Sentences with phrase «academic classes at»

Students are able to build working Roman chariots, practice blacksmithing, publish novels, or learn to sew at Joule, as well as attend academic classes at their level of ability rather than their age.

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After a multiyear investigation, the NCAA on Friday announced that it «could not conclude» that the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill violated academic rules in its fake - classes scandal and that the university would not be sanctioned.

«There is extensive academic literature suggesting that populism is bad for economic growth and prosperity but also for most investment classes,» economists at Macquarie wrote last week.

His academic studies were suffering due to his addictions, so he took on extra classes at a local college.

Pupils may further be put into classes on the basis of prospective occupation or occupation type, as in the European multiple - track system, in which at a certain age — say, twelve — pupils are separated into «industrial» or «vocational,» «business» or «commercial,» and «academic» or «college preparatory» segments.

While we are not in favor of mandating that creation be taught in public school science classes, we believe that, at the very least, instructors should have the academic freedom to bring up the problems with evolution.

Last summer he attended team workouts and summer - school classes (he's a communication major and a PAC - 10 All - Academic honorable mention) and then worked a five - hour shift as a sous chef at a Long Beach restaurant, where he honed his modest Spanish - speaking skills with Latino busboys.

The latest in an ongoing scandal at UNC that's included dozens of revelations, McCants» comments detail the «paper - class» system often used by student - athletes at the school, his own academic issues and apparent knowledge of the situation by legendary head coach Roy Williams.

At boorish Sewanee in 1969, all professors wear academic gowns in class and students are not allowed to walk the campus without coat and tie.

Indeed, of the Crimson's 41 varsity teams (the most at any Division I school), football, which travels five or fewer Fridays each academic year, might miss the fewest class days during the regular season.

It's a big deal in light of North Carolina's other and very similar academic shenanigans (Peppers struggled at everything but African and African - American studies classes, which we'd assumed was a more recent thing for UNC).

The scope of the Tar Heels» fraud would be tough to match, but throughout Division I college sports, there have been many allegations that athletes are steered into easier classes, even at schools traditionally known for academic excellence, like Stanford and Northwestern.

At the same time, Turnaround's staff works to improve the classroom environment as a whole, coaching teachers on strategies to improve students» academic outcomes by improving their experience in class.

A 2005 Sociology of Education study called «The Frog Pond Revisited: High School Academic Context, Class Rank and Elite College Admission,» suggests that when you control for scholastic ability, attending a school surrounded by fellow academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite Academic Context, Class Rank and Elite College Admission,» suggests that when you control for scholastic ability, attending a school surrounded by fellow academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite academic superstars actually has a negative effect on your admissions chances at an elite college.

The same chapter also explores school - start times, a topic of heated debate this year in Palo Alto after Superintendent Max McGee decided to eliminate academic classes during the early - morning zero period at Gunn High School.

As high school students mull which classes to take next fall, many are hoping to get a leg up in the college admissions race by choosing «dual enrollment» courses — university - level academics offered at their schools that earn them actual college credit.

Every kid can have a bad day from time to time in class, but if your A student is mysteriously becoming a D or F student, bullying may be at the source of their uncharacteristic academic decline.

We aimed to do two to three hours of academic work each morning; in addition both boys have music lessons at various times with other teachers, and an art class on Saturday mornings.

The first of these assertions comes in for particular scrutiny, specifically the sub-claim that AP classes increase a student's chances of academic success in college; «[A] closer look at studies [on the subject] reveals some potential problems with the notion of causality,» reads the report.

In order to get to academic success, kids have to feel comfortable doing so many other more important things at this age like being okay when you leave the house, saying hello to the new kid in the class, feeling comfortable in a body that's growing rapidly, falling asleep peacefully at night.

The total enrollment of the South La Estate Primary School for the 2017/18 academic year is about 720, however, over 500 had reported as at the time of the visit with the kindergarten admitting 18 pupils and Class one having 35 pupils.

This generational disconnect is inevitable, in politics as in other spheres, but it affects the Labour Party worse than other parties because Labour was founded to represent a single class, and now it's arrived at a situation where the likes of Stephen Kinnock and Owen Smith, the children of peers and academics, have to dig up grandparents in the hope of connecting with that class they don't really understand.

Although academics don't warrant a «class privilege,» she said, academic - participant confidentiality can be awarded on a case - by - case basis, provided it meets the criteria of an existing four - step legal principle, known as the Wigmore test, which balances public interest in maintaining confidentiality against the court's interest in getting at the truth.

They are not slackers who can't cut it in the research arena; they are at the top of their classes in the finest academic institutions in the country and the world.

«One answer to fostering academic equity among high achievers is the public availability of challenging educational programs across all ethnic and social class backgrounds,» said study author Sharon L. Weinberg, professor of applied statistics and psychology at NYU Steinhardt.

It's common for academic departments to use confidential student reviews in promotion decisions, and at some campuses students for years have produced booklets of edited reviews to help peers choose classes.

At the same time that the female percentage of entering medical classes and medical school faculties has risen, the authors note, a second category of full - time academic jobs — the clinician - educator track (CET)-- has grown rapidly, alongside the traditional tenure track (TTT).

On one side, working - class students often retain a very strong commitment to their families and friends back home, and «they almost have to leave their academic persona behind in order to fit in at home,» Reay says.

As a first - generation college student from a working - class background, educated at a state university, he didn't know his way around the academic system.

On a positive note: «Our research indicates that if a student can structure a consistent schedule in which class days resemble non-class days, they are more likely to achieve academic success,» said study co-lead author Aaron Schirmer, an associate professor of biology at Northeastern Illinois University.

New Ph.D. researchers with «stronger academic ability,» as indicated by having received university support in the form of a fellowship or assistantship or by having at least one parent with a college degree (which, especially in poor or middle - income countries, places the family among an educated class that is much smaller than in a rich country) are likelier to stay than those who lack these presumed correlates of academic strength.

I have had the privilege of being able to publish scientific abstracts with academic partners, teach classes at the university, and present scientific results to my peers.

A study of how policies restricting pharmaceutical promotion to physicians affect medication prescribing found that physicians in academic medical centers (AMCs) prescribed fewer of the promoted drugs, and more non-promoted drugs in the same drug classes, following policy changes to restrict marketing activities at those medical centers.

«Cedars - Sinai's world - class stem cell expertise and discovery, combined with Emulate's pioneering Human Emulation System, is poised to reshape the future of medical care,» said Shlomo Melmed, MB, ChB, executive vice president, Academic Affairs, and dean of the medical faculty at Cedars - Sinai.

«Our research indicates that if a student can structure a consistent schedule in which class days resemble non-class days, they are more likely to achieve academic success,» said co-lead author Aaron Schirmer, an associate professor of biology at Northeastern Illinois University.

Consider academic courses, cooking classes, or maybe fitness classes at the gym.

Running for nearly 20 years, English School of Canada has educated over 30,000 students from more than 50 countries.Students appreciate and are engaged with the multicultural student body they study with at our fully accredited school.Finally, the third class will illuminate how to write various academic, business, professional, and functional compositions.In addition to these practical objectives, this class will show students how to put themselves in the correct mindset to write, how to plan to write as well as how to implement editing and revision strategies.The program also teaches students the specific language skills and vocabulary needed in a health care workplace.It covers speaking, listening, and reading on a wide range of topics from technical skills to ethical concerns, from communicating with patients to discussing issues with colleagues.

This is the second in a series of online reports about the inaugural academic year (2008 - 09) at Chicago's VOISE Academy High School, which introduced all - digital curricula to its class of 2012.

Students at each grade level are scheduled together as a cohort to take a core set of academic classes and a technical class related to the theme of the academy (e.g., biotechnology, business, electronics, engineering, health, information technology, media and communications, among many others).

Beyond academic rigor, a big need is to look at life outside of class.

For example, a few years ago, Light researched how many hours a week students at various schools work on academics outside of class.

Shawn Mahoney Technology, Innovation, and Education City: Columbus, Ohio Current job: Chief Academic Officer, McGraw - Hill Education Career highlights: Completing Ph.D. in Educational Technology; leading a world - class product design and development team; serving on the revision committee for iNACOL National Standards for Quality Online Courses; co-presenting at SXSW with Robert Atkinson, Chris Hoadley, and Jeff Bergin on LX Design

Here are five steps to engage parents in their children's education, whether through at - home activities or in - class participation, to help foster academic success.

There is no evidence that high school students who enroll in college - level courses such as Advanced Placement or International Baccalaureate classes improve their academic performance in college unless they take the tests offered at the end of each course, says a study by researchers at the University of California, Berkeley.

These students can be helped by greeting them at the door before class, calling on them more frequently, asking them to help perform academic tasks, like solving a problem on the whiteboard, or generally making sure they feel appreciated.

Children at both schools participate in a variety of academic and enrichment classes after school, and their parents, many of whom speak Spanish, attend English - language classes.

«They know that going into high school, if they perform at this particular level at this GPA and class rank, they can get into the University of Colorado guaranteed,» said Jack O. Burns, the university's vice president for academic affairs and research.

In Lecturer David Rose's Universal Design for Learning class at the Ed School, Lauenstein - Denjongpa encountered the idea that disability is contextual, meaning students may struggle because their academic environment is not adapted to their personal learning style.

Facing a dilapidated set of facilities that discouraged academic improvement and scared off middle - class parents, Vallas and the equally ambitious Chico, who recently announced his intention to run for the U.S. Senate, embarked on a $ 2.5 billion school construction and renovation program that was at one point the largest building project in the nation, according to Vallas.

They lived in Africa, Central America, and various American towns until settling in Northfield, Massachusetts, where Thomas was academic dean at the prestigious and private Northfield Mount Hermon School, and where his son and daughter would get their world - class educations.