Sentences with phrase «more traditional curriculum»

The author concludes that diverse schools will most likely need to eschew progressive pedagogy in favor of a more traditional curriculum, while offering something special to attract parents of all classes and races.

That's because kids in Massachusetts take a bunch of state tests at the end of their sophomore year and Mahoney thought students needed to stick to a more traditional curriculum to make sure they learned all the material.

It's a great leveller: much more likely, as a starter, to engage any «hard to reach» families than through more traditional curriculum sessions.

For those units where we didn't see a strong fit, we left them as a more traditional curriculum.

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Instead of following the curriculum of what might be a more traditional conference, ICON places emphasis on building a community among attendees.

Traditional education already has been shown to help develop executives» analytical and systemic thinking, but the CEOs the researchers spoke to felt more CEO - specific skills could be added to the curriculum.

They also recommended more courses outside of the traditional curriculum.

Of course, the protest against inert ideas and a curriculum of disconnected subjects would be even more telling against an electronic image medium than against traditional school curricula, for the reasons Postman gives.

Whilst current trends in teaching allow some of the teachers at the school to explore curriculum topics in new and engaging ways, the more traditional M. Lazhar is horrified to find his class unable to complete dictations and unfamiliar with classic French literature.

Each of us learn in different ways, and that's why our «active learning» curriculum places a big emphasis on physical training and outdoor exercise, alongside more traditional classroom - based learning.»

A balanced curriculum that includes the creative arts and sports as well as the more «traditional» subjects is what is required at this crucial developmental stage.

This may be because online learning programs that deliver content lend themselves to scale more obviously than do tools that surface and engage students» passions, because online learning is being swapped in for traditional curriculum products.

And finally, and most depressingly, he says this: «Traditional proposals for improving education — more money, better curriculum, smaller classes, etc. — aren't going to get the job done.»

While Puleo works in more traditional counseling positions at public schools during the academic year, as a curriculum adviser at Explo she often combines instructional training and counseling.

Given what we know about learning, why don't schools look more like California's High Tech High, with its emphasis on project - based team problem solving and the relevance of curricula that cross traditional content domains?

Almost 30 percent of total instruction focuses on technical law or finance questions, 11 percent addresses curriculum and pedagogy, while the discussion of staffing focuses more on traditional faculty oversight than on exploiting new managerial tools.

The second domain consists of sites that produce and share free curriculum materials, in a more traditional broadcast model.

Laurent, who immigrated to the Boston area from Haiti at age 12, was fortunate to have a solid education where he first learned English before enrolling in a more traditional K — 12 curriculum.

Newly elected Los Angeles Unified school board member Kelly Gonez said that because affiliated charters are part of the district, any innovations in curriculum that they come up with can more easily be shared with other traditional schools.

They are equally critical of what they call «neoliberal» and «neoconservative» approaches to educational problems: The first appeals to the market and market - based approaches (as in vouchers and charter schools), the second to more traditional approaches to subject matter and teaching (as in E. D. Hirsch's core knowledge curriculum).

As an Articulate GURU award - winning developer, he has worked with companies in diverse industries, changing the face of training delivery by conceptualizing, designing, and developing e-Learning, guided and blended virtual learning programs, as well as traditional classroom curricula for more than 10 years.

The traditional education system in China is often criticized for encouraging conformity, being highly examination - oriented, discouraging the development of students» creativity, and bolstering authoritarian teachers for whom the rigid and centralized curriculum is a more important agenda than catering to individual differences among students (Cheng, 2004).

Most, however, offer a fairly traditional curriculum — more traditional, in many ways, than regular public schools.

Children will be taught math, science, language arts, social studies and more, following an established curriculum as they would in a traditional school, but are taught in a foreign language, in which they will also become fluent in reading and writing.

The reality that choice remains illusory for four - fifths of all children in this country and especially for the kids who need strong, comprehensive college - preparatory curricula the most (and, as Dropout Nation has documented ad nauseam, are the least likely to get it in traditional districts) is more than enough reason to adopt Common Core (alongside expanding the array of choice options that can allow for a variety of curricula choices).

Charter schools differ from traditional public schools in that they have more say in the hiring and firing of teachers, and charter school teachers and parents have more freedom to design innovative curriculum and teaching strategies.

The complete 3rd Grade curriculum is available in our traditional combined print / online format (Traditional) or in our new, more affordable digital - only formattraditional combined print / online format (Traditional) or in our new, more affordable digital - only formatTraditional) or in our new, more affordable digital - only format (Digital).

Compared to traditional public schools, charter schools have more independence in their operations and curriculum, which is why so many families find charter schools desirable.

More often, traditional programs teach candidates about teaching, and theory is part of the curriculum.

Designed around a project - based learning curriculum when it opened in 2014, the school's founding principal announced she was leaving for a job in Baltimore just days into the first school year, a move that led to an exodus of some faculty and students and a retreat to more traditional methods.

In addition to the traditional master's degrees in Teaching and Education, which include emphases in Special Education and Early Childhood Education, Biola's M.S. in Curriculum, Instruction, & Publication offers an excellent path to pursue more administrative leadership roles in the early childhood education arena that may involve applying for much - needed grants and funding packages for young teachers and students.

The curriculum is wrapped in rich, engaging content that turns minds on — the minds that usually wander when traditional classes are too slow, the minds that get lost in the shuffle, the minds that need a little more time.

We have heard the call from communities to better align our high school and elementary curricula; to strengthen our traditional neighborhood schools through programs such as International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes and STEM; and create opportunities for more students to attend Selective Enrollment schools, Career and Technical Education (CTE) programs, and service leadership schools These investments respond to those calls and build on several years of progress in which CPS has provided over $ 33 million for CTE, IB, and Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math programs.

And with such a concentration on curriculum improvements in reading and math, the PTO's traditional role in providing for «extras» like music and art has become even more vital than ever.

As for cultural diversity, research has shown that schools that do the best job of educating low - income students tend to favor a traditional curriculum, strict discipline, and a paternalistic environment, whereas typical middle - class schools tend to be less structured and more child - centric.

As teachers are pressed to extend their craft to prepare more diverse students for the challenge of work and life beyond school, they are challenged to provide more authentic instructional contexts and activities than traditional knowledge - based curricula.

Our Character Based Literacy Curriculum (CBL) offers easy - to - use lesson plans for more than 200 titles, ranging from high interest and engaging reads to traditional and challenging pieces of classic literature.

[10] Other subjects like environmental education, ecology, or spirituality, not often found in more traditional school curricula, often emerge from the interests of learners and teachers in a more open - ended learning community.

In fact, U.S. schoolchildren do better in the other major international comparison, the TIMSS, which is a more traditional test of the academic curriculum.

Furthermore, there is evidence that teachers are increasingly turning away from the traditional textbook to a more teacher - assembled approach to curriculum (though tracking textbook adoption and use at scale is a daunting task).

Charter public schools are free from many rules and regulations that apply to traditional public schools, so they have more flexibility to set curriculum and budgets, select teachers and staff, and offer more customized learning experiences for students.

Patrick Murphy, a political scientist at the University of San Francisco who recently completed a study on the cost of implementing the Common Core, funded by the Thomas B. Fordham Institute, a conservative think tank, estimates that the cost of transitioning to the Common Core could be as low as $ 3 billion nationally if districts forgo traditional options and instead choose digital textbooks (that can more easily be updated), tailored teacher - training videos and free curricula available online.

More generally, I am now studying for the CFA Level III examination, and included in the curriculum is Dan Nevins» article, «Goals - based Investing: Integrating Traditional and Behavioral Finance.»

OLD LYME — Under the tutelage of his mentor, Bauhaus master, Yale professor and famed color theorist Josef Albers, Sewell Sillman, artist and educator, played a significant role in transitioning the focus of the Yale School of Art from its traditional comfort zone during the mid-20th century to one of a more modern curriculum.

Furthermore, a number of American law schools have attempted to expose students earlier to international and foreign law, often by adding international law offerings to the menu of first - year courses.21 Many institutions now include international and / or comparative law somewhere in their first - year curriculum, sometimes as a free - standing course, and sometimes as an element of more traditional first - year courses such as contracts, torts, and property.

The Report's central conclusion is that, although traditional legal pedagogy is very effective in certain aspects, it overemphasizes legal theory and underemphasizes practical skills and professional development.5 By focusing on theory in the abstract setting of the classroom, the Report argues, traditional legal education undermines the ethical foundations of law students and fails to prepare them adequately for actual practice.6 Traditional legal education is effective in teaching students to «think like lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of practice will not only better prepare students to be lawyers, it will also foster development of a greater and more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional traditional legal pedagogy is very effective in certain aspects, it overemphasizes legal theory and underemphasizes practical skills and professional development.5 By focusing on theory in the abstract setting of the classroom, the Report argues, traditional legal education undermines the ethical foundations of law students and fails to prepare them adequately for actual practice.6 Traditional legal education is effective in teaching students to «think like lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of practice will not only better prepare students to be lawyers, it will also foster development of a greater and more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional traditional legal education undermines the ethical foundations of law students and fails to prepare them adequately for actual practice.6 Traditional legal education is effective in teaching students to «think like lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of practice will not only better prepare students to be lawyers, it will also foster development of a greater and more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional Traditional legal education is effective in teaching students to «think like lawyers,» but needs significant improvement in teaching them to function as ethical and responsible professionals after law school.7 As I will discuss in greater detail below, in general, the Report recommends «contextualizing» and «humanizing» legal education by integrating clinical and professional responsibility courses into the traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of practice will not only better prepare students to be lawyers, it will also foster development of a greater and more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional traditional core curriculum.8 In this way, students will learn to think like lawyers in the concrete setting of actual cases and clients.9 The Report refers to pedagogical theories developed in other educational settings and argues that these theories show that teaching legal theory in the context of practice will not only better prepare students to be lawyers, it will also foster development of a greater and more deeply felt sense of ethical and professional identity.10

Two recent reports — Best Practices for Legal Education: A Vision and a Road Map, 6 published by the Clinical Legal Education Association (Best Practices) and Educating Lawyers: Preparation for the Profession of Law, 7 published by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching (Carnegie Report)-- advocate that law schools focus more on teaching professionalism, skills, and ethics and on integrating these topics into the traditional curriculum.

Due to the hard and courageous work of many within and outside the academy, legal writing is now treated and perceived more favorably within the traditional law - school curriculum.

A customer was scaling a private school model, taking the best curriculums and teaching methodologies from around the world, to a nationally branded concept, which was 50 % more affordable than traditional private schools.

Do you think that law schools understand the need to change the traditional curriculum or at least give more attention to the business of law?