Sentences with phrase «as their academic growth»

Providing environments that support healthy emotional as well as academic growth makes it more likely that we will see kids who are not diverted from their job of becoming engaged, reasonably happy, functioning members of society.

Some of this is done through strategies from the Responsive Classroom approach to learning, which emphasizes students» social and emotional growth as well as their academic growth.

Morning meetings at Symonds Elementary are a school - wide practice that originated from the Responsive Classroom model, which is based on the idea that students» social - emotional growth is just as important as their academic growth.

The district sought to use that type of analysis, known in L.A. Unified as Academic Growth over Time, in teacher evaluations but was fiercely resisted by the teachers union, which argues that it is unreliable.

In an effort to settle the case, the district and its teachers» union reach agreement on an evaluation program that factors in standardized test scores as well as Academic Growth over Time, a mathematical formula used to measure student achievement.

And, Fletcher said, the program's key measure of student achievement — known as Academic Growth Over Time — is based on state standardized tests that will be phased out in the next few years as California moves toward a new national curriculum and assessments.

It took more than five months and the intervention of a mediator to craft an evaluation that factors in standardized test scores, as well as Academic Growth Over Time, a controversial mathematical formula used to measure student progress.

Not exact matches

Or as Stephen Gordon puts it, academic economists «generally remain open to the idea of using well - thought - out infrastructure projects to promote long - term growth.»

Consider a partial list of developments since just World War II: a broad national decline in denominational loyalty, changes in ethnic identity as hyphenated Americans enter the third and subsequent generations after immigration, the great explosion in the number of competing secular colleges and universities, the professionalization of academic disciplines with concomitant professional formation of faculty members during graduate education, the dramatic rise in the percentage of the population who seek higher education, the sharp trend toward seeing education largely in vocational and economic terms, the rise in government regulation and financing, the great increase in the complexity and cost of higher education, the development of a more litigious society, the legal end of in loco parentis, an exponential and accelerating growth in human knowledge, and so on.

The twentieth century has seen considerable growth in the study of religions as an academic discipline and much discussion about what is involved in this study.

To say this is simply to assert that institutional autonomy and academic freedom are essential conditions of life and growth and indeed of survival for Catholic universities as for all universities.

And perhaps what students need more than anything for these positive academic habits to flourish is to spend as much time as possible in environments where they feel a sense of belonging, independence, and growth — or, to use some of the language of Deci and Ryan, where they experience relatedness, autonomy, and competence.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo laid out a number of efforts in his 2013 agenda to encourage the commercialization of academic research and boost entrepreneurship, including a venture capital fund and network of incubators, which are seen as mechanisms to boost economic growth.

Parents work hard to get into the «right» school mostly in the belief that the «right» school will have more students at a similar level of academic development to their child that is also more safe, and has programs and resources that will foster more student growth as a result.

Like other countries that see knowledge - growth as a pillar of their economies, Wales has created a science agenda that aims not only to expand academic science, but to translate science and technology into applications that lead to economic growth.

Moreover, the academic job situation for astronomers in Canada has improved in the last few years, owing to the retirements of the large cohort of astronomers hired in the late 1960s and the fact that university enrolments have swelled as a result of population growth, the baby boom echo, and increased participation rate.

However, the entrepreneurial spirit that I believe lies within all academics made starting a business a relatively natural extension of my growth as a researcher.

It is an important foundational skill for academic growth as well as behavior.

In it they wrote that policymakers, regulators, financial and academic institutions, among others, as well as the industries themselves can be structurally adverse to innovation — a posture that is blocking ingenuity and technological advances and stunting economic growth in sectors that account for at least 50 % of the U.S. economy.

Despite dramatic growth in enrollment in online charter schools in Ohio, students are not achieving the same academic success as those in brick - and - mortar charter and public schools, finds a study by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development and RAND Corporation.

In this month's issue you'll find articles on the National Research Mentoring Network; the upcoming 2018 NPA Annual Conference; the increase in self care and social media events during NPAW 2017; postdoctoral positions as a «core part of academic career growth»; immigration policies; and understanding burnout in part two of a two - part series.

In the 2007 - 2008 academic year, for instance, awards supported research on topics such as the imaging of brain regions involved in the learning of words, the relation between memory and the growth of brain cells in adulthood, the neural activity behind birdsongs and the processing of sensory data in the brains of infants at risk for autism.

Academic achievement, academic growth, graduation rates as well as graduation - rate growth, English - language proAcademic achievement, academic growth, graduation rates as well as graduation - rate growth, English - language proacademic growth, graduation rates as well as graduation - rate growth, English - language proficiency

Academic proficiency, academic growth (measured by a value table, as well as by double - counting a student who achieved proficiency after falling short the previous year); English - language proficiency; graduatioAcademic proficiency, academic growth (measured by a value table, as well as by double - counting a student who achieved proficiency after falling short the previous year); English - language proficiency; graduatioacademic growth (measured by a value table, as well as by double - counting a student who achieved proficiency after falling short the previous year); English - language proficiency; graduation rates.

Gateway was recently recognized as a California Distinguished School, its Academic Performance Index growth for 2001 and 2002 exceeded the state's targets, and won it a Governor's Award.

Amrein and Berliner concluded, as announced in their press release, «High - stakes tests may inhibit the academic achievement of students, not foster their academic growth.»

As outlined in the iNACOL Quality Assurance Performance Metrics, states, authorizers, and researchers should adopt more accurate measures of individual growth, such as the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalentAs outlined in the iNACOL Quality Assurance Performance Metrics, states, authorizers, and researchers should adopt more accurate measures of individual growth, such as the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalentas the pre - and post-assessment measures typically used by national online learning support organizations (for example, the Measures of Academic Progress [MAP] or the equivalent).

With better measures of academic growth and a little extra money, states could attract providers to underserved populations, rather than discouraging them as a result of the requirements of current accountability systems.

Evidence of student growth that goes beyond academic achievement drives home what so many of the Match leaders and corps members underscored as central to understanding Match Corps: tutoring Match - style is about human capital, relationship building, and providing students with the confidence to succeed, not only in school but in life.

And so one of the things that our group is doing right now is we're engaging with teachers from all around the country, in fact all around the world, to try to learn from them what they're doing in their own classroom practice to instill a growth mindset in their students and to help students see intelligence, and to see their academic ability, as things that they can grow.

As students dig for words to share their stories, it can foster community in the classroom and can spur the growth of academic vocabulary.

Impressed by what they saw, the committee recommended that the state require students to complete a culminating project that demonstrates growth in key academic areas as a graduation requirement.

To illustrate one such practice they could all adopt with a hypothetical that occurs rather routinely, for students entering their schools at a fifth - grade age but reading at a second - grade level and where the district school where the student was formerly enrolled doesn't transfer the students» academic record, the schools could determine a protocol for pre-assessment as soon as a student enrolls so as to create sound individual growth metrics.

Alternatively, there are many reliable interim assessments to measure student growth, such as the Northwest Evaluation Association's Measures of Academic Progress (MAP) that can be given every nine weeks and that measure growth no matter how long a student attends a virtual school.

States could also create entirely separate accountability systems for alternative schools, weighting existing measures differently (e.g. placing less emphasis on proficiency and placing more emphasis on academic growth) and using different indicators, such as high school completion rates instead of cohort graduation rates.

Along these lines, the House Democrats» (unsuccessful) substitute languageincluded «equity indicators» beyond reading and math scores, such as measures for student engagement, discipline, access to courses, academic growth, and more.

Of particular concern are states such as North Carolina that use scaled scores to measure students» academic growth longitudinally across the entire spectrum of student performance.

Schools can also think of themselves as «hubs» for child development and growth, by integrating children's academic growth with their health, wellbeing and safety by working with government and community non-government agencies.

Above all, we need a new policy regime that gives teachers and schools ample incentive to press for academic growth in all their students, just as we need a culture that embraces excellence as well as equity and demands that its education system raise the ceiling on achievement even as it also lifts the floor.

Explore strategies that develop character in a way that supports academic success in school and professional success after school, such as a «Growth Mindset»

The word puvidham loosely translates from Tamil as «love for the earth,» and children learn much of their academics through organic farming, including math (establishing planting patterns), biology (studying the relationships between plant growth and environmental factors), economics (determining the price of a farm product), and language skills (writing about their activities and observations).

Evaluating principals has become a hot topic as districts around the country have begun formally tying the evaluation of school leaders to their students» academic growth.

What are your thoughts on advocating for using nationally normalized assessments (e.g. NWEA MAP) for each student as a baseline for their education growth during the course of an academic year and aggregating education growth on a school, district, student sub-group, etc. basis as a review body saw fit?

It is a guide to content from grade to grade, designed to encourage steady academic growth and progress as children build knowledge and develop skills year after year.

The authors contend that students must develop their emotional and social skills as thoroughly as their academic skills, and that teachers must cultivate this growth.

The focus of education must be on academic learning and growth as opposed to an isolated performance on a single assessment.

The bill replaces AYP standards with a requirement for states to annually measure all students and individual subgroups by: (1) academic achievement as measured by state assessments; (2) for high schools, graduation rates; (3) for schools that are not high schools, a measure of student growth or another valid and reliable statewide indicator; (4) if applicable, progress in achieving English proficiency by English learners; and (5) at least one additional valid and reliable statewide indicator that allows for meaningful differentiation in school performance.

As he follows a handful of promising kids through a system that inhibits, rather than encourages, academic growth, Guggenheim undertakes an exhaustive review of public education, surveying «drop - out factories» and «academic sinkholes,» methodically dissecting the system and its seemingly intractable problems.

Looking through the lens of an independent school educator - leader, I know that although each independent school has its own purposefully crafted mission statement, frequently the statements share a lexicon that include words and phrases such as: character, academic, empower, passions, potential, lifelong commitment, individual growth, social responsibility, ethical, effective citizenship, inclusive, respect, service, inspire, courage, and leaders.

The three - year survey of 3,000 teachers in seven school districts by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation found that the controversial method of measuring student academic growth, known as value - added, was a valid indicator of whether teachers helped boost student achievement.