Sentences with phrase «cultural practices through»

The gallery is dedicated to exhibiting Asian contemporary artists and fostering cultural practices through their quality programming.

Located at the Bund, Shanghai's most prominent historic district, the gallery's distinctive activities showcase a range of discourses relevant to contemporary art and cultural practice through its exhibitions, artists» projects and interdisciplinary programs.

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To make these practices communicative in and through specific cultural contexts, those of us who teach ministers to become «servants of the Word» have encouraged them to become aware of aesthetic conventions and put them into practice in public communication.

And to take seriously the cultural problematies through which specific practices are formulated is to begin to explore and identify connections between theological education and the local community from which the students (and often faculty) come and to which they return.

For example, in the case of the collective right to cultural autonomy of a group that practices sexual discrimination through the practice of female circumcision.

The form of argument in this presentation has emphasized several specific points: first, that the Asian values argument, as a challenge to the implementation of constitutional democracy, is exaggerated and fails to account for the richness of values discourse in the East Asian region - local values do not provide a justification for harsh authoritarian practices; second, that the cultural prerequisites arguments fail because they ignore the discursive processes for value development and they are tautological, excessively deterministic and ignore the importance of human agency it, therefore, makes little sense to take an entry test for constitutional democracy; third, the difficulties of importing Western communitarian ideas into an East Asian authoritarian environment without adequate liberal constitutional safeguards; fourth, the positive role of constitutionalism in constructing empowering conversations in modern democratic development and as a venue for values discourse; fifth, the importance, especially in a cross-cultural context, of indigenization of constitutionalism through local institutional embodiment; and sixth, the value of extending research focused on the positive engendering or enabling function of constitutionalism to the developmental context in general and East Asia in particular.

Plus, Australian Certified Organic products are not tested on animals and certified organic ingredients have been produced through approved methods that integrate cultural, biological, and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance, and conserve biodiversity.

Through learning about common parenting practices of other cultures, parents are able to question whether conforming to their own cultural norms is always in the best interests of their children.

Our dual - language program of both Mandarin and Spanish from first through fourth grades, followed by intensive study of Spanish from fifth through eighth grades, provides both an intellectual boost as well as a window into the cultural practices of the wider world — in Nashville and beyond.

A Peaceful Revolution is a blog about innovative ideas to strengthen America's families through public policies, business practices, and cultural change.

Republicans of all stripes are well aware that a civic commitment to the common good is a potentially fragile political achievement that requires buttressing through institutional and cultural practices.

The film's comic conceit involves making OSS 117 arrogant, conceited, culturally insensitive, chauvinistic, and thoroughly moronic (he pretends that various cultural institutions and religious practices, for instance, are nonexistent if he is unfamiliar with them); yet the character somehow manages to slide through outrageously dangerous situations unscathed, time and again.

It has been claimed that FGM has its origins in a number of different religious, cultural and social perspectives that have been endorsed, maintained and practiced by families and societies for non-medical reasons through the years.

To conclude, some ideas for future analysis could be the financial factors behind FGM, discussion of cultural - religious norms of non-Western countries within the debate of cultural relativism and universalism, the practices of FGM and their spread in the Western World through immigration and others.

This is also possible because cultural practices have changed in ways that make writing our way through the day acceptable.

In Kelly School, which is discussed in the book, these characteristics were built through a set of interrelated organizational routines including close monitoring of each student's academic progress, an explicit link between students» outcomes and teachers» practices, weekly 90 - minute professional development meetings focused on instructional improvement, and the cultivation of a formal and informal discourse emphasizing high expectations, cultural responsiveness, and teachers» responsibility for student learning.

For example, through subtle acts of exclusion, as bystanders who ignore racist incidents, or through social practices and structures that discriminate and disadvantage different ethnic and cultural groups.

«Through exploring aspects of counting, measuring, locating, designing, playing, and explaining, students discover that mathematics is all around them and is connected to many of the cultural practices in their own communities.»

Through engaging with artworks from diverse cultural sources, students are challenged to consider accepted roles, images, objects, sounds, beliefs and practices in new ways.

It involves students learning to value and view critically their own cultural perspectives and practices and those of others through their interactions with people, texts and contexts across the curriculum.

By exploring their own and others» histories, values and cultural practices, and the benefits and challenges of interacting with diverse groups, students learn to see common issues through diverse cultural lenses and to practise empathy.

In the prior learning experiences, learners collected information through inquiry into (1) the extant norms and practices of a school's professional learning environment and (2) the cultural and historical context of that professional learning environment, with emphasis on how these norms and the cultural - historical context bear on the experiences of students of color and those situated in poverty.

Her study examines principals in diversifying suburban schools as well as their transformative leadership practices used to advocate the elimination of deficit thinking through the promotion of cultural competence and social justice so that all students have equitable educational opportunities in classrooms and on standardized assessments.

Through professional development, teacher leadership has formed a culturally relevant committee that meets each month and sends staff newsletters — which include scholarly readings and evidence - based practices and strategies — to support growth in cultural responsiveness.

Passionate about developing capability in others through learning pathways, she takes great pride in her specialized skills in high - level relationship management where strategic thinking, inclusive practice and cultural development flourishes.

Through discussion with a range of stakeholders we've developed guidance and practical support addressing both the school - level cultural and leadership practices needed and the systemic and institutional changes required to enable a truly research - engaged education system.

Culturally Responsive Online Teachers identify and utilize cultural strengths and resiliencies through aligned online teaching best practices, while utilizing diverse discourse structures and curriculum.

Culture and Collaboration Collaborate effectively and meet frequently with the MWA Division Directors, Associate School Directors, Deans of Students, Lead Teachers, Content Leads, the other divisional DCI, and MWAS team members to successfully build capacity of Teaching Faculty and Teacher Interns Work with the Data and Assessment team to compile, analyze, and respond to data on the school's schoolwide data management and assessment systems, including oversight and implementation of the schoolwide Benchmark Assessment system Through informal observations, formal observations, and other qualitative measures, utilize approved tools and matrices to assess faculty adherence and fidelity to efficacy and growth mindset instructional practices, data - informed instructional lesson planning and practices, and cultural competence practices in working with students, faculty and families Work closely with the Director of Teacher Residency to support and inform MWA Teacher Residents with the necessary entry - level skills expected of MWA teachers; this includes working with and supporting the Mentor Teachers assigned to Teacher Residents Supervise and support New Teacher Induction Program Mentor teachers towards helping new - to - the - profession teachers in «clearing» their credential and meeting state mandates for certification; this includes support for all intern teachers Develop and maintain positive relationships with various internal & external stakeholders including administrative colleagues, parents, students, teaching faculty, support and intervention staff members, and board members

Through an investigation of both informal and institutionally organized interactions, this study analyzes how participation in indigenous, national, and international literacy practices indexes different senses of cultural citizenship (Rosaldo 1997), which, in turn, inform Cham minority children's complex sense of belonging within, and their meaningful intergenerational engagement with, the language and culture of their parents amid Vietnam's post-socialist transformation.

As an Assistant Professor of Practice, Cary led his graduate students through coursework focusing on core pedagogy and best classroom practices related to the teaching cycle, classroom culture, cultural responsive curricula and instruction, and student growth and achievement.

Seesaw will provide educators with evidence they have met Standard II: Teaching All Students - The teacher promotes the learning and growth of all students through instructional practices that establish high expectations, create a safe and effective classroom environment, and demonstrate cultural proficiency.

Sociocultural theory argues not only that literacy is cultural practice, grounded in language - mediated activities, but that it is only through an ongoing and iterative process of appropriation and transformation, publication and conventionalization that learning — both teachers» and students» — occurs (Gavelek & Raphael, 1996).

As students learn to use technology tools to build representations of a social world's characteristics, they generate reflective critical thought through their analysis and critique of the identities, relationships, and values constructed by the cultural practices and discourses in that social world.

Per Andrew Miller's Slideshare presentation, culturally responsive online teachers «identify and utilize cultural strengths and resiliencies through aligned online teaching best practices, while utilizing diverse discourse structures and curriculum» (n.d).

ELLIS: I love folk art, especially when it's made by people who have developed their own way of working through hours and hours of practice without instruction and somewhat in cultural isolation: art that's made by skilled people who are amazing at a form of expression that they invented.

According to the National Organic Program's definition, organic products are «produced through approved methods that integrate cultural, biological and mechanical practices that foster cycling of resources, promote ecological balance and conserve biodiversity.

While many Indonesian islands are Muslim in heritage, Bali's cultural heritage has been handed down through the Hindu tradition, while yet other islands have Christian and Buddhist practices.

The conversation will focus on their individual artistic practices, the personal and cultural context that led them to their art, how they each express themselves through paint, and how they identify their place within the lineage of Latino painters.

These workshops will contribute to promoting the discussion on environmental, cultural and social transformations through the artistic practice of photography, image - based media and texts.

His practice involves an exploration of the significance and circulation of images and cultural artefacts through painting and curating.

is an internationally established, nonprofit arts and cultural foundation with a social scope that emphasizes critical thinking through artistic practices.

In announcing its representation of Williams, the gallery described the development of his practice over the years and how he expresses personal, political and cultural narratives through abstraction:

I develop my interdisciplinary practice to explore personal and cultural economies of knowledge through familiar artifacts.

The NYC Department of Cultural Affairs and Department of Veterans» Services today announced new projects as part of Bryan Doerries» evolving two - year appointment as a NYC Public Artist in Residence (PAIR), a City initiative to enhance civic services through artistic practice.

On view at the UB Anderson Gallery of UB Art Galleries from April 22 through July 30, 2017, this exhibition showcases artists who appropriate cultural objects in their practice.

Building on the Hollywood Hills House history as the first private Los Angeles residency program, ltd los angeles continues to foster the opportunity for artists, writers and curators to interface with Los Angeles» diverse cultural landscape through the contemporary gallery system by collapsing the boundaries between local and global arts practices.

Kohn Gallery is pleased to present a group exhibition opening September 16 and on view through November 4 bringing together nine prominent artists based in Guadalajara, Mexico, whose varied practices contribute to the city's growing cultural ascendance and international recognition.

Her filmmaking and cultural activist practice is also expressed through her journalistic activity for The Independent Film & Video (U.S.), il manifesto (IT), Alias (IT), Rolling Stone Italia.

Within his practice, he reflects on the broad cultural and social effects of communication and image processing technologies while critically engaging the power structures of mega corporations that dramatically influence our worldview through the internet.

digital collages that explore racial and cultural ambiguity through visual hybridity, like the work of each artist in this exhibition, demonstrate that late 20th - century predictions of the end of traditional fine «art» practice at the dawn of digital culture were simply wrong.