Sentences with phrase «about your academic achievements in»

Asked about the poor showing of Cincinnati's vaunted community schools, Fariña called their results «pretty good» — a statement that's not only hard to support with evidence, but also suggests a surprising lack of urgency about academic achievement in some of the city's most hard - pressed schools.

Eva Moskowitz, a charter schools founder, writes about academic achievement in district charter schools.

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«Launched in 2007, ASCD's Whole Child Initiative is an effort to change the conversation about education from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the long term development and success of children.»

Without these awards from the monarchy many would go unrewarded or people would not care about the achievement especially in terms of awards that are granted due to achievement in a certain academic field, such as David Attenborough's knighthood for his contribution to life science.

Gender and Scientific Achievement - Views From the Bench 4 March 2005 Harvard president Lawrence Summers» recent comments about women in academic science made headlines.

One can tell easily about a professor's academic standing and scientific merits through his publications and achievements by simple online search, but building trust between researchers in different parts of the world and sustaining it throughout the project is undoubtedly the biggest challenge facing global collaboration.

In all, about 62 % of the individual differences in academic achievement — at least when it came to GCSE scores — could be attributed to genetic factors, a number similar to previous studies» findings, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of ScienceIn all, about 62 % of the individual differences in academic achievement — at least when it came to GCSE scores — could be attributed to genetic factors, a number similar to previous studies» findings, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencein academic achievement — at least when it came to GCSE scores — could be attributed to genetic factors, a number similar to previous studies» findings, the team reports online today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciencein the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

Fang says before he was attacked in August, he had written three articles about Xiao, all on his academic achievements.

Teachers who are engaged in service - learning tend to be more positive about the work they do, and we also see a higher level of parental involvement, which is key to academic achievement.»

The company is passionate about praising and encouraging children at school in order to boost their self - esteem and support their academic development, as a «Well Done» sticker, «Teacher's Award» badge or «Super Effort» stamp may seem small, but they make a child feel really proud of their achievements, spurring them on to work harder.

Robert Rosenthal, Professor Emeritus at Harvard and an expert in the technique of meta - analysis, calls the study, «A truly scholarly and scientific look at what is known about the effects of arts study on academic achievement... a major achievement.»

In the median state, measures of academic achievement currently count for about half of schools» summative ratings.

Since reformers claimed that the mere presence of choice will bring about dramatic improvement in schools, the expectation has been that the simple fact of having an alternative should yield demonstrable gains in academic achievement.

As Tappan explains, Brown and Lamb invited him to join the project to «tackle this issue of how media and marketers shape the messages they send, and how these messages inform the broader culture conversation about boys, their academic achievement, and the other issues in their lives.»

Evidence of student growth that goes beyond academic achievement drives home what so many of the Match leaders and corps members underscored as central to understanding Match Corps: tutoring Match - style is about human capital, relationship building, and providing students with the confidence to succeed, not only in school but in life.

What can breakthroughs in neuroscience and molecular biology teach practitioners and policy makers about how to promote the early foundations of academic achievement, economic productivity, responsible citizenship, lifelong health, and successful parenting of the next generation?

Drawing on participant observation among, interviews with, and resurveys of the same people surveyed in 1999, she is now examining how the parenting, gender socialization, educational experiences, academic achievement, and academic interests they had as adolescents shape their decisions about work, transnational migration, childbearing, parenting, health habits, and elder care now that they are young adults.

In the small amount of quantitative research about looping she conducted, Schaefer found that the practice causes no difference in academic achievement or attendance rateIn the small amount of quantitative research about looping she conducted, Schaefer found that the practice causes no difference in academic achievement or attendance ratein academic achievement or attendance rates.

Her litany of complaints about the academic results of Klein's «radical restructuring» is somewhat familiar — «inflating» test results and «taking shortcuts» to boost graduation — except for the charge that «the recalibration of the state scores revealed that the achievement gap among children of different races in New York City was virtually unchanged between 2002 and 2010, and the proportion of city students meeting state standards dropped dramatically, almost to the same point as in 2002.»

In the meta - analysis, grit accounts for about 3 percent of the variance in academic achievement outcomes when it is examined as a single predictoIn the meta - analysis, grit accounts for about 3 percent of the variance in academic achievement outcomes when it is examined as a single predictoin academic achievement outcomes when it is examined as a single predictor.

Our plan is grounded in the following two premises: 1) When purposefully synchronized with one another across multiple forms of media («cross-media»), children's and adolescents» exposure to high quality youth - oriented social and ethical story content, i.e. stories of substance specifically about character development, compassion, and courage (CCC), is a powerful way to promote youth academic achievement and ethical values; 2) Especially if these stories, told and «read» across media, in their various genres (human interest, biography, history and historical fiction, civic engagement, coming of age, social change, spiritual awakening, moral issues, etc.), are «taught» by «educators» (broadly defined) using an «evidence - based» pedagogy that A) makes use of peer to peer, and adult facilitated group discussion and debate as a primary form of instruction, and B) takes advantage of access to the texts of the story that are made available cross-media (narratives, scripts, videos, etc.) to foster students» critical thinking and ethical reflection skills.

Another example: in Teacher Quality and Student Achievement: A Review of State Policy Evidence (1999), Darling - Hammond reviews what the research says about the relationship between student achievement and many different teacher variables, including teacher's general academic ability, intelligence, subject - matter knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, experience, and certificatAchievement: A Review of State Policy Evidence (1999), Darling - Hammond reviews what the research says about the relationship between student achievement and many different teacher variables, including teacher's general academic ability, intelligence, subject - matter knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, experience, and certificatachievement and many different teacher variables, including teacher's general academic ability, intelligence, subject - matter knowledge, pedagogical knowledge, experience, and certification status.

This meta - analysis of social and emotional learning interventions (including 213 school - based SEL programs and 270,000 students from rural, suburban and urban areas) showed that social and emotional learning interventions had the following effects on students ages 5 - 18: decreased emotional distress such as anxiety and depression, improved social and emotional skills (e.g., self - awareness, self - management, etc.), improved attitudes about self, others, and school (including higher academic motivation, stronger bonding with school and teachers, and more positive attitudes about school), improvement in prosocial school and classroom behavior (e.g., following classroom rules), decreased classroom misbehavior and aggression, and improved academic performance (e.g. standardized achievement test scores).

«We care a lot about assembling a diverse freshman class with many different perspectives, and that doesn't always align hand in hand with higher academic achievement.»

In the Winter 2011 issue of Education Next, Peter Meyer wrote about U.S. middle schools as the place where academic achievement goes to die.

Now a new study suggests that race plays a big role in influencing how teachers see their students» potential for academic success, raising questions about whether teachers» biases could be holding back black students and contributing to the nation's yawning achievement gap.

«Across the country, states, districts, and educators are leading the way in developing innovative assessments that measure students» academic progress; promote equity by highlighting achievement gaps, especially for our traditionally underserved students; and spur improvements in teaching and learning for all our children,» stated U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. «Our proposed regulations build on President Obama's plan to strike a balance around testing, providing additional support for states and districts to develop and use better, less burdensome assessments that give a more well - rounded picture of how students and schools are doing, while providing parents, teachers, and communities with critical information about students» learning.»

Research shows that only about 20 % of success can be predicted by one's IQ, so we must look beyond children's academic achievement when predicting their likelihood of success later in life.

But, Murray says, «to everyone's shock, the Coleman Report... found that the quality of schools explains almost nothing about differences in academic achievement....

Despite progress across income levels, though, achievement gaps remained intact and about 40 to 50 percent of economically advantaged U.S. students still were not proficient in basic academic skills by 2015.

The Instructional Coach is passionate about ensuring all scholars succeed in the school's rigorous... Alignment with school's two fold mission: high academic achievement for all scholars and building...

Efforts to improve ways to assess teachers have been stalled in part over disagreement about using students» academic achievement as measured by standardized test scores.

Developing a growth mindset can happen at any grade level, as Dweck's research has shown that student ideas about intelligence can be manipulated in schools by educators in order to have a positive impact on academic achievement.

The bottom line is this: If we are serious about eliminating long - standing academic achievement gaps and improving learning for all students, we can not ignore the critical role of school district central offices in improving educational outcomes for all students.

Vision in Action: The ASCD Whole Child Award is designed to recognize schools that that have changed the conversation about education from a focus on narrowly defined academic achievement to one that promotes the development of the whole child.

«Like many other large urban school districts in the country, Boston administrators and educators are concerned about suspension rates, dropout rates, and academic achievement challenges,» explains Nova Biro, Open Circle Co-Director.

Teacher and principal decisions were based on intangible, subjective perceptions about the children's history of behavioral problems, perceived family support or lack thereof, and the children's achievement in other academic subjects.

Abstract: In this article the literature on the effects of school size is summarized to describe what is currently known about its relationship to economic efficiency, curricular diversity, academic achievement, and related variables.

Promisingly, researchers have found that it is possible to orient students toward positive learning mindsets through low - cost interventions, including online programs that teach students about growth mindsets and purpose.29 According to Carol Dweck and her colleagues, ``... educational interventions and initiatives that target these psychological factors can have transformative effects on students» experience and achievement in school, improving core academic outcomes such as GPA and test scores months and even years later.»

The recognition award is part of a larger U.S. Department of Education (USED) effort to identify and disseminate knowledge about practices that are proven to result in improved student engagement, higher academic achievement and graduation rates, and workforce preparedness, as well as a government wide goal of increasing energy independence and economic security.

The documented results of these programs, together with the growing research on public alternative schools (Kleiner, Porch, & Farris, 2002), provide a knowledge base about comprehensive approaches to increasing both academic achievement and high school completion rates — which generally go hand in hand.

Berliner seemed to shield teachers from much of the responsibility for poor academic performance by students as he testified that conditions beyond the classroom — he mentioned about nine of them — account for 60 percent of what influences a student's scholastic achievement whereas in - school factors such as class size, curriculum, the quality of the principal and the teacher account for only 20 percent.

The findings also acknowledged that schools in poorer communities face unique academic challenges that result in an achievement gap and need to be addressed; a desire to learn more about serving special needs students and funding those services; and the necessity for policies to recruit and retain highly effective teachers.

Second: one - time «snapshot» data of a single cohort of kids, which is all that NAEP can supply the first time around, tell you nothing about the academic achievement of children before they entered their charter schools — and just about everyone knows that a big fraction of the youngsters enrolling in charters were already behind the education eight - ball as a result of dismal performance in previous schools.

The calls can be about social or academic achievement, and they range from changes in behavior to moving up in reading levels, from mastery of a concept to helping a friend in need, and the list goes on.

We can and should report information about student performance in areas like attendance and effort, but we can report it separately from academic achievement (O'Connor, 2007; Tomlinson & McTighe, 2006).

«Never have we been more optimistic about transforming achievement and making a real and measurable difference in the outcomes for students — in their academic pursuits, in their careers, and in their contributions to our nation and to their own communities.»

In addition to complaints about high rent fees, Imagine has been criticized for exerting too much control over governing boards, poor services provided, low academic achievement, and mismanagement.

We are looking for professionals who are passionate about raising student achievement and ensuring a bright future for our children by their work in academics, counseling, workforce development, operations, administration, and other roles.

In this Saturday's Week in Review, Michigan Radio's Rina Miller speaks with Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry about auto earnings, the new state model for measuring K - 12 academic achievement, and the primary election coming up on TuesdaIn this Saturday's Week in Review, Michigan Radio's Rina Miller speaks with Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry about auto earnings, the new state model for measuring K - 12 academic achievement, and the primary election coming up on Tuesdain Review, Michigan Radio's Rina Miller speaks with Political Analyst Jack Lessenberry about auto earnings, the new state model for measuring K - 12 academic achievement, and the primary election coming up on Tuesday.