Sentences with phrase «grade curriculum over»

Espelage, Polanin, and Rose (2015), in a study of the Second Step middle school program, reported a 20 percent reduction in bullying by students with disabilities who were exposed to lessons from the sixth - through eighth - grade curriculum over three years.

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The Grades curriculum is based on the understanding that the key to developing a critical thinking mind is to encourage the active and creative imagination as the child develops over time.

Over the course of their eight years in the grades, children are immersed in a handwork curriculum that includes knitting (beginning with a kitten in the first grade), purling, crocheting, spinning, simple weaving, cross-stitch, four - needle knitting, hand - sewing, felting, needle - felting, doll - making, and culminating with machine sewing, in which eighth graders cap off their eight years by sewing their own pajamas.

However ACE had an advantage over many formal curricula in that it was generally ability - related rather than age or grade - related.

Perhaps most interestingly, over 64 % of former RET participants still teach the curriculum unit they developed at the CSNE, which given that teachers may change grade levels, class subjects and school districts, demonstrates an ongoing interest in neural engineering and the long - term value of this curricula.

In this quasi-experimental study on the Learning Through the Arts (LTTA) program, 11 LTTA schools were compared to control schools over three years to examine the benefits of an arts - integrated sixth grade curriculum.

At ASCEND, where I taught humanities to grades 6 - 8, we approached curriculum by prioritizing depth over breadth.

The researchers developed a hands - on curriculum and professional development lessons teaching basic physics using the popular toys, then conducted a randomized controlled trial in about 60 fourth - grade classrooms in a California school district comparing student learning under the project - based and traditional textbook based instruction over three weeks.

For example, Facing History has a long - standing partnership with the Boston Public Schools (BPS) through which we have developed units for the district's civics and history curriculum in grades 8, 9, 10, and 11, reaching over 12,000 students each year.

«The ELL population comes to us at all grade levels from other countries, so literacy is a large component of our core curriculum,» says new superintendent Ruth Perez, who took over the reins from Shattuck in 2009.

She has completed over 35 years as a teacher, director of curriculum and educational supervisor working in all grade - levels K - 16.

A new teacher candidate in Finland, for example, is given a copy of the elementary school curriculum, and the training over four years gives teachers deep understanding of the specific content they will teach at each grade and subject, including all the possible questions and misunderstandings students might have about that curriculum.

Over time, though, Austin and his colleagues have learned to escape those walls in order to do their best work... A few years before Austin arrived as a twelfth grade teacher, a couple of tenth grade colleagues started to brainstorm and coordinate their curriculum, modeling their efforts on the «small learning communities concept.»

Olson was puzzled over why second and third grade students were not achieving proficiency on state reading tests, so the district began adjusting teaching practices and curriculum.

And Cynthia Ramirez expects to have more say in the discipline policy and curriculum now at her fourth - grade son's school, Desert Trails Preparatory Academy in the desert town of Adelanto, now that it has been taken over by a small nonprofit charter operator.

Over the last four years, the Park City School District has undergone intense change with dual language immersion (DLI), all - day kindergarten, removing 25 Reading and ESL instructors in grades 1 through 5, new curricula, new grading system, new testing and assessment tools.

This paper presents the findings of a research project in which we transformed a primary (grade) 3 science curriculum for delivery via mobile technologies, and a teacher enacted the lessons over the

She has eluded to perhaps the best suggestion to date to fix our schools, a comprehensive and challenging curriculum in every discipline at every grade, but somehow this message has been lost in all the hoopla over merit pay, charter schools, evaluating teachers based on their students» test scores, collective bargaining rights, etc..

From there, Deb committed over 12 years to teaching and learning for Bay City Public Schools where she taught students in grades 1, 5 and 8, served as a Curriculum Coach, Assistant Principal and Principal from 2001 — 2013 in Bay City, Michigan.

Mathis acknowledges that debates will continue over the new Common Core curriculum and assessments, but he believes that the new K — 12 shift toward measuring students» college and career readiness beginning in grade 3 is the «right thing do for students.

Carol Baker is the former director of curriculum over science in Oak Lawn - based Community High School District 218 and became a grade school superintendent in west suburban Lyons in July.

The district has taken significant steps to expand the advanced and higher learning opportunities for all of its students (over 6,600), including reducing tracking for many courses All fourth - and fifth - grade students now benefit from the English Language Arts enrichment program and the district is in the second year of phasing in the rigorous, inquiry - based curriculum in its new International Baccalaureate (IB) Middle Years Program to prepare its students for college preparatory courses at the high school.

Over her years as a second grade, fourth grade, and Student Achievement Teacher at Ocotillo Ridge Elementary, Jennifer continued to be drawn to curriculum, effective teaching practices, and the «backstage» aspects of education.

She has just completed over 35 years as a teacher, director of curriculum and educational supervisor working in all grade - levels K - 16.

The curriculum Reading Wonders, approved by the school board in December 2013 for grades K - 5, cost $ 1,755,022 over two fiscal years.

A Materials and Resources database, searchable by keyword, subject area, and by grade level, featuring over 100 Pennsylvania Common Core - aligned sample curriculum maps, as well as learning progressions, units, lesson plans, and content resources aligned to state standards.

This free PDF version of the Eureka Math basic curriculum includes over 20,000 pages and features sequenced lessons, formative assessments, and fully integrated professional development for Grades PreK — 12.

Odysseyware Academy's technology - driven curriculum includes over 60 grade - level courses in four core subjects for students in grades 3 - 12, as well as a variety of electives.

Over our first three years, we developed a continuously evolving curriculum based on real - world, interdisciplinary projects, created a mastery - based grading system, and began to map our work across not only subject standards, but also character, technology and sustainability standards — all projects that would have been unheard of in my previous schools.

The curriculum has won media awards over the years; the Improve Comedy Club claims its lessons, which are written at a 5th grade reading level to be accessible for all, have held up under study.

As an experienced grade 4 teacher, with over 12 years of expertise in handling curriculum development and lesson planning activities, I am eager to contribute to Falcon Elementary School's mission.

PERFORMANCE HIGHLIGHTS • Over 13 years of experience working as a teacher for third and fourth graders • Highly skilled in creating flexible elementary grade programs and classroom environment fit for learning • Hands on experience in instilling strong moral codes in students through unorthodox teaching practices • In - depth knowledge of grade - appropriate curriculum development and implementation

The curriculum component of Safer Choices consists of 21 sessions taught over 2 years: 11 lessons in Level 1, taught during ninth grade, and 10 lessons in Level 2, taught during tenth grade.

Over a period of five years, New Haven phased in the new curriculum, with 25 - 50 hours of instruction at each grade.

I am a teacher (classroom 4th grade, special education K - 12, college), elementary principal, K - 12 curriculum development, and K - 12 professional development coordinator as well as adjunct graduate instructor for over 20 years Frequency about 3 posts per week.