Sentences with phrase «education peers through»

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To establish a national, broad based, community of Angel investors, incubators, and accelerators in Canada and connect them to their peers and the greater early - stage funding ecosystem so they can support the growth and development of innovative Canadian entrepreneurs and companies, and to support the ongoing evolution of that community through research, education and public policy.

Somehow, through education, moral suasion, new kinds of peer pressures, role models and strengthened family supports, the sad situation of babies having babies must be changed.

WIC supports breastfeeding through education, peer counseling, nutrition, and provides pumps for moms returning to work or school.

Heartstrings» Mission is to provide compassionate validation, bereavement education and hope to families who have suffered pregnancy or infant loss through distinctive peer - based support programs guided by bereaved parents in partnership with professional facilitators.

To provide compassionate validation, bereavement education and hope to families who have suffered pregnancy, infant and child loss through distinctive peer - based support programs guided by bereaved parents in partnership with professional facilitators.

Mom2Mom Hanscom provides support, encouragement, and assistance through peer mentorship and opportunities to meet other breastfeeding families, and community education and outreach.

Through PubMed searches, we identified 22 relevant publications evaluating 18 interventions targeting minorities (peer counseling [n = 4], professional support [n = 4], a breastfeeding team [peer + professional support, n = 3], breastfeeding - specific clinic appointments [n = 2], group prenatal education [n = 3], and enhanced breastfeeding programs [n = 2]-RRB-.

Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding rates.

«We remain fully committed to rehabilitation through education and have rolled out schemes such as the Shannon Trust National Reading Network, which includes peer mentoring to improve reading levels.»

- GDP per capita is still lower than it was before the recession - Earnings and household incomes are far lower in real terms than they were in 2010 - Five million people earn less than the Living Wage - George Osborne has failed to balance the Budget by 2015, meaning 40 % of the work must be done in the next parliament - Absolute poverty increased by 300,000 between 2010/11 and 2012/13 - Almost two - thirds of poor children fail to achieve the basics of five GCSEs including English and maths - Children eligible for free school meals remain far less likely to be school - ready than their peers - Childcare affordability and availability means many parents struggle to return to work - Poor children are less likely to be taught by the best teachers - The education system is currently going through widespread reform and the full effects will not be seen for some time - Long - term youth unemployment of over 12 months is nearly double pre-recession levels at around 200,000 - Pay of young people took a severe hit over the recession and is yet to recover - The number of students from state schools and disadvantaged backgrounds going to Russell Group universities has flatlined for a decade

Because students from disadvantaged backgrounds are likely to be more affected by a change in peer groups through day - to - day interaction with academically inclined peers and academic groups, there may be a greater effect of university education on students from disadvantaged backgrounds.

The monthly, peer - reviewed Journal of Clinical Sleep Medicine is the official publication of the American Academy of Sleep Medicine, a professional membership society that improves sleep health and promotes high quality patient centered care through advocacy, education, strategic research, and practice standards (www.aasm.org).

Crittenden has published 27 peer - reviewed journal articles and eight peer - reviewed book chapters thus far, has received a Regents» Rising Researcher Award from the Nevada System of Higher Education, has been awarded several highly competitive research grants, and has demonstrated a commitment to increasing inclusiveness and diversity within the STEM fields through several mentorship initiatives she participates in.

While at NYU, Brennan has been actively involved in youth development through Arts in the Community, which attempts to bring college students together with local NYC arts education nonprofits, and through Peer Health Exchange, which focuses on teaching health to ninth graders around NYC.

The American Registry of Professional Animal Scientists (ARPAS) provides certification of animal scientists through examination, continuing education and commitment to a code of ethics, and disseminates applied scientific information through publication of a peer reviewed journal.

San Francisco About Blog EE Times connects the global electronics community through news, analysis, education, and peer - to - peer discussion around technology, business, products and design.

Creasman and his peers discuss these needs during site visits of schools in the state and through the Kentucky Educational Development Corporation, a local cooperative of school districts whose members jointly negotiate with vendors to reduce costs for education technology.

Child - to - Child is inherently sustainable because once the children understand the approach, the steps can be repeated for new and different issues and eventually handed down to the next generation through peer education.

Match Beyond offers an accelerated degree program through a pioneering approach that combines online education with intensive academic coaching and peer support, ultimately saving students time and money as they earn college degrees.

During his year in the International Education Policy (IEP) Program, the Michigan - native made a good start toward his goal, organizing many events aimed at helping his peers better understand what students with disabilities go through, including an international conference focused on supporting students with disabilities in higher education and participatory events such as Dining in Education Policy (IEP) Program, the Michigan - native made a good start toward his goal, organizing many events aimed at helping his peers better understand what students with disabilities go through, including an international conference focused on supporting students with disabilities in higher education and participatory events such as Dining in education and participatory events such as Dining in the Dark.

The fifth Music & Drama Education Expo will be bigger than ever this year, featuring the return of peer - to - peer learning through TeachMeets and Sharing Labs, insights and approaches from some of the UK's and the world's top music educators, a stimulating programme of debates, interviews and performances.

I Choose is a 30 - minute block of time during the day that allows fourth, fifth and sixth grade students to rotate through various interventions within RTI or attend their choice of electives including peer tutoring, library, physical education, computers, or music.

This 30 - minute block of time allows fourth, fifth and sixth grade students to rotate through various interventions within RTI or attend their choice of electives including peer tutoring, library, physical education, computers, or music.

Along with attendance, testing, GPA checks, and tracking their students post-high school, Build SF uses rubrics for student projects, develops peer assessments, and asks mentors to fill out formal exit surveys on students, based on skills developed by the Partnership for 21st Century Learning, an acclaimed advocacy group dedicated to infusing twenty - first - century skills into education through collaborative community efforts.

Yet even with access to better education and employment opportunities, some of my peers fell through the cracks in the Public education network.

shtml This 9 - part series from Education World's Lorrie Jackson includes entries on Web Resources for Staff Development, Hosting Conferences at Your School, Staff Development Through Peer Mentoring, and more.

The comparability requirement in ESEA is the mechanism through which the federal government can ensure that the public education offered to poor students is at least as well resourced as that offered to their more affluent peers.

The VDOE would like to recognize outstanding schools and / or educators who have developed programs that have been designed to ensure students with disabilities, especially those with more significant academic and behavior needs, have access to inclusive education with their peers in general education settings through a new initiative called the «Inclusive Practice Partnership Project.»

Through high quality public education, students who are born in an array of circumstances have had a chance to learn with peers from diverse backgrounds.

Brian has been involved with creating policies, models, and criteria for promoting validity, reliability, and credibility in both assessments and accountability systems through work with groups such as the U.S. Department of Education (co-author of Accountability Peer Review guidance; Growth Model Pilot guidance), Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO)(author of documents on the design of accountability systems and balanced assessment systems), National Center for Educational Outcomes (NCEO)(author of research reports on standardization and reliability for assessment systems for students with disabilities), and several state Technical Advisory Committees.

And because interpersonal relationships are just as important to education as books and tests, we have created an interactive environment where students can make friends with their peers and even meet in - person through OHDELA field trips and family days.

Higher education institutions that can demonstrate these activities and outcomes are eligible to become nationally accredited through a rigorous peer review process.

For three days during August, educators from across mid-michigan come together to deepen their understanding of arts education through activities, presentations, group discussions, peer learning, writing and implementing an arts - integrated project.

Special education students sat with one of their peers working through a variety of activities, from sorting items to reading instruction to counting items and categorizing them.

For first - generation, low - income (FGLI) students who traditionally earn these credentials at lower rates than their peers, advising can be an especially critical tool for ensuring that the transition to and through postsecondary education is as smooth as possible.

She has spent her career ensuring equity and excellence in education (P - 20) and is a tireless advocate for ensuring that every student in America has the chance to learn and grow under teachers whose knowledge and skills have been verified through a peer - reviewed, performance - based process.

My dissertation intends to extend the understanding of the roles teachers and peers play in education production through using novel empirical approaches to analyze high - resolution data that record the process of education.

Similarly, the National Academy of Advanced Teacher Education, or NAATE, which provides specialized professional growth opportunities for educators, works to retain teachers and school leaders through opportunities to grow in data - driven instruction techniques, peer leadership, and communication and feedback.32 Building on past professional learning successes via its network of teacher leaders in 185 sites, the National Writing Project's, or NWP's, College Ready Writers Program demonstrated that teachers will commit to and participate in high quality professional development that helps them strategize approaches to teach argument writing using nonfiction texts and provided adaptable classroom materials.

Through examining course offerings at high schools in 12 cities (and at three elementary schools in Chicago), the report, demonstrates that, 64 years after the landmark Brown v. Board of Education decision, black and brown students are still denied «access to inspiration» in comparison with their white, more affluent peers.

The peer group rankings replace the old «District Factor Groups» that educators have used since 1975, which placed all school districts in groups — labeled «A» through «J» — according to factors such as income, education level and occupational status of the adults.

Create environments, through year - long bullying prevention education, in which every student is included, involved, and invested in preventing and addressing bullying through instruction, engagement, and peer interaction.

Divisions (Elementary, Middle Level, Secondary, Education Services, Superintendents and Higher Education) promote and support educational excellence through leadership, peer support and training to ASA members within each.

This is accomplished through in - person and online business development opportunities, peer networking, corporate education, intellectual property protection and government relations.

Free, easy to implement online resources designed to inspire students to be invested in creating safe and supportive schools and communities through education, engagement, and peer interaction.

Elementary Learning Center (ELC) serves students through a continuum of services in self - contained classes with opportunities to be included with nondisabled peers in the general education environment.

The University of Twente's Education program is highly innovative, and involves enterprising study through multidisciplinary project - based learning, student - driven coursework (where the focus is on the students» goals and interests), and peer - based learning where curriculum is designed to facilitate student interaction and learning from one another.

The federal government affords critical protections to students with disabilities through various civil rights laws, including the IDEA; the Americans with Disabilities Act, or ADA; and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act, or 504.15 These protections ensure that students and young adults with disabilities have an equal opportunity to pursue an education similar to that of their peers without disabilities, free of discrimination.

Through VIN, he has access to a database of veterinary journals, continuing education classes, peer - to - peer communications, and many other sources of up - to - the - minute veterinary medical information.

MAPS (Mentoring and Peer Support) works to keep teens from dropping out of the education system and helps them work through the issues such as bullying, domestic violence or depression through the use of mentors.

PEER - LED WORKSHOP: INDIAN BLOCK PRINTING Artist - Teacher Lauren Luloff led an Indian Block Printing Workshop this spring through the Peer - Led workshop program in the Art in Education Program at PEER - LED WORKSHOP: INDIAN BLOCK PRINTING Artist - Teacher Lauren Luloff led an Indian Block Printing Workshop this spring through the Peer - Led workshop program in the Art in Education Program at Peer - Led workshop program in the Art in Education Program at JMF.