Sentences with phrase «as extended learning time»

Unfortunately, many of the most important features of the plan, such as extended learning time in core subjects and a longer school day to include enrichment in art, music, and academic tutoring, were never funded at adequate levels by the state.

The researchers also calculated the proportion of the change due to «within - school» reforms (such as extended learning time, professional development, and Common Core implementation) versus shifts in enrollment toward district and charter schools with higher academic growth, a metric they call «between - school» reforms.

Massachusetts also has made strides raising scores in low - income districts through programs such as extended learning time.

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The measure, known as Laverne's Law, extends the amount of time a suit can be filed up from 2-1/2 to 7 years from when the plaintiff has learned of a diagnosis instead of when the cause of the illness occurred.

Nine school districts in New York state were named as grant recipients, with Utica receiving the second biggest portion of the $ 24 million earmarked for the Extended Learning Time Initiative.

But Ryan Gosling and Andrew Garfield learned the hard way that the Academy is truly No Country for Young Twinks, just as Firth will now have to come to terms with the notion that his time as the thinking woman's sex symbol may not extend much longer beyond the time it takes to say, «I'd like to thank the Academy.»

We've already seen an extended trailer for Supergirl (which we've included again below in case you missed it), but there's also a new comedy with Jane Lynch called Angel from Hell as well as the series adaptation of Limitless, which we just learned will see Bradley Cooper guest star from time to time.

Speakers — who as a group represented a range of opinions on extended learning time — included American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten, Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) cofounder David Levin, Boston Public Schools Superintendent Carol Johnson, Ford Foundation President Luis Ubinas, Massachusetts Secretary of Education and HGSE Senior Lecturer Paul Reville, and New York University Professor Pedro Noguera.

But as those in the education community know ~ it is not necessarily the idea of extending learning time that is appealing it is the idea of expanding learning opportunities.

Through the Outreach strand, the larger focus of the initiative, researchers develop and support informative and interactive educational experiences which vary in length and time commitment involved as well as those that are designed to meet the needs of different audiences with the ISV network — those new to PZ ideas, those familiar with some PZ frameworks who want to extend their learning to other frameworks and tools, and those with a long history of using certain frameworks who want to deepen and push their practice in new ways.

Distinct from his school department (which, like more than 90 percent of Rhode Island's school districts, is governed by an elected school committee), OCYL's mission was to extend learning time for as many Cumberland children and youth as possible while raising the community's expectations regarding educational outcomes.

Reach extension can take several forms, such as redesigning jobs to concentrate 3X teacher time on instruction, putting star teachers in charge of more children's learning, and using technology to extend 3X teacher reach and meet their standard.

The 13 - week program, which focuses on the power of a group as a learning environment, and documentation as a way to shape, extend, and make visible how and what we learn, will be offered three times in 2015 beginning on February 23, June 1, and September 21.

While writing assignments given as homework can reinforce and extend what is learned in class, Behrman advises instructors to have students begin their written work during class time so they know exactly what is expected.

In its first year as an extended - learning - time school last year, the day at Kuss was expanded by almost two hours.

Summer instruction in particular may be as important as any extended time intervention, as it serves to maintain continuous learning, counters the loss of achievement gains caused by long gaps in school, and provides needed nutrition and other auxiliary supports (Borman & Dowling, 2006).

However, in cases of extended leave in which the teacher returns late in the school year and does not have nine weeks, the teacher should set SGOs for as much time as is available, provided that the teacher has an opportunity to have a significant impact on students» learning during that abbreviated period of time.

He has published on topics such as teacher coaching, teacher layoffs, teacher - parent communication, teacher professional growth, school working conditions, and extended learning time.

Winter is a great time to extend your students» knowledge of weather and the climate with activities such as learning vocabulary terms and the components of climate systems, as well as how scientists act like detectives when studying climate changes.

Aside from their role serving as a «safe space» for students after school hours, today's Out - of - School - Time (OST) programs - which include after - school, summer, and other holistic extended - learning opportunities - are innovative, outcomes - based, and surprisingly diverse.

Develop the expertise to support extended learning time as a standard part of state interventions in low - performing schools or reconstitution of failing schools.

Research shows that for professional development to have a chance at boosting student achievement, it must happen over an extended period of time in high - value forms such as coaching or collaboration that are aligned with the goals for teaching and learning.

The article offers five practices that can help schools improve educational achievement for these students: acceptance of shared responsibility by school staff; a dual curriculum that promotes language development as well as academic needs; careful consideration of how to integrate immigrants with the general school population; extended learning time; and individual progress records.

Communities of Practice (CoP) can be defined, in part, as a process of social learning that occurs when people who have a common interest in a subject or area collaborate over an extended period of time, sharing ideas and strategies, determine solutions, and build innovations.

Expanded learning time, as the department defines it, would extend the school day, week, or year for all students, therefore capturing all students in a school, including those who might not enroll in before - or afterschool programs.

In general, research shows that for professional development to have a chance at boosting student achievement, it must happen over an extended period of time in high - value forms such as coaching or collaboration that are aligned with the goals for teaching and learning.

And when Commissioner Pryor met with the superintendents from the 30 lowest performing districts, he explained that if those school districts wanted the $ 39 million that was included in this year's «education reform» bill, they would need to use the funds for a limited set of reforms, such as «extended learning time.»

His appreciation for the presence of Inglewood students extends into student programs, as evidenced by a corps of Litton students who volunteer every semester to spend time with Inglewood fourth graders helping them learn how to read.

As schools increasingly put content online to create blended learning opportunities or as students go entirely online for school, technology is a key factor in extending learning timAs schools increasingly put content online to create blended learning opportunities or as students go entirely online for school, technology is a key factor in extending learning timas students go entirely online for school, technology is a key factor in extending learning time.

more clearly acknowledges that evidence of student learning must extend beyond standardized test scores to include other measures, such as demonstration of growth over time, parental feedback, performance on formative assessments, and demonstrations of engagement and self - efficacy; and

Most of them did this, however, by compensation strategies, such as memorizing, repeating, spending extended periods of time attempting to master large amounts of material, and receiving extensive help from friends and siblings, rather than by mastering the requirements of successful learning in a formal educational setting.

Research on effective school reform and teacher professional development is consistent with the research on effective schools in general, in that it stresses the importance of teachers learning and changing together over an extended period of time, as they reflect on their practice and implement new teaching strategies (Fullan, 2000; Fullan & Hargreaves, 1996; Louis & Kruse, 1995; Richardson & Placier, in press.)

Teachers assign homework for a variety of reasons: to help students review what has been learned; to help them prepare for the next class session; to extend student exploration of topics more fully than class time permits; or to help students gain skill in self - directed learning and using resources such as libraries and reference materials.

The Buck Institute for Education defines project - based learning (PBL) as «a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem or challenge.»

I explained to parents, students, and teachers how having certain accommodations in place, such as extended time on tests, can give people with learning differences a «level playing field,» not an advantage as may seem to think.

And extended learning time (ELT) is being proposed as a core strategy for school turnaround.

The model creates more learning time for students through an extended day and year as well as more efficient and effective educational delivery provided through a four - tiered staffing approach (from resident to master teacher), looping and small - group, discourse - rich blended learning instruction.

The Buck Institute for Education describes Project Based Learning as, «a teaching method in which students gain knowledge and skills by working for an extended period of time to investigate and respond to an engaging and complex question, problem, or challenge.»

«We made quite a lot of changes before the start of qualifying to extend our test session and to learn as much as we could during the limited track time,» said Gavin, who turned his quickest time on his fifth lap.

Not all puppies live in the most learning - friendly environment as some are left alone for extended bouts of time and that can do irreparable damage to their development.

- the 18 returning classes were chosen by seeing which popular classes would fit with the game - they also wanted to include classes to cover roles that the roster was lacked - the Pugilist class was added because the first group of classes selected did not include any with bashing and binding attacks - War Magus was added because the Medic was the only healer class in the roster at that point - they couldn't simply include all popular classes as that would have skewed the balance of the game - as for the Hero class, they with balanced offensive and defensive capabilities, but this made things to similar to other classes - this was rectified by adding after - images and other skills with good synergy - when an after - image appears, it does the same skills as the Hero, except on the following turn - it becomes possible for skills that usually can not be used multiple times in a row to be activated multiple turns in a row - it also means skills that only have an effect for one turn can be extended to two - after - images use not only the Hero's own class skills, but also their subclass skills - if the subclass is an Imperial, the Drive skill can be used multiple times in a row - when using Hero as a subclass to Nightseeker, the character can cover the Nightseeker's weaknesses of having low defense - after - images can also help increase the chances of inflicting status ailments - subclasses can be used to make up for weakness - Swordsman, a class that can learn speed and accuracy boosting skills, would be a good subclass for the Gunner - Reaper as a subclass for War Magus would allow that character to use the scythe's skills to inflict status ailments - the skill tree is slowly unlocked as a character grows - there are more skills that make jobs» individual styles stand out more, or expand the player's choices - the skill tree is also made so that there are less requirements to learn specific skills as compared to 5 - this makes it easier for players to get the skill they want without spending large numbers of skill points on lower skills - it's now easier to put points into skills, which makes re-specing easier - the team faced difficulty in balancing classes that were never meant to be alongside each other - they are doing their best to ensure that they keep the individual classes» identities intact

As we learned during discussions of Flex Time legal education at Osgoode, however, many who support the idea of a Flex Time cohort also want many of the benefits (e.g. a summer term, digital delivery of courses, etc) extended to all students.