Sentences with phrase «focused curriculum offered»

«The school leaders have thoughtfully worked with parents and the community when creating the technology - focused curriculum offered at the Richmond schools.

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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.
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.
Finally, we also offer licensed pre-kindergarten programs which focus on supporting children in becoming independent and confident learners, through our unique curriculum that respects each child's individual development.
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.
The curriculum is holistic, child - centered program that nurtures each child by offering focused, meaningful instruction that is developmentally appropriate.
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.
A new survey, published in the journal Menopause, shows that some American ob / gyn residency programs fail to offer trainees any formal curriculum or clinical experience focused primarily on women's pre - and post-menopausal health.
«A common issue for the schools we worked in and spoke with was that the opportunities they were able to offer for students to travel abroad didn't have the same deep focus on learning as the rest of the curriculum,» says Leighton.
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.
UTCs would offer a curriculum based in the «real world» and focusing on technical and manual skills suitable for the local and national employment market.
As opposed to conventional curriculum, which is focused on explanatory text more than on objects or other primary sources, critical exploration offers no script.
Review: By focusing on the emotional and social aspects of learning, Wings offers a tremendous boost to the standard elementary curriculum.
The LEGO Education MINDSTORMS EV3 set lets students create and program robots in the classroom, and features curriculum offerings for design engineering, science and space focused lesson plans that align with the Next Generation Science Standards.
Issues in Analyzing Alignment of Language Arts Common Core Standards With State Standards Educational Researcher, May 2011 A commentary on «Common Core Standards: The New U.S. Intended Curriculum,» the author offers possibly reasons for the lack of focus found in the CCSS.
As optional schools, some charters adopt a specific curriculum focus, such as fine arts or math, while others offer smaller classes or alternative instructional approaches.
No two charter schools are alike; some offer thematic or specialized curriculum, others focus on the basics.
The top public district high schools are not comprehensive high schools, but «choice» schools which focus on high - achieving students and offer an AP - oriented curriculum.
Teachers of science, math, and other subjects are now taking on the challenge of integrating literacy into their curricula, she says, citing new practices from organizations such as the National Science Teachers Association, which is increasingly focusing conference offerings and resources on literacy instruction for members.
Some charter schools offer scholars the opportunity to study curriculum that focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math); others offer a curriculum that focuses on such things as arts and sciences.
His school will have a STEM focus and prepare students for the finest secondary schools, universities and careers by offering a personalized, technology - enthused curriculum for each student.
NSCS offers an advanced curriculum to its students, focused on helping students meet and exceed the Idaho Core Standards.
Within the offered curriculum, there is a focus on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and a thematic approach that integrates experiences with aviation and aeronautics.
The school's website says it «aims to offer a first class education in socially deprived or disadvantaged areas» and will offer «an academic curriculum with a focus on scientific and critical thinking skills».
All school improvement strategies — particularly interventions focused on the lowest - performing schools — must inform and engage all stakeholders; support enriched curriculum; enhance the school culture; provide high - quality teaching with ongoing professional learning to improve the quality of instruction; be commensurate with the need; and offer engaging learning opportunities that involve all students, families, and staff.
Program FocusVieau, a high achieving school, offers a monolingual and bilingual curriculum focused on improving achievement in reading, mathematics, science and writing.
Too often graduate programs separate and segment these areas rather than offering a coherent STEM graduate specialty program that provides a unified and specialized curriculum focusing on all four areas.
As a result, schools which decide not to run two types of curriculum «will have even greater resource to focus on their results», and appear better in the data than schools which offer both.
Nearby, on Tybee Island, Tybee Island Maritime Academy will offer a K - 8 career focused, project - based curriculum centered on the natural history of the island and coastal wetlands.
Jacob Allen and Marie Dandie are co-founders of pilotED, an emerging school network that will offer Indianapolis public school students a rigorous liberal arts curriculum focused on identity and sociology to interrupt cycles of generational poverty.
Online curriculum can open a world of college and career focused courses to students that their schools may not otherwise be able to offer, including Advanced Placement, CTE, or even SAT, or ACT assessment preparation.
The Understanding by Design Guide to Creating High - Quality Units offers instructional modules on the basic concepts and elements of Understanding by Design ® (UbD ™), the «backward design» approach used by thousands of educators to create curriculum units and assessments that focus on developing students» understanding of important ideas.
The project included research focused on the development and delivery of rigorous curriculum supported by intensive and sustained teacher professional development that included in - school coaching, peer classroom visits and content intensive STEM Academies In addition to the school day component, the project offered a STEM - focused, out - of school day program where students completed engineering - focused projects relevant to local communities.
A spokesperson for Ofsted said the regulator expects schools to «focus on securing high literacy standards for all pupils, as well as offering a deep and rich curriculum».
The Curriculum and Instruction program offers specializations in Teaching and Learning, Gifted Education Focus; Teaching and Learning, Autism Spectrum Focus; English as a Second Language (ESL); and Early Childhood Education.
Charter schools typically focus on a special curriculum approach, a new school organization approach or some other feature that sets them apart from local district school offerings.
Unity MCHS offers a blend of career focused high school and college curriculum designed to meet the diverse needs of students and to result in authentic college and career readiness.
To reflect the diversity of its pupils, the school has used its free school freedoms to offer the International Primary Curriculum, a thematic curriculum which connects areas of knowledge in substantive topics and has a broader, more internatioCurriculum, a thematic curriculum which connects areas of knowledge in substantive topics and has a broader, more internatiocurriculum which connects areas of knowledge in substantive topics and has a broader, more international focus.
May Sands Montessori fulfills its mission through offering a rigorous — yet developmentally appropriate curriculum, by providing service to the community, and with a focus on peace education.
«We are teaching the same things, just in a different way,» said Alan, focusing on how Learning Studios offer a process, rather than a packaged curriculum.
May Sands Montessori School fulfills its mission through offering a rigorous — yet developmentally appropriate curriculum, by providing service to the community, and with a focus on peace education.
We offer programs and resources beginning with our distinctive mentoring program focused on a successful transition into college - both in and out of the classroom - to initiation into WPI's project - based curriculum.
In addition, magnet cluster schools offer a curriculum focus and increased specialized resources and teachers to support that focus.
In addition to offering extensive, high - quality learning opportunities focused on curriculum and instruction, the programs typically offered supports in the form of mentoring, participation in principals» networks and study groups, collegial school visits, and peer coaching.
Many charter schools offer longer school days, personalized learning programs, project - based learning, and such specialized curriculum as college prep, arts, or Science / Technology / Engineering / Math (or STEM) focused.
It offers simple but structured curriculum focussed around subject, personal and international learning goals
As a supervisor of English teachers, I have known magnificent teachers of AP Literature and Composition, AP Language and Composition, and AP American Studies, and, in every single case without exception, what they offered their students was way, way, way above the official AP curriculum, which is extremely narrow and focused on preparing students for the AP exam.
Our focus is on college preparation, and we offer a rigorous academic curriculum in an atmosphere of belonging and respect.
Oak Ridge Schools offer a challenging STEM curriculum with a deliberate focus on collaboration, communication, critical thinking, and creativity to ensure success for every student.
The Seton alliance is allowing us to streamline administration functions so we can focus on offering new and expanded programs to students — plus implement new curriculum through an exceptional, proven education model.
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