A reliable measure of this type of initiative is a history of being an entrepreneur or
a community change agent.
He served as one of the local coordinators for the 2010 US Social Forum, organizing over 300 Detroit - area volunteers to host 20,000 + activists and
community change agents to 5 days of workshops, panels, concerts, and work projects.
Not exact matches
These entrepreneurs are
agents of
change, taking risks that may someday generate jobs and build
communities.
Stoyanova helps cultivate the largest creative
community on the planet, produces her podcast The Work We Do, hosts impromptu poetry jams, and bridges industries and borders as an
agent of
change.
Volunteerism Be an
agent for
change in your
community while growing skills to equip you for your career
I'm a dedicated champion of
Community (with a capital «C») as both an
agent of social
change and a driver of business goals.
While I've spoken at many of them, and Passion has influenced them around the world, I want to be able to lay down at the feet of Jesus and say I gave it a shot — I tried to build into the local
community of faith that he gave his life for, that he loved, and that he believed is the best
agent for
change in the world.
As a body of concerned professionals, clergy are in a unique position to be
agents of
change in their
communities.
LLLI Leaders / peer counselors are
agents of
change and transformation in their
communities, providing breastfeeding education and support.
In this session, learn how school nutrition professionals can be the
change agents in their
communities and schools.
The scientific
community, the medical fraternity, health managers, breastfeeding advocates and international health organizations have missed out on a powerful «
change»
agent for early initiation and hence short and long term breastfeeding success.
A benefits counselor and independent insurance
agent with Colonial Life, Foxx has been active in the
community and said he hoped voters would want to elect «someone who recognizes that times are
changing.»
Lhota said the agency needs a «
change agent,» and also suggested that the first floors of NYCHA buildings be converted into stores and restaurants to build
community and drive revenue that could then be used to fund repairs.
Moreover, he says that the fellowship is an «
agent of
change» for the U.S. scientific
community.
With focused training, people with little formal education but important life experiences and a passion to serve their
communities can become
change agents to overcome these very tough problems.»
With the passing of Adolphus P. Toliver, the scientific
community has lost a friend, a great mentor, a
change agent and a leading proponent of the minority programs at the National Institutes of Health.
With his death, the scientific
community has lost a great mentor, a
change agent and a leading proponent of the minority programs at the National Institutes of Health.
This basic idea has been taken up by a section of the solar physics
community, and a good recent summary of the evidence for the proposition that solar variability is an
agent, if not the main
agent, of the perceived recent climate
change associated with global warming, is given in Hoyt & Schatten (1997).
Children, youth and students have played an important role as
agents of
change, participating actively in discussions that affect their future, advocating for a transformation in their learning environments and bringing the messages of sustainability and global citizenship home to parents and
communities.
With three months left in Thomas W. Payzant's decade - long tenure as superintendent of the Boston schools, those charged with finding a successor are getting an earful from scholars,
community groups, and civic leaders as they consider how much of a
change agent the district needs.
Align each project with a greater good by allowing young students to be
change agents within their local
communities.
Teachers selected for the fellowship want to be the «chief
agents of
change» in their local
communities, according to the organization.
Bragg found that the videos were having a direct impact on the young people making them — forcing many to reflect on their own lives and
communities, and to become
agents of
change within their
communities.
But through MacDonnell's work at the school and the
community development approach she takes, her students are starting to see themselves as
agents of
change within their
community.
In empowering children to act as
agents of
change, Child - to - Child helps children identify issues and actions they can take to affect the conditions in which they, their families and their
community live.
As part of an evolving R&D platform, this work is grounded in rigorous science, and embedded within a growing
community of highly motivated
change agents committed to shared learning, cumulative knowledge generation, and transformative child outcomes at the population level.
Those
change agents are us — members of the Edutopia
community — readers, bloggers, contributors, and staff.
The TEDx Youth Conference offers a powerful way to make learning relevant to students» lives: it helps them develop critical presentation and persuasion skills, provides a space to share their ideas, and asks them to think creatively and critically about how to motivate people to
change — helping them become
agents of
change in their
communities and the wider world.
Finally, with this course I feel empowered to apply radical frameworks, critical pedagogies, and liberation practices to support students be
agents of
change in their
communities.
The actions developed by
change agents in crèches, schools and
communities are evaluated, registered and disseminated by CECIP in books and Manuals in which the social technologies are made available, to be recreated.
Agents of change GAP's school programmes across energy, food, water and waste have proven the effectiveness of school children becoming the «agents of change» within their school comm
Agents of
change GAP's school programmes across energy, food, water and waste have proven the effectiveness of school children becoming the «
agents of change» within their school comm
agents of
change» within their school
community.
One most important target is good quality education, in which educators and
community members are also learners, children, adolescents, youths have their voices heard, and all of them can act as
change agents, as active citizens.
Through Connections School's emphasis on peace issues and non-violent conflict resolution, teachers not only hope to foster a safer school environment, but also create
change agents to send into a troubled Chicago neighborhood and the larger
community.
At a panel discussion this Friday, education researchers,
change agents,
community - and thought - leaders, and policy makers will discuss what we've learned about the country's views on K - 12 education over the past decade.
Abstract: The Green Lane Environmental Diary program, founded in 1999 by Green Cross, is a school - based educational initiative promoting sustainable development and inspiring students to become
agents of transformative
change in their own
communities.
I'm thrilled that Education Next is helping to foster that discussion with a convening this Friday, September 16 in Washington DC — where a host of education researchers,
change agents,
community - and thought - leaders, and policy makers will discuss what we've learned about the country's views on K - 12 education over the past decade.
They also learn what they need to know and be able to do as a
change agent to provide the guidance and direction to their school
community, moving steadily from small wins to substantial gains.
Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools Special Olympics Unified Champion Schools ® is an education - based project that uses sports and education programs to activate young people to develop school
communities where all youth are
agents of
change — fostering respect, dignity and advocacy for people with intellectual disabilities.
This is the strategies that high - impact teachers use, and administrators brag about, to make the curriculum come to life ensuring their students walk out of their classes ready to be
change agents in their
communities.
A pioneer in the education reform movement in Washington DC, Chavez Schools is known for developing teachers into leaders and for empowering our students to be
agents of
change in the
community.
In addition, its aim is to foster a sense of
community among teachers, of being a part of an important group of
change agents.
As discussed in 5 Reasons Every District Leader Needs an Executive Coach, to be an effective
agent of
change today in districts requires leaders to have unique expertise in a wide variety of areas, including strategic planning, research and analysis, fiscal management, board and
community engagement, implementation planning, communication and training, professional learning design and curriculum, and coaching.
Prior to BAEO, Offiong served as an Analyst with Bellwether Education Partners, a national nonprofit organization dedicated to accelerating the achievement of low - income students by cultivating, advising, and placing a robust
community of innovative, effective
change agents in public education reform and improving the policy climate for their work.
At Confianza, we always start with students, promoting an equity - based mindset so that all educators see themselves as
change agents to support all students, particularly culturally and linguistically diverse learners who may not be truly seen or honored at school so they can be part of the
community and so they can achieve to their full potential.
Odiaka Gonzalez is the executive director for Oakland Leaf, a nonprofit that utilizes creative education to develop young leaders to become
agents of
change in their
community.
But if we are sincere about parents being powerful
agents of
change in their
communities then we can't just assume our agenda is their agenda.»
An exhibited ability to work with children in a caring and respectful manner in order to create a joyful, caring classroom environment where instructional time includes
community building, conflict resolution, skill - building, and empowering students to be peacemakers and
agents for positive social
change
June Jordan prepares urban youth to be:
Community members who show respect, integrity, courage, and humility;
Agents of
change in their school, their neighborhoods, and the world; and Intellectuals with the skills necessary to succeed in college and life.
For years,
communities there lacked long - term strategies to build strong charter schools and also lacked local
agents pushing for
change.
Alliance Leadership Middle Academy wants all of our students to be successful and aspire to become
community leaders as hardworking, thoughtful and productive «
agents of
change» in our local
community.