Sentences with phrase «among schools and educators»

In order to do this successfully, however, it will be necessary to boost professional capacity among schools and educators.

Not exact matches

So it is a case of agreeing to disagree and of seeking to reduce conflict by allowing educators to create distinctive schools and allowing parents to choose among those schools without financial penalty.

They largely refused to acknowledge that poverty rather than school quality was the root cause of the educational problems of disadvantaged kids, for fear that saying so would merely reinforce a long - standing belief among public educators that students unlucky enough to live in poverty shouldn't be expected to achieve at high levels — and public educators shouldn't be expected to get them there.

is the mega-message food and fitness experts hope to send next week at the first national «Healthy Schools Summit» in Washington, D.C. Worried about the weight gain among American children, the experts and educators want to share ideas to help kids fight fat.

The Society of Health and Physical Educators, among other groups, recommends at least 150 minutes of PE a week for elementary schoolers — that means an average of 30 minutes a day.

A dramatic spike in the use of a particular type of electronic cigarette among middle and high school students has local parents, educators and activists, clamoring for action.

A group of classroom teachers from schools with newly created teacher leadership positions told delegates how educators in the new positions are nurturing collaboration and professional growth among their colleagues.

The efficiency and authority needed to execute its ambitious Renewal Schools program is critical to assuring accountability among educators and ultimately success among students.

But even the best educators are only effective when they show up, and school officials in Buffalo are raising concerns about high rates of absenteeism among teachers.

Bill de Blasio's selection of Carmen Fariña as the new schools chancellor has raised hopes among classroom educators for an end to the obsession with high - stakes testing and a renewed focus on teaching and learning.

In October, Drakes and Donovan will be among a group of teachers giving a presentation on their experiences using the Toward High School Biology unit and helping to lead a workshop to introduce the new unit to attendees of the 2017 Area Conference of the NSTA, the world's largest organization of science educators.

About Morehouse School of Medicine Founded in 1975, Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) is among the nation's leading educators of primary care physicians, biomedical scientists and public health professionals.

Coherent missions and moral socialization through networks that incorporate family, school, and other aspects of life (in this case, churches) are among the hallmarks of Christian schools and may provide direction to public educators who are worried about alienated adolescents and withdrawn families.

Among other things, great school systems decentralize pedagogical methods to schools and teachers, and put in place incentives for frontline educators to share innovative practices across schools.

Following a new report that found disconcerting levels of gender bias among teen boys, teen girls, and even the mothers of teen boys and girls, HGSE's Making Caring Common project has now released a toolkit for educators [PDF] who want to spur discussion about gender stereotypes and discrimination in their school communities.

Even so, parents» opinions affect their choices among schools as well as, likely, the political pressure they may exert on educators and policymakers.

Educators and academics, Ed School faculty and alumni among them, have begun to engage with boredom, investigating its systemic causes and potential solutions.

Over the past twenty years, Mapp's research and practice focus has been on the cultivation of partnerships among families, community members and educators that support student achievement and school improvement.

We speak to Mere Berryman, from the University of Waikato in Hamilton, about a program aimed at increasing engagement among Maori secondary school students in New Zealand and the implications for educators here in Australia.

Among these programs are the Public Education Leadership Project in conjunction with the Harvard Business School, and the Executive Leadership Program for Educators with the Business School and the Kennedy School of Government.

The leader and inspiration for this teacher study tour offered for professional development credits is Dr. Mary Ann De Mello, Assistant School Superintendent in Hopkinton, MA who recently completed her doctoral dissertation titled: «The Impact of Study Tours in Developing Global - Mindedness Among PK - 12 Educators» (2011).

The report by the nonprofit research organization urges, among other recommendations, that states align high school exit exams with entry - level college coursework, that educators at the high school and college levels collaborate more, and that high schools prepare students for the independence they will experience in college.

Missouri's process of adopting school standards has been among the nation's most arduous, marked by repeated attempts to make them easy for parents and educators to understand.

For example, when asked about lowering student grades for disciplinary reasons, approximately half of public school teachers and administrators responded that this action was prohibited; among the educators who did think such disciplinary actions were permissible, 32 percent reported that students subject to such disciplinary sanctions were entitled to formal due process protections.

The articles also do not take up what is happening inside the classrooms and in interactions between and among educators and young adolescents, nor the organizational structure of the schools, nor the policy and community contexts within which those schools reside.

The research question for educators at St Philip's Christian College in Newcastle is: What is the effectiveness of problem - based learning (PBL) in the development of... critical thinking, collaboration, and communication among Stage Four students across two schools?

More than 40 years after its inception, the General Educational Development Test has evolved from an emergency wartime measure to provide equivalency diplomas for soldiers drafted out of high school, into a certification of attainment that has won widespread acceptance among educators and employers.

Simply put, comparisons among similarly circumstanced schools send more useful performance signals to educators and local decisionmakers than the alternatives.

Confusion abounds among educators and the broader public about the purpose of charter schools and how these independent public schools relate to school district improvement efforts.

But a decade ago several trends in American education, and in the Catholic Church, made a Catholic - operated public school seem increasingly possible: 1) the traditional, parish - based Catholic school system, especially in the inner cities, was crumbling; 2) equally troubled urban public - school systems were failing to educate most of their students; and 3) a burgeoning charter school movement, born in the early 1990s, was beginning to turn heads among educators in both the private and public sectors.

Educators have developed 6 models for blended learning, and teachers and / or schools select from among them based upon their unique student populations.

Drawn from case studies of 17 such schools in 10 California districts, the 64 - page report from the University of California, Los Angeles, also is based on hundreds of interviews with educators, charter school founders, and parents, among others.

Educators differ slightly in how they define these skills, which help kids pay attention in class, develop friendships on the playground, and make smart decisions after the school day ends, among other self - regulation tasks.

In this episode, we focus on a program aimed at increasing engagement among Maori secondary school students in New Zealand and the implications for educators here in Australia.

Fueled by a confluence of interests among urban parents, progressive educators, and school reform refugees, a small but growing handful of diverse charter schools like Capital City has sprouted up in big cities over the past decade: others are High Tech High in San Diego; E. L. Haynes in Washington, D.C.; Larchmont Charter School and Citizens of the World Prep in Los Angeles; Summit in Northern California; the five - school Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, pagschool reform refugees, a small but growing handful of diverse charter schools like Capital City has sprouted up in big cities over the past decade: others are High Tech High in San Diego; E. L. Haynes in Washington, D.C.; Larchmont Charter School and Citizens of the World Prep in Los Angeles; Summit in Northern California; the five - school Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, pagSchool and Citizens of the World Prep in Los Angeles; Summit in Northern California; the five - school Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, pagschool Denver School of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, pagSchool of Science and Technology (DSST) network; Community Roots, Brooklyn Prospect Charter School, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, pagSchool, and Upper West Success Academy in New York City; and Bricolage Academy, planned for New Orleans (see sidebar, page 33).

The U.S. secretary of education's call to «turn around» the nation's 5,000 worst - performing schools has found a warm welcome among educators and policymakers who see that focus as long overdue.

In response to widespread demands for better public education and for more choice among public schools, a number of state legislatures in the early 1990s permitted educators and local communities to develop charter schools.

Myers was among the first master educators for D.C. Public Schools (DCPS) under chancellor Rhee and contributed to the design of...

The fact that educators, parents, students, and the community have played a role in planning and preparation of a crisis plan is the reason schools are still among the safest places for children and adults.

The survey results presented in this report offer important insights into: educators» perspectives on issues related to student engagement and motivation; the levels of engagement and motivation among students at respondents» schools; potential strategies and solutions; and a range of related topics.

For educators, the upshot of Hirsch's inventory is this: When schools fail to build a common knowledge base among our children — and particularly for those who come from low - income homes or are English - language learners — we are essentially condemning them to something less than full literacy and citizenship.

But these children will also need great schools led by amazing educators, and urban charter schools are among the most cost - effective way to provide these children the schools that they deserve.

Being the sole accountant and chief financial officer among a school of educators can be quite intimidating and sometimes lonely.

Proactive leadership develops a shared vision for educational technology among all education stakeholders, including teachers and support staff, school and district administrators, teacher educators, students, parents and the community.

Among the books educator Lisa Signorelli has read about teaching children in high poverty schools, she finds Disrupting Poverty: Five Powerful Classroom Practices is the easiest to understand and contains very impactful strategies to use in the classroom.

A get - tough attitude prevailed among educators in the 1980s and 1990s, but research shows that zero - tolerance policies don't make schools safer and lead to disproportionate discipline for students of color.

All around the world interest in Flipped Learning is growing among educators, school administrators, and education leaders

The key is making sure that schools and educators have the tools to provide students with the kind of education they need to clear the bar, including resources, the ability to build teams of excellent educators, and enough flexibility at the school level to adjust the length of the school day and year (among other things).

Among the many powerful benefits that can accrue when students work together lies one potential danger: the possibility of cheating, which can arise from complex group dynamics and a school's cultural norms, and which can be masked by the very collaboration that educators want to encourage.

After all, Fryer understood that implementing his research would require significant political will among district and school leaders, not to mention the dedication and hard work of educators.