Sentences with phrase «on curriculum choices»

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Nevertheless, despite the misgivings educators might have about the basis on which such literary choices have been made, it is clear that the new A Level specifications have at least created an opportunity for Catholic culture to be brought back into the curriculum.

I planned on using X, Y, and Z curricula and doing A, B, and C every day when we started out, only to decide those weren't the best choices for us.

I wanted to give a few ideas on my first grade curriculum choices, and my thoughts behind them.

So, in my homeschooling, I work hard to make our day - to day choices in the curriculum reflect these ultimate principles through our shared family experiences on each child's level.

Bonus is that this curriculum is about a 1 on the squeamish level and no picture or wording is going to make you or your partner question your lunch choice.

Decide which types of curriculum would fit your children best - based on their learning styles and your lifestyle choice.

For children who are hands - on learners, and dislike extensive reading or writing, Konos may well be a good choice if you want to use an official curriculum.

«Bringing healthy lifestyle training — not just on drugs but the whole concept of healthy lifestyle choices — into our school curriculum is something we're working with BOCES on, and we see that as having a real benefit moving forward,» Horrigan said.

A recent study of students in the Netherlands explores one possible aspect of that complexity: the influence of average differences in competitiveness on students» choices of curricula.

This curriculum — organized into missions and quests — focuses on multifaceted challenges that may have more than one correct answer, letting students explore different solutions by making choices along the way, says Ross Flatt, assistant principal at the school.

Anything that might reduce a teacher's latitude and ability to make professional choices in the context of each unique classroom is off the table (which explains the aversion to focusing on any specific curricula).

One interpretation of the emphasis on developing the common core curriculum is that these debates provide a convenient diversion from potentially more intractable fights over bigger reform ideas like using improved teacher evaluations for personnel decisions, expanded school choice, or enhanced accountability systems.

«In February 2010, for the first time, a state judge overturned a school district's choice of a high - school math curriculum,» Josh Dunn writes in a new «legal beat» article posted on the Ed Next website.

While we still have to follow the curriculum and I have to modify it based on individual needs, I wanted to implement more choice and personalized learning in my instruction.

For example, you have curriculum fairly early on and teachers and parents talking about things in a particular way that might limit choices for girls.

«The answer is to ensure that as many children as possible have access to an academically rigorous curriculum which gives them a sound platform on which to base their future educational and career choices.»

Ms Marshall and Ms Flynn said most schools have a careers curriculum to teach the students resume writing techniques and give advice on career choices, but they are often missing more specific advice on personal presentation and behaviour.

The success of the financial - literacy program at the Ariel Community Academy depends on three major elements: a financial - literacy curriculum that begins early on and is developmentally appropriate, community partnerships that provide connections to reality and parent involvement in financial - literacy learning, and a cultural sensitivity in the methods of instruction that encourage student choice and the development of decision - making skills.

Education reform efforts have been largely focused on one - off interventions, such as improved curriculum, greater choice and accountability, or teacher training.

Recent years have also brought a principled critique by influential scholars — E.D. Hirsch, Grover Whitehurst, and Diane Ravitch come immediately to mind — of both standards - based reform and school choice, on the grounds that these changes neglect crucial issues of curriculum and instruction (and so neglect what actually goes on in classrooms between teachers and students).

Future success is better predicted by students who have exercised an element of choice and autonomy in their learning and a broad curriculum focused on literacy, numeracy, social studies, science, and the arts.

The Detroit Board of Education announced the appointment of Ms. McGriff, 41, as superintendent last week, hailing her as a leading authority on empowered and chartered schools, schools of choice, and multicultural curriculum.

A growing body of evidence indicates that the choice of a strong, aligned curriculum can have outsized impacts on student learning.

Dissent in the ranks is probably why the Republican education platform focuses chiefly on school choice, not specific curriculum initiatives, so it will be interesting to see where Romney lands on schools if elected.

The top public district high schools are not comprehensive high schools, but «choice» schools which focus on high - achieving students and offer an AP - oriented curriculum.

According to the research, advice from teachers and school policies on curriculum influenced subject choices.

In its letter, NSBA took the opportunity to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts; from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

From centrist Democrats who think that choice should only be limited to the expansion of public charter schools (and their senseless opposition to school vouchers, which, provide money to parochial and private schools, which, like charters, are privately - operated), to the libertarian Cato Institute's pursuit of ideological purity through its bashing of charters and vouchers in favor of the voucher - like tax credit plans (which explains the irrelevance of the think tank's education team on education matters outside of higher ed), reformers sometimes seem more - focused on their own preferred version of choice instead of on the more - important goal of expanding opportunities for families to provide our children with high - quality teaching and comprehensive college - preparatory curricula.

One seemingly modest decision made on the basis of a 10 - page submission on school accountability could send secondary schools scuttling to alter their curriculum and communicating with parents and pupils on subject choices.

The Foundation for Excellence also embraces nearly every portion of the Core Curriculum State Standards initiative (including the onerous and very 1984 idea of collecting lots and lots of data on school children all in the name of getting them to graduate high school) excepting that of school choice.

In Louisiana, which provides exceptionally low funding for choice students, imposes a heavy regulatory burden, and requires students to take the state test based on the state curriculum, only a third of the state's private schools are willing to participate in the choice program.

«Choices, Changes, and Challenges: Curriculum and Instruction in the NCLB Era» finds that since the enactment of NCLB, 62 percent of school districts increased the amount of time spent in elementary schools on subjects that are tested for accountability, while 44 percent of school districts cut time on science, social studies, art and music, physical education, lunch, or recess.

New Jersey was awarded $ 38 million in late 2011 on the third try in a competition that cost one state education commissioner his job and ultimately gave the state a late start in several federally funded programs dealing with teacher evaluations, curriculum and testing reforms, and school choice.

Summary: There are ways to engage students in decision - making including providing feedback on learning experiences, granting more choice in curriculum, making student involvement in school governance more than a symbolic gesture, including students on interview panels for teachers, and asking for suggestions on school - wide needs, problems and challenges.

Teachers worry * the new Common Core tests still rely heavily on multiple - choice - type questions that don't reflect the rigor of the IB curriculum or, for that matter, the Common Core standards.

However, most of these tests are multiple choice, standardized measures of achievement, which have had a number of unintended consequences, including: narrowing of the academic curriculum and experiences of students (especially in schools serving our most school - dependent children); a focus on recognizing right answers to lower - level questions rather than on developing higher - order thinking, reasoning, and performance skills; and growing dissatisfaction among parents and educators with the school experience.

Now, Fariña's curriculum choices carry even higher stakes: Some educators and parents are already unhappy about the transition to the Common Core, and missteps early on could cost the new chancellor dearly.

Left unmentioned are the efforts on the supply side — expanding school choice, improving teacher quality, and strengthening curriculum.

By engaging scholars with an academically rigorous, college - preparatory curriculum and supporting them in a community focused on high academic achievement and strong character building, Summit Academy will prepare our young people to participate meaningfully in the greater economy and expand their choices and opportunities.

Those battles occur precisely because the experts creating the curricula disagree on the subset and sequence of content to be delivered to students — and they don't have the means to include all possible learning pathways and progressions, so they make choices based on their pedagogical beliefs / preferences.

This ranges from a keen eye on how the student experiences entering the building and is welcomed as part of the school day to a deep integration of voice and choice in the curriculum development.

The authors outline key components of Linked Learning (including core and technical curriculum and instruction, work - based learning, and supplemental support services); essential characteristics of effective Linked Learning programs (such as informed student choice and alignment both to middle grades and to postsecondary); and options for designing Linked Learning in a district (such as deciding on the amount and focus of the pathways).

I disagreed with many of the policies of our union including tenure, attacks on school choice, and the single - minded focus on raises at the expense of a more well rounded curriculum for the children.

But often when we reviewed curriculum in our classrooms, set - up pilots, and ultimately decided on an instructional purchase, we sought out «research - based» options to guide our choices and decisions — and assumed strong research - based curriculum meant strong evidence of effectiveness.

They include praise and encouragement from arts professionals; purposeful content relevancy to curriculum and life outside of school; active student participation in program design, planning, and art - making; group work with community and parent involvement; opportunities for students to make choices; and hands - on, high quality, and process - based learning.

NAEO provides students living on tribal lands the ability to opt out of their BIE school and use an Education Savings Account (ESA) to pay for the school or curriculum of their parent's choice.

Programs like Common Core would be much less of a concern if they were implemented on a school - by - school or district - by - district basis in competition with other curriculum plans; Common Core should be offered as a school choice option.

The other new criteria are similarly vague, with one requiring applicants to demonstrate that a «new or different approach to education» will «benefit pupils and be attractive to parents», and another opening up the system to bids from those who believe there is a need for greater choice, based on the «ethos, size, and curriculum» on offer.

In advance of today's «Expanding Education Opportunity through School Choice» hearing, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (Choice» hearing, the National School Boards Association (NSBA) sent a letter to the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce, to inform the conversation about the efficacy of school choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (choice on student achievement and school performance and highlight several options that are currently offered by public school districts: from local magnet schools and charter schools authorized by local school boards to public specialty schools, such as military academies and those offering specialized curricula for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

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