Sentences with phrase «only learn the curriculum»

Students in my class will be actively involved in the learning process so they not only learn the curriculum, but also understand how they learn best.

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The faculty artfully integrates State - adopted educational standards into the school's curriculum while creating a vibrant and stimulating environment that not only engages, but improves student attention and develops a life - long passion for learning.

By integrating academics and the arts, the Waldorf curriculum responds to the developmental needs of the child, focusing not only on what children learn, but how they learn.

We chose ACE because it was the only curriculum at the time which provided a distance - learning certificate programme (the National Christian Schools Certificate) without exams which is acceptable at British universities.

«In this curriculum, no child should be coerced or compelled to learn or be taught in school any religious studies subject but only one (out of the two) that restrictively relates to the belief system professed by the child and his / her parents.»

In the second group, students performed the attention - boosting activities as well, but parents received only three 90 - minute sessions of instruction and did not have an opportunity to learn the curriculum in depth; in the third group, neither kids nor their parents did anything special.

Weeks ago, I asked the teacher about what knowledge base the students would have in genetics, and was impressed to learn that their curriculum included not only Mendel and Punnett squares, but also polygenic traits, sex - linked genes, and genetic engineering.

Approximately 38 percent of white students and only 20 percent of black graduates met the academic - curriculum requirements adopted in 1985 by the state's Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning, the report says.

Though he sees potential in the «commonness» of the Common Core, he argues that true learning gains will only follow if states turn more demanding ELA standards into a mandate for knowledge - rich curricula and if test makers understand that «close reading» of texts could make things worse unless those texts are integrated with such a curriculum.

It is the only subject in the curriculum where young people can learn about the world they live in — not the natural world — but the «made» world, with which they interact far more frequently.

Now we have a Learning Cadre (also voluntary, only [for] people of interest who have that as a passion) and they're working now to develop curriculum and to learn themselves, and then model that for their students and bring it in to their students.

The only way to shorten that pipeline is for teachers themselves to be involved in the design of curricula and pedagogies, to enact and enable 21st Century learning.

As a theft deterrent, one thing that the Kuno 4 ® has that the other tablets do not have is that it will only work within a school - controlled mobile learning solution (MLS) network called Curriculum Loft ®.

They learn the expectations of a local district's science curriculum and not only show the ability to assess 6th grade science projects using the district's rubric, but also plan the next steps in designing instruction to meet the students» needs.

If other states also allow students to blend together a curriculum that combines on - site with online learning, and encourages competition among providers while checking to make sure that only quality courses are provided, secondary schools will move as quickly toward online learning as does the higher education sector.

Only a select few incorporate technology into curriculum design in such a way that allows students to take control of the learning space, engaging social media to facilitate creation and curation of educational content, honoring and harnessing the power of peer evaluation, and most importantly of all, allowing students to collectively decide on accuracy of educational information.

Achievement First isn't the only closely watched CMO that's getting serious about curriculum, content, and what kids learn.

The danger of the way the new curriculum is presented is that these core aims that underpin the learning objectives are at the front of the document only; because they don't appear in year groups, the danger is that they will be missed.

«I favor a required service - learning component only if the teacher is trained to use service learning so it is an integrated part of the curriculum, not an add - on to the curriculum,» added Arden Moon.

To be successful in their learning, students need to understand the language of the curriculum — not only to comprehend what's being said, but also what's being asked of them.

Quality learning supports a respect for children's playfulness and does not only focus on curriculum that mirrors later educational experiences.»

AppleTree Early Learning Public Charter School, a pre-K — only charter school that serves more than 800 students on eight campuses, has used its flexibility — as well as a federal Investing in Innovation grant — to develop an integrated model that combines evidence - based curriculum, early childhood assessments, and aligned professional development to help teachers deliver effective instruction focused on improving children's language and social - emotional skills.

«In my experience, curriculum design only becomes real when I can see how it is both implemented and reacted to by those learning from it.

Best practice tells us that a holistic and all - encompassing view of the student is paramount and the pastoral and curriculum aspects of learning should have synergy, we only have to look at the outcomes of the most successful schools to observe this.

In other words, the curriculum spells out not only what teachers are to teach and students are to learn, but also when this is to occur.

Introduced in September 2014 the new curriculum has had a profound impact; not only on the way the core subject is taught — with pupils expected to learn «fewer things in greater depth» - but also on the way teachers are expected to challenge and support their pupils.

Digital Schoolhouse, delivered by Ukie, the only trade body for the UK's games and interactive entertainment industry, uses play - based learning to engage the next generation of pupils and teachers with the new Computing curriculum.

It's therefore no wonder that educational institutions are looking at how to implement this technology into the curriculum - not only to familiarise students with the technology in order to prepare them for future roles involving 3D printing - but also to use technology's potential to enhance project - based learning which plays a critical role in STEM concepts.

In particular, the 2017 Victorian Curriculum not only introduces several changes that apply across all learning areas, but a number of subject - specific changes as well.

Focus, and it's deficit, will impact not only the student, but the home, the school, the curricula, the teacher, and learning approaches..

According to Hattie's Visible Learning meta - analyses, integrated curriculum has an impact of only d = 0.39 (average).

The point here is that the proliferation of new technologies will not only affect instruction, the how of learning, but may also affect curriculum, the what of learning.

In urban schools students come and go all day.No 45 minutes is like the time that preceded it or the time that will follow.Urban schools report 125 classroom interruptions per week.Announcements, students going, students coming, messengers, safety aides, and intrusions by other school staff account for just some of these interruptions.It is not unusual for students to stay on task only 5 or 10 minutes in every hour.Textbook companies and curriculum reformers are constantly thwarted by this reality.They sell their materials to schools with the assurance that all the students will learn X amount in Y time.They are continually dismayed to observe that an hour of school time is not an hour of learning time.Many insightful observers of life in urban schools have pointed out that it is incredibly naive to believe that learning of subject matter is the main activity occurring in these schools.If one observes the activities and events which actually transpire — minute by minute, hour by hour, day in and day out — it is not possible to reasonably conclude that learning is the primary activity of youth attending urban schools.What does the process of changing what one does every 45 minutes and even the place where one does it portend for fulfilling a job in the world of work?If one is constantly being reinforced in the behaviors of coming, going, and being interrupted, what kind of work is one being prepared for?

So, we designed an on - going curriculum that focuses not only on kindness but also encompasses emotional learning, mindfulness, resilience building and teacher well - being.

I will draw these reflections from only one of the many instances in which you have constructed part of the curriculum to support your own learning and ours as we have tried to live up to the aspiration reflected in the campaign's theme: Learn to Change the World.

The author then asserts that only re-examination of curriculum design, student learning, and teacher roles could promote deeper learning when paired with technological innovations.

Many teachers must not only cater to testing techniques, but understand how to modify and adapt grade - level curriculum and improve individual learning outcomes for every child they serve.

Tracking makes a few assumptions: learning is a race to the end of the curriculum, the only things worth learning are what's in the curriculum, and learning means acquiring facts and discrete skills.

Grand Rapids, MI, September 13, 2016 — Curriculum Crafter LCC ®, the only curriculum and planning management tool in the industry that offers the advantages of creating, aligning, and mapping classroom content all in one place, announced today its collaboration with the Center for Educational Improvement (CEI)-- a leading nonprofit 21st Century learning organization that identifies, shares and applies learning innovations to guide school leaders as they improve theiCurriculum Crafter LCC ®, the only curriculum and planning management tool in the industry that offers the advantages of creating, aligning, and mapping classroom content all in one place, announced today its collaboration with the Center for Educational Improvement (CEI)-- a leading nonprofit 21st Century learning organization that identifies, shares and applies learning innovations to guide school leaders as they improve theicurriculum and planning management tool in the industry that offers the advantages of creating, aligning, and mapping classroom content all in one place, announced today its collaboration with the Center for Educational Improvement (CEI)-- a leading nonprofit 21st Century learning organization that identifies, shares and applies learning innovations to guide school leaders as they improve their schools.

One of the reasons why state standards have only been moderately successful in spurring improvements in student achievement is because they have rarely spend the time on choosing curricula that actually meets those standards (and in many cases, is useless in helping kids learn).

New principals must not only learn to seamlessly integrate curriculum, lead change, and manage personnel; they must also become first responders in times of tragedy and grief counselors, while supporting their own mental health in high - stress jobs.

The article recommends strategies for implementing a schoolwide social - emotional learning curriculum that will not only mitigate bullying, but also improve school climate in general.

New principals must not only learn to seamlessly integrate curriculum, lead change, and manage personnel; they must also become first responders in times of tragedy and interrogation experts in criminal investigations, while supporting their own mental health in new high - stress jobs.

And to understand why Ossining High was among this year's dozen silver - medal recipients (the closest regional facility to be awarded with a gold was South Side High School in Rockville Centre on Long Island), one only needs to cite their curriculum for students with learning disabilities, which allows more than 83 percent of such students to thrive in mainstream classes and extra-curricular activities.

While some say this practice of designing teacher preparation curriculum around the PACT bears resemblance to K - 12 teachers «teaching to the test,» many educators at Northridge say the PACT is focused on critical areas of good teaching, like planning lessons with strong student assessments, and modifying lessons for English language learners and students with disabilities, and that it therefore only reinforces what candidates should learn anyway.

The only way to ensure students are all learning the same thing at the same time and that schools are interchangeable is to adopt a uniform national curriculum similar to what China has enacted.

Alignment not only helps students access the core curriculum but also ensures that students learn the language and have repeated opportunities to access and use the language in core content classes.

While some organizations may only use blended learning techniques on rare occasions, others might utilize it as a primary teaching method within their curriculum.

Recall that the National Research Council, ETS, and RAND, as well as many others assert that test scores are not only not a valid and reliable way to evaluate teaching performance but actually damage learning by narrowing the curriculum.

It is the only comprehensive, research - based guide for implementing service learning across the preK and early elementary curriculum.