...are also to eager to provide children with moral values regarding how to be good citizens. Schooling methods and curriculum serve as foundations to convey nations’ beliefs, values and cultural standards. Educational curriculum varies by nation, by community, and by school subject. For instance, in the United States, curricula depends on when, how, and whether second-language or religious instructions occur. There is no educational unity in North America, which makes difficult to reach the reading, writing and mathematics standards. Moreover, there is another form of curriculum that has been popular among school districts: the hidden curriculum. According to the Blackwell Dictionary of Sociology, "Hidden curriculum is a concept used to describe the often unarticulated and unacknowledged things that students are taught in school." In other words, hidden curriculum refers to the unintended or implicit values cultivated in the practices exercised in the classroom and educational institutions through the application of the curriculum. For example, children are often rewarded not only for their academic achievements in one specific subject, but also based on their involvement in the teaching subject or their enthusiasm to learn. In this way education imparts not only formal knowledge, but also an understanding of how to act appropriately in society. Hidden curriculum can be associated with set of values or attitudes that are demanded by higher institutions. After Paris terrorist...
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...includes examining the needs from relevant stakeholders and the outcomes from a community of inquiry. Results of the research and feedback demonstrated that although students may possess English GCSE qualifications the business community and bodies such as OFSTED highlight that the level of literacy amongst today’s school leavers was not adequate in terms of the functional skill. The report highlights the importance of increasing student’s level of literacy and functional skills. There are areas specifically in terms of cross-curricular activities that could be further explored. The report recommends the creation of a learning tool in the form of a booklet to enable students to develop and improve their literacy skills within the business curriculum and thus the functional skill. Once the initial proposal was agreed in order to maintain focus throughout the project, SMART objectives were established and addressed, a time plan was created and the personal tutor was involved during the project (Refer to Appendix 1). Introduction ‘Literacy is a fundamental human right and the foundation of lifelong learning. It is fully essential to social and human development in its ability to transform lives. For individuals, families, and societies alike, it is an instrument of empowerment to improve one’s health, one’s income, and one’s relationship with the world.’ (UNESCO) Literacy skills has never been more important. Advancements in technology has resulted in the sharing of knowledge...
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...Four Circles Model Bryan Dunlap EDA 561 Grand Canyon University March 30, 2016 It seems that in the world of education today “accountability” is the latest buzz word to embed itself deep into America’ lexicon. Accountability is used by parents, community members and other stakeholders as an instrument to raise expectations for schools and educators to an extremely high; sometimes unrealistic, levels of achievement. It has also become a weapon wielded by lawmakers and politicians at the state and national levels to levy punitive actions and sanctions to schools that are not meeting their levels of expectations; branding them with a “Scarlet F” if students are not scoring well on standardized tests. While high test scores, continuous improvement, student achievement and teacher/student accountability are things that all schools and district should strive for, there are certainly beneficial ways, as well as destructive means, to attaining such favorable results without harming the school’s most precious resource – students. Effective school administrators are constantly seeking opportunities to improve within their school and in each classroom. There are numerous tools and strategies that administrators and school leaders can implement that will aid in identifying obstacles and providing solutions to improve student success. One such tool is the Four Circles Model outlined by Charlotte Danielson. The Four Circles Model allows administrators...
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...STRATEGY 2015 Articles | Books & Chapters | Cases | Core Curriculum Course Modules | Simulations | Video Harvard Business Publishing serves the finest learning institutions worldwide with a comprehensive catalog of case studies, journal articles, books, and elearning programs, including online courses and simulations. In addition to material from Harvard Business School and Harvard Business Review, we also offer course material from these renowned institutions and publications: ABCC at Nanyang Tech University Babson College Berrett-Koehler Publishers Business Enterprise Trust Business Expert Press Business Horizons California Management Review Crimson Group USA Darden School of Business Design Management Institute European School of Management and Technology (ESMT) Haas School of Business Harvard Kennedy School of Government Harvard Medical School/Global Health Delivery HEC Montréal Centre for Case Studies IESE Business School Indian Institute of Management Bangalore Indian School of Business INSEAD International Institute for Management Development (IMD) Ivey Publishing Journal of Information Technology Kellogg School of Management McGraw-Hill MIT Sloan Management Review North American Case Research Association (NACRA) Perseus Books Princeton University Press Rotman Magazine Social Enterprise Knowledge Network Stanford...
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...As I read and re-read the article inspiration for my essay, I revisited my thesis statement at least 10 times. My mind was a jumbo of APA formatting, Core Curriculum theory, technology, and Biblical Integration; just to name a few of my thoughts. As I considered my audience and the outline that I so easily discarded; I thought about my educational journey and determined that I think of myself as well educated. My story begins in the 4th grade in Buffalo, New York at Public School 74. I guess you could say that this is where I was being mis-educated based on the premise that memorization of a bunch of facts was the fast track to becoming well educated. Little did I know that one phone call would forever change my life. My grandmother who essentially was a smart woman was raising me. There are two reasons I can say that with confidence. The 1st reason I considered her a smart woman was because family history tells me that she was born in 1927, a child of a black father who was a numbers runner and a mother who as far as I can tell by the stories was a stay at home mother of Caucasian and Native American descent. Her brother, Uncle Jerry taught her how to read at the age of three using the comics from the local newspaper. She embraced learning and was enrolled in school at five, set to graduate at the age of 18. She was intelligent for a young black girl going to a predominately-white elementary school in the 30’s. She skipped two grades and graduated high school at the tender...
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...their curriculum is to teach students how to relate the content to more clinical scenarios rather than memorizing facts. The systems that are studied before clerkship include Cardiovascular, Pulmonary, Gastrointestinal, Renal, Musculoskeletal/Skin, Neurosciences, Hematology/Oncology, Endocrine Systems, and Reproductive Systems. Students will begin their medical career learning how to think like a doctor as soon as classes begin. Courses such as biochemistry and gross anatomy won’t be directly taught but integrated into a more realistic understanding and how it relates to the body. The courses taught are facilitated by clinicians and scientist. Along with the lecture based class, clinical are also offered. Students will be exposed to patients and have the opportunity to learn how to effectively diagnose a patient’s condition. Learning how to effectively communicate with a patient and perform a correct medical history examination are some examples of the things that students will...
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...Purpose of education Name: Institution: Professor: Class: Date of submission: Purpose of education Education is considered to be a very important aspect of every individual’s life. Education acts as a tool that shapes each individual’s life. In general there is no single definition of education that fully defines what education is. Different scholars in the field of education define education in their own different ways. However, most of the definitions of education converge at the acquiring or passing of knowledge, skills and behaviour from one individual to another or through an institution such as the family, school or the society. The word education is derived from a Latin word e-ducere which means “leading out” and therefore it means leading out from the darkness of ignorance to the light of knowledge (Bailey, Barrow, Carr & McCarthy, 2013). In the formal setting education involves studying of a variety of subjects to learn new skills, habits and acquire new knowledge. It is usually divided into pre-school, primary school, secondary school and college or apprentice. For the purpose of this paper therefore education is defined as the practice of passing knowledge mostly in schools and colleges. The purpose of education in the society has been a matter of major debate among different philosophers of education. Education performs a very important role in an individual as well as the society. In our present society people...
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...“Education comes out of more than just books”. Education is not merely the knowledge that books give to a student in school or college; in fact it is a whole lot more. Knowledge is defined as expertise, and skills acquired by a person through experience or education(Rosa K. , 2009) . So do the accumulated knowledge skills and values come from learning subjects such as history, algebra, statistics etc.? Does learning those subjects give you experiences, does it give you practical knowledge, or moreover does it give you the skills of socializing with people having different attributes? The answer to all these complicated questions is a simple no and therefore some people believe that education is much more than learning subjects. Yes education is more than learning subjects, for the following reasons: • It does not give you past experiences • It does not give you practical knowledge • Education might not enhance your ideas but may surely overpower them. Agreed education has to start somewhere but that does not mean that wisdom comes from mugging up hundred or two hundred text books, wisdom comes from experiences, awareness and logical thinking. By simply mugging up pages of theories right before an exam or test does not help because neither is one gaining any sort of knowledge nor is one gaining any experience out of it. It is like eating and then spitting it out. For instance: for subjects such...
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...Research Paper – The Benefits of Premarital Education Liberty University LIFC 301: Marriage Coaching October 8, 2012 * * * * * * * * Abstract The divorce rate in the United States continues to hover around the fifty percent mark and within the ranks of faithful church attenders the percentage of marriages that end in divorce is almost equal to those from secular society, but the actual numbers are higher due to the fact that born again believers are more likely to marry than their secular counterparts. Divorce leaves much greater damage in its wake than just the broken hearts of the divided former couple. Families are torn apart, economic structures are rent asunder, children have their support systems abolished, and it is often left up to the community at large to pick up the pieces. Premarital education, counseling, or coaching shows promise in helping marriages to remain intact. Couples who engage in premarital preparation reduce the likelihood of facing divorce by as much as thirty percent. By helping pre-married couples to learn a relatively small skill set a coach, counselor, member of the clergy, educator, or lay facilitator can enable a couple to not only reduce the learning curve towards a vitalized relationship, but they can improve their odds of crossing the until “death do us part” finish line still together. Introduction While it is often quoted that the divorce rate in the United States is at or above fifty...
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...learning and is less focused on other employable skills required for building a holistic career as adopted by other countries. The prevailing unemployability challenges has resulted in situations where employers are likely to point educators for producing candidates who aren't meeting their expectations. It is the responsibility for educators to produce employable candidates by preparing students for a successful transitions in their careers. Hence, the need of the hour is to synergize the efforts and resources to provide feasible platform for skill development, educators partnering with employers can effectively build workforce with skills that align with the requirements of domestic and global industry sectors. This is the ideal way forward that will strengthen the process of quality and inclusive education. India’s Demographic Bonus Being one of the emerging and powerful countries in the world, India holds an incentive of demographic bonus. India is expected to have the largest workforce in the world by 2025; as stated in the “India supplier the workforce of the world - “Financial Times”. Evidently apart...
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...US History and Government Singapore American School! ! PLC Instructors:! Vicky Colorado: H312! ● vcolorado@sas.edu.sg! Scott Meredith: H318! ● smeredith@sas.edu.sg! Doug StanWiens: H311! ● dstanwiens@sas.edu.sg! ! US History Standards: Our class will be aligned to the following curriculum and learning standards! Change, Continuity, and Context! ! Analyze change and continuity in historical eras.! Perspectives! Analyze complex and interacting factors and contexts that influenced and continue to shape people’s perspectives.! Historical Sources and Evidence! ! Use questions generated about multiple historical sources to pursue further! inquiry and investigate additional sources.! Causation and Argumentation! Analyze multiple and complex causes and effects of events in the past, and! distinguish between long-term causes and triggering events in developing a! historical argument.! ! Historical Argumentation! Construct a plausible and persuasive argument that requires a clear and analytical! thesis. Is able to evaluate and use historical evidence to analyze, not merely ! describe historical events.! ! Core Knowledge and Concepts! Acquire key foundational knowledge in U.S. History such as terms, people,! events, and legislation that can be applied in their historical writing or thinking.! ! Course Description: ! This course will focus on the period in U.S. History from exploration to the present with a focus not only...
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...Implementing Change through Professional Development Implementing Change through Professional Development As the instructional leader of the organization, I believe that the implementation of professional learning communities (PLCs) will be the most promising path for sustained and substantive improvement of our school. According to DuFour, DuFour, and Eaker (2008), leaders can take comfort in knowing that there is abundant research to support PLCs. The function of the instructional leader is to teach the employees what the characteristics of a learning organization are and how to achieve these characteristics within the organization. A true leader uses their power for good and gets their faculty on their side not by manipulation, but by taking the personal power route to gain full support and trust from his or her employees. Culture for organizational culture is a set of values, norms, and practices that prevail in an organization transformation-based direction of turnaround. This means enhancing the coordination between the people and to match resources with environment and capabilities. Cultural values are often embedded in people through their direct experience with family, most important, and thereafter in social groups of which they often perceived to be associated with. DuFour et al. (2008) stated that a leader could present the following findings from researchers both inside and outside education to convince those who find research persuasive. Schools should...
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...DIRECTORATE STRATEGY TO CHANGE CULTURE SCHOOL PARTNERSHIPS FOUNDATION LEARNING TIER ADDITIONAL LEARNING SUPPORT Contents Page College Vision, Mission and Values 3 Existing Cultures 4 Overarching College Priorities 4 Bringing about culture change 5 The 5 step journey 6 Roles & Responsibilities 8 Communication & embedding the values 9 Benchmarking 9 Training & Development needs 9 Significant barriers and overcoming them 10 Priorities 11 College Vision, Mission and Values The Strategic Vision For The Merged College Is: “An inspirational organisation that delivers excellence” Mission Statement: “To provide high-quality education and training that is inclusive, and which matches and supports the needs of our diverse learners and the local and regional economy” Corporate Values: ▪ Place learners at the heart of everything we do ▪ Promote a progressive, inspirational and dynamic approach to teaching and learning which responds to learners ▪ Create an environment and ethos which encourages learning and skills development ▪ Promote and provide opportunities for successful participation in education for people from all backgrounds and abilities ▪ Strive for excellence in all aspects of college business ▪ Encourage staff to embrace challenging professional standards and raise...
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...AN INVESTIGATION OF READING ACHIEVEMENT AND THE USE OF SUCCESSMAKER A DIGITAL READING PROGRAM A Dissertation Proposal Submitted to the Faculty of Argosy University Campus In Partial Fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Doctor of Education By Jeanne Nelson Argosy University Sarasota Campus March, 2013 Dissertation Committee Approval: ------------------------------------------------- Dissertation Chair: Dr. Janice Powell Ed.D Date ------------------------------------------------- Committee Member: Dr. Denise Davis-Cotton Ed.D Date ------------------------------------------------- Program Chair: Dr. George Spagnola Ed.D Date TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF TABLES ii TABLE OF FIGURES vii TABLE OF APPENDICES ix CHAPTER ONE: THE PROBLEM AND ITS COMPONENTS 1 Introduction 1 Problem Background 1 Purpose of the Study 1 Problem Statement 2 Research Questions 2 Limitations and Delimitations 3 Definitions of Terms 4 Significance of the Study 8 Overview of Study 8 CHAPTER TWO: REVIEW OF THE LITERATURE 9 Introduction 10 Introduction to the i-Generation 12 Technology’s Role in School Reform 14 Technology and Student Achievement 19 Teaching Reading Through the use of Technology 23 Pearson’s Digital Learning Platform SuccessMaker 25 Summary 30 CHAPTER THREE: METHODOLOGY 31 Introduction 31 ...
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...Emergency Medical Technician-Basic: National Standard Curriculum EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum Instructor's Course Guide ------------------------------------- EMT-BASIC: NATIONAL STANDARD CURRICULUM PROJECT DIRECTOR David J. Samuels, MBA System Director Samaritan AirEvac/Emergency Medical Services Samaritan Health System Phoenix, AZ CO-MEDICAL DIRECTORS Henry C. Bock, MD, FACEP Emergency Physician Methodist Hospital of Indiana, Inc. Indianapolis, IN Kimball I. Maull, MD, FACS Director R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center Baltimore, MD PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR Walt A. Stoy, Ph.D., EMT-P Director of Educational Programs Center for Emergency Medicine Research Assistant Professor of Medicine University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA Contract Number DTNH22-90-C-05189 -------------------------------------United States Department of Transportation National Highway Traffic Safety Administration EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum i EMT-Basic: National Standard Curriculum Instructor's Course Guide ------------------------------------- CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT GROUP James Bothwell, EMT-P National Flight Paramedics Association William Brown, RN, NREMT-P National Registry of Emergency Medical Technicians Ricky Davidson International Association of Fire Chiefs Karla Holmes, RN National Council of State EMS Training Coordinators Richard Judd, Ph.D., EMSI National Association of Emergency Medical Technicians Kathryn Lewis, RN, Ph...
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