Sentences with phrase «academic focus in»

The change is necessary, according to Maryland State Superintendent of Schools Nancy S. Grasmick, in part because of the increased academic focus in today's kindergartens.

The impact of In the Making has prompted Dewhurst to research more about how art is transforming students» lives today, especially considering the rigid academic focus in schools.

One of the fundamental ideas of social and emotional learning, which is becoming a critical area of academic focus in recent years, includes feeling and showing empathy for others.

Not exact matches

«Between the pure science in an academic model, in the ivory tower, so to speak, and the ultra-cutthroat laser focus of a biotech, we have to somehow bridge those two worlds in order to get [therapies] to patients» faster, Parker says.

Although she was scouted by agencies while she was in school, her mother always protected her and encouraged her to focus on academics instead.

Quanser The Toronto - area company is primarily focused on health and academic markets, but its haptic technology — which replicates the sense of touch through mechanical vibration — is being used in commercial home robots.

The MBA Global program focuses on academic theory and research - based learning, while the MBA in the Management of Technology and Innovation (MBA MTI) covers management skills while examining complex, technology - related business problems.

Chen said the purpose of the course is not to defy or challenge academic conventions but to focus on the implications and problems in the rapidly developing gaming industry in China.

«Provocative and timely, Ellsberg lays bare what he sees as a giant hole in much of traditional education — a focus on «academic» knowledge and a de-emphasis on the knowledge and skills necessary to actually succeed in life.

Much of the academic work on agency theory in the decades since has focused on ensuring that managers seek to maximize shareholder returns — primarily by aligning their interests with those of shareholders.

With a confidence in markets, deep connections to the academic community, and a focus on implementation, we go where the science leads, and continue to pursue new insights, both large and small, that can benefit our clients.

Haskayne Reads is the Haskayne School of Business reading circle that piloted in the 2015 - 2016 academic year following a focus on enhancing student experience at the autumn faculty and staff retreat.

It boasts five institutes focused on everything from business ethics to building sustainable enterprises, while at least 10 professors published relevant papers in academic journals last year.

It is important to Micro Focus that academic institutions help their students and staff develop an in - depth understanding and knowledge of our industry standard products and solutions.

Commerce students receive a solid grounding in management fundamentals, while having the freedom to focus on a discipline that meets their academic and professional needs.

From August to October of this year, Micro Focus held an essay contest for our customers and users in academic settings.

The TTP (Technical Transfer Partners) is a Micro Focus - sponsored community of technical implementers who work in computing services for academic sites around the world.

Specifically, the TTP supports and advises on the use of Micro Focus and SUSE ® solutions for customers and partners in academic environments.

Smart Mobility Panel Featuring thought leaders in transportation and urban planning, Onramp's panel discussion will focus on the intersection of public, private and academic collaboration when it comes to the future of driving innovation.

The initiative focuses on the bottleneck that academic research centers and their faculty face in advancing their high - potential but early - stage and therefore high - risk ideas and inventions to the point where they can attract private sector investment.

In this work, Marion, who divides his academic year between the University of Chicago and the Sorbonne, focuses primarily on the Confessions, though he reads it in the light of the entire Augustinian corpuIn this work, Marion, who divides his academic year between the University of Chicago and the Sorbonne, focuses primarily on the Confessions, though he reads it in the light of the entire Augustinian corpuin the light of the entire Augustinian corpus.

Academic theologies (with their focus on such questions as method, the disciplinary status of theology in the modern university, the relationships of theology and religious studies, and the development of public criteria for theological language) are obviously related principally to the public of the academy.

He was ordained a priest in 1959 in Communist - controlled Poland, and after a period working in a parish, returned to academic studies in the Catholic University of Lublin, where his research focussed on general relativity and cosmology.

His theology is a reflection which is primarily spiritual in focus and pastoral in concern, rather than dry and academic.

In addition to hampering academic excellence, binge drinking also inhibits ethical development by focusing heavy drinkers inwards, on private self - indulgence, rather than outwards to service of others.

I attended a Torchbearer Bible school and the focus is not on academics, rather than personal journey and relationship — something I realized is lacking in Christian academics.

The complaint may be that the curriculum is too «academic» and insufficiently «Professional»; too «theoretical» and insufficiently «practical»; or, conversely, that it is too single - mindedly focused on producing «Professional ministers» in a certain model and too inflexible to allow individual students to pursue their own intellectual interests; and, above all, that the curriculum consists of too many small pieces of information that are not adequately «integrated,» that it provides not so much a course of study as — in H. Richard Niebuhr's wonderfully wry phrase - «a series of studious jumps in various directions.»

Lee Dellicker is the CEO of Windover Construction, a leading full - service construction management firm in New England focused on academic, residential, nonprofit and commercial projects.

A food systems academic - turned - entrepreneur, Bennett launched her food - waste - focused business in Washington in the fall.

With academics at its core, Bay Area Equestrian Club provides equestrian - focused activities and events; volunteer and community service opportunities; rescue horse programs; leadership training for young people; and educational experiences for people interested in the field of veterinary medicine.

In the meantime, Van Dyke's focus will be on high school academics, being a senior, and team success on the football field.

You may recall that the original impetus for focusing on this previously unexplored set of skills, in How Children Succeed and elsewhere, was the growing body of evidence that, when it comes to long - term academic goals like high - school graduation and college graduation, the test scores on which our current educational accountability system relies are clearly inadequate.

«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.»

Being grounded in progressive education principles means the school community has a child - centered approach to learning that focuses on the social, emotional, and academic needs of each individual.

We all want our kids to do well in school and to master certain skills and concepts, but our largely singular focus on academic achievement has resulted in a lack of attention to other components of a successful life — the ability to be independent, adaptable, ethical, and engaged critical thinkers.

A singular focus on academics keeps kids from developing other life skills critical for success in a global economy: the ability to self - motivate, collaborate, problem - solve, and persevere when the going gets tough.

The irony is that the very skills kids need to thrive in a global economy — collaboration, innovation, problem - solving — are the ones that get neglected when the sole focus is on academics.

In an era of hyper - focus on students» academic performance, is it possible that schoolwork is actually too easy?

More important than the labels of «play - based» or «academic - focused,» though, is what actually happens in the classroom and how teachers respond to emotional situations, so ask about specific scenarios when you're considering a school.

The center can take in up to 82 children and offers a wide variety of child care programs focusing on children's physical, social, emotional, cognitive, and academic development.

Author of the teen survival guide, How to Deal, and noted media expert on teen issues, Dr. Jerry is focused on helping teens cope with parents, teachers, friends and academic pressure, communicating with them in a way they understand to help successfully navigate the dramas and pressures of adolescence.

Dr. Cheyney currently directs the International Reproductive Health Laboratory at Oregon State University where she has developed an academic learning community comprised of five undergraduate research assistants, 12 graduate students and one postdoctoral fellow whose research agendas are focused on identifying culturally appropriate ways to improve access to high quality midwifery care as a means of reducing health inequalities for mothers and babies in the U.S and abroad.

The next stop is an all - day language - focused pre-kindergarten for 200 4 - year - olds, who then graduate into a K - 12 charter school that has an extended day and an extended year and employs some of the intensive academic practices developed in the KIPP schools.

NEW DELHI: The question of conflict of interest among academics who serve on various boards or councils of private corporations is in focus yet again with Nestle admitting that it does offer to pay members of its Creating Shared Value (CSV) Council $ 25,000 per annum.

The new theme will also provide a great tie - in with the 2012 London Olympics, with a focus on sports as well as academic achievement.

It illustrates that people are hungry for an alternative to the status quo where content is increasingly brought through computers rather than teachers, academic learning is being pushed down to younger and younger children, and the focus in the classroom is «teaching to the test.»

The focus on imitative and imaginative play in the early childhood program develops the power of creative thinking, preparing children for the academics of the grade school years and beyond.

We believe children learn best in an environment rich in experiences that focus on language development, academic centers, social / emotional development, artistic expression and fine / gross motor development.

If a tutor doesn't work out, consider enrolling your child in a summer camp with an academic focus.

You need a good writing service to help you with your academic papers, so that you can focus on more important matters - and this is where we come in.