Sentences with phrase «on local curriculum»

SchoolTutoring Academy's private tutors can also create their own lesson plans based on the local curriculum or use the syllabus covered in the student's classroom.

Either we have a unified curriculum (efficient but politically unviable), or we utilize local assessments based on local curriculum (highly inefficient).

The little research that has been done on standards - based practices focuses instead on the impact of standards on local curricula, instruction, and teacher practices (e.g., Goertz, Floden, & O'Day, 1995).

Not exact matches

Starbucks will also work with Teamwork Englewood, a non-profit that brings community services together, to provide a multi-week job skills training program for local youth — based on Starbucks own world - class customer service training curriculum for new hires — in a specially - designed classroom space located within the store.

Therefore, rather than focusing on the «cognitive and characterological» development of the student, the curriculum of a seminary shoul concentrate on the cognitive and characterological development of the local church.

At a local legislative meeting, where preserving farm - to - school funding was on the agenda, Alexander brought a seventh grade boy who had graduated from a local elementary school's farm - to - school curriculum.

House Republicans initiated the block - grant proposals under the Personal Responsibility Act to return control of the schools and curriculum to the local level, cut costs and reduce federal bureaucracy, said Kristin Woltemuth, a legislative assistant to Rep. Harris Fawell (R., Naperville) a member of the House Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

At a local legislative meeting, where preserving farm to school funding was on the agenda, Alexander brought a seventh grade boy who had graduated from a local elementary school's farm to school curriculum.

Currently, local authority maintained schools are only required to provide the sex education elements of the national curriculum (anatomy, reproduction, puberty etc), and some information on STIs and HIV / AIDS.

On Tuesday, several state and local education officials - including State Regents Commissioner Meryl Tisch and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew - testified on the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementatioOn Tuesday, several state and local education officials - including State Regents Commissioner Meryl Tisch and United Federation of Teachers (UFT) President Michael Mulgrew - testified on the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementatioon the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementation.

On Tuesday, several state and local education officials testified on the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementatioOn Tuesday, several state and local education officials testified on the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementatioon the Common Core curriculum and teacher evaluation implementation.

The Regents also plan to work with local school districts to cut down on unnecessary tests and develop a different curriculum for mentally disabled children, instead of holding them to the standards of non-disabled students.

Faculty includes both educators experienced with delivering the Cancer Genetics Management program as well as local expert clinicians who will be trained on facilitating the curriculum.

Curriculum enhancement is an on - going journey strengthened by research into trends, inputs from local industry experts, and collaborations with global partners.

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The Finnish system focuses on a core curriculum developed by the government, which is then interpreted and implemented by the districts and schools at a local level.

These include: commissioning an independent evaluation of how CfE is being implemented «on the ground»; improving the quality of information available on the aspects of CfE that matter, not those that are most «readily measurable»; simplifying and clarifying core guidance on the CfE; giving local authorities a more central role in implementing the curriculum; and creating «stimulating and challenging learning environments» in secondary schools in areas of deprivation.

«Our Local Authority computing and online safety team provides regular sessions for all computing leaders keeping them updated on all aspects of the computing curriculum.

Dave has written a number of teaching, curriculum, assessment and PD resources, and has presented on a wide range of topics at local, regional, national and international events.

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.

During the group's annual meeting here, plans to create local speakers» bureaus nationwide to assist high schools in teaching about the war were unveiled, as well as a lobbying drive to convince more schools to adopt a highly regarded curriculum on the war.

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.

This year's survey also probed people's views on curriculum, particularly focusing on what subjects should be «emphasized» in their local schools.

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.

If the skeptics are right, Wood writes, Common Core «will damage the quality of K — 12 education for many students; strip parents and local communities of meaningful influence over school curricula; centralize a great deal of power in the hands of federal bureaucrats and private interests; push for the aggregation and use of large amounts of personal data on students without the consent of parents; usher in an era of even more abundant and more intrusive standardized testing; and absorb enormous sums of public funding that could be spent to better effect on other aspects of education.»

To be sure, Trump touched on other education issues briefly and confusingly in some cases: «Common Core is a disaster,» the curriculum is «dumbed down,» schools are «crime ridden,» «bring education local,» cut the US Department of Education «way, way, way back,» end «creative spelling,» «estimation,» and «empowerment,» bring down «union walls,» and so forth.

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.

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.

But the fact of local control of schooling is what puts the onus squarely on districts and schools to be critical consumers of curriculum.

While students will take classes in traditional core curriculum, there will be twists, such as a math course on financial literacy and a Spanish course taught in the local community.

The program ties in with the state's third - grade social studies curriculum, which focuses on local history.

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.

Based on comparative study of curriculum innovations, I can point out six «beyonds,» where educators are venturing beyond the traditional disciplines, in brief: beyond content, infusing 21st century skills, competences, etc.; beyond local, embracing global perspectives, problems, and studies; beyond topics, transforming topics into tools of broad understanding; beyond the traditional disciplines, renewing and extending those disciplines; beyond discrete disciplines, embracing interdisciplinary topics and problems; beyond academic engagement, fostering personal significance, commitment, and passion.

To the best of our knowledge, and based on all evidence that we're aware of, neither the signers of the Shanker Institute manifesto, nor leaders in the Obama / Duncan Education Department, advocate a «nationalized curriculum» that would «undermine control of public school curriculum and instruction at the local and state level» and «transfer control to an elephantine, inside - the - Beltway bureaucracy.»

UTCs would offer a curriculum based in the «real world» and focusing on technical and manual skills suitable for the local and national employment market.

Until recently, CUP, which receives various federal and local arts grants, has focused its efforts on New York City, but the organization is developing free, downloadable curriculum so its model of local investigations can be conducted anywhere.

In these programs local implementers can create their own curriculum based on the needs of the people living in a specific community.

«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.

More and more schools are making regular use of their school grounds, local community and opportunities further afield to enrich the curriculum and provide pupils with more hands on learning experiences.

Henry Levin's suggestion that charter school organizations work on a curriculum on applying knowledge to local political, social, and economic challenges (p. 202) is an excellent one, and is a good idea for district - run schools too.

Earth Inc. is an excellent way for students to take a local concern, incorporate the concern into a curriculum topic, and work on solving a problem.

With a curriculum based on service and local cultural resources, San Isidro High School strives to make learning relevant for students in its border community.

Such community partnerships can range from inviting experts in the financial - services industry to mentor teachers or collaborate on designing investment curriculum to partnering with a local grocery store to help students understand how businesses operate and how consumers and producers are connected.

NAPLAN, BER, DER, excursions, meetings with peers and parents, department emails, professional learning, institute requirements, Australian curriculum, Empowering Local Schools, standards, grant applications, union campaigns and... Students that knocked on the door at lunchtime to ask about the cicada shell they found, or notes they've lost...

Technology can be used to advance learning by bringing exciting curricula based on real - world problems into the classroom, providing scaffolds and tools to enhance learning, such as modeling programs and visualization tools, giving students and teachers more opportunities for feedback, reflection, and revision, and building local and global communities that include teachers, administrators, students, parents, practicing scientists, and other interested people expanding opportunities for teacher learning.

Ongoing work in the area of curriculum, assessment and quality instruction led to significant improvement in student achievement on state and local standardized testing.

This Focus On discusses curriculum mapping, a process that allows educators to align the curriculum both within and across grades and to ensure that the curriculum is in line with school, local, and state standards.

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.

Although the Obama administration insists that Common Core increases college readiness and prepares students for a 21st - century economy, it has been fiercely resisted by the mostly liberal teachers unions, who say that it already adds to the large burden of high - stakes tests and makes teachers follow a rote set of curriculum instructions, and by conservatives, who say that the standards are a federal infringement on what has traditionally been a local concern.

Louisiana Threads the Needle on Ed Reform Launching a coherent curriculum in a local - control state By Robert Pondiscio