Sentences with phrase «complex educational problems»

Education scholars and leaders need expertise in at least one perspective and understanding of other perspectives to contribute to solving complex educational problems in the United States and around the world.

Not exact matches

By espousing empirically based standards as a fix for educational problems, advocates of these measures do more than oversimplify complex issues.

Reconnecting McDowell is a long - term effort to make educational improvements while addressing all of the community's complex problems.

So, that's how I see leadership capabilities: using educational knowledge to solve highly complex problems in a way that builds trust.

Brian Gong most enjoys helping states and other educational entities solve complex, challenging problems of assessment and accountability design arising out of ambitious goals paired with tight constraints; lack of clarity about the underlying theory; dynamic interactions between many parts; disconnects between policy and practice; competing stakeholder values; or some combination.

He works with clients to uncover problems and solutions in complex assessment environments, promoting the understanding of the appropriate use and interpretation of assessment and assessment results to support educational policy.

Project - based learning — An educational approach emphasizing creativity and critical thinking which uses broad, complex problems as a method for learning both content and skills.

We examine one recent, and uncommonly influential, reading methods study as an example of research that has been overly promoted by the media and misused by some policy makers and educational leaders to support a simple solution to the complex problem of raising the literacy of young children in high poverty neighborhoods.

School systems in large cities must deal with complex financial and educational problems.

America's Choice is a leading educational organization offering comprehensive, proven solutions to the complex problems educators face in the era of accountability.

It is unfair to blame the schools for the achievement gap, a complex problem that is the result of socio - economic and cultural as well as educational issues.

Juan is especially interested in helping states and educational entities solve intricate problems in assessment and accountability design and implementation that often result from an intersection of policy, technical, and practical issues while navigating complex relationships between agencies.

Launched in 2015 to address the complex problem of feline overpopulation in ways that are humane, educational, and lasting, this initiative is blazing trails for the future of cat rescue in Upstate New York.

Complex trauma, mental health challenges, developmental delays, cognitive deficits, attachment issues, grief and loss issues, behavioral problems, educational challenges, and pre-natal exposure to substances

A confluence of research has identified executive functioning deficits as a common characteristic of individuals with FASD.9 15 — 27 Damage to neurological structures, including the prefrontal regions of the brain, is a significant hypothesised cause for these deficits.28 29 Executive functions are defined as a set of cognitive processes responsible for orchestrating purposeful, goal - directed behaviour.15 30 31 These processes are responsible for the ability to plan, organise, attend, problem solve and inhibit responses.31 It is also suggested that the ability to self - regulate emotional responses and behavioural actions is interrelated with the construct of executive functioning.17 28 32 Deficits in executive functioning and self - regulation can lead to learning and behavioural problems that impact a child's educational outcomes as they struggle to cope with the complex demands of school life.16 20