Curriculum Specialist Especially with the emphasis by the federal government on student performance with "No Child Left Behind," there exists an essential need for a well-educated and skilled curriculum specialist for school systems. Specific Skills: Excellent classroom presentation, facilitation, and management abilities. Strong organizational and time management skills. Ability to complete responsibilities in a professional environment with cross-functional teams, as well as an individual contributor. Excellent verbal, written and interpersonal communication skills. Most important, providing full

A recognized universal educational tool such as Blackboard should have a sophisticated search characteristic in order to increase navigation and productivity about the location. The third barrier concerning the Blackboard is that it does not give an e-mail that is within courses. Contact among teachers and students are done across message boards (Kubala, 1998). In order for a student to obtain significant material they need to start by getting on

Education Scenario Response from District Superintendent Bill James How did the parents' letter make you feel? Be candid in your response. How did I feel when reading this belligerent letter? My first impression after reading half way through the letter was, here is a member of (or an ideological believer in) the Tea Party and the school's multicultural programs give him a perfect opportunity to rage against immigration. Reading all the way through,

Slide 8: Implementation: Practical Assessment Given the assumed basis for the discipline's failure, which is a disconnect between students, instructors and material, it will be necessary to consult both students and teachers on their perception of the program's success. This will be observed in a number of ways. -Collective assessment of grade improvements for varying struggling populations -Individual and regular teacher evaluations with students identified as needing extra attention. -Anonymous student surveys concerning the appeal of the program in progress -Instructor

Administrative Scenario Which activities in the planning process adhered to the functions of Standard 1? The vision for how the new changes and policies would work came as a result of "collaboration" between a group of teachers, administrators and students and a group composed of community leaders, parents, government, religious leaders and business professionals. The development of the mission statement -- and the listing of core values -- assured that attention was

visual cues come from students developing knowledge of letter/sound relationships and of how letters are formed what letters and words look like often identified as sounding out words Example 2- Phoneme Awareness -- Recognizing Rhyme Assessment (Klein, 2003). Instructor: Says two-three words that rhyme: fat, cat, bat Model: These words have the same sound at the end so they rhyme; cat and mop do not rhyme because their sound is different. Share: Listen to