Perhaps the most important variable is the uneven and often low level
of subject mastery by teachers.
When added to the learning process, it brings a level of concentration to the subject that can significantly
increase subject mastery.
Topics include the educators nationwide opting new ideas like «stealth assessments» hidden in video games and student roundtables that work like college dissertation defenses, views of Dan French, executive director of the Center for Collaborative Education on the same, and Danville Independent Schools where
subject mastery in grades 5 through 12 is assessed through presentations.
Teacher training programs that focus
on subject mastery are still the exception, and Edutopia's vision of teacher development is one of its stronger pillars.
Unfortunately, the low level of
subject mastery by K — 12 science teachers will remain until college science teaching improves to the point that all students, including future K — 12 teachers, graduate with a solid understanding of science and a better model for good science teaching and learning.
In a recent paper on Louisiana's curriculum reforms, Ashley Berner of Johns Hopkins described how schools of education «turned from
academic subject mastery to developmental psychology as the foundational resource for teacher preparation» a century ago.
The testing revealed no statistically significant differences in
subject mastery between participants in the AR exercise and those in a control group who completed a board game version of the assignment.
From expanding horizons in elementary school, to unearthing passions in middle school, to
embracing subject mastery in high school, Boys & Girls Clubs are leading the charge to close the graduation gap for good.
Motivate students to learn at their own pace and reach their full potential with a move - on - when - ready approach that allows for accelerated learning and is based
on subject mastery.
It provides personalized, one - on - one instruction that really ensures competency and
subject mastery — and parents get that.»
Not having gifted education can actually undermine
the subject mastery schools endeavor to provide.
Inside the college classroom, teacher preparation programs are being called upon to expand the scope of instruction to cover everything from cultural understanding and developmental stages of children to more classes focused on teaching skills and
subject mastery.
Here, the only thing that really matters is
subject mastery.
Authored grant that secured $ 15K in federal funds for the purchase of assistive technologies for special education students used to bolster learner engagement, understanding and
subject mastery.
A growing body of evidence shows that high quality Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) programming in school leads to improvements in students» attitudes (motivation and commitment to school), behaviors (participation and study habits), and academic performance (grades, scores, and
subject mastery).