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.
The study's findings suggest advanced course enrollment rates for English learner students can improve in Washington, especially if efforts to accelerate Spanish - speaking students»
mastery of academic content in early and middle grades are successful.
But educators know what students need to be successful: Schools can and must support the whole student, and teaching skills like personal responsibility, teamwork and learning from one's mistakes enhances students»
mastery of academic content.
At its best, the book illustrates what should be self - evident: strong teaching requires
mastery of academic content and an extensive repertoire of complex pedagogical skills.
Not exact matches
It was the misguided advocates
of a science
of pedagogy, he said, who had insisted on separating methods
of teaching from
mastery of subject matter; it was they who taught courses in education theory detached from the learning
of academic content.
By design, we move students forward grade by grade based largely on the amount
of instructional hours they have spent in class — dubbed «seat time» — rather than their
mastery of academic skills and
content.
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.
Students learn «independent
of time and place» through online courses, and
content mastery is then assessed to provide «degrees and other credentials that are credible to both
academic institutions and employers.»
«The emphasis for so long has been placed on
academic performance and
academic content mastery,» said panelist Rebecca Snyder, a co-author
of the NNSTOY report and member
of Greater Latrobe Education Association in Pennsylvania where she was teacher
of the year in 2009.
The William and Flora Hewlett Foundation's Education Program initiated a new strategic initiative in 2010 that focuses on students»
mastery of core
academic content and their development
of deeper learning skills (i.e., critical - thinking, problem - solving, collaboration, communication, and learn - how - to - learn skills).
HHS is pursuing a blended and competency - based model — that is, the school is leveraging technology to deliver some
academic content online and building opportunities for students to advance upon
mastery, rather than according to hours
of instruction.
Skeptics
of eliminating failing grades must acknowledge that, in our current system, we move students forward grade by grade based largely on «seat time» rather than
mastery of academic skills and
content.
As a vast body
of research now makes clear, young people's success in school, college, the workplace, and the rest
of life depends not just on their
mastery of core
academic content and skills but also — and often to a greater degree — on their beliefs and attitudes, personal dispositions, relationships, emotional intelligence, creativity, nutrition, mental health, knowledge about college and work opportunities, financial resources, willingness to engage with new people and cultures, openness to new experiences, and more.
BART Charter Public School (BART) prepares students for college by promoting
mastery of academic skills and
content with a strong foundation in arts and technology.
The Whole Child, Whole Person Summit will raise awareness for the need for education systems and schools to use a different methodology that expands the definition
of academic achievement beyond
content mastery and test scores.
In Mississippi there is an interest among superintendents, principals, and research and education faculty to gain a clearer understanding
of Deeper Learning — the
mastery of rigorous core
academic content; critical thinking and problem solving; teamwork and collaboration; effective communication; learning how to learn; and cultivation
of an
academic mindset.
Overview The goal
of this study tour is to learn how schools are promoting equity, diversity, and personalized learning to ensure all students have access to «deeper learning» — the
mastery of rigorous core
academic content; critical thinking and problem
We believe that the best way to prepare our students for college and careers is to ensure that they have
mastery of content knowledge combined with strong
academic habits and character traits that transfer across all subject areas and experiences.
The goal
of this study tour was to learn how schools are promoting equity, diversity, and personalized learning to ensure all students have access to «deeper learning» — the
mastery of rigorous core
academic content; critical thinking and problem solving; teamwork and collaboration; effective communication; learning how to learn; and cultivation
of an
academic mindset.
On - track indicators
of college and career readiness must measure not only
academic and engagement factors that ensure learners are making progress toward
content mastery or proficiency, but also behavioral factors that relate to the
mastery of the lifelong learning skills needed to succeed in postsecondary pathways.
Mastery of core
academic content knowledge, including math, reading, writing, science, social studies, and history
How many students receive grades lower than their
academic performance deserves because
of the devastating effect
of a zero for a missing assignment, an assignment the student did not need to do to demonstrate
mastery of the targeted
content or skill.
Bloom believed that nearly all students, when provided with the more favorable learning conditions
of mastery learning, could truly master
academic content (Bloom, 1976; Guskey, 1997a).
EL Education, previously known as Expeditionary Learning, is an initiative started by The Harvard Graduate School
of Education and Outward Bound USA that seeks to redefine student achievement by viewing it in three dimensions:
Mastery of Academic Skills and
Content, High - Quality Work, and Character.
Mastery of Academic Skills and Content: This year, students in all grades are tracking their own achievement using data binders that keep record of performance on academic standards and character expectations (otherwise known as Habits of Lead
Academic Skills and
Content: This year, students in all grades are tracking their own achievement using data binders that keep record
of performance on
academic standards and character expectations (otherwise known as Habits of Lead
academic standards and character expectations (otherwise known as Habits
of Leadership).