Sentences with phrase «school reading culture»

The year culminated in two special events: an author event with Piers Torday and William Grill for 600 children at The Everyman Theatre; and a Sharing Day when teachers presented the impact of the programme on their pupils, including Changes in Personal Practice and Changing a School Reading Culture.

Not exact matches

What is less clear to me is why complementarians like Keller insist that that 1 Timothy 2:12 is a part of biblical womanhood, but Acts 2 is not; why the presence of twelve male disciples implies restrictions on female leadership, but the presence of the apostle Junia is inconsequential; why the Greco - Roman household codes represent God's ideal familial structure for husbands and wives, but not for slaves and masters; why the apostle Paul's instructions to Timothy about Ephesian women teaching in the church are universally applicable, but his instructions to Corinthian women regarding head coverings are culturally conditioned (even though Paul uses the same line of argumentation — appealing the creation narrative — to support both); why the poetry of Proverbs 31 is often applied prescriptively and other poetry is not; why Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob represent the supremecy of male leadership while Deborah and Huldah and Miriam are mere exceptions to the rule; why «wives submit to your husbands» carries more weight than «submit one to another»; why the laws of the Old Testament are treated as irrelevant in one moment, but important enough to display in public courthouses and schools the next; why a feminist reading of the text represents a capitulation to culture but a reading that turns an ancient Near Eastern text into an apologetic for the post-Industrial Revolution nuclear family is not; why the curse of Genesis 3 has the final word on gender relationships rather than the new creation that began at the resurrection.

angelis If the kids won't encounter these words in school (where they are supposed to get basic learning / guidance on society & culture), I wonder how it'll be like for them someday if they hear / read these «banned» words elsewhere?

The report on the 9th September by the Sunday Mail Medical Correspondent Jo Macfarlane titled «Complaints culture is bleeding schools and hospitals dry» made very interesting reading from the point of view of MRSA Action UK.

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The essay competition is part of the Foundation's initiative to promote creative and analytical thinking in senior secondary students in Nigeria and is a follow up on the Foundation's Read Africa initiative, which promotes reading culture among students through the reading and free distribution of Africa literary classics in secondary schools.

«Being able to speak and read in a different language, and understand a different culture, is a game - changer for our kids,» Schools Chancellor Carmen Fariña said.

«Success has seen positive culture shifts in existing public schools in which Success Academy schools co-locate,» the application reads.

While parents use DVDs and other media in an attempt to teach their infants to read, these tools don't instill reading skills in babies, a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development has found.

A program aimed at reducing behavior problems in order to boost academic achievement has improved performance in math and reading among low - income kindergartners and first graders, according to a study by researchers at New York University's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Students who attend a middle school compared to a K - 8 school are likely to have a lower perception of their reading skills, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Develoschool compared to a K - 8 school are likely to have a lower perception of their reading skills, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Develoschool are likely to have a lower perception of their reading skills, finds a new study by NYU Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human DeveloSchool of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Last week we spoke to three sociologists who debunked some of the myths surrounding college dating — namely that hook - up culture is more of a subculture Read about 10 Realities About Dating in College vs. Dating in High School at Campus Circle.

The Gaulds had no idea that children could suffer from such profound academic deficits when they opened the D.C. school in 1999, and they quickly discovered that a healthier peer culture wasn't going to improve anyone's reading comprehension.

I'd recommend reading Atul Gawande's New Yorker piece on coaching as a catalyst for fomenting a culture of continual improvement - even if, as is the case with Mr. Gawande, you (or your school) are already amongst the best at what you do.

From the Commentary that I read from Byong - Man Ahn, the culture and the school system doesn't appear to have a place for a Steve Jobs.

Events, competitions, whole - school reading initiatives and book corners can all help to develop a culture of reading for enjoyment - the National Literacy Trust Network offers a wealth of resources and ideas to help teachers to promote reading for pleasure across the school.

As we wrote recently, the early implementers have gotten promising results, including high growth in both reading and math by the second year in schools that used Opportunity Culture models schoolwide.

«To me it wasn't about us [school staff] standing up and reading from books and trying to teach their culture.

But maintaining a culture of mutual respect doesn't mean your goal is to «make pals,» noted middle school reading coach Heather Henderson.

As a group, they have helped to foster a school culture of reading that is more robust than it was in the fall.

In the scenario he paints, construction costs nibble into the academic budget (oops, there goes the reading specialist), the school leader's attention is diverted, and those additional kids change the school's carefully crafted culture.

When teachers and students have built a culture of reading over the course of a school year, it is essential to capture that momentum and carry it onwards in order to avoid the dreaded summer slide, but it's also equally important to balance student choice.

Reading the formal culture involves observing the official, planned events, and reading district and school policies and procedures to learn how the formal organization — often the bureaucracy — opReading the formal culture involves observing the official, planned events, and reading district and school policies and procedures to learn how the formal organization — often the bureaucracy — opreading district and school policies and procedures to learn how the formal organization — often the bureaucracy — operates.

Alvy, Robbins: It is important to read both the formal and informal cultures to truly understand how a school operates.

Fryer and his colleagues at EdLabs worked with the superintendent to apply the five tenets to the failing schools: helping to hire new principals and new teachers, setting up a culture of no excuses and high expectations, and implementing tutoring in reading and math.

Francois» doctoral dissertation is titled The Social Dimensions of an Individual Act: Situating Urban Adolescent Students» Reading Growth and Reading Motivation in School Culture.

Click on the link to read a follow - up article on this topic from Roger Broadie and Mal Lee, on creating a school culture that supports the inclusion and use of mobile phones in classrooms.

Charter schools that are immersive bilingual, have a military theme, offer a no - excuses culture, or promote a Waldorf philosophy where children do not begin reading until age seven all might be considered inappropriate for a neighborhood school that is the default choice for all neighborhood children.

Dr. Diane Vautrot will share her experiences leading a reading initiative in a public school system in a culture of poverty in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains.

At one time, this would not have sharply affected a school's commitment to transmitting a common culture — the teaching of English, the use of a common group of readings drawn from English and American literature, the passing on of a common account of the American past and how it was to be viewed.

The article discusses the importance of participation of the entire school community in building a culture of reading.

This is a book to be read and absorbed by any school leader desiring to shape strong, positive cultures.»

It is time to put as much focus on reading practice as we do on school culture, student - educator relationships, and socioeconomic factors.

«Over the past 10, almost 15 years,» he continued, «we've so focused on reading and math scores and this is the real opportunity to make sure we're capturing the things that are important, whether it's grit and persistence or school culture or parent engagement, and the only way to do that is to give power back to the states.

Turn reading into a core part of your district and school culture.

Click here to read more about how to create a culture of coaching among the school -LSB-...]

Riley and others also ignore another culprit: Low - quality teachers and lackluster school leaders — or, «the other knuckleheads, as Fordham Institute scholar Peter Meyer calls them — who perpetuate cultures of low expectations by failing in reading instruction and failing to properly manage classrooms.

Read our case study about the work four Project L.I.F.T. high - needs schools did this spring to create their own Opportunity Cultures in the 2013 - 14 school year, and a companion Q&A with one teacher about becoming a highly paid teacher - leader under the Multi-Classroom Leadership model.

You can read the detailed models themselves, financial details about the models, broader overviews such as An Opportunity Culture for All or materials specifically for teachers — or you can just work your way through everything listed on the Tools for School Design Teams page to get the whole Opportunity Culture shebang.

Breaking down traditional silos between reading class and content area instruction to make all educators responsible for student literacy is another important shift in school culture being spearheaded by principals, say experts like Marcie Craig Post, executive director of the International Literacy Foundation, formerly the International Reading Assocreading class and content area instruction to make all educators responsible for student literacy is another important shift in school culture being spearheaded by principals, say experts like Marcie Craig Post, executive director of the International Literacy Foundation, formerly the International Reading AssocReading Association.

Read what his school's Opportunity Culture design team did to give teachers the support they need, through planing and collaboration time, and the effect on their students, in the latest column in the Opportunity Culture series on Real Clear Education.

After reading this book, educators will understand why culture makes the difference between a school that enables success for all students and a school that merely houses students for the day.

We also have a project named Inspiring Classrooms, which has been created by the First Minister's Reading Challenge to help schools build and sustain a reading cReading Challenge to help schools build and sustain a reading creading culture.

The main focus of the Challenge is to encourage reading for pleasure and support schools, libraries and communities to build reading cultures.

Alexander McNeece is a multi-award winning school administrator whose goal is to eliminate the Achievement Gap by using motivational reading material, developing a school culture of writing, and integrating 21st Century technology into every facet of his teachers» teaching and his students» learning.

This quick read supplies school staff and their leadership with an excellent list of ideas to make their school cultures more inviting to military families.

Over 100 Black male educators will travel from Atlanta, Chicago, Washington D.C., and Memphis, among other cities to discuss topics ranging from toxic masculinity in school buildings to creating a culture of reading for Black boys.

The index measures innovation activities and conditions of urban schools along 42 indicators in nine categories: Innovation Culture Need for Academic Improvement Collaboration and Coordination Read more about The U.S. Education Innovation Index: Prototype and Report -LSB-...]

See the summary box below, then read the brief for details about exactly how to achieve excellence under key sections of the law, and about how Opportunity Culture schools make a culture of excellence poCulture schools make a culture of excellence poculture of excellence possible.

State and district leaders can read more about Opportunity Culture schools here, and see results here.