Sentences with phrase «on curriculum reform»

When a majority of students in a class show up not having done the preparatory work it leads to some of the breakdowns that are being discussed in various forums on curriculum reform but I haven't seen many of these discuss the lack of preparatory work being done on the students part.

They include Kai - ming Cheng, a professor at Hong Kong University who has been a member of the Hong Kong Education Commission, is intimately familiar with the Shanghai reforms and was recently appointed to the China State Advisory Committee on Curriculum Reform; Tom Corcoran, Co-director of the Consortium for Policy Research in Education at Columbia University and an early observer of the work of the Shanghai Municipal Education Commission; Ben Jensen, a principal at the Grattan Institute in Melbourne, Australia, whose research on several aspects of the Shanghai system have drawn the notice of many observers; Vivien Stewart, Senior Advisor to Asia Society for education, and earlier, to the United Nations, who has been visiting, observing and leading delegations to China for more than a decade; and Minxuan Zhang, President of Shanghai Normal University and deputy director of the Shanghai Education Commission.

What would be your position on curriculum reform, including the role of the arts, the treatment of ethics, and the adoption of blended online learning?

Not exact matches

More often, efforts to deal with fragmentation and pluralism focus on reforming the curriculum of a school.

EL's whole - school reform model combines a highly detailed, interdisciplinary curriculum that focuses on active learning, teamwork, and character education with training and coaching for teachers and school leaders.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo praised the tenure of outgoing Regents Chancellor Merryl Tisch on Monday, but at the same time indicated he will push for broad reforms to the state's education curriculum and Common Core standards.

Now, in a second attempt, the new task force will review the Common Core standards, the state's curriculum guidance and the tests» quality, develop a process to ensure that tests fit the curriculum and standards, examine how schools can cut back on the length and number of tests and suggest reforms, according to a news release.

They also disagree that the Reform Party has no philosophy, saying it will focus on repealing the Common Core curriculum and pushing for state - level term limits.

In a paper written for the conference, Roseman also touched on the role of scientists and scientific organizations such as AAAS in reforming science education, including the development of standards and the curriculum materials, assessments, and teacher professional development that are aligned to them.

Successful reform efforts require leadership support, and they should address all aspects of the learning environment — from the curriculum and teaching, to how classrooms are configured, said James Collins, who is the Virginia M. Ullman Professor of Natural History and the Environment at Arizona State University: «You can't fix one point on the continuum and expect the continuum to change.»

But the bulk of the city's school reforms over the past decade have focused elsewhere, on building a pre-kindergarten system, creating new curriculum materials and instructional strategies and, above all, improving teacher quality — work that's largely unrelated to high school attendance.

He told the audience current reforms in his country include new curriculum standards, teaching and assessment, and new textbooks focusing more on inquiry and cooperation.

Proposals for education reform generally focus on teachers and curricula.

Having personally spent some time in Louisiana recently studying the curriculum - based reforms engineered under state superintendent John White gives me confidence that Weiner and Pimental have done an equally fine job reporting on the Washington, D.C., and West Virginia case studies.

School Reform Minister, Nick Gibb said: «I am delighted that BT is extending the successful Barefoot project, providing innovative support for primary teachers on the new computing curriculum.

Under the reforms, communities gain unprecedented power over local schools» curricula, significant portions of the school day go to arts instruction and community service, and teachers are required to incorporate hands - on, exploratory teaching techniques pioneered by researchers such as HGSE professors Eleanor Duckworth and Howard Gardner.

Rather than expounding the pains and injustices and prescribing a «sensitivity» reform, however, let's examine various schools and curricula on the standard accountability measure.

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.

When it comes to the study of implementing education reforms, analysts tend to focus on the formal channels of implementation and the standard tools of public administration — for example, intergovernmental hand - offs (federal to state to district to school), alignment of curriculum, assessment and other components of the reform, professional development, getting incentives right, and accountability mechanisms.

Longer school days, a move toward a less segregated two - pillared system, and a push for standardized national curricula are among the various reforms adopted by the country since their initial low scores on PISA provoked change.

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.

I've previously called these the «dog whistles» of top - down curriculum reform, subtle signals that give local advocates license to promote unpopular positions on controversial issues.

WASHINGTON — To many of the educators keeping a careful eye on national efforts to set curriculum standards for students, the proposals in the Clinton Administration's education - reform bill present a mixed bag.

The Obama administration soon developed an ambitious program of federally guided K — 12 education reform consisting of national curriculum - content standards and national tests based on these curriculum standards.

Race to the Bottom Michael McGill Focusing on the push over the past few decades to «save» the nation's schools by applying rigorous business strategies, Michael McGill, M.A.T.» 67, C.A.S.» 70, Ed.D.» 72, a former superintendent, argues that corporate reform has actually weakened public schools, with narrower curriculums and a slashing of «nonessentials» like art and languages.

International data are seen as «drivers» for national and local reform in terms of teacher qualifications, curriculum improvement, and sources of comparative information on narrowing the gaps and successful school management.

Like many, I'm convinced that what happens inside the classroom — curriculum and instruction — has as much of an impact (if not more) on student outcomes than structural reforms.

On February 6, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited the Ed School for the Askwith Forum, «Fighting the Wrong Education Battles,» at which he discussed either - or orthodoxies about school reform, including competing claims about the importance of in - school and out - of - school influences on student achievement, and the struggle to advance both a well - rounded curriculum and school accountabilitOn February 6, U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited the Ed School for the Askwith Forum, «Fighting the Wrong Education Battles,» at which he discussed either - or orthodoxies about school reform, including competing claims about the importance of in - school and out - of - school influences on student achievement, and the struggle to advance both a well - rounded curriculum and school accountabiliton student achievement, and the struggle to advance both a well - rounded curriculum and school accountability.

Although Riley's approach to turning around Lawrence has included several key reforms, such as the «implementation of a new curriculum, establishment of Acceleration Academies, and a focus on data - driven instruction,» creating a Match - style tutor corps with help from Match leaders was also a top priority.

Sessions were also held on reforming curricula and using technology.

«The impact of curriculum reforms on pupils and the growing concerns about pupil indiscipline are also highlighted.

Robert Pondiscio joins EdNext editor - in - chief Marty West on the EdNext Podcast to discuss the curriculum - driven reform efforts led by the Louisiana Department of Education.

They urged school districts to reform curricula by creating practical, relevant courses (such as shop, home economics, and driver's education) based on students» needs and interests.

He writes and speaks extensively on education and education - reform issues, with an emphasis on literacy, curriculum, teaching, and urban education.

If anyone wants the documentation, I will send it to them, since I am the author of «Back - to - Basics Reform or... Skinnerian International Curriculum,» which is based on official documents out of the U.S. Education Department's office of educational research and improvement,...

Based on the author's experiences as a teacher and as an anthropologist, it discusses how both using and anxiously suppressing race labels (being what Pollock calls «colormute») affect everyday and policy discussions about achievement, discipline, curriculum, reform, and educational opportunity.

Mathematics and science reforms at the state level over the past five years have focused on curricula and alternative assessments, a national survey by the Council of Chief State School Officers has found.

And that's where you're getting some push - back from teachers who are working hard on other matters of education reform, and they're saying, ˜Adapting our curriculum takes more time than we've been given and that's going to affect our performance against the new assessments.

The article he cites to support this is from the Fall 2017 issue of Education Next: «Louisiana Threads the Needle on Ed Reform: Launching a coherent curriculum in a local control state,» by Robert Pondiscio.

The OECD also stated that the focus of continuing reforms should be on «developing high - quality teaching profession, making leadership a key driver of education reform, ensuring equity in learning opportunities and student well - being, and moving towards a new assessment, evaluation and accountability that aligns with the new 21st - century curriculum».

According to Center on Education Policy case studies in California and Michigan, officials are using an NCLB loophole, opting for superficial interventions — such as hiring improvement «coaches» or changing the curriculum — over implementing the bold reforms envisioned by the law's crafters.

«The reforms to the curriculum and qualifications systems have simply piled on the pressure.

63, Ed.D.» 70, was coauthoring an article on national curriculum in the United States that would lead to proposals for standard - based reform.

Hands - On Reform Leads to Big Student Gains When principal Stephen King decided that struggling readers needed earlier and better intervention, he plunged in with his staff to revamp instruction, assessment, and the curriculum.

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

On the contrary, the model of self - governing schools — whether private or public — with significant control over their own operations, staffing, curricula, and budgets is far more likely to serve the ends of performance - based reform.

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).

Having also served as director of mathematics, executive director of curriculum and instruction, and assistant superintendent for curriculum and professional development, she draws on her experience in curriculum and educational technology as the district embarks on major reforms in technology integration and blended learning.

Cailin has developed school - based intervention programs and curriculum reforms in PreK — 12 settings, and her graduate work focused on student engagement, student academic coping, and teacher - student relationships.

To promote curriculum reform — and make better use of education dollars — this report provides new insight on how curricula are selected in every state across the country and examines the costs of those curricula.