A master's graduate would not necessarily be granted any advanced standing as the education programs are
focused on teaching methods and theory, with usually no elective areas to which other academic subjects could be credited.
The local businesses involved include a wood products manufacturer, a brewery and a tech startup
focused on teaching methods.
My school was one of 15 schools chosen for the visit with
a focus on teaching methods for English Language Learners, as the majority of our students are newcomer immigrants who are learning English.
With the Professional Course in Positive Neuroplasticity as a prerequisite, this one - day workshop with Rick Hanson, Ph.D.
focuses on teaching the methods of positive neuroplasticity, mindful cultivation, and the HEAL process to groups and individuals.
Not exact matches
Today, the movement in shaving I initiated over a decade ago — which goes by the name of
Method shaving — is strictly
focused on reviving,
teaching and perfecting the products and principles of single blade — or «wet» shaving.
Hypnobirthing
focuses on positive thought patterns,
teaches self hypnosis, relaxation and breathing, while Bradley boldly proclaims that, «natural childbirth is an important goal since most people want to give their babies every possible advantage... The Bradley
Method classes
teach families how to have natural births.»
Based
on Dr. Reischer's popular parenting workshops
taught at Habitot Children's Museum, University of California, and San Francisco Zen Center, the blog
focuses on proven
methods for navigating the everyday challenges of life with children.
; it is weak in science and technology education often mass producing ill - educated or barely literate graduates in arts and humanities; ignores the critical role of economics, management and entrepreneurship education in the context of developing nations; destroys innovation and creativity through outdated
teaching methods instead of
focusing on fostering the student's own independent learning and creative thinking; and is insufficiently
focused on adult, vocational and technical education.
As a Southampton Town Board member, Ms. Fleming says she's helped to eliminate a budget deficit, thereby restoring the town's credit rating;
focused on proper staffing and controls in the town finance department; and spearheaded economic initiatives such as the Farm Fresh Market in Flanders, which is run by teenagers and sells local produce, and the Youth Build Project in Riverside, which
teaches young people about sustainable building
methods while restoring blighted homes.
«It's time the government stopped blaming parents and accepted the case we've been making for a new
focus on teaching reading using tried and tested
methods, with a test after two years in primary school to ensure our children are being
taught properly.»
«Although the initial research
focused on biology classes, the DART
method can be applied in almost any
teaching situation,» said Melinda Owens, postdoctoral scholar and lecturer at SF State, one of three lead authors
on the paper.
That's why the entire
focus of our new Hypertrophy Training Program Design: The Alternate - Undulate
Method 2 - DVD Set is
on teaching you the practical, real - world strategies and easy - to - use programming system I use for designing effective, ongoing hypertrophy training programs for figure athletes, physique competitors, bodybuilders, or anyone looking to maximize muscle growth.
Our Yoga Teacher Training
focuses primarily
on the systems of Aṣhṭānga Yoga and Haṭha Yoga and the
methods we
teach include ṣhat karma, mudrā, prāṇāyāma, dhyāna, and āsana.
The program is designed with a
focus on Hatha Asana Flow, Adjustment techniques &
Methods,
Teaching methodology, Yoga philosophy, Pranayama, Meditation, Anatomy, Mantra chanting and other topics of 200 hours, except Group class, Yin yoga, Partner Yoga, Prenatal Yoga and Therapeutic yoga and Business planning
For some, these coaches offer assistance in managing dietary constraints (due to conditions such as celiac disease or diabetes), and for others, they might
focus on teaching stress - reduction
methods.
Susan Caldis, Secretary of AGTA and President of the Geography Teachers» Association of New South Wales (GTANSW), says the
focus has been
on inquiry - based learning and fieldwork, and how those
teaching methods can be linked to the new curriculum topics in the primary and secondary years.
Although this seems evident when we
focus on the digitization of content or the innovation of
teaching methods, we run the risk of leaving the objectives in the background, so that they end up blurring between the artifices of technology.
High school photography teachers explore issues, problems, and pleasures of the field and
focus on the art of critique,
teaching methods, the wet and digital darkroom processes, and possible assignments.
She has played a prominent role in education as a writer and speaker for events that
focus on next - generation
teaching methods and tools.
The integration of technology has led to a number of developments that have made learning more accessible, including a
focus on differentiation in the classroom, which involves adopting activities for mixed abilities, and an increased emphasis
on a blended learning approach, that sees traditional
teaching methods utilised alongside technology.
By contrast, the researchers found that Aboriginal students tended to
focus on more concrete
teaching methods, as opposed to the historical and cultural knowledge their parents wanted teachers to know.
Using technology not to replicate existing tasks but change them rather than
focusing on traditional «chalk and talk»
teaching methods is something that the technology association Naace believes passionately in.
According to the three - year study, which is being conducted by the Santa Monica, Calif. - based RAND Corp., majorities of elementary and middle school science and math teachers in all three states report in surveys that they are making positive changes in the classroom by
focusing on their states» academic standards or searching for better
teaching methods.
A «lean» district office will
focus on policymaking instead of top - down operational decisions, including a small «strategy group» that will set learning standards and ensure the equitable allocation of resources, but will not mandate
teaching methods or control school spending.
At the same time, the cost - effectiveness of the board's approach, its
focus on what teachers should know and be able to do rather than
on the student outcomes or achievement associated with
teaching, and its
methods of assessing teacher quality, are features that have attracted strong criticism — issues we will return to later in this article.
Nevertheless, critics continue to question the NBPTS's
method and
focus for measuring quality
teaching and to call instead for what they believe should be simple and direct measures of effects
on student achievement.
The next two articles in this series will
focus on learning management and
teaching methods and assessment and accountability to move towards an achievable vision of academic excellence through digital learning.
Recent years have seen an increased
focus on individuality in education, with teachers now accepting that those with different learning styles need to be
taught using different
methods.
Like all state schools, they have to
teach a broad and balanced curriculum with a
focus on English, Maths and Science; they are however free to vary their curricula in order to specialise in certain subjects such as STEM, to provide a bilingual education or to use
teaching methods from other countries.
The study, which followed 147 preschoolers in 21 settings, showed that children
taught using the Tools
method scored significantly higher than did their counterparts
on tests of «executive function skills,» such as the ability to keep their behavior in check, control their impulses, and
focus — skills that certainly don't hurt when it comes to learning to read.
Her
teaching techniques in these subjects
focused on implementing
methods that stressed authentic learning and critical thinking skills, with heavy emphasis
on primary documents, simulations, research, and the integration of technology.
Results indicated professional development based in reform delivery
methods (not workshops or short trainings), occurred over time with more than 25 hours of content involved groups of teachers learning together, was
focused on the subject
taught by the teacher, required teachers to be active participants in their learning, and cohorent, i.e., aligned with standards and teacher goals, was more likely to lead to increases in teacher knowledge and changes in practice.
After throwing up the standard straw men — «At its core, the reform movement believes that great teachers and improved
teaching methods are all that's required to improve student performance, so that's all the reformers
focus on,» «reformers act as if a student's home life is irrelevant,» «Dodd [the teacher] does everything a school reformer could hope for» — he rolls out the woefully tired and hopelessly unhelpful nostrum: «What needs to be acknowledged, however, is that school reform won't fix everything.»
Much more difficult is to push the system in the direction of
focussing on skills that are not easily
taught by traditional
methods.
The
FOCUS program uses proven strategies and
methods for learning,
teaching, and school management based
on scientifically based research and effective practices, and used successfully in multiple schools.
In other words, activities based
on Neuro Linguistic Programming may not be desirable as this approach to
teaching focuses on a «holistic» learning
method, which, unfortunately, may not provide all the bits and pieces required to complete the examination exercises such as sentence transformation.
«The media refused to
focus on this massive evidence of how schools fail to
teach African American students with existing
methods.»
Standard
teaching approaches often
focus on auditory
methods and leave out kinesthetic and visual learners.
Focused on every aspect of learning,
teaching and leadership, school reform has referred to testing, curriculum, management, behavior, attitudes, structures,
methods, outcomes, buildings, and most of all, the political motivations of schooling.
His other research and writing
focuses on the schooling experiences of students from historically marginalized groups, qualitative
methods of research in education, and the quality of
teaching and learning in professional dental education.
Estyn's annual report urged head teachers to «
focus on the basics» and take a fresh look at
teaching methods.
Summary: This workshop will
focus on strategies, tips, non-threatening verbal & written communication
methods, and team building exercises to make an effective, less stressful and enjoyable
teaching team.
The school discarded courses
focusing on generic
methods of
teaching, instead offering
methods courses specific to subject areas.
Fontana and Fernandes
focused on self - assessment and found that students who used self - assessment strategies over a period of eight months improved at a faster rate than comparable students
taught by conventional
methods.
Miller is a strong proponent of testing, but says states went to the extreme after No Child Left Behind became law by putting all their efforts
on teaching to the test instead of
focusing on changing
teaching methods to improve student learning.
A subject - specific
methods course primarily
focuses on the representation and
teaching of ELA content.
Rather, perhaps the best place for this sort of technology is with teacher educators or professional developers working with preservice and in - service teachers, perhaps in a mathematics
teaching methods or content course or in a professional development course
focused on noticing student's mathematical thinking.
The changes, for children between the ages of three and 18, which are already in place in primary schools, aim to
focus more
on teaching methods rather than content, and seek to make young people more resourceful and responsible.
Courses for educators are offered
on a variety of topics, from «How to be a better reading teacher» to «Understanding how to
teach children with ADHD or autism,» all with a
focus on detailing education best practices, or skills and
methods that have been proven effective through independent research.
a mixed -
methods study
focusing on the different types of knowledge novice and experienced teachers draw
on in
teaching for reading comprehension