Sentences with phrase «in academic content areas»

SEL learning standards and benchmarks articulate what students should know and be able to do in SEL from PreK to grade 12 and allow districts to outline intersections of SEL with standards in academic content areas, including the Common Core State Standards, if applicable.

• Follow - through activities and planned opportunities for using skill prompts in academic content areas, classroom management and everyday interpersonal situations at school and in the home and community.

«The CMT assesses approximately 250,000 students on their application of skills and knowledge in the academic content areas of mathematics, reading and writing in Grades 3 through 8, and science in Grades 5 and 8.

English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies instruction is supplemented by a wide range of elective classes in academic content areas, visual arts, drama, music, physical education, technology and Spanish.

Many of the nation's top education researchers have launched new studies into topics such as how best to teach reading in the academic content areas, how best to teach writing at the high - school level, and how best to support the literacy development of adolescent English language learners.

In addition to improving outcomes in academic content areas, there are some overarching considerations for using technology well in the classroom.

During the development phase, MCPER will adapt and test the feasibility of Collaborative Strategic Reading for high school students with autism spectrum disorders in academic content area courses.

Not exact matches

By drawing from one academic strength, a student builds needed confidence to tackle deficient skills in another topic or content area.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Most educators and parents agree that the main goals in educating students with a native language other than English are mastery of English and of content in academic areas.

Its academic standards for all four core subject areas at every grade span have been rated as clear, specific, and grounded in content by the American Federation of Teachers.

A child who can't speak English may have academic knowledge in other content areas, and may have strong speaking, reading, and writing skills in their first language.

The CALS construct is defined as a constellation of the high - utility language skills that correspond to linguistic features prevalent in oral and written academic discourse across school content areas and that are infrequent in colloquial conversations (e.g., knowledge of logical connectives, such as nevertheless, consequently; knowledge of structures that pack dense information, such as nominalizations or embedded clauses; knowledge of structures for organizing argumentative texts) Over the last years, as part of the Catalyzing Comprehension Through Discussion Debate project funded by IES to the Strategic Educational Research Partnership, Dr. Paola Uccelli and her research team have produced a research - based, theoretically - grounded, and psychometrically robust instrument to measure core academic language skills (CALS - I) for students in grades 4 - 8.

By middle school, academic outcomes in multiple content areas are inexorably dependent upon students» ability to independently learn from text and express what they know through text.

Writing is also important for the development of reading skills and can improve learning in other academic content areas.

With 17,300 students, the district receives an abundance of information, including data from PARCC tests, districtwide pre - and post-common assessments in all content areas, Measures of Academic Progress in elementary and middle schools, Eureka Math and Achieve 3000 achievement scores, and professional - development surveys given to all teachers.

Each of the applications will be subject to peer review in the context of five priority areas: supporting effective teachers and principals; promoting science, technology, engineering and mathematics education; supporting the implementation of high academic content standards and high - quality assessments; turning around low - performing schools; and improving graduation rates in rural schools.

This state - administered, federally funded program provides five - year grant funding to establish or expand before - and after - school programs that provide disadvantaged kindergarten through twelfth - grade students (particularly students who attend schools in need of improvement) with academic enrichment opportunities and supportive services to help the students meet state and local standards in core content areas.

Engagement Based Sheltered Instruction A rich model of student engagement that helps educators understand students» language proficiency levels and the language demands of content areas, texts and tests; develop student academic language in content areas; and plan, teach and observe for maximum cognitive engagement.

A big goal of ours is to matriculate students into a KIPP Austin middle school in the 5th grade with the ability to read, write, and speak in both academic English and Spanish, at or above grade in all content areas.

Writing is also important for the development of reading skills (Graham & Hebert, 2010) and can improve learning in other academic content areas (Bangert - Drowns, Hurley, & Wilkinson, 2004).

The Office of Academics is responsible for the development and leadership of the district's academic goals and policies, directing the instructional program pre-K to grade 12 across all content areas and special programs, and it engages constituent groups, teachers, principals, other staff, parents, and community in the ongoing process of educational reform, curriculum planning and implementation, and program development.

The survey examined the basic structure of the standards, as well as basic content features such as references to, and support for, the acquisition of academic English and knowledge in the content areas.

However, in the LoS approach we extend that commitment by recognizing that significant potential exists among many more students than have traditionally been identified and served in both academic content areas and many talent domains.

The results serve to aid in determining when ELLs have attained the language proficiency needed to participate meaningfully in content - area classrooms without program support and on state academic content tests without accommodations.

The PARCC CCR Determinations in ELA / Literacy and mathematics describe the academic knowledge, skills, and practices in English language arts / literacy and mathematics students must demonstrate to show they are able to enter directly into and succeed in entry - level, credit - bearing courses and relevant technical courses in those content areas at two - and four - year public institutions of higher education.

Students learn how to organize their time, manage their academic responsibilities, and acquire knowledge in specific content areas.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS: A bachelor's degree or higher with at least 24 credit hours in content area Valid IndianaTeaching License for Grades K - 5 or 6 Demonstrates strong writing skills as evidenced by a written response included with Application, answering the following questions: o Describe one experience where you made a significant difference in a student's academic achievement.o Describe a time in which you have used student data to drive greater levels of student achievement.o Describe one way you have successfully integrated technology into your classroom.

In workshops conducted over the past two years, 2000 - plus teachers, representing 121 school districts, created and refined curriculum for 10 content areas of the new Colorado Academic Standards (CAS).

This primary purpose is similar to the original 1968 Bilingual Education Act, which states that limited - English - proficient (LEP) students will be educated to «meet the same rigorous standards for academic performance expected of all children and youth, including meeting challenging state content standards and challenging state student performance standards in academic areas.»

This approach prepares all teachers to teach academic language, reading comprehension, and writing in their content areas so they can provide instructional support to English learners.

Visiting teams include specialists or university faculty with expertise in the content or focus area, Academic - Year Governor's Schools directors and teachers, local gifted education coordinators, and other professionals directly involved in the specific fields.

Similar to The Key Comprehension Routine, this program embeds vocabulary instruction in all content areas, with a focus on teaching academic vocabulary that is found in existing subject - area reading and instruction material.

Although these students may have missed out on rigorous instruction on academic language, reading comprehension, and writing skills in the content areas, it is not too late for them.

«And since Achieve3000's solutions are customized to meet each state's academic standards and build literacy in the content areas, our teachers can use them in all fifty - two of our regions, across many grade and ability levels, as they work to meet the individual needs of each learner.»

Both competitions will fund projects across five priority areas: supporting effective teachers and principals; promoting science, technology, engineering, and mathematics education; helping implement rigorous academic content standards and high - quality assessments; turning around low - performing schools; and improving graduation rates in rural schools.

Teacher candidates planned a lesson for a content area outside of geography that incorporated an active use of ArcGIS Online and / or Story Maps to learn more about specific academic standards in the respective discipline.

Her authored and coauthored books include In It Together: How Student, Family, and Community Partnerships Advance Engagement and Achievement in Diverse Classrooms; Mastering Academic Language: A Framework for Supporting Student Achievement; Transforming Schools for English Learners: A Comprehensive Framework for School Leaders; The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners; and Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content AreaIn It Together: How Student, Family, and Community Partnerships Advance Engagement and Achievement in Diverse Classrooms; Mastering Academic Language: A Framework for Supporting Student Achievement; Transforming Schools for English Learners: A Comprehensive Framework for School Leaders; The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners; and Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areain Diverse Classrooms; Mastering Academic Language: A Framework for Supporting Student Achievement; Transforming Schools for English Learners: A Comprehensive Framework for School Leaders; The Essential Guide for Educating Beginning English Learners; and Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas.

To that end, she said administrators will ask the board on May 23 to allow scores from the Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) test or an end - of - the - semester exam in the applicable content area to be used, she said.

They can also consult lists of words relevant to important content areas: for example, in E. D. Hirsch's Cultural Literacy: What Every American Needs to Know (Vintage Press, 1988) and Robert Marzano's Building Background Knowledge for Academic Achievement (ASCD, 2004).

A school - based teacher preparation program in which a prospective teacher, for not less than one academic year, teaches alongside an effective teacher, as determined by the state or local educational agency, who is the teacher of record for the classroom, receives concurrent instruction during the year, through courses that may be taught by local educational agency personnel or by faculty of the teacher preparation program; and in the teaching of the content area in which the teacher will become certified or licensed; and acquires effective teaching skills, as demonstrated through completion of a residency program, or other measure determined by the state, which may include a teacher performance assessment.»

When all the teachers in your school focus on the same academic vocabulary and teach it in the same way, your school has a powerful comprehensive approach for building student knowledge and understanding in the content areas.

A holistic model of education and workplace success must be anchored in core academic content areas.

Title IIA, funded at $ 2.3 billion last year, supports professional learning that improves both the content knowledge and practice of teachers in all academic areas as well as professional learning targeted directly to the specific needs of school principals and assistant principals.

With the objective of promoting bilingualism and biliteracy, students receive academic content area instruction in English and the partner language (e.g., Spanish).

The goal of this schoolwide effort is to ensure that all students can read and learn from academic text, including content area textbooks and literature, and that they will be motivated to engage in reading for many different purposes.

Provide each student with targeted instruction, practice, and support in areas where they are struggling, while ensuring they learn challenging academic content and skills.

In 1997 and 1998 the California State Board of Education (SBE) adopted academic content standards for California public schools in the areas of English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and History - Social SciencIn 1997 and 1998 the California State Board of Education (SBE) adopted academic content standards for California public schools in the areas of English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and History - Social Sciencin the areas of English - Language Arts, Mathematics, Science, and History - Social Science.

Competency - based learning: Seat time requirements are waived in full or in part; students progress through school as they demonstrate mastery of academic content areas.

This topic explores academic content standards, which are standards developed by each state that define what students should know in each academic subject area.