In particular, the high
school math content is «generally beautifully presented» and includes content to prepare students in STEM — science, technology, engineering and math — fields.
Not exact matches
In her latest book, The Death and Life of the Great American
School System, she charges that the state reading and
math tests mandated by the No Child Left Behind Act lower the bar, produce inconsistent results, lack
content, promote cheating, and encourage teachers to waste time on test - taking strategies.
Colin Hart, chief executive of the institute, accused the government overreacting, on Premier's «News Hour», he said: «You may or may not agree with it, but one thing you can't do is sue the
school over the way in which history is taught or
maths is taught or whatever subject there is, because the law excludes discrimination from the
content of the curriculum, but that's to change for independent
schools, free
schools and academies»
Parents have been calling the
school to complain about inappropriate
content on their kids»
math test, and also to ask why this was in a
math class in the first place.
As the paper states, «Although the
math games caused persistent gains in children's non-symbolic mathematical abilities, they failed to enhance children's readiness for learning the new symbolic
content presented in primary
school.»
If a
school plans to use a Station - Rotation model for
math with one curriculum provider, for example, it will likely contract with one
math vendor that provides supplemental
math content — like Dreambox Learning or ST
Math — or use a free solution like the Khan Academy.
The cash - strapped state launched the nation's first open source digital textbook initiative last May, asking
content providers to submit high
school - level
math and science texts for free.
In the typical mathematics classroom, especially in the middle years of
schooling, we tend to use one model to connect
maths with the real world; we start by teaching the
maths content and skills, we then get students to practice and do some
maths, and then we next might apply some of those skills into a real world context by using learning activities such as word problems.
After being a classroom teacher and a
content - area teacher (
math and science) at the early childhood, elementary, middle, and high
school levels for over 10 years, I wanted to specialize and gain expertise in an area that I was passionate about: literacy.
The Lubienskis point out that both the NAEP and ECLS - K were altered, prior to the data collection for their study, to focus more heavily on the
math content that was being taught in the public
schools but not as much in the private
schools.
The state gives tests aligned with its
content standards in elementary, middle, and high
school for English and
math.
[
content block] «Our
math night came about because we were looking for ways to improve our state assessment scores,» says Sherry Everitts, the
school's parent partnership coordinator.
Projects are used throughout the
school day and program, and may incorporate all
content areas, including literacy and
math.
On one end of the spectrum are
schools that use PBL as a vehicle to teach all academic
content areas, including literacy and
math.
The
school's philosophy is that student interest drives learning, and much of the traditional academic
content (
math, English, social studies, science) works to enhance students» career and technical interests.
During the clamor over the TIMSS results (released in December 2004), I heard Robyn Silbey, a
math «
content coach» from a Rockville, Maryland, public
school, being interviewed by Ira Flatow for his Science Friday program on National Public Radio.
It's easier to move the needle on
math, a sequential, largely
school - based subject where curriculum and standards are reasonably well aligned and the
content of the assessments are at least somewhat predictable.
Just as they do when choosing a
math text, SIS (student information system), CMS (
content management system), or classroom teacher,
school leadership needs to find the best «fit.»
These students struggling in
math or language arts can sometimes become the focal point of
school improvement teams and
school - based
content specialists.
Each
school, which will fully implement its new format in fall 2010, is refocusing its strategic design and
content delivery by adopting one of three themes: STEM (science, technology, engineering,
math), arts integration, and world cultures.
«They either need more time on
content, or they've really been burned by traditional
math instruction,» says the teacher from San Lorenzo Valley High
School, near Santa Cruz, California.
Primary
schools mostly use EdTech
content solutions for reading (70 per cent) and
maths (67 per cent); 86 per cent of them also use cross-curricular EdTech
content solutions.
Marlene Kliman, senior scientist at TERC, recommends providing a variety of fun and engaging ways for parents to learn about
math content and pedagogy — especially when the teaching of mathematics looks different from the instruction that most adults experienced when they were in
school.
The secondary
schools overwhelmingly (81 per cent) use EdTech
content solutions for
maths, 58 per cent for reading and 47 per cent for modern languages.
In the Executive Development Program,
school leaders build a strong foundation in best practices in instruction and in the latest research around what makes for strong instruction in the
content areas of
math, English language arts and science.
[
Content provided by Committee for Children] We can teach middle
schoolers about
math, grammar, and history.
Most
math education analyses in urban high
school classrooms focus on delivery of
content: What
content to deliver, when to deliver it, how to explain it, what textbooks to use, how much home work to assign, and more.
Requiring all students to take a college - and workplace readiness curriculum by defining specific, challenging core
content in English and
math required for graduation, regardless of the high
school program in which students enroll, and by ensuring that other courses such as science, history and the arts reinforce college and workplace readiness expectations;
Although the rigor of state
content standards and definitions of
math and reading proficiency vary widely (see «State Standards Rise in Reading, Fall in
Math,» features), we are able to adjust for these differences by limiting our comparisons to respondents within the same state when examining the relationship between proficiency levels and
school ratings.
The state has tests based on its
content standards for English and
math in high
schools, but it has dropped all tests for science and social studies.
The 1994 law required states to establish
content and performance standards (the cut scores that indicate different levels of mastery on the assessments) in reading and
math by the 1997 - 98
school year, and final assessments aligned with the standards by the 2000 - 01
school year.
The goal: for central office and
school leaders to expand their
math content and instructional knowledge.
Because DreamBox Learning ®
Math aligned so closely to D51's new instructional model and standards,
math content facilitator Megan Bennet recommended piloting the program on a limited basis in Mesa County Valley elementary
schools.
Finally, analysis of the
math content within the units of the course met the rigor of Oregon's high
school mathematics standards.
Paula Johnson, M.A., IDRA's new education associate and former high
school math department coordinator, describes how the classroom environment, instructional strategies and use of technology can help students develop critical thinking skills while learning
math content.
The teacher administered diagnostics at the beginning of the year on biology skills as well as
math and writing skills that are relevant to achieving 80 %
content mastery in her class (i.e., «I gave students a comprehensive diagnostics in the first week of
school.
The Smarter Balanced summative test blueprints describe the
content of the English language arts / literacy and
math summative assessments for grades 3 — 8 and high
school — and how that
content will be assessed.
Our
school staff includes a principal, registrar, core
content teachers (
math, science, social studies, and English), a P.E. / Special Education teacher, and a Life College guide.
As the state struggles to bring common core curriculum standards into California classrooms, Elk Grove Unified
School District is far enough along to ready plans for testing its students midway through the coming school year on the new content goals in math and En
School District is far enough along to ready plans for testing its students midway through the coming
school year on the new content goals in math and En
school year on the new
content goals in
math and English.
AVID curriculum is used in AVID elective classes and in
content - area classes (English language arts,
math, science, and social studies) in AVID
schools.
Professional development is especially critical in elementary
school math and science, because elementary teachers tend to lack
content knowledge and confidence in these subjects.
And in light of the recent critical study of teacher professional development by The New Teacher Project,
schools and districts are asking hard questions about the impact of professional development on teacher practice in specific
content areas like
math or literacy.
Our
school staff includes a principal, assistant principal, educational diagnostician, registrar, five core
content teachers (
math, science, social studies, and English), a P.E. teacher, a technology assistant, and seven instructional assistants.
Similar to the traditional curricular approach, more and more
schools are opting for SEL instruction that is embedded into core
content areas such as reading and
math.
Ana Diaz Booz, Principal, was a
math teacher and
content expert at Kearny prior to its conversion into small
schools.
An example is the way we teach
math content in elementary and middle
schools.
Educators have access to a variety of resources to help kick off a successful
school year, including quick tips for teaching
math and English language arts, suggestions for managing classroom behavior, and recommendations to keep classes focused on academic
content.
If adopted, encourages the state
schools superintendent to create specific
content standards around computer science, and also that computer science curriculum
content be incorporated into curriculum frameworks for other core subjects, including
math and language arts.Two other computer tech bills pending in the Legislature:
Provide
school - level or network - level professional development to support instructional capacity, assessment and
content development in problem solving, numeracy, and specific
math content
In response to one such request, we recently provided local high
school math and language arts teachers in Washington with professional development on scaffolding tasks in their
content areas.