Sentences with phrase «system of rigorous curriculum»

While a number of states, including Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, Maryland, and possibly California, are phasing in or plan to develop a system of rigorous curriculum - based external exams, most states have chosen instead to administer minimum - competency exams.

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That model, I think, is now well known across the state: standards - based curriculum, radically better assessments,... a fair but rigorous accountability system which, as you know, the Regents will soon put into regulations creating the framework of evaluation for principals and teachers.

Needless to say, they include a vastly more rigorous curriculum, higher expectations for all students, a knowledge - based rather than a methods - based emphasis in teacher education, and a more thoughtful system of assessment rather than the relatively mindless fill - in - the - blank approach of so many conventional standardized tests.

Never in a million years were we going to see forty - five states truly embrace these rigorous academic expectations for their students, teachers, and schools, meet all the implementation challenges (curriculum, textbooks, technology, teacher prep, etc.), deploy new assessments, install the results of those assessments in their accountability systems, and live with the consequences of zillions of kids who, at least in the near term, fail to clear the higher bar.

We have seen urban public schools successfully adopt many charter school «secrets,» including the nine - hour school day (e.g., United for Success Academies in Oakland); a rigorous, standard curriculum (e.g., the more than a dozen Chicago public schools that offer the International Baccalaureate); merit pay (e.g., the Washington, D.C., system); and the regular use of teacher video in professional development and evaluation (e.g., the Houston system, which was using video in this way as early as the 1980s).

Texas's rigorous curriculum requirements as a default curriculum for all students and the role of the post-secondary system in setting high school graduation standards.

These included a strong vision of and value for public education in which almost Finnish children participate as the creator of Finland's future society; resulting high status for the country's teaching profession whose members are stringently selected through rigorous university - based teacher education programs that confer Masters degrees on all of them; a widespread culture of collaboration in curriculum development among teachers in each school district; an equally robust culture of collaboration among all partners in strong local municipalities where most curriculum and other policy decisions are made; and a system of widespread cooperation and trust instead of US - style test - based accountability.

Finally, the paper outlines eight system - level characteristics of a high - quality CTE program, including: career - oriented educational systems; strong options for all students; rigorous academic curricula; rigorous technical skill development; employability skills; professional development for teaching staff and leaders; support services for students; and assessment / accountability.

How ironic — let's tests these kids under the «new, more rigorous system» despite teaching them the old curriculum for most of their primary years... Marvellous!

Our curricula provides school systems with a rigorous program that showcases a systems - level understanding of real - world applications of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

LDC supports systems in developing architectures of guaranteed curriculum, with the goal of ensuring equity across a system for teacher access to high - quality rigorous curriculum, and student access to the types of learning experiences that guarantee college and career readiness.

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EFFECTIVE School Library leaders design, deliver and support intellectually rigorous and coherent systems of curriculum, instruction and assessment in coordination with classroom teachers to enhance each learner's academic and / or professional success and well - being.