Sentences with phrase «diverse communities practice»

Healthy Kids Out of School worked with a variety of youth - serving organizations to implement three simple principles — Drink Right, Move More, and Snack Smart — helping kids from diverse communities practice healthy habits now and for a lifetime.

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We're aware of two studies of nonprofit board diversity that found that diverse boards are associated with better fundraising and social performance, as well as with the use of inclusive governance practices that allow the board to incorporate community perspectives into their strategic decision making.

But the praxis model does not work well in the interaction of diverse communities informed by different experience, different practice, different theory and different horizons of meaning.

Everyone knows that «science» and «religion» are shorthand terms for enormously complex and diverse beliefs, practices, and communities.

Thus the women who chose to become certified professional midwives were a subset of the larger community of direct entry midwives in North America whose diverse educational backgrounds and midwifery practice were similar to certified professional midwives.

Looking forward, PB has the potential to engage new and diverse groups of people - including those typically most disenfranchised - more deeply in their communities and in the practice of governing.

CVDW supports the self - refraction approach as an open platform, serving the community by bringing together research and practical advice; by supplying a range of low cost, high quality self - refraction products; and by providing a forum for entrepreneurs and humanitarian organisations to exchange their experiences and develop a set of effective practices in diverse local environments.

His diverse clinical experience prior to joining Scripps Clinic in 2005 includes four years as an internist and pediatrician at Neighborhood Healthcare, a private, nonprofit community healthcare practice, and at Palomar Hospital.

Attending daycare was also associated with more diverse microbial communities overall, but feeding practices remained the most important factor influencing how the microbiome responded to the introduction of solid foods.

Mind Oasis is an online gathering place for friendly, diverse people committed to practicing meditation for wellness, peace, joy, and community.

Whether you're a practicing orthodox Jew, a reformist, a conservative, or just plain Jewish, you can sign up to SuperTova to find your bashert in a welcoming and diverse online community.

About The Motion Picture Sound Editors (MPSE) The MPSE is a non-profit organization whose mission is to provide a wealth of knowledge from award - winning professionals to a diverse group of individuals, youth and career professionals alike; mentoring and educating the community about the artistic merit and technical advancements in sound and music editing; providing scholarships and mentorship for the continuing advancement of motion picture sound in education; and helping to enhance the personal and professional lives of the men and women who practice this unique craft.

The Global Call to Action Against Poverty (GCAP) is a growing alliance that brings together trade unions, INGOs, the women's and youth movements, community and faith groups and others to call for action from world leaders in the global North and South to meet their promises to end poverty and inequality.GCAP's main aim is to achieve policy and practice changes that will improve the lives of people living in poverty.GCAP adds to existing campaigning on poverty by forming diverse, inclusive national platforms that are able to open up civil society space and advocate more effectively than individual organisations would be able to do on their own.

He leads an initiative called Reimagining Integration: the Diverse and Equitable Schools (RIDES), which works in partnership with schools and districts and to explore how communities come to value diverse schools and how practices and policies can sustain thDiverse and Equitable Schools (RIDES), which works in partnership with schools and districts and to explore how communities come to value diverse schools and how practices and policies can sustain thdiverse schools and how practices and policies can sustain the work.

Working with district staff, design teams research best practices, visit schools throughout the country, and ultimately create plans for small schools that are both academically sound and relevant to the diverse community of learners they hope to serve.

The goal of the EL Summit was to elevate the conversation around equity for English learners by bringing together diverse stakeholders practice and policy — from universities, public schools, charter networks, community organizations, and nonprofits.

With colleagues, he began an ongoing community - wide conversation on fulfilling the promise of diversity to help prepare students to work in diverse environments, and launched Reimagining Diverse and Equitable Schools (RIDES), a project to boost the number of diverse K — 12 schools and to share best practices to help them tap into their diversity to diverse environments, and launched Reimagining Diverse and Equitable Schools (RIDES), a project to boost the number of diverse K — 12 schools and to share best practices to help them tap into their diversity to Diverse and Equitable Schools (RIDES), a project to boost the number of diverse K — 12 schools and to share best practices to help them tap into their diversity to diverse K — 12 schools and to share best practices to help them tap into their diversity to thrive.

A vital part of the HGSE community, we aspire to provide transformative adult learning experiences by bringing together diverse professionals, connecting them with each other and with HGSE's leading faculty and research, and engaging them in important problems of practice.

Use these strategies, rooted in social psychology research and child centered teaching practices, to build communities of learners in diverse classrooms.

Our study does hint that as principals have more experience with community interaction (for example, through site councils with diverse representation), they become more open to influence in daily practices in their buildings.

To ensure that all children develop the necessary cognitive, social, emotional and physical skills that build the foundation for life - long learning and early literacy; this is accomplished by providing a high quality, safe and nurturing environment, responsive to the culturally diverse and unique needs of each child, through individual and interactive learning opportunities, supported by excellence in teaching and research - based instructional practices aligned with the NYS Learning Standards and the District's curricula, in partnership with parents, staff, policy makers and community organizations.

MFA in Austin, TX, is working to deepen and codify their innovative model, which fuses Montessori with other high performing school practices, to ensure success with an intentionally diverse learner community.

In practice, gifted programs, even in ethnically and economically diverse communities, are filled with primarily wealthy white and Asian students.

The road to participation: The construction of a literacy practice in a learning community of linguistically diverse learners.

In this way, geospatial technologies have the ability to augment, if not transform, teacher education practices related to learning about communities, their diverse populations, and other place - specific qualities.

Located in the bicultural, bilingual, and bi-national context of the border, the Department of Teacher Education seeks to prepare teachers and researchers who critically analyze educational practices in light of our diverse community and who can understand global issues in education.

The California Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development (CASCD) is a diverse community of educators throughout California committed to promoting exemplary practices that ensure all learners reach their fullest potential.

The habits of behavior found in a reflective classroom community — attentive listening to diverse viewpoints, voicing clear ideas, and raising relevant questions — not only help students deeply understand historical content, but also require them to practice skills essential for their role as engaged citizens.

Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students.

«No matter the topics of discussion, the diverse pool of participants within these communities afford K - 12 educators with the opportunity to supplement their knowledge, engage and collaborate with their peers and share best practices, providing an opportunity to take others» lessons learned and implement them in the classroom.»

(1.2, 2.6, 4.6) Reflect on the moral and ethical core of your teaching practice and on the relationship between your moral / ethical core and your identity and life experiences (TPE 6.1) Collaborate with classmates in professional learning communities (PLCs) to analyze and evaluate the complexities of ethical classroom teaching in culturally and linguistically diverse school settings (TPE 6.3)

NIRN's goals are to advance the science of implementation across human service domains (e.g., health and education); to inform policies that promote implementation science and best practices in human services; and to ensure that the voices and experiences of diverse communities and consumers influence and guide implementation efforts.

She studies the digital literacy practices of children, youth, and families from geographically, racially, and socioeconomically diverse communities.

He or she will be working alongside school leadership and other schools in the community to learn best practices and develop her / his own proposal for a new diverse charter.

The Annual AMTE Conference provides inclusive opportunities for a diverse community of mathematics educators to share current research and practice findings.

In addition to achieving academically, they must learn to work cooperatively, make responsible decisions about social and health practices, resist negative peer and media influences, contribute constructively to their family and community, function in an increasingly diverse society, and acquire the skills, attitudes, and values necessary to become productive workers and citizens.

You care about the dignity of all children — those with disabilities and those from diverse backgrounds — and you know that your school and community can do a better job of meeting their needs through the use of inclusive educational practices.

In order to meet the needs of diverse learners and to reach individuals, schools, and communities most effectively, we commit to the idea that education must innovate and move beyond standard practices by using cutting - edge technologies and pedagogical approaches.

In culturally responsive schooling contexts, teacher collaboration must extend beyond the staff - room door, because the development of culturally responsive practices requires teachers to form reciprocal learning relationships with diverse groups of students and their parent / caregiver communities.

Drawing from the best educational practices, as well as the success of other schools within the Brooklyn Prospect network, we have developed an academic environment where students can explore new ideas in a safe and small school setting with the support of a diverse community of students, families, teachers, and staff.

Besides being an animal lover, her diverse background with an emphasis on customer service is reflected in Debbie's very hands - on, people - oriented management style and she is dedicated to making our practice excel as a provider of the highest quality small animal medicine, as well as a positive and contributing part of our great community.

The no - kill movement — and indeed it is a movement — includes a growing list of very diverse stakeholders, some of whom have achieved and exceeded the 90 percent threshold save rate and others who are well on their way or are committed to transforming their community to embrace no - kill policies and who have practices and a track record of openly stating that commitment and advocating it to others.

Serving 100,000 visitors annually, the Museum addresses the changing needs of its diverse constituencies while standing at the forefront of scholarly discourse, museum practices, and robust community outreach initiatives.

We foreground art as a catalyst for community - led conversations about place, and commission diverse artists at all stages of their careers to expand their practices through site - specific works.

Zheng He's practice of cultural exchange has influenced the mixings of traditions throughout the archipelago, and it continues to do so today, making Yogyakarta an incredibly diverse place with a vibrant arts community.

The exhibition takes a nonlinear form and is organized around diverse poetic themes that cut across time periods, media, styles, and artistic cultures, bringing together voices from a wide range of practices and representing diverse communities and sensibilities.

Shezad Dawood's diverse multi-medium practice creates discursive networks across parallel time frames, locations and communities.

Oscar Murillo's practice is closely connected to a notion of community stemming from his cross-cultural ties to diverse cities and places in which he travels and works, and Colombia, where he was born in 1986.

This ambitious program will include presentations on distinctive artistic practices within Canada's extraordinary visual art communities and will explore diverse aspects of this country's cultural identity with a special focus on the West Coast.

Welcoming uncertainty, McNamara has enthusiastically and intentionally pursued temporary and collaborative projects as diverse as biennial exhibitions, museum benefits, and one night performances in a variety of public and private spaces resulting in a truly fluid practice that intertwines the art community, social networks and technology.