«When you combine the power of iPad, the creativity of Apple Pencil, over a million iPad apps in the App Store,
the rich curriculum in Everyone Can Code and Everyone Can Create, and unique Classroom and Schoolwork apps that support students and help schools manage technology in the classroom, we believe we can amplify learning and creativity in a way that only Apple can,» Apple's Philip Schiller said.
When you combine the power of iPad, the creativity of Apple Pencil, over a million iPad apps in the App Store,
the rich curriculum in Everyone Can Code and Everyone Can Create, and unique Classroom and Schoolwork apps that support students and help schools manage technology in the classroom, we believe we can amplify learning and creativity in a way that only Apple can.
Dame Rachel has championed the ideas of Dr E D Hirsch in the UK, organising the seminal academic's first lecture tour of the country in 2015, and encouraging the practical implementation of a knowledge -
rich curriculum in the Inspiration Trust's schools.
Federal, state and local governments must work together to provide a fair opportunity for all children to learn
a rich curriculum in a supportive yet challenging environment.
A fearless champion of classroom - based education reform generally, and content -
rich curriculum in particular, Barbara is a tactical leader with a keen ability to translate strategic initiatives into desired results.
Might we learn something from the District of Columbia Public Schools and its efforts to create a robust, knowledge -
rich curriculum in grades K — 12?
What we need to improve education in this country is a strong, highly respected education profession;
a rich curriculum in the arts and sciences, available in every school for every child; assessments that gauge what students know and can do, instead of mindless test prepping for bubble tests.
«I believe that it is a public duty to provide a good public school with adequate resources and
a rich curriculum in every neighborhood.»
Just as challenging, they will need to find ways to adapt to shrinking class sizes and fewer resources to offer a diverse and
rich curriculum in the intervening time.
Many are not getting an education based on a coherent, content -
rich curriculum in history, geography, the arts, science, foreign languages, and literature.
And, in fact, a signature value of the Core is its potential to bolster both skills and knowledge by encouraging sequenced, spiraled, content -
rich curricula in the classroom.
Not exact matches
But Gutfreund needed to find a video system that worked
in order to help a client build a tablet - based education platform that would integrate live video, remote student / teacher collaboration,
curriculum and
rich media.
For example, a
curriculum that seems to privilege courses having to do with religious experience, worship, spirituality, counseling, and the like over, say, systematic and philosophical theology may reveal a commitment to the assumption that God is understood effectively rather than discursively; while a
curriculum relatively more
rich in offerings
in ethics, sociology of religion, liberation theology, and the like than
in offerings
in historical theology, patristics, liturgics, and mystical traditions may reveal a commitment to the view that God is better understood
in action than
in contemplation.
Small classes generate curiosity and innovation through inquiry learning, and provide opportunities for collaborative experiences with a
curriculum rich in mathematics, science, technology, humanities, and the arts.
Teachers make a significant commitment to their classes, both
in endeavoring to know their individual students well and
in bringing a
rich and solidly academic
curriculum to the class as a whole.
For an insight into the
rich curriculum on offer
in the High School, take a look at this PDF compilation of articles from our school newsletter, The Messenger.
Our method educates the whole child through a
rich and meaningful, age - related
curriculum devoting lots of time to play, being out
in nature, incorporating a vibrant arts
curriculum, and supporting core academics with integrated subject classes.
• The Smart Cycle ® creates a physical play experience on tablet or TV, putting kids
in control of racing and learning games • Download the five companion apps for fun games that introduce a
rich kindergarten - readiness
curriculum...
Through a
rich curriculum that integrates the academic, artistic and practical, Prairie Moon Waldorf School fosters the development of self - knowledge and helps children to engage fully
in the world by awakening
in them warmth of heart, clarity of thought, and strength of purpose.
Waldorf education respects the restorative benefits of the natural world and provides our students with a full gardening
curriculum, which includes studies
in farming, botany and meteorology,
rich curricular field trips
in nature, and lots of inviting outdoor space for joy - filled recess.
Montessori, who lived
in an arts -
rich culture, brought science and math as a focal point of the Montessori
curriculum.
Preparing our students for the requirements of Kindergarten, our 4 - year - old
curriculum, (4's), is
rich in weekly thematic instruction.
«We are narrowing the
curriculum, teaching to the test, and children are missing out on a
rich and meaningful education,» said Shirley Verrico, a parent who lives
in the Williamsville Central School District and is a member of Western New York Allies.
The group is developing a science
curriculum for use
in Malagasy high schools
in which students learn about biology by exploring the
rich environment right outside their school houses.
About Blog Beautiful Sun Montessori School offers a a fully bilingual program (English and Dutch) combined with a
rich learning
curriculum in subjects such as language, mathematics, science, geography, music and art.
Events such as Election Day mock voting, Veteran's Day Memorial program, and our 9/11 Remembrance take place throughout the year and are integrated into our
rich curriculum, which includes classes
in physical education, music, Spanish, art, and technology
in addition to the core subjects of reading, math, science, and social studies.
As a result, inequalities
in access to a full,
rich curriculum widened, while achievement dropped on measures assessing higher - order thinking skills, like the international PISA tests.
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.
A
rich curriculum that helps students learn a lot about a lot of things
in all the disciplines — literature, history, science, math, and the arts — will help students become thoughtful and productive citizens who love to learn new things.
The ATM perspective on assessing mathematics
in the new
curriculum exemplifies how to use
rich tasks to assess both content and process skills.
One of the things we must focus on
in the next two years is ensuring that teachers have the resources and support frameworks
in place to deliver a
rich and exciting
curriculum.
During this hour, act as though you worked
in the greatest school that ever existed, with fabulous colleagues and administrators, policies you agree with, a
rich and exciting
curriculum, and kids who are motivated to learn and eager to behave.
To Klein's credit, he eventually came to see the errors of his ways, and
in his last years as chancellor he embraced the Core Knowledge program — a coherent, content -
rich curriculum that is a model for what kids
in New York, and nationwide, need if they are going to become strong readers.
And
in the absence of a coherent, content -
rich curriculum, schools have struggled to boost reading scores for kids coming from low - income families.
Somewhere
in the midst of all this, there is a powerful, pragmatic way forward, and
in a few places, Klein draws a breath and points to it: to balancing tougher entry into the teaching profession with a more professional experience once inside it; to content -
rich curricula that are truly worth teaching; to technology
in the service of new forms of learning; and to sophisticated partnerships between those
in the schools and the families, community leaders, philanthropic institutions, administrators, and taxpayers beyond the school walls.
The same drive toward better content
in curriculum led me to include funding
in New York state's successful Race to the Top application, which led to EngageNY, a set of content -
rich curriculum units available for universal, free download.
Shouldn't that mean, I ask Peiser, that a consistent, content -
rich, vertically and horizontally aligned
curriculum would be
in order?
I have,
in other forums, made much of the singular virtue of Common Core and its call for a content -
rich curriculum «intentionally and coherently structured to develop
rich content knowledge within and across grades.»
But it's been widely hoped the new standards would create a robust nationwide market for innovative new materials — especially
in English language arts (ELA), where Common Core explicitly states the standards «must be complemented by a well - developed, content -
rich curriculum.»
But perhaps the two initiatives Eisenhower is best known for are its multi-week exchange programs with sister schools
in Mexico and France, and the Culture Box Program, a
rich collection of artifacts from 46 countries (such as clothing, games, and musical instruments) that are available for use
in the Eisenhower
curriculum as well as any school
in the district (or a non-school group for a $ 15 fee).
(New York's second - highest performing charter network, the seven Icahn schools
in the Bronx, uses the content -
rich Core Knowledge ELA
curriculum, which is well aligned with the Common Core — further evidence that
curriculum counts.)
If we're going to reinvent schools, I'd like us to do so
in a manner that respects the broad purpose of the schoolhouse, which means paying due attention to the arts, to a
rich curriculum, and, perhaps most important of all, to helping students develop as moral individuals and citizens.
Each has something to offer — the discipline of school uniforms, the strength of a core
curriculum, or the
rich experience that public schools have gained
in educating and including the disabled.
The Standards must therefore be complemented by a well - developed, content -
rich curriculum consistent with the expectations laid out
in this document.»
In his essay, based on focus groups that he conducted with teachers, Steve Farkas explains that elementary teachers welcome the notion of a knowledge -
rich curriculum.
Center - based and family child care programs must implement developmentally appropriate research - based early childhood
curriculum... that is based on scientifically valid research and has standardized training procedures and
curriculum materials to support implementation [and] is aligned with the Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework and, as appropriate, state early learning and development standards; and includes an organized developmental scope and sequence and is sufficiently content -
rich within the... Framework to promote measurable progress toward development outlined
in such Framework.
And that means implementing a well - designed, sequential, content -
rich curriculum, especially
in the early grades.
It is encouraging news, from Sol Stern of the Manhattan Institute, that New York City's three - year - old pilot project testing the content -
rich Core Knowledge Language Arts
curriculum in ten low - income schools has proved so far, as the Daily News headline has it, «a brilliant experiment
in reading.»
For instance, the use of play with young children is not specified by the Standards, but it is welcome as a valuable activity
in its own right and as a way to help students meet the expectations
in this document... The Standards must therefore be complemented by a well - developed, content -
rich curriculum consistent with the expectations laid out
in this document.»
One is the delivery of a full and
rich curriculum, whereby learners are engaging
in literacy and numeracy, bi-cultural and social growth, music, arts, science, and physical education.