Sentences with phrase «of elective classes»

Yolanda also restructured the master schedule in order to equalize the core teaching time of English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies and to maximize English Language Learners and Special Education support through the encore placement of elective classes.

English, Mathematics, Science and Social Studies instruction is supplemented by a wide range of elective classes in academic content areas, visual arts, drama, music, physical education, technology and Spanish.

They've increased the number of elective classes on entrepreneurship in the course catalog, and they've put startup projects into the basic MBA curriculum.

Not exact matches

Dr. Alan Schlechter, author of «U Thrive: How to Succeed in College (And Life),» is also the professor of the most popular elective class at New York University called «The Science of Happiness.»

At Wharton, 45 percent of the classes are electives, and each class has the opportunity during the first year to select the electives offered to them in the second year.

I don't have any problem with religions (note the plural) being offered together as a Philosophy class elective — But, it would have to cover ALL religions equally from a neutral viewpoint with contexts and relevant histories to educate children on the many religious philosophies of the world.

«The governor's policies have actually hurt our schools,» said Easton who says kindergarten and after school programs, high school electives and advanced placement classes have all had to be scratched in some schools because of cash shortages.

Now a combination of Quomo's low ball budget proposal along with the poorly constructed tax cap in place school local school districts need to portray the extremely unpopular cuts they now face (loss of electives and AP options; cuts to music, art and athletics; increased class size) as being directly the result of decisions made by our legislators in Albany.

This has meant larger class sizes, the elimination of entire programs and the elimination of electives at the high school level — and every district in New York has suffered.

Students would take Regents - approved CTE classes as electives, along with their core classes, and then take a technical assessment at the end of the year.

As the only human in St. PigeoNation's prestigious school for birds you'll encounter a feathered cast of characters and choose a suitable love interest all while managing elective school classes.

Cutbacks in the school system have resulted in his class being one of the only electives for students to take, and now Dana's class is filled with students who don't want to be there, i.e. the «gangsta element», (i.e. Latinos).

The documentary follows a group of students enrolled in an elective class on hospice care that will teach them skills for taking care of dying patients and allow them to employ these skills as volunteers at a hospice care center.

My high school offered an elective class that featured one of the English teachers showing great movies and talking about them from an academic point - of - view.

Several years ago ~ when I worked in a position that involved sending my self - contained gifted students to specials classes (art ~ music ~ physical education and other electives) ~ the teachers began complaining about the behavior of some of my students.

Virtual schools make available a world of new courses — from obscure electives to Advanced Placement classes — that challenge students intellectually and open up new doors educationally.

Following that initial training, elective classes that are tailored to the needs of each school are offered during subsequent summers.

Schools in the Los Angeles School District have moved a vast majority of their students out of their special education centers within the last three years and into neighborhood schools where they are fully integrated into elective classes like physical education, gardening and cooking.

In every class, both core and elective curriculum, Trinidad Garza uses the six strategies from the Common Instructional Framework — collaborative group work, literacy groups, scaffolding, writing to learn, questioning, and classroom talk — to align their instruction, create a rigorous environment, and foster students who take ownership of their learning.

Despite the high levels of politeness, cooperation, and hard work Furrer demands from his young charges, there is still intense competition to join the United Anglers elective class.

Because of this, none of my students have an elective class of any sort.

Difficult classes were created to discourage doubtful students and identify future scientists when course offerings were limited at the advent of the elective system.5 This outdated mindset has been passed on, and many professors don't want to change (or know how to change), because it has always been that way.

1:50 - 2:20 p.m. Specials - students engage in physical education, art, music and other electives (as you can see, specials classes, which are often first on the budget chopping block, touch upon a number of the Healthy Mind activities).

The school offers 23 AP courses, a wide variety of electives, and classes for different ability levels.

ELT has since become an integral part of the school day, where students receive an additional 60 minutes of support instruction in some core academic classes like English and math, and 90 minutes of electives in arts, sports and music, and other enrichment activities.

Budgetary shortfalls, school district bankruptcies, teacher and administrator layoffs, hiring and salary freezes, pension system defaults, shorter school years, ever - larger classes, faculty furloughs, fewer course electives, reduced field trips, foregone or curtailed athletics, outdated textbooks, teachers having to make do with fewer supplies, cuts in school maintenance, and other tales of fiscal woe inevitably captivate the news media, particularly during the late - spring and summer budget and appropriations seasons.

«We look at a range of different models — project - based, no excuses, Advanced Placement, International Baccalaureate, and spaces within schools; not only core disciplinary class but also electives and extracurriculars — to identify the conditions under which powerful learning does emerge, and to understand what kinds of systems might make this kind of learning more the exception than the rule,» he says.

Virtual schools make available a world of new courses — from obscure electives to advanced - placement classes — that challenge students intellectually and open up new doors educationally.

Harvard and beyond — Not only can you take electives across the HGSE catalogue, but we encourage L&L students to cross-register for exciting classes at the Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences, the Harvard Kennedy School, the Harvard Business School, and even MIT.

Classes range from remedial math and reading workshops to college courses offered at nearby Laney Community College, and electives like Art and Ecology, offered by another neighborhood resource, the Oakland Museum of California.

They are enthralled with the variety of classes and electives, especially in science.

In past years, my students in this type of elective were busily typing, clicking, and scrolling away — doing what, I can't say — during class.

I think of the Rube Goldberg machines built by engineering students in our makerspace, and I imagine the classroom furniture and prototypes being built by the students in my own Art and Tech elective class, projects that start with 3D models and prototypes and end in functional designs that are in use throughout the school.

Figure 1 shows the range of per - pupil costs in District 1: electives came at a cost of $ 512 per pupil versus $ 328 per math class, $ 434 per English class, and $ 564 per class in a foreign language.

«In my Year 11 class I have three girls and 18 boys, in my Year 12 class I have six girls and 17 boys, but in Year 9 half of the cohort have selected IT as an elective and around half of that cohort are female.

In year two, they take elective classes alongside other Bellarmine college students to give them a chance to sample subjects of interest.

In addition to core classes, our wide - range of electives and extracurricular activities give KIPPsters a well - rounded and engaging high school experience.

It is suitable for use with Elective Drama classes (NSW BOSTES Syllabus) or the Drama component of Junior High School English.

The school provides web - based classes, instruction, and assessments to students in a variety of academic subjects and electives.

They are increasingly being replaced by K - 8 schools, «which offer a gentler pre-teen transition into the world of class changes, multiple teachers, electives and academic responsibility,» explains Lois Solomon of the Sun - Sentinel.

Most, if not all, of the students had daytime employment and were barely able to drag themselves to class at 8 o'clock, especially for an elective philosophy course.

• Co-teaching one to two sections of a core subject class, a weekly elective and / or physical education class • Assisting with the proctoring of practice standardized tests • Substitute teaching as needed • Assisting in the supervision of arrival, dismissal, lunch, study hall, and recreational periods • Required duty as a bus monitor

D.C. public schools chancellor Kaya Henderson talked about signs of progress in her third annual State of the Schools event Wednesday night, including a recently released uptick in graduation rates, new investments in electives and college - level classes in the city's high schools, and more engaging courses system wide.

To supplement the «core» math, reading, arts and sciences programs (series of classes)-- the district has added tutoring, advisories, credit recovery, extended learning, hosts of clubs, sports, and electives.

is part of not only health education classes, but also integrated into other classroom instruction through subjects such as math, science, language arts, social sciences and elective subjects;

While students will have to take classes that meet the standard A-G requirements to get into the California public university systems, they will have a greater variety of electives.

Sometimes other teachers view a noncore class like Teacher Academy as a lightweight, bulletin board - making elective and my students as classroom helpers rather than aspiring educators eager to learn the nuts and bolts of their chosen profession.

Consequently, schools, especially in Connecticut's neediest districts, can not afford basic educational tools such as a sufficient number of teachers, reasonable class size, adequate school facilities, services for at - risk children, electives, AP classes, even books, computers and paper.

That would likely mean some combination of downward pressure on teacher salaries, larger classes, and limited advanced and elective course offerings.

In addition to supporting cooperating teachers, Teaching Fellows have the opportunity to lead small groups of students as part of applied instruction, and to design and implement elective classes and arts integration projects.