Sentences with phrase «coherent programs»

Taking Steps Toward PK - 3 Success offers National Education Association (NEA) affiliates specific advice on state and district policies addressing class size, supporting full - day Prekindergarten and Kindergarten programs, promoting high quality teachers, targeting professional development to improve PreK - 3rd practice, clarifying the role of para-educators (especially in support of bilingual and bicultural children), and providing for adequate planning time for teachers within grades and between grades to develop integrated and coherent programs and practices throughout the age span (alignment).

And coherent programs can be well supported by online learning and even some stand - alone online courses.

NeuroStemcell recognizes the essential requirement to include a coherent program of both internal and open activities to promote training and networking within the consortium while maximizing synergy and interaction, and to develop the level of exchange, understanding and awareness necessary to create a critical mass of trained researchers and clinical scientists across Europe able to help the assessment of the clinical value of selected stem cell products.

To this end, the input - based metric of weekly student access to the learning plan ought to be removed, not because it is bad per se, but because it is more likely to encourage compliance - driven plans rather than thoughtful ones based on a coherent program.

And teachers who themselves are math experts may well be able to piece together a coherent program that meets their students» needs using the standards as their guide.

But he never really tried to pull those policies together into a coherent program that voters could understand and identify with him.

Arising out of the Great Depression and World War II, this movement, never associated with a coherent program as such, was led by Jackson Pollock (1912 - 56), Mark Rothko (1903 - 70), Willem De Kooning (1904 - 97), Clyfford Still (1904 - 80), Barnett Newman (1905 - 70) and Adolph Gottlieb (1903 - 74).

Recent years have also seen the school introduce a number of specialized, elective study streams, designed to give students the ability not just to take a lot of introductory courses but to actually advance through a coherent program of study.

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We rely too heavily on technology and automation which in turn makes lead nurturing a program bedeviled with checklists yet lacking in a coherent plan.

Otherwise we are back where we began: with officially exorcised but practically, dominant programs of Western and modern stories of progress; with monological forms of rationality and increasingly brittle notions of a self seemingly coherent but actually possessive and consumerist; with «others» present, if at all, only as projections of our modem selves, our desires, wants, needs.

With extensive expert testimony, the plaintiffs made the case that secular humanism functions in many respects for its adherents as a religion (with ministers, fellowship, ceremonies marking the milestones of life, and a missionary program), and that it has many of the substantive characteristics of a religion as well, including a coherent interpretation of all of reality.

Running through its diverse programming is a coherent and consistent mythical system by which events are interpreted and its diverse activities integrated.

As a disciple of Jim Johnson, McDermott figures to run a buttoned - up program that will develop a coherent identity.

The interesting part of all of this is that many of these ideas have been around for a long time and only now are they organized into a coherent long term development program for youth players and older athletes.

«The more the program can provide, the more likely it is to be successful, if it is a good coherent design.»

Diaz called for a consistent and coherent MWBE program at all levels of government, and lauded Governor Cuomo's latest proposal as an excellent step in that direction.

One thing the scientists agreed on was the need for a more coherent research program.

I think that is something that I'm excited about and could be part of a broader strategy for science and technology investment... The only thing I want to say is that I want to do a thorough review because some of these programs may not be moving in the right direction and I want to make sure that NASA spending is a little more coherent than it has been over the last several years.»

«It will really enhance collaboration and congeal the whole program into a major coherent effort to make fuel from sunlight.»

He calls on teachers and schools, in no uncertain terms, to abandon ever - changing «fads, programs, and innovations,» and zero in on what he calls the «three essential elements» of high - quality schooling: coherent curriculum, effective whole - class instruction, and purposeful reading and writing.

To Klein's credit, he eventually came to see the errors of his ways, and in his last years as chancellor he embraced the Core Knowledge program — a coherent, content - rich curriculum that is a model for what kids in New York, and nationwide, need if they are going to become strong readers.

If, in improving student learning, a school must focus directly on improving student attendance because it is relevant to the program it is creating, then of course that is good, and it should be reflected in the individual proposal to demonstrate a coherent and well - conceived program.

Moreover, the centers need to develop a coherent, focused, coordinated five - year program of research.

However, the program is taught by faculty from HGSE, the Harvard Business School, and the Kennedy School of Government, who work collaboratively to provide a challenging and coherent experience for students.

Program and work collaboratively to provide a challenging and coherent experience for students.

Programs for teachers, teacher - leaders, and school leaders support collaborative teamwork towards the integration of research - based strategies that engage students, enhance their performance, and develop school systems as coherent learning organizations.

As Education Next editors Rick Hess and Chester Finn recently observed, NCLB is a «Christmas tree of programs, incentives, and interventions that are more an assemblage of reform ideas than a coherent scheme.

STEM program, which was characterized by a» coherent system», has been a success in the development and the scientific production in many countries such as Australia, Canada, and USA.

That such a high proportion of Worcester's families are moving in and out of the district exacerbates the problems of tracking students and delivering a coherent education program.

First, they profile some district - run schools that have created coherent instructional programs and maintained social climates that support learning, apparently without selecting their students.

As opposed to the highly integrated curriculum that is common in the nation's business schools, programs in educational administration typically comprise an assortment of courses that do not add up to a coherent curriculum.

The most important question for any incoming Republican president is, «Are you hoping to advance particular programs or a steady, coherent conservative philosophy?»

One thing this has shown is that regardless of whether or not we consider young people to be «digital natives», we'd be naive to expect them to develop computer and information literacy in the absence of some form of coherent learning programs.

It seems as though there's a minimal threshold and once that minimal threshold of access to ICT and the internet has been met, the challenge in developing computer and information literacy comes down to providing coherent and considered learning programs, rather than necessarily just providing more technology for the students.

Our goal is to assist you in providing a coherent professional development program that is sustained and job - embedded.

The program is open to library leaders from a wide variety of settings, as well as senior - level educational leaders responsible for collaborating with libraries and their leaders to forge coherent strategy, effective initiatives and sustainable partnerships.

This is a recipe for what we have, a confusing smatter of programs and spending streams that don't form a coherent system that can be managed, evaluated, and improved over time.

«Do we have a coherent instructional program, and if we don't, what will I do as a leader in order to make sure that one is in place?»

It is difficult to imagine the success of the early reading program (and of the school as a whole) without the strong leadership of both the principal and the core of mature, knowledgeable, coherent, and committed staff.

Too often graduate programs separate and segment these areas rather than offering a coherent STEM graduate specialty program that provides a unified and specialized curriculum focusing on all four areas.

Again, these programs need to be clearly coordinated and made coherent across systems.

Cindy Gutierrez of the University of Colorado Denver (CU Denver) discussed the role of equity and social justice in deeper learning, again stressing the importance of having a coherent approach throughout a program.

The Aspen Institute Education & Society Program released a framework that outlines the elements of a coherent, district - wide professional learning system.

The main theme of this paper has to do with the finding that every nation that tops the list of global education performers has an agency of government at either the state or national level where the education buck stops — an agency that has the responsibility for the health of the education system and the authority and legitimacy needed to provide the effective leadership that results in a coherent, powerful education program.

The report also said the number of district - initiated online learning programs is unknown and «there is no coherent definition emerging among states that cite credit recovery programs in statutes or administrative code.»

Every time I go on a site visit, I'm struck by its power to demonstrate what a mature Linked Learning pathway looks like, and how the various components are designed to fit together and provide a coherent four - year program of study for students.

Deans for Impact supports leaders in educator preparation who want to transform their programs to create rigorous, coherent experiences for every teacher - candidate they prepare.

Guided by a common language and specific conversations, CAR creates a coherent plan for systemic implementation of effective practice, and makes curriculum development a priority — a shift from program to practice.

They should be a part of coherent, focused program that drives toward particular outcomes for each staff member and serves the overall vision for the school or district.

We found that the exemplary in - service programs offered a well connected set of learning opportunities that were informed by a coherent view of teaching and learning, grounded in both theory and practice.