Sentences with phrase «about school climate and culture»

This article outlines some basic information about school climate and culture and also sets out various dimensions of school culture.

In her book «Sent to the Principal,» teenagers speak out about school climate and culture, and in «What We Can't Tell You» they talk candidly about their lives to parents and other close - in adults.

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«We were drawn to this collaboration because in spite of the different environments, cultures, histories, climates and identities of the two regions, we were asking the same kinds of questions about human capacities to address challenging climate conditions,» says lead author Margaret C. Nelson, President's Professor in Arizona State University's School of Human Evolution and Social Change.

He had just spent two years studying the «climate of values» at several midwestern high schools, interviewing students about their academic lives, their social lives, school culture, and their rapidly evolving teen culture.

Those incidents, and others, have convinced me that many school personnel still need to be informed about school culture and climate.

Also from Elias, «You Need an Elevator Pitch About School Culture and Climate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and improSchool Culture and Climate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and imprCulture and Climate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and imprClimate,» which highlights how your school's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and improschool's leadership team can help the community understand the importance of culture and climate — and imprculture and climate — and imprclimate — and improve it.

Data from teacher perception surveys such as the EES can be valuable to get a snapshot of teachers» views of school culture and organizational health and to start conversations about improving the climate.

1 For more information about how to develop a culture of upstanders in schools — and for our six - step bully prevention and pro-upstander effort in particular — see the National School Climate Center website.

Learn more about the ASCD Whole Child approach and how it works in relation to school's climate and culture, building and teacher leadership, curriculum and instruction, assessment, classroom strategies, and more with ASCD's PD Online ® course, An Introduction to the Whole Child, currently available free to all educators.

«We believe that to accelerate the positives and tackle the daunting challenges, we must have courageous conversations about the current state of affairs and take action with renewed urgency to transform climate and culture at scale in Kentucky's public schools — and in Kentucky's communities.»

One part of being a responsible community of learners is to collect and use academic data, data about school culture and climate, and data about their students» social, emotional and character development.

«Coming from complexity science, the term emergence describes the dynamic and unpredictable ways through which change unfolds in organizations,» writes Shane Safir in this article about how teacher leaders can transform a school's climate and culture.

To find out more about the Safe & Civil Schools series and how it can help you improve the culture and climate of your school or district:

Summary: The New Jersey School Culture and Climate Coalition adopted some general definitions which would help to guide discussion about School Culture and Climate.

YouthTruth asks students directly about their experiences with school climate and culture — including bullying — through an anonymous online survey.

Those of us who have been talking for years about the importance of school culture or school climate and how it can improve student achievement, are heartened by the inclusion of this topic in the national conversation about school improvement.

Another principal at a middle school in Chicago's western suburbs who saw lackluster performance on measures of trust made a concerted effort to change the culture and climate in her school, because, as she said, «If students know you care about them, it makes everything else a little easier.»

Presentations include: analyzing student - teacher perception to improve school culture and climate; dropping everything to write to increase standardized test scores; using hip - hop to engage students in the writing process; advising math, literacy and test prep boot camp to address fundamental skills; transforming culture through continuity, expectations, and organization; promoting courageous dialogues about the perceptions of race; and discovering bills and taxes through real - life applications.

His research passion is school culture and climate, and he continues to engage with leaders at the national and international levels, helping them to think about the role of culture in school improvement.

Authors» note: The My Voice Survey, developed by Russell J. Quaglia, gives students in grades 6 — 12 an opportunity to voice their feelings and opinions about their classes, their relationships with teachers, and their school's climate and culture.

Summary: This article is a commentary about the effect of world issues on students and the need for schools to provide a nurturing culture and climate to allay our students» fears.