Sentences with phrase «use traditional curriculum»

In a prior study, the Project 2061 team showed that students using the THSB unit had a better understanding of chemistry concepts central to biology than students using a traditional curriculum.

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But the perception of relevance — and thus the efficacious use of practical reason — require a firm grounding in the past and the secure possession of the capacities and skills just referred to which are nurtured by the traditional school curriculum.

The Parenting in Pregnancy curriculum is designed to integrate parenting information into an existing traditional childbirth education program in a framework that strengthens both types of preparation because it assists parents to generalize the use of the coping skills they are learning.

If you want a traditional, Bible - based curriculum then Abeka might appeal — this is used in schools as well as homes, and uses bright and colourful text books, appealing particularly well to younger children.

A great way to give continuity to a Montessori preschool at home, supplement a traditional preschool, or for use as part of a homeschool curriculum.

Through the use of the five traditional Montessori Curriculums, we teach appreciation and responsibility for the environment, a sense of cooperation, and respect for others.

We tie in aspects of the Montessori teaching method, along with a couple of traditional learning curriculums (this one and this one are the two we're currently using) and many hands - on activities and field trips.

Second, the traditional resources I've used for planning — textbooks, curriculum documents, and educational Web sites — have given way to a new and exciting set of tools.

For the thirty - four students who chose to enroll in this inaugural year of the program, arts@newman provides an opportunity to use the arts as an approach to traditional curriculum and educational expectations.

Honey believes using traditional stories and knowledge about medicinal plants may be one way to include Native culture in the science curriculum, and may provide students with a way to relate to the materials they are learning.

Successful schools receive up to # 30,000 to spend on a range of specially created packages, such as multi-sports areas, which can be tailored to meet their needs, for use both within the national curriculum and outside traditional school hours.

An argument for using badges in makerspaces to recognize the skills students gain outside the traditional curriculum.

Consider: Charter schools are public schools, which means that they have to administer and be evaluated using state tests, which in turn encourages the schools to use curricula similar to those of traditional public schools.

The researchers developed a hands - on curriculum and professional development lessons teaching basic physics using the popular toys, then conducted a randomized controlled trial in about 60 fourth - grade classrooms in a California school district comparing student learning under the project - based and traditional textbook based instruction over three weeks.

Traditional public schools can use Great Minds» Wit & Wisdom curriculum, which just received nearly perfect scores and all «green lights» from EdReports.org.

This dual mission is evident in the school's modern curriculum and facilities and in a master plan for its 114 acres designed to promote gentle use of the site at the same time it pays homage to traditional Pueblo building techniques.

It covers the following National Curriculum learning objectives: - develop pleasure in reading, motivation to read, vocabulary and understanding by: listening to, discussing and expressing views about a wide range of contemporary and classic poetry, stories and non-fiction at a level beyond that at which they can read independently - becoming increasingly familiar with and retelling a wider range of stories, fairy stories and traditional tales - drawing on what they already know or on background information and vocabulary provided by the teacher - making inferences on the basis of what is being said and done - answering and asking questions - predicting what might happen on the basis of what has been read so far - using dictionaries to check the meaning of words that they have read - checking that the text makes sense to them, discussing their understanding, and explaining the meaning of words in context

Successful schools receive up to # 30,000 to spend on a range of specially created packages — such as multi-sports areas — which can be tailored to meet their needs, for use both within the national curriculum and outside traditional school hours.

The NET, where McKnight enrolled two years ago, also uses Edgenuity credit - recovery classes, although its curriculum is only partially online; most students also take some traditional in - person classes and attend «advisory» courses where they research specific topics in depth.

The elements include the recognition and use of heritage languages; pedagogy that stresses traditional cultural characteristics and adult - child interactions; pedagogy in which teaching strategies are congruent with the traditional culture, as well as contemporary ways of knowing and learning; curriculum based on traditional culture that places the education of young children in a contemporary context; strong Native community participation in the planning and operation of school activities; and knowledge and use of the social and political mores of the community.

At the Total Learning Center, we use the Wilson Reading Curriculum to help students in Monmouth County succeed where traditional methods have faltered.

A major middle - school math curriculum aligned to the Common Core State Standards today goes live for all to download, use, and adapt for free, in what will serve as a major test case as to whether open curriculum resources can truly compete with traditional textbook publishers.

The Emporia State curriculum is heavy on traditional courses like «Using Children's Literature in the Elementary Classroom» and «Reading for the Elementary Teacher.»

Our Upper Elementary program is organized using the traditional Montessori model; students in 4th — 6th grade form the learning community, and they are provided large blocks of uninterrupted time to access the curriculum.

The use of digital curriculum is increasing rapidly in K - 12 schools — both within traditional classrooms and through the addition of virtual school programs.

California Prep is a tuition - free online public school that uses the cutting edge 21st century curriculum, which can be accessed online and through a variety of traditional methods.

To understand the contexts that surround the use of e-text and e-readers in K - 12 classrooms, it is important to comprehend the prominent role traditional textbooks have played within their curricula.

While the Common Core and Common Core testing scheme has obliterated the usefulness of the Math and English Language tests, the traditional testing process is still being used to measure whether students are learning the state's science curriculum.

Our Character Based Literacy Curriculum (CBL) offers easy - to - use lesson plans for more than 200 titles, ranging from high interest and engaging reads to traditional and challenging pieces of classic literature.

Furthermore, there is evidence that teachers are increasingly turning away from the traditional textbook to a more teacher - assembled approach to curriculum (though tracking textbook adoption and use at scale is a daunting task).

Digital literacy is using the Internet and other technology to research, evaluate, share, and create content, offering ample opportunities for teachers to expand their writing curriculum outside of the traditional in - class essay format.

That restructuring gave the district the «flexibility to use a traditional STEM curriculum plus project based learning,» Crouch said.

Following a brief introduction to charter school legislation, which paved the way for privately managed schools, Wilson considers how the seven largest of these varied from traditional schools and each other in terms of implementing school design (e.g., class structure, use of time, and curriculum), finding great leadership and creating effective school cultures.

® is written to be taught in a traditional school classroom setting, please use the curriculum for the same age students in any other suitable setting you discover!

For our Joshua's Law classes, we have replaced the traditional driver's education curriculum of using old, outdated books with the latest in software - based interactive teaching tools.

These components include (1) a Native American parenting curriculum using videos of traditional tribal stories to implement traditional core values of parenting; (2) a classroom curriculum linked in content to the parenting materials; and (3) the use of paraprofessional home visitors and wraparound funding to increase service utilization and coordination.