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«It really comes down to this combination of funding and mentoring — the two key areas high - growth startups need,» says Michael Goldberg, visiting assistant professor of design and innovation at Case Western Reserve University's Weatherhead School of Management where he created an online course that uses Cleveland as a model for other communities.

Unions in the utility industry, health care and manufacturing industries are using knowledge and skills as the key source of worker power by expanding apprenticeship training, creating partnership with community colleges, vocational schools, and employers to fill the «middle skills» gaps that exist today or will grow as skilled baby boomers retire.

He develops five characteristics of such a spirituality: conversion, with its requirement for solidarity; gratuitousness, as creating the atmosphere for efficacy; joy, which seeks victory over suffering by going through the school of martyrdom to Easter victory; spiritual childhood, which emphasizes being «with the poor and against poverty»; and community, which must emerge out of the dark night of injustice and solitude.

Efforts include but are not limited to: developing and implementing marine habitat protection and restoration strategies, conducting ongoing coral reef research, training individuals in marine ecosystem research and management, as well as animal husbandry, the rescue, rehabilitation and release of marine wildlife including sea turtles, manatees and dolphins, creating programs to heighten public awareness of the ocean and its inhabitants and delivering marine education programs to communities and schools.

Through a program known as Project Unify ®, Special Olympics assists schools in initiating Unified Sports and whole - school involvement activities, where general education and special education students create climates of inclusion, acceptance and respect on campuses and in communities.

Common Roads, as the youth programming arm of the Center, serves LGBT youth in Central Pennsylvania through weekly group meetings in Harrisburg and Lancaster, support for area high school and college gay - straight alliances (GSAs) and community education and training on creating a safe space for LGBT youth.

Today, in Jaime's garden, we get to peek at one family's creative suburban backyard garden as well as their community school garden, which Jaime helped create.

API promotes parenting practices that create strong, healthy emotional bonds between children and their parents and as a result changes everything from the dynamic of a family to that of communities by improving school readiness to reducing violence.

I love the idea that we can harness the power of social media and combine it with a grassroots, community - based distribution model, including a network of home - based Ambassadors as well as retailers and schools, to create a global lifestyle brand around the concept of living Barefoot, and bringing art and story to children from all walks of life.

In my community, we created a policy that requires classrooms to offer non-food parties and celebrations (in part b / c of food allergies), recess can NOT be taken away as a punishment, and our elementary schools can't sell a la carte «snack» items at lunch unless they meet certain criteria.

The amount of district and community stakeholders shaping and defining standards in food procurement is growing as school districts recognize the value in creating a healthy school environment on all levels, including the dining room.

Through working with partners and collaborators such as Arlington Heights Memorial Library, Northwest Community Healthcare, Arlington Heights Park District Parks Foundation, Wheeling Community Consolidated School District # 21, Prospect Heights School District # 23, Arlington Heights School District # 25, Village of Arlington Heights and the Arlington Heights Chamber of Commerce Wellness Committee, the process creates analysis, and then moves to creating strategic concepts for improvement, future modeling and surveillance of outcomes over time.

These linkages can facilitate improved sharing of best practices and problem - solving strategies, as well as mutual support as we work towards our common vision of creating healthier school communities and overall mental well - being.

Trained community leaders to deliver health messages (including EBF) to families during household visits and community eventsb; created New Parents» Schools in community health centers to educate expectant parents on health topics such as breastfeedingb

Creating and sustaining an environmentally - friendly school environment is essential to the health and wellness of students and staff, as well as the health of the local environment and community.

If elected, Mr. Giardina pledged to evaluate current law enforcement programs and policies for interdiction and intervention; support 12 - step programs for addiction recovery; double the number of children and teenagers involved in after - school and sports programs sponsored by schools and faith and community - based groups; establish mentorship, apprenticeship, and internship programs that link East Hampton's youth with year - round homeowners and those who visit seasonally; create a volunteer program for those in recovery to be reintegrated into the job market; triple the number of police, firefighters, educators, and medical personnel trained to administer Narcan, and investigate the establishment of an easy - access residential treatment facility available as an alternative or supplement to incarceration.

Speaking to an audience of approximately 300 people at the Johnson Community Center in East Harlem, Mark - Viverito called for new programs which would expand access to civil legal services, create new technology - focused programs in City high schools, as well as for expanding existing agencies and programs such as the Human Rights Commission.

«As a State Senator,» he explained, «I will fight for the things that matter to New Yorkers: strengthening rent laws and preserving affordable housing, increasing access to quality schools, safeguarding the environment, promoting economic and social justice, preventing violence in our communities, and creating a fairer and more accessible political process.»

Cuomo included $ 75 million in the budget for reform initiatives, including expanding pre-K as well as creating community schools, extending the school day or year, and rewarding high - performing teachers.

The UFT began its Community Learning Schools Initiative in 2012 as a way to help schools overcome the academic, social and emotional barriers that poverty creates for too many New York City stSchools Initiative in 2012 as a way to help schools overcome the academic, social and emotional barriers that poverty creates for too many New York City stschools overcome the academic, social and emotional barriers that poverty creates for too many New York City students.

The sad thing is that our local community in New Square is described in Wikipedia as a place where «four Hasidic men created a nonexistent Jewish school to receive $ 30 million in education grants, subsidies, and loans from the U.S. federal government.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadschools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

Educators can create the spaces for this youth - driven work in schools, communities, and even policy settings — helping to support young people as both knowledge creators and knowledge consumers.

A school library hashtag can be used across all social media platforms to help you create a community within and around your school library, as well as help you widen your reach beyond the school.

A hashtag can help you create a community within and around your school library, as well as help you widen your reach beyond the school.

Instead we need to be doing what an increasing number of schools like another Arizona - based school, the Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great reschool, the Carpe Diem Collegiate High School and Middle School, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great reSchool and Middle School, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great reSchool, are doing and disrupting that flawed paradigm by implementing online learning to create a student - centric system — not to increase costs for the community through bond measures or otherwise, as the article reports — but to use existing resources to prioritize student learning and achieve great results.

The 40 students, mostly juniors and seniors at the 900 - student Marysville High School, are creating a documentary on the town, located on the St. Clair River northeast of Detroit, starting from its early days as a logging community and chronicling its later automobile and ship - building industries.

Dear all, I created this resource in order to get our students to understand the effects of bullying, the shame it brings to our school community and to give them an activity which has a focus on growing in virtue as opposed to causing harm.

That's why districts throughout the country are working to personalize learning by creating small schools or reorganizing large schools into small learning communities, as part of their strategy for reducing the dropout rate.

The exhibit, in which 15 teachers demonstrated their work through posters, attracted an audience of graduate students, administrators, and educators from other communities, as well as representatives from Project Zero and the Center for Collaborative Education, an organization that partners with public schools and districts «to create and sustain effective and equitable schools.»

The comments come from current Teachers, Teaching Assistants, SEND co-ordinators, heads of house, inclusion managers and Form Group Tutors...: We used this in small groups in our new class every morning for a week, what a great start, everyone is still buzzing... Builds a strong sense of belonging to something special... your class... Encourages differences and similarities to recognised and valued... Hugely improves our efforts at inclusion... The students quickly came out of their shells and are blossoming... Reveals much of the nature of the students... Gets us buzzing as a group... Encourages participants to take part in their own game and go and find things out from others... brilliant ice breaker game... Helped to resolve a huge problem we had in getting students to gel... Switches the students brains on from the moment go... Helps to break down various barriers... Gives a big boost to developing important life skills... This gives a great insight and a fantastic array of examples, clues and hints as to the characters of each individual in the group... Helps participants learn some things about themselves... Helps participants learn some things about others... Helps you learn about the participants (you can be a player as well on some occasions)... Makes it easy to develop class rules of fairness and cooperation... Builds a sense of purpose... Creates a sense of community and togetherness... Brilliant, just brilliant... our school is buzzing...

School and community sports clubs In order to create as many opportunities as possible for young people to play sport we need build relationships between local clubs and schools.

Initiatives such as these not only help to establish excellent links with other schools in the community, but also create learning opportunities for pupils and teachers that will be remembered.

This arrangement began to change under Labour governments in the mid-sixties, as they pushed communities to create «comprehensive» secondary schools — akin to what James B. Conant, using the same adjective, urged for the United States, and what Ted Sizer would eventually dub the «shopping mall high school.»

If not, here are some tips for planning a cool event that will build community as it creates memories for students, families, and staff at your school.

The gap is becoming a crisis in schools where leadership has supported or initiated purchasing initiatives (especially such high - profile technologies as tablets, laptops, Internet - connected handhelds and such high - volume technologies as handhelds and AlphaSmart) that create expectations within the school community, and then has failed to articulate or energize a vision for using those technologies.

As more large high schools nationwide break down into smaller learning communities or schools, many have created «career academies» that organize curricula around themes such as health professions, the law, or the performing artAs more large high schools nationwide break down into smaller learning communities or schools, many have created «career academies» that organize curricula around themes such as health professions, the law, or the performing artas health professions, the law, or the performing arts.

Building community also means connecting with kids, so United for Success starts and ends each school day with an advisory period, during which a small group of students meet with a particular teacher, creating an in - school family of sorts to support students academically and personally as they navigate the rough waters of adolescence.

She knew it might be a long shot, but the work that was being done at the Cesar Chavez Public Charter Schools for Public Policy in Washington, D.C., where she serves as CEO, was already in line with the goals of the initiative: creating educational opportunities for children in distressed communities by offering «cradle - to - college» services.

Groundwork believe there is an opportunity for the private sector to step into the breach and points to Tesco's «Bags of Help» community grants scheme as an example of major corporate organisations supporting schools, community organisations and charities to create and improve green spaces in their communities.

«In Australia, we've adapted that into a full teacher training program, where we help teachers understand how to integrate the curriculum into their classrooms and other ways that educational communities - such as libraries and community centres - can use and partner with educators to create digital making spaces, or some version of a Code Club in their school or library.»

Wyner assesses free community college tuition as part of the next step in making a college degree a staple in the labor market as he explains, «With a college education becoming a baseline necessity for success in the job market, «tuition - free college» is the 21st - century equivalent of last century's push to create universal high school.»

«My most recent four years [as a teacher] have been at a school whose aim is creating a trauma - informed community,» she says.

Indeed, facilities such as these are aimed at energising those involved, such as the staff and pupils at the school and the local community, creating an increased enthusiasm for sports and engaging more in the game.

Community schools, or full - service schools, address the barriers to learning created by social problems, such as poverty, that affect students» home life and well - being.

I created The Compass Advantage ™ model as a visual, research - based, engaging way for families, schools, and communities to apply the principles of positive youth development.

«We decided to create the star formation as a symbol of our unity and strength as a school system that works for rural communities.»

The process of creating a learning community in your school system involves a step-wise, top - down process that recognizes that professional development programs need to combine an element of self - directedness, as well as connect to the collective (i.e., school) environment.

In the case of our Caretakers of History project, the children published an op - ed in the local newspaper, created a comprehensive website using their own research and writing as content, developed interactive exhibits, presented to high school students and important members of their community, and developed an online virtual timeline of both the museum and their own project process.

As evidenced by established school makerspaces, it takes a team of educators including school leaders, teachers, and community members to create and support a space for making.