TURNAROUND MODEL: Replace the principal, screen existing school staff, and rehire no more than half the teachers; adopt a new governance structure; and improve the school
through curriculum reform, professional development, extending learning time, and other strategies.
Not exact matches
In the short period of his administration he was able to carry
through epoch - making
reforms in high school and university
curricula.
Education: The mayoral candidate wants to
reform the
curriculum for pre-K
through 12th grade to better incorporate vocational studies and apprenticeships, as well as upgrade schools with new technology.
As the NASUWT warned at the time, Government
reforms to the National
Curriculum were driven through without effective consideration being given to how this curriculum would be
Curriculum were driven
through without effective consideration being given to how this
curriculum would be
curriculum would be assessed.
As part of this, the UAE has implemented its plan for «First - Rate Education», which outlines dramatic
reforms to the
curriculum, a strategy for improving teaching
through professional development and a commitment to encouraging the development of 21st Century skills in schools.
by Brett Wigdortz, founder and CEO, Teach First; Fair access: Making school choice and admissions work for all by Rebecca Allen, reader in the economics of education at the Institute of Education, University of London; School accountability, performance and pupil attainment by Simon Burgess, professor of economics at the University of Bristol, and director of the Centre for Market and Public Organisation; The importance of teaching by Dylan Wiliam, emeritus professor at the Institute of Education, University of London; Reducing within - school variation and the role of middle leadership by James Toop, ceo of Teaching Leaders; The importance of collaboration: Creating «families of schools» by Tim Brighouse, a former teacher and chief education officer of Oxfordshire and Birmingham; Testing times:
Reforming classroom teaching
through assessment by Christine Harrison, senior lecturer in science education at King's College London; Tackling pupil disengagement: Making the
curriculum more engaging by David Price, author and educational consultant; Beyond the school gates: Developing children's zones for England by Alan Dyson, professor of education at the University of Manchester and co-director of the Centre for Equity in Education, Kirstin Kerr, lecturer in education at the University of Manchester and Chris Wellings, head of programme policy in Save the Children's UK Programme; After school: Promoting opportunities for all young people in a locality by Ann Hodgson, professor of education and director of the Learning for London @IOE Research Centre, Institute of Education, University of London and Ken Spours, professor or education and co-director of the Centre for Post-14 Research and Innovation at the Institute of Education, University of London.
The United Arab Emirates has implemented its plan for «First - Rate Education», which outlines dramatic
reforms to the
curriculum, improving teaching
through professional development and a commitment to developing 21st Century skills in schools.
As I look out over the current school
reform landscape I see it is categorized by policies that seek to standardize, homogenize, and corporatize public education
through the use of one - size - fits - all
curriculum standards, high stakes testing, micro-management of school operations from distal bureaucrats, teacher evaluation policies based on mis - interpretations of current research, and heavy reliance on corporate education providers camouflaged as non-profits operating via charter schools.
High School Allotment: Provides $ 275 per high school student in additional funding to districts to prepare students to go on to higher education, encourage students to take challenging course work, increase the rigor of academic courses, align secondary and postsecondary
curriculum, and support promising high school
reform initiatives in grades 6
through 12.
A firm believer in advancing the development of others
through her own professional experience, Tracy is widely recognized as a leader amongst her peers and has lent her expertise and guidance broadly
through service roles ranging from school
reform committees to developing peer tutoring programs to school improvement teams to numerous
curriculum committees.
Reforms - based instruction is based on flexible
curricula, providing students with opportunities to construct scientific understandings
through active learning.
The studies introduced participating teachers to educational
reform through the
curriculum resources the teachers used to plan classroom events.
High - quality implementation of standards - based
reform requires the following: specificity in stating the content goals of teaching and learning; consistency / alignment among the policies and practices put in place to pursue those goals (e.g. content standards, student achievement tests, performance standards,
curriculum materials, professional development, accountability); authority / legitimacy to those charged with implementation; power
through rewards and sanctions; and stability — when policies, practices, and leadership are in a state of flux, it is difficult to take each new thing that comes along seriously.
The program, one of the urban
reform initiatives funded
through the Annenberg Challenge, included standards - driven
curriculum and assessment, a performance accountability system, decentralization of decision - making, and professional development aimed at strengthening leadership and improving classroom practice.
In the early 1990s, in an effort to promote standards - based
reform through Goals 2000, the U.S. Department of Education made competitive awards available to states to develop
curriculum frameworks in the core subject areas.
Gifted E525: Blending Gifted Education and School
Reform (1994) E492: Career Planning for Gifted and Talented Youth (1990) E359: Developing Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for the Gifted and Talented (1985) E485: Developing Leadership in Gifted Youth (1990) E514: Developing Learner Outcomes for Gifted Students (1992) E510: Differentiating
Curriculum for Gifted Students (1991) E484: Fostering Academic Creativity in Gifted Students (1990) E493: Fostering the Post Secondary Aspirations of Gifted Urban Minority Students (1990) E427: Giftedness and Learning Disabilities (1985) E464: Meeting the Needs of Able Learners
through Flexible Pacing (1989) E486: Mentor Relationships and Gifted Learners (1990) E483: Personal Computers Help Gifted Students Work Smart (1990) E494: Supporting Gifted Education Through Advocacy (1990) E478: Underachieving Gifted Students
through Flexible Pacing (1989) E486: Mentor Relationships and Gifted Learners (1990) E483: Personal Computers Help Gifted Students Work Smart (1990) E494: Supporting Gifted Education
Through Advocacy (1990) E478: Underachieving Gifted Students
Through Advocacy (1990) E478: Underachieving Gifted Students (1990)