Both PBL and STEAM help schools
target rigorous learning and problem solving.
Not exact matches
As scientists
learned more about the virus and the ways it mutates, the World Health Organization (WHO) developed a more
rigorous process for
targeting the strains that affect the most people which was instituted in 1973.
To our knowledge, never before has a videogame intervention been developed with such extensive input from its
target audience, and tested through
rigorous scientific methods over a long stretch of time, demonstrating that kids will engage in a game with serious content and
learn things that impact the way they think and potentially what they do.»
In fact, by setting
rigorous and consistent
learning goals and giving local authorities full control over how best to help students achieve those
targets, the Common Core fosters creativity and flexibility in the classroom.
Based on these statements, we can categorize the schools roughly into five groups: those that have a child - centered or progressive educational philosophy and typically seek to develop students» love of
learning, respect for others, and creativity (29 percent of students); those with a general or traditional educational mission and a focus on students» core skills (28 percent of students); those with a
rigorous academic emphasis, which have mission statements that focus almost exclusively on academic goals such as excelling in school and going to college (25 percent of students); those that
target a particular population of students, such as low - income students, special needs students, likely dropouts, male students, and female students (11 percent of students); and those in which a certain aspect of the curriculum, such as science or the arts, is paramount (7 percent of students).
Topics to be covered include: • The # 1 reason hospitalized or homebound students often fail in traditional models • How a
targeted online homebound education program can be less costly while improving educational outcomes • How K12 provides homebound students access to the same
rigorous learning experience as their in - school classmates • How this model also works effectively in alternative
learning environments, such as addiction centers or juvenile detention facilities
This plan, announced in September last year, sought to place Australian students amongst the top five highest performing nations in
rigorous international performance tests through a combination of additional,
targeted funding using a model mirroring the Gonski proposal, new initiatives in teacher training and accountability, personalised student
learning plans, greater school autonomy, and a raft of other Commonwealth initiatives.
HISD's comprehensive teacher induction program begins with week - long,
rigorous summer New Teacher Academy and continues throughout the school year with timely,
targeted professional
learning opportunities grounded in the HISD Instructional Practice Rubric.
Definition of High Quality: Each student is engaged with
rigorous and relevant curriculum that focuses on intended
learning targets.
We also developed common expectations for literacy and math instruction,
learned new ways to actively engage students using total participation techniques, provided positive supports for students using the PBIS system, unpacked the standards to ensure our instruction was
rigorous, started our work on growth and fixed mindsets, and started using specific
learning targets for instruction.
Teachers plan
rigorous standard - aligned lessons based on goals and
learning targets developed with and owned by students and teachers.
Research behind VAL - ED (the Vanderbilt Assessment of Leadership in Education tool to assess principal performance, developed by researchers at Vanderbilt University) suggests that there are six key steps - or «processes» - that the effective principal takes when carrying out his or her most important leadership responsibilities: planning, implementing, supporting, advocating, communicating and monitoring.40 The school leader pressing for high academic standards would, for example, map out
rigorous targets for improvements in
learning (planning), get the faculty on board to do what's necessary to meet those
targets (implementing), encourage students and teachers in meeting the goals (supporting), challenge low expectations and low district funding for students with special needs (advocating), make sure families are aware of the
learning goals (communicating), and keep on top of test results (monitoring).41
New Teacher HISD's comprehensive teacher induction program begins with week - long,
rigorous summer New Teacher Academy and continues throughout the school year with timely,
targeted professional
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Combining a classical literacy curriculum unavailable to our
target community with a unique and progressive blended
learning model across content areas, our curriculum is poised to achieve our mission of matriculating all fifth grade students positioned for success in a
rigorous Middle Years IB Program and a life of opportunity.
Lesson plans need to address daily
learning targets that are aligned with standards and include
rigorous questioning.
They include the importance of early years education in closing the gap before it becomes entrenched;
targeted small - group interventions for those at risk of falling behind; robust and
rigorous evaluation of teaching and
learning strategies; and sharing effective practice between schools (and building capacity for doing so) as key to closing the gap.
These early career educators will receive
rigorous training, mentoring by trained teacher mentors, access to current research, peer support and
targeted high - quality professional development to help create teacher leaders who will help new teachers achieve expertise in curriculum planning, assessment, and using data and reflection on practice to improve teaching and
learning.
This
rigorous 4 - day workshop includes advanced training on the science of
learning, intensive coaching on effective strategies for engaging adult learners, and
targeted instruction and practice in training others to deliver a specific curriculum.