Sentences with phrase «developing engaged citizens»

The effectiveness of public schools in developing engaged citizens has rarely been examined empirically,» notes a new Mathematica report on the impact on civic participation of Democracy Prep, a network of charter schools that educates more than 5,000 students, mostly in New York City.

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Knowing that people come to the platform to talk about what they care about, we have developed a politics and government programme essentially to understand how our platform is being used, not just during elections, but also to help governments engage with their citizens and also to see what the risks related to our platform in elections are and what opportunities and programmes can be put in place to address the risks.»

develop services which are shaped and co-produced by both service providers and the citizens and communities who receive and engage with those services.

Although the Netherlands have a good track record in using innovative means to engage the general public in the science and technology debate — Van der Starre mentions the use of citizen panels, in which a diverse group of citizens gathers evidence and develops a statement on a particular scientific development or issue — both Schutter and Van der Starre think PCST can be improved.

Devin Sullivan explained that the two biggest challenges with citizen science is to recruit the users and the cost to develop an engaging interface for them.

We develop international professional experiences that create more informed, skilled, and engaged citizens.

«Citizenship is a statutory National Curriculum subject that provides essential teaching about democracy, politics, equalities and anti-extremist education as well as developing politically engaged and active citizens.

A focus on soft - skills will develop better students, more productive employees and more engaged citizens.»

If we are to help them to become active and engaged learners, and capable and committed citizens who are literate and numerate, then we need to ensure that we help students to develop their skills in this area.

I'd feared that this collection of educators would be dismissive of concerns as to whether they were doing all they could to develop moral character, civic knowledge, and engaged citizens.

It was with those students in mind, with their future at stake, and in the interest of the Commonwealth's economic vitality, that the governor engaged more than 200 citizens to develop an action plan, a series of recommendations spanning 10 years with an immediate focus on turning around low - performing schools and ensuring that students are receiving the support they need outside of school to take full advantage of improved teaching and learning inside of school.

These are some of the ways in which we can develop a digital society in which citizens are empowered, responsible and engaged.

Another resource, Facing History and Ourselves (FHAO; http://www.facinghistory.org/), is an initiative to train American educators to engage students in conversations about the Holocaust and forms of «intergroup conflict» such as racism and prejudice in order to foster «perspective taking, critical thinking, and moral decision making and to help students develop into humane and responsible citizens» (Schultz, Barr, & Selman, 2001, p. 5).

As part of our vision to develop children into global citizens, we employ a family support worker Miss Newton, who shares our vision in developing children and engaging parents...

Focusing on developing and supporting opportunities for civically engaged youth, Donna understands the importance of youth voice when working to create life - long environmental citizens.

To produce results, it is important to learn from the past as we engage citizens, develop public policy and promote truly accountable schooling (see «From «Dropping Out» to «Holding On» — Seven Lessons from Texas,» by Robledo Montecel).

As part of our vision to develop children into global citizens, we employ a family support worker Miss Newton, who shares our vision in developing children and engaging parents in our academy cluster.

The civic engagement programs are also needed to develop responsible and competent citizens that are knowledgeable about the principles and practices of democracy, provide students with opportunities to apply formal civic learning in the classroom to community service projects, and equip the students with skills to participate responsibly as engaged members of their communities.

Education's focus across the globe is rapidly changing from stressing test - based accountability around math and English skills to an emphasis on developing mindsets that create productive, engaged citizens.

Are they developing critical thinking skills and becoming engaged citizens?

Many nations, like Scotland, Singapore and Canada, are pursuing broader, bolder goals in education like promoting wellbeing, developing creative and confident learners, and producing responsible and engaged citizens.

Founded in 2010, Sage was created with the mission of developing internationally - minded citizens of the world, ready to compete and engage in the global marketplace.

We develop international professional experiences that create more informed, skilled, and engaged citizens.

Furthermore, it presents various awareness ‐ raising initiatives developed by the United Nations system with the aim to enable citizens to critically engage in decision ‐ making and action ‐ taking for sustainable development.

Through Research and Scholarship, the WJP Rule of Law Index ®, and Engagement, our work engages citizens and leaders to increase public awareness about the rule of law, stimulate policy reforms, and develop practical, on - the - ground programs.

We develop international professional experiences that create more informed, skilled, and engaged citizens.

Through keynote presentations, breakout sessions and the resource fair, participants will interact with like - minded colleagues to share and learn strategies on how to engage their students and help them develop into ethical citizens.

We develop international professional experiences that create more informed, skilled, and engaged citizens.