Sentences with phrase «new educational curriculum»

Google collaborated with the Family Online Safety Institute with their new educational curriculum entitled, «Be Internet Awesome.»

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We're constantly experimenting with new methods, curricula options, tools and educational delivery styles to produce optimal results.

The Research Institute supports projects dealing with essential contemporary educational issues such as attention - related disorders, trends in adolescent development and innovations in the high school curriculum, learning expectations and assessment, computers in education, the role of art in education, and new ways to identify and address different learning styles.

program that lets kids and their adult caregivers learn about the park first hand by using fun, self - guided worksheets; the NewYork Historical Society, where she developed curriculum guides to help classroom teachers incorporate primary sources into their instruction; the American Museum of Natural History, where she developed a series of teacher guides for the Moveable Museum exhibits and several temporary museum exhibits; and MOUSE, a New York City based non-profit organization that works to train middle and high school students to initiate and manage technology help desks, where she developed curriculum and educational support materials for students, faculty advisors, and MOUSE trainers.

HomeGrown HomeSchool sells a variety of new and used educational products, homeschool curriculum, children / teen novels, games, puzzles, toys, classroom posters & visual aids, science kits, reference books, and much more!!!

HomeGrown sells a variety of new and used educational products, homeschool curriculum, children / teen novels, games, puzzles, toys, classroom posters, science kits, reference books and much more!!

Specifically if that family is brand new to homeschooling and trying to choose an educational method or curriculum to follow...

The new National Curriculum addresses some of these educational objectives, requiring that young schoolchildren should be encouraged to develop an understanding of «how living things are looked after» and should «be able to...

The actions we are taking include (1) the development of new sustainable chemical technologies to reduce the magnitude and the impact of society's chemical and energy activities, (2) the development of a new multidisciplinary effort, The Berkeley Center for Green Chemistry (http://bcgc.berkeley.edu/) to organize and enhance sustainability activities on our campus and to reach out nationally and internationally for coordination and best practices transfer, and (3) the reconfiguration of the delivery and content of our educational curriculum and activities at all levels to emphasize sustainable green chemical practice, concepts and awareness so that all members of our profession advance the sustainability of our society through their work and decisions.

Second, the traditional resources I've used for planning — textbooks, curriculum documents, and educational Web sites — have given way to a new and exciting set of tools.

With a strong emphasis on spelling and grammar, timetables and long division, the new National Curriculum has been heralded as a return to high standards and rigour as we strive to catch up with the world's best performing nations in terms of educational performance.

This change will affect the educational curriculum, so if you want to provide digital educational content, you need to update your product specifications in order to fit in the resulting new legal framework.

In light of the New Year approaching, perhaps one goal of teachers of the gifted and teachers, who instruct the gifted in their classrooms, could be to replace educational malnourishment with academically, intellectually, and emotionally satisfying curriculum and experiences — allowing gifted children to thrive in school on a daily basis.

The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation announced a new investment of $ 1.7 billion for K - 12 education over the next five years, with the bulk of the funding aimed at existing traditional public schools that show progress in improving educational outcomes, the development of new curricula, charter schools focused on students with special needs, and «research and development» for scalable models that could inform best practices.

Knee then hits his stride, showing how these factors played out when Murdoch's News Corporation acquired the learning analytics company Wireless Generation in 2012 to create an ambitious new «Amplify» division focused on educational tablets, games, curriculum, and data.

Hence, whether you are going into teaching, policy making, curriculum development, research and scholarship, administration, social entrepreneurship, new educational media, or some other field — I suggest that to the extent that you see yourself as committed to the «civil rights struggle of our time,» you should work to empower youth rather than solely to advocate or act on their behalves.

New York — Practicing educators praised the College Board, at its annual meeting here last week, for providing a sensible approach to educational reform, and they challenged the organization to continue pressing for a high - school curriculum that develops students» competencies as well as their knowledge of specific subjects.

I imagined developing new and exciting programs and classroom curriculum to answer some of the nation's most pressing educational problems.

As James Betts, school governor and managing director of educational software publishers Kudlian believes, «CPD will also help to dispel the myth that the new curriculum is overly difficult, and will lead to empowered teachers who are happy and confident in taking our digital learners forward.»

Studying educational programs, Klinsky decided the curriculum for the new school would combine E. D. Hirsch's Core Knowledge, Direct Instruction (DI), and a theme - oriented program that would draw on and develop many kinds of knowledge.

But the students chosen to receive the new curriculum might differ in a way that influences their academic progress - they might, for instance, have had better reading teachers in the past, be more motivated, or have access to more educational resources at home.

The act offers new directions for curriculum reform, provides new systems for teacher recruitment and training, and extends national educational requirements.

The Risk and Prevention Program has been renamed Prevention Science and Practice (PSP) / Counseling C.A.S.. Although the curriculum and educational experience of students will not change, the new name, says program director Mandy Savitz - Romer, better reflects the integrated nature of the program and its mission to prepare graduates to improve the social, emotional, and academic outcomes of children and youth.

Maker education is a new school of educational thought which strives to deliver constructivist, project - based learning curriculum and instructional units.

Curriculum developers design new courses within educational systems, help teachers to implement curriculum changes, review and recommend educational resources, and advise teachers about new teaching methods and tecCurriculum developers design new courses within educational systems, help teachers to implement curriculum changes, review and recommend educational resources, and advise teachers about new teaching methods and teccurriculum changes, review and recommend educational resources, and advise teachers about new teaching methods and technologies.

As an educator, I have written and revamped curriculum within both the IB and U.S. curricular frameworks and have enjoyed collaborating with other educational foundations such as the TED Foundation, Bavarian International School and New Mexico State University in developing arts education programs and workshops.

«Educators understand that introducing new standards, appropriate curriculum and meaningful assessments are ongoing aspects of a robust educational system.

A new educational initiative emerging from the network is World Dignity University (WDU) to which anyone interested in educating on dignity can contribute ideas for curriculum development.

As an Instructional Designer, you may be asked to create a new educational course from scratch based on the curriculum or create an eLearning course based on PowerPoint being used for Instructor Led Trainings.

Anrig professor of educational leadership Richard Elmore described two strands of work that underpin the new curriculum.

Thus, New Jersey's first set of mandated curriculum standards and high stakes tests were created to satisfy legal and political mandates, not for educational reasons.

«An interesting at distance visit of Finnish schools, combined with complete explanations of educational approach and new curriculum of Finland.

«College and career skills are the same,» Ken Wagner, New York State's associate commissioner of education for curriculum, assessment and educational technology, told us.

These include educational approaches such as competency - based education and project - based learning and new curriculum standards such as the Next Generation Science Standards, the Common Core State Standards, and state standards like them, but with different names.

They utilize the summer to plan for the next year, read up on the latest educational literature, and pour through new curriculum that they will be teaching when the New Year beginew curriculum that they will be teaching when the New Year begiNew Year begins.

Whereas some educational systems favour traditional topics such as sciences and mathematics or new subjects inspired by technological developments, many educational researchers are calling for soft skills to be represented in school curriculums.

With new research in brain development, a growing recognition for process - oriented curriculum, and a new generation of learners, learning spaces need to be designed to accommodate trends identified by educational futurists.

Western New England's online Master of Education in Curriculum and Instruction (M.Ed) program is designed to enhance your knowledge and skills with the goal of preparing you to be an educational leader of the future.

And if the state can't get the right elements in place to do that by 2014, it would be better off delaying the new curriculum a couple of years and doing it right, rather than allowing common core to become yet another educational flash in the pan that never lives up to its promise.

For those who thought STEM (science - technology - engineering - mathematics) education was going to get swept away in the educational tsunamis of economic stimulus, core curriculum debates, student performance concerns, and a new national emphasis on achievement and innovation, guess again.

In short, state virtual schools are searching of new paradigm that allows the programs to be sustainable and relevant as online learning becomes an integral part of the curriculum and educational experience of every student, teacher and district in their respective states.

Jacqueline Ancess describes how teachers in New York City secondary schools increase their own learning while improving student outcomes • Milbrey W. McLaughlin and Joel Zarrow demonstrate how teachers learn to use data to improve their practice and meet educational standards • Lynne Miller presents a case study of a long - lived school — university partnership • Beverly Falk recounts stories of teachers working together to develop performance assessments, to understand their student's learning, to re-think their curriculum, and much more • Laura Stokes analyzes a school that successfully uses inquiry groups.

Therefore educators and policy makers in the Arab world should communicate these concepts pragmatically as well as theoretically, starting with formulating a new vision for education in the Arab World, a deep and continuous revision of their curriculums, setting standards for equal chances in professional development, and making serious efforts in creating an educational philosophy not only for gender equity, but rather for human justice.

(Calif.) The state's new school funding system, with its accompanying educational priorities, appears to be signaling renewed and widespread interest in integrating arts education into core curriculum.

School districts and other educational agencies have access to a new online tool to help them review, select or develop appropriate and effective health education curricula based on national standards.

In addition to contributing to the U.S. dialogue regarding the impact of the arts on student learning and achievement, this new Australian curriculum may serve as a model for new curricula that brings educational institutions together with arts organizations as collaborative partners in school reform.

NJ EXCEL, therefore, emphasizes the study and analysis of topics and authentic educational issues within local district and school contexts, and within the broader context of the state's Strategic Plan for Improving Education in New Jersey, the New Jersey Core Curriculum Content Standards, Common Core / PARCC, relevant state laws, policies, and initiatives.

Grounded in a research - based, time - tested curriculum model and fueled by a visionary commitment to early learning and robust family engagement, Elm City Montessori School is on the leading edge of New Haven's efforts to provide a portfolio of exemplary educational options designed to ensure that all New Haven students complete high school equipped with 21st Century skills and ready to lead successful lives.

With standards, as with other areas of educational innovation such as new school reform models or a new curriculum, educator buy - in seems necessary for change to be truly integrated and sustained.

Through using technology to challenge these teachers» beliefs, teachers may be exposed to new educational theories, as well as to the fact that the theories of curriculum, instruction, and learning have wide implications — including the choices about technology - supported teaching and learning.