Not exact matches
They involve new laws and policies, radical changes in mentalities and lifestyles, codes of conduct for businesses and institutions, changes in the content of
curricula and textbooks, new norms and
decision - making methods in politics, health care and education systems, new strategic priorities for international cooperation, radically new approaches to development, fundamental transformation of democratic principles and mechanisms - a new social ethos imposed
on all.
«By autumn this year, schools will have introduced new safeguarding advice in staff recruitment, ensured their practices comply with new freedom of information policies, made
decisions on new pay policies, adopted new codes of practice for special needs pupils, introduced an entirely new
curriculum, redesigned assessment and ensured every primary school is ready to offer free school meals to infants regardless of existing kitchen facilities,» he said.
«That this House notes that young people today grow up in an increasingly complex financial world requiring them to make difficult
decisions for the future, often without the necessary level of financial literacy; believes that financial education will help address the national problem of irresponsible borrowing and personal insolvency and that teaching people about budgeting and personal finance will help equip the workforce with the necessary skills to succeed in business and drive forward economic growth; further believes that the country has a duty to equip its young people properly through education to make informed financial
decisions; and calls
on the Government to consider the provision of financial education as part of the current
curriculum review.»
The
curriculum's purpose was not to lead students to a predetermined best answer but to raise their awareness about making responsible and reasoned
decisions, said Xin Zhang, a doctoral student in psychology at the University of Illinois and the lead author
on the paper.
The papers also describe key
decision points in the
curriculum development process and how the pilot test data
on student and teacher learning and classroom enactment were used to revise and improve the unit.
The «keepin» it REAL» substance - abuse
curriculum focuses
on elementary and middle - school students»
decisions, not drugs
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.
Based
on this expertise, they are expected to engage in scholarly endeavors, such as consuming and producing research, and are provided tremendous autonomy to make
decisions about
curriculum, instruction and assessment in their classrooms.
Imagine teaching math or reading without a
curriculum; each teacher would be
on his or her own, making
decisions about what students need to learn.
She asked me how I had used data to make
decisions about
curriculum and instruction; she referenced techniques from Teach Like a Champion, Dr. Robert Marzano's «What Works in Schools» series, and Paul Tough's book about grit; and she quizzed me
on formative and summative assessments, SMART goals, token economies, differentiated instruction and adaptive technology.
The list includes some good news for education reformers, including an examination of how one state is already seeing positive results from its
decision to put a high - quality
curriculum at the heart of its reform efforts; a look at how the hottest show
on Broadway is inspiring a generation of students to explore American history; and a deep dive into the world of higher education with an array of new experiments that are making college degrees more accessible, especially for at - risk students.
Much evidence suggests that school
decisions about
curricula (e.g., textbooks, instructional software, and the corresponding pedagogy) can have comparatively large effects
on student achievement.
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.
It's
curriculum narrowing, over-reliance
on test prep, practice exams, and myriad other
decisions large and small that cumulatively alter our children's experience of school — and not always for the better.
In the absence of more rigorous scientific research, the
decision to adopt a
curriculum like Investigations is being made
on what the Times sportswriters would call «instinct and whim.»
The dynamics and culture of the school, as well as the
curriculum and teaching hours, may change, and it is good practice to seek feedback
on reactions to this before making a
decision.
These same elected board members, moreover, will make
decisions on a gamut of policy issues, from budgets to
curriculum to student discipline, that teachers have a stake in and can benefit from enormously.
«Australia is investing record funding in education that will continue to grow, all targeted based
on need, and the Turnbull Government is focused
on improving student outcomes through measures we know are effective — teacher quality, a better
curriculum, greater parental engagement and support for principals to make local
decisions about their local school,» he said.
Hamilton School District superintendent Kathleen Cooke said the changes had afforded teachers a greater role in developing
curricula and a greater impact
on school - level
decisions.
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.
Since there is a difference between Common Core State Standards and a
curriculum that addresses those standards how are
decisions being made
on what the
curriculum will look like?
And, since teachers will be evaluated, are they using their professional judgment
on making the
curriculum decision of how to approach a standard?
Like many school districts across the country, D.C. Public Schools leaves the
decision on whether to include cursive as part of the
curriculum up to individual principals and teachers.
Advocacy for teacher professionalism and expanded leadership roles is based
on the understanding that teachers, because they have daily contacts with learners, are in the best position to make critical
decisions about
curriculum and instruction.
In Smith's model, as it was refined over time,
curriculum standards serve as the fulcrum for educational reform implemented based
on state
decisions; state policy elites aim to create excellence in the classroom using an array of policy levers and knobs — all aligned back to the standards — including testing, textbook adoption, teacher preparation, teacher certification and evaluation, teacher training, goals and timetables for school test score improvement, and state accountability based
on those goals and timetables.
While the federal government funds the lion's share of education research, it is state and local governments that make most of the consequential
decisions on such matters as
curricula, teacher preparation, teacher training, and accountability.
Parents most often based their
decisions on a school's
curricula, teaching methods, class size, and academic standards.
The teams, which would vary in size, would collaborate
on decisions ranging from the school budget to
curriculum...
Unless Common Core is stopped, its officials will dismantle what remains of state and local
decision - making
on classroom lessons and replace it with a new system of national tests and a national
curriculum.
Franklin Community Schools
curriculum Deb Brown - Nally says the state's tough line
on reading has limited the authority of educators in her district to make
decisions.
If teachers were under pressure to improve scores
on tests (which were not aligned with the standards), and worked under conditions that restricted their authority and responsibility for instructional
decision - making, they were less likely to reconceptualize
curriculum and evaluation in their schools.
West Virginia education officials
on Wednesday retreated from an earlier
curriculum decision that expressed doubts about widely held views of climate change.
We asked principals and vice principals about the principal «s leadership in areas such as student achievement goals, vision for the school, and student learning; making
decisions about instruction; leadership distribution in the school; professional development experiences for principals and teachers;
curriculum and instruction; school culture; state and district influences
on administrators «and teachers «work in the school; and the impact of parents and the wider school community.
It also gives some responsibility of
decisions regarding
curriculum, course offerings, and methods of instruction to the Department of Education (italics are... Continue reading Hearing
on SB 435, requiring the State Board to adopt rules for granting credit for alternative programs,
on February 6
«Every
decision I make about
curriculum is based
on the Core, what I need to teach them.
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.
We believe in ethical use of assessments and data,
decisions based
on facts, collaboration, and connectivity between
curriculum, assessment, instruction, and continuous improvement.
We believe in ethical use of assessments and data;
decisions based
on facts; collaboration; and connectivity among
curriculum, assessment, instruction, and continuous improvement.
DPI spokesman Tom McCarthy said in a statement that the department hasn't seen any legislation GOP lawmakers are working
on, but that DPI remains supportive of keeping the standards and that «final
decisions about standards,
curriculum and textbooks must continue to rest with local school boards.»
These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees
on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in
curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most
curriculum and other policy
decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.
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.
Then we started this journey and became part of the
decision - making process, and our conversations focused
on the
curriculum and the learning, and we became a team.»
Thus, as more and more teachers teach mathematics with technology as a tool, the shift must be toward the evolving issues more directly focused
on student learning of mathematics — evaluating the results of the
decision and its impact
on the mathematics
curriculum and instructional strategies needed so that all students are able to learn mathematics.
It read: «This [the
decision to scrap ICT] builds
on our changes to the national
curriculum where we have replaced the outdated ICT programme of study with a new computing programme of study.
In this book, W. James Popham calls
on his half - century in the classroom to provide a practical, four - stage framework for guiding teachers through their most important instructional
decisions:
curriculum determination, instructional design, instructional monitoring, and instructional evaluation.
In this conversation, she relates what she has learned about the district so far, and previews the emphasis that will be placed
on establishing a core
curriculum, and making investments in teacher and leadership quality — and she also addresses the budgetary trade - offs involved in those
decisions.
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Decision Making Game Teaching Money Management Skills to 6 - 12 graders Federal Spending & Budget Exercises Red Cross «Masters of Disaster» Hydroville
Curriculum Project (Problem - Based Environmental Health
Curricula) K - 12 Teaching Tools from the National Fire Protection Association NFPA Games and Safety Tips «NEED» — The National Energy Education and Development Project US Government Air Quality Education Agritourism — Safety
on Farm Field Trips, Farm Animal Safety Positive Behavioral Interventions & Supports Maryland PBIS Common Sense Media Information
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She then became the Student Achievement Teacher at Sycamore, where she led and coached teachers
on how to analyze
curriculum and make data - driven
decisions to help ensure that every student has the opportunity to learn successfully.
Recent literature
on teaching likewise supports a similar focus
on teacher agency in
decision making
on curricula and strategies, teacher - directed professional learning, and, related to both of these, extensive opportunities for teacher collaboration:
Imagine this dialogue: A teacher
on a site - based
decision - making committee speaking to a parent: «Who are you to be able to evaluate our
curriculum?