Sentences with phrase «with innovative teaching methods»

In her work as TA for this course over a three - year time period, she helped Dr. Hatch experiment with innovative teaching methods by developing a website and Twitter account that support student - directed learning.

Other schools have experimented with innovative teaching methods, including curriculum focused on AP coursework or even virtual learning.

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And just as faculty members need to be creative with their teaching methods, they must also find creative ways to stretch the available funds and come up with innovative ideas for funding projects.

His innovative teachings have made meditation accessible to thousands of people, from business leaders to celebrities to homemakers — and in this training, he'll teach you the exact methods, so you can harness the power of his teachings with your own students.

So, as the school's instructional technologist, I teamed up with the science coordinator to develop an innovative method for teaching human - body science to our fourth - grade students.

«The hope is that by blending traditional and new teaching methods they will build on each other, providing students with an innovative and effective learning experience nurturing skills students need to succeed both in life and in a tech - driven workforce,» writes Craig Kemp (@mrkempnz) in Singapore.

Federally funded, yet independently run, the labs would tackle the toughest problems facing the nation's schools, conduct large - scale studies using the best research methods, develop innovative curricula, and experiment with new teaching approaches.

As much fun as my students had with these assignments, my confidence in my «innovative» teaching methods has been shaken recently by some innovators who challenge us to consider the potential for innovation within our students.

The NYS Charter Schools Act of 1998 was created for the following purposes: • Improve student learning and achievement; • Increase learning opportunities for all students, with special emphasis on expanded learning experiences for students who are at - risk of academic failure; • Encourage the use of different and innovative teaching methods; • Create new professional opportunities for teachers, school administrators and other school personnel; • Provide parents and students with expanded choices in the types of educational opportunities that are available within the public school system; and • Provide schools with a method to change from rule - based to performance - based accountability systems by holding the schools established under this article accountable for meeting measurable student achievement results.

As our recent report for KeyCoNet (the European policy network on key competences) highlighted, with key competences come a range of innovative teaching methods such as project - based learning, cross-curricular and personalised learning approaches.

The Schools of Opportunity Project's aim is to help narrow so - called «achievement gaps» (i.e. the differences in student performance driven by differences in classroom opportunities) by acknowledging schools that, like Ossining, offer innovative programs that embrace new teaching methods and strive to provide every student with the tools to excel.

(e) The board shall establish the information needed in an application for the approval of a charter school; provided that the application shall include, but not be limited to, a description of: (i) the mission, purpose, innovation and specialized focus of the proposed charter school; (ii) the innovative methods to be used in the charter school and how they differ from the district or districts from which the charter school is expected to enroll students; (iii) the organization of the school by ages of students or grades to be taught, an estimate of the total enrollment of the school and the district or districts from which the school will enroll students; (iv) the method for admission to the charter school; (v) the educational program, instructional methodology and services to be offered to students, including research on how the proposed program may improve the academic performance of the subgroups listed in the recruitment and retention plan; (vi) the school's capacity to address the particular needs of limited English - proficient students, if applicable, to learn English and learn content matter, including the employment of staff that meets the criteria established by the department; (vii) how the school shall involve parents as partners in the education of their children; (viii) the school governance and bylaws; (ix) a proposed arrangement or contract with an organization that shall manage or operate the school, including any proposed or agreed upon payments to such organization; (x) the financial plan for the operation of the school; (xi) the provision of school facilities and pupil transportation; (xii) the number and qualifications of teachers and administrators to be employed; (xiii) procedures for evaluation and professional development for teachers and administrators; (xiv) a statement of equal educational opportunity which shall state that charter schools shall be open to all students, on a space available basis, and shall not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, creed, sex, gender identity, ethnicity, sexual orientation, mental or physical disability, age, ancestry, athletic performance, special need, proficiency in the English language or academic achievement; (xv) a student recruitment and retention plan, including deliberate, specific strategies the school will use to ensure the provision of equal educational opportunity as stated in clause (xiv) and to attract, enroll and retain a student population that, when compared to students in similar grades in schools from which the charter school is expected to enroll students, contains a comparable academic and demographic profile; and (xvi) plans for disseminating successes and innovations of the charter school to other non-charter public schools.

As a mother of two children — one of whom was diagnosed with dyslexia — Jill knows how important it is to think outside the box and try fresh and innovative teaching methods in the classroom.

«His innovative teaching methods and extensive experience with curricula and pedagogy will be a benefit to the faculty at Texas A&M.

All first year doctrinal courses, and some upper year courses (in the winter term), will be taught in shorter (10 week) terms with longer class times to allow professors to use innovative and interactive teaching methods.

With strong communication skills and significant insight into innovative teaching methods that produce results, I feel that I am a knowledgeable and qualified candidate.

I am looking forward to work with an institute where learning with fun is given due importance and teachers are free to implement innovative teaching methods.