of Chief State School Officers has found.

While this might seem obvious, teaching is often the last focus of education — shifted to the side by standardized testing, changing curricula, faculty room politics, overbearing or aloof administrators, and shrinking school budgets.

Schools and educators are likely to narrow the curriculum by focusing on tested subjects at the expense of untested ones.

The idea was simple enough: draw white students to predominantly black schools by offering a special education with a focus on a particular aspect of the curriculum, such as performing arts, or Montessori, or advanced math, science, and technology.

19 - 21 — Curriculum and instruction: Summer series, focusing on school change, sponsored by the Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, for all educators, to be held in San Francisco, Calif..

Klein told PBC Newshour in a March 20 interview that one of the most important levers that the report focuses on is the «whole nationalization» of curriculum - content standards through the national Common Core standards for English and math, which are endorsed by the Obama administration and whose implementation is currently being supported by millions in federal funds.

Outcomes Based Education (OBE), as promoted by Spady (1994), is focused on specifying what students should be able to do at the end of a given period of instruction — for example, an educational course or a traditional year - level curriculum.

By focusing on math and reading to the exclusion of other subjects, he says, «you create incentives to further distort and narrow the curriculum, which is disastrous.»

In particular, Totley cite the «Learning Challenge Curriculum» — a curriculum designed by Focus Education to identify and progress through the subject - specific challenges children encounter in learning — as having had a great impact on their teaching philosophy, which has allowed the end - of - year KS2 results to improve year - on - year for the past fCurriculum» — a curriculum designed by Focus Education to identify and progress through the subject - specific challenges children encounter in learning — as having had a great impact on their teaching philosophy, which has allowed the end - of - year KS2 results to improve year - on - year for the past fcurriculum designed by Focus Education to identify and progress through the subject - specific challenges children encounter in learning — as having had a great impact on their teaching philosophy, which has allowed the end - of - year KS2 results to improve year - on - year for the past five years.