Sentences with phrase «other curriculum focused»

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Other speakers focused on the suggested curriculum modules the state put on its website, engageny, org, saying they are heavily scripted, riddled with errors, confusing and too fast - paced.

We're not saying, «Don't do sex ed,» we're saying, «Do sex ed, but also do it for parents who have other views that want a more abstinence focused curriculum,» Mr. Benjamin said.

Donovan, who has been a middle school teacher for more than 20 years, explained that other science curriculum materials are often subject - specific, focusing lessons on individual scientific fields like biology and excluding disciplines like chemistry that can provide an essential foundation for students.

At the other end of the spectrum, the Foundation Stage, we see the opposite; there is an increasing focus of expenditure in all areas of the curriculum.

Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).

Games such as dodgeball and other elimination or human target games have lost their audience in recent years as physical education curriculum has become infused with a greater focus on getting kids moving, and removing any opportunity for bullying or singling out students.

Couple this pop culture inundation with the growing pressure on teachers to teach from a scripted curriculum, excluding discussions or even reflections, of kindness and other important lifeskills evoking critical thinking from children, and the fertile ground for growing a community focused on kindness is scarce (Darling - Hammond, 2012).

While it is suggested in the Australian Curriculum that the personal and social capabilities be addressed in all learning areas and at every stage of a student's schooling, the ASD - ENA findings suggest that work on the personal and social capabilities needs to go beyond integration in other learning areas and, for many students on the spectrum, will require far more explicit instruction and ongoing focus on these capabilities.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Here, in contrast to his approach in other chapters, Knee illustrates well the politics that affected Wireless Generation and Amplify, and shows how Amplify's management team underestimated the challenges of curriculum development and adoption while spending aggressively to expand its narrow product focus.

Partly in response to federal accountability measures ~ curriculum in many schools particularly those serving predominantly disadvantaged students has narrowed to focus on reading and math at the expense of the arts ~ physical education ~ civics and other subjects.

When Sparks and his team in Charlotte were revamping their curriculum to focus more deeply on socialemotional learning, abandoning lip - service measures such as the Character Trait Word of the Month and other window dressing in favor of devoting a full 45 minutes to Morning Meeting, they were questioned by some in the school district.

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.

covers a wide array of computer science and digital literacy areas of the KS2 curriculum so is suitable for years 3 - 5, possibly even 6 if more focus is paid to variables and use of other software and technology to contribute to the final program.

Educurious looks a bit more like a curriculum company than the other two, with a focus on building project - based assignments with experts from a range of professions at the center.

The discussion question might support the curriculum, focusing attention on the climax, or the author's point of view, or some other element of literature that the teacher has introduced in class.

Were there concerns that curricula might be narrowed or other subjects might be squeezed out by the focus on math and reading?

He sought to integrate math into other subjects, such as literature, science, social studies, and geography, so that users could easily adopt the activities and focus on more than one area of their curriculum at one time.

Yes, I know, there are other factors that contribute to their better score on the Program for International Student Assessment (PISA)-- longer school days, advanced science and math starting earlier in elementary school rather than high school, extra tutoring in Korean hagwons, less to learn with a more focused curriculum, no non-essential learning activities such as sports, home ec or computer applications courses.

«We have cut down on the number of assignments and have focused on assignments that will teach students not only about their historical figures but also other aspects of our curriculum.

With that information on top of a few other parts of my personal recipe, I have created a curriculum with the intention of focusing on lessons for teachers to use as they help students to understand their own mind and body, and identify their capacity to deal with emotional duress that can impact their daily lives, as well as providing supports for mental well - being.

Michael Wilshaw, chief inspector of Ofsted, has warned that the focus on the «three Rs» in primary schools has pushed other compulsory subjects such as the sciences and languages «to the margins of the curriculum».

As opposed to conventional curriculum, which is focused on explanatory text more than on objects or other primary sources, critical exploration offers no script.

We appointed two Heads of Year for each of the grade levels, one purely focused on welfare and admin and the other on curriculum.»

By focusing on math and reading to the exclusion of other subjects, he says, «you create incentives to further distort and narrow the curriculum, which is disastrous.»

However, before delving into a eLearning strategy that focuses solely on social intelligence, take a careful look at the types of intelligence mentioned above to see if any others can be integrated into your curriculum.

The discussion the first week of the month centers on reading; the second week's discussion centers on math; week 3's meeting focuses on writing; and the fourth meeting of the month focuses on other areas of the curriculum.

Monmia, in partnership with three other primary schools, has continued to focus on feedback through a combined curriculum day where teaching teams and education support staff collaborated on effective ideas and resources.

Like all state schools, they have to teach a broad and balanced curriculum with a focus on English, Maths and Science; they are however free to vary their curricula in order to specialise in certain subjects such as STEM, to provide a bilingual education or to use teaching methods from other countries.

While the curriculum at Success Academy may focus more on tested skills than that at some other schools, the notion that these skills are too basic to be meaningful and are unrelated to critical thinking just doesn't ring true.

Unlike many others, the New Zealand curriculum is focused on developing capabilities in young people rather than particular content & topics.

Unlike most other race - based identity curricula, the Identity Project focuses on the exploration of identity — not pride or affirmation.

To realize the vision, Gray developed a cross-cultural and interdisciplinary curriculum focusing on other cultures as a bridge to his students» own cultural heritage while also acquiring the necessary computer technology through a grant.

As optional schools, some charters adopt a specific curriculum focus, such as fine arts or math, while others offer smaller classes or alternative instructional approaches.

In short, when the spotlight focuses on a small part of the curriculum, other subjects get left in the shadows.

Other curriculum that tended to focus on whole group instruction and teaching of discrete skills constrained teachers» ability to do so.

Other units of study focus on geography, world religions and economics (using the Junior Achievement curriculum).

No two charter schools are alike; some offer thematic or specialized curriculum, others focus on the basics.

Teachers of science, math, and other subjects are now taking on the challenge of integrating literacy into their curricula, she says, citing new practices from organizations such as the National Science Teachers Association, which is increasingly focusing conference offerings and resources on literacy instruction for members.

Some charter schools offer scholars the opportunity to study curriculum that focuses on STEM (science, technology, engineering, math); others offer a curriculum that focuses on such things as arts and sciences.

Designed for busy, committed middle grades leaders, these focused treatments of timely topics include suggestions for taking action, making them invaluable resources for administrators, team leaders, curriculum developers, and others involved in middle grades reform.

But Kockler says the department, which has been focused on grading textbook and curriculum programs, is just starting to grade other products.

The report also stated: «Students» understanding of other religions is scant as the religious education curriculum focuses primarily on the study of Islam.»

«The crucial difference between Poland and many other countries is that we focus on providing the same comprehensive curriculum to students until the age of 16 and ensuring that nearly all students finish upper secondary school.»

Learn more about our efforts to identify high - leverage practices and design curriculum materials and assessments focused on them, as well as about other major projects of this new organization.

This singular focus has resulted in several unintended and undesirable consequences, including over testing, a narrowing of the curriculum, and a de-emphasis of untested subjects and concepts — the arts, civics, and social and emotional skills, among many others — that are just as important to a student's development and long - term success.

Also, the crucial difference between Poland and many other countries is that we focus on providing the same comprehensive curriculum to students until the age of 16 and ensuring that nearly all students finish upper secondary school.

While American public education is known for the breadth of its curriculum, other nations focus on fewer topics, allowing students time to delve more deeply and get a better grasp of concepts.

They can't even entertain the possibility that those with whom they disagree on other political issues may actually be right about the need for overhauling curricula (a view shared by many of their fellow - travelers focused on school reform).

Gordon Lafer, in an in - depth report this year for the Economic Policy Institute (EPI), notes that Rocketship's educational model rests on four strategies: «the replacement of teachers with computers for a significant portion of the day; a reliance on young and inexperienced teachers for the rest of the day; narrowing the curriculum to math and reading with little attention to other subjects; and even within these subjects, a relentless focus on preparing students for standardized tests.»