Sentences with phrase «affect change in their community»

We want the chance to affect change in our community, to creatively problem - solve, to use our autonomy for our students» benefit, and to engage socially with everyone around us.

She continues to affect change in the community.

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In order to affect change, the first task is to take the initiative to pull together of sphere of people who are interested and concerned in the same things, and to then start conversing with the schools or feeder patterns in your community about how to help them improve in the areas of your concerIn order to affect change, the first task is to take the initiative to pull together of sphere of people who are interested and concerned in the same things, and to then start conversing with the schools or feeder patterns in your community about how to help them improve in the areas of your concerin the same things, and to then start conversing with the schools or feeder patterns in your community about how to help them improve in the areas of your concerin your community about how to help them improve in the areas of your concerin the areas of your concern.

I'm proud of what I have accomplished but I know to affect real and lasting change in our community, I have to demand our message be heard in Albany.»

Prudence Heston of Salt Air Farm in Cutchogue said changes to the special events law affected a «tremendous number of businesses in this community» and people wanted the opportunity to talk about it.

We monitor demographic, economic, and political changes and anticipate how they may affect older adults in our community.

to maintain positive changes made in the [latest] map, further improve boundaries to reflect demographic changes and in particular address outstanding issues affecting minority voting rights and Asian American communities.»

She has had experiences with reporters who thought the scientific community «didn't know anything» when she expressed caveats and uncertainty around a complex topic (such as how mosquito - borne diseases in the U.S. - Mexico border region may be affected by climate change).

Over the past 20 years, evidence that humans are affecting the climate has accumulated inexorably, and with it has come ever greater certainty across the scientific community in the reality of recent climate change and the potential for much greater change in the future.

In a recent paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Woolbright describes how populations and communities like these, known as climate relicts, can help scientists understand how ecological communities are affected by climate changIn a recent paper published in Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Woolbright describes how populations and communities like these, known as climate relicts, can help scientists understand how ecological communities are affected by climate changin Trends in Ecology and Evolution, Woolbright describes how populations and communities like these, known as climate relicts, can help scientists understand how ecological communities are affected by climate changin Ecology and Evolution, Woolbright describes how populations and communities like these, known as climate relicts, can help scientists understand how ecological communities are affected by climate change.

Kolker and his colleagues, meanwhile, are using genomic analyses to look at changes in bacterial communities in soils as proxies to understand how the wetlands may be affected by oil.

Cleaning and greening vacant lots might be just enough of a change, Kaplan says, to help build a sense of ownership and neighborhood identity in the affected communities so they can come together and push for larger improvements like better schools and sanitation — and remain in the neighborhood to enjoy them.

The researchers were interested not just in how the clinical trial participants» behavior changed, but also in how these efforts affected the community as a whole, said Thomas Coates, Project Accept's overall principal investigator and director of UCLA's Center for World Health.

Predicting the impact of climate change on ecological communities is tricky, but predicting the impact of El Niño, the cyclical warming in the Pacific Ocean that affects temperature and rainfall around the globe, is even trickier.

Instead, Catholic leaders like Wenski and Carolyn Woo, who heads Catholic Relief Services in the United States, chose to focus on adaptation efforts and providing relief to communities that are affected by the changing climate and other environmental hazards.

In a statement emailed to ScienceInsider, Lochhead said: «I will be happy to meet representatives of the science community and reassure them that these changes will not affect research as it is currently carried out in Scotland.&raquIn a statement emailed to ScienceInsider, Lochhead said: «I will be happy to meet representatives of the science community and reassure them that these changes will not affect research as it is currently carried out in Scotland.&raquin Scotland.»

That's especially important since many decisions that will affect how communities fare in a changing climate will be made locally, said Rosina Bierbaum, dean of University of Michigan's School of Natural Resources and Environment.

Some gaps in the research include getting a better understanding of the distribution of species and habitats, understanding how marine populations respond to stressors and looking at how changes in climate can affect individual species and ecological communities.

The new study is one of the first to monitor recent large - scale glacier change in Bolivia, to better understand how receding glaciers could affect communities in the country.

Several reasonable explanations arise given these results: (1) all players were exercising, and exercise produces predictable changes in skin habitat conditions that are likely to affect bacterial communities over time; (2) players were acquiring microbial transients from the built environment; and (3) players were coming into repeated physical contact with their teammates and those from opposing teams, often using the sampled area of their upper arms, and potentially sharing portions of their skin microbiomes.

The changes in sea level can have a dramatic impact locally on coral communities, but it's how those warmer, higher waters affect the atmosphere that really matters globally.

The articles on the SAHFOS site (http://192.171.163.165/) bring up the same concerns, namely that anthropogenic climate change could affect plankton and these changes in the plankton communities could cascade through the entire ocean ecosystem, and show that these changes in the plankton communities have already started.

For my post-doctoral project, I decided to focus on the question, «to what extent can atmospheric pollutants, such as CO2 and ozone, exert a selective effect on woody plant species, and how are the resulting changes in the genetic composition of the plant community likely to affect the animals that feed on them?»

Such models focus on changes in the distribution or extent of species» «climate space», but the broad range of climate - change - related stresses that affect population ecology and physiology and that may have consequences at ecosystem and community levels [12] are not fully reflected.

Because everyone in this global community will be affected by climate change, it will be for our own benefit if we manage to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in such a way that global warming is limited to less than 2 degrees Celsius», says Prof. Ulf Riebesell, marine biologist at GEOMAR Helmholtz Centre for Ocean Research Kiel and coordinator of BIOACID.

Changes in coral communities also affect the species that depend on them, such as the fish and invertebrates that rely on live coral for food, shelter, or recruitment habitat.

A recent study may be changing the way in which the medical community looks at how strenuous exercise affects the immune system.

Children, youth and students have played an important role as agents of change, participating actively in discussions that affect their future, advocating for a transformation in their learning environments and bringing the messages of sustainability and global citizenship home to parents and communities.

Also, changes in the size and selection process of the Board of Education affected the Board's recognition of black community interests.

In empowering children to act as agents of change, Child - to - Child helps children identify issues and actions they can take to affect the conditions in which they, their families and their community livIn empowering children to act as agents of change, Child - to - Child helps children identify issues and actions they can take to affect the conditions in which they, their families and their community livin which they, their families and their community live.

Making a sustainable and peaceful world requires that a globalized youth generation be actively engaged in different communities and take the necessary actions to affect positive change.

This year's gathering, which is one of the largest youth leadership conferences in the U.S., comes at an opportune time, as today's youth are more motivated than ever to make a difference in their communities and affect positive change for the world.

After a short time in the community, however, she decided that the religious life limited her abilities to affect change so she abandoned the religious vocation.

The entire waiver process was sloppily administered in the first place, with Duncan granting waivers to states (and allowing them to ignore whole sections of No Child) even thought they have not yet implemented or enacted all the proposals within their applications, and the administration ignoring concerns raised by its own peer review panels about such matters as how states have ignored the need to gain consultation on proposed changes from American Indian tribes as required under the U.S. Constitution (as well as from black and Latino communities equally affected by the evisceration of accountability).

In my interview with Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary - General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, we discussed the cycle of poor student performance in at - risk communities, the key characteristics of schools that affect the level of performance, how government policy can support students, and the relevance of the PISA test in a changing education environmenIn my interview with Andreas Schleicher, Director for Education and Skills, Special Advisor on Education Policy to the Secretary - General at the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, we discussed the cycle of poor student performance in at - risk communities, the key characteristics of schools that affect the level of performance, how government policy can support students, and the relevance of the PISA test in a changing education environmenin at - risk communities, the key characteristics of schools that affect the level of performance, how government policy can support students, and the relevance of the PISA test in a changing education environmenin a changing education environment.

The Outstanding Youth Advocate of the Year Award is presented to a young person — who — through his or her creativity, leadership, and dedication, has positively affected policy or change in his or her school or community in a way that aligns with PTA's mission and goals.

Our mission is to provide opportunities for self - transformation, leadership, and community building to educators in order to affect meaningful change in the classroom, school, community and society.

SA RISE (San Antonio Rising in Solidarity for Equity) seeks to foster collaboration among students, parents, educators, and other community members to build a base of power that will affect educational change through political and social action.

This section of the Middle School Matters Field Guide lays out principles for schools to follow in implementing change that will affect the school climate, culture, and partnerships (across schools, families, and communities) in a positive way.

That lawsuit charged the DOE with violating state education law by making zoning changes that affect neighborhood schools without approval from Community Education Councils, effectively denying parents and children access to neighborhood schools without a voice in the process.

Though they vary widely in policy and practice, experience in the Achievement School District, the Recovery School District, and other statewide turnaround districts points to the central importance of both a sufficient and sustainable talent pipeline and clear, honest communication with students, parents, and communities affected by the changes.

Once they understand the power of one strand in the web of life to affect others, the program encourages students to align their daily choices with their values and make positive change in their communities.

«At the end of the day, the leaders are working in pursuit of their organization's vested self - interest, most of the changes they are likely to instigate will affect those organizations internally, and will exert very little impact on the arts community at large.»

Organized by SFMOMA's Deena Chalabi, Dominic Willsdon, and Stella Lochman, «Public Knowledge» addresses recent shifts in the Bay Area resulting from the technology industry boom and how those changes affect cultural memory.7 The boom has led to rising socioeconomic inequality, pushing families from their traditional communities and pricing out cultural spaces.

The artists each talked about their practices using their Creative Capital - supported projects (and others) to illustrate their experiences in working closely with communities to bring about change through creative engagement, embedding themselves in particular neighborhoods to realize social goals, build networks and affect cultural practices.

The articles on the SAHFOS site (http://192.171.163.165/) bring up the same concerns, namely that anthropogenic climate change could affect plankton and these changes in the plankton communities could cascade through the entire ocean ecosystem, and show that these changes in the plankton communities have already started.

There has been an ongoing debate, both in and outside the scientific community, whether rapid climate change in the Arctic might affect circulation patterns in the mid-latitudes, and thereby possibly the frequency or intensity of extreme weather events.

Food webs are affected by changes in the structure of ecological communities and shifts in the geographic ranges of species.

I am talking about the ideas that deal with the reshaping of our identities, as both individuals and communities, given what we now know about the changing living conditions on our planet, and of a new sense of identification with, and commitment to, those who will be affected in the future by the way we live right now, by both what we are doing and what we are not doing yet.

Perhaps a focus on individual actions helps to relieve an element of responsibility from other sectors, but we at the Earth Institute have always seen the potential for individual actions leading the way towards broader change — not only in our personal lives, but in how our actions affect our communities, our organizations, our workplaces and our schools.