Sentences with phrase «development of student learning»

These indicators represent a set of outcomes for the development of student learning.

Groundbreaking development of Student Learning Objectives (SLOs) that revolutionized how schools measure academic progress.

Walker, of the University of Sydney, told one of the public hearings that research on homework tends to focus on three things: student learning and achievement; the development of student learning skills; and parental involvement.

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The other founder, Ryan Bubinski, longed for his days at Columbia University, where he taught programming and evangelized the importance of learning to code through a student group he had founded called the Application Development Initiative.

(1) To address the coding skills gap and help prepare more people for jobs in software development, Apple created a powerful yet easy - to - learn coding language called Swift (TM), the free Swift Playgrounds (TM) app and a free curriculum, App Development with Swift, which are available to anyone and are already being used by millions of students at K - 12 schools, summer camps and leading community colleges across tdevelopment, Apple created a powerful yet easy - to - learn coding language called Swift (TM), the free Swift Playgrounds (TM) app and a free curriculum, App Development with Swift, which are available to anyone and are already being used by millions of students at K - 12 schools, summer camps and leading community colleges across tDevelopment with Swift, which are available to anyone and are already being used by millions of students at K - 12 schools, summer camps and leading community colleges across the country.

Students in that program learn how to structure and lead tech development projects, and how to maximize the benefits of commercialization.

Is a cost - effective solution for short - term projects and business cycle peaks Boosts corporate presence on campus Develops a long - term sustainable recruitment strategy, as you can fill full - time roles with past Co-op students Students are pre-screened and go through a competitive application process Contributes to the development of the future work force Supports continuous students Students are pre-screened and go through a competitive application process Contributes to the development of the future work force Supports continuous Students are pre-screened and go through a competitive application process Contributes to the development of the future work force Supports continuous learning

Eustress, which might be experienced when a student is learning a new skill or being challenged to move outside of her comfort zone, can support development of confidence and competence.

Waldorf pedagogy is based on thoughtful insights into child development (physical, emotional and spiritual) that meets students at their precise stage of development so that lessons can be deeply and completely learned.

Lula Ymca Kids Time emphasizes a balance of intellectual and social development for students to learn and function independently throughout their lives.

MINDFUL MAKERS is a professional development program for preschools and elementary schools wanting to create a more safe and nurturing learning environment for students, even in the face of challenging behavior.

Each Main Lesson relates to the students» stage of development for that year and is linked to other subjects, building upon prior knowledge, experience, and skills in creative ways that engage students in their learning.

Entrusted with the essential task of accompanying their students on a several - year journey, Waldorf grades 1 - 8 teachers have a role analogous to that of effective parent, guiding the children's formal academic learning while awakening their moral development and increasing their awareness of their place in the world.

It's an important time of social development, as they learn to relate to other students and other adults in authority.

While recess may be fun for students, it's an important part of the school day that provides physical, emotional and social benefits for their learning and development.

One of the goals of the College of Education and Human Development (CEHD) is to provide all students with personalized, high - quality experiential learning opportunities, both regionally and globally with multiple pathways and delivery formats that will enable all graduates to pursue meaningful lives and successful careers.

Through the guidance of a highly experienced Waldorf early childhood educator, you'll delve into child development; learn about rhythms, transitions, and the cycle of the year; explore the importance of play; examine the inner development of the teacher; experience circle time activities and lessons in handwork, art, and movement; go though an early childhood student's morning routine; and develop a true practical understanding of Waldorf early childhood education.

Successful applications will have an inquiry focus on the promotion of mental well - being as it relates to students» learning, health and development and will connect their work to two overarching questions:

TeenLife student, parent and educator members are the first to learn of new developments in the world of experiential learning as well as receive special offers on programs and services that are essential for teen success.

NYFAC also serves professionals and students who want to learn how to better handle children with special needs and is recognized as a worldwide leader in the development of training materials for professionals working with children with autism spectrum disorders.

The Education Enrichment Fund (EEF) Advisory Committee invites applications for mini-grants of up to $ 1,000 to support initiatives that enrich student learning, instructional programs and learning tools, encourage innovative professional development, and promote the standard of excellence in the Niskayuna Central School District.

In return partnership with an academy or within a trust offers reciprocal benefits such as staff development, sharing of expertise and best practice and expanded learning opportunities for students.»

«Our agencies in charge of educational development must find a way of encouraging our youth to aspire learning in the country's institutions but as well attract foreign students and researchers so that our global ranking of universities can soar,» Buhari said.

To support the development of young students — particularly in low - income schools, which are at risk for having less effective teachers and less engaged students — researchers are looking to classroom interventions focused on social - emotional learning.

During one - third of the year, the students will learn about the cutting - edge developments in the life sciences with the greatest entrepreneurial potential — from bioinformatics to neuroscience, epidemiology, drug discovery, and stem cell research.

For example, «the whole idea that musical training and language development may be connected came from me talking to a couple of teachers who said they had students who were poor readers and who also struggled with learning to play a musical instrument and with copying musical patterns and wondered if those two things could be connected.»

Farmer helped craft the original measurement requirements that would drive instrument development and, with his students and post docs, carried out terrestrial analog studies to help reveal what could be learned in support of exopaleontology.

This impetus to improve the higher learning institutes is one slice of a pie composed of three federal initiatives, which will support research and development, student funding, and university infrastructure.

Inventor Chris Slaughter, a former University of Texas at Austin electrical engineering student who spearheaded the Lynx's development, got interested in 3 - D machine vision in 2011 after a Silicon Valley internship working with robots — which, he learned, have an important weakness.

Wu Boda, director of China Academic Degrees and Graduate Education Development Center, says the new organization could learn from the experience of the European Union's Erasmus Programme, which was established in 1987 to foster student mobility and other educational cooperation within Europe.

Most university students do not study in a manner that results in meaningful, long - term learning of concepts and development of problem - solving skills.

It was an intense week of learning and development that left students enthused and inspired: «Thank you for organising this great, exciting and inspiring summer school» «I really appreciated the amazingly high quality of the speakers, of the discussions, as well as of the delegates, and I am really excited by the new interactions I could establish during my stay in Hydra.»

The new biomedical innovation course, which will take place at the laboratory's Maine campus, is geared to advanced graduate students, post-doctoral trainees and researchers at all levels who want to learn the basics of organoid culture and the most recent developments in the organoid field.

This unique summer research experience combines faculty - guided research with student - directed learning through participation in modules, workshops and group discussion that encourage responsible leadership, critical thinking and the development of teamwork skills.

To help, NASA missions, educational projects around the country, and scientists themselves have produced a wide range of materials that astronomy instructors (and their students) can use to learn about the latest developments.

The MSc programme offers each student a creative combination of problem - based learning (PBL) and realistic projects with «hands - on» challenges that equip the student to address challenges pertaining to e.g. climate change, temporary urban development projects, urban mobility, projects and strategies of the culture city, the urban landscape and city growth.

NASA missions, educational projects around the country, and cosmologists themselves have produced a wide range of materials that astronomy instructors (and their students) can use to learn about the latest developments in modern cosmology.

This work has led to development of a huge number of active learning instructional materials and new tools for assessment of student learning.

The development of K - 12 science curricula in many provinces benefitted from the 1997 Common Framework of Science Learning Outcomes created by the Council of Ministers of Education, Canada (CMEC, 1997), and from the 1984 Science Council of Canada report, Science for Every Student (SCC, 1984).

She also co-founded and ran Learn to Code, a data science bootcamp for women, teaching 50 + students the basics of data science and software development in Python.

I'm going to focus on the development of students» academic discourse as a high - leverage instructional practice that contributes to deeper learning, one in which our urban students need particular explicit instruction.

Other professional development has related to leveraging Twitter to promote student learning, a look at the significance of higher - order questioning, and investigating innovative classroom and school models.

We welcomed our new staff mid-July for summer professional development, and spent three weeks aligning around the vision of RISE and learning the instructional and student support models.

In this philosophy, teachers facilitate inquiry - based learning, student development of knowledge and thinking processes, and student interaction and sharing of ideas.

«We have students developing schools in India, working with Boston Public Schools and the Boston Teacher Union to develop deeper learning professional development in Boston, working with the state of Connecticut to revamp teacher prep, and so forth,» Mehta said.

Kate Copping - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Using Data to Develop Collaborative Practice and Improve Student Learning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western ALearning Outcomes Dr Bronte Nicholls and Jason Loke, Australian Science and Mathematics School, South Australia Using New Technology for Classroom Assessment: An iPad app to measure learning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Alearning in dance education Sue Mullane - Sunshine Special Developmental School, Victoria Dr Kim Dunphy - Making Dance Matter, Victoria Effective Differentiation: Changing outcomes in a multi-campus school Yvonne Reilly and Jodie Parsons - Sunshine College, Victoria Improving Numeracy Outcomes: Findings from an intervention program Michaela Epstein - Chaffey Secondary College, Victoria Workshop: Developing Rubrics and Guttman Charts to Target All Students» Zones of Proximal Development Holly Bishop - Westgarth Primary School, Victoria Bree Bishop - Carwatha College P - 12, Victoria Raising the Bar: School Improvement in action Beth Gilligan, Selina Kinne, Andrew Pritchard, Kate Longey and Fred O'Leary - Dominic College, Tasmania Teacher Feedback: Creating a positive culture for reform Peta Ranieri - John Wollaston Anglican Community School, Western Australia

One of the initiatives I am working with now is to improve our blended learning programs and to differentiate our staff development for our teachers, as well as to teach them how technology can differentiate for their students.

Most teachers already incorporate skill building in their classes to some degree; however, taking time to discuss and actively engage students in the process will keep skill development at the forefront of learning.

«The teachers are [also] going to be learning how to plot student achievement at one time on a Guttman Chart and identify the Zones of Proximal Development, and target teaching at those.»

Nine of ten principals in schools that offer service - learning say it has a positive impact on students» civic engagement, personal and social development, and school - community partnerships.