Sentences with phrase «adult learning in schools»

«One key to improving student achievement is to create new forms of adult learning in schools, districts, and communities,» said Tony Wagner, co-director of the Change Leadership Group.

UnBoxed: A Journal of Adult Learning in Schools Published by the High Tech High Graduate School of Education; offers reflections on purpose, practice, and policy in education.

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She developed customized materials for each client, based on the adult - learning principles she had studied in school.

«The Basics of Saving and Investing: Investor Edcation 2020» is an investor education and protection teaching guide that can be used in a variety of learning environments including college courses, workplace education, after school programs, seminars for adults and seniors, etc. «The Basics» is also a great DIY course for individuals.

In ghetto areas, typically, the criminal law is weakly enforced, the schools do not expect children to learn, and welfare has not required adult recipients to work.

He also concluded that too much Christian education is programmed: «There are no guarantees that learning happens in intentional moments in preplanned places, like Sunday schools or adult Bible studies.

In other words, we do not want our people to assume that once they have attended the parish adult school they are then in the position of having learned all there is to learIn other words, we do not want our people to assume that once they have attended the parish adult school they are then in the position of having learned all there is to learin the position of having learned all there is to learn.

Something I learned in public school that is being confirmed in my adult life: if you...

Something I learned in public school that is being confirmed in my adult life: if you color outside the lines you will Fail!

I learned a little bit about raw foods in 2009 while I was attending the Institute for Integrative Nutrition, and it was interesting enough that I signed up for a raw «cooking» class at the local adult school.

The Harker Summer Swim School provides both children and adults the opportunity to learn, refine and extend their swimming ability in a noncompetitive environment full of positive reinforcement and encouragement.

The following principles guide and define our approach to learning and teaching: • Every child is capable and competent • Children learn through play, investigation, inquiry and exploration • Children and adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7adults learn and play in reciprocal relationships with peers, family members, and teachers • Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7Adults recognize the many ways in which children approach learning and relationships, express themselves, and represent what they are coming to know • Process is valued, acknowledged, supported, nurtured and studied • Documentation of learning processes acts as memory, assessment, and advocacy • The indoor and outdoor environments, and natural spaces, transform, inform, and provoke thinking and learning • School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a place grounded in the pursuit of social justice, social responsibility, human dignity and respect for all THE CREFELD SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7SCHOOL 8836 Crefeld Street Philadelphia, PA 19118 215-242-5545 www.crefeld.org 7th - 12th grade The Crefeld School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7School is a small, independent, coeducational school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7school, serving approximately 100 students in grades 7 - 12.

From its gentle beginning in the Kindergarten and Lower School to a rigorous, yet cooperative, learning environment in the Upper Grades, a Sierra Waldorf School education is a gift that prepares children and young adults to embrace learning.

In childhood, adult power hierarchies — based on social status, gender, ethnicity, even height and attractiveness — are replicated inside the school walls, and kids learn early who's on top and who's pushed to the exit ramps.

Without these learned skills, your teen's struggles as an adult may be much more difficult than his or her problems in high school.

It is vital to learn these lessons in high school as the adult world is much less forgiving than high school — and young adults with behavioral or developmental problems often experience deeper feelings of failure as they move into their adult identity.

If you are going to de-school, remember that home schooling, because it is one - on - one training, is much more efficient than learning in a large classroom, with one adult and 20 to 30 children.

Project World School International Retreats - Teens and young adults are invited to participate in one of Project World School «s immersive learning events in 2015.

Teens and young adults are invited to participate in Project World School «s immersive learning events around the world.

Organised by South Haringey Infants School (London) and Haringey Adult Learning Service, the SHARE FOR DADS group of approximately ten fathers meets weekly on a Friday morning in Haringey Infants School.

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This includes learning to use many more hands - on materials and activities (that are not practical in a large classroom with many children and only one adult), checking the regulations in your area, finding out about home school groups, places to visit for your field trips, etc..

The major benefits of Forest School, as listed in the book, «Forest School and Outdoor Learning in the Early Years» by Sara Knight are increased confidence and self - belief; social skills with increased awareness of the consequence of their actions on other people, peers and adults and the ability to work cooperatively; more sophisticated written and spoken language; increased motivation and concentration; improved stamina and gross and fine motor skills; increased respect for the environment and increased observational skills; ability to have new perspectives and form positive relationships with others; a ripple effect to the family.

5) And all adults — in school and out — should learn not to confuse «rigor» with «load.»

Additional participants in the Jamaica Now Planning Initiative include: 165th Street Business Improvement District, 180th Street Business Improvement District, Jamaica Center Business Improvement District and Sutphin Boulevard Business Improvement District, A Better Jamaica, A Better Way Family & Community Center, Addisleigh Park Civic Association, Alliance of South Asian American Laborers, America Works, Antioch Baptist Church, Brinkerhoff Action Associates, Inc., Center for Integration & Advancement for New Americans, Center for New York City Neighborhoods, Chhaya Community Development Corporation, Citizens Housing & Planning Council, Community Healthcare Network of New York City, Cultural Collaborative Jamaica, Damian Family Care Center, Edge School of the Art, Exploring the Metropolis, Farmers Boulevard Community Development Corporation, First Presbyterian Church in Jamaica, Fortune Society, Goodwill Industries of Greater New York & New Northern New Jersey, Greater Allen Development Corporation, Greater Triangular Civic Association, Indo Caribbean Alliance, Jamaica Center for Arts & Learning, Jamaica Hospital, Jamaica Muslim Center; Jamaica Performing Arts Center, Jamaica YMCA, King Manor, LaGuardia Community College Adult & Continuing Education, Mutual Housing Association of New York, Neighborhood Housing Services Jamaica, New York Alliance for Careers in Healthcare, Queens College, Queens Council on the Arts, Queens Economic Development Corporation, Queens Hospital, Queens Legal Services, Queens Library; Queens Workforce1 Center, SelfHelp, Sikh Cultural Society, Sunnyside Community Services, Inc., The Jamaica Young Professionals, The Jamaica Youth Leaders, The Tate Group, Upwardly Global, Visiting Nurse Service of New York, and Y - Roads.

«I think what is incredibly important here in New York City and part of the work that I've been able to be part of in my district is really looking at social - emotional learning and mental - social well - being of students in schools and quite frankly the adults it serves,» he continued.

Since 1985, Project 2061 has led the way in science education reform by first defining adult science literacy in its influential publication Science for All Americans and then specifying what K - 12 students need to know in Benchmarks for Science Literacy, which helps educators implement science literacy goals in the classroom; the AAAS Science Assessment website with more than 700 middle school test items; and WeatherSchool @ AAAS, an online resource where students can use real - world data to learn about the fundamental principles of weather and climate.

When I was in medical school, I spent a summer in an Indian Reservation in the Upper Peninsula [of] Michigan and went to University of Michigan, and there we did a survey of nutrition and found that half of the population, adult population, was diabetic and that really fascinated me; and I wondered why, and we also used some dietary assessment methods and found that actually we could learn a lot about what people were eating were some fairly simple ways of measuring diet; and so in some ways I have spent the rest of my career trying to unravel some of those questions.

On the other hand, studies have shown that learning another language can help school - age children do better in math and can delay the onset of dementia in older adults.

This is an excellent opportunity to test the Summer school learnings and prepare for the European examination in adult respiratory medicine.

My dad always said that you shouldn't stop learning just because you're not in school, but in addition to expanding your knowledge and skill sets, taking an adult class also allows you to come together with people from all backgrounds.

For a learning space to be healthily used by every age group in a school (including adults), for it to allow movement and encourage flexible use, the furniture must have good ergonomic features such as adjustability, be fit for purpose and be comfortable.

In a set of case studies published in 2005, Massachusetts 2020, an independent organization dedicated to improving learning opportunities, found that extended schooling allowed for broader and deeper coverage of the curriculum, more opportunities for experiential learning, greater individualization of instruction, and stronger relationships between adults and studentIn a set of case studies published in 2005, Massachusetts 2020, an independent organization dedicated to improving learning opportunities, found that extended schooling allowed for broader and deeper coverage of the curriculum, more opportunities for experiential learning, greater individualization of instruction, and stronger relationships between adults and studentin 2005, Massachusetts 2020, an independent organization dedicated to improving learning opportunities, found that extended schooling allowed for broader and deeper coverage of the curriculum, more opportunities for experiential learning, greater individualization of instruction, and stronger relationships between adults and students.

As young adults make the transition from high school to college, Gauld claims that the biggest challenge they face is learning not to «drown» in free time.

I know that if we're going to transform our schools into the kinds of learning places where our children will thrive we need to attend to the culture of the adults who work in schools.

Design and innovation flourish in school cultures that value dialogue and adult learning.

Dr. Steve Seidel, an expert on alternative student assessment, has been named Director of Harvard Project Zero (HPZ), a research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that explores the development of learning in children, adults, and organizations.

Student learning and the process of adult behavior change in schools are just as complex as the typical disease process — and probably less well understood.

This threatens the state's ability to sustain the current economic boom and traps the workers themselves in jobs with little opportunity to advance, according to New Skills for a New Economy, a new study based on over two years of research conducted at the Harvard Graduate School of Education's National Center for Adult Literacy and Learning (NCSALL) and Northeastern University's Center for Labor Market Studies.

In my 15 + years in the education field, I've taught in K - 12 and adult learning settings, in both public and private schools, teaching literacy, English Literature, and ESIn my 15 + years in the education field, I've taught in K - 12 and adult learning settings, in both public and private schools, teaching literacy, English Literature, and ESin the education field, I've taught in K - 12 and adult learning settings, in both public and private schools, teaching literacy, English Literature, and ESin K - 12 and adult learning settings, in both public and private schools, teaching literacy, English Literature, and ESin both public and private schools, teaching literacy, English Literature, and ESL.

Kids do not learn these things in our schools today because the schooling experience is too limited, it's not real world enough, it's not connected to adults, they're disconnected from all sorts of realities.

Harvard Project Zero is a research group at the Harvard Graduate School of Education that explores the development of learning in children, adults, and organizations.

Completely «virtual» out - of - school education will have limited appeal — eight - year - olds still need an adult nearby, plus other kids — but there's vast potential in «blended» learning under the school roof.

Students are required to study school organization, adult development, special education or English Language Learning, as well as instructional leadership in a subject matter of their choosing.

The existence of an orderly learning environment throughout the school — established through positive rather than negative means, whereby there are high levels of teacher consistency about how it is «enforced» and structures in place to ensure that all students are known well by at least one adult in the school — is a fundamental precondition for improved teaching and learning to occur on which the subsequent improvement in student learning outcomes can be based.

The report, two years in the making, calls on America's high schools to evolve into smaller communities where students and adults know each other well, the curriculum emphasizes depth over breadth, and a flexible, active learning process replaces the factory - era model of teachers lecturing to rows of students.

Of equal importance, these online applications can free up time for adults in the classroom or school building to play roles beyond those of traditional direct instruction — as a tutor, mentor, coach, etc. — to drive students» learning.

The key to improving student learning is creating new forms of adult learning first in schools, districts, and communities,» says Tony Wagner, co-director of HGSE's new Change Leadership Group.

Educators from the Harvard Graduate School of Education, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Teaching Systems Lab, and the instructional design firm Fresh Cognate have created Youth in Front, a new hub of learning - oriented resources and multimedia assets for young activists and the educators and adult allies interested making their voices heard — particularly those who are stepping into activism for the first time, and for the educators who are responding to action in their schools and communities.

An investigator for a non-profit law firm told us he enrolled in Saving Schools to better understand his clients: «I am most interested in learning about the forces in American education that... graduate significantly underperforming students that too often end up serving adult hard time, or losing their lives, in correctional facilities».