Sentences with phrase «approach focuses on schools»

To deal with this potential problem, my second approach focuses on schools that changed their start times during the study period.

Not exact matches

Or, the group focuses on doing deep dives into each other's businesses similar to the case study approach anyone who attended business school would be familiar with.

In this corner we have Professor Randall Thomas of Vanderbilt Law School who said this approach made sense because it «lends itself to allowing these nominees, if elected, to focus on independent decision - making and fulfilling their fiduciary obligations on behalf of shareholders.»

Although his own choice was clearly on the side of the historical approach, there were elements in his thought which paved the way for a marked shift in focus of the Chicago School.

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.

Activities in Waldorf early childhood education take into consideration the age - specific developmental needs of young children, from a focus on will - oriented physical activity in the first three years, then on imaginative play in the middle years of early childhood, and later a more cognitive approach to learning after the child enters school.

Dr. Laptook specializes is Cognitive - Behavioral Therapy and Parent Training and uses these approaches in the treatment of Selective Mutism, with interventions focusing on gradual exposures to facilitate verbalization in the context of working together with both the family and the school setting.

A joint project of Corporate Accountability International and Dr. Nicholas Freudenberg and Monica Gagnon of The City University of New York, the guide focuses on four local policy approaches: school policy, «healthy» zoning, curbing kid - focused marketing, and redirecting subsidies to healthier businesses.

Mr Brown said a more targeted approach at school was needed, including focusing on IT projects and activity - based lessons that engaged boys the most.

We need to be focused on the future we want for the city, having a fresh approach, trying new things that will improve the fundamental aspects of city living: strong schools, safe streets, reliable services connecting people to opportunity.

Last month's mass shooting at a Florida high school put renewed focus on the role of armed school security guards, after a video showed that a sheriff's deputy at the school approached but did not enter the building where the attack was taking place.

«Little research is available that demonstrates the effectiveness of STEM - focused schools in comparison with other schools or that contrasts the relative effectiveness of their different approaches on a variety of student outcomes,» the report notes.

In what's believed to be the first study to examine the issue, the IUPUI researchers focused on the public's reaction to the Sandy Hook Elementary School shootings in 2012 in Newtown, Connecticut, to test their approach.

MD - PhD programs are not the only available approach for training future physician - scientists, but they have, in many respects, become the most visible.2 — 4 In an MD - PhD curriculum, students complete the requirements for both the MD and the PhD, usually by starting with the first two years of medical education and then focusing on graduate school before returning to complete the medical degree.

Join the AANMC and Dr. Heidi Weinhold for a special webinar focused on the naturopathic approaches to managing school stress.

It's been nice to focus nearly singularly on school which is fast approaching, but I have to say I miss you!

The core curriculum of each school will always reflect the Istituto Marangoni stamp, a contemporary and forward thinking approach to the world of fashion with a focus on execution in creative tasks and polished presentation in business projects.

eHarmony's strategy to attract new users has focused primarily on TV advertising, an old school approach, but now they are ready to move forward and capture more users via social media ads.

Stay tuned to the grant winners: Academy 21 at Franklin Central Supervisory Union in Vermont, which is focused on a high - need, predominantly rural community; Cornerstone Charter Schools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in Michigan, which seeks to prepare Detroit students for college and health - focused careers; Da Vinci Schools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which will integrate blended learning, early college, and real - world experiences with its existing project - based learning approach; Education Achievement Authority in Michigan, which, as part of the statewide turnaround authority is trying to create a student - centric system for students in Detroit; Match Education in Massachusetts, which already operates high - performing schools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadschools in Boston and will now focus on using technology to increase the effectiveness of its one - on - one tutoring; Schools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools for the Future in Michigan, which will serve students significantly below grade level; Summit Public Schools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadSchools in California, which aims to build off its experiments in blended - learning models to launch a competency - based school; and Venture Academies in Minnesota, which is a new charter organization that will focus on accelerated college credit attainment and cultivation of entrepreneurial leadership.

As schools around the world focus on how best to prepare students for success in the 21st century, there's been much debate about what approach works best.

States should seize the possibilities for more innovative approaches to school improvement posed by the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), which replaces a law much criticized for its heavy - handed federal role and for focusing schools heavily on teaching for low - level multiple - choice tests in reading and math to the neglect of other subject areas and higher - level skills.

The latest book from the folks behind the Responsive Classroom approach focuses on the all - important first six weeks of school.

For academically at - risk students who have been enrolled in U.S. schools since kindergarten and who have experienced educational opportunities that are basically similar in design and practice, research suggests that a classroom - wide, universal approach focused on building up academic vocabulary and conceptual knowledge would be appropriate.

A more focused approach The system we currently have relies heavily on families and schools» fighting» to get a statement which in the past has come with «hours» of additional support.

As Reckhow and others have noted, the focus in grant making has been on pushing new approaches and broader policy changes that might indirectly foster improvement in high schools — through higher standards, stronger graduation requirements, and better teacher training.

Building on this, Cahill proceeded to set forth a «dynamic model,» arguing that, for true transformation that will allow schools to most effectively move forward with Common Core, schools can not just focus on one area of design, but instead, need to approach reform from a number of different angles.

Instead of plans to increase selection, the EPI advises that «a more promising approach» could be to focus on increasing the quality of existing non-selective school places, as has been successfully achieved in London over the last 20 years.

Harvard Graduate School of Education will work with the Strategic Education Research Partnership and other partners to complete a program of work designed to a) investigate the predictors of reading comprehension in 4th - 8th grade students, in particular the role of skills at perspective - taking, complex reasoning, and academic language in predicting deep comprehension outcomes, b) track developmental trajectories across the middle grades in perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension, c) develop and evaluate curricular and pedagogical approaches designed to promote deep comprehension in the content areas in 4th - 8th grades, and d) develop and evaluate an intervention program designed for 6th - 8th grade students reading at 3rd - 4th grade level.The HGSE team will take responsibility, in collaboration with colleagues at other institutions, for the following components of the proposed work: Instrument development: Pilot data collection using interviews and candidate assessment items, collaboration with DiscoTest colleagues to develop coding of the pilot data so as to produce well - justified learning sequences for perspective - taking, complex reasoning, academic language skill, and deep comprehension.Curricular development: HGSE investigators Fischer, Selman, Snow, and Uccelli will contribute to the development of a discussion - based curriculum for 4th - 5th graders, and to the expansion of an existing discussion - based curriculum for 6th - 8th graders, with a particular focus on science content (Fischer), social studies content (Selman), and academic language skills (Snow & Uccelli).

Even if government accountability is not the norm for government programs, some people may still favor requiring choice schools to take the state test and comply with other components of the high - regulation approach to school choice, such as mandating that schools accept voucher amounts as payment in full, prohibiting schools from applying their own admissions requirements, and focusing programs on low - income students in low - performing schools.

launching of serious new scholarship focusing on the most effective approaches to effective education and race relations in schools with three or more racial groups present in significant numbers and two or more languages strongly represented;

A state can propose its own approach to accountability, for example — as long as it includes «annual measurable objectives,» «priority schools,» «focus schools,» «reward schools,» and on and on and on.

Instead, he does know that the encyclopedic approach to learning that happens in most schools that focuses primarily on achievement and expertise doesn't make sense.

As Morgan Polikoff and other accountability scholars have argued, «a narrow focus on proficiency rates incentivizes schools to focus on those students near the proficiency cut score, while an approach that takes into account all levels of performance incentivizes a focus on all students.»

A promising counter-movement focusing on writing structure and mechanics seems to be gaining momentum, driven in equal measure by the Common Core and a 2012 article in the Atlantic highlighting the success some schools have had with a back - to - basics approach, especially with low - income students and English language learners.

Many schools and districts have formed PLCs, but too often they've only focused on traditional content approaches.

If the government starts to think about the problem in a new, less reactive way and start making significant investments in education to focus on the whole - person and support a whole - school approach we can eliminate our mental health issues.

The authors» suggestion that states could use a «triage» approach to focus resources on the most needy schools confuses what is likely to happen, based on the available resources, with what needs to happen in order to meet state and federal standards.

Uprooting the problem will require a multipronged approach that addresses inequalities across the board and focuses on improving not just schools but entire communities.

The Ashden Sustainable School Awards judging panel found Marton Primary School to be an excellent role model for other small schools where the staff and pupils have adopted a very simple approach, focusing on low cost or no cost actions such as behaviour change to really make a difference.

The secondary version covers: • Leading literacy across the school • Reading for enjoyment and wider reading • Developing teachers» reading approaches and pedagogy • Supporting pupils struggling to read through interventions such as phonics • Writing engagement and enjoyment • Developing teachers» writing knowledge and pedagogy • Supporting pupils struggling to write — spelling, punctuation and grammar • Developing spoken language skills This sample section focuses on leading literacy across the school.

Rather than focusing on the shortcomings of public schooling, a more sensible approach to the problem will be increasing accountability for the process of public education.

Developmental psychologist Stephanie Jones and her team at the Harvard Graduate School of Education are building a new approach to SEL that focuses specifically on simple strategies that can be adapted to many settings.

There is also a heavy focus on in - school development through paired observations of practice, mentoring and coaching approaches (Teacher Training & Professional Studies is largely focused on new entrants whereas for existing staff it's more CPD focused).

Thinking about schools as social organizations, as James Coleman once did, will likely prove a much better approach to addressing problems of motivation than pursuing solutions that focus on using incentives or information to change outcomes.

This school focuses on improving teaching practice through a whole school approach, and all staff are held accountable.

The successful schools approach, to its credit, does focus on measured performance in a standards - based system.

Each entry in Education World's «Partners for Student Success» series focuses on a school or district that has taken a unique approach to bringing together the school, its parents, and the community to help ensure student achievement.

After all, many education schools focus less on enhancing student performance than on proposing unproven instructional approaches such as bilingual education and critical pedagogy.

David Mickenberg, spokesman for the After - School Corporation, said, «This particular after - school program takes a holistic approach and focuses on the arts and musical components.&School Corporation, said, «This particular after - school program takes a holistic approach and focuses on the arts and musical components.&school program takes a holistic approach and focuses on the arts and musical components.»

Self - regulated learning in the primary — secondary schooling transition years offers a proactive pedagogical approach to classroom behaviour management beyond the focus on students» behavioural compliance towards an aspiration to empower students and teachers for lifetime learning.