Sentences with phrase «teaching in that specific content area»

While the content - specific vocabulary is generally introduced to all students at the same time by the teacher who is teaching in that specific content area, non-content-specific vocabulary is subject to the literary experiences and to the exposure that each student has had to words in books and through sophisticated conversations with the adults in their lives.

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The TESOL (Teaching English to Speakers of other Languages) Program offers a six - course, 26 - credit add - on license pathway that allows MAT students in content - specific areas (e.g., English Education, Social Studies Education, Mathematics Education, and Science Education to meet requirements for a Massachusetts licensure endorsement as Teacher of English Language Learners (ESL).

His specific areas of course instruction include foundations of American education, instructional design, program evaluation, student assessment and NCLB legislation, content area literacy, literacy foundations, teaching writing in elementary and middle school settings, social foundations of education, and literature in the classroom.

An instructional coach can be a peer who has content area expertise, a colleague with expertise in specific teaching methods or strategies, or even a principal who desires to help teachers reflect and improve.

Her second reason was to prepare students for the next grade level by teaching them specific content area knowledge and skills in social studies, as she expressed concerns about preventing students from falling behind.

This collaborative is intended to improve teachers» understanding of and expertise in the neurodevelopmental demands of teaching and learning in their specific content areas.

We understand that educational technology courses may teach computer skills — but technology applications really can and should also be introduced and reinforced in methods courses — modeled in and applied to specific pedagogical constructs within the content areas.

The activities in this series illustrate how, by using specific tools for generating and focusing ideas, you can engage your students» creative and critical thinking at the same time you are helping them to meet the content or curriculum standards (as established by your state or professional teaching area).

While a degree may be generally indicative of background in a particular subject area, only a subject - matter test ensures that teachers know the specific content they will need to teach.

Those teaching the courses must either be certified by the state in the specific content area and grade level or be have credentials through the college providing the course.

The act required all teachers who teach in a core content area (s) to demonstrate content mastery in the specific content area for which they are teaching.

Traditionally, content - area focused teachers, particularly in middle or high school, have not been trained to teach students how to access rigorous texts, including which disciplinary - specific strategies to use, how to break down and think about disciplinary text, or how to grapple with difficult questions while reading closely.