Sentences with phrase «subject matter competency by»

Completion of the subject area specialization requirements specified in state board rule and verification of the attainment of the essential subject matter competencies by the district school superintendent of the employing school district or chief administrative officer of the employing state - supported or private school for a subject area for which a subject area examination has not been developed and required by state board rule;

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In a joint statement issued in February, Mr. Bush and the governors pledged that, by the year 2000, all students will demonstrate «competency in challenging subject matter» and that schools will «ensure that all students learn to use their minds well.»

There is a very active push now in edΤech, led by organizations like the Mind Research Institute, a California based firm that produces cutting edge math learning software, to combine the development of subject matter competencies, along with skills that help students become lifelong learners.

Core classes taught by highly qualified teachers is the percent of core academic classes (defined as English, reading or language arts, mathematics, science, foreign languages, civics and government, economics, arts, history, and geography) taught by highly qualified teachers (defined as teachers not only holding a Massachusetts teaching license, but also demonstrating subject matter competency in the areas they teach).

The examination of competency for demonstration of subject area knowledge shall be sufficiently comprehensive to assess subject matter expertise for individuals who have acquired subject knowledge either through college credit or by other means.

The fact that many teachers come into the profession with little in the way of subject - matter competency and training in classroom instructional methods — a fault that lies largely with the failures of the nation's university schools of education (who are aided and abetted by the NEA and AFT)-- also means that not every teacher has the expertise needed to offer a thoughtful view on policies and practices.

Further, most of that increase was represented by emergency - style permits, issued in response to «acute staffing needs» and given to individuals who met neither subject - matter standards nor basic standards for teaching competency.

Will students be judged more on their subject matter competency than on seat time as measured by Carnegie units?