Sentences with phrase «subject area of their choice»

Not exact matches

However, because midwives offer eligible clients the choice of home or hospital births, subjects in this comparison group lived in the same hospital catchment areas as those in the home birth group because the same midwives attended both groups.

«However, this strategy becomes more challenging to sustain over a long period of time because it involves increasingly difficult choices in areas that are subject to repeated cuts.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

Give participants the choice to either work alone or in teams of two to three by grade or subject area.

At the end of a class in a particular subject area, have students answer one multiple - choice, standardized - test type of question to see if they grasped an idea covered in class.

It offers students the opportunity to think outside of the box, to disseminate and synthesise their ideas, think critically, justify their choices using evidence... It gives students an opportunity to organise their thoughts, to stimulate interesting discussions, make links between the knowledge and skills that they have developed in and around different subjects, thus building their capital and valuing the importance of their learning in each subject, and how it links to other areas of the curriculum and life.

As a Physical Education teacher by choice I also have certification in Biology and General science two high needs areas I have reservations about individual contract negotiations and Tiered salary from the outside it would benefit core subject teachers Math, Science, Special ed with increased salary opportunities but mostly as any Corporate structure would do is pare back on other subject area salaries the non core subjects this could create a situation inwhich some teachers would carry more burden than others and whether we like it or not the most memorable classes for many students are art, gym, music and home economics because of their practical applications in life.

Researchers can help develop more reliable tests, but the choice of subject areas and the tradeoffs across types of measures are matters of judgment.

A choice of customized quality programs for elementary, middle, and high school students improve their classroom performance; increase academic performance and confidence in one or more subject areas.

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos kicked off her first public speech Wednesday by casting the protestors who sought to block her from visiting a Washington, D.C., middle school last week as part of a divisive opposition that's resistant to fresh ideas... And DeVos, who didn't face protestors Wednesday, praised magnet schools, which are public schools organized around a particular subject area such as arts or technology, as «the original school choice option.»

Choice A: Young Minnesotans with the desire to help children and teach as a career - who complete the required degrees in both education and desired subject areas, pass the state required tests, complete months of student teaching that requires them to plan for and teach full days, are hired without the district paying a private organization thousands of dollars, are paid salary and benefits negotiated through a union, are not sought out by big corporations, banks, and Wall Street because of their service and skills gained from 2 years of teaching, and continue their careers paying their own way, without discounts from grad schools, in pursuit of advanced or additional degrees.

The combination of course choice and online learning can be an especially powerful tool in rural areas because it expands the subject matters, including foreign languages, available to students.

We can bring on one of our experienced local architects or work with the architect of your choice, and we'll make sure you get all the permits required by law, since the lake is a protected area subject to special building requirements.

And the third painting in the series Excavation at Night (1908) though unfortunately over-varnished, particularly damaging for a very dark painting, but at the same time the shiny blackness of large areas of the work served to reinforce the connection I made between Bellows» choice and treatment of this subject and Robert Smithson «s observations on entropy in his 1967 essay «A Tour of the Monuments of Passaic, New Jersey.»

«We then ensured that our brand identity effectively communicated this dazzling range of subject areas, using an ever - changing palette of imagery styles to reflect the vast choice available to students,» explains Matt Baxter, Creative Director at Baxter and Bailey.

On a tangent about continuing competence, not just entry - level, what about requiring lawyers in active practice to write and pass a version of the multiple - choice bar admission tests online at least every year or two (and if particular subject area failed, restricted from practicing in that area?).

After all, we as lawyers (except for real estate restrictions) are allowed to practice in any area subject of course to the duty of competence, shouldn't we be able to pass (perhaps with a slightly more lenient pass mark) the same multiple - choice exam questions we expect of new calls to ensure their competence?

At Manchester Metropolitan University, we offer a choice of professionally relevant postgraduate courses in subject areas, which are directly related to the needs of employers.

Prepare for your postgraduate teacher training interview with this list of typical questions, covering areas ranging from why you want to teach to your choice of degree subject.