Sentences with phrase «driving students toward»

Dedicated to development of quality educational settings driving students toward enthusiastic involvement in their own education.

Despite all the back - and - forth, almost all teachers acknowledged the need to drive students toward deeper learning.

This dream, and the passion that drives these students toward their goal, is not based on a rational assessment of the future economics of the veterinary profession.

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He also adds that students should not get an M.S. as a test run toward getting a Ph.D. «You can't ride a bike to learn to drive a car,» he says, «and an M.S. and Ph.D. are just as different.»

Because of the clockwise nature of ocean circulation around Greenland, most of the freshwater increase, up to 70 percent, is being driven toward the Labrador Sea, magnifying its impact and increasing the possibility of significant effects on the AMOC, said Qian Yang, the paper's first author and a PhD student at USF whose dissertation, in part, includes this research.

Miller says, «She takes all these jobs not out of a drive toward overcommitment for its own sake, but because she gets energized about making a difference — keeping Brown worldclass, doing what she can to promote high - quality training for her fellow doctoral students, and so on.»

Spurred by rapid globalization and a shift toward an increasingly information - driven economy, nations throughout the world are reforming their schools in an effort to educate greater numbers of students to a higher skill level.

Instead of working toward being successful, they often entertain themselves with driving the teacher crazy by harassing other students.

For all the noble aspirations that fueled the decades - long drive toward greater federal involvement, the friction and frustration created as Fourteenth Amendment hopes crashed into Tenth Amendment realities paved the way for the Every Student Succeeds Act.

The learning process is ignited and the student becomes unstoppable as their passion and understanding drive them toward the end zone!

EPM students are here because they believe in innovative, research - driven education reform, and want to assume a strong leadership role in the movement toward equity and excellence in our schools.

Ralston teachers build toward student - driven inquiry throughout the course of the unit.

While formal learning can also happen in both spaces, as classes are brought in to work toward more prescribed learning objectives, most school libraries and makerspaces are equally as supportive of non-curricular, student - driven, independent explorations.

We think we need to move from having students drive toward their future while looking in the rear view mirror (tell what you know) to an «Eyes Forward» assessment (preparing them for the world to come).

When you take time to listen, you'll find that students» aspirations can drive your school toward exciting new goals.

Measurement - driven reform expanded the role of assessment into the policy arena in two important ways: a) it focused attention on what students should learn (outcomes), and b) it made teaching toward the test a valued instructional strategy.

If we want students to be successful, we don't drive them toward success by continually working on standardized tests.

With potential changes coming with the pending reauthorization of the IDEA, there has been a shift toward a results - driven accountability system which requires states to compose comprehensive plans for improving student achievement for students with an IEP.

This sixth annual update on America's high school dropout challenge shows that these gains have been made possible by raising graduation rates for students who have traditionally struggled to earn a high school diploma, and focuses on the student subgroups and geographic areas that both contribute to this progress and are key to driving toward the 90 percent goal.

Based on original research in four districts, we show that teacher cost averaging drives significant amounts of money (several hundred dollars per pupil in many cases) out of schools serving poorer students and toward better - off schools.

Day - to - day, in - the - moment assessments not only reveal information that drives future instruction but also offer a comprehensive picture of students» abilities and dispositions toward learning.

They examine how teachers can redesign the curriculum and differentiate instruction to respond to students» natural human interests — the drive for mastery, the drive to understand, the drive toward self - expression, and the need to relate — in order to engage even the most reluctant learners.

Strong technical skills, particularly in integrating technology in the classroom to drive academic achievement Demonstrated volunteer or community service At least one (or more) of the following: o National Board Certificationo TAP Experience (sign on bonus for TAP certification) o Core Knowledge Experienceo Experience with Blended Learningo At least two years of successful teaching in an urban environment ESSENTIAL POSITION FUNCTIONS: An Elementary School teacher is required to perform the following duties: Plan and implement a blended learning environment, providing direct and indirect instruction in the areas of Social Studies, Science, Language Arts, Health, and Mathematics based on state standards Participation in all TAP requirements, focusing on data - driven instruction Create inviting, innovative and engaging learning environment that develops student critical thinking and problem solving skills Prepare students for strong academic achievement and passing of all required assessments Communicate regularly with parents Continually assess student progress toward mastery of standards and keep students and parents well informed of student progress by collecting and tracking data, providing daily feedback, weekly assessments, and occasional parent / teacher conferences Work with the Special Education teachers and administration to serve special needs students in the classroom Attend all grade level and staff meetings and attend designated school functions outside of school hours Establish and enforce rules for behavior and procedures for maintaining order among the students for whom you are responsible Accept and incorporate feedback and coaching from administrative staff Perform necessary duties including but not limited to morning, lunch, dismissal, and after - school duties Preforms other duties, as deemed appropriate, by the principal Dress professionally and uphold all school policies

My driving philosophy as an educator is to constantly work toward maximizing learning for all my students.

P - 3 Create rigorous, objective - driven lesson plans so that students who complete class activities successfully will have mastered the objective and made progress toward the big goal

For instance, when crafting a driving question, they move away from convoluted, academic language toward challenging, student - friendly language.

Transforming our schools is not easy work but working with Milwaukee Succeeds to improve reading instruction in our schools along with our tradition of Catholic faith and care for our all students will drive us toward success.

Second, students figure out the daily actions that they believe will drive them toward their ultimate goals.

Our data - driven approach allows us to adjust curriculum by school and classroom, prepare and coach teachers, provide daily enrichment activities to aid students in need of academic support, and grant high - performers the ability to continue growing toward their full God - given potential.

The LCFF first went into effect for the 2013 - 14 school year and is intended to drive extra money toward students who are English learners, eligible to receive a free or reduced - price meals or foster youth.

However, Quitman's steady progress toward transformation is linked to its strategic focus on weaving together resources from inside and outside the school and using those resources to build a responsive culture, integrate student supports and drive a focus on learning.

In a relatively short time, a stunning number of accountability - based leaders have been forced from office on a tide of voter resentment even while, as documented by historian Diane Ravitch, the likes of Gates, Broad, and hedge fund billionaires continue their corporate - style push toward school closures, choice, data - driven student and teacher evaluation, and high - tech innovation.

The Agency by Design Oakland leadership team and our partner - educators are driven toward an outcome of student empowerment.

Common Core is a system built on student conversations, and a shared drive toward mastery of key topics.

To accomplish this we need one system that coordinates and connects education, workplace and support services and includes easy availability to data on «what works» and a drive toward Individual Graduation Plans for all students.

Particularly where students are most unable to reach the targets, teaching to the test becomes the norm, and a reform initially advanced in the name of improving educational quality can drive practice toward the most anti-intellectual and least academic of ends.

Education Matters envisions a West Contra Costa where our leaders are united in driving toward an excellent school for every child in every neighborhood in our community, enabling our students to reach their full potential.

TeamCFA is AAC's curriculum partner; they offer rigorous and data - driven curriculum geared toward accelerating academic growth and improving student achievement.

Supported by a dedicated group of regional funders including Baptist Community Ministries and the Kellogg Foundation, the Fellowship program currently partners with 13 schools to empower teams of educators to drive toward school - wide impact for all students by participating in a year - round program that expands their content knowledge, leadership skills, and equitable teaching and leadership practices.

CTQ is working toward its vision of a high - quality education system for all students, driven by the innovative ideas and expert practices of teachers.

Accountability systems should drive continuous improvement toward making college and career readiness a reality for all students.

The report's school accountability approach emphasizes two equally important goals for these new systems: 1) ensuring that accountability systems drive toward equal education opportunities by creating a system for identifying and acting on chronic low performance by particular groups of students and 2) ensuring that accountability systems are broadly framed in order to drive toward a comprehensive conception of student and school success and a culture of continuous improvement rather than just shame and punishment.

In their 2016 annual report, Building a Grad Nation: Progress and Challenge in Raising High School Graduation Rates, they outline five populations which have the greatest opportunity to help drive the graduation rate toward the campaigns 90 percent goal: low - income students, black and Hispanic / Latino students, students with disabilities, English language learners, and low - graduation rate high schools.

E3 Alliance involves and energizes diverse stakeholders to build community will, maintain and build momentum, and drive toward shared commitment for higher student outcomes and a strong economic future.

By working together, we're making progress toward a goal that's far more important than driving adoption of e-books: making college more affordable and improving student performance.»

The accusations in the lawsuits include purposely misleading borrowers toward short - term forbearance or deferment instead of the more generous income - driven repayment plans, not keeping borrowers informed of critical income - driven repayment plan re-enrollment deadlines, and handing out subprime, predatory loans to students at schools with a less than 50 percent graduation rate.

The goal is to engage faculty, students and staff in a process that examines diversity and inclusion in our community in order to develop an actionable plan that drives us toward excellence by promoting inclusive practices across all facets of Cooper Union operations, pedagogy, and student support.

Our driving courses are geared toward the comfort and safety of the student.

Toward the end of the lesson (last 10 - 15 minutes), the first student will drive to the second student's home.

This sixth annual update on America's high school dropout challenge shows that these gains have been made possible by raising graduation rates for students who have traditionally struggled to earn a high school diploma, and focuses on the student subgroups and geographic areas that both contribute to this progress and are key to driving toward the 90 percent goal.