Sentences with phrase «classroom based program»

So, for the budget minded, this is a pretty good option and it's still way better than any boring classroom based program.

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Schools receive points based on the following weighted ranking: 33.5 % reputation (higher is better), 20.5 % classroom experience (student - teacher ratio and cohort diversity), 13 % average GMAT scores (higher is better), 13 % tuition (lower is better), 13 % required work experience (more is better) and 7 % program length (shorter is better).

Starbucks will also work with Teamwork Englewood, a non-profit that brings community services together, to provide a multi-week job skills training program for local youth — based on Starbucks own world - class customer service training curriculum for new hires — in a specially - designed classroom space located within the store.

For the most advanced GSCs that have shown a desire and commitment to career growth, Towne Park's Ascent Class is a 12 week classroom - based program that equips these GSCs with the tools and training to put them in line to take the next leap in their career.

For the most advanced GSCs that have shown a desire and commitment to career growth, Towne Park's Ascent Class is a 12 week classroom - based program that equips these GSCs with the tools and training to put them in line to take the next leap in...

program that lets kids and their adult caregivers learn about the park first hand by using fun, self - guided worksheets; the NewYork Historical Society, where she developed curriculum guides to help classroom teachers incorporate primary sources into their instruction; the American Museum of Natural History, where she developed a series of teacher guides for the Moveable Museum exhibits and several temporary museum exhibits; and MOUSE, a New York City based non-profit organization that works to train middle and high school students to initiate and manage technology help desks, where she developed curriculum and educational support materials for students, faculty advisors, and MOUSE trainers.

I coordinate a classroom based nutrition education program that supports core curriculum standards.

There are a couple of experimental classroom interventions that I think seem particularly promising, including Tools of the Mind, which uses extended make - believe play and other teaching strategies to develop self - regulation in 4 - and 5 - year - olds, and OneGoal, the Chicago - based high school program that teaches juniors and seniors a particular set of non-cognitive skills designed to help them persist in college.

With community support, we eliminated high - fructose drinks from school vending machines and banned sweets from classroom parties (a hard swallow for those drinking the same sugary punch as Cookie Crusader Sarah Palin); changed the tuition - based preschool food offerings to allergy - free, healthful choices; successfully lobbied for a salad bar and then taught kids how to use it; enlisted Gourmet Gorilla, a small independent company, to provide affordable, healthy, locally sourced, organic snacks after - school and boxed lunches; built a teaching kitchen to house an afterschool cooking program; and convinced teachers to give - up a union - mandated planning period in order to supervise daily outdoor recess.

A project close to her heart has been designing the curriculum and training teachers for Laurie Berkner's The Music in Me, an early childhood music program based on her music and classroom philosophy.

Tia is also involved in all aspects of the sanctuary's educational programming — developing curricula and interpretive materials, developing and implementing classroom teacher professional development, working on numerous grants in communities and schools, and developing and teaching natural history and food - based programming.

Although begun primarily as a parenting intervention, the scope of the program has expanded to include a teacher - based classroom management component and a child - based component to improve regulation strategies and school readiness.

Many are already working in Waldorf classrooms (a requirement for our practioner - based Early Childhood program), while some are brand - new to teaching (or to Waldorf teaching).

In a play - based preschool program, the classroom includes toys and areas that encourage children to use their imaginations and engage in various activities.

A classroom program that helps teachers adapt their interactions with students based on individuals» temperaments may lead to more student engagement in kindergarten, more teacher emotional support to kindergarten and first grade students, and better classroom organization and less off - task behavior in first - grade classes, according to research by NYU's Steinhardt School of Culture, Education, and Human Development.

Still, that has not stopped neuroscience from insinuating itself into classrooms worldwide in the form of teacher - training programs, computer applications and curriculum changes — not one of which is based on actual knowledge for the simple reason that we lack even «fundamental principles» of how the brain works, they write.

Understanding that there's a genetic basis for why people differ in not only intelligence, but also their drive to learn, she says, underscores the need for personalized classrooms where students can learn in different ways — from computer programs to hands - on projects — that are most fitted to their own personalities.

The contribution Lew and Leland are making can be seen in some of their designs, including «Classmate» — a computer - based, speech - assisted reading and writing program that students can use for taking notes in the classroom — and an accessible Palm PC prototype.

The success of this study may provide the foundation for an improved program for high school students to foster their interest in research and gain invaluable experiences outside of the classroom while providing bacteriophages that can serve as the base chassis of synthetically engineered phages for diagnosis and treatment of MDR pathogens.

Sometimes referred to as «the flipped classroom,» team - based learning encourages the student to develop deep thinking and teamwork skills that are especially important in an increasingly team - based approach to medicine, according to Chris Bruce, program director and team - based learning coordinator of the PA program.

She has participated in numerous professional development opportunities to improve her astronomy teaching, including the National Optical Astronomy Observatory's (NOAO) Teacher Leaders in Research Based Science Education Program where Ms. Sepulveda learned to bring authentic astronomy research into the classroom.

Increase classroom programming possibilities for all movement disciplines by learning multiple regression and progression strategies based on Yoga Tune Up ® methodology

The program, called MarcoPolo, offers teachers free Web - based educational resources and face - to - face training in how to use the Internet in their classrooms.

Combining practical and classroom - based learning modules, the pre-school has implemented a nationally recognised program called Our Sustainable Healthy Preschool.

Arne Duncan, the Obama administration's secretary of education, having previously served as schools superintendent in Chicago, one of the nation's most troubled school districts, gave back - to - back speeches early in his tenure decrying the state of the field: «By almost any standard, many if not most of the nation's 1,450 schools, colleges, and departments of education are doing a mediocre job of preparing teachers for the realities of the 21st - century classroom,» and «America's university - based teacher preparation programs need revolutionary change, not evolutionary thinking.»

Jennings is a founder of CARE for Teachers, a «mindfulness - based professional development program designed to reduce stress and promote improvements in classroom climate and student academic and behavioral outcomes.»

During the past year, Bonnie Mackintosh has been conducting classroom - level observations and child assessments in community - based preschool programs throughout Boston's Circle of Promise and East Boston neighborhoods as part of an initiative to improve access to high - quality early childhood care and educational programs.

He has drawn from his experience as a program director and adventure coordinator for Camp Quinapoxet and Brantwood Camp to infuse a model of classroom facilitation based on respect, risk taking, and hard work in his classroom.

McReynolds» based her PIE program on the research (see Resources below) and on her years of experience in the classroom.

The New York City - based foundation said it hopes its new «students at the center» grant program will help train teachers to abandon traditional 40 - minute lectures for more - active approaches in the classroom, such as problem - solving, critical thinking, and hands - on learning.

It's also easier for you, as you don't have to deal with the costs and logistics of running a traditional classroom - based training program for tens, hundreds or even thousands of people of all kinds of backgrounds and skill levels.

I was a founding faculty member of Mid-Pacific Institute's eXploratory Program, a core subject curriculum with project - based learning as the primary focus of student work, with 10 years of experience in the Social Studies classroom.

I agree that the status quo, in which the state blesses college - and university - based teacher - education programs but never seeks evidence of teachers» performance in real classrooms, must be changed.

Many of these programs do employ the highest level of encryption currently available to the civilian market, though, so there are not as many hacking incidents as people would lead you to believe.Educational technology is constantly a part of our lives, and as such it only makes sense that cloud based technologies have moved into the classroom.

Based upon the work of Professor Fernando Reimers and the Think Tank on Global Education, the program provides strategies for promoting global competence in classrooms and schools.

This 1 - acre urban garden and fully equipped kitchen are the home to a thoughtful, curriculum - based program designed to connect students with the earth, the environment, and an eclectic group of adults outside the traditional classroom.

A 2004 NCREL meta - analysis of 116 effect sizes from 14 web - delivered K — 12 distance - education programs between 1999 and 2004 found «no significant difference in performance between students who participated in online programs and those who were taught in face - to - face classrooms... in almost every comparison, students in distance education programs performed as well as students in classroom - based programs.»

In her role as Principal for the program, Simpson supported mentors and interns in the implementation of project - based assessments, facilitated planning meetings between mentor and intern teachers, and made daily observations in classrooms and provided feedback and support based on those observations to both mentors and interns.

The first tier of now - familiar tools includes parental access to online course management programs, classroom and school - based listservs, social media, electronic gradebooks, and student information systems.

Based on my experience and research ~ I have to confidently say that while there is no one perfect system ~ no holy grail so to speak of gifted delivery models ~ I would recommend some combination of using a separate classroom or pull - out program with...

How you should use online and classroom - based elements will depend on the overall shape of your program and what each part needs to achieve.

All this is encapsulated into a reinforcement - based approach for recalling or evaluating what people have assimilated from the program or session through the use of interactive quizzes, sharing of best moments, or creating a plan for applying classroom practice in real life.

One simple illustration is the absence, in many programs, of any substantive work on assessment and accountability and of helping administrators learn how, in Marc Tucker's words, to «recognize the elements of sound standards - based classroom organization and practice.»

Since that program is Web - based, teachers can view the evaluators classroom observation notes on their own computers.

With success in both the classroom and on the farm, Casselman enrolled in HGSE's Specialized Studies Program in order to learn how to integrate her contextual background on food and agriculture into public school settings and develop curriculum based on her work experiences as a blueberry farmer.

Our diverse student body represents classroom teachers from a variety of school settings (locally, nationally, and internationally), literacy volunteers from community based programs, and students from many disciplines who wish to further their understanding of literacy instruction and research.

Children under 5 who participated in classroom - based early childhood education programs were less likely to be placed in special education, less likely to be held back a grade, and more likely to graduate from high school, compared to peers who were not in such programs.

We study a sample of midcareer elementary and middle school teachers in the Cincinnati Public Schools, all of whom were evaluated in a yearlong program, based largely on classroom observation, sometime between the 2003 — 04 and 2009 — 10 school years.

What's most relevant, though, is that it's a «pull - out» program using a tutoring approach, while Reading First explicitly requires the use of core, classroom - based reading programs.

The Reconnecting Youth program provided classroom - based instruction for high school students at risk of dropping out or who exhibited problematic behavior.