Sentences with phrase «by educational pioneer»

He was responding to a talk by educational pioneer Alice Ravenhill, who described her long investigation into the sleep of 6000 elementary school children.

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By investing in pioneering individuals, non-profits and mission driven companies who dare to re-imagine the possible, PSF has helped to bring about important breakthroughs — from cancer research and small scale agriculture to criminal justice reform and educational opportunities for young people in communities around the world.

One of the traditional modes of the Church's participation in national situation is service, The Church in India did pioneering service by establishing medical and educational institutions.

The green movement will also be explored in tasting tables, round tables, and educational sessions including June 20th's «Biodynamic and the Truth in the Glass,» led by Nicolas Joly, a pioneer in biodynamic winemaking.

Back in 2002 a group of educational travel companies came together and pioneered a robust verification scheme which featured an audit of all members every year by independent experts By measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitratioby independent experts By measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitratioBy measuring against a comprehensive code of practice that had been developed with, amongst others, health & safety experts, teachers» unions», head teachers» associations, outdoor advisors and top legal advice, the audit ensures all aspects of a company's business was examined, this includes worldwide health & safety management, financial security, consumer protection, fair terms and conditions and, for when it does go wrong, a commitment to independent arbitration.

A cognitive scientist and educational psychologist by training, Emiliano has pioneered and influenced the convergence of technology and education.

Hahn was being lauded by many people as an educational pioneer, an inventor, an originator.

Jemma Read, Bloomberg's Head of Philanthropy in Europe, said: «By supporting today's pioneers and leaders in education to help realise their bold, innovative ideas, Teach First is enhancing the educational landscape and promoting solutions to many of the greatest challenges in the sector.

In the former approach, videos can serve as an initial model by allowing student teachers not only to dream and draw inspiration, but also to identify the proper teaching standards to be attained and to see image - based proofs that help them determine whether those standards are respected in simulated educational settings or in actual practice (e.g., the pioneering experiments in microteaching by Allen & Ryan, 1969).

National Center for Family Literacy Since 1989, The National Center for Family Literacy, have helped more than 1 million families make educational and economic progress by pioneering — and continuously improving — family literacy programs.

These efforts include the Expanded Success Initiative, an educational component of the Office of the Mayor's Young Men's Initiative and a pioneering effort to close the achievement gap by significantly increasing the percentage of Black and Latino young men who complete high school prepared to succeed in college and careers.

In November of the same year, Brooklyn's nonprofit Pioneer Works hosted the Alternative Art School Fair, with presentations by more than fifty educational initiatives from around the world.