Sentences with phrase «of curriculum experts»

Our Improving Learning Group, which consists of curriculum experts in the company, also provide curriculum support to teachers and schools.

You can help teach kids the value of coins with this guided money lesson, designed by our team of curriculum experts.

Created by a team of curriculum experts, these books feature step - by - step standards - aligned instruction, full - length practice tests for all question types — Interactive Reading, Literary Analysis, Narrative Writing, and Research Simulation, expert guidance for dealing with authentic texts, including tips, strategies, and graphic organizers, and easy - to - navigate lessons equip students with the research and writing skills needed to ensure success on the PARCC ® ELA Assessments.

This document is drawn up by a group of curriculum experts, teachers, and political insiders appointed by the 15 members of the Texas Board of Education, currently five Democrats and ten Republicans, about half of whom have a background in education.

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Starbucks said it was working with a number of experts to develop the curriculum for the training.

A report issued by Deloitte in 2011 called for revamping the K - 12 curriculum to expose kids to entrepreneurial concepts, and Stuart says government officials and policy experts are even considering the possibility of specialized, innovation - focused schools.Programs like the lecture series currently offered at Toronto French School that brings in entrepreneurs to talk to students can make a difference, he says.

In our case, we had to bring in field experts to provide a full range of new scenarios to build into the curriculum.

The curriculum will be developed with guidance from several national and local experts confronting racial bias, including Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director - counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Heather McGhee, president of Demos; former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; and Jonathan Greenblatt, ceo of the Anti-Defamation League.

Starbucks said it would develop the curriculum for the training with guidance from experts including Bryan Stevenson, founder and executive director of the Equal Justice Initiative; Sherrilyn Ifill, president and director - counsel of the NAACP Legal Defense and Education Fund; Heather McGhee, president of Demos; former U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder; and Jonathan Greenblatt, CEO of the Anti-Defamation League.

«I don't consider myself an expert on education technique, what makes great curriculum or any of that.

Utilizing the resources of a prominent advisory board of interdisciplinary experts, the co-founders created a research - based organization that develops practical curriculum, conferences, and programs for parents, schools, and kids looking for a healthier and more effective path to success in the 21st century.

We have an extraordinary panel of world - renowned experts who help set our product curriculum and guide our every move.

With an innovative curriculum that develops skills, speed and confidence in players ages 3 - 18, British Soccer Camps provide boys and girls with the rare opportunity to receive high - level soccer coaching from a team of international experts right in the heart of their own community.

«The school curriculum must include thorough teaching of the value of real food and what food to avoid,» said Dr. Jana Klauer, a New York - based physician and nutrition expert.

Thoughtful and Complete Curriculum Birth Boot Camp presents the most current, evidenced - based information from midwives, doulas, lactation consultants, chiropractors, and a community of birthing experts.

She is a homeschooling and attachment parenting mother of three with nearly two decades of experience working with young children and parents, has a master's degree in family therapy, is a featured parenting expert and media advocate on television and radio, published author of parenting books, articles, and curricula, and a certified parent educator with her company Sage Parenting.

Oddo collaborated with the NYPD, the city Department of Education, the Archdiocese of New York and substance abuse experts to develop a curriculum to implement in schools.

Oddo collaborated with the NYPD, the city Department of Education, the Archdiocese of New York and substance abuse experts to develop the curriculum.

While unveiling the 3 books; «Curriculum for Basic Critical Thinking and Judgement», «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement» and «Curriculum for Advanced Critical Thinking and Judgement», as well as «Curriculum for Self - Awareness in Critical Thinking and Judgement Workbook», Lieutenant General TY Buratai, who was represented by Major General Chris Jemitola, Chief of Policy and Plans (Army) at the occasion, said top military and management experts have rated Critical Thinking as the most important skill set for the complex strategic environment of the 21st century.

The curriculum plan was reviewed by a special committee of academics and experts.

«It's part of a national curriculum that the national experts say is actually going to be beneficial.

Letters from such experts should be accompanied by the expert?s curriculum vitae and should address the nature of the relationship between the expert and the foreign scientist.

Among the attending experts were yoga researcher Sat Bir Khalsa, PhD, and Ashtanga yogi Eddie Stern, who was one of the principle writers behind Pure Edge's curriculum.

A primary role of school systems, states, districts, and charter - management organizations, the pair write, «is to create the conditions in schools through which teachers can become experts at teaching the curriculum they are using and adapting instruction to the needs of their particular students.»

«Now, for primary teachers in particular, trying to be an expert in every area of the curriculum is quite problematic and we know, for example, two areas that people struggle with are maths and science, in some cases.

GETTING THE MOST FROM TECHNOLOGY The beauty of the Steljes Training Portal is that it has been created by experts working with teachers, to ensure it covers all aspects of the curriculum, in a way that meets teachers» working schedule.

Moreover, the history curricula promoted by social studies experts insisted that teachers ought to encourage their students to look more critically at U.S. policy in the Middle East in the hopes of understanding the terrorists» motives.

Whichever day you attend, you'll have the opportunity to benefit from the expert knowledge of speakers on subjects as varied as policy and funding, curriculum and exams, and new trends and approaches.

«Their curriculum experts review them to make sure we're not completely out of standards,» she says.

To make getting out there as easy as possible, and give teachers a break from having to do all the planning, some of our sites offer the option to book interactive, expert - led Discovery Visits (# 90 per group) that support national curriculum learning across a range of topics and key stages.

They are developed by curriculum experts in the Australian Computing Academy (ACA) at the University of Sydney.

I was in charge of a huge curriculum - development project, and Max was working as an expert on sabbatical from the University of Chicago.

The center will use the grant, announced this month, to develop educational resources for teachers, disseminate information on curriculum developments, and establish a national advisory board of early - adolescence experts and education leaders.

According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), which administers NAEP, the determination of proficiency in any given subject at a particular grade level «was the result of a comprehensive national process [which took into account]... what hundreds of educators, curriculum experts, policymakers, and members of the general public thought the assessment should test.

Educurious looks a bit more like a curriculum company than the other two, with a focus on building project - based assignments with experts from a range of professions at the center.

This includes recommendations suggesting that: primary schools should bring in outside experts to teach coding; all primaries should have 3D printers and design software; secondary schools should be able to teach Computer Science, Design and Technology or another technical / practical subject in place of a foreign language GCSE; the Computer Science GCSE should be taken by at least half of all 16 year olds; young apprenticeships should be reintroduced at 14, blending a core academic curriculum with hands - on learning; all students should learn how businesses work, with schools linked to local employers; schools should be encouraged to develop a technical stream from 14 - 18 for some students, covering enterprise, health, design and hands - on skills; and that universities should provide part - time courses for apprentices to get Foundation and Honours degrees.

Inventing an ideology Jonathan Burack argues that a «global education ideology» has «captivated» social studies experts in recent years, resulting in a curriculum that is «deeply suspicious» of both American institutions and our role in the world («The Sun Sets on the West,» Feature, Spring 2004).

Although the subjects vary considerably from one grade to the next (from the life cycle of frogs to the role of change makers in society to the study of the causes and consequences of war), every expedition shares some common characteristics: an emphasis on student - led inquiry, connections to the community (through interactions with local experts and service - learning projects, for example), and an integrated curriculum with a strong emphasis on the visual and performing arts.

The Polli: Nation project - funded by the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF)- will eventually provide a total of 260 chosen schools with curriculum linked resources, training opportunities for teachers, funds for physical developments as well as ongoing support and guidance from one of LTL's trained experts.

With our extensive legal collection and being supported by legal experts and our trained education facilitators, we aim to raise aspirations as well as knowledge, reaching all parts of the curriculum, as well as promoting social mobility.»

For example, algorithmics and game theory are topics that are relevant for current advancements in a variety of fields that use mathematics, but tradition - oriented mathematics experts do not include them in their efforts to reform mathematics curriculum.

«We are thrilled that the Ed School has selected us for the work that we have done over many decades — work that has included the creation of curriculum for classroom use, national surveys to document the extent of the problem, development of teaching training materials, and, when necessary, serving as expert witnesses in federal lawsuits when school districts have been reluctant to grant civil rights to their students,» Stein says.

The Texas Board of Education's decision to allow school districts to buy a videodisk - based science curriculum with state textbook funds will encourage traditional publishers to step up their efforts in the electronic media, experts said last week, but it is unlikely to signal the end of printed textbooks in the schools.

President of Designing Digitally Inc., Professor at the University of Cincinnati, ACICS Accreditation Evaluator, Fortune 1000 Business Consultant, and Tech Camp Instructor, Andrew is also an entrepreneur, business strategist, course developer, conference presenter, faculty development specialist, instructional technology specialist, online curriculum expert, serious game author, gamification and game - based learning expert, and a father.

Yet we've organized conventional schools in an industrial model and we batch - process students in ways that made sense to «cult of efficiency» experts circa 1920, that lent themselves to uniform teachers delivering a uniform curriculum to groups of twenty to thirty same - age pupils in more - or-less identical classrooms during a six - hour day and 180 - day year that made perfect sense for a country that lacked air conditioning and that wanted to standardize the school year.

Finally, an expert college counselor would advise a student to compare colleges on the basis of their curricula, instructional resources, other resources (housing, extracurricular opportunities), and outcomes (such as graduation rates).

One of the keys to successfully implementing a longer school day and year, experts said, is planning to ensure that time is used to enrich the curriculum, and not just on more drill - and - kill.

Let's find ways to work with local businesses and subject matter experts to connect core curriculum to the outside world and design engaging learning experiences in and out of the classroom.

The fact that these sessions are delivered by teachers who are experts in computing has had a real impact on the pupils» experience of the computing curriculum; they are covering a lot more ground now, which would ordinarily be difficult within ourschool setting.

«The culture wars over control of and focus for the National Curriculum may also be left to experts in education given the much more progressive views of the new Prime Minister and the Minister of Education.