Sentences with phrase «led the alternative education»

Led the alternative education studies program by providing curriculum support, teacher advisement, and grant writing.

Not exact matches

That realization led to his restarting an apprenticeship program, which he pitches as an alternative to college — especially at a time when the cost of higher education looks increasingly to be a bad deal.

Traditional ways of segregating age groups from one another can lead pastors or Christian education committees to overlook some viable alternatives to traditional ways of organizing educational ministries.

Although the amendment wouldn't directly affect funding (and such) for public schools, in the long term anything that makes alternative education feasible for more people could lead to a reduction in the status of public schooling.

Hawkins was polling 9 % statewide even before a widely - praised debate performance, and has earned endorsements from a spectrum of people and organizations, including Ralph Nader, Seattle socialist city council member Kshama Sawant, education analyst Diane Ravitch, and former Mobil Oil VP - turned - renewable energy activist Lou Allstadt; as well as Albany weekly paper Metroland, 6 teachers» unions, 6 Democratic Party clubs, Socialist Alternative, and a number of groups leading the fight against school privatization, such as United Opt Out and the New York Badass Teacher Association.

When three Washington - based research and consulting organizations, backed by five leading foundations, launched the «Superintendents Prepared» program this year («Foundations Seek To Expand Pool of City School Chiefs,» Education Week, Feb. 5, 1992), I wonder whether they considered an alternative: abolishing the troubled office completely.

«I hope, through the Meade Fellowship, to develop lifelong connections that will lead to my future goals of transforming alternative education in California and beyond,» said Figueroa.

Design a school that pays more and reaches all with excellence — October 10, 2013 Public Impact Co-Directors Refresh Vision: Opportunity Culture for ALL — September 25, 2013 Report shows promising alternative to closing failing charter schools — August 14, 2013 Rocketship Education: Bringing tech closer to teachers — July 24, 2013 Case study: New charter pays more, extends teachers» reach, gets strong results — July 9, 2013 Case study: How Charlotte zone planned Opportunity Culture schools — June 27, 2013 Case study: How one Leading Educators fellow extends her reach — June 17, 2013 Opportunity Culture district creates paid role for student teachers — May 22, 2013 Reports: City - based organizations» roles in quality digital learning — May 15, 2013 Nation's fifth - largest district explores extending reach of excellent teachers — May 9, 2013 A Better Blend: Combine digital instruction and great teaching to dramatically improve learning — April 30, 2013 Indiana Encourages Dramatically Different Models in New Charter Schools — April 18, 2013 Charlotte Flooded with Teacher Applicants Seeking Roles to Extend Their Reach — April 11, 2013 New charter school study shows the steps to great schools — March 14, 2013 Nashville Joins Sites Extending Excellent Teachers» Reach — March 7, 2013 Opportunity Culture Network to Link Charter School Organizations — February 6, 2013 Share Opportunity Culture with Your Teachers: New Slide Deck and Two - Pager — Dec 13, 2012 Career Paths That Respect Teachers» Time and Talent — Nov 15, 2012 You Know Who Your Great Teachers Are — Now What?

Yes, these are two different worldviews, alternative prisms through which to view education, and they mostly lead to different strategies for reforming it.

Asked by Education Week to comment on our findings, the lead author of the NCES report freely acknowledged the problems with some of the variables used in the NCES analysis, but asserted that our alternative models may be «underadjusting for the disadvantage in the public sector» because we do not control separately for mothers» and fathers» eEducation Week to comment on our findings, the lead author of the NCES report freely acknowledged the problems with some of the variables used in the NCES analysis, but asserted that our alternative models may be «underadjusting for the disadvantage in the public sector» because we do not control separately for mothers» and fathers» educationeducation.

The bill requires the State Board of Education to adopt rules for approving alternative programs for granting credits leading to graduation.

In 2015, just a few days after AB240 took effect, the California Department of Education issued a press release documenting sharp declines in suspensions during the previous two school years.4 The Department had been providing workshops and other resources on alternatives to out - of - school suspensions, with restorative justice and positive behavioral support programs leading the list.

Recently, Cindy led an Alternative Break trip to Cuba through the Center for Community Engagement and Service at American University, which focused on access to a higher education and used the AVID program as model.

Jennifer DePaoli is the Senior Research & Policy Advisor at Civic Enterprises, where she leads the education portfolio, including research and advocacy on behalf of the GradNation campaign, work with CASEL and others in the SEL field, and research and policy work in the alternative education space.

In addition to student voice, this issue explores student - centered topics such as bullying prevention, student - led conferences, character education programs, and homework alternatives.

Dr. Bruening spent much of her education career in alternative schools, opening and leading a juvenile detention center and an expulsion program, as well as consulting to numerous juvenile justice programs and detention centers around the country.

If you have a bachelor's degree in an area other than education or are simply looking for other methods that lead to licensure check out these alternative routes towards teacher certification for the state of Michigan.

Jennifer Fox, Alternative Licensure Instructor, Special Education Lead I have an M.Ed in Special Education & a graduate certificate in K - 12 Learning Disabilities & Emotional Disabilities from George Mason University.

Funded by a U.S. Department of Education grant, in partnership with the Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC), this project will remediate more than 1,000 leading textbook titles requested by students and instructors with print disabilities.

CourseSmart, a leading supplier of e-textbooks for higher education, shared the results of a two - year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Educationeducation, shared the results of a two - year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary EducationEducation (FIPSE).

CourseSmart, a leading supplier of e-textbooks for higher education, shared the results of a two - year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education... [Readeducation, shared the results of a two - year study on the use of digital textbooks which had been commissioned by Alternative Media Access Center (AMAC) and AccessText Network (ATN) following a grant from the Fund for the Improvement of Postsecondary Education... [ReadEducation... [Read more...]

It has also hosted the Islington Mill Art Academy for the past ten years, which offers a free, peer - led alternative to increasingly expensive and consumerized traditional art school education.

Her education has majorly influenced Park's artistic practice, leading her to consider alternative materials in creating her organic sculptures and structures.

So, while most people receive their education on global warming and alternative energy through mainstream media, they are only learning one point of view (which leads to these so - called information cascades, which to me, is a $ 10 word for the fact that most people are misinformed of the whole picture).

More on the Centre for Alternative Technology Centre for Alternative Technology — Europe's Leading Eco-Centre DIY Biochar: CAT Explores Terra Preta Paul Allen of the Centre for Alternative Technology Wales Institute for Sustainable Education

As one of Europe's leading renewable energy education centers, the Centre for Alternative Technology (CAT) has featured regularly on TreeHugger.

Train, lead and develop a community program that will allow for labor force growth within the communities it serves and increase the training and education options for people that want an alternative to college or have an interest in technical skills career options.

LEV is unique because of its diverse active membership and its approach to impacting the youth in the community, which includes youth led educational initiatives («Youth - to - Parent» and «Youth - to - Youth» Education), and alternative transportation measures proactively aimed at reducing drunk driving in the greater Los Angeles area.

And unlike its alternatives, comprehensive sex education curricula are proven to help young people lead healthy lives.

«Investing in early care and education, ensuring homes are safe and lead - free and promoting alternative options for troubled youth are the measures we've outlined in our #NJVotes4Kids campaign.

Analyses of findings from an earlier intensive child development program for low birth weight children and their parents (the Infant Health and Development Program) suggest that the cognitive effects for the children were mediated through the effects on parents, and the effects on parents accounted for between 20 and 50 % of the child effects.10 A recent analysis of the Chicago Child Parent Centers, an early education program with a parent support component, examined the factors responsible for the program's significant long - term effects on increasing rates of school completion and decreasing rates of juvenile arrest.11 The authors conducted analyses to test alternative hypotheses about the pathways from the short - term significant effects on children's educational achievement at the end of preschool to these long - term effects, including (a) that the cognitive and language stimulation children experienced in the centres led to a sustained cognitive advantage that produced the long - term effects on the students» behaviour; or (b) that the enhanced parenting practices, attitudes, expectations and involvement in children's education that occurred early in the program led to sustained changes in the home environments that made them more supportive of school achievement and behavioural norms, which in turn produced the long - term effects on the students» behaviour.

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