Sentences with phrase «including academic rigor»

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Sheehan et al. have studied everything (including rum and cider, the focuses of the beverage menu) with a nearly academic rigor.

In this Harvard EdCast, Chu discusses her experience with the Chinese way of schooling — including the positives, such as academic rigor and respect for teachers — and suggests what the United States and China could learn from each other regarding education.

The current superintendent helped to develop a common agenda for moving the district forward, including increasing expectations for student success, academic rigor, reporting, professional development, and alignment to state and national standards and assessment programs.

What they mean: The Common Core has many goals, including raising the rigor of academic standards and increasing the depth of learning.

Those who support the Common Core, including some teachers, members of the business community, State Superintendent Dr. June Atkinson as well as Gov. Pat McCrory, among others, say that the Common Core is to be credited for increasing the academic rigor of instructional activities, even though many acknowledge its implementation has been bungled and state budget cuts have hampered schools» ability to properly resource teachers who must shift their curricula to accommodate CCSS.

In addition to the SSM, the CCSA accountability framework includes measures of rigor (in the form of a school's status as measured by its Academic Performance Index, or API, score) and momentum (in the form of growth in API over a three - year period).

Graduation or program completion for prospective educators depends on many factors, including students» academic performance, the rigor of their preparation inside and outside the professional program, effectiveness of clinical training, and various exit exams.

• Large numbers of students with high school diplomas admitted to county and community colleges require remediation to pursue college - level courses, especially those requiring academic rigor, including math and science.

Metrics of school environment and culture, including school safety and discipline, academic expectations and rigor, and social emotional learning.

In their view, dual enrollment is presumed to lead to a long list of positive outcomes for all participating youth, including increasing the academic rigor of the high school curriculum; helping low - achieving students meet high academic standards; providing more academic opportunities and electives in cash - strapped, small, or rural schools; reducing high school dropout rates and increasing student aspirations; helping students acclimate to college life; and reducing the cost of college for students.

These practices include the TEACCH structures developed at the University of North Carolina; Project - Based Learning strategies and tools; a multi-dimensional emphasis on Character Development; a commitment to Arts Integration as a support to high rigor and; a state - of - the - art Diagnostic and Evaluation center that uses highly - skilled professionals and practices to identify the programs and services each student needs to reach his or her optimal academic potential.

College acceptance letters have been trickling in, the reward for four years of long school days, high expectations and intense academic rigor — including a lot of Latin.

The Division examines and improves the coherence, rigor, alignment, content and pacing of the district's curriculum guides and other instructional tools, including instructional materials, professional development, and academic programming.