Sentences with phrase «creating new learning spaces»

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The Paul Martin government proposed to create thousands of new day - care spaces and had also negotiated deals with most provinces and territories to turn a patch - work of often poor - quality services into a system of early learning and child care with national standards.

I learned that nourish is giving myself plenty of breathing space when creating new projects.

CREATING A SAFE SPACE for a child to question and learn about themselves and the world, using play and practice to develop new skills that enable thriving.

Melodie Knowlton is head of the Thomas M. Menino Vertex Learning Lab, a dedicated space created when the company moved into a new building in 2014.

Although most of us won't have the need to learn how to create a high effective workout only by using the worn out, limited equipment in a jail yard, or in the tiny space of a prison cell, we could all benefit from the fitness wisdom of prisoners all over the world, who are constantly inventing new creative ways to build muscle and strength with the minimum resources possible.

When we learn to let go of the baggage that we don't need to carry, we create space and energy for new and better opportunities.

Beyond learning new recipes, stretching your culinary limits, and exploring parts of the food world you might otherwise have not, you'll end up creating space for people to come together in an environment that's warm (sometimes literally, as food is reheated in the oven), comforting and nourishing to the body and soul.

During his tenure, he oversaw a significant enrollment increase, the implementation of six new academic programs, the acquisition of over $ 3.5 million in grants and donations, the building and refurbishing of key academic spaces, created an office of Institutional Research and Effectiveness, Teaching and Learning Center, and revitalized the Honors Program and Debate Team.

Yet as I became more confident that moderation could work for me and I learned how to set clear intentions, develop the positive mindset and accountability strategies to support me, and create new, healthier habits, the internal debate began to take up much less mental space.

In anticipation of his new atelier launch, we caught up Crimson to learn about the vision behind his beauty line, the importance of creating spaces for women of color, plus the one thing you should skip to achieve a flawless look.

Shattered Horizon challenges you to take your FPS skills to the next level adapting what you have learned on the battlefield to create new tactics in a fully three dimensional battle space.

In the postsecondary space, the Gates Foundation made a number of grants — both directly and through NGLC — to intriguing ventures with the potential to improve education dramatically, including some of my disruptive favorites: start - up MyCollege Foundation, which will establish a non-profit college that blends adaptive online learning solutions with other services at a low cost; University of the People, the world's first tuition - free, non-profit, online academic institution dedicated to opening access to higher education globally; New Charter University, a competency - based university that charges only $ 199 per month for students seeking a degree and for which NGLC will fund a research study of its online students and a comparative one of students enrolled in a blended - learning environment delivered through a partnership with the Community College of the District of Columbia; Southern New Hampshire University, which under its President Paul LeBlanc has already created an autonomous online division and will now pioneer the «Pathways Project,» which will offer a self - paced and student - centric associates degree; and MIT, which will use the funds to create a free prototype computer science online course for edX.

Whether designing a new building, renovating an old one, or updating even a few square feet of space, we should make every effort to create conditions where student - centered learning can flourish.

Participants can create a new community away from their normal distractions that gives them time and space to address their goals (both personal and learning - related) within a supportive environment.

Whether you're a new or experienced teacher, having strategies for effective classroom management is essential for creating positive, successful learning spaces (and staying sane!).

Even if you've already created learning spaces like these, there is lot more that we can learn from a new study of Australian school classrooms.

As part of creating this space, it is important to begin with the learning in mind; that is, what will teachers and the school learn as part of the process, rather than whether the new idea is going to be a success or a failure.

At Hermitage Primary School in Uxbridge, Ground Control designed and created a new and engaging play space for pupils of the school, including an outdoor learning zone.

Many people around the country, though, are questioning the logic of both and creating radical new ways to approach time and space to transform student learning experiences.

Working in tandem with flexible, personalized learning spaces, creating flexible, personalized schedules that are more fluid and allow students to learn through many modalities, at their own pace, and with lots of opportunities for support, requires a new approach to organizing time.

The existence of such sites creates a new type of professional learning environment within a disciplinary knowledge space that without technology would simply not exist.

One of the first questions I asked Randall Fielding of Fielding Nair International is why he decided to immerse himself in school design and create amazing new innovative learning spaces.

A new Learning Commons has been created from former library space, offering more comfortable, flexible seating and more plugs to charge their electronic gear.

School operators to explore entirely new models of schooling, particularly those challenging traditional models in use of time, space, technology and staff in school; reconsider how students experience learning in schools, creating new models that provide personalized and authentic learning experiences; and improve existing models by reconsidering how facilities are used and funded, how to reach full enrollment capacity more quickly and how to maintain steady revenues by «backfilling» (filling vacant seats each year).

Participants will consider how to reimagine classroom practices (old and new) to shift from teacher - driven faux inquiry and create spaces that inspire student exploration in service of learning.

While there's definitely still room at the top, a new iteration of the skillset is pushing the boundaries of how we create experiences in the corporate learning space.

Over the past 15 years, funding from the 21st Century Community Learning Centers initiative and other afterschool sources has a created a new space and extra time for caring adults to work with children and youth.

As New Zealand schools embark on new ways of learning and teaching, there is a focus on creating flexible learning spacNew Zealand schools embark on new ways of learning and teaching, there is a focus on creating flexible learning spacnew ways of learning and teaching, there is a focus on creating flexible learning spaces.

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With this ambitious new environment, Hancock comes full circle, merging his own backstory with his created mythology in a carnival-esque space where viewers can revel in spectacle, get lost in childlike wonder, and learn to believe — while simultaneously contemplating how we build and share faith, mythology, information, and community.

The project will also remodel and renovate core visitor areas — opening up the stunning domed atrium at the heart of the gallery with a striking new spiral staircase going down to the lower level — while creating much - needed learning studios and public spaces in order to meet growing demand.

She created this exhibit especially for the Reed Gallery space and reflects on its new home in the Center for Innovative Learning, amongst the second floor stacks of library books.

Open Studios allows attendees to learn about the creative process, interact with artists in the spaces where they create, purchase original artwork, and discover new talent.

Refusing the notion of an exhibition as a fixed moment, the project space aims to become a site for learning and for growth, for readings and misreadings, a testing ground to create new shared languages and registers.

The redevelopment project will create a National Centre for Creative Learning, housing new facilities for the Museum's renowned Bella program for young people with special needs, a digital classroom, multi-media room, library and resource room and a lecture theatre / new media events space.

Inspired by mentor, great teacher and artist Robert Blackburn, Julio Valdez Studio, LLC continues to be a space for artists to learn, create and find community and inspiration through the creative potential of printmaking in New York City.

-LSB-...]... To allow ourselves to be inhabited by what left our field, perhaps our visual field; around us, in the hole inside us, we learn the fullness of other dimensions of existence...... The spaces left empty are the place of the most intense energy, emanations, auras, tensions, thoughts and the fascinations of the human presence... -LSB-...] The drawn objects serve as a backdrop for creating states of mind, from which the attempt at concentration, at falling inside, at finding the rhythm, the exhaustion through rhythm and the reaching of a conclusion which is a static stage before a new beginning.»

Besides creating a new indoor space for the community to gather and learn, the new micro-library was placed right over what was originally a neighbourhood stage, making it even more formalized as a community space, enhancing what is already there and providing a roof that now shelters people from sun and rain.

Next comes Terri Enns and Monte Smith's article, entitled, «Take a (Cognitive) Load Off: Creating Space to Allow First - Year Legal Writing Students to Focus on Analytical and Writing Processes,» in which Terri and Monte encourage us to focus the students» attention away from the documents they write — the products — and focus on writing and analysis — the processes.8 Terri and Monte's article provide us with a discussion of the cognitive blocks that «impede -LSB--RSB- first - year law students» ability to learn analytical and writing processes at the same time that the students are producing written analysis for a grade,» as well as describing exercises that Terri and Monte have used in class to assist the students in refocusing on the writing and analytical processes, instead of the products.9 And Terri and Monte's article concludes with a proposal of devoting a portion of class to processes, 10 in hopes that «[g] reater understanding and the adoption of that doctrine [the processes] should improve the students» ability to transfer their new knowledge to new analysis and writing tasks.»

Instead of a library, the academy is spending nearly $ 500,000 to create a «learning center,» though that is only one of the names in contention for the new space.

My primary goal with the From Where I Drone blog is to create a helpful resource for those who are interested in getting started with aerial photography / cinematography and for this to be a space to find inspiring drone imagery and learn from leaders in this new movement.

The school story outlines the challenges for the school community in adapting to the new location and open teaching and learning spaces, and creating new traditions for Lethbridge Primary School.

• Remind parents that it's okay not to know how to do everything • Learn the signs for post-partum depression and how to help • Share articles, tips and / or resources in your newsletter about coping with parenting challenges • Encourage and support parents in getting involved and increasing their connections • Make it a tradition to bring new parents meals to help make the transition to parenthood easier • Offer financial support or goods to families who are struggling • Host family - friendly events • Train staff and volunteers to create safe environments for children • Offer space for parenting classes or support groups in your community • Get involved in developing the missing services needed by children and families in your community • Support youth who are leaving the foster care system • Become a mentor for a young mother or father • Conduct a parenting book drive for the local library

Finally, you can also consider your own individual therapy to create a time and space where you can grapple with these issues, identify actionable items, and learn new ways to cope.